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Puett will speak to GOP group

A candidate for Buchanan County sheriff will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Northwest Missouri Republican Club. ... Read more

Share | Friday, May 11, 2012 |

Organization meeting for candidate planned

An organizational meeting for the campaign to elect W.A. (Bill) Hedge to the Missouri 6th District congressional seat will be held in St. Joseph on Thursday. ... Read more

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Scroggins will speak to Democratic women

Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Scroggins will be the featured speaker at the May meeting of the Buchanan County Women's Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Monday, May 7, 2012 |

United Democrats plan meeting

Speakers from the Family Guidance Center will be featured at the next meeting of the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 |

Chamber plans Senate candidate forum

Republican candidates for a Missouri U.S. Senate seat will take part in a forum in St. Joseph on May 11. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 |

Tea party group to host candidates

The Tea Party Patriots of St. Joseph will host candidates for county office at its next meeting. ... Read more

Share | Monday, April 30, 2012 |

Diversity will be topic for club

Diversity awareness will be the topic at the next meeting of the Buchanan County Women's Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, April 19, 2012 |

Club to host sheriff candidate

A candidate for Buchanan County sheriff will be the featured speaker at Thursday's meeting of the Northwest Missouri Republican Club. ... Read more

Share | Monday, April 16, 2012 |

Jenkins will visit Wathena

Rep. Lynn Jenkins will bring her “Congress to Kansas” listening tour to Wathena on Thursday, April 12. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |

Democrats plan meeting

The United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 11, in St. Joseph. ... Read more

Share | Friday, April 6, 2012 |

Democrats to begin delegate selection

While little mystery exists about the party's presidential nominee, Democrats will gather Thursday night to begin choosing delegates to reflect that preference. ... Read more

Share | Friday, March 23, 2012 |

McCaskill files for second term

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill filed Friday afternoon for a second term in office. ... Read more

Share | Friday, March 23, 2012 |

Smoking ban to be discussed

A presentation on a proposed smoking prohibition in St. Joseph will be heard at the Tuesday meeting of the Buchanan County Women’s Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 22, 2012 |

Graves files for seventh term

Congress has plenty of lawmakers looking out for the interests of big cities. Congressman Sam Graves, filing for his seventh term in the U.S. House on Thursday, says he finds satisfaction in looking out for the rural folks. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |

Schoeller to speak to GOP club

A candidate for Missouri secretary of state will be the featured speaker Thursday when the Northwest Missouri Republican Club holds its March meeting. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |

Kit Bond endorses Romney

High-profile Missouri Republicans continue to line up behind the party's presidential front-runner Mitt Romney. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 8, 2012 |

Tea party group to meet

The St. Joseph Tea Party Patriots will hold a meeting Thursday night, March 1. ... Read more

Share | Monday, February 27, 2012 |

Mayor to speak to Democratic group

St. Joseph mayor Bill Falkner will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Buchanan County Women's Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Friday, February 17, 2012 |

Republicans plan Lincoln-Reagan dinner

The annual Buchanan County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner will be held Saturday in St. Joseph, and today marks the deadline for making reservations. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 |

Club hosts sheriff, school candidates

The Buchanan County sheriff and candidates for St. Joseph school board will be the featured speakers at the next meeting of the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri. ... Read more

Share | Friday, February 3, 2012 |

Graves shows fund lead

Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves, a sixth-term Republican in the U.S. House, has raised more than $675,000 for his re-election bid. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |

'Favorables' fall short in poll

A poll released Tuesday afternoon indicates that Republican candidates for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat have work to do in selling themselves statewide. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |

Tea party group to meet

The local chapter of the Tea Party Patriots will hold its next meeting on Thursday in St. Joseph. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |

Lawmakers react to Obama speech

Federal lawmakers from Missouri and Kansas gave mixed reviews Tuesday night to President Obama's State of the Union address. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |

Blunt: Buffett rule 'a joke'

President Obama's invoking of the tax rate paid by investment guru Warren Buffett perpetuates a trick on the American people, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said Tuesday. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |

Civil War will be meeting topic

The Civil War will be the topic at the next meeting of the Buchanan County Women's Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, January 19, 2012 |

Johnson will speak to GOP Club

State Rep. Delus Johnson will be the featured speaker when the Northwest Missouri Republican Club meets on Thursday night. ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 16, 2012 |

