6/19-Election Info for the City of Clinton
City of Clinton
Special Election August 6, 2013
(This Election is only for those who live within Clinton City Limits)
Absentee voting for the August 6th, City of Clinton Special Election will be available in the Henry County Clerk’s Office, 1st floor of the Henry County Courthouse beginning Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
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6/19-SPEAKOUT 6/20
David Lee's guests on Speakout on Thursday will be from Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare. Craig Thompson and Kyle Adkins will give us a mid-year update about GVMH. 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.
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6/19-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 18, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 19, 2013
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6/19-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Wednesday, June 19
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/19-They Say They're Not Going Anywhere
Insurance companies sticking around in third year of storms (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
About 6,300 insurance claims have been filed since tornadoes hit the St. Louis area less than three weeks ago. This is the third straight year insurance companies have had to deal with thousands of storm-related claims.
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6/19-Safe Investing
Kander Releases Investor Advisory on Energy Investments
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Secretary of State Jason Kander today released an investor advisory on energy investments, encouraging Missourians to use caution when making investments in energy-related products that sound suspicious.
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6/19-Jobs Created, but More Jobs Needed
Construction jobs, unemployment, both up in May (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
The construction industry accounted for 3,600 of the 4,600 new jobs created in Missouri in May. But the Department of Economic Development says the jobless rate still went up a tenth of a percent from April’s rate to 6.8%.
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6/19-Clinton City Council Meets
It was a busy night for the Clinton City Council members Tuesday night as they met for the second time this month.
Kelli Jenkins, the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and Economic Development Coordinator appeared before the Council with her monthly report.
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6/19-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Garden City, Holden and Knob Noster, plus an arrest from Gerster.
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6/19-Sobriety Checkpoint
- - Lake Of The Ozarks
Captain Gregory D. Kindle, commanding officer, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop F, Jefferson City, MO, announces that during the month of June 2013, sobriety checkpoints will be conducted on Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers will conduct the checkpoints.
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6/18-Medicaid Committees
House to announce Medicaid committees this week
MONet By Mike Lear
Two Committees will be announced by the House Speaker this week that will look at Medicaid reform and expansion.
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6/18-Trade Mission in Europe
Nixon hopes to learn more about proposed US-EU free trade deal (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
Governor Nixon is on a trade mission in Europe at a time when the Obama administration is negotiating formation of a United States-Europe free trade zone. An early assessment indicates the agreement would improve Missouri’s export business in Europe.
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6/18-SPEAKOUT 6/19
David Lee's guest on Speakout on Wed. will be from the Henry Co. Sheriff's Office as they are featured once a month on this public affairs program on the third Wed. of each month. 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.
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6/18-HCSO Report
Missouri Sheriffs’ Association equips local sheriffs, jail administrators with tools to better serve communities
Jail administrators face a wide variety of challenges as they manage Missouri’s county jails, which range in inmate capacity from five to 500. Combined, they have a total holding capacity of 8,946 inmates.
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6/18-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Tuesday, June 18
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/18-Drop Off Your Unwanted Chemicals
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host an event June 29 in the Henry County town of Clinton aimed at helping Missouri residents rid their homes and farms of unwanted pesticides and related chemicals.
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6/18-SFCC Receives Grant for Adult Literacy
SEDALIA—The State Fair Community College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program has received a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to promote communitywide literacy through technology.
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6/18-A Review of Agencies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A special committee in the Missouri House will spend the next several months reviewing the performance of state agencies.
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6/18-Focus on MO Agriculture
Focus on Missouri Agriculture Contest Deadline Rapidly Approaching
Only about two weeks remain for Missourians to enter their best shots in the Missouri Department of Agriculture's 4th Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest.
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6/18-Lending a Hand
Short on cash and needing to pay a bill?
Missouri residents soon could turn to their hometown banks for a quick cash advance under legislation that could allow traditional financial institutions to compete with the payday lenders that proliferate across the state.
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6/18-Death a Possibility for Blurton
LIBERTY, Mo. — A southeast Kansas man could face the death penalty after being convicted of murdering three of his relatives at their home in west-central Missouri.
