Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) also is accepting offers from those who want to enroll for the first time in one of the country’s largest conservation programs. FSA’s […]
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Audio: Attorney General announces partnership aimed at stopping illegal robocalls in Missouri
The Attorney General has announced a partnership aimed at stopping illegal robocalls in Missouri. Missouri Attorney General Schmitt is teaming up with other state and federal agencies, along with the Federal Trade Commission to put an end to illegal robocalls in what they’ve dubbed “Operation Call it Quits.” Schmitt urges Missourians to report […]
Trenton City Council hashes out financing of sewer system improvements, approves ordinances
Financing sewer system improvements at Trenton will now be divided into two loan documents rather than one. That was the advice delivered last night to the Trenton City Council by Toni Stegeman of the Gilmore and Bell law firm. But she pointed out the city will still get a favorable interest rate of three point […]
Audio: Blunt’s committee passes emergency border funding bill
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says a committee he chairs has passed an emergency border funding bill. The 4.5 billion dollar bipartisan deal would shelter and care for kids crossing the southern border illegally and without their parents. Blunt says money to take care of the kids is expected to dry up by the end […]
New water and Sewer rates to take effect on June 25, 2019 in Spickard
The Spickard Board of Aldermen has approved ordinances adopting water and sewer rates and an amended city budget. The water rates include a minimum charge of $30.00 on 1000 gallons or less of water used and $16.50 cents for each additional 1000 gallons used. The ordinance says water is to be billed in 100-gallon increments […]
Missouri Department of Higher Education shares GI Bill stories and resources for student veterans
The Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) is partnering with the Missouri Veterans Commission and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to join a nationwide movement celebrating the impact of the educational benefits available through the GI Bill. During June, the MDHE will share stories on social media of veterans who used the GI […]
Missouri ranks 28th of 50 states in child well-being
The approximately 1.4 million children who comprise nearly one-quarter of Missouri’s population are more likely to live in poverty than Missouri’s children in 1990. According to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The 30th edition of the Data Book — a comprehensive annual report on child well-being for […]
City of Trenton eligible for lower interest rate when borrowing to pay for improvements
The city of Trenton is eligible for a much lower interest rate when it decides to borrow money to pay for improvements now underway and those that are planned at the Trenton sewer plant. Utility committee members Tuesday evening reviewed preliminary information that shows Trenton could borrow money at a fixed interest rate of three […]
How you can help wounded Trenton police officer Jasmine Diab
Monetary donations to assist wounded Trenton police officer Jasmine Diab and her daughter can be left with an account at the Citizen’s Bank and Trust in downtown Trenton. The Trenton Police Department is accepting get well cards and gift cards if they are sealed in an envelope and marked for Jasmine Diab. Those can be […]
Community support continues to grow for wounded Trenton police Officer Jasmine Diab
Over the weekend, friends of wounded Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab began a Facebook page to provide updates and to share support and information. The page can be found at “Helping Jasmine Diab” which now has members from not only Missouri but all over the United States and Canada. It is a public group and […]
Grundy County Division One court news for Thursday, June 13, 2019
Three defendants received suspended sentences during hearings Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Misty Lynn Miller-Smith of Trenton pleaded guilty to a charge involving the delivery of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to four years with the Department of Corrections. Execution of the sentence was stayed and she was placed […]
Deadline extended for workshop at Barton Farm Campus
The deadline has been extended to reserve a spot for a free workshop on how landowners, gardeners, and local communities can improve their property by establishing native pollinator plots. Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist John Marshall will present information during the Pollinators and Wildlife Presentation and Field Tour at the Barton Farm Campus of Trenton the […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen tackle lengthy agenda at latest meeting
The Spickard Board of Aldermen took action on several matters at a meeting this week. One action was paying Robert Payne for three and a half hours at $10 per hour for time previously worked checking pumps and making repairs. Payne was approved to perform future sewer repairs as needed at a rate of $10 […]
Nearly 600 attend annual meeting of Farmers’ Electric Cooperative
Nearly 600 Farmers’ Electric Cooperative members attended the cooperative’s 81st Annual Meeting in Chillicothe this week. The member-owners elected Larry Muck of Meadville to serve a three-year term on the seven-person board of directors. He is from District 6, which is Linn County. Retired board member Ray Shields of Meadville received a framed resolution written […]
Gallatin man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
A rural Gallatin man pleaded guilty to felony possession of child pornography – first offense in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Online court information shows the court sentenced Allen David Coates to a facility to be determined by the Missouri Department of Corrections for four years on the child pornography charge. […]
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue chooses Kansas City as next home of two USDA agencies
Governor Mike Parson congratulated Kansas City and all of Missouri for being selected by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as the new home of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agricultural Policy (NIFA). “We are thrilled that Secretary Perdue chose to relocate ERS and NIFA to the heartland. […]
Former Preferred Family Healthcare executive pleads guilty to bribing Arkansas State Senator
A former executive of Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc., pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to bribe an Arkansas state senator to influence public policy for the benefit of the charity and its executives. Robin Raveendran, 63, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to […]
Audio: Governor Parson signs agriculture bill into law pertaining to CAFOs
Legislation that prevents Missouri counties from imposing regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that are stricter than state regulations has been signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. The bill is backed by many of the state’s commodity groups, including the Missouri Farm Bureau and the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association. Critics include St. […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education reviews 2019-2020 budget
Trenton R-9 School Superintendent Dan Wiebers discussed the 2019-2020 proposed budget with the Trenton Board of Education Tuesday evening. The proposed budget estimates revenues of $19,702,468 which includes $11,783,666 for the incidental and teacher funds, $906,301 for debt service, and $4,012,500 for capital projects. Estimated expenditures include $4,701,830 for incidental, $7,243,346 for the teacher’s, $727,915 […]
Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approves bids
The 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 was […]