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SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — A Warsaw man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man who died from a drug overdose, police said.

Jefferson City, Mo., February 23, 2022 – The Missouri Attorney General, county prosecutors and law enforcement agencies statewide must aggressively enforce Missouri’s laws prohibiting illegal gambling devices by seizing the slot machines operating illegally in convenience stores and other venues across the state and prosecute the profiteers to fight further expansion of these illegal gaming machines, according to a new Missouri Home Dock City Association resolution.

With Monday being a federal holiday, President’s Day, the Boonville City Council meeting was moved to Tuesday, February 22. Prior to the scheduled council meeting, a budget work session was held. There were four budget areas on the agenda; Parks, Health, Parks-Stormwater Tax, and Kemper Sales Tax. As of April 1, the Health Department will fall under the purview of the Parks Department following the retirement of Glenn Bishop. Operations budgets for departments will remain relatively the same with the exception being a 15% raise to staff.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- March 1 marks the annual opening of catchand-keep trout fishing in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catchand-keep season at the trout parks runs through Oct. 31.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Are you a Missouri landowner interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)? Join Missouri Farm Bill Wildlife Biologists Courtney Nicks and Wesley Hanks for an upcoming virtual CRP webinar. They will present general information on CRP and the many benefits this program can bring for landowners, and answer questions.

A new and fun opportunity between Boonville and Rocheport will be available on Saturday March 12 from 10 am – 5 pm. The First Annual KATY Cruse – Sip – Shop & Shuttle is being sponsored by the Boonville Area Merchants Association (BAMA) and the Rocheport Area Merchants Association (RAMA).

What started out as a game of cornhole between friends in the backyard, has turned into a fun and philanthropic club in town, Cooper County Cornhole. They officially organized in August of 2020, complete with a board of directors. Scott Gamel serves as President with Blake Lane as Vice President. Krystal Lane holds the positions of Secretary and Treasurer. Jesse Keeran, Johnathan Hopkins, and Alexander Reynolds are currently serving as board members. The club meets every Tuesday evening at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Post #1022 for blind draws at 7:15 pm.

In 1774, the British Parliament passed a series of four laws which were collectively called the Coercive Acts. They were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act, but the colonists just called them the Intolerable Acts. The first three were approved by King George III on May 20 and were meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party which had occurred the previous December and to send a warning to the other colonies. But the Quartering Act, which was approved by the king on June 2, applied to all the colonies.