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The e-reader training course is free and open to the public.  They will offer the chance to try out numerous e-readers including Nooks, Kindles, iPads and more.  Those who already own a device are welcome to bring it and learn more about how it works as well.  The Knob Noster branch of the Trails Regional Library is at 202 N. Adams in Knob Noster, and their phone number is 660-563-2997.

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This week we spent a good portion of the program discussing National Nursing Home Week and National Hospital Week, which both got started on Sunday.

Life Care Center of Carrollton National Nursing Home Week Schedule:

Monday May 13th

5 – 7:30 p.m. – Car Show – hot rods, antique cars, etc. featuring DJ Joe Wheeler.  Bounce house for the kids, cotton candy, funnel cakes, ring toss, hot dogs grilled by Kiwanis, 50/50 pot

6 p.m. – Baby contest (register with Michelle Austin).  Age groups 0 – 6 months, 1 – 2 years, 2 – 3 years, 4 – 5 years – Jr. Prince/Princess

Tuesday May 14th

10 a.m. – Coloring contest for Carrollton school grades K – 2

1 p.m. – Pamper Time for fashion show

2 p.m. – Fashion Show with Carrollton High School seniors

Wednesday May 15th

10 a.m. – Sister Act

2 – 4 p.m. – Petting zoo, apple butter making, butter churning, homemade apple fritters, wool spinning, etc.

Thursday May 16th

9 a.m. – Country Cross Entertainment

11:15 a.m. – FFA presentation on bird house making

12 p.m. – Hawaiian Luau and hog roast featuring the J-Street Band

Friday May 17th

10 a.m. – Games for residents and staff

12 p.m. – Fish fry by the Lions Club

2 p.m. – Grand River Harmony Entertainment

This is also National Hospital Week, and a big celebration is underway at Carroll County Memorial Hospital:

Carroll County Memorial Hospital cordially invites you to join the hospital staff for the annual Hospital Week Bar-B-Q.

Friday, May 17^th, 2013

Serving begins at 11:00 a.m.

Carrollton Area Career Center FFA will be at the grill.

Come & See for yourself what CCMH is up to this year…

CCMH GO GREEN Campaign

CCMH Foundation

CCMH Target Health

CCMH Gives Back

Enjoy theGood Food and Fellowship.

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The Carroll County Area YMCA will be releasing program guides Friday May 17th detailing all the available options for June – August.  Those will be presented at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital community open house and BBQ from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on May 17th.  Program guides will also be available at the Carroll County Area YMCA office across from Sonic in Carrollton and at their website www.carrollcountyareaymca.org

Another big announcement for the YMCA involves a membership drive starting June 1st.  Members will be able to use the workout facilities at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, plus they will have full access to the YMCA locations in Chillicothe and Brookfield.  Pricing for the new Carroll County Area YMCA memberships will be released in their program guides.

For more information contact the Carroll County Area YMCA at 660-542-0011.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri school officials are challenging the summary and cost estimate of a proposed constitutional amendment that could head to voters in 2014. Supporters are collecting signatures to have the measure put on the ballot. It would prohibit new contracts that are longer than three years for staff members who are certified to teach in Missouri.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of St. Louis University shocked supporters and critics this weekend when he said he would retire as president of the school. Reverend Lawrence Biondi made the announcement during a $1,000-a-seat gala, but hasn’t set a specific date for his departure. His decision comes after months of campus strife that included no-confidence votes by faculty and students.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri father and his son are walking across the state to hold meetings aimed at increasing mental health awareness. Mark Norwine and his son, Eric, are making a more than two-week journey throughout the state. Both have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are hoping to reinstate local taxes on vehicles bought from out-of-state dealers or through person-to-person sales. Two weeks remain for legislators to send Governor Jay Nixon a revision of the bill he twice has vetoed. The latest legislation would let local voters opt out within two years.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After 20 years of federal oversight, the Kansas City Housing Authority is now under local control. U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple issued an order last week saying he will continue to monitor the authority for one year, but it will no longer be under federal control. Whipple took over control of the authority in 1993 after a lawsuit complained about its financial mismanagement and political meddling.

ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Water rescue crews pulled six people from river waters in eastern Missouri over the weekend. Three men who were fishing yesterday in the Meramec River near Arnold had to be rescued when their canoe capsized. Three other people were rescued Saturday near Desoto after they drove into water that was covering a road.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin is preparing to mark the second anniversary of a tornado that killed 161 people and injured hundreds more. The twister hit the southwestern Missouri city on May 22, 2011, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. On that date this year, Joplin officials say tents will be set up in Cunningham Park to highlight efforts to restore various elements of the community.

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The Carroll County Museum is open 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through the end of September.  All who tour the museum are asked to make a voluntary donation based on their enjoyment of the facility.

The museum is located at 510 North Mason Street in Carrollton. For more information contact Lillie Audsley at (660) 542-1809 or Katy Schlueter at (660) 542-2691.

