The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) held a public meeting on March 18 in the Stockton High School gymnasium to allow the public to meet MoDOT officials and ask questions or make comments on the newly unveiled Missouri 32 Corridor Project.
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Pat Hindman
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3/26/25
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The Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) 52nd annual banquet was held Saturday evening at the Ray H. Zumwalt Expo Center. Chamber President Chesi Haun, Vice President Amber Fidler, and Chamber member Robin Fischer emceed the event. Bill Crabtree, former Chamber president, and Willa Tucker, former secretary, were guests of honor. The highlight of the evening was the three awards given annually by the Chamber.
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Pat Hindman
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3/26/25
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Stockton's Night of the Arts is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. Doors will open at 5:30 P.M. The cost to attend is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Children under eight years of age can attend for free. Funds collected from the evening will go towards further developing the high school stage area and lighting.
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Alana Hindman
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3/26/25
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A significant discussion involving two residents of Valley Lane Street in the Cassell addition of Stockton and a representative of Wanda Cassell over an unfilled mowing issued by the city last year led to the Stockton Board of Aldermen going into closed session for a decision at the regularly scheduled meeting in city hall Monday night. After the closed session, Mayor Brandon Cahill said, "The city is continuing their rescinding of the variance based on the evidence provided. The city as a whole is looking into a city-wide agricultural variance."
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Pat Hindman
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2/26/25
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Stockton Trails Initiative Coalition, or STIC, was recently awarded a $4000 grant from the Stockton Community Foundation to create a StoryWalk on the Old Mill/Aubree's Trail below Stockton Dam.
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Alana Hindman
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2/19/25
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(CCR)-Bob Estes, Missouri Master Naturalist, will present a bird photography slide show at the Stockton branch of the Cedar County Library at 3 p.m. on February 21.
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Contributed news
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2/19/25
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It was 22 years in the making as the Stockton Tigers clinched at least a share of the Southwest Conference championship with a strong outing at Ash Grove last Friday, ending conference play with a 7-1 record and a 16-8 record on the season. Newcomer Skyline has one conference game remaining as they currently hold a 6-1 record in conference play. Should Skyline defeat Ash Grove, they and Stockton would be co-conference champions. Should Skyline fall to the Pirates, Stockton would be the sole conference winner.
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Kevin Caudle
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2/19/25
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The Stockton police department is in its seventh month of operation and proving to be anything but sluggish in performance. It has grown from one to three officers and two cars and recently established its own municipal court.
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Pat Hindman
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2/12/25
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It may be February, but July city fireworks were a topic of conversation when the Stockton Board of Aldermen met at city hall on January 27 for the regularly scheduled meeting. The city recently asked for firework display bids but had only received one bid. Bidding, however, is still open. Price and availability are the problems with finding a licensed fireworks business to do the show. However, if the one bid is finalized at the next meeting, the city fireworks display will be on June 28.
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Pat Hindman
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2/5/25
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Stockton local Faith King is almost finished with the new mural she is currently painting at the Stockton branch of the Cedar County Library. A recent donation from the Skaggs' Children's Literacy Fund has allowed for new renovations to the library's kids and youth section.
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Alana Hindman
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2/5/25
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Early last year, El Dorado Springs welcomed a new police chief following the resignation of long-time Chief Jerrod Shiereck. On January 29, 2024, Brett Dawn took the oath of office to become the police chief of El Dorado Springs.
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Melissa Johnson
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2/5/25
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The Stockton branch of the Cedar County library has asked photographers to submit their coolest photos of Cedar County or the Stockton area by January 31. Eight to ten photos will be selected and displayed in a special library area.
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Alana Hindman
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1/29/25
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