Personnel, along with reports, highlights the meeting Tuesday, September 28, 2021, for the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees. The open portion of the meeting begins at 5:30 and will be held at the Frey Administrative Center on the campus. Personnel includes resignations, employments, a Head Start item, contractual and classification changes as well […]
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Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School take part in Carrollton Band Days
More than 50 middle school and high school bands were expected for Carrollton Band Days held on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Winners have been released in each of the five school classifications involving the parade, field show, and indoor competitions. Both the Trenton high school and Trenton Middle School bands took part. According to Band […]
Audio: Missouri Supreme Court to hear case about referendum process, effort to overturn eight-week abortion ban
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for next week about the state’s referendum process and an effort to overturn an eight-week abortion ban. Last December, a Cole County Circuit Court ruled that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft unconstitutionally delayed the American Civil Liberties Union’s collection of signatures attempting to overturn the 2019 regulations. […]
Missouri’s unemployment rate drops by two-tenths to four percent in August, 2021
Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased from July 2021 to August 2021, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 7,300 jobs over the month, with job gains in both goods-producing and service-providing industries. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in August 2021, […]
Livingston, Mercer, and Worth counties among those in Green Hills region with lowest unemployment rates
Missouri Division of Employment Security figures indicates Livingston, Mercer, and Worth counties are among those with the lowest unemployment rates for August 2021, the most recent month available. Worth County has the second-lowest unemployment rate for Missouri at two percent. Only Osage county has fewer unemployed, a one-point nine percent. Mercer County’s rate is two […]
Teenager’s pickup leaves road and strikes residence in Weatherby
A teenager from Maysville was injured Sunday night when she drove off a road in Weatherby. The 16-year-old girl received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The patrol did not identify her by name due to her status as a juvenile. The northbound pickup went off the […]
Pedestrian stuck by car in Altamont life-flighted to Truman Medical Center
A pedestrian was struck Sunday night at approximately 8:45 pm by a vehicle while she was attempting to cross Highway 6 in Altamont. Twenty-year-old Cassie James of Cameron received serious injuries and was flown by medical helicopter (LifeFlight Eagle) to Truman Medical Center. The car was driven by 28-year-old Nicole Gutierrez of Gallatin who wasn’t […]
Teenage girl from Ridgeway injured after crashing in intersection
An accident five miles north of Ridgeway Sunday afternoon injured one driver when the vehicle she was driving hit the right rear trailer of a tractor-trailer. The sixteen-year-old girl from Ridgeway received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The teenager was driving on East 239th Avenue […]
Patrol reports the arrest of two on identity theft and drug allegations
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two Norfolk, Nebraska residents were arrested early Sunday morning in DeKalb County. Forty-two-year-old Cheri Courter and 37-year-old Eric Glinsmann were accused of felony trafficking in stolen identities and possession of methamphetamine. Each person is also accused of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and not wearing a seat belt. In […]
Tree limb causes power outage in Chillicothe
A large portion of Chillicothe lost electricity for nearly 30 minutes on Sunday morning. Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Electrical Superintendent, Casey Johnson, reports a tree limb dropped into a power line in the area of the country club golf course causing a breaker to open. The western portion of Chillicothe escaped the power outage.
Reigning Miss Missouri to attend Missouri Days Festival Parade in Trenton
The reigning Miss Missouri, Callie Cox of Mexico, Missouri will be among the special guests at next month’s Missouri Days Festival Parade and Marching Festival. A senior at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Callie is working towards her Bachelor’s in Communications, with a Minor in Psychology and a certificate in Multicultural Studies. She hopes […]
Who will get a booster shot? A Question and Answer about what the feds are saying
(Missouri Independent) – Booster shots soon will begin rolling out to some Americans who received the two-shot vaccine made by Pfizer—after a contentious and confusing federal approval process that isn’t over yet. Determining who exactly should be rolling up their sleeves for an additional dose was tricky. The Biden administration had leapfrogged federal regulatory panels […]
Audio: If you can’t find canning supplies, you can freeze your veggies for now
If you are looking to preserve your fresh summer veggies, consider freezing them if you can’t find canning supplies. Food safety specialist Barbara Ingham says if you blanch and freeze your corn, squashes, and tomatoes before popping them in the freezer, it’ll last you through next year. In the freezer, they’re safe indefinitely […]
Missouri Attorney General seeks court order to force Biden Administration to reimplement the “Remain in Mexico” policy
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a motion to enforce a permanent injunction and for expedited discovery, which seeks a court order from the District Court to compel the Biden Administration to reimplement the Migrant Protection Protocols, or “Remain in Mexico” Policy. “We sued the Biden Administration in April over their cancellation of the […]
Department of Justice announces Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grants awarded to Missouri in 2021
The Department of Justice announced that the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the department’s Office of Justice Programs, has awarded almost $187 million to support state, local, and tribal public safety and community justice activities. The awards, from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, are going to all 50 states, […]
Brookfield Chamber of Commerce presents “Octoberfest” on October 9
The Brookfield Chamber of Commerce presents Octoberfest activities at Twin Parks on October 9, 2021. Activities include a baby show at 9 o’clock, a talent show at 10, and a pet contest at 11 o’clock. There’s an “Anything Pumpkin” baking contest at noon and a corn hole tournament is at the Elks parking lot at […]
Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to 27 high school graduates
The latest recipients of scholarships from the “Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Inc.” have been approved by the Board of Directors of the foundation. A total of 27 female graduates of North Mercer High School and Princeton High School in Mercer County, Missouri, have been awarded a combined total of $140,622.41 in scholarships for the Fall, […]
Fire damages engine compartment in car on Highway 65 near Trenton
A car fire on Saturday afternoon in Trenton extensively damaged the engine compartment of the vehicle. The car was on the shoulder of southbound Highway 65, about one-half mile north of Highway 6. When firefighters from the Trenton Fire Department arrived on the scene, flames were coming from the engine compartment. The cause of the […]
Patrol arrests Florida man on drug allegations
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Florida resident was arrested Saturday afternoon in Livingston County. Forty-five-year-old Daniel Galvin of Land O’ Lakes was accused of possessing a controlled substance and was taken to the Chillicothe Police Department.