Video Game Company, Epic Games, has “F” Rating with BBB

Creator of Fortnite has over 240 unanswered complaints The gaming company behind such popular titles as Fortnite and Infinity Blade has an “F” rating with Better Business Bureau due to unanswered customer complaints. BBB serving Eastern North Carolina (BBB) is warning consumers about Epic Games of Cary, NC, which has 279 BBB complaints on file

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New books at Cedar County Library

The Songbird by Marcia Willett – Taking a sabbatical in an English courtyside cottage to make a difficult decision about the woman he loves, Tim forges bonds with eccentric but loving locals who harbor their own private struggles. Enemy of My Enemy by W.E.B. Griffin – Searching for two Nazi criminals who have been broken

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Square Dance Friday night

On Friday, Jan. 18, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will hold  a dance with Jay Wright calling from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada.  Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer.  All dancers and interested persons are invited. For information, call the Harolds

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MSSU announces fall Deans List

The Deans List for the Fall 2018 semester at Missouri Southern State University has been released. The list recognizes full-time students who earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale. The students qualified for the honor by earning the required GPA while enrolled in 12 or more credit hours. Staci

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2019 Missouri Legislative Session begins

On Wednesday, January 9th, the first regular session of the 100th General Assembly began at noon in the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. The first day of session is generally ceremonial in nature and allows for the Speaker of the House and President Pro-Tem of the Senate to provide speeches on their legislative priorities.

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Hartzler requests congressional pay be withheld during partial government shutdown

In wake of the partial government shutdown, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) requested Jan. 10,that the House Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) withhold her Congressional pay “until an appropriation agreement to fund the entire government has taken effect.” “Even though Members of Congress continue receiving their salary through the ongoing partial government shutdown, many federal workers are

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MU Extension to educate cattle producers Feb. 11

MU Extension will have a beef cattle producers meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Cedar County Library, 717 East Street, Stockton.     Patrick Davis and Andy McCorkill, Regional Livestock Field Specialists with MU Extension, will provide the evening’s education. They will discuss proper replacement heifer and bull development. Cost of the

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Capitol Perspectives: The Art of Compromise

by Phill Brooks Members of Congress and the U.S. president might want to look to Missouri for lessons about the consequences of holding a government budget hostage to achieve a legislative objective.  In 2003 an example arose when a Missouri governor’s budget blackmail probably contributed to his re-election defeat.  For another governor, a budget compromise

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians My first day back in Jefferson City on Wednesday, Jan. 9, began with the welcome tradition of attending the Concord Baptist Church Annual Legislative Breakfast and Prayer Service for all Missouri government leaders.  This was my 7th year to attend this event sponsored by the Christian Life Commission of the Missouri

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MARRIAGES

CEDAR COUNTY Marriage Applications: Recorder of Deeds Office Cedar County Carole Wilkerson Recorder Norman Wayne Cypret, 49, Jerico Springs, and Adina Ann Penny, 49, Jerico Springs.   ST. CLAIR COUNTY Dillon Hames Logston and Savannah Michelle Chiles.

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