A BENEFIT CONCERT IS BEING HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT BUEKER MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.. THE CONCERT IS HOSTED BY THE MARSHAL COMMUNITY CHORUS, WITH THE GUEST CHOIR OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO MEN'S CHORUS...
THE KANSAS CITY METRO MENS CHORUS IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NOEL FULKERSON, A MALTA BEND NATIVE..
THE CONCERT HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY RON DUVAL, A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE OF FULKERSON, AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARSHALL FOOD PANTRY. A FREE WILL OFFERING WILL BE TAKEN TO BENEFIT THE FOOD PANTRY IN MARSHALL. THE CONCERT GETS UNDER WAY AT 3 O'CLOCK SUNDAY AFTERNOON..
SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WRAPPED UP FRIDAY.. ANDY BAILEY WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PLEASANT HILL SAYS ONE OF THE THING THEY FOUND OUT, EVEN BEFORE THE TORNADO SAFETY TEST THIS WEEK WAS THAT NOT ALL TOWNS AND COUNTIES USE THE SAME WARNING FOR SEVERE WEATHER. BAILEY SAYS EVERYONE HAS TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE ON THIS ONE
BAILEY SAYS EMERGENCY MANAGERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM SET OF SIREN GUIDELINES IN AN EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE MORE CLEARLY DURING WEATHER EMERGENCIES
ONE WAY GOVERNOR NIXON PROPOSES SAVINGS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IS TO ELIMINATE THREE STATE HOLIDAYS. STATE EMPLOYEES DRAW PAYCHECKS WHEN THEY DON'T WORK ON STATE HOLIDAYS ANYWAY, SO WHERE WILL THE SAVINGS COME FROM? STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR LINDA LUEBBERING SAYS THE SAVINGS COME FROM THOSE WHO DO WORK ON STATE HOLIDAYS
THIS WAS ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THE GOVERNOR PUT FORTH IN SPRINGFIELD THIS PAST WEEK AS A WAY TO COVER THE EXPECTED SHORTFALL OF 500-MILLION DOLLARS IN NEXT YEAR'S STATE BUDGET.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMES BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING.. TIME TO TURN YOUR CLOCK AHEAD ONE HOUR.. AND WHEN YOU DO, CHECK THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR, AND YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AS WELL.
RANDY COLE, STATE FIRE MARSHALL,SAYS ALMOST EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE BOTH KIND OF DETECTORS..
COLE SAYS THESE TYPES OF FOSSIL FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES, GAS STOVES,HOT WATER HEATERS, FURNACES AND SO FORTH, CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS EVEN IN WARM WEATHER BECAUSE THE PILOT LIGHTS ARE ON..
IN ADDITIONTO REPLACING BATTERIES IN SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. COLE SAYS THE DETECTORS THEMSELVES SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR DUST AND RUSTY CONNECTIONS, AND MAINTAINED AS NECESSARY
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ACTUALLY BEGINS SUNDAY MORNING AT 2 a.m. SO WHEN YOU GO TO BED SATURDAY EVENING BE SURE AND SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR..
GOVERNOR NIXON HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CUT THE PORTION OF THE ACCESS MISSOURI SCHOLARSHIPS THAT LET STUDENT ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN MISSOURI..
BUDDY MAYFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID AT MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE THINKS THE GOVERNOR IS MAKING A MISTAKE..
MAYFIELD SAYS THE STATE ALREADY SUBSIDIZES A STUDENT THROUGH A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AT A COST OF AROUND 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHILE THE COST AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL TO THE STATE THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS 34-HUNDRED...
MAYFIELD SAYS WORKING THAT OUT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE, GETS INTO SOME BIG BUCKS THE STATE WOULD HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT DOWN THE ROAD
THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS AT MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE WHO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE ACCESS MISSOURI PROGRAM..
CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF CAMPUS LIFE.
JAMES WEBSTER OF COLUMBIA, A 1996 GRADUATE OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM CMU, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE POSITION.
WEBSTER IS CURRENTLY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE BOONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAS 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS AN EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, AND COACH.