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6/18-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Two injuries from Warrensburg, plus arrests from Harrisonville and Henry Co.
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6/17-From State Senator Ed Emery
IRS – the Tyranny of Taxing Income
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” - Thomas Jefferson
How many IRS or DOR scandals will it take?
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6/17-It's a Good Option
Army urges teens to talk to a recruiter (AUDIO)
MONet By Jessica Machetta
Missouri has about 51 thousand men and women in the military. Sgt. Matthew Gardea of Kansas City is one of them. He says the military is a good option for young people who might not know what they want to do in life.
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6/17-Recovering From Disgrace
...two Missouri politicians tell how (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
They call themselves “recovering politicians”—political figures whose careers and dreams have come crashing down because of scandals. Two of them are Missourians.
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6/17-From U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill
Time to Stand up for Rural Missouri
A column by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill
It's that time of year again.
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6/17-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 14, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 17, 2013
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6/17-From the Henry Co. Health Dept.
Weekly updates and more.
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6/17-From U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler
Good Day,
This week, the U.S. House approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) previously passed by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on which I serve. The legislation protects America’s national defense while providing for our men and women in uniform.
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6/17-Want to be a Conservation Agent?
Want to be a Conservation Agent?
MDC taking applications for next agent trainee class. Deadline is July 19.
JEFFERSON CITY MO -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is accepting applications for its next class of conservation agent trainees. MDC’s Protection Division will select a handful of candidates from hundreds of applicants.
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6/17-Docs Urge Missourians to Keep Meds Away from Toddlers and Teens
Kansas City, MO - A new study in the July issue of Pediatrics finds a correlation between higher rates of prescriptions for adults and accidental poisonings in children. Children's Mercy Hospital toxicologist Dr. Jennifer Lowry says family members and physicians should focus more on prevention.
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6/17-House Approves Defense Funding Bill
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler and Senator Roy Blunt comment.
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6/17-Gov. Nixon in France
Gov. Nixon travels to American Cemetery in Normandy to honor fallen soldiers from World War II
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE – Gov. Jay Nixon today led a delegation from Missouri in visiting the Normandy American Cemetery, where more than 9,300 Americans killed during World War II – including 232 Missourians – are buried.
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6/17-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/17-Teenager Drowns in Cass Co. Pond
A family gathering turned tragic Sunday afternoon at a pond in rural Cass County, Mo.
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6/17-Man Drowns in Stockton Lake
He was a 36 year old resident of El Dorado Springs.
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6/17-What Will He Decide?
Numerous messages are urging Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to sign legislation that would require doctors be in the room for the initial dose of a drug used in medical abortions.
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6/17-Defining and Dealing With Bullying
Lawmakers discuss status of bullying issue
MONet By Mike Lear
Legislative attempts to set in state statute how school districts should define and deal with bullying have come and gone for another session without a bill being passed.
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6/17-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Warsaw, Windsor and others...plus arrests from Clinton, Warrensburg, and others as well.
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6/17-Big Money for Education
Lottery raises record money for education (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
A record-breaking year for the state lottery means a record-breaking year in the amount of money it has raised for education. Lottery spokesman Susan Goedde (gaydee) says lottery profits have gone up each of the last three years.
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6/14-World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Kander Marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Cautions Elder Investors Not To Fall Victim To Investment Fraud
Jefferson City, Missouri – To mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Secretary of State Jason Kander issued an Investor Alert to elder investors, urging them to protect themselves from investment fraud and abuse.
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6/14-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 13, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 14, 2013
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6/14-Hide the Picnic Basket!
Roaming black bear spotted in Bates County
Butler, Mo. – A black bear wandering north of typical Missouri bear haunts was spotted Tuesday and Wednesday in Bates County, about 70 miles south of Kansas City. The bear has been reported the past few weeks in Barton and Vernon counties.
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6/14-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Friday, June 14
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/14-A New Test to Take
DESE plans replacement for GED (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
High school dropouts who reconsider will have a new test to take next year to get a high school equivalency certificate. But the situation could become complicated for those who have not completed all elements of the GED exams.
