State Representative Nate Walker of Kirksville reports the legislature approved a bill he supported, which ensures vacancies in important county offices are filled in a timely manner. House Bill 1428 is meant to avoid situations where a vacancy causes a county office to shut down. The bill requires the county commission in all non-charter counties […]
Liam D. Hazen of rural Adair County served during the Second Regular Session of the 99th Missouri General Assembly as an intern in the legislative office of 3rd District State Representative Nate Walker. Liam was part of the Missouri State Intern Program and Truman State University intern team serving at the Missouri State Capitol this […]
Rep, Nate Walker and several members of the Missouri House of Representatives welcomed some of the state’s greatest heroes to the State Capitol to be honored for their service to this country. Vietnam veterans traveled to Jefferson City March 29th to be honored by lawmakers during the annual observance of Vietnam Veterans Day. For nearly […]
A couple north Missouri residents filed for district offices on Tuesday, which was the final day to become candidates for the August Primary election. It took until the final day but there’s now a race for Third District State Representative serving area counties of Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan, and part of Adair. Joni Perry of Kirksville […]
State Representative Nate Walker has introduced legislation that would designate a portion of U. S. Highway 63 as the “Bluegrass Queen Rhonda Vincent Highway”. The “Bluegrass Queen Rhonda Vincent Highway” would go from March Road in Adair County north to State Highway Y in Schuyler County. Walker explains he introduced the legislation to honor and […]
Third District State Representative Nate Walker of Kirksville believes Governor Eric Greitens should resign. In a statement released Tuesday, Walker says he was proud to be one of the first supporters of Eric Greitens for governor, and he believes Greitens accomplished many things in his first year that will benefit the state for decades. However, […]
State Rep. Nate Walker will serve on the House committee responsible for discussing and addressing higher education issues in Missouri. He was appointed this week by House Speaker Todd Richardson to serve as a member of the House Higher Education committee for the remainder of the 99th General Assembly. In naming him to the committee, […]
Sullivan County Commissioner Danny Busick of Newtown recently announced he is running for the Missouri House of Representatives. Busick says his decision to run for Third District State Representative goes back to his former neighbor who used be a Representative of the Third District, which intrigued Busick. He says the thing that has urged him […]
Thirteen legislators and officials participated in a Legislative Forum in Cross Hall on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton Thursday morning. Moderator Gary Black of Trenton asked the forum one main question: How do the officials see their offices and other government agencies working with North Central Missouri College to meet the needs […]
With Veteran’s Day falling on Saturday this year, many of our area schools have notified KTTN of holding Veteran’s programs on Friday during school hours. With that in mind, we have compiled a listing of those holding programs to honor Veterans. Veterans are invited to attend a program this morning at 8 o’clock at Rissler elementary […]
Third District State Representative Nate Walker, whose house district includes Sullivan County, will be the speaker for a Veteran’s program Friday morning at Grundy R-5 elementary school in Humphreys. Anne Billington of the Grundy R-5 district reports students and staff will be honoring Veterans and active duty personnel during ceremonies scheduled to begin at 9 […]
Third District State Representative Nate Walker of Kirksville has announced he is running for the State Senate. As State Representative, Walker represents Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Mercer counties and has served as a State Representative for those counties since November 2012. Walker talks about why he decided to run for Senate. Walker says, if […]
Third District State Representative Nate Walker of Kirksville is calling for a review of all public funds used in the construction and maintenance of National Football League facilities. A Republican, Walker thinks the league is disrespecting the U.S. flag, the country, and the state by allowing recent protests during the national anthem. Walker says the […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft held a Missouri Elections Reform meeting at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Milan this week. Third District State Representative Nate Walker helped host Ashcroft. Walker says Ashcroft listed three main priorities: fair ballot language, secure elections, and voter identification. Ashcroft said citizens should know exactly what they are voting for […]
More than 40 citizens from North Missouri attended the Missouri House of Representatives Policy Development Caucus’s town hall meeting in Kirksville Tuesday morning. The caucus held the meeting to seek input on transportation funding issues and to hear thoughts on how the state could generate revenue for its roads and bridges. Chairman of the Policy […]
A town hall meeting to discuss transportation funding will be held at the Adair County Annex in Kirksville next week. Third District State Representative Nate Walker encourages anyone from the listening area to attend the town hall meeting August 1 from 8 to 10 o’clock in the morning. He adds that unless the governor calls […]
Republican State Representative Nate Walker from Kirksville thinks the proposed statewide expansion of charter schools will be an uphill battle. Alisa Nelson reports from Jefferson City. The Missouri House last week passed the charter school measure by one more vote than the necessary minimum. Supporters of the legislation say charter schools, which are […]
Representative Nate Walker, 3rd District State Representative, announced today that the Missouri Division of Tourism has awarded $4,666.00 to Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce to help fund qualified, performance-driven projects designed to increase visitation to Adair County. The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce will match each dollar of state funding with a dollar of local […]
The candidate filing period has ended for county, district, and statewide offices subject to the August primary election. Information on the Secretary of States’ website shows there are nine candidates for Sixth District Congressman. The list includes five Democrats, three of whom filed yesterday. The most recent filings were by David Blackwell of Smithville, Kyle Yarber […]
