VFW Auxiliary 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Scholarship Contest

VFW Auxiliary 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Scholarship Contest

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February 18, 2023 By Stephanie Leary Jack Ray VFW Auxiliary 5789 is excited to announce the VFW Auxiliary’s first 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest. Local students in grades 9-12 have the opportunity to compete for $4,000 in national scholarships. Students must submit an…

Former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt To Lead State Historical Society Of Missouri

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February 18, 2023 The State Historical Society of Missouri board of trustees has elected recently retired U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Springfield as president of the State Historical Society for a three-year term. The former senior U.S. Senator from Missouri has served…

Graves Announces Nominations To U.S. Military Academies

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February 25, 2023 U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) has announced United States Military Service Academy nominations for students in Missouri’s Sixth Congressional District. Each year, members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students from their respective districts to attend one of…

Keller Williams Requires Buyers, Sellers To Sign Landfill Disclosure

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February 24, 2023 By Melissa Harmer. Communications Manager, City of Raymore Earlier this week, Keller Williams Platinum Partners (Lee’s Summit) real estate agents were informed via email that all buyers and sellers within a 5-mile radius of the proposed landfill site in…

Governor Parson Makes Three Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions, Fills Two County Office Vacancies

admin February 24, 2023

February 24, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson announced three appointments to various boards and commissions and filled two county office vacancies. Jerald Andrews, of Bolivar, was appointed to the State Fair Commission. Mr. Andrews currently serves as the President Emeritus…

Missouri House Committee Advances HB 909

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In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Missouri House Local Government Committee voted to advance House Bill 909, to clarify existing statute (Section 260.205, RSMo) as it relates to solid waste disposal area permits in the Kansas City area and places a one-mile…

What I REID Into It

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February 18, 2023 By Fred Liggettsports.lstribune08@gmail.com As the 2022 NFL season comes to a close the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy has a “red and gold reflection” thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 win in Super Bowl 57. Those words by Chiefs play-by-play…

Tonganoxie, Kan., man, 18, faces manslaughter charges in KC crash that killed officer, another

admin February 17, 2023

For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 17, 2023 A Tonganoxie, Kan., man, 18, has been charged with two manslaughter counts for operating a vehicle at an excessive speed and running a red light, causing the vehicular crash that Wednesday night took the life of a…

HB 909 Protecting Property Rights Receives Broad Support in First Committee Hearing

admin February 14, 2023

Property owners, local leaders, and other constituents urge members to approve measure to stop the proposed landfill in Jackson County Today, in a Missouri House committee, the developer of a landfill in south Kansas City, Missouri went on the record with their…

Jackson County Executive White And Sheriff Forté Issue Statement In Support Of Joint Detention Center Solution

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February 14, 2023 Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. and Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forté have issued the following statement in support of a joint detention center solution with the City of Kansas City, Missouri: “We have recently been made aware that…