Protesters interrupt Graves speech

Congressman Sam Graves' speech before a business group was interrupted Wednesday morning by a group accusing the lawmaker of the "systematic destruction of America." ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |

Blunt postpones Northwest Missouri stops

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt has postponed appearances in Northwest Missouri Wednesday through Friday, according to his Senate office. Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves will step in as featured speaker at the St. Joseph gathering. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |

Wednesday ends primary registration

The last day to register to vote in Missouri's presidential preference primary is Wednesday. ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 9, 2012 |

Democratic group to meet

The Buchanan County Democratic chairman will be the speaker at the next meeting of the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, January 5, 2012 |

Blunt to speak at chamber event

Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt will be the featured speaker at a St. Joe Rising event on Wednesday. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, January 5, 2012 |

Blunt to head Romney team

A Missouri senator has been named to head a key committee in the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |

Republicans hold fall picnic

The Northwest Missouri Republican Club will hold its annual fall picnic on Sunday afternoon near Savannah. ... Read more

Share | Monday, September 12, 2011 |

Funding for social services will be discussed

A discussion of social services impacted by funding cuts will be held Wednesday evening when the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri holds its September meeting. ... Read more

Share | Monday, September 12, 2011 |

Threat delays town-hall meeting

A possible threat on a social media website delayed a couple of minutes the start of a town-hall meeting hosted by Congressman Sam Graves in St. Joseph Wednesday morning. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |

Graves plans town-hall meeting

Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves will hold a town-hall meeting in St. Joseph on Wednesday. ... Read more

Share | Monday, August 29, 2011 |

Constitution Party plans event

The Constitution Party will hold a conference in St. Joseph on Aug. 27. Virgil Goode, a former U.S. representative from Virginia, will be the keynote speaker for the Heartland Conference, which runs form 1 to 8 p.m. at the Pony Express Museum meeting room, 914 Penn St. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |

County clerk to speak

Buchanan County Clerk Mary Baack-Garvey will be the featured speaker when the Northwest Missouri Republican Club holds its next meeting on Thursday night. ... Read more

Share | Monday, August 15, 2011 |

Platte Republicans honor Reagan legacy

The Platte County Republican Central Committee will hold a celebration on Saturday marking the 100th year of Ronald Reagan’s birth. ... Read more

Share | Monday, August 15, 2011 |

Tea Party Patriots plan meeting

The next meeting of the Tea Party Patriots will be Thursday, Aug. 4, in St. Joseph. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |

Graves' mobile office to tour

The mobile office of Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves will be in the region over the next several days. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |

Tax issue will be discussed

Buchanan County’s upcoming vote to extend its capital improvements tax will be discussed at the next meeting of the Buchanan County Women’s Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Friday, July 15, 2011 |

McCaskill staffer to visit

A staff member from the office of Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill will be in St. Joseph Thursday, July 21, as part of the senator’s series of “Kitchen Table Talks.” ... Read more

Share | Friday, July 15, 2011 |

Medicare will be meeting topic

The future of Medicare will be the topic when the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri holds its next meeting on Wednesday, July 13. ... Read more

Share | Friday, July 8, 2011 |

Steelman brings candidacy to St. Joseph

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman will attend an event in St. Joseph on Friday. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, July 6, 2011 |

Tea party group plans meeting

The St. Joseph Tea Party Patriots will discuss local property taxes at the group’s next meeting on Thursday. ... Read more

Share | Friday, July 1, 2011 |

Jenkins plans Atchison meeting

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will bring her “Congress to Kansas” listening tour to Atchison, Kan., on Tuesday. ... Read more

Share | Friday, July 1, 2011 |

Graves to appear on national show

Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves will appear on MSNBC’s program “Your Business” on Sunday morning. ... Read more

Share | Friday, June 24, 2011 |

St. Joseph women to state board

Two St. Joseph women have been chosen for the state executive board of the Missouri Federation of Women’s Democratic Clubs. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, June 23, 2011 |

Tourism will be topic

Missouri tourism will be the topic when the Buchanan County Democratic Women’s Club holds its next meeting. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, June 23, 2011 |

Corps official accepts tour invitation

A district commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the invitation of the region's members of Congress to visit areas likely to be flooded by the Missouri River. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, June 7, 2011 |

Democratic principles will be discussed

Democratic Party principles will be the featured topic when the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri meets on Thursday night, June 9. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, June 7, 2011 |

Tea party meeting planned

The monthly meeting of Tea Party STJOMO/Tea Party Patriots will be held Thursday night, June 2, in St. Joseph. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |

Truman Award goes to Ronald Reed Jr.

