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Polo Trail Blazers 4-H members with the check received from FCS financial.

Polo Trail Blazers 4-H Club receives grant

The Polo Trail Blazers 4-H Club is the recipient of a “Shaping Rural Missouri Grant” from FCS Financial. The grant is given to organizations to undertake for a service project within their community. The Polo Trail Blazers applied for the funds to build four Panther Pride boxes for Bright Futures...

It was my honor to present Recovery Lighthouse of Warrensburg with a resolution from the Missouri Senate, in recognition of National Recovery Month.

Senator Denny Hoskins Capitol Report

Back in the District The halls of the Missouri State Capitol are quiet again, following the week-long extraordinary session in mid-September. Instead, lawmakers are back home, spending time in their respective districts, connecting with constituents and listening to their concerns. Recently, I had...

Scuttlebutt by Pat O'Connor

Welcome to the Scuttlebutt. We strive to provide information to local veterans and share a little bit about life in the military. This week we are again returning to the Korean war, but with a little different twist. I chose to detail the experience of one particular Marine. The Korean War was...

Neely welcomes latecomer to Governor’s race

With two first-time gubernatorial candidates vying for the GOP nomination, conservatives hope to see a rigorous debate on crucial healthcare issues Today, Rep. Jim Neely (R-Cameron) welcomed Mike Parson to the Republican primary for Governor. “I’m pleased to see that the race is finally heating up...

Representative Jim Neely's Capitol Report

Lawmakers to Convene for Special Session to Address Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Issue In a few weeks legislators will return to Jefferson City for the constitutionally-mandated veto session, and this week we learned we will have additional work in the form of a special session called by Gov. Mike...

Hamilton Steam & Gas Engine Show results

Hamilton held their annual Northwest Missouri Steam and Gas Engine Show over the weekend. Due to the weather, the tractor pull on Saturday was cancelled when a heavy rain Friday night put a damper on the event. The rest of the scheduled events went on as scheduled. (See image gallery for more...

Animal abuse may be added to Nelson's list of crimes

The following video was provided by KCTV5. The original article can be found at their website at https://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/landowner-says-suspect-in-death-in....

Quilt blocks needed for Missouri's bicentennial

I would like to share with you information regarding the Quilt that is being made for Missouri's bicentennial. The state historical society is asking for quilt blocks to be submitted from every county of the state. They will then be sewn into a quilt, which will travel around the state as we...

Hamilton holds annual tractor pull July 27th

First Place winner of the 8500 Pro Field A-Pump class was Mark Lakey of Braymer on his 1466 IH “Insanity” with a run of 344’ 37”. For results of the Hamilton Tractor Pull and more pictures, see this week's issue of the Caldwell County News!

The Pee Wee’s show their goats at the Caldwell County Fair.

Caldwell County Livestock Fair held July 18 & 19

The Caldwell County Fair kicked off its event on Thursday evening with the Caldwell County Queen contest. Madison Rechtermann was crowned the 2019 queen by her sister Kaitlyn, who held the previous title in 2018. The goat show started at 6 p.m. immediately followed by the sheep show. The weather...