New Haven, Mo. –Citizens Bank has teamed up with AT&T to promote driving without texting through the “It Can Wait” campaign provided by AT&T.  The campaign is designed to promote Awareness, Commitment, and Influence in hopes of curving a growing epidemic by asking students and parents to sign a pledge not to text and drive.

Part of Friday afternoon’s assembly at New Haven High School, students watched “The Last Text” as seen in the video above, a 10-minute documentary that features real stories of lives drastically altered – or even ended – because of texting while driving.

Representative Dave Schatz, for the first time spoke publically about how texting and driving personally affected him and his family.

Earlier this afternoon, Chad Rohlfing and Chelsea Baumstark were united in marriage at St. George Church.

Once again from all of us at QuickNewsNow congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Rohlfing.  We would like to share a few words we hope you find meaningful.

 This handout photo provided by the US Geological Survery (USGS), taken near Westhope, N.D., shows the Souris River at the peak for the great Souris River flood of 2011, with equipment stored in cooler bolted to roof of gage house because water level was above gage house shelf

Tom Waters Missouri Levee & Drainage District Association submitted this article published earlier this morning.

Waters commented on the article saying, "It is disturbing that the Obama Administration can find $70 Million for construction for Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, (FY2014 President's Budget) and at the same time sees fit to close critical flood-warning gauges when flooding is imminent in the Midwest."

WASHINGTON –  More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government's automatic budget cuts.
Some are in the nine states threatened with spring flooding, U.S. Geological Survey officials said in interviews with The Associated Press.

Pictured are Ryan Briggs, and his children Renee (age 2), Jackson (age 8) and Paul (age 5).
Photos courtesy of Evelyn Lucas

Campbellton, Mo. - Sunday finally brought spring like weather which meant one thing; time to get out the fishing polls.  When Evelyn Lucas’s grandchildren came over to fish at their lake she had no idea her 2-year-old, soon to be three, granddaughter Renee Briggs would end up catching a monster.

We have all heard the infamous “fishing” story and had there not been photos, this story might be hard to believe.

Krakow, Mo. - Yesterday, the Krakow Veterinary Clinic posted on their Facebook page that there has “been multiple reports of dogs being stolen from the Leslie, Mo. area.”  They also stated that, “They [suspects] have broken into outdoor enclosures, cut fences, etc.”

Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke told QuickNewsNow this afternoon, “We had some reports about a van in the Lonedell area about three months ago.  Since then we have only received two reports of missing dogs; one being in the Leslie area.”

The Sheriff’s department has not received any reports of broken outdoor enclosures or cut fences as the Vet Clinic’s Facebook post suggests.  “In no way are we discrediting what was posted on Facebook.  We simply have not received any reports confirming their post” Sheriff Toelke added.

(PRNewswire) -- The coming months will be filled with celebration as millions of teenagers mark prom and graduation as the end of a school year or even their high school careers and launch into the more relaxed summer months. Unfortunately, some combine their freedom and carefree attitude with reckless actions making prom, graduation, and the Fourth of July among the most dangerous times of the year for teenage driving.

Union, Mo. – On Tuesday Franklin County deputies investigated a burglary that had occurred in the 2600 block of Highway AH, approximately eight miles south of Union, Mo.

Sheriff Gary Toelke said deputies discovered that copper wire, copper tubing, and electrical cords had been stolen from the residence.  They also found a key piece of evidence, resulting in the arrest of a husband and wife duo.