The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged members of the military and their families to learn more about the special tax benefits available to them as the April 15 tax filing season deadline approaches. Most military bases offer free tax preparation and filing assistance during the tax filing season. Some also offer free tax help after […]
The city council’s Finance Committee again is recommending the full city council considers allowing the TMU electric department to allocate $2,000,000 to help fund the head works sewer project for the wastewater department. An estimated $1,000,000 would come out of the wastewater reserves to cover the anticipated $3,000,000 cost, although the actual won’t be known […]
More than 70 area high schools with an estimated 1,650 agriculture students are pre-registered to be on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton this Thursday, March 21st for the annual NCMC Ag Club Contests. The event is held in cooperation with Area 2 FFA Association Agriculture Instructors. Students will be practicing their […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a follow-up report to the audit of the City of Coffey, located in northwest Missouri. The audit showed more than $60,000 was missing and that former city clerk Mary L. Browning failed to make deposits, received improper payroll payments, and falsified board minutes and various financial reports. Auditor Galloway turned over […]
The 2018-2019 North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception was held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the Ketcham Community Center. Over 260 students were recognized for receiving an NCMC Foundation, Athletic, SSS or other institutional scholarship. The event was hosted by the North Central Missouri College Foundation and sponsored by US Bank and PDQ Cleaning. […]
An international company wants to spread dozens of big turbines over thousands of acres in the northwestern part of the county. County Commissioner Fred Parry says its an emotional issue right now. Parry told affiliate KSSZ in Columbia that landowners could get ten thousand dollars per wind pole they allow on their property.
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a citizen-requested audit of the Village of Ferrelview (pop. 373), located in Platte County. The report detailed significant financial concerns, failure to complete long-range planning in critical areas of need, and lack of oversight over village operations. “The financial condition of the Village of Ferrelview is concerning, and my […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Community Club will hold the annual Basketball Extravaganza to benefit students, faculty, and staff. The event will be held in the school gym on the night of March 23rd. Community Club Treasurer Sara Berry says the event will begin with alumni Kenton Kinney performing the National Anthem at 6 o’clock prior […]
The 2019-20 salary schedule was adopted during a meeting last night of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education. The schedule follows the requests submitted last month by the salary and welfare committee; and endorsed by the superintendent. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported the increases noted for the salary schedule will cost more than $177,000 which is […]
The North Mercer Board of Education has agreed to pay up to $600 per month for employee health care insurance in the next school year. The cost of premiums is up $45.00 per month from the current school year. The board agreed to allow teachers to move steps on the salary scale and to give […]
The Grundy County Commission has accepted a bid from Kevin Klinginsmith of K&J mowing to cut the grass at several Grundy County properties. The property locations are the lawns at the courthouse, prosecutor’s office, and law enforcement center, the Bethel, Sires, and Wynne cemeteries and the road and bridge lot. The combined bid for all locations […]
The Trenton City Council, with seven members present Monday night, unanimously accepted a bid for Rapid Removal Disposal to continue with residential trash pickup Bids on residential solid waste collection came from two companies. Rapid Removal Disposal of Trenton submitted a monthly quote of $11.25 this year and pledged to keep it at $11.25 per […]
The much-discussed financing of the proposed headworks project at the Trenton sewer plant took another turn Monday night. The City Council, on a vote of three in favor and four against, defeated a motion that would have allowed the electric department to loan $2,000,000 to the wastewater department. The motion to make the transfer, with […]
Bacon is popular, but living near a hog farm is not. Bacon isn’t possible without hogs, so if we want bacon, we’re going to have to raise pigs. Missouri Senate Bill 391 is opposed by people who either don’t like bacon or don’t realize how it’s made. The bill would require that county regulation aimed […]
The leadership team for the Missouri Soybean Association welcomes a new farmer-leader following this month’s district director elections. Russell Wolf, a farmer from Tipton, was elected to the Association’s board of directors during the District 5 meeting February 18 in Marshall. He joins his fellow board members in guiding the organization’s policy, advocacy and membership […]
A Missouri House committee is considering whether to boost the state’s gas tax by 10 cents over four years to help pay for road and bridge improvements. Samantha Davis with the Missouri Corn Growers Association hopes changes are made to the measure that would also tax alternative fuels at a similar rate beginning in 2026. […]
The Trenton Park Board approved a date for the Chillicothe Mudcats baseball team to play in Trenton last Wednesday evening. The game will be played at Burleigh Grimes Field July 10th. Mudcats General Manager Doug Doughty reported this year’s team includes Logan Eickhoff from North Central Missouri College and Brett Pearson from Carrollton. Doughty said […]
Weed problems may explode this year thanks to the drought of 2018 and residual problems associated with overgrazing in parched pastures, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Valerie Tate. Last year’s extreme weather conditions created a forage shortage. As a result, many pastures were overgrazed. When pastures are overgrazed, there is little green leaf material […]
The Trenton Board of Adjustments approved a variance request at a hearing Monday night three to zero. Deputy City Clerk Tracy Maberry reports board members Roger Hawkins, Chris Smith, and Tom Stickler attended and approved David and Sherry Mihalovich’s request to allow for the construction of a 30 by 40-foot garage at 1908 Oak Street. […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold an ice fishing event near Chillicothe. The event will be at the Education pond near the Litton Ag Center building Tuesday, March 5th from 3 to 7 o’clock. MDC will allow participants to keep a stringer fish if they supply their own. Registration is not required. More information […]
