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Monday, November 16, 2009

Overseas Christmas mailing deadlines nearing

by Bob Priddy on November 16, 2009

in Human Interest, Miscellaneous

Deadlines are closing in for shipping things to Missouri’s military people who will be overseas for Christmas. It’s too late for things shipped by parcel post to be guaranteed delivery by Christmas. But the Postal Service says there is still time to ship letters,cards, and packages by other means. [click to continue…]

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State unemployment rate drops to 9.3%

by Brent Martin 11/16/09 6:05 PM

Missouri’s unemployment rate drops slightly, but enough to be at least a bit encouraging to state officials.
9.3%; not the unemployment rate the state would like, but a rate that at least dropped two-tenths of a percent from September and a rate nearly a full percentage point below the national unemployment rate of 10.2%.
“So, while the [...]

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Judge rules State Auditor lacks authority to audit large retirement system

by Steve Walsh 11/16/09 5:57 PM

A judge in Jefferson City has determined State Auditor Susan Montee has no authority to conduct audits of a retirement system that serves local government employees. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan has ruled in favor of the Missouri Local Government Employees’ Retirement System (LAGERS) in a challenge to the State Auditor’s desire to carry [...]

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Hunter dies in low-water crossing incident

by Bob Priddy 11/16/09 3:30 PM

A deer-hunting trip on a rainy day in southwest Missouri’s Dallas County has turned tragic.
The Missouri Water Patrol says a pickup truck has been swept off a low-water bridge on a farm near the community of Tunas. Two of the men got out through the back window of the truck. But the third man, William [...]

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One killed, two injured during opening weekend of deer season

by Jessica Machetta 11/16/09 1:04 PM

Saturday’s mild weather contributed to thousands of hunters taking to the woods for the opening weekend of deer season. For some, the weekend ended in tragedy.
A St. Louis area man has died after being shot in Callaway County. Two other men have been injured.
The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department says 67-year-old Bernie Breer was shot in [...]

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