Though mosquitoes often become a nuisance in early summer, the danger of catching a mosquito-borne illness continues into the late summer months. As long as temperatures remain warm, mosquitoes will continue to be a pest and a potential danger to one’s health. So while Labor Day marked the unofficial end of summer, the Missouri Department […]
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Arts Alive elects officers at latest meeting
The Arts Alive Board of Directors elected officers Tuesday night. Dan Maxey was elected as president, Amy Gutherie vice president, Shani Kinney secretary, and Katie Kinney as treasurer. Other Arts Alive Board members include Kim Cleeton, Cindy Guthrie, Diane Lowrey, Cheri McHargue, Jim Norris, Ann Plumb, Marlene Ralston, Phil Schlarb, Carla Still, Terry Toms, and […]
35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park kicks off Saturday in Chillicothe
The 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 7th and 8th, 2019 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. […]
MU School of Medicine receives nearly $5 million in grants to train more rural Missouri doctors
The University of Missouri School of Medicine has received two Health Resources and Services Administration grants totaling nearly $5 million to increase the number of doctors in Missouri and address the physician shortages in rural parts of the state. A Missouri Hospital Association study last year predicted a shortage of up to 49,000 primary care […]
Record numbers attend Trenton High School Alumni Reunion
Record numbers were reported at each of the All-Alumni events over the weekend and most of the special classes shared similar responses with great attendance. The 70th Annual Trenton High School Alumni Reunion is now history and plans are already underway for the 2020 edition. Officers of the Foundation Trust for THS/THS Alumni Association were […]
Trenton Street in Chillicothe to close twice during the month of September
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports a street will be closed twice during the month of September. Trenton Street will be closed from JFK to 10th Street for the Fourth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K the morning of September 21st. An officer will lead the event, which starts at 8 o’clock. That section […]
American Family Insurance agents with participation of FFA combat hunger
American Family Insurance Agent Cara McClellan of Trenton joined other American Family agents of Missouri in participating in a donation drive and food packaging event with the Future Farmers of America to combat food insecurity. Donations and the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation one-to-one matching gift program for charitable organizations helped provide more than 128,000 […]
Missouri man pleads guilty to illegally possessing firearms, including machine gun
A Sarcoxie, Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing firearms, including a machine gun. Leng Lee, 36, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Monday, August 26, to one count of being a felon in possession of firearms and to one count of illegally possessing a machine gun. […]
Missouri schools build “Safe Rooms” for shelter from tornadoes
The Joplin School District has built 14 safe rooms since 2011, when a deadly tornado killed 161, to shelter students and community residents when the next tornado strikes. The safe rooms, constructed to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency specifications, provide near-absolute protection against injury or death in extreme weather events. Made of reinforced concrete and […]
Trenton Board of Education approves project bid from Lawhon Construction Company
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the project bid from Lawhon Construction Company of Saint Joseph and all alternate bids at a special meeting on Wednesday morning. The base bid from Lawhon was $6,275,000 and the total bid with alternates was $6,608,500. The alternate bids include the S. M. Rissler office expansion, stage storage […]
Area youth participate in MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit
Missouri junior swine exhibitors traveled to jackpot shows throughout the summer competing for points in the MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit. Points for the circuit could be earned from nineteen different shows held across Missouri. An awards presentation was conducted to conclude the program August 7 at the Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds […]
Missouri Department of Conservation has new rules for deer carcasses in ongoing fight against CWD
Starting in 2020, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has added additional regulations to the Wildlife Code of Missouri as part of its ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the deadly deer disease called Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The new regulations change the requirements for transporting deer carcasses into Missouri and throughout the state […]
Former Cameron High School teacher pleads guilty to using hidden camera to produce child pornography
A former Cameron, Missouri, high school teacher pleaded guilty in federal court to secretly recording pornographic videos of a teenage victim in his bathroom and admitted to secretly recording pornographic videos of two other teenage victims. William Derek Williams, 39, of Cameron, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to producing child pornography. […]
DeKalb County Sheriff, Stewartsville Police Department asking for assistance from the public
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Stewartsville Police Department report they are investigating several stolen vehicles from Stewartsville reported Wednesday evening or on Thursday morning. The agencies note several other vehicles were gone through but not taken. Anyone who has seen anything suspicious is asked to call the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office at 816-449-5802.
Audio: Missouri’s Governor calls special session on car sale issue
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City in September for a special session involving a complicated Missouri Supreme Court ruling about vehicle sales. Governor Mike Parson has announced the special session, saying lawmakers will be addressing a court ruling called “Kehlenbrink vs. Department of Revenue”, which involves using the sale proceeds of a […]
Big rig hits car and overturns on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports a Bethany woman sustained moderate injuries when a semi-truck struck a car, and the car overturned about two miles west of Stewartsville on Wednesday afternoon. An ambulance transported 55-year-old Cindy Hayes to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. Truck driver 24-year-old Cody Kistner-Munson of Lathrop was reported as not injured. The […]
North Central Missouri College hires new Chief Information Officer
Jennifer Triplett from Kansas City, Missouri, has been hired as North Central Missouri College’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). Jennifer began her duties at the end of July, and fall 2019 will be her first semester at NCMC. Jennifer will oversee all components of the Information Technology (IT) department and serve as a member of the […]
Missouri’s largest music festival kicks off September 27, 2019 in Columbia
The warm hum of guitar amplifiers and the sweet, smoky smell of barbecue will be wafting through the wavering late summer air the last weekend of September. The 13th installment of Columbia’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival kicks off for a long weekend of live music, fun, and entertainment, September 27-29. Roots N Blues, […]
Former Bethany Mayor scheduled for court appearance
An initial arraignment has been scheduled in the Associate Division of Harrison County Circuit Court for a former Bethany Mayor charged with four felony counts of stealing $750 or more and 11 felony counts of forgery. Online court information shows the arraignment for Robert Todd Williams is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at 1:30 […]
Grundy County volunteer to be inducted into Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame
Longtime Grundy County 4-H volunteer Carrol Key will be inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 17. The event occurs in conjunction with the Missouri State Fair and will be located at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia. The public […]