The Economic Security Corp. of Southwest Area will streamline its procedures beginning in September by processing applications for utility assistance from low-income families in Barton, Jasper, Newton and McDonald counties all through the central Joplin office.
School teachers in Oklahoma are among the most visible victims of the state’s seemingly endless budget problems, with some of the lowest salaries in the nation, ballooning class sizes and worsening job conditions.
A shooting that killed an off-duty police officer in Kansas City’s Westport bar and entertainment district has renewed the push among business owners to privatize stretches of two streets.
The University of Missouri is warning students, staff and faculty that a white supremacist group appears to be recruiting on and near the Columbia campus.