National Guard Mobilized to Deal With Aftermath of Ice Storm

by | Feb 14, 2008 | Weather

Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) has mobilized thirty members of the National Guard to help people in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger Counties recover from this week’s ice storm. Their main job will be going door to door to check on the residents of the areas. AmerenUE...

Missouri Guard Soldier Dead from IED in Iraq

by | Feb 7, 2008 | Military

A Missouri Army National Guard Sergeant has been killed in Iraq, the victim of an improvised explosive device (IED) yesterday, February 6 th . The Guard reports that Sergeant Bradley Skelton of Gordonville had come out of retirement to serve on this deployment....

Soldier Based in Missouri Dies in Iraq

by | Feb 4, 2008 | Military

A soldier based in Missouri has been killed in Iraq. The Pentagon has announced Specialist Matthew F. Straughter, a Belleville, Illinois, resident who enlisted with the Missouri National Guard in St. Charles, died January 31st in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his...

Blunt Sends National Guard to Northwest Missouri

by | Dec 11, 2007 | Weather

Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) has mobilized 50 National Guardsmen and women to Northwest Missouri to help those affected by the severe winter weather. The Governor made the announcement during a visit to a Salvation Army shelter in Jefferson City, where he...