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Filings recorded for city and school boards

Running for local city and school board elections on April 5 include the following: Filing for Polo City aldermen are incumbents Rhonda Copeland for east ward, Nick Vinna and Louise McGary for west ward. For Polo School Board are Mark Kipping, Jeff Gentry and incumbent Shane Rardon. Filing for...

Attorney General’s Consumer Column

Consumers should be aware that there are identity thieves seeking to steal the consumers’ identities to file fake tax returns. Tax identity theft occurs when an identity thief uses a taxpayer’s stolen identity to file a fraudulent return and claim the victim’s tax refund. The identity thief often...

Diabetes Health AskNadia: Why Are My Blood Sugars So High?

Dear Nadia,Why are my blood sugar numbers so varied?I have been experiencing high blood sugar numbers on my glucose meter. They range from 131 on the low end to 534 on the high end. But that was one time. My average numbers are 127 to 231. Roy G Dear Roy:Your varied blood glucose numbers are of...

SEN. TOM COTTON (R-AR) TO SPEAK AT MISSOURI LINCOLN DAYS

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Republican Party is pleased to announce Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) as the keynote speaker for the Friday banquet at Lincoln Days 2016. “As an Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran and the youngest member of the U.S. Senate, Senator Cotton holds a unique perspective on...

Two new candidates file for Hamilton School Board

With the Jan. 19 closing date behind us, there have been two new candidates file for a position on the school board. There are three people that currently have chosen to run including incumbent Jerry Cook, who has filed for re-election. Brandon Grooms and Will Railsback have also filed. The three...

Breckenridge News by Sondra Gaunt

Well, one topic is the basketball player who suffered a broken leg at the Brunswick game. Corbin Gaunt was whisked to Marshall, where he underwent surgery the next day and is now recovering at home. Such accidents happen in sports (and that is one reason relatives need to attend games). The really...

Polo School Board update

The board approved Program Reviews for Facilities and Safety, School Climate, Curriculum/Instruction, Community Education and Differentiated Instruction. Board members were recognized for their service with certificates in honor of school board appreciation week that is January 24-30. The February...

MU Extension offers expanded estate planning class

LANCASTER, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension offers a four-session succession, estate and retirement planning training designed for farmers, ranchers, small-business owners and their families in February. Sessions will be held 6-9 p.m. Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at four different sites: Adair...

Kander Orders Kentucky Man to Stop His Scam of a Springfield Senior

Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jason Kander issued a cease and desist order against Howard E. Roberts of Louisville, Ky., for soliciting a 77-year-old Springfield, Mo., resident suffering from cognitive decline to invest $250,000 in Roberts’ business, Maximum Performance, Inc. The company...

Representative Jim Neely's Capitol Report

Greetings Friends! I hope everyone is surviving this cold and snowy weather. We did get a little bit a snow here in Jefferson City, it was just enough to cover the roads. Please remember to check on your elderly family and friends during this extremely cold weather. Also, don’t forget about your...