The Laredo R-7 Board of Education July 11th set a date for a tax rate hearing. The hearing will be August 8th at 6 o’clock in the evening, and the board meeting will follow. The board approved the student faculty handbook and emergency management plan for 2022-2023. Caden Bowe will make $75 per day for […]
The Princeton City Council voted to stay with its own water system after a public hearing July 11th regarding its water system connection. City Clerk Cory Willett reports the hearing was to decide to connect to Rathbun Lake or continue with upgrades to Princeton’s facility and produce and distribute its own water. The council plans […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man July 10th on felony driving while revoked or suspended. Thirty-six year old Timothy Alexander Ledbetter’s bond was set at $5,000 cash only, and he was scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy Circuit Court July 12th. Court documents accuse Ledbetter of operating a […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education accepted bids July 11th. The bids were from Graves for bread and Landes and MFA for fuel. Milk was tabled. A bid was reviewed for HVAC upgrades to the new gym with no action taken. The board moved to request bids for a $150,000 certificate of deposit that matures […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen discussed recommendations for a rate study July 11th. Water rates are adequate. The city needs to put away $10,000 a year to paint the water tower in the future. It was reported the minimum sewer charge should be $19. Charging apartments based on Equivalent Dwelling Units would be $30 per […]
A Missouri woman accused of stabbing two workers at a hospital in northern St. Louis County is jailed on a two million dollar cash-only bond. Prosecutors say 30-year-old Jimissa Rivers of Dellwood is charged with two felony counts of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Jakayla Palmer was in the […]
A former South Carolina sheriff and two deputies were sentenced Monday for various charges relating to their conspiracy to violate federal law, deprivation of civil rights during an unlawful arrest, obstruction of justice, and misuse of public funds and personnel. Former Chester County Sheriff George Alexander Underwood, 59, of Chester; Chief Deputy Robert Andrew Sprouse, […]
U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a man from Alorton, Illinois to 10 years and six months in prison for an armed carjacking in downtown St. Louis. Shortly after midnight on Nov. 18, 2020, Charles Stevenson pulled an AR-15-style pistol out of his pants and pointed it at the head of the […]
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings regarding a minor subdivision and a variance. The hearings will be at the Trenton City Hall on August 1st at 7 pm. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hear a request from Bob and Lorraine Draper for a minor subdivision on […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education on July 11th approved the submittal of the Teacher Baseline Salary Grant. The grant will promote the $38,000 teacher salary schedule. Superintendent Dan Owens says the salary will be at least $38,000 for fully certified teachers. The board accepted resignations from Kindergarten Teacher Melissa Ewing, Title 1 Teacher […]
The Grundy County Museum presents a musical performance later this month. The Senf Sisters are to sing during the event on July 28th. The “Five Points Summer Concert” begins at 5:30 and will be free and those attending are to take lawn chairs. The “Sister Act” involves Nancy Adams, Barbara Cox, and Susan McNerney. The […]
Mercer County Public Water District reports the Bethel area has a precautionary boil advisory until further notice. Customers will need to boil water due to periodic low pressure because of flushing and draining at the Bethel water tower. According to the rural water district office. affected by the boil advisory are customers within the boundaries […]
Today’s schedule for the Livingston County Fair includes the poultry show at 9:30 am, the breeding swine show at 1 pm, and the checking-in of market swine tonight beginning at 6 pm. Other events are the blacksmithing demonstration at 5 pm and the rabbit advanced showmanship test at 7 pm. Today’s schedule for the Linn […]
A truck driver from Cameron was injured Monday morning in an accident two miles east of Meadville. Thirty-seven-year-old Zachary Swindler was seriously injured and flown by Lifeflight medical helicopter to the Liberty Hospital. The driver of a Missouri Department of Transportation truck, 23-year-old Garet Scott of Humphreys, was not reported hurt. The MoDOT truck was […]
Three people were injured when a sports utility vehicle struck a buggy early Monday evening on Highway 6 just west of Trenton. A passenger in the buggy, 23-year-old Sarah Kramer of Jamesport, was seriously injured and was flown by Lifeflight medical helicopter to Truman Medical Center. The operator of the buggy, 23-year-old Chris Kramer of […]
A Missouri organization is prepping for a court battle on a bill that requires a government-issued photo ID to vote. Denise Lieberman, with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, says the state Supreme Court has already concluded that eliminating most forms of ID allowed to vote is unconstitutional. Governor Parson signed the bill into […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s top Democratic leaders on Monday urged Gov. Mike Parson to call lawmakers into a special session to pass legislation to protect access to contraceptives and treatment of ectopic pregnancies in the wake of Missouri’s ban on nearly all abortions. In a letter sent to Parson, Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri will get five times the clean energy previously promised by the developers of the Grain Belt Express transmission line, executives announced Monday. Grain Belt Express is an 800-mile high-voltage transmission line meant to carry renewable energy from wind-swept western Kansas across Missouri and Illinois to the Indiana border. Its developer, Chicago-based […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a judgment, vacating and remanding two separate district court rulings that enjoined HB126’s ban on abortions based solely on a prenatal Down Syndrome diagnosis, and based on certain gestational age restrictions. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office argued the case in front of the en banc […]
A Missouri woman pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday and admitted submitting fraudulent applications that triggered $828,813 in loans and grants that were supposed to go to businesses struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. Dionneshae Forland, 51, Florissant, pleaded guilty to bank fraud, theft of government property, and four counts of wire fraud and admitted a […]
