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On Wednesday March 7, Director General Jerry S. Chang of the Taipai Economic and Cultural Office in Denver, Colorado visited the Cameron Veterans Home for a special ceremony to honor Veterans who served in Taiwan from 1955 through 1979.
From 1955 to 1979 a Mutual Defense Treaty was established...
Knights of Columbus, Council 1110 is proud to announce that the Grand Marshal for the 2018 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be Mike Poland. Mike was born in Cameron and has spent most of his life here.
Mike earned a law degree from UMKS School of Law in 1976. He also has a degree in Business...
On February 28, representatives Darron Ammann and Katelyn Wolf from Bartlett & West, the firm hired to put together a master plan for the business park property purchased for the city, made the first public presentation on the plans for the park at the YMCA.
Bartlett & West were hired by...
In May of 1997, the National Education Association (NEA) created Read Across America Day to encourage reading for all children in every community. Read Across America Day is held on March 2, Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
Parkview Elementary, Cameron Intermediate School (CIS) and the Cameron Public Library...
During the first City Council meeting of March on Monday March 5, Pam Ice, the current Chamber of Commerce President read a press release regarding the future plans of the Chamber. According to the prepared statement Ice read the Chamber is shifting their focus to promoting and mentoring businesses...
The Pony Express Council is the last council in the Nation to implement Order of the Arrow a national camping and service oriented honor program. Friday night, 4 Cameron boys were the first elected to the program that are with Troop 87. John Hesson of Plattsburg and Tim Munday of Chillicothe...
The 2018 Polar Plunge was held at Lake Viking on Saturday February 24. The water temperature was 38 degrees, which matched the air temperature of 38 degrees. Plungers from all around the area braved the cold waters to help raise money for Special Olympics. The total amount raised as of the day of...
The Cameron Park Board met on Thursday February 22 at Cameron City Hall. Public Works Director Drew Bontrager offered the board a few updates to begin the meeting.
Work is progressing on the Dog Park, with two benches having been donated by Dr. Mark Carr at a cost of $1,576. After consulting with...
The Cameron School Board met in regular session on Monday February 19.
High School Principal Brett Jones offered the board an update on End of Course preparation which teachers and students continue to prepare for. Testing formats for some subjects has changed so teachers are giving practice tests...
For every individual long-stem rose sold between February 7 and 17, Cameron Market Floral and Gift donated $1 to the Rose Lowenstein Foundation for Childhood Cancer during their “Roses for a Reason” campaign. A contribution of $1,100 was made to the Lowenstein’s on Monday, February 26, exceeding...
