WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A23IL0142) on Sept. 26, 2024, entitled "The Oregon Department of Education's Implementation of Selected Components of Oregon's Statewide Accountability System." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Dr. Charlene Williams, Director, Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97310 Dear Dr. Williams: Enclosed is our final audit report, "The Oregon Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Merchant Marine Wiper Elvis N. Spotts, 18, of Kansas City, Missouri, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 13, 2018. In February 1944, Spotts was a crew member of the SS Cape Isabel, part of a convoy of three ships including the USS Grayson and the SS Cape Fear. On Feb. 22, 1944, the ships   more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Fifteen more defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement officers seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine and a kilogram of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle being transported from San Bernadino, Cal. to Springfield, Mo. Stevie Delane Logan, Jr., 34, Daron Cortez K  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A Belton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a drug-trafficking conspiracy and for illegally possessing a firearm. Serjio Diaz, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On April 9, 2024, Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, methamph  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Six Texans convicted as part of a large-scale dark web drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court in Cincinnati. According to court documents, from July 2019 through December 2020, the co-conspirators distributed significant quantities of methamphetamine - pressed to look like legitimate Adderall pills - over the dark web. The defendants sold a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Oct. 9, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a first-ever regional cadre of USDA Tribal College Liaisons. Three new liaisons serve regions where Tribal colleges are located (Central Plains, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain regions). The liaisons share information on USDA programs and services with Tribal college students, Tribal Nations, Native American farmers, and local communities. In  more