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6/14-Abid Still Behind Bars
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Saudi national accused of hiring his roommate to kill a central Missouri bar owner has not met conditions of his bond and will remain behind bars even though his government has posted $2 million to get him out, Missouri’s Western District Court of Appeals ruled.
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6/14-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Sedalia and Osceola and an arrest from Cole Camp.
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6/14-Gov. Nixon Signs Two Bills
...dealing with foster care (AUDIO)
MONet By Mike Lear
Governor Jay Nixon has signed two changes to Missouri foster care provisions into law.
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6/13-Change in Assessed Value of Real Property
The Henry County Assessor’s Office is sending out a Notice In Change In Assessed Value of Real Property. These notices can consist of three different things.
New Construction: This includes new homes, additions, remodeling or any other new improvements made to your property during the past year or in some cases earlier.
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6/13-SPEAKOUT 6/17-6/20
KDKD’S SPEAKOUT CAN BE HEARD ONCE AGAIN THIS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ON MONDAY, OUR GUEST WILL BE FROM THE NON-PROFIT KANSAS CITY ZOO...THE CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE FEATURED ON TUESDAY...THE HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT. ON WED...AND GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ON THURSDAY.
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6/13-Health Problems for Minorities
Sexually transmitted infections continue to plague black populations at much higher rate than whites (AUDIO)
MONet By Jessica Machetta
The Missouri Foundation for Health says poverty, lack of education and health insurance continue to lead to more health problems for minorities.
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6/13-Reentering Foster Care
Gov. Nixon signs bills to allow older youth to reenter foster care up to age 21 if reentry is in their best interest
Legislation signed by the Governor also ensures foster youth visit a state university, community college, technical college, or military service recruiter
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6/13-Audit of Office of Prosecution Services
Schweich Releases Audit of Missouri Office of
Prosecution Services
JEFFERSON CITY (June 13, 2013) – State Auditor Tom Schweich released an audit of the Office of Attorney General, Missouri Office of Prosecution Services (MOPS) today.
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6/13-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 12, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 13, 2013
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6/13-More People Getting Educated
Missouri had the sixth-highest increase in the nation of people earning higher education degrees in the past year, according to a report due out Thursday.
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6/13-Social Security and Medicare
AARP VOLUNTEERS VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO URGE SEPARATE SOCIAL SECURITY DEBATE, PRESS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN MEDICARE
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6/13-Petitions Ready to Circulate
Two Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation for 2014 Ballot
Jefferson City, Mo. —Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced that two initiative petitions met state standards for circulation.
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6/13-Turning Around Schools
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES MISSOURI TO RECEIVE $7.7 MILLION TO TURN AROUND ITS LOWEST-PERFORMING SCHOOLS
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Missouri will receive $7.7 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the Department’s School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.
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6/13-Beach Still Closed
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The public swimming beach at Harry S Truman State Park remains temporarily closed for water quality issues, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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6/13-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Thursday, June 13
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/13-New Laws for MO
Gov. Nixon signs several bills, including new laws on service dogs, public health measures on TB, and expansion of telehealth services
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6/13-Homicide Investigation Continues
Investigation Into Homicide of Justin Emmerton Continuing
The investigation into the homicide of Justin Michael Emmerton, 29, of Kingsville, Missouri, who body was discovered in Grand River near Urich on Wednesday, June 5, is continuing.
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6/13-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
An injury and arrest from Centerview and two arrests from Osceola.
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6/13-A Summer of Campaigning
Nixon administration gears up to fight override (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
The Nixon administration is going to spend the summer campaigning against an override of the veto of a major tax cut bill.
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6/13-Deaton to Retire
University of Missouri Chancellor Deaton announces retirement
MONet By Mike Lear
University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton has announced he will retire from that position effective November 15.
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6/12-eGallon Compares Costs
In Missouri, Driving for $1.24 Per Gallon
Energy Department Releases State by State “eGallon” Prices to Let Consumers Compare Cost of Fueling With Electricity vs. Gasoline
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6/12-Open for Public Comment
Initiative Petitions Amending the Missouri Constitution Open for Public Comment
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6/12-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 11, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 12, 2013
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6/12-SFCC Announces Spring 2013 Academic Honors
SEDALIA—State Fair Community College has named the following students to the president’s list and dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester. To qualify, a student must complete 12 or more GPA hours with a grade point average of 4.0 for the president’s list or a grade point average of 3.5-3.99 for the dean’s list.