AS VICE PRESIDENT OF CAMPUS LIFE, WEBSTER WILL OVERSEE THE CMU OFFICE OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, AND THE UNIVERSITY'S ATHLETICS PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH CARRYING THE TITLES OF DEAN OF STUDENTS, AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS.
WEBSTER HAS BEEN IN THE BOONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 1990, SERVING IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL ROLES, AND WILL REPLACE INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD DAVIS, WHO HAS BEEN IN THE POSITION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR.
A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THURSDAY EVENING IN PETTIS COUNTY RESULTS IN A FATALITY.
ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 19 YEAR OLD RHETT STARK OF WARRENSBURG WAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 50 AND ROUTE T.
THAT'S WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY, STUCK A SIGN, AND RETURNED TO THE ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ROTATE.
THE VEHICLE THEN EXITED THE ROADWAY AND WENT INTO A POND, SUBMERGING THE VEHICLE TO THE ROOFTOP.
THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 7:30AM FRIDAY, WITH STARK STILL INSIDE, AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE, FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT IN PETTIS COUNTY THURSDAY AROUND 7PM.
THE CENTRAL MISSOURI HONOR FLIGHTS PROGRAM IS GETTING READY FOR MAKING TRIPS OUT TO WASHINGTON D.C FOR THEIR 2010 FLYING SEASON.
LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM TOOK NEARLY 400 WORLD WAR II VETERANS TO SEE THEIR MEMORIALS IN A SERIES OF SEVEN FLIGHTS.
PRESIDENT OF THE HONOR FLIGHTS IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BARB BRUEGGEMAN SAYS THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF VETERANS READY TO GO, BUT THE PROGRAM DOES FACE SOME CHALLENGES.
BRUEGGEMAN ADDS THAT ANY VETERAN WHO IS TERMINALLY ILL WILL BE MOVED TO THE FRONT OF THE LIST.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CENTRAL MISSOURI HONOR FLIGHTS, OR TO GET A VETERAN ON THE WAITING LIST, CLICK HERE.
THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN PETTIS COUNTY LAST NIGHT.
THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS VEHICLES DRIVEN BY 45 YEAR OLD RODNEY BASS OF WINDSOR, AND 41 YEAR OLD TONYA LENGER OF COLE CAMP COLLIDED.
INJURED WAS THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS IN THE BASS VEHICLE.
BASS RECEIVED MODERATE INJURIES, WHILE THE TWO PASSENGERS, 29 YEAR OLD JAMES FANNON OF WINDSOR AND 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTINE RENO OF WINDSOR BOTH RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES.
BASS WAS TAKEN TO BOTHWELL HOSPITAL, WITH FANNON AND RENO BOTH REFUSING TREATMENT AT THE SCENE, BUT THE PATROL SAYS RENO LATER SOUGHT TREATMENT AT BOTHWELL HOSPITAL.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED A LITTLE AFTER 8:30 LAST ON HIGHWAY 52 IN PETTIS COUNTY.
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL SENT 90 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL MISSOURI STATE HIGHS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION STATE LARGE GROUP CHOIR FESTIVAL.
THOSE 90 STUDENTS REPRESENTED THE MHS SINGERS, CHORALIERS, MEN'S CHOIR AND WOMEN'S CHOIR.
ALL FOUR MARSHALL CHOIRS EARNED STRAIGHT ONE RATINGS FORM THE JUDGES.
BETWEEN THEM THE STUDENTS EARNED MORE THAN 170 MSHSAA STATE ONE MEDALS.
THIS IS THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT ALL OF THE MARSHALL CHOIRS HAVE EARNED THE ONE RATING.
32 CHOIRS FROM SIXTEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN THE TWO DAY FESTIVAL AT BOONVILLE.
MORE THAN ELEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS WAS RAISED FOR TH AMERICA RED CROSS FOR RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI AT A HOT DOG EATING CONTEST ON THE MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE CAMPUS THIS WEEK.
19 PARTICIPANTS RAISED 50 DOLLAR ENTRY FEES WITH THE HELP OF TEAMMATES, CO-WORKERS AND CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS..
