Local and Regional News

2/22-Gun Rights in MO
Legislators look at several bills that expand gun rights (AUDIO)

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

The House General Laws Committee is looking at a bill that would protect businesses from getting sued if criminal activity against the business resulted in killing or injuring a patron.

2/22-Older Drivers in MO
MISSOURI RANKS ELEVENTH IN NUMBER OF OLDER DRIVERS KILLED, TWELFTH IN FATALITIES INVOLVING OLDER DRIVERS; AS BABY BOOMERS TURN 65, U.S. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THEIR GROWING MOBILITY AND SAFETY NEEDS

2/22-SPEAKOUT 2/23
David Lee's guest on Speakout on Thursday will be Josh Shroyer. He is a Resource Forester with the MO Dept. of Conservation. Listen in at 9:40am on KDKD FM or Internet Radio, program repeated at 12:15pm on KDKD AM and can be heard for a week, on demand, when you go to www.westcentralmoinfo.com.

2/22-Smoking Fire Safety
Smoking Fire Safety
It may be cold in much of the United States right now, but if you smoke, it’s better to smoke outside.

2/22-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 21, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 22, 2012

2/22-More People Going to Missouri's State Parks
Missouri State Parks attendance up more than 9 percent in 2011
More than 17.8 million guests visited Missouri’s 85 state parks last year

2/22-Joplin Habitat Challenge
Number of volunteers registered for Gov. Nixon’s 2012 Joplin Habitat Challenge hits 1,000
Missourians interested in taking part in partnership between the state of Missouri, Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity and Missouri’s major athletic organizations to build 35 new homes in Joplin this year can sign up at Mo.Gov

2/22-Defrauding Customers
Owner, managers of sedalia firm indicted for defrauding customers by selling immigration forms available for free
from the government

2/22-MO House Committee Hears...
update from State Budget Director

MONet   By Mike Lear


The Nixon Administration has laid out its ideas for filling in the $460 million dollar hole in the fiscal year 2013 budget to the House Budget Committee.

2/22-Clinton City Council Meets
A somewhat light agenda last night for the Clinton City Council however there was a lengthy discussion towards the end of the meeting concerning the personnel committee.

2/22-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Two injuries from Sedalia.

2/22-Religious Freedom or...
reproductive rights? (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

A proposed law described as one protecting religious beliefs and moral convictions runs into critics who charge it’s dangerously vague and is more interested in this year’s elections than in protecting religions.

2/22-Date Set For...
Missouri Caucuses

MONet  By Nikita McCree

The State Republican committee has set the dates for the caucuses that eventually will decide which Presidential candidate the Missouri delegation will back at the national convention. Most counties will hold caucuses on March 17.

2/22-State Wants Out...
from under NCLB (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

The state education department wants to leave No Child Left Behind, behind.   The state board of education has voted to ask the United States Department of Education to exempt Missouri from provisions of the 2001 federal law setting proficiency goals for all of the nation’s schools.

2/22-House Rejects...
recommended hike on farmland values (AUDIO)

MONet  By Mike Lear

The House of Representatives has voted to reject the State Tax Commission’s recommendation that tax assessment values on the top four grades of farm land in the state be raised.

2/21-Henry Co. Sues Jasper Co.
Henry County Prosecuting Attorney Richard Shields has sent to the Jasper County Circuit Clerk for filing, a lawsuit against Jasper County government alleging that Jasper County owes Henry County in excess of $135,000 for board of Jasper County Jail prisoners.

2/21-Burglary in the First Degree/Kreisler Drug Store
 On the morning of Monday, February 20th, at approximately 6:47 A.M., Clinton Police Officers were dispatched to an alarm at the Kreisler Drug and Outdoor Center located in the Truman Shopping Mall at 1810 East Ohio.  Upon arrival, Officer Patrick Meeks observed that someone had broken out the large glass window on the storefront of the Outdoor Center. 

