Counselors with the State Health Insurance Assistance Program CLAIM will be available in Chillicothe starting next month to help with Medicare Open Enrollment. The counselors can help individuals compare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans, check coverage, and lower costs at the Grand River Multipurpose Center Wednesdays October 16th through December 4th. The help will […]
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Useful USDA resources available for farmers hurt by 2018, 2019 disasters
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Signup for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program began Sept. 11, 2019. “U.S. agriculture has been dealt a hefty […]
Woman who hit buggy on 9th Street killing Spickard woman pleads guilty
A traffic arraignment was held on Tuesday for a Trenton woman involved in a motor vehicle-horse and buggy crash in Trenton that resulted in the death of a Spickard woman. Pursuant to a plea agreement, 50-year-old Christina Diane Airey waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of guilty to misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle in […]
Free informational sessions on Medicare to be held at Grand River Multipurpose Center
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program CLAIM (Community Leaders Assisting the Insured of Missouri) will present information on Medicare at the Grand River Multipurpose Center in Chillicothe. Those on Medicare or getting ready to go on Medicare or disability are encouraged to attend the free informational sessions September 25th. Caregivers, relatives, friends, and neighbors of […]
Federal grants, loans, insurance payments for Missouri recovery top $60 Million
More than $60 million in federal grants, loans, and insurance payments have now gone to Missourians to assist in the recovery from this spring and summer’s flooding and tornadoes. The funds include grants to households from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, payments from the National Flood Insurance Program on insurance claims and low-interest disaster recovery […]
Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services records over 2000 facility applications
Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services recorded 2,163 medical marijuana facility applications as of August 19, 2019. Numbers of applications received by facility type are as follows: Cultivation facility applications – 554 Dispensary facility applications – 1,163 Manufacturing facility applications – 415 Testing facility applications – 17 Transportation facility applications – 14 Additional information […]
Social Security scam hits area residents
Chillicothe police say a scam is circulating again in which a telephone caller claims to be with the Social Security office. Police indicate the caller may claim there’s a warrant or other issue that will result in the suspension of the social security number of the person answering the phone if payment is not made. […]
Application deadline approaching for disaster unemployment benefits in six Missouri counties
The Missouri Department of Labor’s Division of Employment Security will accept applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for individuals in six Missouri counties through September 5, 2019, whose employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began April 29, 2019, and ended July 5, 2019. A disaster assistance amendment was […]
Dozens of Missouri legislative bills become law today
Historically, most of the bills passed during the Missouri Legislature’s regular session become law on August 28. Of the roughly 2,100 measures filed this year, 144 proposals made it across the finish line. Dozens of proposals become official today. Here is a snapshot of 10 key measures taking effect: Education funding In the fiscal year […]
FEMA pays out over $1.5 million to three area counties in storm recovery payments
Three area counties have received $1,603,468 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid in flooding and severe storm recovery. FEMA Media Relations Specialist Angela Byrd reports FEMA had approved $545,826 for individual federal disaster assistance in Livingston, Carroll, and Chariton counties as of August 21st, which is when the most recent report on area […]
Trenton City Council gives “go-ahead” to have design plans developed for possible future airport projects
The Trenton City Council has given the go-ahead to have design plans developed for possible future projects at the Trenton Airport. The primary need is described as replacing the T-hangers but it would require working the land there so it can be raised above the flood plain. The council voted last night to accept a […]
“Grow with Google” workshops to be held in Trenton and Cameron
A representative of the Grow with Google partner program will speak at workshops in Trenton and Cameron about growing businesses online. The Trenton and Cameron area Chambers of Commerce and North Central Missouri Business Facilitation sponsor the workshops with Bryan Caplan. The Trenton workshop will be in Cross Hall Room 208 on the North Central […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen to hold special session
The Spickard Board of Aldermen will meet in special session Tuesday, August 13, 2019, regarding various matters. The meeting will be held at the Spickard City Hall that night at 7 o’clock. Items on the agenda include sewer and water updates, the clerk’s report, a financial report and claims, fairgrounds, the fire department, a dump […]
Trenton City Council approves third-party company to handle billing and mailing of TMU services
While all eight agenda items were eventually approved, several were decided by split votes last night of the eight-member Trenton City Council. By the end of this year, Trenton Municipal Utilities will have transitioned to having an Olathe, Kansas company provide the billing and mailing services. The change is seen by TMU officials as saving […]
Motorcyclist killed after striking deer in roadway
Sunday morning, about 10 o’clock, the operator of a motorcycle died when a deer was struck on Knox County Route A, two miles northwest of Novelty. The accident claimed the life of 45-year-old Aaron Vansickle of Hurdland. Vansickle was using safety equipment and the patrol report indicated the motorcycle was demolished.
Missouri daycare owner sentenced for $556,000 fraud scheme
The owner of a Kansas City, Missouri, daycare center was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently receive more than $556,000 in federal benefits. Sharif Karie, 41, of Olathe, Kan., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to four years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. […]
Audio: Possible motive surfaces in disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers in Missouri
A possible motive has surfaced in the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers in Missouri. A report says a Missouri man being held in the investigation of two missing Wisconsin brothers was involved in a deal with a Kansas farmer to raise calves purchased from the missing men. The Kansas City Star reports the […]
Carrollton man charged in fatal Carroll County crash pleads guilty
A Carrollton man charged with felony driving while intoxicated – death of another, has pleaded guilty in Division One of Carroll County Circuit Court. Dustin Michael Goodale submitted a written plea of guilty and waiver of rights. The court ordered a sentencing assessment report, and the case was continued to September 25, 2019, at 10:30 […]