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Hartzler statement on B-21 basing

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) released the following statement in response to the Air Force’s announcement of their plans to base the B-21 Raider at Whiteman Air Force Base. “I am pleased and proud that today the Air Force officially announced their decision to base the B-21 Raider at Whiteman Air Force Base.  The Whiteman community,

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Warmer weather and much needed rain has finally arrived.  It’s evident by the grass and wheat starting to green up and grow.  It’s also evident by looking down freshly planted corn rows and seeing the new crop sprout and emerge. Cemetery maintenance: As we make plans to remember our loved ones

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Big ag is a mystery to many

by Dan Cassidy “Big Ag” is a term used often in the media. While its meaning is shrouded in mystery, the term is usually not said in a positive context.  Users of the term are generally outspoken critics of U.S. food policy, national agriculture leaders or large farm organizations.  Keen readers will notice a pattern,

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Don’t doom next year’s bloom

Leave the leaves on flowering bulbs. One of the joys of spring is the emergence and flowering of bulbs such as daffodils, tulips and hyacinths, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. If you want them to keep flowering year after year, don’t mow them down after they have spent their last flower, as

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Senate leaders comment on recent developments on the charges against the Governor

Missouri Senate Majority Caucus Leaders issued the following statement on the dismissal of charges against the governor in St. Louis. “The dismissal of the felony invasion of privacy charge does not change the facts that have been revealed to the Missouri House of Representative’s Special Investigative Committee on Oversight. The House’s investigation and the Circuit

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Mother’s Day Cards Provided to Vernon County Inmates

Gary Almquist is one of eight pastors that serve as chaplains to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department. Because of his ministry, The Father’s Love, this will be the fourth year that the inmates at the jail have been able to participate in the Mother’s Day card program. The inmates were given Mother’s Day cards to

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Seminars promise real estate success, may result in lost funds

Seminars promise real estate success, may result in lost funds House flipping seminars that promise attendees can get rich quickly by learning a few tricks to take advantage of the real estate market have cost some hopeful investors thousands. They often lure consumers with a free seminar, often promising a meal, a gift or a

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SERVICE AWARDS

SERVICE AWARDS – It is our pleasure to inform you that Lynne Hedrick, third from right, was selected to receive the Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award. Also pictured are (from left) Rep. Warren Love, Joseph “Carter” Kinkead (Benton, Co.), Billy Pearson (Hickory Co.), Lynne Hedrick (Cedar Co.), Charles Bourland (St. Clair Co.) and Senator Sandy

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Medical marijuana to be on Missouri November ballot

Find The Cures, an effort to legalize medical marijuana and fund research for cancer and other incurable diseases has collected more than 300,000 signatures, and submitted enough valid petitions to appear on the ballot this November. Proceeds from the Amendment are required by law to support medical research and reduce, and eventually eliminate, income taxes

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Hartzler on Iran Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, made the following remarks regarding the President’s announcement on the Iran Deal: “The Administration’s decision to withdraw from the current Iran nuclear agreement demonstrates the severe flaws within its framework. The current agreement does not stop Iran’s

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