2/21-SPEAKOUT 2/22
David Lee's guest on Speakout on Wed. will be Jamie Ketterman. She will be talking about the upcoming Diabetes Awareness Walk in Clinton and how you can get involved. Listen in at 9:40am on KDKD FM or Internet Radio, program repeated at 12:15pm on KDKD AM and can be heard for a week, on demand, when you go to www.westcentralmoinfo.com.

2/21-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 20, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 21, 2012

2/21-Small Earthquake in MO
A small earthquake rattled southeast Missouri early Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The magnitude was initially reported as 4.0. The quake’s epicenter was located in East Prairie, about 16 miles ESE of Sikeston.

2/21-Sex Abuse Reporting Law Change...
hits hurdle (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

A proposed law based on the Penn State child sex abuse scandal runs into suggestions it might be overkill. 

2/21-From State Rep. Scott Largent
CAPITOL COMMENTS
State Representative Scott Largent
District 120 – Clinton

 February 20, 2012

2/21-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
A fatality from Sedalia, an injury to a Deepwater resident, plus other injuries...plus three arrests.

2/21-Suspected Concussions
Survey shows high school athletes suffered over 850 brain injuries during fall semester

MONet   By Bill Pollock

A new survey shows that Missouri students suffered 871 suspected concussions during the 2011 fall semester.

2/21-Lawmakers Look at...
reclassifying sex offenders

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

Lawmakers are proposing thinning out the state sex offender registry so that only dangerous offenders would be listed for public distribution.

2/21-Gov. Nixon on...
contraception legislation: Missouri already has moral exemption on the law books

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

The Catholic Church says it does not support having to provide insurance coverage for contraception … now proposals at the state and federal level look to make sure they don’t.

2/21-Primary Election Filing...
date change advances in House Committee

MONet   By Mike Lear

The House Committee on Elections has given a favorable vote to the Senate bill that would push back filing dates for the August primary one month. The move is intended to allow time for the courts to settle issues with state house and senate, and congressional districts.

2/20-MOST 529 Plan
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel says Missourians can take advantage of free college savings money starting March 1
MOST–Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan will launch privately-funded Matching Grant Program

 

2/20-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 17, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 20, 2012

2/20-Can We Get Some Help With These Gas Prices?!?!
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) introduced an amendment this week to the highway bill to help lower gas prices for Americans by improving the reliability, flexibility, and affordability of so-called “boutique fuels.”

2/20-Job Opportunities for Veterans
McCaskill joins launch of Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus
Bipartisan group will fight to boost job opportunities for nation’s veterans
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is helping to launch a new bipartisan working group that will identify ways to expand job opportunities for military veterans.

2/20-Couple Charged
A central Missouri mother and her boyfriend were charged Friday in the fatal beating of a toddler whose injuries initially were blamed on a highway hit-and-run.

2/20-You "No Call" My Cell Phone!
The Missouri attorney general's office has received 2.2 million requests to add cellphone numbers to the state's no-call list for telemarketers. Each time, the office had to politely decline, because it's not allowed under state law.

But that could change under legislation approved unanimously Thursday by the Missouri Senate.

2/20-New Senate Mapping Panel Plans...
fast track effort (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

The second citizens senate redistricting commission is holding public hearings before meeting in Jefferson City Wednesday to start working on a map.

2/20-The "Dilemma Zone"
Senate moves to solve dilemma zone (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

Drivers nearing an intersection often run into a dilemma zone…..when the light turns yellow and the motorist has to decide if there’s time to go through or whether to stop.

2/20-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

2/20-Gas Prices Going UP!
Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year.
Prices are already up about 25 cents since Jan. 1, and experts say they could reach a record $4.25 by late April.

2/20-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

2/20-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
A fatality from Lincoln plus injuries from Osceola and elsewhere and arrests from Deepwater, Harrisonville and others.

2/20-Meth in MO
Meth lab seizures up in 2011

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that across Missouri methamphetamine laboratory incident seizures totaled 2,096 during 2011, an increase of more than 6 percent from 2010.

