Main Street Chillicothe has made several changes to its Fall Wine Walk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen Downtown Chillicothe merchants will host the event October 2nd. Main Street will also have a Mystery Pour or two. Wine will be pre-poured using disposable plastic cups at participating merchants. No wine glasses will be at the […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a summary of the most common cybersecurity risks found by her audits of local governments and courts, along with recommendations those agencies can follow to better safeguard data. Inadequate security controls — and, in some cases, even the lack of controls — put government electronic data at risk of hacking and […]
The Missouri Board of Education has voted today in favor of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) $8.5 billion proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning next July. The plan is a slim increase over the current budget year – about $26.8 million. “FY22 almost certainly will be a challenging revenue year, […]
A Missouri, teenager has been charged in federal court with drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm after selling a stolen handgun to an undercover federal agent. Antonio Johnson, 18, of Raytown, Missouri, was charged in a two-count complaint filed under seal in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 3, 2020. […]
The Mercer County Health Department in Princeton will hold flu shot clinics, by appointment, on September 21st and 28th from 2 to 4 o’clock. Participants are asked to arrive at their appointment times and stay inside their vehicles. Health department staff will bring shots to participants, so COVID-19 precautions can be maintained. It will also […]
The Princeton R-V School District has received approval to offer free meals under the United States Department of Agriculture Seamless Summer Option program. The approval for the program will begin on Tuesday, September 15th, and will remain in place until funding runs out or at the conclusion of December 2020. Students will still be required to […]
Contracted by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Vance Brothers Inc. is scheduled to begin a scrub seal project on Route 6 spanning from the Thompson Creek Bridge east of Route K in Daviess County to 4th Street in Trenton. Crews will begin work Thursday, Sept. 17 at the east end of the project and work […]
It was learned on Monday that a Princeton High School student has tested positive for COVID 19. This is the third positive case that officials are aware of in the district. Two previous cases have seen a full recovery. Those involved a high school staff member and an elementary school staff member. The Princeton […]
The Trenton City Council on Monday night adopted two ordinances related to proposed work at the municipal airport. Also approved was a bid and contract regarding lime sludge at the water treatment plant. Each vote was unanimous among the six councilmen present at city hall and one on zoom with Kevin Klinginsmith absent. The council […]
The Midwest Cover Crops Council will unveil a new cover crop selection tool during a live one-hour webinar Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. CDT. Cover crops improve water and soil quality, reduce erosion and capture nutrients, said Charles Ellis, a University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineering specialist. However, choosing the right cover crop can be […]
The Grundy County Health Department Monday morning reported another 15 positive COVID-19 cases from Sunday making the weekend total of 31 cases. Grundy County’s cumulative total since testing began is up to 158, and of that total, 134 are confirmed and 24 are described as probable. The health department today reported 56 cases of COVID-19 […]
Following the announcement of the 2020 Missouri Days Marching Festival going virtual, committee members have added the Parade competition to also go virtual as well due to the demand of many participating high schools. Now all areas of the Marching Festival will be virtual – indoor auxiliary, indoor percussion, field show, and now, the parade. […]
Missouri’s governor says all of the state’s public schools are in session as of last week … some in-person, some online, and some with a hybrid model. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that State Education Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven and state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams met Wednesday […]
The Linn County Sheriff’s office says it’s received multiple reports of a scam involving a male impersonating a Linn County Sheriff’s deputy. Residents have reported receiving a call from an individual identifying himself as a Linn County deputy, and telling the receivers they have an outstanding warrant for their arrest with a bond of $30,000 […]
Crowned Miss Calamity Jane on Saturday night in Princeton was Kyla Coffman, a high school junior. Miss Coffman will reign over Calamity Jane Days activities this coming weekend. The first runner-up in is Becca Kile, a junior, and senior Livi Binkley was named the second runner-up.
A missing resident of the Hale community was located late Saturday morning, sometime after the pickup truck he was driving went off a road in southeastern Livingston County and hit a small grove of trees. Eighty-one-year-old William Weaver was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with moderate injuries. The highway patrol listed the […]
Multiple activities will be held at the Harrison County 175th Birthday Celebration and Fall Festival. The event will be in Bethany on September 26th. There will be a presentation of flags, the National Anthem, an invocation, a proclamation, and keynote speeches during the Opening Ceremony at Allen Park that morning at 10 o’clock. A birthday-themed […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports there were 16 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, September 10th. The total case count for the county is 127. One hundred six of those have been confirmed, and 21 are probable. Forty-seven are active. One COVID-19-related death has been reported in Grundy County. The Livingston County Health Center announces […]
The Daviess County Health Department reports the county’s first death related to COVID-19. The resident was a 93-year-old man who tested positive Wednesday, September 9th. Close contacts have been notified. Anyone who thinks he or she was around the person is asked to stop traveling. Anyone who the health department has tried to contact is […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton resident, driving a pickup truck, ran off the road seven miles south of Jamesport the morning of Friday, September 11th. An ambulance transported 20-year-old Ethan Ross to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe with minor injuries. The pickup traveled north on Highway 190 before it ran off the east side […]
