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North Callaway Assistant Superintendent Haskins to retire
After a quarter century as a North Callaway educator, one of the district’s longest standing Thunderbird is ready to leave her roost.
Mo. House passes $1.2B bonding initiative
The Missouri House has passed a $1.2 billion bonding initiative that would finance construction and repairs at public buildings across the state.
Fulton Board of Education previews online registration
Preparations to implement an online registration system are nearly complete for the Fulton Public School District.
Inaugural youth expo to be held at Auxvasse Lions Club Park
Before it’s even started, the Callaway County Youth Expo has a new home.
Tomnitz to speak Saturday at Westminster graduation
The featured speaker to the 2013 graduating class at Westminster College in Fulton Saturday will be Don Tomnitz, president and CEO of D.R. Horton, Inc., of Dallas, America’s largest home construction firm.
Tax Wise volunteers help seniors claim $700K in refunds
During the recent income tax filing season, 11 Callaway County retired volunteer tax preparers collected more than $700,000 in refunds for 463 Callaway County senior citizens.
Nixon promises layoffs if budget not changed
Gov. Jay Nixon this morning promised to "reduce staff and services accordingly — including making the necessary layoffs — effective July 1" if lawmakers pass the state's budget in its current form.
Two WWU alumni to speak at commencement
The two speakers at William Woods University’s undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies May 11 know the school from first-hand experience.
Nighttime highway striping to begin in Fulton
Crews work 24 hours until Memorial Day
To meet a goal of painting new lane lines and no-passing zones on highways by Memorial Day, the Missouri Department of Transportation will stripe Central Missouri roads 24 hours a day until the end of the month.
Callaway records high turkey harvest
Callaway County hunters harvested 710 turkeys during the spring turkey season, the third highest county number in Missouri.
Street Fair button sales kick off with preliminary drawing
The 10th annual Fulton Street Fair kicked off Tuesday night during Business After Hours at Serenity Valley Winery, and those in attendance who bought their street fair buttons got more bang for their two bucks this year.
Group supports homeless in Callaway County walk
Strung out along Route Z in Callaway County, about 20 men from St. Louis, California and Oregon participated in the “Walk to Make a Difference for the Homeless” early Monday morning.
Fulton schools plans to add five teachers for 2014 budget
If all goes according to plan he Fulton Public School District plans to add five kindergarten, middle school and special education teachers in next year’s budget.
Power plant road not included in state’s draft 5-year road plan
A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) plan to build a $32.8 million road between Fulton and the Callaway Energy Center’s nuclear power plant is not included in the department’s proposed five-year $32.3 million transportation improvement program for Callaway County.
SERVE collects more than five tons of food for Full-Ton Challenge
For the past two months SERVE, The Callaway Bank and C&R Market have joined forces to collect one ton of food or the monetary equivalent as part of the Full-Ton Challenge.
