Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent will keynote Greene County's annual Lincoln Day event in March, organizers tell The Notebook. This year's GOP get-together is slated for Saturday, March 20th at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center. Former Gov. Matt Blunt will serve on a [...] 
In his latest Seventh District Power Rankings, posted today, Dave Catanese of KY3 reports no changes with Springfield auctioneer Billy Long remaining in the top slot, followed by Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mount Vernon, and Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Darrell Moore. [...] 
Michael Hoeman, a Springfield physician and 8-year school board member who has been active in the Chamber of Commerce and the Greene County Medical Society, plans to announce his candidacy for the State Senate representing District 30 to supporters and other interested parties on Monday, November 23 [...] 
Tracking the federal economic stimulus package is more difficult than it sounds -- even on the government's slick website, Recovery.gov.
