Issues such as when should my tenant pay me part of the rent, how and when can my current lease be terminated, who pays for fertilizer or lime, and how much rent should I receive for my farm are some of the questions that will be discussed at the Missouri Farm Leases Program to be […]
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16-year-old magician to perform at Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library
Grundy County Jewett Norris Library will host an event next week to conclude the storytime hour of the summer reading program. Activities are planned for July 27 in the parking lot behind the library and along West Crowder Road near the library. A 16-year-old youth, Max Meystrik, will be the entertainment doing magic. His performance […]
Sam Meservey is NCMC’s Outstanding Student for July
Samuel Meservey from Chula, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for July. Sam, an A+ student, is a sophomore working toward his Associate in Arts transfer degree. After graduating from NCMC, Sam plans to transfer his two-year degree to Northwest Missouri State University and complete a bachelor’s degree in business […]
Bands to have opportunity to win $500 cash prize at Missouri Days Marching Festival
The sounds of high school marching bands will return to Trenton for the Missouri Days Marching Festival after a year’s absence. Following a virtual competition in 2020 due to COVID, the big Missouri Day Marching Festival returns live on October 16th to Trenton, and officials expect a tremendous showing. Sharing the celebration of Missouri’s Bicentennial […]
NCMC Athletic Director/KCC Director Nate Gamet presents program at Trenton Rotary Club meeting
NCMC Athletic Director/KCC Director Nate Gamet presented the program at the Thursday, July 15 meeting of the Trenton Rotary Club. Brian Upton presided at the meeting, Joe McDonald gave the prayer, and Steve Taylor was the sergeant at arms. Gamet is a native of Trenton, and he and his wife are the parents of three […]
Grundy Board of Education approves search for instructor; tax rate hearing set for August 18
The Grundy Board of Education has reviewed a list of items that ESSER Three funding can be used for. Approval was given to purchase updated curriculum in science, health, computer science, and the elementary diagnostic program called I-Ready. Administrators will begin developing plans to implement building improvements. A building walk-through is scheduled for the board […]
Stop Ransomware website: Government launches first one-stop ransomware resource
As part of the ongoing response, agencies across the U.S. government announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, together with federal partners, have launched a new website to combat the threat of ransomware. The Stop Ransomware […]
Texas man pleads guilty in Missouri to $1.5 million investment fraud scheme
A Texas man pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding two Kansas City-area brothers who have also been convicted in the investment fraud scheme. Duc Nguyen, also known as “Doug,” 57, of Houston, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to one count of wire fraud. By pleading guilty, Nguyen admitted that he engaged […]
Missouri man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting children and child pornography
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sexually assaulting two young children to produce child pornography and to receiving and distributing child pornography after his wife pleaded guilty to the same charges last month. Mark John Millman, 37, of Merriam Village, a citizen of Great Britain and a legal alien resident, pleaded […]
Missouri man pleads guilty to botched robbery at auto dealer; robbery attempt ended in firefight with owner and shooting of employee
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to the botched robbery of a Grandview, Mo., auto dealership that ended when he shot an employee while fleeing after a shootout with the owner, who was also armed. Lyndale E. Watson, also known as “Red, “Blood,” and “Stoni Blud,” 36, Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. […]
Missouri Attorney General obtains $26,000 in restitution for victims of Buchanan County contractor
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Kansas-City-area contractor Brian S. Pummell will pay back over $26,000 in restitution to Missourians who paid Pummell for work he never performed. “Protecting consumers is an important duty of the Attorney General’s Office, and the dedicated investigators, hotline operators, and attorneys in the Consumer Protection Section of my […]
Entries sought for Jamesport Junior Livestock Show Parade
Entries are being accepted for the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show Parade. Businesses, individuals, organizations, and children can enter the parade to be July 31st at 10 o’clock in the morning. Line up will begin at the Jamesport Baptist Church that morning at 8:30. The parade will start at the Tri-County School, go east on Auberry […]
Quick ruling expected from Missouri Supreme Court on Medicaid Expansion
Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit case is now in the hands of the seven-member state Supreme Court. The court heard about 35 minutes of oral arguments Tuesday morning in Jefferson City. This case will likely come down to the definition of “appropriation.” Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ruled in June that Missouri’s August Medicaid expansion […]
Kansas man sentenced in Missouri to 12-years in prison for Payday Loan fraud and tax evasion
A Kansas man was sentenced in federal court for engaging in two separate fraud schemes related to millions of dollars in false payday loan debt and for tax evasion totaling more than $8 million. “After raking in millions of dollars from the victims of his fraud scheme, the defendant lied repeatedly and used every trick […]
Princeton Board of Education sets date for tax rate hearing; update provided on DNR grant for ball fields
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved bids July 12th. A milk bid was approved from Anderson Erickson, and a fuel bid was approved from MFA Oil of Princeton. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reports the fuel bid was tax free two cents off of retail. The board approved student and staff handbooks. The tax rate hearing […]
Governor Parson signs SB 262 into law, increasing transportation funding for critical infrastructure projects
Governor Mike Parson has signed SB 262 into law, which will increase transportation funding for critical state and local infrastructure projects across the state of Missouri. “With nearly $1 billion in unfunded transportation needs each year, we can no longer wait for another day or another generation. We must change course and address these problems head-on,” Governor Parson said. “SB […]
Three from Kansas charged in Linn County with accessory to child neglect resulting in death
Three Kansas residents have been charged in Linn County with being an accessory to abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death stemming from July 2018. Each defendant had a bond set at $50,000 cash only for 63-year-old Sabrina Marie Nemmers of Arma, Kansas, 32-year-old Matthew Blunt of Mulberry, Kansas, and 36-year-old Ashley Dawn […]
Cameron Police Department seeks help in locating missing woman
The Cameron Police Department is seeking help in finding a missing woman. The police report 36-year-old Melinda Dawn Bush ran away from her special needs group home in Cameron late on the night of July 9 or the morning of July 10. She allegedly left through a window in her room and took some of […]
Laredo Board of Education sets meal prices; approve student/faculty handbook
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education set meal prices on July 12 for the 2021/2022 school year. The cost of lunch was set at $2.70, with breakfast costing $1.60. A bus bid was accepted from Johnny Engleman to buy a bus from the district for $501.50. The board approved the student/faculty handbook and an emergency […]
Audio: Missouri Supreme Court to hear Missouri Medicaid expansion lawsuit case this morning
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday morning, July 13, 2021, in Jefferson City in one of the biggest cases the court has faced in recent memory: Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit case. Oral arguments will begin Tuesday at 11 a.m. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ruled in late June that […]