News Briefs for Tuesday (March 14, 2023)

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South Harrison School Board Keeps Career Center Tuition Steady South Harrison School Board members reviewed some of their Annual Performance Review scores achieved to this point by the district and made a decision on their Career Center tuition for next year during a meeting held Monday night. Read more…

Lamar Man Arrested On Drug and Driving Charges in Clinton County A Lamar, Missouri man was arrested Monday evening on a series of drug and driving charges. Read more…

Speeding Stop Turns Into Multi-Count Arrest For St. Joe Man A St. Joseph man was arrested on multiple charges following a traffic stop Monday night in Buchanan County. Read more…

MO Bill Would Put Restrictions on Weed in Vehicles (MISSOURINET) – Missouri allows passengers to have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle if they are of age, but that might not soon be the case for marijuana users behind the wheel or any passengers. Read more…

Senate Republicans Go Into Spring Break Without Voting on a Gender Transition Bill (MISSOURINET) – Missouri Senate Leader Cindy O’Laughlin says the Republicans are united on a gender transition bill. Read more…

Missouri Missionaries Prepare To Aid In Ukraine (MISSOURINET) – Some Missourians are looking to help Ukraine. Read more…

Missouri Offers Grants to Help Boost Childcare Centers (MISSOURINET) – At least 51-percent of Missouri lacks access to a daycare provider. Read more…

MoDOT Hosting Annual Litter Control Campaign For State Roadways in April The Missouri Department of Transportation wants volunteers to help clean our state roadways. Read more…

ISU Report Shows Iowa’s Small Farms Disappearing, Big Farms Getting Bigger (Radio Iowa) An Iowa State University study finds the size and number of small farms in Iowa dwindled in the past decade, while the size and number of commercial farms exploded. Read more…

Trump, Back on the Iowa Campaign Trail, Says 2024 is ‘The Final Battle’ (Radio Iowa) Former President Donald Trump kicked off his campaign for the 2024 Iowa Caucuses in Davenport by promising to promote Iowa-made ethanol and to oppose raising the retirement age for Social Security. Read more…

90,000 Iowa Voters are Getting Postcards to Update Their Addresses (Radio Iowa) If you’ve changed your address in the past year, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office is asking for your help. Read more…

Class 1 MBCA All-District Basketball Selections Announced

MBCA Class 2 Basketball Selections Released

MBCA Class 3 All District Basketball Selections Released

IAHSAA Moving Closer To Releasing New Two-Year Football Classifications The annual meetings of the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control and Representative Council were held Thursday and Friday Read more…

NAIA College Basketball Championship Series Moves To Final Sites

This Year Could be an Unusual Year for U.S. Meat Production (USDA) 2023 could see a rare event in the U.S. meat production complex. Read more…

Grassley Says Vilsack’s ‘Climate-Smart’ Programs May Delay Farm Bill’s Passage (Radio Iowa) U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to testify before members of the Senate Ag Committee this week, including Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Read more…