Oscar Mensa, a long-time rancher from Milan, Missouri, will be honored at the 2018 Missouri Livestock Symposium on Friday, November 30, 2018, when he will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium’s Livestock Person of the Year Hall of Fame. Mensa is the 16th person to be selected for this honor. Those selected have made […]
The United State Department of Agriculture continues to invest in rural America with more than $4.8 billion in payments being made, starting this month, to agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. Approximately $3 billion in payments will be made under the […]
Livingston County residents at least 60 years old can have questions answered and gather information from three agencies at Aging in Place Livingston County’s Needs Day next week. Access 2 (II) Disability Services, the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri, and the Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging will be available at the event […]
Three consecutive nights in November will see the Gallatin Theater League feature performances showcasing local and area talent. A”Doublewide Texas Christmas” is a comedy written by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, and Nicholas Hope. Performances are in the Courter Theater of Gallatin at 7:00 pm the night of November 15, 16 and 17th. Advanced tickets are […]
The Missouri Department of Insurance is encouraging consumers who are eligible for Medicare to review their plan options and costs during this year’s open enrollment. The open enrollment period, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, presents Missourians with the opportunity to change their Part D drug coverage or Medicare Advantage plans. To help consumers […]
Pastures grow green for farmers. When managed well, pastures add dollars to farms. University of Missouri economists reports an added output of $125 million per year from using skills taught for management-intensive grazing (MiG) at grazing schools. “That’s annual impact, not cumulative,” says Craig Roberts, MU Extension forage specialist. Payoffs come in extra milk or […]
A motion for bond reduction has been denied for a Milan man facing charges in Adair County stemming from an incident last month. Online court information shows 35-year-old Daniel Stephens has been charged with the felonies of first-degree kidnapping and first-degree domestic assault as well as a misdemeanor violation of an order of protection for […]
Tarana Burke, a social justice activist and the founder of the “me too” movement, will appear at Northwest Missouri State University as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series and deliver the University’s 2017-18 James H. Lemon Lecture. Burke shares the story behind the genesis of last year’s viral and Time magazine Person of the Year-winning […]
Livestock producers can stretch short supplies of hay this year by using a simple ammonia treatment on bales, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Zac Erwin. Erwin and MU Extension agronomy specialist Valerie Tate will lead-free hay ammoniation demonstrations Oct. 9 and Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m. to show farmers how to boost the […]
Two hiring events will be held at the Trenton Job Center this week. The Missouri Department of Corrections will hold a job fair for those interested in joining the Western Missouri Correctional Center Team on Tuesday morning October 9th from 8:30 to 11:30. Interested individuals can apply online. Call Department of Corrections Recruiter Samona Kosfeld at […]
At its August meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commission initially approved a regulation change from the Missouri Department of Conservation that will limit free landowner permits for deer and turkey hunting to only qualifying resident landowners and members of their immediate households age six years or older – starting next year. MDC is taking public […]
New numbers show state revenues are picking up, but there’s still a 3.2 percent shortage to the state’s bottom line in the current fiscal year. Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug says typically the shortfall would lead to a cut in state services. The Missouri Department of Revenue is redoing tax tables because it’s […]
North Central Missouri College’s Cohort Default Rate (CDR) continues to decline. The rate is the percentage of a school’s student loan borrowers who began paying on specific federal loans and defaulted within three years. NCMC’s most recent rate is 13.8% which is a decline of two and a half percent from the previous year and […]
Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst made the following statement regarding the new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, and Congress’s failure to pass a new farm bill: “Missouri farmers are breathing a sigh of relief as the United States, Mexico and Canada have joined together in a new trade agreement. The United States, Mexico, […]
The waterfowl hunt application period for Swan Lake is now open for the 2018 waterfowl hunting season. To participate in the lottery each individual must have a RecAccess account in order to apply for a Waterfowl Hunt at Swan Lake NWR. The lottery draw website can be found at www.swanlake.recaccess.com/. All the information about the […]
With fall firearms turkey season and archery season underway, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters it could be a challenging season. This year’s annual wild turkey brood survey shows statewide turkey production was below average. The statewide poult-to-hen ratio (PHR) for this year was 0.9, which was 13% higher than last year’s ratio, but […]
University of Missouri Law Professor Richard Reuben was a Supreme Court news reporter in 1991 when Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. He thinks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, whose accused current nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault can thank Ms. Hill for more favorable conditions to come forth with such […]
The Livingston County Health Center will hold a flu shot clinic at the Grand River Multipurpose Center of Chillicothe. The clinic, October 5th from 10 o’clock to noon, is open to the public. Amanda Spainhour with the Grand River Multipurpose Center asks that those interested in receiving a flu shot during the clinic come to […]
The Trenton Police Department is pleased to announce that the “Third Annual National Coffee with a Cop Day” will be held on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, from 7:00 am to 9:00 am at McDonald’s, 1861 E. 9th Street, Trenton, Missouri. This is an excellent opportunity for citizens of the community to meet and visit with […]
North Central Missouri College presented Maryellen Harman, History Instructor the NISOD Excellence Award at the September Board of Trustees meeting. Pictured is Maryellen Harman with President, Dr. Lenny Klaver. NISOD’s Excellence Awards recognize men and women each year who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues. In 1989, in connection […]
