April 2022

Proposed silica sand mine causes concern in Ste. Genevieve Co.

STE. GENEVIEVE – A proposal to open a surface mine to remove silica sand from a 249-acre site along Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve is giving residents of the area a great deal of concern. (See letter to the editor concerning health effects of silica sand.)   The proposed location is across Highway 32 from […]

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Promissory note scam allegedly defrauds investors in 35 states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division is seeking a final order from Commissioner David Minnick for $200,000 in civil penalties and other remedies against California-based Until Tomorrow Drivetrains, LLC and Dennis R. Di Ricco.    Between December 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, Until Tomorrow Drivetrains, LLC and Di Ricco, with the

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In-person services resume at local Social Security offices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Acting Commissioner: Social Security Administration Kilolo Kijakazi has announced the local Social Security offices will resume in person services.   “I am pleased to announce that local Social Security offices will restore in-person services, including for people without an appointment, on April 7, 2022.   To avoid waiting in line, I

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If Not Now, When?

By Brian Williams, state representative For people who look like me, waiting for justice has been a lifelong endeavor. We have made tremendous progress, but every “yes” that we have ever received has been earned. Progress in Black communities has always been the direct result of mobilizing neighborhoods, uniting our people and working from the

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Former Missouri Governor, Sen. Kit Bond endorses Vicky Hartzler for U.S. Senate

ST. LOUIS – Kit Bond, former U.S. Senator and Governor from Missouri, has endorsed Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler for U.S. Senate.   “Missourians deserve a senator who knows how to get things done. Vicky has shown during her time in public office that she is a fighter for our armed forces and a fighter for Missouri

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