BUDDY MAYFIELD WON THE FACULTY/STAFF DIVISION EATING A TOTAL OF SIX HOTDOGS IN FIVE MINUTES... VENUS BARRON TOOK THE WOMEN'S DIVISION WITH SEVEN HOTDOGS,AND COOPER TRUMBO WON THE MEN'S DIVISION AND WAS OVERALL CHAMP WITH A TOTAL OF 12 HOTDOGS.
THE HOT DOG EATING CONTEST WAS ORGANIZED BY THE MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS TEAM.
GOVERNOR NIXON SENT SHOCKWAVES THROUGH MANY OF THE PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN MISSOURI LIKE MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE AND CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED THAT AS PART OF HIS PROPOSED CUTS FOR NEXT YEAR, HE WANTS TO SEE ELIMINATED THE ACCESS MISSOURI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS..
BUDDY MAYFIELD, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID AT MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE SAYS THE PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT AND MAYBE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS COULD LEARN TO TIGHTEN UP THEIR BUDGETS A LITTLE
AND MAYFIELD TALKED ABOUT HOW A PRIVATE INSTITUTION LIKE VALLEY TIGHTENS UP ITS BELT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES
MAYFIELD SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS ON THE VALLEY CAMPUS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE ACCESS MISUSER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND THERE IS WORRY THAT SOME OF THEM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR EDUCATION AT A FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION WITHOUT THAT FINANCIAL AID..
THE SHIPPING SEASON ON THE MISSOURI RIVER IS UNDER WAY... MODOT SAYS MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND TONS OF FERTILIZER BEGAN MOVING UP THE MISSOURI RIVER THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOAD IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT AGRISERVICES OF BRUNSWICK ON SUNDAY. MODOT SAYS DROUGHT AND LOW WATER LEVELS THE PAST EIGHT YEARS ALMOST SUNK MISSOURI RIVER CARGO SHIPPING,BUT THERE'S A REJUVENATED FOCUS TO BRING RIVER TRAFFIC BACK
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR A COALITION OF MISSOURI INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE FOUGHT PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ACCESS MISSOURI FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM..
NOW THEY MAY HAVE TO FIGHT TO SAVE THE PROGRAM ITSELF AS IT APPLIES TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS, LIKE MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE OR CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY..
THE ACCESS MISSOURI WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR THE NEEDIEST STUDENTS IN THE STATE WITH GRANTS BASED SOLELY ON NEED, AND THE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY BEST SUITED TO THEM. THE SCHOLARSHIPS COULD BE USED AT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS..
NOW GOVERNOR NIXON HAS INDICATED IN A SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD THAT HE WANTS TO END THE OPTION OF USING A SCHOLARSHIP AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL
LATE LAST MONTH IN AN INTERVIEW WITH MISSOURI VALLEY DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID BUDDY MAYFIELD.. HE SAID THAT MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS AT MISSOURI VALLEY RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE ACCESS MISSOURI PROGRAM..
COMPLETE REMARKS OF GOVERNOR NIXON ON BUDGET SHORTFALL AND PROPOSED CUTS. THE SPEECH DELIVERED THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH IN SPRINGFIELD.
TEXT OF GOVERNOR'S REMARKS:SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon today delivered the following remarks to the annual meeting of the Springfield Business Development Corporation:
(As prepared for delivery)
Good afternoon.
It’s a pleasure to be here today. I’d like to thank all of you in the Springfield Chamber for your strong leadership in this community.
I just arrived from Poplar Bluff, where I had the honor of meeting with 73 soldiers from the 205th Military Police Battalion, who are being deployed to Afghanistan.
Looking into the faces of those brave patriots, who are putting their lives on the line to fight terrorism more than seven thousand miles from home… leaving their spouses and children behind for months at a stretch...it puts our troubles on the home front in perspective mighty quick.
To all the men and women of our armed forces, thank you for your commitment, and God bless you in your service.
There’s a major challenge staring us in the face in state government. Three months after we prepared next year’s budget, our economic models are becoming clearer. While our state economy is starting to tick upward, state revenue is not. And it probably won’t for some time.
That means we’ve got a $500 million hole in next year’s budget. Some have suggested that the most expedient way to plug that hole and balance the budget is to make across-the-board cuts of 10 percent.
