The Trenton City Council last night voted not to proceed at this time with a power upgrade to allow the “black start option” for running the city’s diesel generators when there’s a prolonged electrical outage. A cost projection was rejected due to the amount of expense involved. The city council also failed to override Mayor […]
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 25,288 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ground beef items were produced on Aug. 16, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF […]
A former church maintenance worker pleaded guilty in federal court to arson after setting a fire at Concord Cultural Center in Kansas City, Mo., and spray-painting racist graffiti on the front of the adjoining church, Concord Fortress of Hope, in an effort to cover up his burglary. Nathaniel D. Nelson, 49, pleaded guilty before U.S. […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting vendor applications for the Missouri Day Festival. The festival will be held around the Trenton Rock Barn the weekend of October 19th through 21st. Chamber President Debbie Carman says space is still available in the Pavilion and Flea Market area, however, the Rock Barn and the Courtyard […]
Netflix watchers can catch Black Panther, A Wrinkle in Time and new seasons of The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and Quantico in September. The streaming site released a list of the movies, TV shows, comedy specials and documentaries coming and going next month. Here’s the full list of what’s being added to Netflix in September: Sept. 1 10,000 B.C. […]
Governor Mike Parson on Friday continued his commitment to finding solutions to ease the impact of the drought by announcing that more than $77,000 in state funding will be awarded to assist the drought-stricken City of Cameron and Caldwell County Public Water Supply Number 2. As of August 20, the City of Cameron reservoirs were […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting next week with both meetings to be held at the Chillicothe City Hall Monday evening. Topics for the 5:30 workshop include delivery of the rough draft of the audit and presentation of proprietary funds, financing of new radios for fire and police, and […]
Bridge inspection crews based in Northern Missouri work to inspect bridges in the area. Specialized equipment is required for some inspections and crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Central Office travel around the state conducting in-depth under-bridge inspections throughout the year. This specialized crew will inspect several bridges in our area in the coming […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of August 27 through September 2 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
The Spickard Fall Festival will be held September 6th through 9th. Exhibits for the “Fun in the Fall” themed event can be checked in at the Wise Community Center that Thursday afternoon, September 6th and the morning of September 7th. A scarecrow contest is also slated for Thursday, September 6th. Friday’s activities include a country […]
The Grand River Multipurpose Center of Chillicothe has several upcoming events. A fish fry fundraiser will be held the evening of September 7th. Mark Sykes and others will cook the fish, which will be served from 5 to 7:30. Tickets cost $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door with a table of eight reserved […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation is proposing regulations that will require the use of nontoxic shot for hunting doves on 20 conservation areas with heavy, concentrated dove hunting. MDC is also proposing adding 16 areas to its existing 21 conservation areas where non-toxic shot is required for all hunting with shotguns. The proposed regulations were […]
(Missourinet) – The Missouri Department of Economic Development says Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy’s massive new distribution center in Kansas City will create about 315 new jobs. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 Friday afternoon. Kansas City Councilman Dan Fowler tells Missourinet the 762-thousand square foot facility is located in the Skyport industrial park, which is […]
(Missourinet) – Missouri has given initial approval for the state’s third-largest utility to build a major wind farm to generate power. The plan by Empire District in Joplin is opposed by the state Office of Public Counsel. The Counsel’s Geoff Mark says Empire’s predictions of customer savings is based on unrealistic projections that it’ll be able […]
Cash rental rates for Missouri cropland changed little, according to a newly released survey from the University of Missouri Extension. Pastureland rental prices ticked upward slightly. The survey helps landowners and farmers find trends in rental rates for cropland, pastureland, grain bins, farm buildings and fee hunting. The survey covered criteria such as the location […]
“Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H club members, 50 volunteers joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on Aug. 18 at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. Inductees from 38 counties established a legacy totaling 1,318 years of service to 4-H. More than 250 family members and friends attended the 12th annual […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is asking for tips and information in reference to a missing utility terrain vehicle. The police department reports officers took a report of a stolen Polaris General UTV from the area that is 1 block of East Jackson Street Tuesday afternoon. The UTV is believed to have been stolen between Sunday […]
Vehicles will cruise to Crowder State Park west of Trenton from the parking lot of Carquest of Trenton Saturday evening. Cruise Night Organizer Jeremy Soptic says the best time for the public to view vehicles for Cruise Night at Carquest is from 6 to 7 o’clock with the cruise to Crowder State Park starting at […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly man and a Brookfield woman sustained injuries when a car struck a pickup truck two miles south of Moberly Thursday morning. Forty-five-year-old Crista Barton drove the car south on U. S. Highway 63 when the pickup was driven by 48-year-old Mark Churchill reportedly pulled into the car’s path before […]
The Trenton Park Department is accepting bids for the sale of two separate playground units. Bidders must submit separate bids for each unit. The winning bidder must remove the playground equipment within 14 days of bid acceptance. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall at 1100 Main Street until the afternoon of […]
