Crawford
County Clerk reports on financial goals met
Crawford County Clerk John Martin’s 2020 Budget Message concluded, “For the first time in nearly a decade, Crawford County begins 2020 with a positive balance in the General Revenue Fund,...
Candidates for county offices may file on February 25
Candidate filing for Crawford County offices will begin on Tuesday, February 25, for the August 4 Primary Election. Positions that will open at the end of this year are District...
Sheriff’s department receives grant funds for equipment
The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded a total of $9,890.70 in public safety grant money from the state of Missouri. This money has been used already to purchase...
Phelps
PHA’s annual five-year plan open for comment
The Phelps County Public Housing Agency (PHA) will host a public hearing to accept comments on the PHA’s annual plan and five-year plan at 10 a.m., March 9 at MRPC,...
Missouri S&T to host Graduate Student Recruitment Day
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Business (CASB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will host its first Graduate Student Recruitment Day on Saturday, March 7. The informational event...
Mobile Vet Center coming to Rolla Thursday
The Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital and the Columbia Vet Center are teaming up to provide area Veterans with services such as Veterans Health Administration enrollment, and counseling for...
Bourbon
Police chief’s hearing Is moved to March 2
• City currently operating with just three officers Suspended Police Chief Paul Satterfield will appear before the Bourbon City Council on March 2 to determine his future with the city....
Meet the candidate night being held
By Alice Bremer The Bourbon Boosters met at the Community Center on February 4 for the first meeting of 2020. Election of officers was held and all were re-elected to...
Eikermann among ATSU students who give back to community with ‘Warm Up Kirksville’ event
By Jason Hunsicker, social media & public relations manager at ATSU On a cold, blustery Saturday morning, A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) student Nathan Boys, OMS II,...
State and Regional
Missouri 2020 Census Complete Count Committee launches statewide media campaign
This week, the Missouri 2020 Census Complete Count Committee will launch a statewide media campaign to educate Missourians on the importance of being counted in this year’s census. The campaign...
Bill would lower licensing barriers for former criminals
By MARIA BENEVENTOPeggy Albers introduced herself to a Senate committee as "one of the worst of the worst that you guys would probably ever meet.""I’ve been in more prisons in...
Women and children might soon be eligible for fresh produce voucher program
By MADISON CZOPEKWomen, infants and children in low-income families could soon have access to vouchers that can be exchanged for fresh produce at select farmers markets. Rep. Martha Stevens' bill,...
Outdoors
MDC encourages public to Be Bear Aware this spring
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) estimates that Missouri is home to about 540 - 840 black bears with most being in the southern part of the state. As spring...
Expert warns of feral hog 'explosion' in Missouri
By Seth Bodine, Missouri News NetworkJEFFERSON CITY — Michael Bodenchuk believes Missouri should be bracing for a “pig bomb.”
Anglers getting ready for March 1 trout opener
March 1 marks the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring...
Entertainment
‘Sip & Sample’ being held in Sullivan
The Sullivan Fraternal Order of Eagles will be hosting a “Sip & Sample” event on Saturday, March 7, to benefit the Life House Youth Center. The event, which will be...
Film features Snelson-Brinker cabin
Missouri Humanities will present a free film screening and panel discussion of the documentary film “Digadohi: Lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears” on February 20 at Missouri S&T. The...
Acclaimed pianist to perform at ECC
Pianist Lindsay Garritson will perform Friday, Feb. 14, at 4 p.m. at East Central College Hanson Hall 105.
Letters to the Editor
Abortion still wrong
Sorry to write again so soon, but I want to comment on something said by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, of Michigan, in her Democratic response to Pres. Trump's State of the...
How can you follow Jesus and Trump?
Like many, I’m perplexed by the divide in the Christian community over President Trump—but I’m not surprised. The media is fueling lies, and the world is listening. This was demonstrated...
Oaths require a guilty verdict
We have just witnessed the complete capitulation of the Senate Republican leadership to the Trump lawlessness. I do remember when the Republican Party was a party of strong conservatism, coupled...
Opinions
For 150 years, innovation has run through Mo. S&T
By Mohammad Dehghani Doppler radar. Mobile payment systems. A GPS in the palm of your hand. We take these types of everyday technologies for granted. But behind each of them...
Dark money in the 2020 campaigns
By Phill Brooks The Missouri Ethics Commission has struck another blow against "dark money." The term describes money spent on behalf of candidates and ballot issues using a legal loophole...
Don’t let special interests control our local libraries
An area library official recently expressed concern about Missouri House Bill 2044, otherwise known as the “Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act.” The bill should concern everyone, especially parents, as...