2/20-Ethics in MO
Gov. Nixon today called on the General Assembly to pass strong ethics legislation that restores the ethics provisions of Senate Bill 844, reinstates strict contribution limits, and bans legislators from acting as paid “political consultants” for fellow legislators.

2/17-Senate Approves...
state rules review (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

State laws have their place.  But state rules that grow out of those laws constitute another  layer of   regulation.  The Legislature is setting up a way to weed out the ones that they think are smothering business development.

2/17-Clinton Main St./"the highest level of achievement"
Clinton Main Street Program Receives National Accreditation


Clinton Main Street, a division of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, has once again received National Accreditation from the National Trust Main Street Center in Washington, D.C. National Accreditation is the highest level of achievement recognized for local programs from the National Trust Main Street Center.

2/17-Bridge Replacement in Henry Co.
Henry County Route K/White Oak Creek
Bridge Replacement Project Begins Feb. 27

Henry County -- Henry County Route K at White Oak Creek, 2-1/2 miles south of Urich, is scheduled to be CLOSED Monday, Feb. 27, to allow contractor crews to replace the bridge, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

2/17-Voting Info for Henry Co.
Absentee voting for the April 3, 2012 General Municipal Election begins Tuesday February 21, 2012 in the Henry County Clerk’s office, 1st floor of the Henry County Courthouse.

2/17-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477

2/17-Bridge Closure in Johnson Co.
Route 2 in Southern Johnson County Closing for Bridge Replacement
Safe & Sound Kicks off for 2012

2/17-Innovation Campus
Gov. Nixon, President Ambrose launch new Innovation Campus to create a pathway for students to careers in high-demand fields
 
Gov. Nixon’s administration to support UCM Innovation Campus with $500,000 Community Development Block Grant

2/17-From State Senator Mike Parson
This week, the Senate approved Senate Bill 773, a measure I sponsor that would move the filing period back exactly one month for candidates to file for the August 2012 state primary election. The legislation simply moves the filing period back one month.

2/17-The Bridges of Henry Co.
MoDOT Bridge Replacements in Henry County
Subject of Feb. 23 Community Briefing in Clinton

Henry County -- People interested in plans to replace six bridges in Henry County during 2012 under MoDOT's Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program are encouraged to attended a community briefing in Clinton on Thursday, Feb. 23, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

2/17-Cover Up to a Crime?
The Morgan County Sheriff's office is investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy as a fatal beating and says the suspect tried covering it up.

2/17-mo.gov Hacked!
Officials are investigating who hacked Missouri's state government website.
The state Office of Administration said that images of graphic war scenes were placed on the official website -- www.mo.gov -- before 10 a.m. Thursday.

2/17-Just What Do We Need to Know?
Missouri House member wants the state to change who's listed in a sex offender registry and what information is available about them.

2/17-Less Chances For You to See What You Should Be Looking For
National Weather Service offers fewer chances to learn storm spotter training

MONet By Mike Lear

Reductions in funding have caused the National Weather Service to scale back the number of severe weather spotter classes it is offering. In northwest Missouri, the number of talks has been cut in half.

2/17-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Arrests from Clinton and Belton.

2/17-To Helmet, or Not to Helmet
Legislators, MoDOT, at odds over motorcycle helmet law … again (VIDEO)

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

It’s a perennial favorite at the State Capitol, an issue easily recognized by the swarms of supporters wearing black leather vests, jeans and many with long hair and beards.

2/17-Missouri's Congressional District Maps...
back in supreme court (AUDIO)

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

Missouri’s U.S House Districts are again being challenged in Supreme Court. Much of the high court’s focus was on Jackson County and surrounding areas.

2/17-Candidate Filing Bill...
sent to House (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

The senate finishes its part of the last-days effort to delay filing for statewide and legislative offices by a month. 

2/16-SPEAKOUT 2/20-2/23
KDKD’S SPEAKOUT CAN BE HEARD ONCE AGAIN THIS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.