Across-the-board cuts are a simplistic solution − not a thoughtful, responsible course of action. And they’re simply not the right way forward.
Because there are vital services government always has to provide.
No matter what, we still have to have teachers in our classrooms… state troopers on our highways… and corrections officers keeping violent offenders off the street.
To get the savings we need, we must right-size state government by cutting programs, trimming the workforce, and consolidating departments while maintaining excellence in our services.
Every state is grappling with this downturn, and twenty-nine states have raised taxes. But one thing is off the table here in the Show-Me State. We will hold the line on taxes.
Today, I am going to outline my blueprint for getting the budget savings we need, downsizing where we have to, and delivering vital services to the people of Missouri.
That’s a lot of heavy lifting, and I’m going to need the help of the legislature to get this done.
We have worked together from day one, and we’ve weathered some of the roughest waters our state has ever seen.
We can − and we will − do it again.
And when we get this right, we’ll come out the other side with a government that is leaner, nimbler and more efficient. That will put us in a stronger position to lead the nation, and accelerate out of this downturn.
Tackling tough challenges is nothing new.
From the moment I took office, I have focused on turning this economy around; creating jobs; and building a foundation for future growth.
In the 14 months I’ve been Governor, I’ve had to make cuts totaling more than $1.2 billion to balance the state budget, including $125 million in cuts I authorized this morning.
We’ve also taken some common sense steps, like conserving energy, and have saved more than three million dollars on our utility bills.
I also had to reduce the size of state government by 1,800 positions. That wasn’t a decision I made lightly.
But our early action and fiscal discipline helped us avoid the meltdowns we’ve seen in other states, and earned us national respect.
Moody’s continues to rate Missouri one of the top states to lead the nation in economic recovery. And we are the only state in the Midwest with a spotless, Triple A rating from all three ratings firms: Moody’s, Standard and Poors, and Fitch.
Even in these challenging times, Missouri’s unemployment rate – while still too high – also remains lower than the national average.
While taking steps to get the government’s house in order, we’ve also focused on improving Missouri’s business climate. Over the past 14 months, I’ve sat down with business owners from one end of the state to the other, including a very valuable roundtable discussion with several of you.
Last year, we came up with new economic tools to help businesses large and small. And we’ve got a new comprehensive jobs package for 2010 that will drive more growth in the future.
One of the things I’m most proud of is that we worked together to freeze tuition at state colleges and universities, because education is key to our economic prosperity.
For Missouri to thrive in the long-term, we have got to right-size government, zero in on our priorities and focus on the future.
That’s what this blueprint is all about.
Let’s start with right-sizing.
As I’ve said, our challenge is to cut $500 million out of next year’s budget.
When you’re confronted with a number that large, across-the-board cuts may seem appealing. But that’s simplistic and short-sighted. It wouldn’t solve the problem, and it would hurt the people of Missouri.
Just think about it.
We need the Highway Patrol to get drunk drivers off the road.
We need night guards walking the halls of our prisons.
And we need inspectors to protect our elderly loved ones in nursing homes.
Birth certificates, driver’s licenses, tax refunds.
I could go on. There are numerous examples of essential services we depend on state government to provide.
But by taking a careful look across departments and programs, we can lean up government without sacrificing those vital services.
And that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
We’re going to find wasted office space and sell unnecessary buildings.
We’re going to sell 2,000 cars out of the state fleet.
We’re going to eliminate three extra state holidays, including Truman’s birthday. Every holiday costs us about $1.2 million; we’re talking about real savings in tough times.
As one fiscally conservative Democrat to another, Harry, I hope you understand.
And we are going to have to downsize the state workforce again, and eliminate another 1,000 positions. Again, this will be a difficult process, and we’ll be there every step of the way to help provide training and support as these folks transition to new careers.
But this still won’t be enough to get us to $500 million.
We need to find more savings by consolidating functions. Wherever we can reduce the bureaucracy and streamline services for the taxpayers, we must do it – and we will.
Let me give you a few examples.
Missouri has a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and a Department of Higher Education.
We need to have one Department of Education that prepares students from the day they walk into pre-school to the day they walk across the stage with their college diplomas.
