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Employment services set high bar
Employment Services Supervisor Missy McGaw cited a recent study conducted by Johnson and Johnson for the Department of Mental Health. Released earlier this year, the survey ranked Tri-County as the top overall community mental health center in Missouri for placing clients in jobs. The organization was also ranked third in terms of the number of placements relative to the number clients served.  ... Read more
Deputy sheriff charged with 2 felonies
Trash recycling needs more participants
Dog saves owner from terrible fire
City holds retirement ceremony for Chief
City officials sworn into office
Going to Boston to dance
MoDOT gears up to make Kansas City trash free
City to look into aquatics center
Habitat contractor barge capsizes
Boaters beware: mussels at lake
Take precautions during heavy rains, flooding
Aldermen & Fire Board races begin
Drug investigation nets 17 in one morning
Board approves logo contest
Christian School has great food drive
Reservations being taken for Mormon temple tours
Sheriff limits support for triathlon
County taps new park director
Clay County offices draw interest
Register to vote by March 7 for April election
Blues band amazes fans
Downtown restrooms coming
Town meeting held with Missouri state political office holders
City sent some letters to Redgate customers
Winter weather finally in forecast
Jack Corum dies
Local Attorney denied zoo position
Smithville Lake user fees going up
City office position filing begins
Federal Grand Jury indicts bank robbery suspects
Montessori receives notable Key Award
Police Chief runs for State Representative
Aldermen select Jim’s Disposal Service
Baptist sign passes 1st reading
Woods Court residents rebuild their subdivision entrance divider
Former county auditor Norris charged
New dementia care facility
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Nixon to appoint new judge
14% voter turnout in county; zoo tax passes
First nationwide Emergency Alert System test Nov. 9
Ford plant brings more jobs
Hurlburt named Coast Guard official
City drops merit raise
Home offers senior care
Hospital sells gifts
Tournament pays $5,200
Aldermen approve raises, retirement
Residents view sign proposals
Digest enters story
Octoberfest2011Story
Fall homecoming a big success
Homecoming Queen Jaci Henshaw
Local restaurant visited by TV producers.
Sheriff lobbies for raises as 2012 budget process begins
Nixon appoints Ernzen auditor
Cropland investment opportunities explored
City plans to set tax rate
Boa constrictor found in Trimble
Unclaimed lottery ticket bought in Smithville
Favorite festival foods to return

State News

With Nixon’s approval, cell phones could be added to no call list
The General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday, May 15, that would allow Missourians to register their cell phones with the state’s “no call list.”  ... Read more
Missouri State Parks encourages participation in Kids to Parks Day
Lawmakers move through bills as session nears end
Class of 2012 graduates with great style
With week left in session, legislative focus unclear
Thousands of Missourians to bike to work May 18
Democratic Party state convention set for June 9
Shon Pernice sentenced to 15 years in death of wife
Senator accepting applications for military academies
Lockridge appointed interim police chief
EDC reviews successes
Study: Uncollected online sales tax costing Missouri millions annually
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month
Boy Scouts hold Eagle Court of Honor
FalconCam shows chicks in nest, 2 eggs left
More Missourians file taxes online
Governor vetos two bills
Lottery sales put gas in school buses
Flags ordered to half-staff on April 14 for fallen soldier
Declining unemployment numbers bring sudden end to federal assistance
Former governor indicted on laundering charges
Legislators give update
Political leaders look ahead to base closures
Tax holiday for energy-efficient appliances
McCaskill calls for cigarette tax increase
Resurfacing begins on Highway 92
Lawmakers eye anti-meth decongestant
Governor wants to add $68M to state budget
Court upholds House district boundaries
Zebra mussels found
Kelli’s Korner doing well
House passes budget
Peck Ranch refuge off limits to turkey hunters
National Weather Service tests simplified language
Traffic deaths on the rise
House budget chair argues with those who ‘buy ink by the barrel’
Senate highway bill a mixed bag for Missouri
Missouri chooses its presidential nominee — take two
Police Chief retires
President to speak at Joplin graduation
Corps fixing levees before flood season
Videos on tornado sheltering available in preparation for severe weather season and statewide tornado drill
Farm income, food prices to decline slightly in 2012
Missouri Senators at middle of political spectrum
Missouri storm season unpredictable
Blunt fifth most powerful senator
Unemployment hits 3-year low
Students seek lower voting age for primaries
Shipping on Missouri River starts early
House Speaker defends decision to include Limbaugh in hall of fame
House budget draft heads to the floor
Senate looks to add transparency to the redistricting
Business-backed bills advance in the legislature
House reverses cuts to colleges with money from the blind
Candidate filing undeterred by redistricting confusion
Candidates for national, statewide office begin filing under new districts
House weighs flat-tax plan
State budget short $500 million plus or minus
Governor releases some withheld education funds
House passes tax amnesty bill
Senators block food stamp photo I.D. bill
Candidate filing begins with redistricting still in flux
Blues band amazes fans
House OKs English-only driver’s license exams
Senate Apportionment Commission OKs tentative map
Senate debates contraception bill
Judge throws out MOSIRA
Dispute renewed over Congressional districts
Bill seeks to limit tanning bed use for teens
Senate approves delay of candidate filing date
Nixon denounces proposed social services cuts
Initial approval for workers’ comp reform
Distracted driving ban mulled
Committee considers changes to sex offender registry
Senate jumps into contraception debate
Senator tackles child care’s low-wage trap
As long as 10 story building is tall
Nixon appoints associate circuit judge
Senate kills gubernatorial appointments
Senators look at drastic measures to deal with unaccredited schools
Missouri Dems rally to block workplace discrimination bill
Education committee hears teacher tenure and evaluation bill
Senate redistricting starts all over again
Dems block ‘paycheck protection' bill
House talks about extending term limits

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