Bio
Gary Castor is editor of the Jefferson City News Tribune. He supervises the work of reporters, photographers, and page designers that appears on news and features pages at the News Tribune. He is a member of the News Tribune editorial board, which is responsible for the local opinion pieces that appear as "Our Opinion" on the editorial page. He also serves as managing editor of the newsrooms at the Fulton Sun and California Democrat newspapers, providing guidance and supervision to those newspapers' editors and editorial staff.
Recent stories by Gary Castor
Shooting suspect faces murder, hate crime charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs was being held on murder and hate crime charges Monday, two days after the attack that killed f...
November 22, 2022
Frustration, desperation mount after Ian
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian's effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being...
October 4, 2022
COMMENTARY: Growing the IRS, growing government
Democrats who want to spend more money than a reasonable government budget will allow often talk about "improving tax compliance" and the "tax gap," suggesting there really is enough money to pay for ...
August 20, 2022
A day to remember heroes
Memorial Day has come to be known as the unofficial kickoff to summer.
Families across Missouri will be barbecuing with friends, perhaps attending a baseball or softball game, or maybe taking a trip t...
May 28, 2022
Missouri logs first case of omicron variant
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has made its way to Missouri, with the first case announced Friday.
In a news release, the Department of Health and Senior Services said it was notified by public healt...
December 4, 2021
Cass County lawmaker joins crowded GOP 4th Congressional District race
State Sen. Rick Brattin became the fifth Republican to enter the 4th Congressional District Republican primary Monday, announcing his bid by declaring that his conservative record outshines his GOP ri...
November 16, 2021
Missourians say they can't get federal food assistance due to long call wait times
Just as the school year was ending this past spring -- and with it, free school lunches -- Erin Bay learned her monthly food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was...
November 16, 2021
Attorney general seeks texts, emails about metro mask mandates
Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt wants to know what four Democratic executives in Missouri's largest metro areas said in emails, texts and other communications about mask mandates to fight the...
November 16, 2021
Free health care clinic in southern Missouri shuts doors
MOUNTAIN VIEW -- It was already 1 p.m., and Sheri Noble's Monday was just getting started.
There were prescriptions to call into the pharmacy, times to coordinate for people to pick up donated supplie...
November 12, 2021
Missouri Senate leader decides against 4th District congressional run
Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, announced Monday morning he would not run for Congress.
Instead, he said in a letter posted on Twitter he will continue to serve in the Missouri Senate...
November 9, 2021
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