State law enforcement can be made more efficient as well. Missouri has one full-time agency that enforces state laws on our highways 365 days a year, and an entirely separate agency that enforces state laws on our waterways.
We need to consolidate the Highway Patrol and the Water Patrol, so that our dedicated law enforcement agents can provide the citizens of Missouri with seamless protection, whether they’re traveling our highways or floating our lakes and streams. We can achieve these administrative efficiencies while maintaining the full force on our roads and our waterways.
The same consolidation efforts should apply to other services, including environmental permits. Right now, businesses have to deal with numerous separate bureaucracies within the DNR to get the required permits.
That’s time-consuming, redundant and, frankly, maddening. We need a one-stop shop that streamlines the permitting process, while ensuring that Missouri has clean water and clean air.
There are many other ways we can make government leaner.
We can consolidate state labs.
We can put more government services online.
We can fold up the sprawling bureaucracy of the Family Support Division, which has offices in every one of Missouri’s 114 counties, and create regional offices. We can privatize the collection of child support, and make that system work better for families.
We can follow the lead of the private sector, and modernize pension and health care programs for state employees.
These sorts of structural changes will move the needle. But they’re not enough. We need to more clearly define the scope of what we can do – and can’t do – for our citizens.
We’ve taken a hard look at state programs that aren’t delivering a return on investment. It’s time to retool them, or get rid of them.
Take tax credits, for example.
Over the last 10 years, our use of tax credits has ballooned to $585 million a year; that’s 86 percent growth.
Tax credits of all types were passed with good intentions, and were intended to create jobs and spark economic development. In many cases, tax credits are producing a positive return on our investments. But there are some that aren’t.
When it comes to economic development, we have a responsibility to look at the ROI, and determine which tax credits are delivering for Missouri taxpayers.
The answer right now is obvious. The state is overpaying, and tax credits are underperforming. That must change.
We need to reshape state tax credits to improve our ROI. We need to use tax credits strategically and make sure they are moving our economy forward.
That means putting caps on some tax credits, and giving the Department of Economic Development more discretion over which projects we will be investing in.
However, we will NOT touch the circuit-breaker tax credits that help seniors and disabled folks stay in their homes. They’ll still be protected, as they should be.
We also need to make changes in another well-intentioned area: financial aid for higher education.
Currently, many of our state college scholarship programs – both for merit and for need – provide financial support to students whether they choose to attend public or private colleges. In some cases, students at private schools actually get larger scholarships than students at public institutions.
Missouri has wonderful colleges and universities, both public and private. But in times like these, we simply can’t continue to subsidize the choice to attend a private school.
Refocusing also means making difficult choices about where to invest our limited resources.
For instance, our investment in biofuels. We will continue to fund biodiesel for the rest of this year, but the current subsidy levels are not sustainable. I will work with the legislature to develop a plan for this industry that fits with our energy goals and stays within our means.
My blueprint for change will recalibrate the size and scope of state government, giving us government that is leaner, nimbler, and less costly. Government that is focused on the right priorities:
· Educating our children in first-rate public schools, from pre-school through graduate school;
· Protecting our families and communities, responding to emergencies, and locking up violent criminals; and
· Making sure our most vulnerable citizens – children, the elderly, the disabled – get the services they need.
Folks, we have a real opportunity to transform our government, and to streamline its operations.
Yes, that means we are going to do fewer things. But we are going to do them more efficiently, and more effectively, and with greater accountability to the taxpayers.
That’s what my blueprint for change is all about.
It contains some new ideas that have been well thought out. This blueprint is the right plan, at the right time, to move Missouri forward.
I’m an optimist. Always have been, always will be.
Times may be tough, but Missourians are tougher. And when we work together, we can accomplish anything.
Every idea I have mentioned today is a product of my firm belief that Missouri’s brightest days still lie ahead.
As Governor, I can accomplish some of these reforms on my own. But it will take teamwork and cooperation to accomplish everything that’s called for in my blueprint.
I need the support and energy of every person in this room, and every person in this state, to move it forward. I am confident that when the legislature comes back next week, we can get this done.
And when we do, Missouri will be more innovative … more competitive … and more prosperous … for generations to come.
