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Plank Commends Wood River Transparency Steps

3 years 3 months ago
WOOD RIVER – Today, city council member Jeremy Plank commended the City of Wood River staff for prioritizing transparency by adding to the city website: city meetings agendas a calendar of events list of current projects “one-click” electronic payment of billings “In 2021, I launched ‘A Transparent Wood River,’ a plan to make our city more accountable and accessible to its citizens,” said Plank. “I appreciate the work of city staff for helping to make Wood River a leader in transparent local government.” “A Transparent Wood River” is an initiative inspired by the Ballotpedia.com Municipal Transparency Checklist . This checklist includes common-sense items the city should disclose on its website, including the city budget, audits, meeting agendas, open records information, contracts, and lobbying information. “As a city councilman, I will continue to prioritize transparency so our residents can see their

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Streaming Tops Traditional Cable TV Viewership For First Time Ever

3 years 3 months ago
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but streaming TV has finally surpassed traditional cable in terms of overall viewership numbers for the first time ever. According to viewership tracking firm Nielsen (who once upon a time called the cord cutting revolution “purely fiction“) streaming saw a 34.8 percent overall viewership in […]
Karl Bode

The FBI recovered 100 classified documents in its search of Mar-a-Lago this month

3 years 3 months ago
How many classified documents did the FBI find in its search of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month? Today the New York Times provides a pretty good estimate, though they leave the arithmetic to us: January: "more than 150." June: "a few dozen more." Total: "more than 300." At a best guess, this means the August haul ...continue reading "The FBI recovered 100 classified documents in its search of Mar-a-Lago this month"
Kevin Drum

Mizzou's Luther Burden III nets exclusive potato chip NIL deal with Schnucks

3 years 3 months ago
"Touchdown Luther" is already scoring big before he even touches the field at University of Missouri-Columbia. Luther Burden III, a five-star freshman wide receiver at Mizzou, has a number of impressive name, image and likeness deals already, but his latest is sure to make the biggest splash. Old Vienna released special edition Luther Burden Honey BBQ Red Hot Riplets that will be available exclusively in Schnucks stores. Burden was the official "taste master" for the chips before they hit stores. Burden's…
Corey Miller, KSDK

MoDOT displays new plan for St. Charles County I-70, I-64 interchange

3 years 3 months ago
The St. Charles County Interstate 70, Interstate 64 interchange is at the top of the Missouri Department of Transportation's unfunded needs list. "It has become horrendous in the afternoon," said Edward Spellerberg, who lives in the area. "It's been a mess, and it's getting more and more every year," said longtime driver Tom Kalemme. MoDOT said I-70 serves up to 90,000 drivers a day. Engineers predict even more traffic as St. Charles County continues to grow. "We see significant backups on a…
Pepper Baker, KSDK