The Buchanan County Democratic Committee has presented its Harry S. Truman Award posthumously to Ronald S. Reed Jr. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, May 26, 2011 |

Federal response promised for Joplin

Federal authorities have promised their help and sent forth sympathies to Joplin, the site of a destructive and fatal tornado on Sunday night. ... Read more

Share | Monday, May 23, 2011 |

Mobile office to make tour

The mobile office of Congressman Sam Graves will be making stops throughout the region in the next week. ... Read more

Share | Friday, May 20, 2011 |

Tax issue to be discussed

St. Joseph's upcoming hotel/motel tax will be the topic at the May meeting of the Buchanan County Women's Democratic Club. ... Read more

Share | Friday, May 20, 2011 |

Lawmakers to appear at forum

State lawmakers will discuss the recently concluded legislative session in St. Joseph on Monday night, May 23. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |

Democrats to celebrate Truman's birth

The 127th anniversary of President Harry Truman's birth will be celebrated in St. Joseph Friday, May 20. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |

Group will discuss threats to middle class

Economic threats to the American middle class will be the topic of discussion Thursday, May 12, when the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri holds its next meeting. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 |

Tea party meeting planned

The Tea Party St. Jo/Tea Party Patriots will have a meeting in St. Joseph on Thursday night, May 5. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |

Graves: Promise of justice fulfilled

U.S. House members who represent the St. Joseph region weighed in Sunday night as news spread of the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. ... Read more

Share | Sunday, May 1, 2011 |

Senators call bin Laden death a U.S. victory

Missouri’s U.S. senators issued statements Sunday night calling the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a victory for America. ... Read more

Share | Sunday, May 1, 2011 |

Kitchen Table Talks planned

Members of Sen. Claire McCaskill’s staff will hold Kitchen Table Talks on Thursday, April 28, in Nodaway and Worth counties. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |

Gubernatorial candidate to speak

A declared Republican candidate for the Missouri governor’s race in 2012 will speak in St. Joseph on Thursday, April 28. ... Read more

Share | Friday, April 22, 2011 |

Moran to host meeting

Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran plans a visit to Brown County on Wednesday, April 27, as part of his statewide listening tour. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, April 21, 2011 |

Tea party gathering planned

A meeting of the Tea Party St. Jo/Tea Party Patriots will be held in St. Joseph on Wednesday, April 27. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, April 21, 2011 |

Graves plans ag gathering

Congressman Sam Graves will be in St. Joseph Tuesday, April 19, to host his annual Agriculture Advisory Committee meeting. ... Read more

Share | Friday, April 15, 2011 |

Democratic women to meet

The Buchanan County Democratic Women’s Club will hold its next meeting on April 26 in St. Joseph. ... Read more

Share | Friday, April 15, 2011 |

Lawmakers support budget bill

Missouri Congressman Sam Graves and Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins voted Thursday afternoon in favor of a bill to fund the federal government through the end of September. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, April 14, 2011 |

Lawmakers frown on president's speech

Republican U.S. representatives from the region had little good to say about President Obama’s speech Wednesday concerning the federal budget deficit. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |

Senate stares down '1099 provision'

Senators from Missouri and Kansas applauded the repeal Tuesday of a business-reporting provision contained in last year's health-care reform legislation. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |

Tea Party group to meet

The St. Joseph tea party organization will hold its next meeting on Thursday night, April 7. ... Read more

Share | Monday, April 4, 2011 |

Health care will be topic at Democrats' meeting

Universal health care will be the topic when the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri holds its next meeting on Saturday. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |

Missouri tax collections show rise

If state tax collections provide an indication, Missouri might slowly be growing in economic strength. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |

Moran to visit Doniphan County

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will visit Doniphan County next week. The freshman Republican from Kansas brings his statewide listening tour to Troy on Monday, April 4. ... Read more

Share | Monday, March 28, 2011 |

Kitchen Table Talk session planned

Staff members from Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office will be in St. Joseph Tuesday, March 29, for a “Kitchen Table Talk” session. ... Read more

