U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that the Army has committed to spending $41.4 million in Fiscal Year 2023 and another $50 million in Fiscal Year 2024 for new housing at Fort Leonard Wood following Senator Hawley’s repeated demands over the past year that aging homes at the base be replaced. In August 2022, Senator […]
A Robeson County woman was sentenced on Dec. 21, 2022, to 25 years in prison for conspiring to distribute four hundred grams or more of fentanyl and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On April 7, 2022, Jania Delicia Leggett, 28, pled guilty to the charges. “This year alone, the DEA […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute kilogram-quantities of heroin in the Springfield, Mo., area. Alphonso L. Battle, 55, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin from Sept. 1, 2012, to […]
The 27th annual Eagle Days at Smithville Lake will be Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7-8, with activities centered at the Paradise Pointe Golf Course Clubhouse. Activities will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. This event is hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of […]
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announces the state minimum wage rate for 2023 has been established, according to state law, at $12.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2023. According to Proposition B, which was approved by Missouri voters on November 6, 2018, the minimum wage will increase by 85 cents per hour […]
On Friday, December 23rd President Biden signed the Omnibus Bill into law. Contained within the Bill was a provision to fund $5.06 Million in funding for Phase 1 within the boundaries of the Village of Pollock. This long-known, but unfunded project is a necessary step in protecting the Roy Blunt Water Supply Reservoir and receiving […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to a water valve replacement. The advisory affects Sullivan Rural Water customers on Route T from Route C south to Tiger Road. It includes Tiger Road from Route T to Texas Road, Sumter Road, Shell Road, and […]
Trenton City Hall informed KTTN Wednesday morning that a filing on Tuesday afternoon increased the number of candidates for the 3rd ward city councilman. Incumbent Robert Romesburg of 1015 East 13th Street filed, joining previously-filed candidates Harry Kately, Timothy Meinecke, and Mike Opitz. One will be elected. For the April 4th election, Trenton voters will […]
Two candidates have joined the race for the Trenton R-9 Board of Education. Ronda Lickteig and Robin Chambers filed for board member positions December 27th. Candidates who previously filed are incumbents Jason Hostetler, Brandon Gibler, and Andy Burress as well as Joshua Shuler. Three positions are open on the board and are to be elected […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office mailed 600 notices to potential jurors in the county December 27th. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the notices are for the next jury pool term, which runs from February 13th through June 11th. Circuit Clerk Jane Gann is responsible for having the names randomly selected. She submits that information and the […]
The Adult Department of the Livingston County Library of Chillicothe will hold a winter reading challenge called “All the Feels.” Beanstack sponsors the challenge, which will go from January 1st through 31st. Participants can learn about the history of emojis, explore the importance of emotions, and discover activities to express themselves. They can also earn […]
No one filed for the two, three-year positions open for the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors in the April 4th election. Sunnyview Nursing Home Administrator Trish Smith reports individuals can still file as declared write-in candidates. However, their names will not appear on the ballot. Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard reports individuals […]
Another candidate has filed for the Chillicothe Rural Fire District for the April 4th election. Incumbent David Morris of Chillicothe filed for a board member position the afternoon of December 27th. Incumbent Bruce Brodmerkle previously filed for a board member position. Two board member positions are up for election for the Chillicothe Rural Fire District. […]
There are two races for the Chillicothe City Council for the April 4th election. Incumbent Jay Reed Dupy and Dowell Kincaid filed for First Ward City Council Member. Incumbent Joshua Fosdick and Stacey Soper filed for Third Ward City Council Member. Other candidates who filed are incumbents Theresa Kelly for mayor, Wayne Cunningham for Second […]
The American Heart Association is drawing attention this holiday season to a startling study conclusion: More people have fatal heart attacks on Dec. 25, followed by Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, than any other time of the year. The study, in the Heart Association journal Circulation, pointed to disruptions in people’s routines and the added stress the […]
With Community Health Centers’ funding facing challenges from pharmacy benefit managers, some state lawmakers are getting involved. The centers are a nonprofit safety net created by Congress in 1965 to provide health care services to medically underserved communities both urban and rural. They are the medical home for 600,000 Missourians. They are funded by private insurance […]
(Missouri Independent) – There have been more bills pre-filed for Missouri’s 2023 legislative session regarding transgender athletes than there are transgender athletes currently competing according to their identity in public schools. Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have combined to file 10 bills seeking to restrict the ability of transgender minors to play […]
Two Carrollton residents were taken to a hospital following an accident Monday night on Highway 65 in rural Carroll County. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 31-year-old Jamie Humphrey and for a five-year girl. Both were taken by EMS to the University Hospital in Columbia. The sport utility vehicle with the Carrollton residents […]
A candidate has filed for Second Ward Council Member for the Trenton City Council election April 4th. Calvin Brown of 807 West Crowder Road filed for the position the morning of December 27th. Candidates who previously filed for the Trenton City Council are Lou Fisher for First Ward Council Member; Mike Opitz, Timothy Meinecke, and […]
The organizer for Chillicothe’s Christmas dinner held Sunday described it as another successful event. Sharon Brooks reported there were about 250 people who dined at the Calvary Baptist Church; nearly 100 take-out meals; and 230 meals were delivered to individuals, nursing homes, and businesses. (total 580) Last year, 555 meals were provided for dine-in, take-out, […]
