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Prepare for disease outbreaks in livestock operations with written plan

A written plan to respond to disease outbreaks for your livestock operation is like insurance. You hope you never need it. You may never need it. But if there is an outbreak, the economic survival of your livestock operation might depend on having that plan. Planning and prevention are the best...

Unofficial Results of Municipal Election

Caldwell County Municipal Election Results (unofficial)

CALDWELL COUNTY QUESTION YES 733 NO 249 BRECKENRIDGE SCHOOL BOARD (SELECT 3) Rosemary Sayers 59 Terri Adams 58 Roger Gaunt 38 Heather Woodcock 36 Write Ins 2 KINGSTON 42 SCHOOL BOARD (SELECT 3) Angela Bethel 30 Debra Fleming 34 Melissa Fleming (W) 12 Write Ins 11 KINGSTON 42 SCHOOL...

County Student Art Show April 7 & 8

Caldwell County Arts and The Hamilton Bank are sponsoring the 8th annual County-wide Student Art Show Friday April 7, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Polo Community Building. Last year there were over 400 entries. The show is open to all Caldwell...

The Battle for Property Rights Still Electrifying the Prairie

The small savings offered to municipalities cannot overcome the tremendous burden to Missouri landowners that would come with the Grain Belt Express, says Block Grain Belt Express-Missouri, in the wake of last week’s evidentiary hearing before the Missouri Public Service Commission. “A majority of...

Sanctuary cities do not have a mandate to protect criminal illegals, says AMAC

"The last time I looked, aiding and abetting a criminal in the commission of a crime is, itself, a crime and the perpetrator is usually charged, arrested and held. So, why are Mayors DeBlasio of New York City, Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles and their colleagues in so-called sanctuary cities across...

Representative Neely's Capitol Report

Greetings Friends of the 8th Legislative District! House Advances Legislation to Allow Missourians to Obtain REAL ID-Compliant Photo Identification (HB 151) Legislation that would give Missourians the option to obtain photo identification that complies with the federal REAL ID Act is now on its...

Going Strong After Return From Spring Break

Compassion and generosity are not rare qualities of the people of Missouri. On the contrary, we embrace and humbly display them. In recent weeks, we have seen enormous efforts to help our friends and families in the Sunflower State. As you may know, grass fires have sullied the lands of Kansas....

Senate Repeals Title X Obama Regulation

Washington, D.C.: Yesterday the Senate passed House Joint Resolution 43, which repeals a Title X rule from the Obama Administration that removed the ability of states to withhold funds from abortion clinics such as Planned Parenthood. The House passed this resolution on February 16, 2017. It...

Work Zones are No Phone Zones

As winter turns to spring, the Missouri Department of Transportation is asking drivers to turn off their phones for workers in work zones. Motorists will see more construction and maintenance work zones on the 5,625 miles of state roads and bridges across northwest Missouri in the coming weeks. To...

Green Hills Telephone Corporation Celebrates 65th Annual Meeting

Over 240 people arrived at the Breckenridge School on Friday, March 31, 2017, for the 65th Annual Meeting of the Telephone Cooperative. Green Hills Telephone began providing telephone service in and around Breckenridge in the early 50’s; since then it has grown to offer Local & Long Distance...