The former general manager of the hospital dining facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $69,000 from the cash registers. Gregory Arthur Norton, 53, of Springfield, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of theft of public money. Norton was […]
With the cooperation of several organizations, businesses, and individuals, back-to-school activities are scheduled for Thursday, August 12, 2021, at locations in Trenton plus the Laredo, Spickard, and Grundy R-5 at Humphreys Schools. Bright Futures Trenton hosts activities that include distributions of school supplies, backpacks, mascot gear, haircuts, hygiene items, clothing, and new shoes in a […]
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory due to a main water line break. The advisory goes until further notice for the area from Northeast 80th Street to Highway 6 and from the Thompson River to Muddy Creek. The advisory excludes the City of Trenton and the Forks of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Prizes awarded through a vaccine incentive program offered by local public health departments in Missouri may get boosted to $100-per-person under a new federal allowance. After previously rejecting Missouri’s proposal to exceed a $25 limit on prizes paid for with federal funding to incentivize immunizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a precautionary boil advisory issued due to a broken water main. The lifted advisory affected Sullivan Rural Water customers on Route H from Ivan Drive to Route FF and included Indian Drive and Owls Nest Trail.
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued two boil advisories due to water main repair. Customers asked to boil water until further notice include those on Jasper and Kelsey roads and Kendall Avenue as well as on Route D from Highway 65 to Mill Grove, including Mill Grove. Mercer County Public Water […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to a broken water main. The advisory affects Sullivan Rural Water customers on Route H from Ivan Drive to Route FF. It includes Indian Drive and Owls Nest Trail.
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a broken water main. The advisory for customers in the City of Newtown will last until further notice.
Mercer County Public Water supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory for northwestern Mercer County following water line repairs. The boundaries of the precautionary boil advisory are the intersection of Route P and Bayport and Badger streets on the north, the Weldon River on the east, Highway 136 on the south, and the Harrison […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory until further notice. The advisory’s boundaries are from the northern intersection of Inch Loop and Highway 65 to the Grundy County line and from the Weldon Fork of the Grand River to Route Y.
Dangerous heat will continue for at least Thursday in Northern Missouri with temperatures rising into the upper 90s and the heat index predicted as high as 110. The high temperature for Wednesday on KTTN’s weather instruments was 96 degrees with a heat index reading of 112 degrees. The entire state of Missouri continues under a […]
The mandatory boil order for Putnam County has been rescinded. The order had been issued on July 9 after an interruption in the water treatment process resulted in the system exceeding the maximum turbidity level standard.
The Department of Health and Senior Services recently rolled out the new MO VIP Program, the state’s vaccine incentive program that rewards those Missourians who have chosen or will choose to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Starting this month, DHSS will partner with the Missouri Lottery to draw 180 winners in each of five randomized drawings […]
The water line has been repaired in Princeton, and the water is back on for the city. However, the city is under a 48-hour boil advisory until Thursday at 2 p.m. Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has turned back on a pump station involving Goshen tower customers. Those customers no longer have […]
The boil advisory for Putnam County remains in effect until further notice. The order was issued July 9 after an interruption in the water treatment process resulted in the system exceeding the maximum turbidity level standard. A representative from the Unionville Water System says the system will get water samples on July 26 and 27 […]
We often think of the period from July 3rd to August 11th as the “Dog Days of Summer.” Some say that it signifies hot sultry days “not fit for a dog.” The Dog Days of Summer describes the most oppressive period of summer and it is certainly going to feel that way over the next […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry have created COVID-19 Hotspot Advisories in light of the rapidly rising case counts in north-central and southwest Missouri, including Adair County which confirmed another 11 cases bringing their case count to 2670. The Hotspot Advisories are designed to keep […]
An Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting a postal carrier who was delivering his mail. Peter Harrington, 55, of Ozark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to one count of assaulting an employee of the United States. By pleading guilty, Harrington admitted that he assaulted a U.S. Postal carrier […]
(Missouri Independent) – The summer surge of infection tied to the easily spread Delta variant of COVID-19 is accelerating in Missouri, with state health officials on Wednesday reporting the highest case total since mid-January. The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,995 additional cases, with at least one case in 105 of the state’s 117 local […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory until further notice. The advisory boundaries are from U. S. Highway 136 to the Grundy County line and from the Weldon Fork of the Grand River to Route Y.
