The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education has set the combined tax rate for the district at $4.5608 per $100 of assessed valuation. That includes the new rate of $4.2943 and a temporary rate of 26.65 cents. No action was taken on COVID-19 planning and response. An executive session was held for personnel.
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Gilman City Board of Education sets tax rate
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has set the district’s tax rate at $5.0298 per $100 of assessed valuation. A school representative reports that is an increase of .01 cents from last year. The board approved the local compliance plan, conflict of interest policy, and annual secretary of the board report. Principal Jill Sperry […]
Building and Nuisance Board removes four properties of concern, grants extensions to four others
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board met last evening with six members present voting to remove four properties of concern and granting extensions of time to four other Recognizing work has been completed as requested by the city, the board released 1113 Main to 1115 Main, 900 Main, 1814 Hillcrest Drive, and 813 Olive Street. Receiving […]
Trenton City Council, Building and Nuisance Board set to meet on Monday evening
Meetings are scheduled Monday night at Trenton City Hall for the Building and Nuisance Board as well as the Trenton City Council. The 6 o’clock agenda for the building board lists ten addresses of concern. To be reviewed are 604 Linn, 812 Grant, 1113 to 1115 Main, 1109 Main; 1814 Hillcrest; and 813 Olive. New […]
Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors continue energy improvements
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors approved Tuesday, August 18th the purchase of ionization units for heating and air conditioning units. Sunnyview Nursing Home Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported the board does not have final pricing on the units yet. The units are to reduce viral and bacterial infections and are to be […]
Missouri panel to request temporary removal of districts serving as MOCAP gatekeeper
The Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education is drafting a letter to send to Gov. Mike Parson to request temporary removal of school districts serving as the gatekeeper of Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program, or MOCAP. Due to COVID-19, more families are choosing to move their kids to virtual learning. During a committee […]
Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation elects officers at annual meeting
The 2020 Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation d/b/a GRM Networks was held at 10 a.m. August 19, 2020, at the GRM Networks corporate office in Princeton, Mo. Directors with terms expiring were: Gregg Davis, Chula, Mo. Mark Yungeberg, Princeton, Mo. Ray Meyer, Conception Junction, Mo. Davis, Yungeberg, and Meyer […]
Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustments to hold public hearings
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a conditional use permit to build an outdoor theater. The Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing involving variances to allow for an accessory structure to be built. Requests will be heard at the Trenton City Hall on the night of September […]
Spickard R-2 Board of Education sets tuition rate for upcoming school year
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education set the tuition rate for 2020-2021. On the evening of Monday, August 17th, Superintendent Doctor Kristi Weldon reports it was set at $3,600, with each additional student at $1,000. There was a motion to approve having a school nurse part-time at the school Mondays and Fridays. Sonoco Plastics of Chillicothe […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative refunds over $450,000 in capital credits
Grundy Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors authorized the distribution of $450,435.32 in capital credits to member-owners during their June 30 board meeting. The current members and past members will receive 100% of 1986 & 1987 and 25% of 2019 allocated capital credits. The capital credit refund checks will be mailed to member-owners during the month […]
Grundy County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting to feature Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn
Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn will be featured at the Grundy County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting next month. Farm Bureau members and their families are invited to the Fellowship Hall at the First Christian Church of Trenton on the evening of September 3rd at 6 o’clock. The meeting will also include county board […]
NCMC employee awards presented, Linda Brown recognized for 35 years
Awards were presented to North Central Missouri College faculty/staff in recognition of their years of service and exemplary accomplishments. NCMC recognized Linda Brown, Registrar for 35 years of service at North Central Missouri College. Linda received a standing ovation and a tree will be planted on campus in honor of her years of service to […]
Mosaic Life Care Foundation approvers “EmPowerU program” to be free of charge over next five years
The Mosaic Life Care Foundation Board of Trustees approved a change in the emPowerU fee structure for the next five years. EmPowerU educational programming will be offered free of charge through the next five years for school districts in the Foundation’s 31 county service region in northwest Missouri and adjacent counties in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Foundation […]
Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri announces newest member of Board of Directors
The newest member of The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri Board of Directors is Kyle Stith. A native of Caldwell County, Stith graduated from Polo High School in 2009 and earned a degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Pharmacy in 2015. Currently, he is a licensed funeral director and co-owns […]
Missouri Democrats want Parson to address expected mail-in ballot delay
The U.S. Postal Service has notified the Missouri Secretary of State that it might not be able to deliver all mail-in ballots by Election Day in November – possibly leaving some votes uncounted. In a letter, the postal service says Missouri’s law allowing voters to request a ballot by October 21 could be pushing it. […]
Audio: Southeast Missouri lawmaker emphasizes importance of rural Missouri physicians
While Missouri has a severe shortage of rural physicians, one southeast Missouri state lawmaker says his area also needs more doctors who live there. State Rep. Herman Morse, R-Dexter, says that when he moved to Stoddard County in the mid-1970s, there were 15 to 20 doctors who lived in the county. “Right now, there’s one […]
More than 300 Grundy County students take part in Bright Futures “Back-to-School” event
More than 300 Grundy County students received backpacks and school supplies during Bright Futures Trenton’s Back to School Event Thursday, August 13th. Two hundred forty-one of those students were from Trenton R-9, which was 18 more than at last year’s event. Twenty-six Spickard students and 44 Laredo students also received backpacks and supplies. There were […]
Galt Board of Aldermen set tax rate
The Galt Board of Aldermen set the city’s tax levy at a hearing this week. The levy was set at $1.00 per $100 of assessed valuation for general revenue. The 2020 rate is the same as in 2019.
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approves tax rate and school reopening plan
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved a tax rate prior to its regular meeting on the evening of Thursday, August 13th. The rate was set at $5.9207 per $100 of assessed valuation. That was the same rate was last year. During the regular meeting, the board approved the school reopening plan. The plan […]