The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the district’s health insurance provider as well as salary increases at its meeting Monday evening. Ozarks Schools Benefits Association will be the health insurance carrier for the next school year. Insurance rates increased by eight point six two percent with Blue Cross Blue Shield to be the district’s […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved an audit bid and a grant request at its meeting Tuesday evening. Conrad and Higgins, LLC was the only audit bid submitted for the school district. The audit fee for 2019 will not exceed $8,950. Conrad and Higgins also submitted bids for the 2020 and 2021 audits with […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved several bids Monday evening for the construction of a maintenance and storage facility. Ledgerwood Concrete of Blythedale was awarded the concrete building pad bid for $36,897. Trainer Construction of New Hampton was approved for the labor bid package for $38,500. The bid from Girdner Post and Lumber of […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved offering contracts to all non-certified staff members at its meeting Monday evening. Non-certified staff will receive a two percent salary increase and the supplemental pay schedule was also approved. Lankford Flooring was approved to sand and refinish the gym floor for $21,100. The Missouri State High School […]
The Trenton Park Board approved a deficit budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. The 2019-2020 budget includes estimated total expenditures of $565,716 which is an increase of $12,951.84 from the 2018-2019 park budget. The estimated expenditures for this year include $292,660 for parks and $273,056 for the pool. Revenue is projected at $555,320 which is […]
The Missouri House has voted to approve a 29-point-two BILLION dollar state operating budget, which includes a 100-million dollar transportation infrastructure plan. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith says it’s the first time in recent history that general revenue would be used for transportation. The Carthage Republican tells House colleagues he opposes placing […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has accepted a letter of resignation and approved the hiring of several other personnel. The resignation was from junior high English and Speech teacher Kay Hendren. Aaron Moser was hired to teach high school History and the board rehired all tenured and non-tenured teachers. The board also rehired […]
The Missouri Senate could soon discuss a southwest Missouri Senator’s proposal about pornography. State Senator Ed Emery says reports show 11 and 12-year-olds are viewing pornography because the content is easily accessible and heavily advertised. His bipartisan resolution that has been voted out of a Senate committee would acknowledge the sexual content as […]
The Newtown-Harris Board of Education has approved 15 teacher contracts for the next school year and accepted two resignations. Those resigning at the end of the current school year are music instructor Ethan Stewart and the 7th through 12th-grade social science teacher Nathan Hopkins. The 2019-20 school calendar was adopted by the Newtown Harris board. […]
The Jamesport Tri-County R-7 Board of Education approved salary increases at a recent meeting. Superintendent David Probasco reports an increase of one and a half percent was approved to the base for the certified salary schedule, which makes the base $29,909. An increase of one and a half percent was also approved for the non-certified […]
The Chillicothe City Council voted to hire two full-time employees during an executive session this week. William (Billy) Cummings was hired as a firefighter/emergency medical technician with the condition of becoming a paramedic. Chillicothe City Clerk Roze Frampton reports he will begin his position April 1st. Hannah Hicks was hired as an assistant auditor and […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education has accepted a bid for technology updates this summer. Quality Network Solutions is to be a paid more than $23,000 for the updates which include new wiring and as well as adding access points. The board approved a cooperative agreement with the Laredo district for a track program. […]
The board approved teaching, administrative, athletic, and activities extra-duty contracts for the next academic year. The board approved the resignation of junior high school football coach Dave McCumber. The board approved the hourly pay rate for The parents as teachers position at $15.00 an hour for the next school year. Contractors will return to the […]
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 Laredo Board of Education has approved a three-year contract for Administrator Misty Foster. The contracted period is through the 2021-22 school year. Foster has been working this school year under a one-year agreement. The board accepted the resignation of part-time music teacher Carol Wilford and approved renewing contracts for all other tenured and probationary […]
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 […]
The Princeton City Council approved the use of the small shooting range at the former city dump area for the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office at its meeting Monday evening. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports the sheriff wants to use the area to qualify deputies two times each year. The council also approved a One Drive […]
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 Gilman City R-4 Board of Education approved inclement weather make-up days recently. Make up days for Gilman City will include March 15th, April 15th through 18th, April 22nd and 23rd, and May 16th and 17th. Bookkeeper Tori Wideman says if the district misses any more days due to inclement weather, it will not have […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved several purchases at its meeting Tuesday evening. A hardware and software maintenance agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise of Roseville, California will cost $43,163.57 annually. The agreement will provide telephone and onsite support for the college-owned servers and storage located in the data centers. The annual renewal […]