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6/12-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Wednesday, June 12
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/12-Death Penalty Case From Cole Camp Underway
Robert B. Blurton had a bad reputation, even among his relatives and others who said they loved him.
And when Blurton’s aunt and uncle and their granddaughter were found shot to death in their Cole Camp home on June 9, 2009, several relatives identified him as a primary suspect, his lawyers said Tuesday in Clay County Circuit Court.
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6/12-Judge Was Right
A Missouri circuit judge was right to keep a murder defendant in jail even though bond money for his release had been deposited with the court, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said.
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6/12-Remembering the Missing
Trying to find missing loved ones is a difficult task, but families bearing that burden will hold a rally Saturday on the south lawn of the Capitol.
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6/12-Issues Facing Higher Education in MO
Higher education leaders discuss concerns, priorities at second forum (AUDIO)
MONet By Mike Lear
Board members, presidents and chancellors from Missouri’s colleges and universities have met in Jefferson City to talk about the issues facing higher education in the state in the second annual Governing Board Forum.
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6/12-Economic Report Card for MO
AFP-Missouri Releases 2013 Economic Prosperity Report Card
Recognizes “Defenders of Prosperity” who earned an “A”
Jefferson City – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri, the state’s leading advocate for fiscal responsibility and prosperity, today released its Economic Prosperity Report Card for the 2013 Missouri legislative session.
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6/12-MO Supreme Court Upholds Law
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a 20-year-old state law requiring unaccredited school districts to pay for students to attend other nearby schools, a decision that could have implications for thousands of families.
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6/12-Finalist for Award
Dave Garnett, a member of the Clinton Board of Education, was selected as a finalist for the fifth annual Paul Morris Community Service Award established by FutureBuilders, the education foundation of the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
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6/12-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
A fatality and serious injuries from Clinton, plus two minor injuries and an arrest from Leeton.
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6/12-It's a Bad Idea
Missouri quality control group calls regional approach to medical oversight a bad idea (AUDIO)
MONet By Jessica Machetta
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have unveiled a plan to consolidate state quality control groups into regional operations. The company that manages quality control of hospitals in Missouri says it’s a bad idea.
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6/12-Gov. Not Impressed With HB 253
Nixon urges higher education leaders to voice support for veto of tax cut bill (AUDIO)
MONet By Mike Lear
Governor Jay Nixon (D) wants his veto of a proposed cut to Missouri’s corporate and individual income taxes to stand, and he’s taken that message to the state’s higher education leaders.
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6/11-Threatening College Affordability
Gov. Nixon discusses impact of $800 million tax bill with higher education leaders
House Bill 253 would jeopardize Missouri families’ access to affordable, quality post-secondary education, increase taxes on college text books, Gov. Nixon says.
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6/11-USDA Offers Loans for the Socially Disadvantaged
(Bolivar, Mo) June 05, 2013--Polk County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan Manager, Kim Mitchell, reminds producers in Henry, Hickory, Dallas, Polk and St. Clair Counties, that FSA offers specially-targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to Socially Disadvantaged (SDA) applicants.
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6/11-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 10, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 11, 2013
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6/11-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Tuesday, June 11
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/11-Farm Bill Passage
McCaskill and Blunt on Senate Passage of Farm Bill
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6/11-Plenty of Advice for the Gov.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Several thousand online messages have piled up as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon considers what to do with recently passed legislation that would bolster gun rights.
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6/11-Talkin' Veto
Nixon, staff to talk about income tax cut veto, House sponsor decries veto reasoning
MONet By Mike Lear
Governor Jay Nixon and two of his advisory staff members will discuss his veto of what would have been the first cut to Missouri’s income tax in more than 90 years, in separate events today.
