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May 30, 2008 | OzarksFIRST.com

Last Leg of Highway 13 Project Complete

A ribbon-cutting Friday symbolized the end of a major construction project between Springfield and Kansas City.

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO, St Clair County, MO

Mon May 26, 2008

OzarksFIRST.com

Collins Dedicates Storm Shelter

Another Ozarks community is trying to get ahead of the storm. The village of Collins dedicated its new community storm shelter this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Stockton, MO, Weather

Sat May 24, 2008

KYTV Springfield

Former Collins 'mayor' faces new Internet sexual misconduct charge

The former leader of the Village of Collins in St. Clair County faces a new criminal charge.

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Related Topix: St Clair County, MO, Cole County, MO, Jefferson City, MO

Sun May 04, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Stockton motorcyclist seriously injured

A Stockton man was seriously injured this evening in St. Clair County when his motorcycle ran off the road and into a ditch, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. via Springfield News Leader

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Related Topix: St Clair County, MO, Stockton, MO, Springfield Metro

Mon Mar 10, 2008

Joplin Globe

Former mayor to stand trial Allen D. Kauffman probable-cause affidavit

“He (Kauffman) said something like, 'I know what this is about,'”

A former mayor of Collins will stand trial on three charges of enticing a child, based on testimony Monday by a Diamond police detective who conducts Internet sting operations targeting alleged sexual ... via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: Neosho, MO, Diamond, MO, St Clair County, MO

Fri Jan 25, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

Posing as girl, retired cop nabs prey

“Several people have stopped me at Wal-Mart and the filling station and said they appreciate what we're doing on the Internet stuff. And that's a good feeling.”

Jim Murray, a retired chief of the Diamond, Mo., police department, speaks in his home near Diamond on Wednesday, Jan., 16, 2008, about his role in a sting that led to the arrest on Tuesday of Collins, Mo., ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

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Related Topix: Diamond, MO

Mon Jan 21, 2008

KYTV Springfield

Former Collins mayor calls detective to ask for mercy

“I guarantee, I guarantee you, that I will never have that [chat] program on my computer again as long as I live”

A former pastor and leader of a small town who is charged with enticing a child over the Internet called the investigating detective at home and asked him to stop the case. via KYTV Springfield

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Related Topix: Newton County, MO, Diamond, MO

Sat Jan 19, 2008

Wonkette

Jizzuary Storm! [You Asked For It]

We at Wonkette would like to apologize to you, our readers. We have not had nearly enough coverage of ugly, male politicians and their twisted sexual peccadilloes lately but, between Chris Hansen and Larry ... via Wonkette

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Related Topix: Diamond, MO

Fri Jan 18, 2008

OzarksFIRST.com

Mayor Faces More Charges In Internet Sex Case

He's already accused of trying to solicit sex from a 13-year-old girl on the internet. via OzarksFIRST.com

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Thu Jan 17, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Mayor asked police to stop enticement investigation

Diamond -- A small-town mayor and pastor charged with enticing a child over the Internet called the investigating detective at home and asked him to stop the case. via Springfield News Leader

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro

Wed Jan 16, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Collins mayor resigns following enticement charges

“Nobody asked for it, but he offered it”

Collins village board chairman Allen Kauffman submitted a "very brief, to-the-point," letter of resignation Tuesday in the aftermath of his arrest on child enticement charges, Village Clerk Pam Myers said. via Springfield News Leader

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Related Topix: Newton County, MO, Neosho, MO

Tue Jan 15, 2008

KYTV Springfield

Collins' leader resigns after being charged in Internet sting

Allen Kauffman resigned on Tuesday as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Collins, a town of about 200 people in southern St. via KYTV Springfield

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Related Topix: St Clair County, MO, Neosho, MO, Newton County, MO

Benton County Daily Record

Small-town mayor charged in sex sting

A mayor was in jail Monday on charges of soliciting sex over the Internet from a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl. via Benton County Daily Record

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Related Topix: St Clair County, MO, Diamond, MO

Mon Jan 14, 2008

The Kansas City Channel

Collins Mayor Charged In Internet Sex Sting

A small-town mayor is in jail in Newton County on four counts of soliciting sex over the Internet from a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl. via The Kansas City Channel

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Related Topix: St Clair County, MO, Diamond, MO

Sat Jan 12, 2008

The Nevada Daily Mail

Column: Trapping season continues a long tradition

“Prices aren't nearly as high as they were 30 years ago, but they are higher today than they were six or seven years ago”

The trapping season that opened on Nov. 15 and runs through this month continues a tradition of one of the oldest sports known to man. via The Nevada Daily Mail

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Related Topix: Missouri, Osceola, MO

Wed Dec 19, 2007

KYTV Springfield

Chainsaw vandal killed trees between Collins and new highway

“A lot of trees had been partially cut through, half to three-fourths of the way through”

Business owners and residents are adjusting to the new lanes of Missouri 13 that bypass this town in southern St. via KYTV Springfield

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Related Topix: St Clair County, MO, Tiff-City, MO, Wasola, MO, Powell, MO

Fri Dec 14, 2007

Branson Tri-Lakes Daily News

Lending a hand

“We may have the Bolivar area cleaned up in a day or two”

Tree trimmers from Shade Tree Service Company try to make way for the utility company to get power hooked up in Jefferson City. via Branson Tri-Lakes Daily News

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO, Weather, Weaubleau, MO, Humansville, MO, Lockwood, MO

Sun Dec 09, 2007

News Tribune

Tens of thousands without power in wake of ice storm

“The rural roads are pretty rough, the main highways are pretty clear, and the overpasses are slick”

Tens of thousands were without power and the governor declared a state of emergency in the wake of an ice storm that glazed roads and snapped power lines as it moved across Missouri on Sunday. via News Tribune

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO, Webb City, MO, Joplin Metro, Osceola, MO

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