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The City of Cameron has been busy in the last few weeks…Road repairs and pothole “rescues” are underway by Public Works, Planning and Zoning has been burning up paper and property …
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5/27/25
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C-O Creative Idea of the Week CAMERON'S ADOPT-A-POTHOLE CONTEST No, really, I'm serious. Cameron may not be the Creative Crossroads of the Nation, but that's not to say that the …
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5/26/25
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C-O Investigation Report Rebranding? Community Input, Findings, Our Recommendations The Cameron City Council will discuss its previously approved resolution to rebrand Cameron as “The …
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5/25/25
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Jason Jones is the “Master Balloonist” at the upcoming Hot Air Affair in Cameron, May 30-June 1, and has the “sport” in his DNA. A long-time Iowa native, Jones grew up in …
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5/19/25
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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 …
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5/18/25
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This was what we originally printed and posted. See Christensen's rebranding proposal below...
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5/18/25
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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 …
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5/14/25
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T THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES 5/15/2025 Using the “Think Method” to Rebrand Cameron When Shannon …
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5/13/25
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City Council Meeting Features routine and fireworks By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer The May 5 City Council meeting was like a sandwich…pita bread on the outside, thin as a whisper …
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5/12/25
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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 …
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5/12/25
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If you have walked by this building and wondered if anything will ever become of it well let me tell you… I have recently taken over the building and four of the six apartments are being …
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5/9/25
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Farmers Market Nutrition Programs Underway Programs provide fresh products to low-income seniors and WIC participants. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –The Missouri Department of Agriculture has launched …
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5/9/25
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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 …
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5/9/25
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Mark Dotson is a lifelong resident of Cameron, has raised his children and now his grandchildren in this city, runs Tri-Rivers Enterprises, a thriving business that does timber harvesting, disaster …
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5/7/25
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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 …
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5/6/25
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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 …
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5/4/25
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Meri Thompson, of Meri's Dance Studio "Cheers for 50 Years" dance recital at the Missouri Theater in St. Joseph, will be held June 10 with a s tart time of 7:00 PM. Thompson's …
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5/1/25
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Matt Arndt’s hearing for removal as President of the Cameron Park Board takes place this Thursday at 5:00 PM at the Public Safety Building. The hearing is the “due process” step of …
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4/27/25
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Cameron R-I April Board Meeting The Cameron R-I School Board met in regular session April 15. All Board members were present. Board President Pam Ice called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM, and moved …
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4/25/25
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Council to Dissolve One of Two Parks Funds through “Budget Adjustment” By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer The Cameron City Council quietly made a move to transfer Parks funds …
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4/25/25
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T he annual Arbor Day tree-planting will take place Friday, April 25 at several locations around Cameron, conducted by Matt Arndt, owner of Matt’s Healthy Woods, and the Cameron Park …
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4/22/25
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By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer Public sentiment on the Park Board-City conflict is clear…Matt Arndt should not have sued the City. But an increasing undercurrent of community …
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4/21/25
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Park Board President Matt Arndt detailed to the Citizen-Observer Monday morning that he has received a response to his open letter to Mayor Becky Curtis and the City regarding its accusations against …
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4/21/25
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The Role Of Park Boards In Missouri Anthony J. Zito and David W. Ostlund provided this article for the May 1995 issue of the MML Review. This article is a reprint from that …
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4/13/25
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What Cameron Gets with Mark Carr on the City Council By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer Dr. Mark Carr won a seat on the Cameron City Council in last week’s Municipal Election, …
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4/12/25
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