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6/11-Audit Says Fund is "Poor"
Schweich Releases Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund Audit
JEFFERSON CITY (June 10, 2013) – State Auditor Tom Schweich released the audit of the Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund. In the areas audited, the overall performance of this entity was Poor.
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6/11-Gov. Nixon Heads to Europe
Gov. Nixon to lead Missouri business delegation on trade mission to France, the United Kingdom and Belgium
Delegation to meet with business and governmental leaders in these key markets for Missouri goods
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6/11-Keep the Pets Cool
Remember pets when weather sizzles
Humane Society of Missouri offers tips to keep pets safe during hot weather
When temperatures and heat indices soar, pet owners are advised to take special precautions to keep pets safe. High temperatures can be deadly for pets left without a cool, shady place to rest and plenty of water.
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6/11-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
A fatality from Windsor in Henry Co. and two arrests from Adrian.
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6/11-Safe Boating is What it's All About
Patrol to crack down on impaired boaters June 28 through 30
MONet By Jessica Machetta
Col. Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, says in a press release that the Missouri Highway Patrol will participate in Operation Dry Water, a national campaign in which marine law enforcement officers from across the country coordinate special patrols during the last...
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6/10-Inspecting the Bus
Patrol Announces Results Of 2013 Annual School Bus Inspection Program
Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces results of the Motor Vehicle Inspection's 2013 school bus inspection program. A total of 11,890 school buses were inspected between the dates of February 4 and April 30, 2013.
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6/10-Operation Dry Water
Highway Patrol Set To Participate In National Effort—Operation Dry Water—To Crack Down On Impaired Boaters
Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the Patrol's participation in Operation Dry Water.
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6/10-Just Wait Till Next Year
Criminal code rewrite backers aim toward 2014 (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
Backers of a plan to rewrite Missouri’s criminal laws plan to spend the months before January solidifying support for the plan. It’s big and it’s complicated and it just ran out of time in the 2013 session.
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6/10-Participation in Summer Meals in MO Falls Short
Participation in Summer Meals in Missouri Continues to Fall Short
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo) June 10, 2013 – Participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs continues to fall short in Missouri, with only 28,425 low-income children receiving summer meals on an average day in July 2012, according to a new national report released today.
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6/10-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 7, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 10, 2013
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6/10-Fewer MO Kids Getting Summer Meals
St. Louis, MO – For every 100 children in Missouri who receive free or reduced-price meals at school, only about eight get the same benefit during the summer months. A new report from the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) says Missouri fed about one-third fewer kids in summer 2012 than in 2011.
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6/10-Black Bear Confirmed in Vernon Co.
Nevada, Mo. – A black bear is wandering in rural Vernon County in west central Missouri. Several residents in the Walker community northeast of Nevada have reported seeing the bear. Conservation Agent Justin Fogle confirmed the sighting by finding bear tracks in a corn field on Wednesday, June 5.
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6/10-Keeping Motorists Safe
MoDOT Receives Funds for Innovative Safety Projects
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation has received a federal grant to try an innovative pavement treatment that will help keep motorists safer on Missouri highways.
The $150,000 grant will allow the department to test a pavement application on curves and intersections that provides more traction for vehicles.
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6/10-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Saturday, June 8
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/10-Cities Urge Veto of MO Cellphone Tower Bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An association of Missouri cities on Friday urged Gov. Jay Nixon to veto legislation limiting their ability to regulate cellphone towers, citing concerns that a proliferation of unsightly structures near homes or historic town squares could hurt local property values.
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6/10-Timeshare Resellers and Travel Promoters
Attorney General Koster announces Missouri participation in multi-state, multi-national initiative against deceptive timeshare and travel promoters
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6/10-Battling CWD
House committee to review state handling of fatal deer disease
MONet By Mike Lear
A House Committee will take some time this summer to consider how to battle chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease in cervids, including deer and elk.
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6/10-Fees Would Rise Under MO Legislation
Tax cuts were a top priority this year for a supermajority of Republican lawmakers who wanted to let Missouri families and businesses keep more of their hard-earned money. Yet those same lawmakers who passed a $700 million income tax cut also authorized numerous little-known fee increases that ultimately could cost Missourians millions of dollars.
