National
Number of Americans living paycheck to paycheck jumps 7 percent, report shows(The Center Square) – A growing number of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck despite increasing wages, a newly released report found. PYMNTS and Lending Club released the report, which… Read More
National, State Government
Sen. Hawley endorses Rep. Hartzler in MO Senate race, applauds her grit and fighting spiritU.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler faces an uphill climb for name recognition in her statewide campaign to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri. But she received a big lift… Read More
National
Dress A Girl group in Cassville makes and sends clothing to impoverished boys and girls around the worldCASSVILLE, Mo. – Emmanuel Baptist Church in Cassville has taken the initiative to fund and house a local “Dress A Girl” chapter to send dresses to impoverished women across the… Read More
National
Texas congresswoman, Texas sue CDC over air travel mask mandate(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, represented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the state of Texas are suing the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More
National
Unruly passenger who threatened to ‘bring down’ flight near Kansas City to get psychiatric examKANSAS CITY, Mo. – The man charged with assaulting the crew and threatening to “bring down” a commercial flight near Kansas City Sunday will get a psychiatric evaluation, a court… Read More
National
Republican governors, two premiers ask Biden, Trudeau to reinstate vaccine, quarantine exemptions(The Center Square) – Two Canadian premiers and 16 U.S. governors asked President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday to reinstate the vaccine and quarantine exemptions… Read More
State Government
Pritzker insists school masks still mandated despite judge and legislators blocking rule(The Center Square) – Despite a district court judge and a top legislative committee blocking Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask and exclusion mandate, the governor says students are still required… Read More
National
Study: America’s economy has seen talent ‘shift’ to heartland over the last decade(The Center Square) – America’s economy has seen a “shift” in workforce talent from coastal cities to the country’s heartland over the last decade, according to a new study. The … Read More
Local News, Uncategorized
Couple buys old Clinton City Hall, plans to make it an event spaceCLINTON, Mo. – The city of Clinton can look forward to a new, but familiar place for community gatherings this fall as Mike and Belinda Meyers purchased the old City… Read More
National
Report: Great Resignation contributed to inflation in 2021(The Center Square) – People switching jobs during the Great Resignation contributed to rising inflation in 2021, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. “The… Read More
State Government
State Representative Ron Copeland to run for re-electionPRESS RELEASE – Incumbent Ron Copeland will be seeking a second term in the Missouri House of Representatives in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. Due to redistricting, Copeland… Read More
State Government
Marshfield School District moving to four-day weeksMARSHFIELD, Mo. – After much deliberation and debate, the Marshfield School Board has voted to adopt a four-day school week amid shortages of teachers, substitutes, staff and bus drivers. The… Read More
National
Wholesale prices jump in January as inflation continues to soar(The Center Square) – Wholesale prices jumped a full percentage point in January and 9.7 percent over last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday, as inflation continues its… Read More
National
New Biden administration official discusses sexual deviancy, defends beastiality in past interviewsWASHINGTON D.C. – A recent high-level addition to the Biden Administration is raising some eyebrows after it was discovered the new hire partakes in what many consider to be vastly… Read More
National
Durham filing alleges Hillary Clinton’s team ‘mined’ White House servers to dig up dirt on Trump(The Center Square) – A new report from a Department of Justice investigation has sparked widespread controversy surrounding the Hillary Clinton campaign’s role in the investigation into Russia’s alleged interference… Read More
State Government
Pressure mounts on MSU as it continues to enforce mask mandateSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – While the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators voted to reject a newly proposed mask mandate last month, Missouri State University’s Board of Governors has yet to… Read More
National
Amazon exec moved from Washington to Texas ahead of capital gains tax(The Center Square) – Dave Clark, Amazon’s worldwide consumer CEO, moved from the Seattle area to Dallas last fall, according to several media reports. The move came a few months… Read More
National
Blinken: Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin ‘at any time’(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen “at any time,” further heightening concerns in the region, which… Read More
National, State Government
Portions of eastern Missouri are getting a new area codeST. LOUIS, Mo. – Parts of Eastern Missouri will be getting a new area code for new phone numbers that could go into effect as early as this summer. The… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Progressives discredit Black Republican history“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”… Read More