To safely and effectively manage the deer population in some state parks, managed deer hunts are held in a coordinated effort between the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks and the Missouri Department of Conservation. The following parks may be temporarily closed on the specified dates listed below. Bennett Spring State Park […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce reports an appearance by Santa Claus is scheduled for the Princeton square on Saturday evening, December 12th. Kids are being invited to tell Santa what they want for Christmas from 5 o’clock until 6:30. Holiday musical performances are scheduled by the Princeton high school band and the choir. The Princeton […]
The Pleasant View R-6 School library will be the location for a Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening, December 8, 2020. The agenda for a 6 o’clock meeting includes public comments from Tiffany Haffner, discussion regarding third through fifth-grade classrooms; the 2019-20 financial audit; a Title 9 policy; and renewal of insurance. There also will […]
Two felony counts and two misdemeanors were filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against 38-year-old Brandon Brewer of Kirksville who was arrested by the Highway Patrol on Friday. Bond is $7,5 00 with Brewer to appear in associate division tomorrow. Brewer is accused of felony possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia described […]
“Through the generosity of others in the form of endowed funds or the giving of a gift each year, the NCMC Foundation is honored to announce that over $56,000 was recently awarded to NCMC Nursing and Health Sciences students,” commented NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott. “53 awards were recently made during the fall 2020 […]
(Missouri Independent) – The head of Missouri’s medical marijuana program testified under oath that a grand jury subpoena his agency received late last year was likely connected to an FBI investigation in Independence. The revelation by Lyndall Fraker, director of medical marijuana regulation at the Missouri Department of Health and Seniors Services, is the first […]
On Tuesday, Missouri is launching a program focused on helping rural hospitals with their problems of limited staffing, bed capacity, and equipment during the pandemic. In southwest Missouri’s Appleton City, many low-income families are waiting for care. Jamie O’Farrell tells Springfield television station KOLR she treats patients at Ellett Memorial Hospital’s clinic. Through […]
New statewide data says 57% of Missouri’s more than 900,0000 K-12 public school students have access to at least one school-based health care service. The Show-Me School-Based Health Alliance of Missouri conducted the report about services in schools like mental and behavioral support, physical health services, primary care, telehealth, to oral and vision care. Rachel […]
Research findings from the University of Missouri show heavier drift damage from dicamba and 2,4-D is more likely when those herbicides are sprayed in stable air. MU Extension weed scientist Mandy Bish says those synthetic auxins tend to hang in the air when there’s no wind, “So what happens is, when you get these herbicides […]
The EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of chlorpyrifos, an insecticide used for a large variety of agricultural uses and non-agricultural uses. Today, EPA is proposing measures to reduce the risks identified in the agency’s September 2020 draft risk assessments to better protect human health and the environment. As outlined in the proposed […]
Eight agriculture students from North Central Missouri College participated in the Missouri Postsecondary Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) State Conference November 9-11, 2020. The conference was hosted virtually by State Fair Community College in Sedalia, MO. Over 100 students from seven Missouri community colleges and universities participated in the conference. Calvin Basham, an NCMC student, concluded […]
Various activities will be held in Cainsville on December 6th to celebrate Christmas. Cainsville Community Betterment will have a remembrance tree and a craft at the former Nelson’s Heating and Cooling Building starting that evening at 5 o’clock. Sugar cookie decorating at city hall will also begin at 5 o’clock. The Christmas Tree Lighting will […]
The Trenton R-9 School District has had a large number of students quarantined in the last few weeks due to close contact with a positive COVID-19 student within a classroom. That is according to Superintendent Mike Stegman, who notes administration has worked to keep students safe by wearing masks and social distancing. He reports the […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance the night of December 7th establishing a requirement for face coverings to control and reduce the spread of COVID-19. The ordinance would require persons at least 10 years old to wear a face mask any time they are or will be in contact with others who are […]
(Missouri Independent) – Hundreds of thousands of Missourians are struggling to get by during our coronavirus public health emergency, including children, according to the recently released U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey. While 40.8 percent of Missouri households report losing income since March, families with children under 18 have been especially impacted, with 51.4 percent reporting […]
With evictions set to skyrocket after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium ends December 31, a Kansas City tenants’ group is taking an unusual route to delay evictions, by disrupting housing-court hearings being held online. Tara Raghuveer, director of KC Tenants, said research shows online hearings may even violate the rights of renters with […]
Missouri’s governor said Thursday in Jefferson City that he wants some answers, after reading a 53-page independent investigation into recent COVID deaths at Missouri veterans homes. Governor Mike Parson ordered the investigation, which was conducted by St. Louis-based Armstrong Teasdale. The governor emphasizes that he’s limited in what he can say because he doesn’t know […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports the county’s positivity rate for the past seven days is 23.8. New cases per 100,000 are 335. That puts Grundy County in Category 2: Critical Risk according to Governor Mike Parson’s community guidelines. The guidelines recommend business occupancy limits reflect social distancing, and social group sizes are 25 or […]
A man has been charged in Livingston County following an attempted traffic stop in Chillicothe the night of December 2nd of a vehicle reported as unregistered by law enforcement. Online court information shows 57-year old David Dale Straub faces a felony charge of resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. Bond is $7,500 […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt man on felony assault charge first degree or attempts to cause serious physical injury or special victim. Sheriff Rodney Herring arrested 23-year-old Shandon Levi Gann at his parent’s home on December 2nd. He is to be held without bond, and he is scheduled for […]