Thank you.
AN AREA BASEBALL TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY ON A MAJOR LEAGUE FIELD.
THE SWEET SPRINGS BASEBALL TEAM IS CURRENTLY SELLING TICKET VOUCHERS FOR KANSAS CITY ROYALS GAMES, AND IF THEY SELL ENOUGH, WILL GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM.
BASEBALL COACH ERIC HON SAYS THIS IS APART OF THE ROYALS' EFFORT TO GET AREA TEAMS TO PLAY AT THEIR STADIUM.
HON SAYS THEY HAVE TO SELL 1-THOUSAND VOUCHERS, AND SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEM SOLD.
HON ADDS THE BEST WAY TO PURCHASE THE VOUCHERS IS TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL, OR ASK A HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL MEMBER.
THE TEAM HAS UNTIL MARCH 29TH TO REACH 1-THOUSAND SOLD, AND SHOULD THEY MEET THE GOAL, WILL PLAY CREST RIDGE AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM WEDNESDAY APRIL 14TH AT 4PM, WITH FREE PARKING, AND ENTRANCE TO THEIR GAME.
MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP WITH THE SCHOOL'S RODEO TEAM.
THE TRENT LOOS RODEO ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP IS A 1-THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP THAT WILL BE GIVEN OUT ANNUAL BEGINNING WITH THE FALL OF 2010.
A JUNIOR OR SENIOR RODEO STUDENT-ATHLETE AT MISSOURI VALLEY WILL RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP BY BEING IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH THE COLLEGE.
THE FULL-TIME STUDENT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OVERALL GPA OF 3 POINT 3, AND A MINIMUM 3 POINT 0 IN A DECLARED MAJOR.
MISSOURI VALLEY RODEO COACH KEN MASON ACKNOWLEDGES THAT RODEO ATHLETES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE ASSOCIATED COSTS, AND THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL HELP A DESERVING STUDENT EVERY YEAR.
TRENT LOOS IS THE HOST OF LOOS TALES, A PROGRAM THAT CAN BE HEARD ON KMMO, AND WILL BE AT MISSOURI VALLEY ON MARCH 16TH FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE SALINE COUNTY COMMISISON ALONG WITH THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE COMMON ROAD DISTRICT WERE LOOKING AT ROADS YESTERDAY, AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DICK HASSLER SAYS THEY ARE AS BAD AS WAS FEARED [
HASSLER SAYS THEY ARE ASKING THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE PATIENCE AND AS SOON AS THEY CAN WORK ON THE ROAD THEY WILL BE DOING SO.. THE COMMON ROAD DISTRICT AS MORE THAN 400 MILES OF ROADS IN SALINE COUNTY..
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MISSOURI CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION CAME TO THE MARSHALL PARK BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY EVENING TO TELL THE PARK BOARD ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG IN MARSHALL THIS FALL.
THE DIG ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 8TH THROUGH 11TH..
PART OF THE PROPOSED DIG SITE IS AT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF THE MARSHALL PARK WHERE PART OF THE 1863 BATTLE OF MARSHALL TOOK PLACE
GREG WOLK IS WITH THE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
MOST OF THE AREA FOR THE DIG IS TO THE NORTH OF THE PARK AND NOT ON PUBLIC LAND.
THEY WERE ASKED HOW THEY KNEW THIS WAS PART OF THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF MARSHALL, AND LOCAL HISTORIAN DAVE NELSON TOLD THE PARK BOARD THEY ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE REMNANTS OF AN ORIGINAL BRIDGE ABOUT 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE CURRENT VIADUCT
THE PARK BOARD GAVE ITS PERMISSION FOR THE DIG TO TAKE PLACE, BUT SAID THE FINAL OKAY WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE CITY, SINCE THE PARK IS CITY PROPERTY..
THE SWEET SPRINGS BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEET THIS EVENING.. THE BOARD WILL FIRST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:30
TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR,ALONG WITH A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS.
DURING THE REGULAR MEETING AT 7 O'CLOCK, THE BOARD WILL TAKE UP AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE SEWER MINIMUM FEE, ALSO AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BOARD, AND AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
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