The Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society in St. Joseph, MO will host their third annual genealogy conference on Sat., July 30, 2016 at the Remington Nature Center, 1502 MacArthur Drive, St. Joseph, MO. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration and check-in begin at 8:30 a...
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri (CAPNCM) presented its Outstanding Service to Community Action Award to Mayor Lawrence Allen at the 2016 Missouri CAN Annual Conference. This award recognizes individuals, organizations, and businesses that have contributed to Community Action’...
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri (CAPNCM) presented its Outstanding Service to Community Action Award to Mayor Lawrence Allen at the 2016 Missouri CAN Annual Conference. This award recognizes individuals, organizations, and businesses that have contributed to Community Action’...
With the launch of Morning Star Inn and Retreat Cottage, opened by Mike and Teressa Ford, comes some much needed lodging to Hamilton and Caldwell County. The venture is the brain storm of Ashley Lee and has involved the entire Ford family.
The Inn, formerly M&M apartments and located at 409...
At the end of the Second Regular Session of the 98th General Assembly on May 13, the Senate and the House had agreed and finally passed 149 pieces of legislation. Sixty-three were from the Senate, and 86 came from the House – including 16 bills that set the state budget for Fiscal Year 2017.
After...
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Preparing Students for College and the Workplace (SB 638)
Missouri legislators approved legislation this year to help better prepare young people for college and the workplace. Recently signed into law by Governor Nixon, the legislation requires school districts to implement a...
HAMILTON, Mo. – A concrete replacement project on U.S. Route 36 and Route 13 in the city limits of Hamilton will cause delays for some motorists next week. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the driving lanes of both east and westbound U.S. Route 36 from 6:30 a.m....
April and May were busy months for Daniel Adams and Mark Lusk, two Scouts of Hamilton Troop 1836 who headed projects to clear and map gravestones in the old Sloan Cemetery in Rockford Township.
Abandoned for decades, the Sloan Cemetery may not be known to some who live nearby. It sits off State Hwy...
Celebrating Our Independence
This holiday weekend, as you are enjoying the company of family and friends against the backdrop of dazzling firework displays, I hope you will pause to remember the true significance of Independence Day. We are a nation and a people with innumerable blessings and...
As a Missouri state senator representing Caldwell, Carroll, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray, Saline and Livingston counties, I see year after year how full this time of year becomes with our many county fair events. I love traveling across our part of the state, watching our 4-H and FFA members...