(Missouri Independent) – Cannabis dispensaries throughout the country came one step closer to using banks the way many other businesses can when the U.S. House on Friday cleared a bill with sweeping changes to banking regulations. Colorado Democrat Ed Perlmutter and Ohio Republican Dave Joyce, co-sponsors of the legislation, said Friday their proposal would allow […]
A former Jefferson County deputy has been arrested for stealing prescription medicine from residents while claiming to be a detective following up on police reports. TV station KFVS reports Michael Filsinger of Arnold, near St. Louis, is charged with four counts of felony stealing, one count of misdemeanor stealing, and one count of […]
An item has been added to the agenda for the Chillicothe City Council meeting on January 31st. The council will consider an ordinance in the Chillicothe Municipal Utility meeting room at 5:30 in the evening that would accept a contract addendum for engineering services associated with new industrial park land. Other items on the agenda […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and regular meeting in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on January 31, 2022. The council may discuss city finances at the workshop that evening at 5 pm. Two ordinances will be discussed at the regular meeting at 5:30. One ordinance would amend the city code by […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors will discuss accounting practices and potential policy updates. The board will meet at the Mental Health Center in Trenton on January 25th at 4:30 pm. The meeting can also be attended via Zoom. The meeting ID is 823 0882 2150, and the passcode is 486992. […]
The City of Chillicothe has reopened its city administrator search. Information provided by City Clerk Roze Frampton says the city administrator will oversee operations of six departments, including police, fire, and emergency medical services, airport, streets, parks and recreation, and codes and zoning. The ideal candidate must be able to establish and maintain harmonious relationships […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance that would amend the city code regarding the disposal of trash and debris associated with a change in occupancy at a dwelling. The Trenton City Council will meet at Trenton City Hall on January 10th at 7 pm. Other items on the agenda include asphalt sand and […]
The Trenton City Council will review a draft ordinance and draft policies next week. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Monday, December 13 at 7 pm. The draft ordinance involves city code regarding debris on property. The draft policies involve water service connection and sanitary sewer service connection. Other items on […]
An election of officers will be held at the North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors annual meeting next week. The board will meet at the mental health center in Trenton on November 15 at 4:30 in the afternoon. The meeting will also be available on Zoom. The meeting ID is 864 2158 9324, […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson once again on Sunday took aim at a reporter who notified the state of a security flaw in one of its websites, questioning the journalist’s motives and noting he’d support the prosecution of any state employee found to have assisted the reporter. In a TV interview with Scott Faughn, […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that Missouri hunters harvested 12 black bears during the state’s inaugural bear-hunting season, which ran Oct. 18–27. More than 6,330 hunters applied for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest for the season being 40 bears. “This was an incredibly successful first bear hunting season for […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen on October 25, 2021, approved two ordinances, which amended the city code and entered into a contract. A section of the city code was amended relating to alcoholic beverages. It now says “all opening and closing days and hours for a license issued…shall be in accordance with the provisions of […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board on Monday night advanced four properties of concern while granting extensions of time to three others. The board voted to move 208 East 10th Court from findings of fact to certificate of existence of a dangerous building. Three other locations which had been declared a nuisance were advanced to public […]
The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development has launched a mobile app to better connect job seekers with hiring employers. The new MoJobs Connect mobile app will help provide Job Center services to customers right from their cell phones. The new, free application will give job seekers in Missouri the ability to search […]
It started on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Missourians must now dial all ten digits most of the time to make a local call unless they live in the 573 area code. The Federal Communications Commission says the change will affect the area codes of 314, 417, 660, and 816 in Missouri. It will […]
The Trenton City Council will consider two ordinances that would grant a conditional use permit and amend city code. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall October 25th at 7 o’clock at night. The meeting will also be available on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/88575187923. The conditional use permit would be for Terry Hearn to […]
(Missouri Independent) – A cybersecurity expert targeted for investigation by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is demanding a public apology and payment for his costs for legal help and damage to his reputation. Shaji Khan, an associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the director of its Cybersecurity Institute made the demand in a letter sent […]
(Missouri Independent) – Gov. Mike Parson escalated his war with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday when his political operation published a video doubling down on his attack against a reporter who informed the state that a state website revealed teacher Social Security numbers. The video is produced by Uniting Missouri, a political action committee created by […]
(Missouri Independent) -When Gov. Mike Parson last week angrily called for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to be prosecuted for uncovering security flaws on a state agency website, he said the newspaper’s actions could “cost Missouri taxpayers up to $50 million.” That amount, two Democrats on the House Budget Committee said Tuesday, is an estimate for providing […]
(Missouri Independent) – A day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson garnered national criticism for his push to prosecute a newspaper reporter who discovered a security flaw in a state website, a Democratic lawmaker is urging the governor to appoint members of a cybersecurity commission created by a bill he signed in July. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch informed […]
