Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a report on Community Improvement Districts (CIDs), which found that lax oversight of taxpayer-funded projects has allowed for spending decisions to be made by those that benefit the most. Taxpayers will be burdened with increased taxes to pay for an estimated $2.2 billion in costs for more than […]
Access II Independent Living Center of Gallatin has a transportation program available for individuals in need of a vehicle with a wheelchair lift. Marketing and Development Director Jessica Adkins says two wheelchair accessible vans may be rented to transport individuals or groups to doctors appointments or recreational activities. Renters would need to provide their own […]
Several GRM Networks directors were re-elected at an annual meeting Wednesday morning. Those directors were John McCloud of Spickard, Allan Mulnix of Bethany, and Kyle Kelso of Weldon, Iowa all who will serve three-year terms. The board also elected officers including Gregg Davis of Chula elected as president; Mark Yungeberg of Princeton as vice president; […]
BTC Bank based in Bethany has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for consent to establish a branch facility in Trenton. Bank President Doug Fish says the bank plans to move into a temporary facility on empty space to the north of KFC/Taco Bell. A modular-type facility will be constructed off-site and […]
Landowners who need water and/or hay for livestock have several locations in north Missouri to choose from. Governor Mike Parson announced 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural Resource state parks that water can be pumped from. A lottery also was created for farmers interested in obtaining hay, free of charge, on […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the state’s sales and use tax collection processes, which are administered through the Department of Revenue. The report found inefficiencies affecting citizens at license offices throughout the state, especially in rural counties. “Taxpayers should not have to provide the same documentation time and time again just […]
(Missourinet) – Missouri farmers can expect more details by the end of the month on the federal government’s 12-billion dollar trade relief package. USDA Trade Under Secretary Ted McKinney says farmers will need to sign up for the program and compensation will be based on 2018 yield data. McKinney says while most farmers would […]
Park staff at Crowder State Park of Trenton will present information about animals that can be seen and heard at night during a hike at the park. The Creatures of the Night Hike will be held September 1st from 8:30 to 9:30. Participants are asked to meet staff at the Shelter 3 parking lot. Those […]
The three-member Utility Committee last night looked at information and a cost projection regarding a potential upgrade for the program controls on the diesel generators at the south substation in Trenton. Dennis Robb and Mark Newton of TMU met with committee members David Mlika, Travis Elbert, and Jen Hottes as well as City Administrator/Utility Director […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of two Trenton men on Monday. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Ewing was arrested on a probation violation of special conditions on an original charge of conspiracy: distributing or delivering not more than five grams of marijuana. Ewing posted a bond of $25,000 cash only and is scheduled for Division […]
Plans have been announced for the 7th annual Wright Run 5k/10k by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation in Trenton. The 2018 event will be held on Saturday, October 6, in Trenton and will begin and conclude on the campus of Wright Memorial Hospital. Participants will meet for their official send-off at the hospital and return […]
In response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, Governor Parson announced the availability of water for family farms at 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural Resources state parks. Governor Parson also announced the creation of a lottery for farmers interested in haying, free of charge, on almost 900 acres of Missouri […]
School days bring congestion with school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially […]
(Missourinet) -The Missouri Ethics Commission has closed a case against former Governor Eric Greitens. The Commission dropped its investigation of Greitens, his campaign committee, Greitens For Missouri, and campaign associate Danny Laub Friday in a letter to all three parties. The case was closed even though the Commission found “reasonable grounds” to believe […]
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon when the pickup truck he was operating hit a tree at a gas station North of Eagleville. Sixty-six-year-old Danny Davis was taken to Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The accident happened eight miles north of Eagleville off Highway 69 and Interstate […]
The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture Day, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, on Saturday, Aug. 18. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, raising $195,350 – the largest amount ever raised in the history of the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions! The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Mackenzie […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the Highway Patrol Crime Lab is examining paraphernalia seized during a search after a vehicle-pedestrian accident in Wheeling this week. A vehicle reportedly drove south on Route B when the vehicle’s mirror clipped the arm of an adult male pedestrian wearing all black in a darkened area of the […]
The Chillicothe Parks and Recreation, Tree, and Railroad Advisory Boards will meet next week with each meeting held at the Chillicothe City Hall. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will discuss a Shaffer Park shade structure at its meeting Monday evening at 6 o’clock. The agenda also includes an update on the Chilli Bay Water […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of August 20th through August 26th 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 […]
A crash involving two semi trucks last night in Decatur County of southern Iowa has claimed the life of a truck driver from Kansas. The location of the accident was in a construction zone on Interstate 35 about seven to eight miles north of the Missouri-Iowa state line. The Iowa Highway Patrol reports 59-year-old Mark […]
