NCMC Traveling Pirates plan trip to Iceland

The NCMC Traveling Pirates will be traveling to Iceland in May 2020.  This trip will include amazing views of Iceland and the Reykjavík, Hvolsvöllur area, Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss waterfall, Seljalandsfoss, Skógarfoss waterfalls, Skógarfoss Folk Museum, state-of-the-art Lava Centre, Alftanes peninsula, Bessastaðir (the official residence of their President), Hafnarfjörður, Lake Kleifarvatn, Krísuvík geothermal field and a visit to the Blue Lagoon.  There […]

Workers resurface a road with asphalt

Resurfacing planned on highway 136 near Albany

A resurfacing project on U.S. Route 136 could begin as early as Friday, April 12. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to resurface 3.7 miles of U.S. Route 136 from just east of U.S. Route 169 to 0.5 miles west of Route C in Albany. Crews will mill off the […]

Kids posing for photo

Missouri foster kids flourish in families

Despite a nationwide increase in the number of kids in foster care, Missouri has made inroads in placing more kids who would otherwise remain in institutional or group settings with families.  A nationwide Annie E. Casey Foundation report looked at foster-child placement data over a 10-year period. Missouri reported about 12,000 kids in the child welfare system, […]

Taylor L'Heureux

Brookfield Police Department reports Taylor L’Heureux found in Illinois

The Brookfield Police Department reports a missing or runaway juvenile last seen in Brookfield March 29th has been found. The department reports 15-year-old Taylor L’Heureux was located Thursday along with a subject who was taken into custody in Illinois. That individual faces possible charges in Illinois and Missouri. The Brookfield Police Department expressed appreciation to […]

Cattle in ring at sale

Show-Me-Select spring heifer sales set at four auction barns across Missouri

Spring sales of Show-Me-Select replacement heifers are set in four auction barns across the state in April, May, and June. Spring sales offer bred replacement heifers for fall-calving herds, says Dave Patterson, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist.  All heifers sold meet strict standards taught in MU Extension’s Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program. Only owners enrolled […]