Update (9:50 a.m.) – Richmond Mushroom Festival organizers have decided to move all of Thursday and Friday’s grandstand activities to the Farris Theater.  No outside food or drink will be allowed in the theater.

The unofficial kickoff to the 2013 fair and festival season is here.  Click to hear KMZU’s Chris Clift talk with Richmond Chamber Director Renee Williams about the 2013 Mushroom Festival:

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For more information visit www.richmondchamber.org.  Here is the lineup of events from their website:

THURSDAY, MAY 2

6 to 10 p.m., Evans Midland Empire Carnival “Wristband Night,” Downtown, Franklin Street. Cost is $20.
6 p.m., Christian Music Concert begins with National Day of Prayer ceremony.
7 p.m., St. John CME choir performs followed by Itza a God Thing at 8 p.m. and Break The Fall 9 to 11 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 3

All day, Sunrise Elementary morel-themed art, displayed at former Economy Health Mart windows.
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Purchase $5 ticket for $500 drawing in the tennis ball drop, Chamber office, 104 W. North Main. Proceeds go toward the American Celebration firework fund.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ray County Community Arts Association Fine Arts and Photography Show, Friends Gallery (behind the Farris on Camden St.)
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Arts and crafts fair, downtown square and West Main Street, around 125 vendors
10 a.m. to noon, Country Music Makers performs, Grandstand
Beginning at Noon, beer garden opens, in front of US Bank on North Main St. ShadeTree jam band performs, a Midwestern blend of music by Richmond’s Justin “Spudd” Richards and Sandy Myerchin. $10 to enter beer tent each day
2 to 4 p.m., Lawson’s own Copper Creek bank performs in beer garden tent.
3 to 5 p.m., Ray Co. Rhythm Riders performs, Grandstand
5 p.m., Morel expert Teresa Maybrier will give talk on how to find and cook morels, Granstand.
5 to 7 p.m., Dr. Tim Smith’s band, 5 O’Clock Somewhere, performs in beer garden tent.
6 to 10 p.m., Evans Midland Empire Carnival, Downtown, Franklin Street
6 p.m., Little Miss & Mister Mushroom winners announced, Grandstand
7 to 9 p.m., Adult Talent Show begins at Grandstand, sponsored by Sonic
7 to 11 p.m., Kansas City classic rock and country band Boomerz performs in beer garden tent.
9 p.m., Itza God Thing performs, Grandstand

SATURDAY, MAY 4

All day, Sunrise Elementary morel-themed art, displayed at former Economy Health Mart windows
6 to 11 a.m., Richmond VFW Post #4398 pancake and sausage breakfast at Ray County Veterans building, 312 Clark St. Cost is a $5 donation, children 7 and under eat free.
6:30 to 7:30 a.m., registration and packet pick-up for FUNgus Run, near Grandstand
7:30 a.m., 10K FUNgus Run begins, sponsored by Richmond Anytime Fitness, Grandstand
8 a.m., 5K FUNgus Run and two-mile walk begins, sponsored by Richmond Anytime Fitness, at Grandstand
9 a.m. to noon, registration for Hardtime Rodders car show at Richmond City Hall parking lot. Judging at 1 p.m.
8:30 to 10 a.m., Pedal Tractor Pull, sponsored by Richmond Farm and Lawn,near Grandstand (No entries after 9 a.m.)
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Antique tractor show, Orscheln’s parking lot. Winners to be selected from people’s choice categories.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ray County Community Arts Association Fine Arts and Photography show, Friends Gallery, behind Farris Theatre
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Arts and crafts fair, downtown square and West Main Street
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pet adoption, sponsored by Ray County Humane Society, southeast courthouse lawn
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pet adoption, sponsored by SOAR, northwest courthouse lawn
11 a.m., Shapes Acro and Dance Studio performs, Grandstand
Noon, Morel expert Teresa Maybrier will give talk on how to find and cook morels at Granstand.
Noon, beer garden tent opens, in front of US Bank on North Main St. Classic rockers Beam & Eads perform noon to 2 p.m.
12:45 p.m., Announcement of Largest Morel Contest winner, sponsored by The Richmond News, Grandstand. Morels will be accepted from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. next to Grandstand and prior to the event at the news office, 204 W. North Main St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
1 p.m., Grand Parade, float prize money sponsored by Richmond KFC/Taco Bell
2 to 10 p.m., Evans Midland Empire Carnival, Downtown,
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2 to 3 p.m., ShadeTree jam band performs in beer garden tent.
2 p.m. (after parade), Tennis ball drop at carnival slide. Winner receives $500. Do not need to be present to win.
3 to 5 p.m., 5 O’clock Somewhere performs in beer garden tent.
3 p.m., Youth Talent Show, sponsored by Richmond Sonic, Grandstand
5 to 6 p.m., Line dancing, Grandstand
6 to 8 p.m., Karaoke, Grandstand
5 to 7 p.m., Kansas City rock and blues band Red Jack performs in beer garden tent
7 to 8:30 p.m., Kansas City power trio Scott Moyer Band (formerly of Ticklestick) play modern and vintage blues and rock at beer garden tent.
8 to 9 p.m., Country Shindig performs, Grandstand
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Teen dance, sponsored by Ray County Coalition, City Gymnasium, adjacent to City Hall
9 p.m. to midnight, Headliner Justin Andrew Murray Band, a popular blues performer at last September’s Outlaw Days, performs at beer garden tent.
9 to 11 p.m., I-35 Express performs, Grandstand

