Gladstone Citizen

09/08/2025

09/08/2025

09/08/2025

09/08/2025

In the past week, we’ve had two very similar fraud cases in which two victims – both in their 70’s – lost a total of $40,000.

In one case, the victim had a pop-up on her computer stating that it had been hacked. It included a phone number for her to call. She did so, and one of the men she talked to said he worked for the Federal Trade Commission and told her that her bank account and credit cards had probably been hacked. He said she needed to withdraw cash from her bank and deposit it into a Bitcoin ATM to “protect it.” She withdrew $15,000 and deposited it into a Bitcoin ATM, which sent it to the scammer. He then called her the next day demanding more money and threatening to have her arrested, at which point she contacted us.

Another victim received an email, and when she clicked on the link in it, she got a very similar message as the other victim: her account had been hacked and a phone number to call. When she called it, they once again put her in touch with a “federal agent” who gave her the same story as the scammer gave to the other victim. She withdrew $25,000 and deposited it via a Bitcoin ATM. The scammers kept her on the phone for more than six hours. When they finally hung up after the money was sent, she called a family member who made her realize it was a scam.

🚩 Do not click on pop-up ads or call the phone numbers in them.

🚩 Anyone who directs you to make a payment via a Bitcoin machine or through other cryptocurrency is a scammer! Legitimate businesses and government agencies do not conduct business that way.

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08/28/2025

62 years ago, in just over 1,600 words, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave America a vision to strive for — one rooted in justice, dignity, and unity. 🇺🇲

08/28/2025

Thursday marks the first day several Missouri laws take effect.

STORY >>> https://www.kctv5.com/2025/08/28/temp-tags-sick-leave-no-tax-diapers-new-missouri-laws-take-effect-thursday/

08/27/2025

MCPL’s Claycomo Branch has hosted this 250th commemoration display during August and running through this Sunday. Claycomo historian and writer, Marj Finley, led the following team who researched, planned and compiled this exhibit.

Members of the Historical Society of Claycomo who worked on the library display:

Kay Lunsford - editor, proofreader

Wanda Koehn - photographer, decorator

Dale Goeller - graphic technician, printer

Marj Finley - research

The above members of the Historical Society of Claycomo designed Claycomo Library August display in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America. The people of the United States have been invited to consider how the residents shared the American experience. The Historical Society of Claycomo chose to examine the people and places in our community from the Indigenous Peoples until today that played a role in our history.

The display highlights a limited number of participants, events, discoveries, and developments that have occurred through today. We hope this display inspires the viewers to reflect on how their community (and ours) contributed to our country's complex history and imagine how to contribute to a more successful future.

08/27/2025

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08/22/2025

SRO Barden is ready to welcome students back for the new school year! 🍎📚✏️