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 third candidate has filed for the Sixth District U. S. Representative position for the August 7th primary election. Dan Hogan of Saint Peters filed as a Libertarian Friday morning. Incumbent Republican Sam Graves of Tarkio, as well as Democrats Henry Robert Martin of Kansas City and Winston Apple of Independence, filed for the U. […]
Candidate filings began Tuesday for multi-county districts in this area. A 7th district state representative race is shaping up between Republican Rusty Black of Chillicothe and Democrat Dennis VanDyke of Marceline. Both have to be nominated by their parties in the August primary election. After the first day of filings, Republican Danny Busick of Newtown […]
More district-level candidates have filed for the August Primary election. Henry Robert Martin of Kansas City and Winston Apple of Independence have filed as Democrats for Sixth District U. S. Representative. Republican Sam Graves of Tarkio filed for re-election for the Representative position. Republican Dan Hegeman of Cosby filed for reelection for 12th District State […]
The Heartland Foundation of Saint Joseph will hold the Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire Saturday. The fair will be at the Restoration Nanatorium on the corner of Francis and North Second Streets in Saint Joseph from 10 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the evening. The event will provide learning opportunities in science, […]
More than eight pieces of gun legislation were discussed in one House committee hearing yesterday in Jefferson City. Republican Representative Jared Taylor of Nixa said his bill that would prohibit cities from regulating the open carry of firearms was a response to Kansa City Police forcing individuals to empty their guns of ammunition. Democratic committee […]
Candidate filing begins Tuesday, February 27, 2018, subject to the August Primary Election in Missouri. Area courthouses will be the location for candidates to file if they are seeking a county-wide office. For Grundy County, this includes the offices of presiding commissioner, county clerk, associate circuit court judge, clerk of the circuit court/recorder of deeds, […]
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, […]
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 […]
House Speaker Paul Ryan selected Missouri Sixth District Representative Sam Graves to serve on the National Defense Authorization Act Conference Committee. The committee’s task is to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of the National Defense legislation. Graves says it has always been a top priority of his in Congress to provide […]
Services for former State Representative Mike Lair, of Jefferson City and formerly of Chillicothe, have been announced. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Jefferson City Tuesday, September 12 at Noon. A rosary will be held at the church Monday afternoon at 3:15 with visitation scheduled at the […]
Former Seventh District State Representative Mike Lair of Chillicothe died Tuesday at the age of 71. Lair was first elected State Representative in November 2008, representing Missouri’s 7th District which included all or portions of Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, and Livingston counties. He was re-elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and served until he reached term […]
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 […]
Seventh District State Representative Rusty Black of Chillicothe has been appointed to committees within the Missouri House of Representatives. There are 115 Republicans as well as 46 Democratic members of the House. Black was selected by House Speaker Todd Richardson to serve as a member of the House Budget Committee, the House Pension Committee, and […]
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 […]