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Debate has stalled in the Missouri Senate over legislation that would reinstate a limit on certain damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The state Supreme Court struck down the previous cap. Missouri senators debated the legislation for about eight hours but did not come to a vote.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 32-year-old St. Louis high school teacher is in custody after authorities say he had sexual contact with an underage student. David Marler is being held on $250,000 cash bail after being charged with 11 felony counts, including second-degree statutory sodomy.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis ATF office is getting its first explosives-sniffing dog. The 15-month-old chocolate lab named Andi was raised by prison inmates through the program Puppies Behind Bars.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly economic survey index forecasts improving economic growth for the Midwest and Plains states. The report from Creighton University includes data from Missouri and eight other states.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police are searching for a man who shot and killed a couple as their two children sat in a nearby vehicle. Authorities say 25-year-olds Qwentelia Vanzant and Jaron Syrus, both of Blue Springs, were shot to death Monday night in the parking lot of a convenience store. A 3-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl were inside the vehicle during the shooting.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has given first-round approval to a tax credit for gun manufacturers. The tax incentive would expire in six years and be capped at $3 million annually. Sponsoring Republican Representative Bill White says the credit will attract gun manufacturers looking to move from states that have passed strict gun control measures.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A suburban Kansas City soccer coach has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of attempting to produce child pornography. Joel White of Lee’s Summit is accused of trying to secretly film children as they changed clothing at his home. Authorities say they found images of naked minors on his camera.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City attorney once convicted of killing his law partner has regained his law license. The Missouri Supreme Court announced yesterday that it’s reinstated the license of Richard Buchli II. He was convicted of killing Richard Armitage in 2002, but a court set aside the conviction in 2007 after finding evidence was withheld at his trial.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new audit is taking issue with the way Missouri Governor Jay Nixon billed aircraft flights to the State Emergency Management Agency. State Auditor Tom Schweich (shwyk) says SEMA paid about $55,000 for Nixon to fly to disaster sites and promote recovery efforts. The audit says there’s no record of SEMA personnel accompanying him on any of the flights.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Southeast Missouri State University women’s basketball coach is facing charges for a multi-state car theft conspiracy. William Smith is one of 21 people who were charged last week in the auto theft conspiracy.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Missouri’s two U.S. senators want the Pentagon to reconsider a proposed troop realignment that could reduce the number of soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in south-central Missouri by nearly 4,000.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Former game show host Bob Barker is donating several of his awards to Drury University. Barker is an alum of the Springfield school and got his started in local radio while he was a student.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal investigator with the Social Security Administration plans to testify before a Missouri Senate committee looking into the disclosure of a list of concealed gun permit holders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol acknowledged recently that it had twice obtained a list of Missouri concealed gun permit holders and provided it to the Social Security Administration for a potential investigation into fraudulent claims for disability benefits.

SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) — One man is dead and five other people injured after a man apparently became angry at a family gathering in southeast Missouri and drove into a crowd. The incident happened Sunday at a home in Sikeston. Police say the injured included two 3-year-olds and a 4-year-old, along with two adults.

WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis-area teenager told police he led them on a lengthy chase because he didn’t want to miss prom. Nineteen-year-old Daniel Buck of O’Fallon is charged with felony resisting arrest following Friday’s chase in Wentzville. Buck also allegedly told police he fled because he was driving with a revoked license and nine warrants for failure to appear on various charges.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two St. Louis neighborhoods are ranked by a website as among the most dangerous in the nation. NeighborhoodScout.com compiled rankings based on FBI crime data. The Fountain Park neighborhood ranked 12th on the list, and the Columbus Square neighborhood ranked 22nd.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Evangel University in Springfield will confer degrees on a record number of graduates this Friday. The school says 552 students will graduate, breaking the previous record of 494 set in 2009. Major General Cecil Richardson, who recently retired as U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, will be the commencement speaker.

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The Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held Saturday May 4th at 12:30 p.m. at the North Daviess school gymnasium.  Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.  To purchase advance tickets call Jan Duly at 660-663-3520 or Denise Caven at 660-828-4048.

Some items on the menu include quiche, lemon chicken pasta salad, muffins, desserts, strawberry lemonade and more.  Proceeds from the event will benefit the village of Jameson.