Sullivan County Food Handlers Training will be held in Milan later this month. The class will be at the Milan Community Center on February 22nd at 2 pm The training is mandatory for all restaurant owners, food employees, and food retailers. Each is required to attend one class to possess a food handling permit and […]
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a “Safe at Home” class for students in the fourth through sixth grades. The program will be held at the health department office in Trenton on March 9th from 2 pm to 3:30. The class is designed to prepare students to be safe when they are home alone […]
State Representative Mazzie Boyd of Hamilton reports the Missouri House of Representatives passed three bills this week. One bill involved public safety. Boyd says another bill involved the budget and two bills were combined that would allow patients direct access to physical therapy. Boyd says she also voted yes on the […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital is now offering Coronary Calcium Scoring, also known as a CT heart scan, for a $50 self-pay special, which includes the reading fee. Early detection is the key to prevention. A heart scan is a simple test that can identify heart disease before symptoms appear. This can allow for early intervention, […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will consider budget amendments next week. The board will hold its regular monthly meeting at the district office on February 14th at 5:30 pm. Other items on the agenda include bank bids, a GEC grant application, the Vocational Report, spring parent-teacher conferences, a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan update, testing […]
Area residents sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle hit a car head-on two miles east of Milan on Thursday morning, February 9th. The Highway Patrol later arrested the SUV driver. The driver of the car, 24-year-old Fannie Swartzentruber of Green City, was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with serious […]
The Green City R-1 School District has announced the hiring of a new elementary school principal for the 2023-2024 school year. Alice Heidenwith of Unionville will officially start her duties in July. Heidenwith has 23 years of experience as an educator. She has served as an elementary classroom teacher, reading coach, and communication arts reading […]
The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a man on February 8th after a vehicle pursuit. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reportedly attempted to stop the sports utility vehicle on Interstate 35 southbound near Cameron for traffic charges, but the driver refused to stop. The SUV allegedly exceeded more than 100 miles per […]
A Brookfield woman sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle she was driving ran off the road near Chillicothe On Thursday morning, February 9th. Emergency medical services transported 49-year-old Caryl Martin to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The SUV traveled west on Highway 190 before it began to skid on the slush-covered road 10 […]
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a Safe Sitter Class on Friday, March 10 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the GCHD office. Safe Sitter is designed to prepare students in grades 6-8 to be safe when they are home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. The course is led by certified instructors […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 17-year-old boy from Bevier sustained minor injuries after he fell asleep while driving in Bevier on Wednesday night, February 8th. A private vehicle transported the teenager to Samaritan Hospital in Macon. After falling asleep, the car traveled north on Carroll Street before it ran off the right side […]
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until Noon on Thursday, February 9, 2023 The latest forecast from the National Weather Service calls for rain and snow to continue in north Missouri until noon today. A total of 1 to 3 inches of snow is forecast to fall. Snow […]
The Putnam County Health Department will sponsor a Babysitting 101 class. The free class for young adults in Putnam County will be held at the First Baptist Church in Unionville on March 9th from 9 am to 2 pm. The class is being held during the Putnam County R-1 School District’s spring break. Topics will […]
A shed collapsed due to a fire near Chillicothe on Wednesday afternoon, February 8th. The Chillicothe Fire Department reports the building collapsed before the fire department arrived at 19682 LIV 351 in rural Livingston County. An engine, a tanker, and a brush truck from Chillicothe responded to the call for a barn and dumpster fire. […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kearney man in Caldwell County on Wednesday afternoon, February 8th on multiple allegations. Thirty-eight-year-old Daniel Wyant was accused of the felonies of possession of a controlled substance involving methamphetamine, resisting arrest, and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated involving a first offense. Wyant was also accused of […]
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Missouri State Director, Kyle Wilkens, announced that the Department is awarding a $47 million loan through Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program to Harrison County Community Hospital District in Bethany, Missouri. “Here at Rural Development, we utilize Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program to ensure rural communities in Missouri […]
The Milan Elks Lodge will hold an Italian dinner to raise funds to purchaseflags for veterans’ graves and cemeteries. The meal will be served on February 11th from 6 to 8 pm. The menu will include spaghetti with meatballs, chicken alfredo, shrimp scampi, baked ziti, salad, breadsticks, dessert, and tea or lemonade. The cost for […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation announces the NCMC Foundation Scholarship application deadline of 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2023, for the 2023-2024 academic year. Any student planning to attend NCMC in the fall, full-time, is strongly encouraged to apply. “One online application can put a student in the running for many different scholarships,” indicated NCMC […]
A Kansas City-based band that performs a variety of music and travels from coast to coast will be in Trenton next week. Soca Jukebox will be at the Trenton High School Performing Arts Center on February 18th. Doors will open at 6:30 that evening, and the concert will start at 7 pm. Arts Alive presents […]
Cultural Corner, along with sponsor United County Graham Agency, is pleased to present the artworks of Linda Hoover, a woman whose passion for art has led her to pursue several forms of artistic expression. Linda is a portrait artist who strives to go beyond simply painting an accurate likeness of the subject. Her goal is to […]