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6/10-Killin' Hogs
TANEY COUNTY, Mo. — Dawn’s early light belongs to the fog and a whip-poor-will.
A cool beginning to a spring mountain day. Only the bird’s call stirs the wooded quiet.
Then, suddenly, a shrieking, frantic squeal. Hooves pound into the dirt. A wild hog races full speed across the makeshift enclosure and crashes headfirst into a wire panel.
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6/10-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Rockville, Warrensburg and eight others...plus arrests from Clinton, Warrensburg and four others from over the weekend.
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6/10-Talking Mental Health
Sen. Blunt hopeful Congress is set to move on mental health bills
MONet By Jessica Machetta
Sen. Roy Blunt is hopeful Congress can agree that mental health treatment is the key to preventing mass killings and other tragedies. He says he’s pleased that discussions are ongoing in the Senate about what he calls the nation’s fragmented mental health system.
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6/10-Dropping, But Still Dangerous
Corps says rivers are dropping, Coast Guard warns navigation still dangerous
MONet By Jessica Machetta
The Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis says Missouri’s lakes and rivers are dropping, but cautions that many of the state’s waterways are still dangerous to navigate.
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6/7-Name is Released by HCSO
Body Found in Grand River Identified as Justin Michael Emmerton, Kingsville
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6/7-Body is Found in Johnson Co.
Authorities have located the body of a teenager who disappeared Sunday after his boat ran into problems on a flooded Missouri creek.
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6/7-Farm and Livestock Security
Senators Question EPA Leak of Private Farmer Info
By CJ Ciaramella
Washington Free Beacon
June 6, 2013
A bipartisan group of 24 senators demanded answers Thursday from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on why it leaked the personal data of more than 80,000 farms and livestock facilities to environmental groups.
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6/7-Know What You're Drinking
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Missouri Department of Natural Resources urges consumers to become more familiar with their local drinking water provider. The department has made it easier to do so by becoming the first in the nation to post Consumer Confidence Reports online for each public water supply.
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6/7-Now Accepting Nominations
The Missouri Bar is Accepting Nominations from the
General Public for the Annual Pro Bono Publico Awards
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6/7-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
June 6, 2013 0700 a.m.- June 7, 2013
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6/7-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Friday, June 7
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/7-Missouri a Top 10 State(two stories)
Independent report shows Missouri’s graduation rate in the top 10 nationally
Missouri’s public schools are vital to the economic future of state, Gov. Nixon says
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6/7-Gov. Says Study Backs it Up
Governor Nixon: study backs up argument in favor of Medicaid expansion
MONet By Mike Lear
Governor Jay Nixon says a study by the RAND Corporation is further evidence Missouri needs to accept Medicaid expansion under the federal healthcare reform plan.
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6/7-Let's Form a Committee!
Missouri lawmakers will be able to report that on their summer vacation they studied election law, the state’s Medicaid program for the poor and a deadly disease that afflicts deer, elk and moose.
Legislative interim committees explore policy issues after lawmakers adjourn in mid-May and before they return to the state Capitol in January for their next session.
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6/7-Investigation Continues on Body Discovered
Investigation Continues Into Body Recovered From Grand River Near Urich
As deputies continued working into the evening hours on Thursday, a telephone call from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory in Jefferson City, provided deputies with the identity of the male subject that was discovered floating in the Grand River, east of the Urich Boat Ramp by a fisherman on Wednesday...
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6/7-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Clinton and a tractor-trailer accident in Henry Co...plus four arrests.
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6/7-The High(er) Cost of Education
Student loan rates set to double in July
MONet By Matt Evans
Interest rates for federally subsidized Stafford loans are set to jump from 3.4-percent to 6.8-percent on July 1. And for the average college student already $26,000 dollars in debt, the idea of even more debt looming is troubling.
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6/6-HCSO Report and Special Release
Body Found in Water
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of a body in Grandriver between Urich and Hartwell. The Sheriff’s Office was notified around 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening from a call to central dispatch regarding the discovery of a body by a local fisherman.