MONDAY'S GUESTS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR'S RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT IN CLINTON...THE CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE FEATURED ON TUESDAY...THIS YEAR'S DIABETES AWARENESS WALK IN CLINTON WILL BE WEDNESDAY'S TOPIC...AND ON THURSDAY, IT'S THE MO DEPT. OF CONSERVATION.

2/16-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 15, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 16, 2012

2/16-Tax Filing Tips
Department of Revenue Provides Tax Filing Tips

Tax Filing Deadline is April 17
 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With tax return filing season under way, the Missouri Department of Revenue has several suggestions to improve the processing, speed and accuracy of submitted tax returns.

2/16-Man From Lincoln Arrested in Benton Co.
A Lincoln man is being held on multiple charges after law enforcement agents said he broke into a home, stole a vehicle and got into a fight with Benton County sheriff’s deputy.

2/16-Work on Highway 71
Bridge Girder Placement to Restrict Route 71 Lanes Beginning Friday

ARCHIE – Placement of bridge girders over both northbound and southbound Route 71 lanes at 327th Street will restrict various lanes at times from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, February 17, weather permitting.

2/16-Committee to Search for...
savings in social services (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

State government’s most expensive agency is going to get a close look from the state senate.

2/16-More Than One Million Missourians Helped
Affordable Care Act extended free preventive services to 1,102,000 Missouri residents with private health insurance in 2011
Free preventive care also provided to 729,472 Missouri residents in Medicare

2/16-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Sedalia and Warrensburg plus arrests from Sedalia and Warsaw.

2/16-Senate Advances...
filing deadline delay (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

The state senate is fast-tracking a bill to move candidate filing dates back a month.

2/16-Ethics Bill Filed...
to reenact law thrown out by state Supreme Court

MONet   By Mike Lear

One of the original sponsors of a 2010 ethics reform law wants to move quickly to get it back into law, now that the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional.

2/15-CHS Alumni Assoc. Kick-Off a Huge Success!
CLINTON, MO, FEBRUARY 15, 1012 - Court-Mat Warming Festivities on February 9 will be remembered by Clinton High School Alumni long after the basketball and wrestling season ends. This year the event was not only a special day for CHS students and their families but also for the community as a whole as it was also the kick-off event for the CHS Alumni Association.

2/15-Invasive Species Week
Invasive Species Week has special significance in Missouri
Missourians who care about conservation can help
protect the natural world by participating in this national observance.

2/15-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 14, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 15, 2012

2/15-MoDOT Express Lane
Latest info from the MO Dept. of Transportation

2/15-Click It Or Ticket
Troop A To Participate In The National Click It Or Ticket Campaign

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces that on February 24, 2012, troopers will be conducting a “Click It Or Ticket” enforcement campaign throughout the 13 counties in West Central Missouri which encompass Troop A.

2/15-Proposal Fights...
doctor shopping (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

A proposal that could keep Missouri from becoming the Pill Mill capital of America could be headed to the senate for debate next week. 

2/15-SPAY DAY USA
is Feb. 28th!

Spay or Neuter your pets.  Help stop pet overpopulation.

During Feb. 27th-March 3rd, receive a 20% discount from

Clinton Animal Hosp.  885-4391

GV Animal Clinic  885-7733

Markway Animal Care Center  885-2787

Quad-Co. Vet. Clinic  647-2164

Sponsored by PAWS(People for Animal Welfare Services, Inc.)

2/15-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
An injury from Harrisonville and an arrest from Holden.

2/15-MO A.G. Files...
briefs in U.S. Supreme Court challenging Affordable Care Act

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

Attorney General Chris Koster says, in a press release, that he has submitted two amicus briefs in the cases pending before the United States Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act, challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision and supporting severability of that...

2/15-Senate Starts...
workers’ comp debate today (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

A rewriting of the state’s workers’ compensation law begins today at the state capitol.

