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KTTN Trenton
Sky lantern sparks fire at Nestlé plant in Trenton
...Rural Fire Protection District, the Trenton Police Department, Grundy County Ambulance, Trenton Municipal Utilities, and the Missouri Division of Fire Safety Investigation Unit. Trenton firefighters were...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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West Plains Daily Quill
WEST PLAINS POLICE DEPARTMENT
...business employee over the phone. He took a report and a probable cause statement was sent to the municipal prosecutor. At 1:55 p.m. April 15, Officer Brixey was dispatched to the 1400 block of Southern...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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Washington Missourian
Revitalizing Downtown Union meeting set for May 15
...Steve Weinhold, Alderman Barbara Laberer and ReDiscover Union board member Rita Koritz. Back row: Mayor Bob Schmuke and ReDiscover Union board member Travis Blankenship. Submitted Photo Representatives...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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Construction Forum St​. Louis
Poettker Announces Six Employee Promotions
...Education, Distribution, Federal Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-Family, Municipal, Recreation, Retail, and Utility industries. The company prides itself on building long-lasting...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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St​. Louis Review
Band teachers at area Catholic schools say teaching students has many rewards
...-Columbia and can play a half-dozen instruments. Outside of school, she performs with the St. Charles Municipal Band on clarinet and serves as assistant director of the program. Her music ministry has spanned...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Missouri Bar
Andy Briscoe collaborates with legislators, lawyers as Missouri Bar government relations director
...the Missouri Department of Public Safety, an assistant prosecuting attorney, a city attorney, a municipal judge, and a private practitioner. This wide-ranging experience has proven helpful when working...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Springfield Daily Citizen
SPS ‘watchdog’ group wants action over school board member’s MEC ruling, 2021 payment
...Representatives District 135, running against incumbent Democrat Rep. Betsy Fogle. Hasty ran for Springfield City Council in 2021, and picked up a candidate packet in 2023 to run for school board, but did not turn...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KTVI Fox 2
Half-cent sales tax increase proposed in St. Louis for early childhood education
...St. Louis’ total sales tax rate above 10%. FOX 2 has reached out to Clark Hubbard’s Office and the St. Louis Mayor’s Office for comment, but we have yet to hear back at time of this story’s publication.
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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My Ozarks Online
Senate Committee Targets K.C. Mayor Invitation To Immigrants
Kansas City Mayors Office A Missouri Senate committee is targeting Kansas City over Mayor Quinton Lucas’s invitation to immigrants to move there and find work. Marshall Griffin has details: (Missourinet)
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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105​.9 KGBX
MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN Season 3 Trailer Promises 'Next Level' Drama
Springfield, Missouri's Variety Station, Michael Jackson, Pink, Prince, Ed Sheeran, Journey, Bruno Mars. Listen on the iHeartRadio. Best Variety of the '80s, '90s & Today. © 2024 iHeartMedia, Inc.
