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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Missouri lawmakers gather community input on legislative session
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Missouri legislative session is over, and lawmakers are taking the opportunity to get feedback from those they represent. Friday morning at Carthage's Steadley Library, Missouri State Senator Jill Carter and State Representative Cathy Jo Loy met with their constituency. Representative Loy says the idea was to tell the good, the bad and the ugly of work done this year in Jefferson City. Lawmakers returned to the capitol last week for a special session, addressing issues that didn't cross the finish line during the regular session. Carthage marks 25 years of volunteering with Day of Caring Carthage library kicks off summer reading challenge Vision Carthage's 'Dumpster Day' succeeds with community help Couple accused of stealing 1/4 of a million from elderly woman to face trial Brandon Weaver and Dr. Grant Williams receive Carthage alumni awards Senator Carter tells us meetings like this are important to help explain how the process works and get an idea of what still needs to be done. 'Because there's so much that goes on in the background that people have no idea, and it provides an opportunity for us to explain our positions, and to be corrected, if needed. Once I'm able to share the nuances and the realities of some of what goes on in the background, and then present why I voted the way that I did – I'm looking for feedback from my people that I'm on the right path,' said Sen. Carter. 'I'm not going to know what to do for them unless I hear from them, so it's good to have the questions that they asked, to be able to understand what their needs are, and so that was really important for me to hear today, at the end of the session. We did this at the beginning, so now at the end,' said Rep. Loy. Senator Carter says anyone with questions or comments is welcome to contact her through a text service set up specifically for that purpose. She can be reached at 417-216-6077. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Carthage marks 25 years of volunteering with Day of Caring
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A Silver Jubilee in Carthage is celebrated with volunteerism. Afterall, that's what the United Way's Day of Caring entails. Nationally, it began in 1992 as a way to connect employees of local businesses with the many agencies the United Way supports. The Carthage Area United Way has now been a part of it for 25 years. The volunteers we caught up with today were doing some garden work outside the 'Fair Acres Family YMCA.' Carthage marks 25 years of volunteering with Day of Caring Carthage library kicks off summer reading challenge Vision Carthage's 'Dumpster Day' succeeds with community help Couple accused of stealing 1/4 of a million from elderly woman to face trial Brandon Weaver and Dr. Grant Williams receive Carthage alumni awards 'We have nine different partner agencies that we support, but days like today, we get to help a whole bunch of other ones that don't necessarily need out financial support, but are happy to have us come do a little bit of sweat work, which is — which is so much fun,' said Kim Bausinger, Carthage Area United Way Exec. Director. 'As a nonprofit, we only have a part-time employee who has to take care of this, over 5,000 square foot garden. All of the vegetables that we raise in this garden go towards our feeding program, where we fed 50-thousand meals last year. And, so we get to add fresh vegetables to that service, and it's just amazing of getting to do that and see those kids get fed that might not be otherwise,' said Tericia Mixon, Fair Acres Family YMCA Exec. Dir. of Operations. Volunteers in Carthage also spent time today at Crosslines Ministries, Innovative Industries, and St. Luke's Nursing Home. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Vision Carthage's ‘Dumpster Day' succeeds with community help
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A local non-profit teamed up with three organizations to bring back a free community clean-up day. This is Vision Carthage's first time hosting 'Dumpster Day'. Organizers say Dumpster Day 'took place a couple of years ago', and they 'wanted to try and bring it back to the community.' There were about 60 vehicles lined up at noon today, ready to get rid of their unwanted belongings. Residents could bring items like household junk, old furniture, tires, and paper to be dumped. Vision Carthage's 'Dumpster Day' succeeds with community help Couple accused of stealing 1/4 of a million from elderly woman to face trial Brandon Weaver and Dr. Grant Williams receive Carthage alumni awards Jasper County testing radio coverage for improved 911 service Kids can fish free at this Jasper County event They were, however, not allowed to bring other things, including paint, chemicals, and tree limbs. More than fifteen volunteers came together to give back to their community. 'This is something that the community really needs and wants. And there's been a lot of excitement and momentum around this event. Lots of calls, lots of people asking questions, can I bring this? Can bring that? And so we recognized people really need this,' said Kate Kelley, Vision Carthage Co-director. 'We love to see an opportunity for the citizens of Carthage to build a place to get rid of some of that stuff that's lying around that they don't need anymore or want. Clean up the neighborhoods and make Carthage look beautiful again,' said Josiah Bayless, Interim Public Works Director. Organizers say 'they would love to be able to offer this at least on an annual basis.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
