(Missourinet) – More than 150 Missouri linemen are heading to South Carolina to assist with Hurricane Florence cleanup. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives says 162 lineworkers from 33 coops have left for Tennessee to get closer to the East Coast. The lineworkers will then be heading to Kingstree, South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach. […]
The USDA is partnering with rural communities to support opportunities for opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery. Among the 85 recipients nationwide receiving funding are four (4) Missouri organizations ready to make an impact in the state’s opioid epidemic. “In 2016, there were 908 opioid overdose deaths in Missouri and it is now estimated that 1 […]
President Donald Trump will travel to southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau next week to campaign for GOP Senate nominee Josh Hawley. Brian Hauswirth with Missourinet has the details. Congressman Jason Smith has been urging the president to visit southeast Missouri. Smith tells Missourinet President Trump will speak Thursday evening at 7 pm at the […]
The 34th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 8-9, 2018 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe. 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. “We have over […]
Board Members of the Foundation Trust for Trenton High School held their Annual Meeting on Sunday afternoon culminating a busy weekend of activities. Record numbers were reported for various weekend functions and for many of the reunions of the honor classes. In a very busy meeting of the Board, plans were made to establish a […]
Caldwell County residents may dispose of special waste items banned from landfills during a solid waste collection event next month. The collection will be held at the Braymer City Barn at 810 North Murray Street September 8th from 9 o’clock to noon. Items accepted for a fee will include clean tires, appliances, computer-related items, copy […]
(Missourinet) – About 4,700 freshmen began classes Monday at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Brian Hauswirth has details on the numbers. Mizzou officials say that’s a 13.1 percent increase compared to 2017 and is the largest increase in ten years. Mizzou says the 87 percent retention rate is the highest in school history. School […]
The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture Day, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, on Saturday, Aug. 18. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, raising $195,350 – the largest amount ever raised in the history of the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions! The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Mackenzie […]
The Galt Board of Aldermen set its tax rate levy and approved a contract for trash service at a meeting this week. The approved 2018 tax rate levy is 94.91 cents per $100 of assessed valuation which is an increase of two cents. The board approved a three-year contract for trash service with WCA Waste […]
University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineer Kent Shannon offers tips for collecting farm yield data prior to harvest. Back up yield data from the previous season. Copy each season’s data to a unique folder. Maintain several backup copies of the display/raw data in different locations to prevent losses from theft, damage or modification. Delete […]
Residents of Mercer and Putnam counties can dispose of special waste items banned from landfills at a solid waste collection event later this month. Items will be collected on Steward Street by the City Barn in Princeton the morning of August 25th from 9 o’clock to noon. Items to be accepted for a fee include […]
The 26th Annual Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Area Youth Benefit Fund dinner/auction and golf tournament will be held in August. The dinner & auction will be held at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge on Saturday, August 25 and will be co-sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center. A reception will begin that evening at 5 p.m. with dinner to follow […]
(Missourinet) – The top-ranking federal law enforcement official in the Western District of Missouri says there’s been an increase in violent crime and in drug trafficking in the western district. A public swearing-in ceremony was held Friday in Springfield for 42-year-old Tim Garrison, who’s a former military prosecutor in the Marine Corps. Garrison […]
A southwest Missouri resident was injured south of Cameron when the sports utility vehicle he was driving left Highway 69 and hit an embankment. Twenty-four-year-old Kyle Maserang of Carthage was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning three miles south of Cameron on Highway 69 when the southbound […]
Federal officials have posted a public health alert regarding certain Hungry Man frozen dinners because of concerns about Salmonella contamination of whey powder used to make them. One day earlier, Flowers Foods Inc. recalled swiss roll desserts from stores nationwide because Salmonella was found in whey powder used in their production. Government officials had not received any […]
Lacey Power with the Mercer County Fair has provided results of the fair’s Sheep, Swine, and Goat Shows. The Sheep Show competition saw Kendra Betz of Trenton with the Grand Champion Ram. The Grand Champion Market Lamb belonged to Brylee Williams of Princeton. Wyatt Vogel of Lineville received honors with the Grand Champion Ewe, Reserve […]
A Clinton man in western Missouri faces multiple felony charges after shooting at police in a stand-off at a residence Saturday. Police responded to a domestic disturbance Saturday and found McCartney’s wife outside the residence, who told them he was inside destroying things. When officers yelled in through the front door for McCartney […]
Vendor registration is now open for the 34th Annual Chautauqua in the Park in Chillicothe which will be held at Simpson Park September 8th and 9th. Chautauqua in the Park will have booths representing different types of crafts, art, food, and farmers market offerings as well as entertainment from local and regional acts. The Chillicothe […]
The collection of old tires, appliances, electronics, and more will be held Saturday, June 30th in Milan. The solid waste recycling event is for residential users only and those with eligible items to be disposed of are to take them to 912 East 3rd Street between 9 and 12 noon. The location is behind the […]
(Missourinet) – A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued last week means Internet sales in Missouri can be subject to state and local sales taxes. Federal estimates show that up to $13 billion was lost across the country in 2017 because those taxes weren’t imposed. Ray McCarty with Associated Industries of Missouri is skeptical the numbers […]
