The Jamesport City Council July 12th approved offering a contract and matters involving pay. City Clerk Shelley Page reports a contract was offered to Jerry Urton as an emergency backup water and wastewater operator. Bob Walker was offered $12 an hour to help with mowing and snow removal for up to 20 hours per week. […]
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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 […]
Train derails north of Marceline closing railroad crossings
The Marceline Police Department reported no one was injured, and nothing hazardous was spilled when a section of a westbound train derailed north of Marceline Thursday night, July 8. A representative for the police said there was a malfunction with a connector, and some of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train came unhooked from the […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of July 12, 2021
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 12 – 18. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at MoDOT traveler map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in […]
Biden administration defends push to boost COVID vaccinations after Parson criticism
(Missouri Independent) – President Joe Biden’s key COVID-19 advisers on Thursday defended the administration’s strategies for boosting vaccinations in the states after Missouri’s governor said federal door-to-door outreach efforts are not welcome there. Top Biden adviser Jeff Zients said anyone mischaracterizing the administration’s attempts is “doing a disservice to the country.” Gov. Mike Parson voiced his […]
Coalition of Attorneys General files suit against Google for alleged anti-competitive actions in relation to app store
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Google for alleged unlawful antitrust actions. The suit, filed on Thursday, alleges exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices and Google Billing. The coalition of attorneys general accuses Google of using its dominance […]
Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce to host “Slice of Home” outdoor concert during Sliced Bread Day activities
The Chillicothe Area Chamber is excited to host the ‘Slice of Home’ Outdoor Concert celebrating homegrown musicians on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 7 pm at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center at First & Elm in Chillicothe. The performance is sponsored by Sonoco and will be played in a Nashville round style. The concert will […]
Bob Griffin, longest-serving Missouri House speaker, has died at age 85
(Missouri Independent) – Bob F. Griffin, who served as speaker of the Missouri House for 15 years until he was forced to resign in the face of a federal criminal investigation, died Wednesday in Columbia. He was 85. Griffin was the longest-serving speaker in the state’s history. During his tenure as speaker from 1981 to 1996, the […]
Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic to remain closed until flood damage repaired
Due to damage from recent flooding, Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic in Princeton will be closed until the damage can be repaired. Dr. Tammy Hart and advanced practice provider Jordan Jones will be treating patients at Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton until the Mercer County Clinic is ready to re-open. Patients are asked […]
One teacher transferred, Assistant Principal hired at special meeting of Trenton Board of Education
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education employed an Assistant Principal for S. M. Rissler Elementary School at a special closed meeting on July 6th. Carolyn Schmidt was previously a fourth-grade teacher at Rissler. Board Secretary Susan Leeper reports Schmidt’s salary will be $63,240. Adrianne Todd, who had been employed by Rissler as Assistant Principal, has […]
Steve Maxey gives presentation on Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City at Rotary meeting
Former Trenton resident Steve Maxey spoke at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on July 1st. He is a sales manager for the Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City, which was previously the Kemper Arena. He gave the history and personal stories of the former Kemper Arena, which hosted events including the 1976 Republican National Convention, the […]
Patrol reports arrests of two on Monday in northern Missouri
The highway patrol reports the arrest, on multiple allegations, of a Kansas City man on Monday evening. The arrest of 27-year-old Frederick Pannell occurred in Platte County. He was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Buchanan County Jail. The patrol accuses Pannell of resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony, as well […]
Chillicothe Police Chief announces road closures for Sliced Bread Day
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples announces street closings for Sliced Bread Day on Saturday, July 10. Streets to be closed for the parade include Washington Street from Polk Street to Third Street and Locust Street from Third to Calhoun Street. Those streets will be closed from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning. Other streets will […]
Sumner couple scammed out of $60.000
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division ordered Cutting Edge Supplements, LLC, and Desmond R. Bloss to cease and desist after allegedly misusing a $60,000 investment from a Missouri couple. Between November 28, 2016, and June 30, 2017, Bloss allegedly solicited and received investment monies from a Sumner, Missouri couple to be used for his […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of July 5, 2021
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 5 – 11. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Missourians need to make their voices heard about the future of the farm and food system
This article is a commentary. The views expressed in this article are those of the author, Tim Gibbons, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of KTTN/KGOZ Radio, management, or staff. (Missouri Independent) – Missouri Rural Crisis Center recently sent in comments to the Biden Administration and USDA in response to their request […]
Eighth-annual Missouri Farm Bureau tractor cruise registration now open
Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is holding its eighth annual Keep Missouri Farming Tractor Cruise on July 17, 2021. Tractors will travel through Atchison County on a 38-mile loop. The event will begin and end at Liles Enterprises, 31792 State Highway W, Fairfax, MO 64446. “The Foundation Tractor Cruise is one of the best […]
Senator Hawley and colleagues call for another hearing on SBA nominee after ties to anti-Israel group revealed
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and seven colleagues sent a letter to Senate Small Business Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.) calling for an additional hearing on Dilawar Syed, President Biden’s nominee for SBA deputy administrator. The senators’ concerns come from recent inflammatory statements from Emgage Action, a vocally anti-Israel political action committee of which Syed is a member […]
Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors to hold a special meeting
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting to discuss the construction project and lawsuit involving the nursing home district. The closed meeting will be held on July 1, 2021, at 1 p.m. The agenda also includes a discussion of employees. Raines Heating and Cooling of Princeton filed a petition […]
US Department of Labor cites grain facility for workplace safety failures following dust explosion that severely injured worker
Had MFA Enterprises Inc. – operating as West Central Agri Services – addressed potential dust ignition sources, an explosion that seriously injured an employee and caused the destruction of the main elevator at an Adrian grain loading facility might not have happened. OSHA cited the grain-handling facility for one willful and six serious safety violations, […]