2/15-Catholic Church Leader...
testifies on birth control issue (AUDIO)

MONet   By Mike Lear


The Catholic Church says a federal mandate regarding insurance coverage for contraceptives is an attack on religious liberty.

2/14-An Audit of Soil and Water
State Auditor Schweich Releases Audit of DNR-Soil and Water
Conservation Program

 
JEFFERSON CITY (Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012) -- State Auditor Tom Schweich today released the audit of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Soil and Water Conservation Program. 

 

2/14-Growing Economy!?!?
The Missouri economy is growing at a moderate pace, as export growth remains strong and the housing market correction was relatively mild, according to the State Monitor report released today by BMO Capital Markets Economics.

2/14-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 13, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 14, 2012

2/14-Traffic Stop Yields Drugs and Firearm
On 02-12-12 at 2230 hours, Officer Pat Dahman of the Clinton Police Department initiated a traffic stop on 7 Hwy just north of Franklin Street, for improper registration.

2/14-A Record Low
Just 8 percent of Missouri's registered voters cast ballots in this week's presidential primary.

2/14-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Warsaw and Pleasant Hill.

2/14-Birth Control Mandate...
drawing fire from republicans, Planned Parenthood firing back (VIDEO)

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

The battle over birth control continues at the state and federal level. Meanwhile women’s advocacy groups say reproductive rights are at stake.

2/14-Looking for Flexibility
FROM THE DESE WEBSITE:

Missouri education officials are moving closer to submitting a voluntary waiver application to the U.S. Department of Education which, if approved, would provide state and local education leaders with flexibility in meeting requirements of No Child Left Behind.

2/13-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 10, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 13, 2012

2/13-MoDOT and This Area
Latest updates from the MO Dept. of Transportation.

2/13-Flu Season Hits MO
 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that flu season arrived late in Missouri this year, and in the last three weeks, a lot more people have been getting sick. That's why doctors are recommending that people consider vaccinations for themselves and their children.

2/13-More Petitions Approved
Six Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation for 2012 Ballot

 
Jefferson City, Missouri – The Missouri Secretary of State’s office today announced that six initiative petitions met state standards for circulation.

 

2/13-Record Number of Exports
Gov. Nixon announces record export numbers for Missouri in 2011
 
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that the $14.1 billion in Missouri exports in 2011 is a new state record, topping the last state record set in 2007.

2/13-Protesting Bill
Leaders from 50 churches on both sides of Missouri are calling for state lawmakers to stop considering a bill targeting immigrants.

2/13-Collecting Taxes on Internet Sales
Backer of internet sales tax considers revenue neutrality

MONet   By Mike Lear

The Republican and Democrat sponsors of legislation to have Missouri begin collecting taxes on internet sales disagree on whether to make it revenue-neutral. One advocate for those collections says that has not been an issue in other states.

2/13-Legislature Asked to Block...
land value increase (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

Proposed increases in the productive value of the est 35 percent of Missouri’s farmland appear likely to be rejected by the legislature for another two years.

2/13-Home Appliance Fires on Increase
Ron and Stacy Nicol were enjoying a Fourth of July family picnic in 2008, about an hour’s drive from their home in Oakland Township, Mich., when they got the call every homeowner dreads.

2/13-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

2/13-Winter Travel Info from MoDOT
Be on Guard for Snow
MoDOT Reminds Drivers to Adjust to Driving Conditions

JEFFERSON CITY – With a winter storm forecast to move into the state from the west beginning late Sunday evening, MoDOT is reminding drivers to check its Traveler Information Map at www.modot.org to get the latest road conditions before heading out.

2/12-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Warsaw, Edwards and elsewhere plus arrests from Windsor, Warsaw, Bulter and others.

2/12-KKK and Public Schools?
Sinquefield links KKK to public schools, apologizes (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy
.
Multi-millionaire political financier Rex Sinquefield has told an audience at Lindenwood College that the Ku Klux Klan designed the public school system to ruin the lives of African-American children.