Share | Friday, March 25, 2011 |

Missouri again center of population

Missouri once again hosts the nation's mean center of population, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday afternoon. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 24, 2011 |

Missouri approved for small-business lending initiative

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday morning the approval of State Small Business Credit Initiative applications from three states, including Missouri. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |

McCaskill finds more amiss about family plane

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill reported Monday afternoon an oversight that caused a family corporation to not pay $287,282 in personal property taxes on a plane at the center of an air-travel controversy. ... Read more

Share | Monday, March 21, 2011 |

Higdon will speak to GOP group

A freshman state representative from St. Joseph will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Northwest Missouri Republican Club. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 10, 2011 |

Blunt bill would ease gas restrictions

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt has introduced legislation aimed at easing the pain Americans feel at the gas pump. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |

Legislative forum planned

A rescheduled legislative forum planned for a St. Joseph Metro Chamber breakfast has been planned on March 25. ... Read more

Share | Friday, March 4, 2011 |

Disaster declaration sought

Missouri Sens. Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt have asked President Obama to approve Gov. Jay Nixon's request for a storm disaster declaration. ... Read more

Share | Friday, March 4, 2011 |

House votes to repeal part of health law

The U.S. House on Thursday afternoon passed a measure eliminating one of the most unpopular provisions of last year's health-care reform legislation. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 3, 2011 |

Senators back balanced-budget bill

The four U.S. senators from Missouri and Kansas voted Wednesday in support of an amendment to reflect their chamber's backing of a balanced budget amendment. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, March 3, 2011 |

Graves to host small business expo

A representative of Facebook will be the keynote speaker when Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves hosts a small business expo on March 21. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |

Jenkins introduces Kelsey Smith Act

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins introduced legislation Tuesday that would require cell phone provides to give call information to law enforcement agencies in emergency situations. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |

Redistricting hearing planned in region

Northwest Missourians have a chance next week to voice their opinions on the state’s redrawing of congressional district lines. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |

Officials lament WWI veteran's death

Missouri officials on Monday lamented the death of Frank Buckles, America's last surviving veteran of World War I and a native of the state. ... Read more

Share | Monday, February 28, 2011 |

Tea party group to meet

The St. Joseph tea party organization will hold its next meeting on Thursday night. ... Read more

Share | Monday, February 28, 2011 |

Emerson won't run for Senate

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson announced Tuesday that she will not seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2012, saying she can best serve Missouri and her district by remaining as congresswoman for the Eighth District. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |

Missouri GOP plans Lincoln Days

WITH TUESDAY UPDATE: A potential presidential candidate, a likely gubernatorial candidate and a first-term congresswoman will be the keynote speakers when the Missouri Republican Party holds its Lincoln Days celebration this weekend. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |

Lawmakers laud spending cuts

Democracy worked at its messy best over the weekend as the U.S. House voted to reduce federal spending, Congressman Sam Graves said in his weekly newsletter on Monday. ... Read more

Share | Monday, February 21, 2011 |

Montee will speak to local group

St. Joseph native Susan Montee, chair of the Missouri Democratic Party, will be the featured speaker Tuesday for the Buchanan County Democratic Women’s Club. ... Read more

Share | Friday, February 18, 2011 |

Baseball Hall of Fame

President honors 'Stan the Man'

A Missourian of baseball and humanitarian renown got the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday afternoon. Stan Musial, a Hall of Fame first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, accepted the medal at a White House ceremony along with 14 other recipients. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |

Republican lawmakers down on budget proposal

Federal lawmakers from the region weighed in Monday on President Obama's $3.7 trillion budget proposal. ... Read more

Share | Monday, February 14, 2011 |

McCaskill staff members to visit

Members of Sen. Claire McCaskill’s staff will be in Andrew and DeKalb counties Friday as part of the senator’s “Kitchen Table Talks” outreach. ... Read more

Share | Friday, February 11, 2011 |

Graves: End '1099' paperwork

The first House Small Business Committee hearing under new chairman Rep. Sam Graves focused on paperwork generated by last year's health-care reform legislation. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |

Lawmakers will speak at chamber breakfast

The four state lawmakers representing Buchanan County will speak at a St. Joe Rising breakfast in St. Joseph on Feb. 25. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |