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KSMO Radio
Local News - Friday, April 26th, 2024
...school" property to the Salem Housing Authority. Alderman Bolerjack and Alderwoman Dent voted no and Mayor Parker had to break the tie and he voted yes to approve and pass this resolution. The meeting was...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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Springfield News-Leader
'Remarkable' student governor Bradley Cooper leaves MSU board after making history
...more than I did and I'd been on the board two years," said Wasson, a real estate developer and former mayor of Nixa. "He did it like he did everything else. He went to every department, every dean, asked how...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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Jefferson City News Tribune
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions to Missouri budget
...it 8.25 percent to 8.5 percent as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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St​. Louis Argus
St. Louis: A Time for Patience and Empathy with Safety and Common Sense in Mind
How St. Louis embraces a new approach to tackling societal issues, with Mayor Tishaura Jones leading the way for inclusivity and accountability. Image by Downtown St. Louis/Facebook St. Louis is currently...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KCUR
Kansas City keeps buses free to ride for another year, but will study whether to revive some fares
The Kansas City Council renewed its annual contract with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, which costs $70.8 million. Kansas City Council renewed its annual contract with the Kansas City Area...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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Washington Missourian
Revitalizing Downtown Union meeting set for May 15
...Steve Weinhold, Alderman Barbara Laberer and ReDiscover Union board member Rita Koritz. Back row: Mayor Bob Schmuke and ReDiscover Union board member Travis Blankenship. Submitted Photo Representatives...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
Strong wind gusts cause damage throughout mid-Missouri
...address. Viewers also reported multiple downed power lines and poles in Cooper County. In Sedalia, the mayor said the city had received multiple reports of downed trees in the roadway because of the strong wind...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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Branson Tri-Lakes News
JATC celebrates Junior Auxiliary Week
...The JATC received proclamations from three cities in Taney County for the week. The city of Branson (Mayor Larry Milton), city of Hollister (Mayor Lamar Patton), and city of Forsyth (Mayor Missi Hesketh) presented...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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WDAF-TV (FOX 4) Kansas City
Red light cameras could come back to Kansas City
...old enforcement tool. "The St. Louis Board of Alderman has passed a new board bill, the [St. Louis] Mayor is likely to sign in connection with reinstituting red light cameras," said Kansas City Mayor Quinton...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Joplin Globe
New truck stops, restaurants coming to Jasper, Sarcoxie
...nine diesel islands for professional drivers. The location will also have Dunkin' Donuts." Jasper Mayor Becky Elliott said residents were excited when they found out Love's was building in their community....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
Jackson County prosecutor says crime reduction model returning, will focus on KC juvenile crime, gun violence
...member that serves on this board is just as important as the police chief, the prosecutor, or the mayor," she said. Peters Baker said the community will lead this effort, so they’ll find the people who...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City
Developer talks about $3.7 million settlement to end landfill proposal in south Kansas City
...metro for decades. Monheiser believed the landfill would have been safe.But fierce grassroots efforts, city government intervention, and a political action committee's opposition frustrated her plans.KMBC asked...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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MissouriNet
Senate committee targets Kansas City over invitation to immigrant workers
Photo courtesy of Mayor Quinton Lucas's Facebook page A Missouri Senate committee is targeting Kansas City over Mayor Quinton Lucas’s invitation to immigrants to move there and find work. As the Senate...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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St​. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis leaders will take trade mission to Canada, built around inaugural nonstop flight to Montreal
...week on the first day of the new nonstop international flight from St. Louis to Montreal. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, along with other trade mission delegates,...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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City Lifestyle Phoenix
Coming Soon: Frenchtown Great Streets
...development director. "There will be no amplified music past 10:00 p.m., for example. "One of the goals of Mayor Dan Borgmeyer is to make changes to St. Charles that will make it more attractive to the younger generation....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Kansas City Pitch Weekly   +2 other publications
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City to Missouri budget
...which would make it 8.25% to 8.5% as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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The Pitch   +1 other publication
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City to Missouri budget
...which would make it 8.25% to 8.5% as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Kirksville Daily Express
Rodney Sadler appointed deputy city manager for city of Kirksville
After a comprehensive search, Kirksville City Manager Mari Macomber announced that Rodney Sadler will serve as deputy city manager for the city of Kirksville. Sadler has served as the city’s Parks and Recreation...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Neosho Daily News
The importance of citizen engagement in the political process
...however, when we see low voter turnout in local elections for important issues or elected positions like city council or school board. These positions hold significant influence over our daily lives and the future...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Neosho Daily News