2/10-Joplin Habitat Challenge
Gov. Nixon details 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Challenge to build 35 homes

 
In partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Governor challenges Missouri’s athletic organizations, citizens to build 35 homes in Joplin this year; Missourians can sign up to volunteer at MO.gov

2/10-Missourians To Receive...
$150 million of mortgage settlement pot (AUDIO)

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

Many Missourians in mortgage trouble will get part of a $196 million settlement for our state. Higher Education cuts will be offset by about $40 million of it.

2/10-College Transfer Bill...
sails through Senate (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

A plan to help people get college degrees faster and cheaper has cleared the state senate with hardly a word of debate.

2/10-MO House Sends...
employment discrimination bill to the Senate (AUDIO)

MONet  By Mike Lear

The Missouri House of Representatives has passed its version of employment discrimination legislation, following the most heated debate so far this session.

2/10-The MO National Guard and Social Media
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard is expanding its on-line
presence by joining new social media sites.

2/10-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 9, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 10, 2012

2/10-Taxes and Your Retirement Plan
Putting Your Nest Eggs in More Than One Basket
By Jean Setzfand, Vice President, Financial Security, AARP Education and Outreach
This year, as the April 17 deadline for personal income tax filing draws closer, you should give some thought to minimizing your tax bill through your retirement planning.

2/10-From State Senator Mike Parson
We are currently half way through February and we still do not have a state Senate district map for the 2012 election in November. Therefore, I filed Senate Bill 773 to move back the filing period for candidates in the August 2012 primary election to March 27. 

2/10-Formal Charges Filed
FORMAL CHARGES FILED IN FALSE BOMB THREAT, ACCUSED HELD IN LIEU OF BOND

Formal charges have been filed against a Calhoun High School student for allegedly calling Henry County Central Communications and making a false bomb threat by cell phone on Thursday, February 9, reporting bombs within both the Calhoun Elementary and Calhoun High Schools.

2/10-Flu, Yes...H1N1, No
The Henry County Health Center has received numerous calls from concerned citizens that have heard there is a confirmed case of H1N1 in a school or daycare in Henry County.

2/10-Guilty/Olivas
A Cass County jury determined Thursday that a man who killed a teenage girl in 2010 in her Harrisonville home is guilty of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action.

2/10-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Garden City, Warrensburg, Pleasant Hill and others plus arrests from Clinton, Garden City and elsewhere.

2/9-Threat Made About Area School
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, shortly before 8:00 a.m., a telephone call was received at Henry County Central Communications from a male subject, stating that there were two (2) bombs within the Calhoun School, one within the Elementary School and one within the High School.

2/9-Stealing and Drugs Lead to Arrests in Clinton
On 02-07-12 at 0815 hours, Clinton Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Verna Street in reference to stealing from unsecured motor vehicles. Prescription medication was reported stolen from one of the vehicles and a stealing report was filed at that time.

2/9-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 8, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 9, 2012

2/9-Clinton Accident Injures Five People
A two-vehicle accident in Clinton Wed. night injured five people.

This occurred around 6:15pm on Highway 13, about in front of the Hampton Inn.

2/9-Do You Have a "Rainy Day Fund"?
Report: More than One Third of Missourians Lack "Rainy Day" Funds
A new report finds 38 percent of Missourians without the financial resources necessary to weather a crisis.

2/9-Route B Bridge Replacement Postponed
Closure Rescheduled for Route B Bridge Replacement East of Archie

ARCHIE – After working with the Archie School District to consider the safest schedule, MoDOT will delay closure of Route B east of Archie until after school is out in late May. Closure of Route B Bridge over the Grand River in Cass County had been scheduled for late this month to replace the 74-year-old structure.

2/9-Another Petition Out There
Initiative Petition Approved for Circulation for 2012 Ballot
 
Jefferson City, Missouri – The Missouri Secretary of State’s office today announced that an initiative petition relating to loans met state standards for circulation.

