McCaskill Works to Open Up Federal Spending Process
v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Shining a light on open government When U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill arrived in Washington, she looked at the federal government with the keen eye of an auditor and the logical persistence of a prosecutor, which drove her focus on government transparency and accountability and…
Read MoreAll Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Team
All Tri-County Conference Boys Basketball Team 2008-09 First Team Kiley Watson* Brashear Senior Curtiss Bunch LaPlata Senior Trae Treasure Brashear Senior Jordan Smith LaPlata Senior Taylor Wheeler LaPlata Soph. Aric Luman Novinger Senior Matt Thomas Brashear Junior Rollie Shatzer Bevier Senior…
Read MoreTri Rivers All Conference Basketball Teams 2008-09
Tri Rivers All Conference Basketball Teams 2008-09 Boy’s First Team Jacob Winkler* Schuyler Co. Senior Dennis Dent* Knox County Senior Daniel Mallette* Putnam County Junior Michael Brennan* Clark County Senior Logan Hill Milan Senior *Unanimous Selection Boy’s Second Team Bryan Plenge Clark County …
Read MoreClarence Cannon All-Conference Basketball Selections 2008-09
Clarence Cannon All-Conference Basketball Selections 2008-09 Girl’s First Team Jena Leathers* Macon Senior Jenna Mueller S. Shelby Junior Danielle Boulware Palmyra Senior Laura Williams Monroe City Senior Jordyn Tolliver Centralia Senior *Unanimous Selection Girl’s Second Team Abby Rowland Macon Senior Ashley Troyer S. Shelby Junior Taylor…
Read MoreArea Athletes Selected To All-Conference Teams
Area Athletes Selected To All-Conference Teams By David Sharp Five area athletes were named to the 2009 All Tri-Rivers and Tri-County Conference Basketball First Teams. Knox County seniors Dennis Dent and Tessa Ramer made the first team All Tri-Rivers squads. Brashear seniors Kiley Watson, Trae Treasure and Matt Thomas earned first team…
Read MoreHarrisburg Defeats Knox County Boys In Class 2 Sectional
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Read MoreMarion County And Canton Advance To Show-Me Showdown
Marion County And Canton Advance To Show-Me Showdown By David Sharp Canton (28-2) punched their ticket to the MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown II with a strong finish at the Class 2 Union Sectional to a 50-43 victory over Laquey. The Lady Tigers led by as many as 12 points before being tied in the…
Read MoreBridge Deck Repairs Scheduled on Route 61 in Clark County
Bridge Deck Repairs Scheduled on Route 61 in Clark County HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, the week of March 23, MoDOT crews will be patching the bridge decks on the Honey Creek and Buck Run Creek Bridges on southbound Route 61 in Clark County south of Wayland. Crews will be working from 8 a.m. to…
Read MoreU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MAKES AVAILABLE $1 BILLION IN RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR COPS PROGRAM
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MAKES AVAILABLE $1 BILLION IN RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR COPS PROGRAM WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Department of Justice is now accepting applications for $1 billion in Recovery Act Funds for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program. Approximately 5,500 law enforcement officer jobs will…
Read MoreBOND: AIG BONUSES OUTRAGEOUS
BOND: AIG BONUSES OUTRAGEOUS Obama Administration Failed to Prevent Misuse of Taxpayer Funds ‘We Need a Little Less Talk, A Lot More Action’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kit Bond today went to the Senate floor to blast the bonuses being paid to AIG after the taxpayers had to bail out the bank again. Bond…
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