Montee will speak to Democratic group

Susan Montee, the newly elected chair of the Missouri Democratic State Committee, will speak Wednesday at the next meeting of the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri. ... Read more

Share | Monday, February 7, 2011 |

County Republicans to celebrate Reagan

Buchanan County Republicans will celebrate the 100th year of President Ronald Reagan’s birth at their annual Lincoln Day event on Saturday. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, February 2, 2011 |

Blunt urges health coverage competition

The nation's health insurance industry needs a gecko, or at least what it represents, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt told his colleagues Tuesday. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, February 2, 2011 |

Obama briefed on snow preparations

President Obama spent part of Tuesday morning being briefed on the federal government's preparations for a massive winter storm predicted to affect more than two dozen states, including Missouri and Kansas. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, February 1, 2011 |

McCaskill wants IRS provision overturned

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill has co-sponsored legislation that would repeal the business-confounding "1099 provision" included in last year's health-care reform legislation. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, February 1, 2011 |

Graves: Roll back spending

As his Northwest Missouri district suffers through a winter freeze, Congressman Sam Graves believes a fiscal freeze barely cuts it for the United States. ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 31, 2011 |

McCaskill wants speech to address spending

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill has released her wish list for President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |

Hedge to speak to Democratic Women

The Buchanan County Democratic Women’s Club will have the Rev. Dr. Bill Hedge as a speaker at its monthly meeting on Tuesday. ... Read more

Share | Friday, January 21, 2011 |

Obama wants to shed rules that hurt job growth

Taking another step toward mending his relationship with the business community, President Barack Obama will order a review of federal regulations with an eye toward getting rid of those that stifle job creation and hurt economic growth. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 18, 2011 |

Graves will continue constituent meetings

Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves assured constituents on Monday that he will continue to hold public meetings and will not let the shooting of one of his colleagues "deter me from doing my job." ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 17, 2011 |

Mayor will speak to GOP club

The mayor of St. Joseph will be the featured speaker Thursday night at the January meeting of the Northwest Missouri Republican Club. ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 17, 2011 |

McCaskill applauds inspector's resignation

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill applauded the resignation of the inspector general of Afghanistan reconstruction, announced Monday. But she called the action belated. ... Read more

Share | Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |

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Thune to speak at Missouri Lincoln Days

A South Dakota senator will be a keynote speaker at Missouri's Lincoln Days celebration in February. Sen. John Thune, the Republican who unseated the Senate's Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2004, will speak on Feb. 27. ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 10, 2011 |

Kansas inauguration moved indoors

Elements have conspired against the incoming administration in Kansas. But the show will go on Monday, just indoors. ... Read more

Share | Monday, January 10, 2011 |

Blunt staff to have Northwest flavor

The senior staff of new Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt will have a Northwest Missouri flavor. ... Read more

Share | Friday, January 7, 2011 |

Veterans to counter funeral protests

A meeting Saturday morning intends to rally veterans as a peaceful but determined response to a Kansas group that routinely protests at military funerals. ... Read more

Share | Friday, January 7, 2011 |

Democratic group to meet

Former high school teacher Hamilton Henderson will be the featured speaker for the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri on Saturday. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, January 5, 2011 |

Nation's 'Statistical Abstract' released

Missouri remains a state in the middle, not only in the country's center but also usually midway in statistics compiled by the federal government. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, January 6, 2011 |

Members of Congress take their oaths

Members of the Missouri and Kansas federal delegations took their oaths of office Wednesday, commencing the 112th Congress. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, January 5, 2011 |

GOP group will meet

The Northwest Missouri Republican Club will hold its annual awards banquet and Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 3. ... Read more

Share | Thursday, December 2, 2010 |

Steelman to run for U.S. Senate

Former Missouri treasurer and state senator Sarah Steelman has announced her intention to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. The Republican hopes to unseat Democrat Claire McCaskill, elected to the Senate in 2006. ... Read more

Share | Wednesday, December 1, 2010 |

Democrats will meet Saturday

A state representative and a union official will be the featured speakers Saturday morning when the United Democratic Club of Northwest Missouri holds its monthly meeting. St. Joseph Rep. Pat Conway, seeking a new term in serving the 27th District, will speak along with Kansas City Firefighters Local 3808 President Pat “Duke” Dujakovich. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. at Callison Hall, 1220 S. 10th Street in St. Joseph. ... Read more