Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a revamped voting rights bill that would expand voter registration as well as create nonpartisan redistricting committees, but the measure is still likely to face an uphill battle in an evenly divided Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will bring the legislation to the […]
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Bethany man charged with stalking and assault after allegedly abusing a woman on six occasions
Views: 1A Bethany man has been charged with three felony counts of third-degree assault involving a special victim after he allegedly abused a female on six occasions. Thirty-one-year-old Ronald Duane Smith Junior has also been charged with first-degree stalking. Bond was set at $100,000 cash only. A bond hearing is set for September 16th. A […]
Leadership Northwest Music Jam at Black Silo Winery quickly approaching
Views: 0Country music star, Sunny Sweeney, will be headlining the first-ever Leadership Northwest Music Jam with ticket proceeds benefiting the Leadership Northwest Missouri program. The show will be hosted at Black Silo Winery in Trenton, MO on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Trenton local, Salem Croy, will be the special guest opening the music event. Tickets […]
Food insecurity rose for single moms, families of color in 2020
Views: 4The rate of people experiencing hunger in Colorado and across the U.S. remained statistically steady overall during 2020, according to initial data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But people of color and low-income workers experienced food insecurity at dramatically higher rates during the pandemic. Geri Henchy, director of nutrition policy at the Food […]
Study to probe how black parents, kids in Missouri discuss racial violence
Views: 0More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd that sparked nationwide protests, a professor in St. Louis is taking on a project to figure out what support systems Black parents have to talk with their kids about racial violence. Missouri has been a central point of the movement against police brutality […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of September 13, 2021
Views: 0The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of September 13 – 19. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the […]
Pershing Days set to kick off this weekend in Laclede
Views: 0Pershing Days will be celebrated this weekend in Laclede in Linn County. Activities begin tonight, continue tomorrow, and conclude on Sunday. The schedule tonight includes the 5 o’clock ice cream and cake social served by the Laclede Fire department. Free-will donations are accepted, with proceeds going to the Pershing Days Committee. The band “Cheap […]
“Simply unconscionable”: Advocates push Ameren to keep electric bills low during pandemic
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Ameren Missouri should not increase its electrical rates for its customers as they struggle to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic fallout, a coalition of environmental, veterans, and tenants advocates said Wednesday. The St. Louis-based utility filed with regulators in March seeking a rate increase worth nearly $300 million per year to […]
Virginia’s black farmers push lawmakers to provide debt relief, end lawsuits delaying USDA loan forgiveness
Views: 0Farmers of color are urging Congress to end a slew of lawsuits delaying a loan-forgiveness program designed to make amends for years of loan discrimination against minority farmers. White farmers are claiming in court Congress’s $4 billion debt relief for Black farmers, part of a COVID-19 stimulus package, amounts to reverse discrimination. John Boyd Jr., president […]
Audio: Two hundred plus attend vaccine mandate protest at Wright Memorial Hospital
Views: 0It is estimated more than 200 people attended a rally near Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, to show support for personal choice involving whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Spokesperson Nathan Rorebeck said the rally was for the vaccine mandate involving employees for the Saint Luke’s Health System, which includes […]
Seven die in traffic crashes over Labor Day holiday weekend
Views: 0Seven people died in traffic crashes during the 2021 Labor Day holiday weekend. Last year, there were 18 fatalities. The 2021 counting period for the Labor Day holiday ran from 6 p.m., Friday, September 3, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 6. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the following enforcement activity during the 2021 […]
Benefit for Marcia Bird to be held September 11 in Jamesport
Views: 1A Cancer Benefit for Marcia Blackburn Bird will be held at Jamesport City Park on September 11, 2021, and will include activities throughout the day. Six teams will play in a softball tournament starting at 8 o’clock that morning, and a 60-mile UTV/ATV ride will leave the park at 11:30. Concessions and ice cream will […]
House reconciliation package would provide path to citizenship for millions
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – A provision tucked in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package would direct Congress to chart a path for citizenship for millions of undocumented people. If passed, the House provision would provide a pathway to citizenship for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, often referred to as Dreamers, farmworker workers; […]
Calamity Jane Days in Princeton set to begin September 17
Views: 3Calamity Jane Days will be held in Princeton September 17th through 19th. The Miss Calamity Jane Pageant will be held the weekend before. The Miss Calamity Jane Pageant will be at the Princeton United Methodist Church September 11th at 7 o’clock at night. Spokesperson Amanda Mitchell says there are 11 contestants. They are Raynah […]
Annual Hickory Threshing and Tractor Show set for September 4
Views: 0The Annual Hickory Threshing and Tractor Show will be held September 4, 2021. The event will be outdoors in Hickory from 9 to 5 o’clock. Threshing demonstrations will be at 10 and 3 o’clock. There will also be baling and blacksmithing demonstrations as well as a tractor and auto show. Food from vendors will […]
Audio: A multitude of activities are on tap for the annual Trenton High School Alumni Reunion
Views: 1Activities are planned for September 4th and 5th as part of the Trenton High School Alumni Reunion. The All-Alumni Open House and Registration will be in the THS Commons on September 4th from 9 o’clock to noon. THS Alumni Association and Foundation Trust for THS Spokesperson Kevin Bailey says the free event, hosted by […]
Trenton High School’s Homecoming week activities set to begin September 13
Views: 0Information has been released on Trenton High School’s Homecoming which will run September 13 through 17 and have an outer space alien-themed event. Spirit Week will include teams being announced at a pep rally on September 15 at 6 pm in the evening with a bonfire to follow. THS will be dismissed on September […]
Video: Sons of Sterling to perform at Black Silo Winery
Views: 0The band Sons of Sterling will perform at the Black Silo Winery of Trenton for the business’s Labor Day Weekend Concert Series. Gates will open for the outdoor event on September 4th at 6 o’clock in the evening. The band will take the stage at 8 o’clock for a three-hour performance. Black Silo Winery […]
Missouri’s electric cooperatives mobilize to assist victims of Hurricane Ida
Views: 0Hurricane Ida left a trail of damage and destruction along the Gulf Coast following its landfall on Sunday. In response, Missouri’s electric cooperatives have mobilized to answer a call for help. At the request of DEMCO Electric Cooperative, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, more than 150 Missouri lineworkers from 30 of the state’s electric cooperatives are […]
Missouri adopts first update to HIV criminalization laws in 30 years
Views: 0A bill that went into effect over the weekend makes the first reforms to Missouri’s HIV criminalization laws since they were passed in the 1980s. Among other measures related to prosecutors and police, the bill requires prosecutors to prove someone knowingly exposed someone who contracted HIV before getting a felony conviction and reduces the minimum […]