Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved several bids at a meeting Monday evening. Approved bids were from Grand River Concrete for a new sidewalk and pad, Ferman Hostetler for window replacement at the high school, and Bill Stevens Backhoe for a new drain line. Bids for custodial services were discussed, but no action […]
Views: 0The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a quote from LifeFlight Eagle to provide family memberships at a meeting Monday evening. The price for annual membership to the non-profit medical helicopter program will be $45.00 per employee and will cover the employee’s household. The total estimated cost to the Princeton School District is $3,300. […]
Views: 0The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved 2018-2019 budget amendments and adopted the 2019-2020 budget at a meeting Monday evening. Budget amendments included revenues increasing by $101,651 and expenses decreasing by $1,031. The end of the fiscal year budget projects an overall increase of $47,348. The 2019-2020 budget projects revenues at $3,076,880 and […]
Views: 0The Princeton City Council approved three service contracts at a meeting Thursday evening. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports Mike Homedale received a $1,000 service contract for the band Hired Gun to perform at the Calamity Jane Days Car Show September 22nd. A $500 service contract was approved for Gina Finney and the Quarterback Club […]
Views: 0The Grundy County Nursing Home Board of Directors approved a daily room rate increase this week. The rate increase of $10.00 will go into effect July 1st for the nursing home and residential care apartments at Sunnyview. The new daily room rates will be $167 for private rooms and $162 for semi-private rooms. The […]
Views: 0The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved 2019-2020 salary schedules, salaries, and stipends at a meeting Tuesday evening. Faculty salary schedules for regular and nursing will see a one percent increase in the base and allow movement of one vertical step, which is one year of service, with an average three percent […]
Views: 0The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the 2019-2020 budget this week. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze says revenues are about $766,000 with expenditures coming in at $5,000 less. The board also approved Missouri United School Insurance Council building appraisal for $20.00 per square foot on contents. It was announced 94% of Spickard students had attendance […]
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson has announced that President Donald Trump has approved his request for a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit agencies in 13 Missouri counties recover from devastating flooding and severe storms that occurred from March 11 to April 16. The declaration makes federal assistance available for the repair of […]
Views: 0The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the purchase of accounting and payroll software this week. Principal Dustin Freeman reports the Software Unlimited purchase will cost $7,285 for next school year. The current software the district uses will no longer be available. The board approved sharing the cost of a new refrigerator at the […]
Views: 1The Jamesport City Council approved the purchase of a storm siren at its meeting Monday evening. The cost for the siren, pole, and installation will be $12,500. The siren will be able to be remotely operated from Daviess County dispatch. The vote on the siren came after David Roll with the Daviess County Emergency […]
Views: 0The Missouri House of Representatives has given final approval to Senate Bill 391, legislation that would prevent counties from passing health ordinances aimed at large agricultural operations. The House voted 103-44 to approve the bill, which would prevent county health boards or county commissioners from passing standards stricter than state law. The Missouri House […]
Views: 0The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved an increase in the price for student lunches at its meeting Tuesday evening. A student lunch will now cost $2.55, which is a 10-cent increase from the current price. The price for a student breakfast will stay the same at $1.40. The board approved Michaels Construction […]
Views: 0The Missouri House has given final approval to legislation that would prevent counties from passing health ordinances aimed at large agricultural operations. The House voted 103-44 today to approve the bill from Pleasant Hill State Representative Michael Haffner, which would prevent county health boards and/or county commissioners from passing standards that are […]
Views: 0The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved a fund transfer at its meeting Monday evening to make payments on leased buses and for summer maintenance projects. A total of $150,000 was transferred from Fund 1 to Fund 4 with improvements to be made to the gym floor and bleachers, and the parking lot […]
Views: 0The Princeton City Council approved the use of the city ball fields for an event in July at a meeting Thursday evening. Deputy City Clerk Corey Willett reports Gina Finney with the Mercer County Health Department was given permission to hold a Back to School Night at the ball fields July 26th. City sewer […]
Views: 0Requests were approved regarding a property at 1712 Harris Avenue at Trenton Board of Adjustments and Planning and Zoning Commission hearings Monday night. Trenton Deputy City Clerk Tracy Maberry reports no further action is needed on the City’s request to the Board of Adjustments, which involved a 30-foot variance on the required 20-foot height […]
Views: 0The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved Ozarks Schools Benefits Association for health insurance at a special meeting Monday evening. The board agreed to pay $450 per employee, with the amount an employee paying toward health insurance depending on the plan he or she has. There was an executive session for personnel with no […]
Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved a bid for audit services on Wednesday evening. The bid was from Conrad and Higgins for $5,450 for the 2018-2019 fiscal year audit. Several sports cooperatives were approved including junior high football and varsity Spring baseball with Gallatin and junior high softball and varsity fall baseball with […]
Views: 0The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved increasing the base pay of certified teachers at its meeting Tuesday evening. The base pay will increase $1,000 to $30,000 and a six percent raise was approved for all non-certified hourly employees as well as a five percent increase on extra duty contracts. The board approved […]
Views: 2The Laredo R-7 Board of Education voted to increase the certified base salary and increase pay for several other positions at a meeting Monday evening. The certified base salary was increased by $500 to $28,900. The office aid and part-time custodian position were increased to $8.60 per hour. The bookkeeper, head cook, head custodian, […]
