The Cameron Food Pantry and Clothes Closet reports $200 cash as well as clothing, jewelry, shoes, and handbags are missing after a break-in the night of January 7th. The Cameron Police Department is investigating. The clothes closet supports food pantry operations, and the organization notes stealing money and clothing makes the group’s job harder. The […]
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Court orders defendants of companies to stop selling vitamin D products as treatments for COVID-19
A federal court entered a permanent injunction barring a Georgia company from selling unapproved vitamin D products touted as treatments for COVID-19. In a civil complaint and accompanying court papers filed Nov. 23, 2020, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, the United States alleges that Matthew Ryncarz and his Alpharetta, Georgia, […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of January 11, 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 January 11 – 17. 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 […]
Trenton City Council meeting agenda includes rock blankets and road right-of-way
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances regarding agreements involving the installation of rock blankets and road right-of-way. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall Monday night, January 11th at 7 o’clock. The public will not physically be allowed into the meeting, but it can be watched on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/89063385993. One of […]
Princeton Board of Education to meet next week
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will discuss the 2021-2022 school calendar next week. A COVID-19 employee leave resolution is also on the agenda for the meeting in the high school library on the evening of January 11th at 5:30. A closed session is planned to discuss legal actions, real estate, employees, and records.
Grand River Multipurpose Center in Chillicothe closed for “Deep Cleaning”
The Grand River Multipurpose Center in Chillicothe will be closed for deep cleaning from January 8th through 18th. No activities or gatherings will be held during that time. Food will be delivered to home delivery clients on January 8th. Each of those clients will be contacted on the morning of January 8th by phone. The […]
Adair County Route A to open near Willmathsville and close east of Route 63
Weather permitting, Monday, January 18, Adair County Route A will close just east of U.S. Route 63 near Greentop. The closure is needed while crews remove the temporary bridge that was installed earlier for turbine delivery. The road will remain closed for approximately five weeks while the work is completed. Route A is currently closed […]
Agenda for next Trenton Board of Education meeting include discussion of COVID leave hours resolution
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will discuss a COVID leave hours resolution next week. The meeting will be held with the school board and administration in the district office Tuesday evening, January 12th at 5:30. Teachers and patrons can watch the meeting via Google Meet. Other items on the agenda include election filing dates, […]
Green Hills Regional Planning Commission announces new Executive Director
The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission Board of Directors announces the next Executive Director of the commission. Corrine Watts plans to assume her duties in the first week of March. She is currently the Director of Workforce Services for the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council in Olympia, Washington. She will replace Randy Railsback who was […]
Grundy County reports seven new cases of COVID-19, Sullivan County five
Monday morning’s report from the Grundy County Health Department shows an increase of seven cases of COVID-19 from the New Year’s weekend, raising the total since testing began to 890. There are 79 active cases of COVID-19 which is six less than the previous report provided on Thursday by the Grundy County Health Department. The […]
Year In Review: Missouri’s Governor highlights successes in 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, Governor Mike Parson highlights the state’s many successes and accomplishments despite the challenges of the past year. “Although 2020 has brought many challenges, we remained committed to serving the people of this state and moving Missouri forward,” Governor Parson said. “We still made great strides in advancing Missouri’s economy, workforce, and […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of January 4, 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 January 4 – 10. 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 […]
Winter storm to bear down on northern Missouri on New Year’s Day
A Winter storm is expected to impact the area late Thursday night into Friday bringing accumulating snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Travel conditions will quickly deteriorate. All areas north of Highway 36 in northern Missouri are encompassed by either a Winter Weather Advisory or a Winter Storm Warning. Areas, where lighter snow and ice is […]
Lack of adequate funding has left county taxpayers bearing incarceration costs of state prisoners
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released an audit of the County Reimbursement Program, which reimburses county governments for certain costs for housing and transporting state prisoners. The program is administered by the Missouri Department of Corrections. The audit found that a combination of delayed reimbursements due to lack of state funding and increasing incarceration […]
Winter Storm Watch in place for New Year’s Eve and New Years Day in northern and central Missouri; 1 to 3 inches of snow possible
(12/31/2020) -The article below is now out of date. We have an updated article on the storm that is to pass through northern Missouri on New Year’s day, which is available HERE. The potential for a widespread winter storm could bring hazardous road conditions at the peak of New Year’s celebrations. A complex weather system […]
No charges to be filed against Cleveland officers over 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice
The Justice Department announced that the career prosecutors reviewing the independent federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio, found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback. The department notified counsel for Mr. Rice’s family […]
8:00 PM Update: National Weather Service releases timeline of wintry weather for northern Missouri
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, in a late afternoon update, has now presented a timeline for the wintry weather that will move into northern Missouri Tuesday. In the same update, they have also expanded the Winter Weather Advisory to include all counties north of Highway 35 with the exception of Lewis, Marion, and […]
Chillicothe City Council to consider three ordinances at next meeting
The Chillicothe City Council will consider three ordinances next week regarding a bid, an engineering contract, and a purchase agreement. The council will meet in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on the evening of December 28th at 6:30. One ordinance would accept a bid for a new asphalt paver. Another would accept an engineering […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of December 28, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of December 28 – January 3. 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 […]
University of Missouri Extension to help expand mental health resources in rural areas
Missouri’s rural counties lack mental health services despite growing financial stress and suicide rates with all of Missouri’s 99 rural counties facing a shortage of mental health professionals; 57 of them have none. The University of Missouri Extension hopes to change that through a multistate project to help farmers, ranchers, and farm families find affordable […]