The Jamesport City Council on February 14th approved moving forward with plans for sidewalk drains on the new building construction of a post office. John Kramer with Kramer Contracting presented blueprints describing the plans. The new post office is to be built where the previous post office was at Route F and Broadway Street. The […]
The Laredo Board of Aldermen held annual employee evaluations on February 14, 2022, for City Clerk Ashley Bonnett and Maintenance/Water and Sewer Operator Adam Cooksey. A three-percent raise was given to both employees. Bonnett’s new rate will be $15.17 per hour, and Cooksey’s rate will be $15.20 per hour. Both positions are part-time.
A Trenton man has been charged with felony second-degree arson after a fire at 213 East Crowder Road in Trenton on January 29th. Forty-one-year-old Joshua Phillips’s charge came after an investigation by the Missouri Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Safety. A probable cause statement from Fire Safety Investigator Tyler Anderson accuses Phillips of […]
Automatic voting equipment will be tested at the Livingston County Clerk’s Office in the courthouse in Chillicothe to comply with Missouri statutes. Absentee voting equipment will be tested on March 1st at 10 a.m. Other automatic voting equipment will be tested on March 30th at 10 a.m. Representatives of political parties, the news media, candidates, […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen on February 14th voted to advertise for lagoon hay ground for 2022. Sealed cash bids will be accepted until April 1st. Charles Dunkin discussed a property he recently took over guardianship of in Spickard. City Clerk Amy Chapman reports the building had a water line break in the basement for […]
The City of Chillicothe, Missouri has openings on the Railroad Board and Airport Advisory Board. The Railroad Board meets on the third Tuesday in February, May, August, and November Airport Board meets the second Tuesday in February, April, June, August, October, and December Any interested parties can pick up a board volunteer form at the […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri House approved a $4.6 billion supplemental spending bill Wednesday that would give all state workers a pay raise. But lawmakers refused to go along with Gov. Mike Parson’s plan for a $15 an hour base wage for all state employees, instead offering that salary only to select workers. The bill would also […]
A federal grand jury indicted James Furlow for numerous counts related to a crime spree during the last week of December 2021. The indictment charges that Furlow committed three armed robberies, specifically, two carjackings and a commercial business robbery. In addition, it is alleged that Furlow discharged a firearm while committing the business […]
The Trenton Park Department is accepting bids for two block signs. One is for the entrance of the Rock Barn, and the other is for Van Meter Park. Bids should be marked “Sealed bid for Park Department Signs” and returned to the City Clerk’s Office at the Trenton City Hall by February 25th at 1 […]
The Princeton City Council on February 7, 2022, heard from Philip Wilson of McClure Engineering about possible changes to a water project. City Clerk Cory Willett reports Wilson talked about downscaling the scope of work from what was originally intended. She said this is because Mercer and Rural Water will not be on the water […]
(Missouri Independent) – Hundreds of custodians, clerks, and cooks working for state agencies would not get the raises Missouri Gov. Mike Parson promised in December under a spending bill approved Monday by the House Budget Committee. On a party-line vote, with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats opposed, the committee approved a spending bill that sets […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released an audit of Ralls County, located in northeast Missouri, that finds improvements are needed to the property tax system and to other areas of county government. The report gave a rating of “fair.” “Our audit found several areas where improvements would help ensure greater accountability for the taxpayers of […]
Filing for the Grundy County August 2 Primary Election starts later this month. Candidate filings will take place in the county clerk’s office at the courthouse in Trenton from February 22, 2022, at 8 a.m. through March 29 at 5 p.m. Grundy County offices up for election are associate judge, presiding commissioner, circuit clerk/ex-officio recorder, […]
The Grundy County Commission adopted a deficit budget for 2022 on January 31st. The budget estimates total revenues of $7,218,191 and expenditures of $9,019,582. A balance deficit of $1,801,391 is expected for 2022. The county begins the year with carryover funds of $5,297,100.98. The estimated ending balance is $3,495,709.98. In her budget message, Grundy County […]
(Missouri Independent) – With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by this summer, President Joe Biden has said he will fulfill a campaign promise of appointing a Black woman to an open seat on the highest court in the land. A top contender, who was even vetted by the Obama administration in 2016 as […]
The Grundy County Commission is seeking bids to sell a 1994 International 9300 Road Tractor with a 3406 Cat engine and an 8LL transmission. Sealed bids marked as truck bids will be accepted in the Grundy County Clerk’s Office at the courthouse in Trenton until February 8th at 8:30 in the morning. At that time, […]
The Grundy County Clerk’s Office has provided corrected information on the election filing for the Laredo Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Kevin Eckert filed for the open position. Information originally provided to the Grundy County Clerk’s Office contained a mistake. The Laredo Fire Protection District will forgo an election on April 5th because there […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a liquor license request and took action on certificates of deposit on January 24th. The liquor license was for Family Dollar at 212 North Main Street for the sale of liquor in its original package including Sunday sales. The board approved a motion involving CDs up for renewal on […]
It is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, and with April municipal elections coming up, clerks and boards of election across the state are looking for poll workers to help them run as smoothly as possible. Poll workers, sometimes known as election judges, have a number of responsibilities on Election Day. They set up the polling place, […]
The Trenton Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking proposals from qualified photographers to capture images for website use throughout the year. The organization is seeking a photographer who can take high-quality photographs of shops, restaurants, parks and recreation, landscape, and other photographs it requests throughout the year and upload the photos to a shared drive. […]
