Main Street Chillicothe will hold its first Wine Walk and Concert of the year in Downtown Chillicothe this month. Four hundred glasses will be for sale for the event the evening of May 17th. Registration in front of the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce Building will take place from 4 o’clock to 7:15. The last […]
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Locust Street in Chillicothe to temporarily close for work
Part of Locust Street in Chillicothe is scheduled to be closed part of next week to allow for painting of crosswalks in the Arts District. Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports Locust will be closed between Clay and Ann streets from the night of May 14th at 8 o’clock to the night of May 15th […]
Crash on Canadian Pacific bridge in Chillicothe sends one person to hospital
A two-vehicle injury accident Friday afternoon on the Canadian Pacific bridge on Ryan Lane west of Mitchell Road in Chillicothe has left the bridge closed. The Chillicothe Fire Department reports it used extrication tools to remove the driver of a pickup truck that was lying on its passenger side along the railway, placed the person […]
Flooding Damage and Recovery: First flood repair roadway contracts awarded, repairs underway
Roadways in Northwest Missouri sustained significant damage in the floodwaters that first inundated the area in March 2019. In some places, water remains over roadways more than a month later. As floodwaters recede, broken and missing roadways, damaged bridges, debris, drainage issues, and hazardous materials have been left in their wake. The Missouri Highways and […]
MoDOT planned road work for northern Missouri the week of May 6, 2019
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 May 6 – 12. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Carroll County Route C bridge now closed
The bridge on Carroll County Route C over the Branch of Turkey Creek is now closed, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge was closed this afternoon due to damage from the recent flooding. The anticipated closure time will not be known until an inspection and further assessment can be completed. Motorists will […]
Sullivan County West Yellow Creek Bridge reopened
Due to current and impending weather conditions the West Yellow Creek Bridge, west of Route 5 near Humphries, has been reopened. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation are reevaluating the local detour route to prevent motorists from traveling on frequently flooded roadways. A new closure date and detour route have not yet been established. […]
I-29 continues to remain closed north of St. Joseph
Interstate 29 continues to remain closed north of St. Joseph at the 57-mile marker, with the exception of local traffic accessing their homes and businesses. For updated information regarding route restoration and flooding, visit the Northwest Missouri Flooding webpage at https://www.modot.org/2019-northwest-missouri-flooding. The website provides an interactive information map, detour information, condition and restoration photographs, and […]
Audio: Flood dries up northwest Missouri tax revenue
Holt County Commissioner Carla Markt says the county will lose tax revenue if farmers cannot plant a crop this year, and is already losing tax revenue because Interstate 29 has been closed to traffic in northwest Missouri. Floodwaters still cover large sections of farmland in northwest Missouri, more than a month after the […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of April 29, 2019
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 April 29 – May 5. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education hires Elementary School Principal
Information provided by the Grundy County R-5 School District on Thursday reports the Board of Education voted to hire a new elementary school Principal during a closed session at its April meeting. Craig R-3 School District Kindergarten through 12th-grade principal Jennifer Dyer was hired for the elementary Principal position for next school year at a […]
Spickard Board of Education Offers Contracts for Next School Year
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved a bid for audit services Monday evening Clevenger and Associates for $5,000 for an audit of the current school year. New financial software will be purchased from Software Unlimited with a start date of May 1st, 2020 and Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze reported revenues are down from last year. […]
Sullivan County bridge replacements scheduled to begin
After holding up to the wear and tear of more than 2,000 combined cars and trucks each day, two Sullivan County bridges are in need of replacement. The bridges, located on U.S. Route 6 near Milan, will be rebuilt on the same alignment as their predecessors. To do so, the bridges will need to close […]
Trenton license office opens for business
After being closed for nine weeks, the Trenton license fee office opened Monday, April 22, 2019, at a new location, 611 East 9th Street in Trenton. The license office is co-located with the Trenton area chamber of commerce which has sponsored the fee office the past 33 years. The hours remain as before, open from […]
Missouri Public Utility Alliance responds to Grain Belt-related legislation passed by Missouri House
The Missouri House advanced House Bill 1062 to the Missouri Senate. This bill will effectively kill new infrastructure projects like the Grain Belt Express transmission line. Members of the Missouri Public Utility Alliance (MPUA) have repeatedly let lawmakers know that 39 local consumer-owned utilities, representing more than 350,000 people in the state, stand to lose […]
Livingston County, Route C, Shoal Creek Bridge to open in late May
The Livingston County Route C Shoal Creek Bridge, just south of Utica, was closed Tuesday, April 9 after a regularly scheduled inspection revealed critical deterioration to the structure. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation are working to complete necessary repairs and plan to reopen the bridge late May. Motorists are encouraged to use an […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of April 15, 2019
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 15 – 21. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education accepts resignations
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education accepted a bid for mowing at its meeting Wednesday evening. Superintendent Rob Deaver reports the accepted bid was from Chris Novak for $160 per combined mowing of the elementary and high school lawns. The board approved the transfer of $80,000 from the general fund to the capital projects […]
Jamesport City Council addresses employee salaries
The Jamesport City Council accepted an ordinance regarding employee salary at its meeting on Monday. The ordinance set the salary for utility personnel Ray Bontrager at $15 per hour and Trent Brewer at $14 per hour. It also set City Clerk Shelley Page’s salary at $12.50 per hour and the assistant city clerk’s at $7.50 […]
Pleasant View Board of Education approves salary increases
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved increasing the base pay of certified teachers at its meeting Tuesday evening. The base pay will increase $1,000 to $30,000 and a six percent raise was approved for all non-certified hourly employees as well as a five percent increase on extra duty contracts. The board approved a […]