The Grundy County University of Missouri Extension Office has moved and changed its phone number. The office is now located in the basement of the Willis Alexander Student Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton on the corner of 13th and Main Streets. The new phone number is 660-357-6580. Summer office hours for […]
Cleaver Dermatology of Kirksville will provide a free skin cancer screening clinic at the Livingston County Health Center in Chillicothe next month. Two dermatologists will perform the screenings by appointment only June 20th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The health center reminds the public that skin cancer can […]
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has announced that her office has begun the process for nominating young Missourians to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for an appointment to the Class of 2023. “Helping young, smart leaders in Missouri apply to the […]
The Republican-controlled legislature has wrapped up its regular session – leaving plenty of unfinished business to hit the ground running with next year. Alisa Nelson reports about some of the key measures that failed this year. The bills that died in the Missouri Legislature this year are either a disappointment or a victory, […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved several employees for next school year at its meeting Monday evening. Rachael Spence will be the kindergarten through 12th-grade counselor. She has worked with the Missouri Division of Family Services for 10 years, primarily in Sullivan and Linn counties. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from […]
United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of a Bethany man to serve as Administrator of the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Richard Fordyce will lead a network of more than 2,100 counties and 50 state FSA offices. He currently serves as the State Executive Director for FSA in […]
Chillicothe Councilman at Large Reed Dupy has been appointed Chillicothe’s Mayor Pro Tem, since the death of Chillicothe Mayor Chuck Haney. Chillicothe City Clerk Roze Frampton explains the Chillicothe City Charter states that the person holding the councilman at large position assumes mayor duties if “anything happens to the mayor”. The agenda for Monday night’s […]
A blood drive will be held at the Northwestern R-1 School in Mendon to support the husband of the school secretary who was injured in an accident in early April. The American Red Cross will accept blood donations in the multipurpose room of the school May 7th from 2 o’clock in the afternoon to 6 […]
The United States Senate has confirmed Timothy Garrison as the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. The Senate voted by unanimous consent Thursday to confirm Garrison’s nomination. He had served as the interim U. S. Attorney since his appointment by U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions January 3rd. Garrison graduated from Drury […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved an appointment for a district program coordinator at its meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff was appointed as the District Program Coordinator for Wellness, Foster Care, English Language Learners, Migrant, and Homeless. The board also approved several Missouri School Boards Association updates. First-grade teacher Cassie Cordray gave […]
Green Hills Medical Clinic Doctor Jennifer Bowe, Nurse Practitioner Sydney Arnold, and staff will move to Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton next month. They will begin seeing patients at the Physicians’ Group October 2 and Bowe says she and her staff will still provide the highest level of care to patients. Bowe is originally from […]
Four ordinances and an appointment were approved last night by the Trenton City Council and several reports also were given on continuing projects. Unanimous approval was given to setting the tax levy at $1.058 on the $100 of assessed valuation. This includes .89.3 cents for the general revenue fund which is four cents less than […]
The Newtown-Harris Board of Education has approved a budget for next fiscal year in which revenues are anticipated to exceed spending by nearly 22-thousand dollars. Spending is estimated at about $1,535,000.00. Income is anticipated to surpass expenditures for the current fiscal year ending this June 30th by nearly 22 thousand dollars. Newtown-Harris has a reserve […]
It happened Wednesday, April 27 as a Livingston County Sheriff deputy was on Highway K near Liv 261. The deputy checked a vehicle on radar at 107 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver from Wheeling, Missouri was stopped, cited for the high speed and posted bond for the violation. The driver is scheduled […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and the Grundy County Health Department are once again working together to offer sports physical exams for all area students planning to participate in athletic/cheerleading activities during the 2016-2017 school year. Free sports physical exams will be offered on May 4 and May 11 from 3 – 5:30 p.m., at Wright Memorial […]
