AREA NEWS

Greetings from Cob at Dancing Rabbit, with another week in the life at your favorite ecovillage.  Just when we thought the roads were dry enough for Luke Zimmerman to come in and dig them up for us, the elements had different ideas.  Not that I need rain to get our truck stuck, apparently I can…

Trooper Receives State Employee Of The Month Award For Fiery Crash Rescue Caught On Dash Camera On Wednesday May 27, 2009, Governor Jay Nixon presented the April 2009 State Employee of the Month award to Sergeant Dale O. Jinkens, Troop A, at a ceremony held in the Governor’s Office at the Capitol.  Sergeant Jinkens was…

NEMO RPC to Host Missouri Community Betterment Meeting on Wednesday, June 3 MEMPHIS, MO — NEMO RPC Executive Director Nate Walker has announced that Jan Simon Executive Director for Missouri Community Betterment (MCB) will be in Memphis at the NEMO RPC Building at 326 East Jefferson Street on June 3rd  at 1:30 p.m. to present a program that will…

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests for the weeks of May 9 -27, 2009. Elizabeth Alice Derr age 23 DOB 11/01/1985 of Keokuk, IA was arrested on May 15, 2009 at 12:13am for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia by Missouri State Highway Patrol in Alexandria, MO.  She was transported to the…

Results Of “Click It Or Ticket” Enforcement Campaign Conducted In Troop B Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the results of the “Click It or Ticket” enforcement operation held in Adair County from May 18, 2009 through May 31, 2009.  The “Click It or Ticket” campaign is part of a…

MU Public Health Program Receives Grant to Combat Human Trafficking Grant will fund efforts to raise awareness and identify victims in mid-Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. – After drug dealing, trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the fastest growing, according to the U.S.…

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Politics at the expense of our seniors?  Readers–what are your thoughts?  Comments can be posted at the end of the story.

Troop B Officers To Participate In “10-Mile Trooper Project”    Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces that Troop B will participate in a program designed to provide maximum manpower during the travel days of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  The program, known as “10-mile Trooper Project”, is designed to provide…