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Area students receive FFA State Farmer Degree

More than 570 FFA members are to receive their State Farmer degrees in ceremonies Friday night at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia.  Among them are the following students in our area. Trenton: Padyn Gibson, Jasper Hanson, Emily Kasinger, Tyler Kidd, Hannah Persell, and Jayden Roeder. From Grundy R-5: Kendra Betz From Princeton: Vivian Allen, Chandler […]

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Area chapters will attend FFA Convention in Columbia

FFA members from across the state will meet in Columbia, April 19-20, at the 90th Missouri FFA Convention to honor fellow members for outstanding achievements, conduct association business, elect new officers and participate in leadership workshops. RISE is the theme for this year’s annual convention, which is expected to attract more than 8,000 students and guests […]

Traffic Accident

Cameron woman injured in crash near Stewartsville

The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident four miles west of Stewartsville Friday morning. Thirty-one-year-old Jenny Stanhope of Gallatin traveled east on U. S. 36 when she reportedly slowed for a vehicle turning south onto Southwest Thornton Road. An eastbound SUV, driven by 36-year-old Nicholas Orscheln of Columbia, […]

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North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees deal with busy agenda at Tuesday meeting

The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]

Herbicide dicamba training

Online synthetic auxin herbicide applicator training opens

Online and in-person training on synthetic auxin herbicides, such as dicamba, is now available, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley. Bradley and MU researcher Mandy Bish teach the online, self-paced class. For more information, go to extension2.missouri.edu/synthetic-auxin-herbicide-applicator-training-program. The Missouri Department of Agriculture requires certified applicators to complete online or in-person training before […]

Accident

Macon couple hurt in Friday crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Macon couple sustained serious injuries when a sports utility vehicle rear-ended their car in Randolph County Friday morning. Sixty-three-year-old Kathleen Ashenfelter and 22-year-old Sarah Murphy of Columbia both drove south on U. S. 63 south of Highway M when Murphy’s vehicle rear-ended Ashenfelter’s. Ashenfelter’s car received extensive damage and Murphy’s […]

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2 life-flighted to Columbia after crash in Green City

The highway patrol reports two people were flown to a Columbia hospital after a single vehicle, rollover, accident Sunday afternoon in Green City. The highway patrol reports an eastbound vehicle traveled off Highway 6 and overturned. Taken to University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia were the driver 29-year-old Omar Morales Almestica of Milan and a passenger, […]