Rickey Paulding had 11 points and Arthur Johnson added another six as the U.S. lost to Brazil 92-80 at the Pan Am Games. The United States had an 11-point lead in the second half, but Brazil exploded for a 13-0 run to put the game away. Brazil advanced to the gold medal game while the U.S. will have to settle for a chance to win the bronze as they take on Puerto Rico tonight. The U.S. topped Puerto Rico on Monday.
Power Restored To Rolla And St. James
August 6, 2003 By
The lights are back on in Rolla and St. James. AmerenUE has restored power after a 30-hour outage caused by a fire in a transformer. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
State Auditor Cutting Back On County Audits
August 6, 2003 By
The State Auditor says she can no longer afford to do some audits that many small Missouri counties count on. The State Auditor’s budget has been cut by $500,000. Something has to go, and what is going are the audits the State Auditor has been doing for small counties every two years. The audits look into how the counties use federal money. The federal government requires the counties get audits of those funds every couple of years. State law does not require the auditor to do tham. It’s been done as a courtesy, a practice started under Auditor Margaret Kelly. But, Auditor Claire McCaskill says her reduced resources are better spent on state agencies where big money is being spent. State law does require the state to audit county books every four years. She’ll do about 30 full-scope county audits this year and will finish the two-year audits of federal funds. But after they’re done, counties will have to hire private, outside auditors and county expense.
Children’s Advocacy Group Marks 20th Anniversary
August 6, 2003 By
An organization that focuses on the well being of the state’s children is celebrating its 20th anniversary, tackling new challenges facing the kids. Citizens for Missouri’s Children got its start in 1983. Executive Director Beth Griffin says the organization started out looking after the needs of children in foster care but it has now expanded its efforts. Griffin says the state’s budget crunch has resulted in less money for the programs she says are necessary to help Missouri’s children in need. She’s hoping the money flow will improve once the economy improves.
Missourians Warned About "Out Of This World" Scam
August 6, 2003 By
First it was the Nigerian scam in which an e-mailer from Africa would ask people for bank account information to “store” money in their accounts. Those who helped out, usually found their accounts drained. Now, in what appears to be a new scam, recipients are asked to help a person who claims to be from the future fix his time machine. He says he needs a dimensional warp generator, kind of like the ones in Star Trek. State Attorney General Spokesman Scott Holste says it sure sounds like a scam to him. Holste says these types of scams are way too common, and he reminds Missourians to be on the lookout for anyone – present or future – who might be trying to get them to part ways with their hard-earned money.
