Trenton Veteran and student receives VFW Scholarship

North Central Missouri College student Mary Cabral of Trenton is this fall’s recipient of a VFW Post 919 (Trenton) scholarship. Cabral, a veteran separated from the Army, is attending NCMC full-time working towards obtaining her AA degree. Mary was stationed in Baumholder, Germany from 1989 to 1992 at the 30th Field Hospital. She was a […]

Hy-Vee Store

Hy-Vee recalls salad topping, more trail mix products, due to expanded sunflower seed recall

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (June 3, 2016) — Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling one of its salad toppings and additional trail mix products across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The products include Hy-Vee Garden Style Salad Topping, Hy-Vee Trail Mix Bars, Hy-Vee Peanut Almond […]

One man, three counties, 19 violations

(MDC) – The Missouri Department of Conservation says fifteen seconds of fame garnered from “reeling in” an 83-pound catfish wasn’t earned by the man who made many news outlets last summer with an 83-pound catfish. After a lengthy investigation, a Missouri conservation agent proved the story wasn’t completely true. Anthony Stacy of Farmington pleaded guilty […]

Road Closed Barricade

MoDOT road closures for Friday, June 3

Listed below are the planned road closures in the Northwest Missouri region for Friday, June 3. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many […]

Economic development

Goals addressed at meeting of economic development group

Two northern Missouri economic development organizations are to work together to address goals. During a meeting of the Northwest Missouri Round Table of Economic Developers and the Northeast Missouri Development Partnership, three areas of focus were identified. They called for better broadband policy and implementation, rural economic development legislation including incenting capital investments, and communications. […]