Smithfield Food Inc. has announced a nationwide expansion of Smithfield Renewables, innovative projects that are designed to help meet its goal to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2025. That is set in concert with the Environmental Defense Fund. This month marks the one-year anniversary of Smithfield Renewables. Smithfield is setting the goal […]
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Livingston County Health Center to hold flu shot clinics
Livingston County Health Center has announced two upcoming opportunities for Livingston County residents to receive their vaccination for influenza for the 2018-2019 flu season. On Friday, November 2nd, a walk-in flu clinic will be held at the health center, located at 800 Adam Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for those 19 years of […]
Audio: Beef seminar to be held in Stanberry on November 8th
A church in Stanberry will be the location for a beef producers seminar coming up Thursday, November 8th. Three University Extension specialists will have presentations that night. Shawn Deering of the MU Extension office in Albany provides details. That’s Shawn Deering, a regional livestock specialist for MU serving the counties of Daviess, Harrison, […]
MoDOT statewide winter weather drill set for November 7th
The Missouri Department of Transportation will test its readiness to plow snow for the upcoming winter season with a statewide drill on Wednesday, November 7th. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after 8 a.m. In urban areas, the drill will not […]
Stewartsville man killed in Saturday crash
A Stewartsville resident was killed when the van he was driving went off Highway 36 near Stewartsville late Saturday morning. Fifty-five-year-old Bryan Candler of Stewartsville was pronounced dead at the scene one mile east of Stewartsville. The highway patrol reports the eastbound van went off the left side of the road, hit a crossover embankment, […]
Albany woman demolishes SUV in Highway 136 crash; accused of DWI
An Albany resident was hurt early Sunday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving overturned off Highway 136 west of Albany. Twenty-four-year-old Mercedes Wilson was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. The accident happened about six miles west of Albany on Highway 136 when the westbound SUV traveled off […]
Rollover crash near Stewartsville sends one to hospital
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned after a tractor-trailer truck struck it one mile west of Stewartsville Friday afternoon. Fifty-year-old Amanda Twitchell of Fernley, Nevada attempted to change lanes on westbound U. S. Highway 36 when the truck she drove struck the westbound car, […]
Smithfield Foods announces investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announces, through the nationwide expansion of Smithfield Renewables, innovative projects designed to help meet its goal to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2025, which it set in concert with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). This month marks the one-year anniversary of Smithfield Renewables. As part of the expansion of Smithfield […]
Polo man injured in late night crash
A man from Polo was injured late last night in a single vehicle accident six miles to the west of Polo. Twenty-five-year-old Collin Correll received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Correll was using a seat belt. Correll was eastbound when the pickup he was driving traveled off the […]
Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information on elk calf poached weeks after birth
The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information in the case of an elk calf that was shot. Conservation agents report the calf was born in the Log Yard area of Shannon County July 13 and was fitted with a VFH radio collar July 14 with the identification number 1829. The calf still had its spots […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to tractor fire
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a tractor fire about one-half of a mile east of the railroad tracks on LIV 232 Wednesday night. Captain Les Hinnen reports that upon arrival to the land owned by Jeremy Minnis, firefighters found an Allis-Chalmers tractor with a small amount of fire under the cab area. Hinnen says […]
Audio: Missouri Secretary of State lashes out at judge who gutted voter ID law requirement
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft lashed out at a judge who struck down key portions of the state’s voter ID law Tuesday. Earlier this month, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan tossed out a requirement for voters who don’t present a photo ID to sign an affidavit in order to cast […]
Mercer Homecoming Committee announces raffle ticket locations
The Mercer Homecoming Committee has announced locations where tickets can be purchased to have a chance to win money. Only 200 tickets will be available for sale with monetary prizes listed at $500, $300, and $200 dollars. Homecoming committee members that have tickets include Girdner’s Lumber, Robinson’s Service, Mercer Pizza Plus, and Mercer Grocery Shop. […]
Trenton sales tax receipts down slightly in first half of fiscal year
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first half of this fiscal year are down one percent for parks and fire department purposes, and down less than one percent for general purposes and capital projects. The receipts are compared to the same period a year ago which encompasses May through October. Trenton city sales tax […]
Winners announced in Cameron Marchfest competition
Platte County was the Grand Champion of the first Cameron Marchfest held on Saturday. The award was based on the highest combined parade and Field show scores with entries divided into classes used by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. First place finishers in the parade judging, from the smallest to largest classes, were […]
TMU reports latest tests on drinking water shows 9 of 40 samples above EPA action level for lead
Trenton Municipal Utilities recently received the latest round of official drinking water test results from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. TMU reports the results from samples collected in late July and early August show nine of the 40 sample Tier One locations were above the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of 15 parts per […]
Oscar Mensa from Milan named 2018 Missouri Livestock Person of the Year
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 […]
Flooded roads limit October 20, 21 youth waterfowl hunting at Fountain Grove Conservation Area
The Missouri Department of Conservation announces to waterfowl hunters that it has closed portions of the Fountain Grove Conservation Area south of Meadville for the upcoming youth waterfowl hunting weekend Oct. 20 and 21 due to flooding on the area. According to MDC, some roads in the area are damaged and impassable due to floodwaters, […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education selects architectural firm
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education Tuesday morning selected an architectural firm for a possible upcoming building project to include building a performing arts center and renovations to district buildings. The board voted for Ellison-Auxier of Saint Joseph after some discussion. Board member Cliff Roeder originally moved to choose Ellison-Auxier, but the motion died for […]
Audio: Minimum wage ballot measure among the big contests in upcoming election
Proposition B, the minimum wage ballot measure will be one of the big contests in the upcoming election. Tony Wyche is with Raise Up Missouri, the campaign committee supporting Proposition B. He says Missouri’s minimum wage, which adds up to $314 for a 40-hour work week, is unsustainable for most people. Proposition B, […]