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6/6-WAFB and FLW Benefit
Hartzler and House Armed Services Committee approve Defense authorization bill
to provide for America's defense and support our men and women in uniform
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6/6-Who and Why/Traffic Stops in MO
Attorney General Koster releases 13th annual report on vehicle stops
Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster today released the 13th Annual Report on Vehicle Stops. The 2012 report contains analysis on more than 1.6 million stops by 616 law enforcement agencies, including racial and ethnic information about drivers who were stopped.
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6/6-Area Road and Bridge Work
MoDOT Road Report for Thursday, June 6
(Rain will postpone the scheduled work)
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6/6-Look Before You Lock
In May, seven children died across the country after being left inside locked cars, according a Missouri organization.
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6/6-A Cleaner Lake to Love
Tons of trash hauled away from Lake of the Ozarks (AUDIO)
MONet By Bob Priddy
The Lake of the Ozarks has started the tourist season with miles and miles of shoreline cleared of tons and tons of trash.
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6/6-Some Beaches Still Closed
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Three state park swimming beaches have been temporarily closed for water quality issues, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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6/6-Too Wet to Plant
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Heavy rain kept Missouri farmers out of their fields most of last week, pushing corn planting nearly a month behind last year’s pace and nine days behind the five-year norm.
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6/6-New WIC Guidelines
Annual Notification of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Guidelines for Missouri
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program that provides services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children up to their 5th birthday based on nutritional risk and income eligibility.
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6/6-Possible Override?
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Some Republican lawmakers are vowing to try to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that reduced income taxes.
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6/6-Why Don't You Stay Awhile?
Ameren Missouri is recommending federal regulators allow 215 non-conforming decks, patios, gazebos and boathouses to remain standing at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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6/6-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Cole Camp, Adrian, and others and an arrest from Sedalia.
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6/6-Endangering State Funding
Nixon vetoes tax bill
MONet By Bob Priddy
Governor Nixon has vetoed a bill that mistakenly would have eliminated the sales tax exemption for prescription drugs. The bill would have provided the first income tax cut for Missourians in decades while also cutting corporate taxes.
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6/6-Tips from the IRS
IRS urges people getting first jobs to be prepared
MONet By admin
Thousands of Missouri students and recent graduates are now looking for summer jobs or permanent employment, and the IRS has some tips for them. The agency realizes it can be a complicated thing for people looking to join the workforce.
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6/3-Getting the Kids Immunized
Attention Henry County Kindergarten Parents!
Golden Valley Medical-Clinton in collaboration with Henry County Health Center
is hosting a Kindergarten Immunization Round-up.
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5/31-Nominations Being Sought
FSA County Committee Nominations Start June 17
The Henry County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that county committee election nominations begin June 17, 2013. Farmers, ranchers and landowners are encouraged to nominate farmer and rancher candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee by the August 1, 2013, deadline.
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5/24-MoDOT Express Lane
The latest from the MO Dept. of Transportation.
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5/24-It's Your Time to Grow
Save the Date for the 2013 AgriMissouri Conference
AgriMissouri is bringing together the best of all things Missouri made and Missouri grown this summer for the 2013 AgriMissouri Conference. The Conference will be held July 21-23 in Jefferson City and will focus providing small business owners the tools they need to take advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges as they grow.
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5/23-Blood Drives in This Area From the Comm. Blood Center
This is your chance to save a life!
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5/21-New Sat. Hours at GVM-Clinton
Golden Valley Medical-Clinton New Saturday Hours
Beginning June 1, Golden Valley Medical-Clinton is pleased to announce the Walk-In Clinic in Clinton will have Saturday hours with Family Nurse Practitioner Katie Terry.
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3/14-Focus on MO Agriculture
Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest to Capture Best of Farm, Rural Life
The Missouri Department of Agriculture launched the 4th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture contest, asking Missourians to help capture the unique stories and images of agriculture through photographs and videos.
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Weekly Speakout Programs
Speakout is a public affairs program that airs Monday - Thursday on 95.3 FM at 9:40am and again on 1280 AM at 12:15pm. You can also listen when you want...on demand. Each weekday show is saved for seven days. Speakout is hosted by KDKD News & Public Affairs Director, David Lee.
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