The new gold
...were pushed through, with little discussion. Section 210.1360, "This section shall not prohibit any state agency from disclosing personally identifiable information to any governmental entity or its agents,...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Gasconade County Republican
GCR 4-24-24
...executive session Monday of Owensville’s Board of Aldermen, John Kamler opened his final meeting as mayor, welcoming newly-elected Mayor Kevin McFadden to the role. … R-2 board discusses teacher retention...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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University Missouri-St​.Louis Current
Accomplished student-athletes lead UMSL Athletics to new heights
...areas that I gleaned from having experienced professors for four years." Men’s tennis player Jose Mayorga (Photo courtesy of Patrick Clark/Athlete’s Eye Photography) Jose Mayorga Men’s Tennis A native...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KSMU Radio
Inclusive playgrounds are being built in the Ozarks, allowing kids with differing abilities to play together and offering better access for caregivers
...used. It's just — it's quieter up here, and I just, it's more serene. I really like it up here." Ava Mayor David Norman said the park is probably the most important area in his town of around 3,000 people....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Grain Valley News
Board of Aldermen meeting recap
...Alderman. The board then moved into oaths of office for elected officials. Four elected officials, Mayor Mike Todd, Ward I Alderman Kyle Sole, Ward II Alderman Rick Knox, and Ward III Alderman Ryan Skinner,...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KMOX Radio 1120 St​. Louis
St. Louis All Local PM: Planned Parenthood ban, police control, traffic enforcement, Boeing quarterly results
...straight party-line vote. A bill to move control of the St. Louis City Police Department from the Mayor to a state-appointed Board of Commissioners is heard in committee. St. Louis police continue to focus...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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stjosephpost​.com (Blog)
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City
...which would make it 8.25% to 8.5% as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Taxes 
 
West Side Leader
OUTDOORS: Program encourages support of natural resources
...protection of natural resources. In 1976 the organization led the effort to establish the one-eighth cent sales tax that provides broad-based funding for the department. Other familiar projects that the organization...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KTVI Fox 2
Half-cent sales tax increase proposed in St. Louis for early childhood education
...St. Louis’ total sales tax rate above 10%. FOX 2 has reached out to Clark Hubbard’s Office and the St. Louis Mayor’s Office for comment, but we have yet to hear back at time of this story’s publication.
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KCUR
Kansas City keeps buses free to ride for another year, but will study whether to revive some fares
The Kansas City Council renewed its annual contract with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, which costs $70.8 million. Kansas City Council renewed its annual contract with the Kansas City Area...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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City Lifestyle Phoenix
Coming Soon: Frenchtown Great Streets
...development director. "There will be no amplified music past 10:00 p.m., for example. "One of the goals of Mayor Dan Borgmeyer is to make changes to St. Charles that will make it more attractive to the younger generation....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KXCV FM 90​.5 Maryville
Missouri Senate advances KC weapons facility tax break without aid for nuclear waste victims
...provisions. It still faces a final Senate vote before it moves to the Missouri House. The bill offers a sales tax exemption on construction material to help finance an expansion of a National Nuclear Security...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Maries County Advocate
Maries County Commission hires IT service out of Union
...visit, which the commission accepted. Tax Revenue Treasurer Angie Stricklan reported the county’s sales tax figures for April. All four of the county’s sales taxes increased by 3 percent over April 2023....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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St​. Louis American
Sen. Williams wants 30-day ‘temp tag’ extension
...shop.’" Clark said he knows of several families that "fell on hard times" and paying the personal property tax required to receive a non-temporary tag "becomes a major burden.’ "We do not want to remove accountability....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Gasconade County Republican
Recognizing when it’s time to go
...investigation that ultimately led to conviction for seeking funds for support of legislation backed by transportation interests. Rabbitt had been a powerful and effective speaker. After his death, the Associated...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Perryville Republic-Monitor
Missouri Senate advances KC weapons facility tax break without aid for nuclear waste victims
...manufactures the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons. Missouri lawmakers are hoping to approve a sales tax exemption on construction materials for the private developer building the expansion (Allison...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Salem News MO
Missouri’s senior property tax freeze still dogged by unanswered questions
...General Assembly scrambled to act on an issue popular with voters who turn out in large numbers: property tax cuts for seniors in the form of a tax freeze. Lawmakers passed a vague directive letting counties...
04/23/2024   USA USA    Online
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Business 
 
Jefferson City News Tribune
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions to Missouri budget
...it 8.25 percent to 8.5 percent as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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KCUR
Kansas City keeps buses free to ride for another year, but will study whether to revive some fares
The Kansas City Council renewed its annual contract with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, which costs $70.8 million. Kansas City Council renewed its annual contract with the Kansas City Area...
