The Caldwell County Health Department in Kingston will hold cooking classes for children eight to 12 years old. Kids in the Kitchen will be held each Friday beginning July 8th and continuing through July 29 from 9 to 10 a.m. Staff will be there to assist participants. The cooking classes are limited to 30 spaces. […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will hold a special meeting to amend the 2021-2022 budget to actual and the 2022-2023 preliminary budget. The meeting will be in the high school library on June 28th at 5:30 p.m. Other items on the agenda include approval of activity balances being zeroed out, salary schedules, and a […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Bethany residents sustained minor injuries as the result of a sports utility vehicle overturning two miles west of Gilman City on Friday morning. The driver, 31-year-old Ethan Mann, and passenger, 25-year-old Ashley Tucker, were taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital. The SUV traveled west on Route H before […]
The Princeton City Council accepted multiple bids at a special meeting on June 23rd for the city’s ball field project. City Clerk Cory Willett reports Mallinson Quarry’s bid for rock was accepted upon Department of Natural Resources approval and verification of business license and proper insurance. The bid was for $10.50 for a one-inch base […]
Two new troopers have been assigned to Troop H in St. Joseph. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 113th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 24, 2022. The new troopers will report for duty on July 11, 2022. Trooper Saxton W. Pliley, of Jamesport, Missouri, has been […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of June 27 – July 3. Most routine work zones will stop for the Independence Day holiday, but some long-term work zones and closures will remain in place. If […]
In response to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Governor Mike Parson signed a proclamation giving legal effect to Section 188.017 RSMo and activating the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act.” “Nothing in the text, history, or tradition of the United States Constitution gave un-elected federal judges authority to […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed funds to be distributed from the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The hearing will be at the city council meeting at the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Meeting Room on June 27th at 5:30 in the evening. The proposed funds […]
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances regarding an agreement and a contract. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on June 27th at 7 p.m. The meeting will be available on Zoom. One of the ordinances would approve an agreement with Irvinbilt Constructors for reservoir pump station improvements. Another ordinance would approve […]
The schedule has been announced for the Linn County Youth Fair. Events will be July 7th through 16th, and most will be at the Linn County Fairgrounds of Brookfield. A trap shoot and skeet will be at Pin Oak July 7th at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Air pistol will be July 8th at 8 […]
Join the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Agriculture for the opportunity to host a group of cattle producers from Mexico. You will be able to connect with buyers, build relationships with livestock producers from Mexico and have the chance to show them the quality livestock genetics your farm has to offer. […]
Protect the health of your animals by practicing good biosecurity at the fair! Biosecurity is a set of management practices used to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases. Keeping your animals healthy increases the potential for success and profit. Follow these tips at the fair to practice biosecurity: Monitor your animals closely for signs […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right. Shortly after the court’s decision was announced, Attorney General Eric Schmitt enacted Missouri’s trigger law that effectively outlaws abortion in the state. The opinion by six of the Court’s nine justices will allow each […]
The Livingston County Commission will speak with a representative of the Second Harvest Community Food Bank next week. Chad Higdon is on the agenda for the meeting at the courthouse in Chillicothe on June 28th at 11 a.m. Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas will also attend a Green Hills Regional Planning Commission meeting in Trenton on […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will discuss multiple properties next week. The board will meet at Trenton City Hall on Monday, June 27 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be available on Zoom. Three properties are listed on the agenda under the declaration of a nuisance. The agenda also includes two properties each for […]
While year-to-date precipitation in Trenton is nearly one inch below normal, other areas of Missouri are beginning to show some drought-like conditions. The drought monitor map, released on Thursday for conditions as of Tuesday, indicates that 29% of the state is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. That figure is up from just 3.66% of the state […]
Two area legislators have provided details on submitting an application for a gas tax increase refund instead of making a purchase of an app for a smartphone. Missouri’s fuel tax rebate program goes into effect on July 1st. There’s an online procedure for Missourians to apply to get a refund on a portion of their […]
While President Joe Biden waits to see if Congress will answer his call to suspend the federal gasoline tax, Missouri’s gas tax is set to go up next week. A new law took effect last year in which the state’s gas tax will gradually rise, in order to build and maintain roads and […]
(Missouri Independent) – It was 10 days since her husband, Eric Greitens, resigned as governor and Sheena Greitens was terrified. In that period, she wrote to a family lawyer in a June 14, 2018, email, Eric Greitens had been violent twice to one of his sons, lost his temper repeatedly, and refused to admit his actions were […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York law that made it illegal to carry a firearm in public without showing a special need for protection. The court ruled that the state’s concealed carry law violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution — a major decision that expands the […]
