It’s been an interesting last 72-hours in seeking input from Shannon Christensen, council members, and others, and, by the most random and unscientific poll in the history of polls, have heard a ...

Park Board President Matt Arndt was removed from his position in an action announced in a Special Council Meeting May 7 at the Public Safety Building. The action was the final due process step ...

Cameron's Brand: "Crossroads of the Nation" Tag line: Turning Setbacks into Comebacks" Shannon Christensen's questions to me last night were directed at how I wrote up the stories detailing what ...

In the May 5 regular Council Meeting, fireworks erupted between "Rebrand Cameron" proponent Shannon Christensen and Council member Mark Carr. We have detailed the interchange between Christensen and ...

Instead of waiting until the conclusion of the April municipal election, the Cameron City Council welcomed its newest member a little earlier. The Cameron City Council unanimously approved appointing ...

EDITORS NOTE: My original intent was not to run this column on our web page. But the response I have received from friends of the newspaper was clear...Let people see why you do what you do. It will ...

T THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES 5/15/2025 Using the “Think Method” to Rebrand Cameron When Shannon Christensen began her enthusiastic and “visionary” campaign to “rebrand Cameron”, she brought a comprehensive ...

"While City Manager Rasmussen asserts that the Park Board is Advisory only, with no control, City Code, State Statute, and the Missouri Municipal League do not agree, based on what the City has on the ...

The City Council held the much publicized and, in some quarters, anticipated face to face between Park Board President Matt Arndt, four members of the Cameron City Council and mostly orchestrated by ...

Pavement repair on U.S. Route 36 in Caldwell, Linn, Livingston Counties to begin May 19 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted Realm Construction Inc. to repair the ...

Third Street Buildings Clock is ticking…Keep the Bomb Squad on Standby By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer Cameron---Some “back-channel” diplomacy by City Councilman Mark Carr has helped to ...