04/26/2024   USA USA    Online
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WDAF-TV (FOX 4) Kansas City   +1 other publication
Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,748 per week
...unabashedly us. We lead as humans first and believe the unique qualities of each team member make us better together. We share a purpose for helping others and the drive to make a difference. And we offer endless...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KTVI Fox 2
Contractor makes million-dollar mistake on I-55 project: who’s paying the bill?
...here in the St. Louis metro area, but construction crews hit a bump. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is spending $63 million to rehabilitate 26 bridges along I-55, connecting the City of...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KOLR Ozarksfirst   +1 other publication
Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,000 per week
...unabashedly us. We lead as humans first and believe the unique qualities of each team member make us better together. We share a purpose for helping others and the drive to make a difference. And we offer endless...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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City Lifestyle Phoenix
Coming Soon: Frenchtown Great Streets
...development director. "There will be no amplified music past 10:00 p.m., for example. "One of the goals of Mayor Dan Borgmeyer is to make changes to St. Charles that will make it more attractive to the younger generation....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Kansas City Pitch Weekly   +2 other publications
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City to Missouri budget
...which would make it 8.25% to 8.5% as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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The Pitch   +1 other publication
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City to Missouri budget
...which would make it 8.25% to 8.5% as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Osage County Unterrified Democrat
CMCA kicks off Osage County Action Plan for Food and Health Security
...include lack of knowledge about health resources, the perceived stigma of asking for help, lack of transportation and access, changes in eligibility for public assistance programs, and lack of knowledge of health...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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West Side Leader
Calendar of events April 25-May 2
...and safety day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eureka High School, 4525 Hwy. 109. View different modes of transportation while learning about safety with the Eureka Police Department. Sponsor: Eureka Parks and Recreation...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Maries County Advocate   +1 other publication
Statewide office candidates speak at Truman Day dinner
...if anyone knew the most common complaint the attorney general’s office receives. Someone guessed Sunshine Law violations. "No, not the Sunshine Law though it should," Gross said. "The Attorney General’s...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Startland News
Meet LaunchKC’s latest crew of social changemakers; cohort excited for connectivity
...Social Venture Studio; photo by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu, Startland News LaunchKC, an initiative of the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC) and the Downtown Council (DTC), announced...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Construction Forum St​. Louis
FreightWeekSTL Returns May 13-17
...Infrastructure Investment as an Economic Driver . Shayne Gill, Program Director for Multimodal Transportation at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is the featured speaker....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Gasconade County Republican
AQM, county to map out bid specs, upgrade to harden computer network
...because of a lone holdout property owner. The owners’ consent is needed in the event the county needs right-of-way space for maintaining the road. Regarding county roads, the Commission Thursday morning was...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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Gasconade County Republican
Recognizing when it’s time to go
...investigation that ultimately led to conviction for seeking funds for support of legislation backed by transportation interests. Rabbitt had been a powerful and effective speaker. After his death, the Associated...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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St​. Louis Post Dispatch
  / Potential Paywall
In response to state threat, St. Louis agency offers $10 million to speed up road projects
Jacob Barker ST. LOUIS — The region’s transportation planning arm is offering to kick in up to $10 million more on local road projects, hoping to ward off a threat from the Missouri Department of Transportation...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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KSMU Radio
Inclusive playgrounds are being built in the Ozarks, allowing kids with differing abilities to play together and offering better access for caregivers
...used. It's just — it's quieter up here, and I just, it's more serene. I really like it up here." Ava Mayor David Norman said the park is probably the most important area in his town of around 3,000 people....
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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stjosephpost​.com (Blog)
Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City
...which would make it 8.25% to 8.5% as of Wednesday. The penalty is withholding grants administered by state agencies. It is triggered when a complaint is made, and requires "any member of the general assembly"...
04/25/2024   USA USA    Online
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cassville-democrat​.com
Through the Years, April 24
...Cassville and the Arkansas line south of Seligman has been in process by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department for a number of years. At question now is a relocation possibility in the Seligman...
04/24/2024   USA USA    Online
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