 

2/9-Sentenced/Bustamante
JEFFERSON CITY -- A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison.

2/9-Taxing the Internet
Lawmakers weigh revenue neutrality of internet sales taxes (AUDIO)

MONet   By Mike Lear

There is bipartisan support in the Missouri House for collecting taxes on internet sales, but there is disagreement over whether the state should make any money on the deal. 

2/9-Does Red Equal Some Green?
Red light camera bill stops in senate (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

A  state senator runs into a red light with his bill keeping cities from profiting from red light cameras. 

2/9-From NASCAR to School Buses
A Missouri lawmaker wants to let school districts lease advertising space on buses to help cover transportation costs.

2/9-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Arrests include one from Clinton and two from Peculiar.

2/7-Electrical Fire Safety
Electrical fires in our homes claim the lives of 280 Americans each year. Many of these fires are caused by incorrectly installed wiring and overloaded circuits and extension cords.
Winter fires can be prevented! The following electrical fire safety tips can help you maintain a fire-safe home this winter season.

2/3-Free Tax Assistance
REDUCE TAX FILING STRESS: LET AARP FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE HELP WITH FREE TAX ASSISTANCE AND PREPARATION
KANSAS CITY, MO - The AARP Foundation is again providing free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate income through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program in conjunction with the IRS.

2/3-Warm Winter Not Good For Everyone
Businesses that thrive on blizzards and snow storms are seeing their bottom line hurt by this year's mild winter.

2/2-Feeding Kids in the Summer
State seeking organizations to serve meals to children during summer months

Federally funded program helps fight childhood hunger

 

2/1-Dropping Off Your Mercury
Department of Natural Resources sponsoring mercury
drop-off sites in Kansas City, northwest Missouri

1/30-Free Tax Help
Free Tax Help Can Mean Dollars in Missourians' Pockets
It's tax time, and many people look forward to getting refunds. Last year, Missourians received more than $1 billion, just from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), yet many others didn't know that they were eligible.

1/30-Helping Veterans in Windsor
Windsor Missouri
 
Post Service Officer Event 
 
Attend the Post Service Officer Event
 
Saturday, Feb. 18th, 2012

1/24-Appreciate Your School Board!
Missourians benefit every day from the dedicated energies and countless hours devoted by a group of more than 3,600 men and women in every community across the state. These public servants are elected by local constituents and do not receive compensation for their tireless efforts.

1/18-The Ballot is Set for April
If you want to run for a seat on Clinton's City Council or the Clinton School Board, you're too late. Time has run out as filing ended at the close of the business day Tuesday.
 
Filing for these positions started in mid-December and election day is set for April 3rd.
 

1/16-Skywarn Spotter Training
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 1894
and
Clinton Rural Fire Protection Inc.
Sponsors of
Weather Spotter Training
 
Who:  Presented by Andy Bailey of the National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill, MO
 
2012 Skywarn Spotter Training
 

1/10-Deadline for Submitting...
Veterans and Widows Pension Eligibility Verification Report is March 1
 

1/5-Boating Safety to be Taught
Troop A To Offer Certified Boating Safety Course In Clinton, Independence, and Warsaw

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces boating safety certification courses are being offered to the public at the following locations:

12/6-Winter Driving Tips(Please Read)
Driving With Caution In Winter Wonderland

Many Missourians awoke to find snow falling or in the weather forecast today. Winter weather calls for drivers to make adjustments! The Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages motorists to  plan ahead and drive safely or not at all during inclement weather.

11/3-Sometimes, the scoreboard WILL lie
Good Morning,
I would like to share a few things with each of you as we wrap up a successful football season. Our football team finished a very competitive and positive season with a loss to Cassville 35-0 last night. While the end result was not what we wanted, there were many positives that came from the opportunity.

10/17-Get Ready For Winter
If the last two years are any indication of what is in store for the upcoming season, this winter will be a serious threat to homes and businesses, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).