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Missouri special session may provide new life for $500 million budget bill

3 months 3 weeks ago
On the night of Dec. 17, a devastating fire swept through the Scenic River Industries sheltered workshop in Salem, throwing about 30 people out of work and upsetting recycling efforts in the area. A temporary replacement was donated about a month later to the organization, which provides taxpayer-supported employment to people with developmental disabilities. But […]
Rudi Keller

Technicians and SCTE Gateway Chapter Win First Place For 14th Straight Year

3 months 3 weeks ago
STAUNTON – Madison Communications is proud to announce the outstanding performance of their technicians at the 2025 SCTE Gateway Chapter Cable-Tec Games, held on May 15th in St. Louis. The SCTE Gateway Chapter is one of 67 Chapters across the globe whose purpose is to provide local networking, professional development and certification opportunities to current and prospective members across 70 locations worldwide. Competing against leading companies such as Charter, Comcast, Ervin Cable Construction, and Mediacom, the SCTE Gateway Chapter, that includes the Madison Technicians, once again demonstrated technical excellence, composure under pressure, and superior craftsmanship. The SCTE Gateway Chapter was named 1st Place Overall for the 14th consecutive year. The Cable-Tec Games feature seven Olympic-style events, each designed to test the practical skills of broadband professionals. Events are judged primarily on accuracy, with time serving as the deciding factor for those wit

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Memorial service honors Kit Bond's legacy in Missouri

3 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher 'Kit' Bond is being remembered this week with memorial services in St. Louis and Jefferson City following his death at the age of 86. Bond, who served Missourians for decades both in the statehouse and in Washington, D.C., passed away last week. A state memorial [...]
Laura Simon

Trump says he loves farmers. He’s dismantling the agency helping their communities survive

3 months 3 weeks ago
In 2016, Tillman County, a politically deep red area in southwest Oklahoma with a population of less than 7,000 and dropping, lost its hospital. Emergency services calls skyrocketed, and health outcomes deteriorated. Trey Caldwell, the area’s Republican state representative, said his office found at least three people died after long ambulance rides. “They would have […]
Sky Chadde

More storms possible Tuesday, cooler temperatures ahead

3 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Overnight storms brought a lot of rain, hail, and high winds along with several areas of rotation leading to Tornado Warnings. As of this writing, that storm threat has ended. However, the storms are not yet over. Tuesday will bring additional storm chances late morning and into the afternoon ahead of a [...]
Angela Hutti

Trump and the Tech Oligarchy

3 months 3 weeks ago
Trump seems to be destroying America’s innovation system, but he is really skewing it in favor of tech monopolies.
Robert Kuttner