The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission has received the Missouri Rural Water Association Waterdrop Award for Excellence as 2019 Source Water Protection System of the Year. The commission prepared a source water protection plan in anticipation of the construction of the East Locust Creek Reservoir, which would cover 2,338 acres and supply water to […]
Governor Parson has signed an executive order creating a task force to develop a statewide plan for school safety. The governor says school security threats are a complex issue that cannot have a one-size-fits-all approach. He wants the task force to study existing best practices to improve school safety in Missouri. The group is supposed […]
An international company wants to spread dozens of big turbines over thousands of acres in the northwestern part of the county. County Commissioner Fred Parry says its an emotional issue right now. Parry told affiliate KSSZ in Columbia that landowners could get ten thousand dollars per wind pole they allow on their property.
The Grundy County Commission plans to discuss 911 radio equipment with Sheriff Rodney Herring next week. The commission will meet with the sheriff at the Law Enforcement Center in Trenton on Tuesday afternoon, March 19th at 1:30. The agenda also includes the commission meeting with Grundy County Ambulance Director Steve Tracy at the courthouse in […]
The Internal Revenue Service today warned the public about a new twist on the IRS impersonation phone scam whereby criminals fake calls from the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), an independent organization within the IRS. Similar to other IRS impersonation scams, thieves make unsolicited phone calls to their intended victims fraudulently claiming to be from the […]
The Livingston County Commission plans to discuss a culvert and road issue in Sampsel Township next week. The Commission will meet at the courthouse in Chillicothe Tuesday, March 19th starting at 9:30 with an agenda that includes George Quinn, John Quinn, and Chris Ruoff at 10 o’clock regarding the road issue and meeting with the […]
The Grundy County Commission is accepting bids for fuel, pipes, and concrete. The gasoline and diesel will be used by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, ambulances, and Road and Bridge trucks and equipment. The contract will be awarded to one supplier for gasoline and diesel and bids should be expressed as the amount of discount […]
A resident of Dawn, Sherry Jones, has been re-appointed by Governor Parson to the Missouri State Fair Commission. Mrs. Jones and her husband own and operate C.D. Jones Land and Cattle Company. She is a graduate of the University of Central Missouri with a degree in marketing and finance. She spent 27 years in the […]
The Grundy County Commission has accepted a bid from Kevin Klinginsmith of K&J mowing to cut the grass at several Grundy County properties. The property locations are the lawns at the courthouse, prosecutor’s office, and law enforcement center, the Bethel, Sires, and Wynne cemeteries and the road and bridge lot. The combined bid for all locations […]
Central Service and Supply, Inc., an advanced manufacturer headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, has announced the selection of Macon, Missouri, as the location of their new advanced manufacturing facility citing access to talent and logistical advantages as main reasons for their choice. “We are extremely excited to expand into Missouri,” Adam Nolan, Vice President of […]
The Grundy County Commission will open bids for CART rock and mowing at its weekly meeting at the courthouse in Trenton on Tuesday, March 12th. CART rock bid opening is on the agenda for 9 o’clock, and mowing bid opening is at 9:30. The agenda also includes Meridith Berry with Grundy County Extension at 10 […]
The battle over net neutrality is heating up again – as supporters in Congress have just introduced a bill to reinstate Obama-era consumer protections that were lost after the Federal Communications Commission repealed them in 2017. The “Save the Internet Act” would bring back rules that prevent Internet Service Providers from slowing down or blocking […]
The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years now in effect, some taxpayers may […]
The Livingston County Commission will meet with a representative from the Missouri Department of Transportation next week regarding bridge inspections. Michael Marriott with MoDOT is on Thursday’s agenda at 10:30. The agenda also includes the Student Government Day lunch at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge at noon. There are plans to meet at the courthouse in […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold formal evidentiary hearings next month in an acquisition case filed by Invenergy Transmission, LLC as well as Grain Belt Clean Line, LLC. The case was filed on behalf of Invenergy Transmission and its parent company Invenergy Investment Company and Grain Belt Clean Line on behalf of its parent […]
As hunters head outdoors for spring turkey hunting in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds them of season dates along with new nontoxic-shot requirements for 16 more conservation areas. Spring turkey hunting youth weekend will be April 6 and 7 with the regular spring season running April 15 through May 5. Detailed information […]
The Livingston County Commission is accepting bids for computer equipment as well as patrol vehicle equipment and installation. The computer equipment bids include two mobile data terminals with Windows 10, include eight-megapixel cameras and fingerprint authorization, and are dual password protected; two each of three types of mobile printers and equipment; and two of one […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission reports Kansas City Power and Light-Greater Missouri Operations Company will adjust the fuel adjustment charge on the monthly bills of its electric customers effective tomorrow (Friday). A residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month will see the charge increase to about $4.92 per month which is an increase […]
The Grundy County Commission met with Sheriff Rodney Herring and a representative from Foster Refrigeration Tuesday morning to discuss a refrigeration unit that went down at the Law Enforcement Center in Trenton. Commissioner Joe Brinser says Foster estimated the cost of repair for the unit at $4,000. The refrigerant in the unit is being phased […]
The Pipeline Association of Missouri, in cooperation with the Missouri Emergency Response Commission, is having public meetings next month in Chillicothe and Kirksville for local emergency responders who have pipelines within jurisdictions. Meetings are March 20th at the Comfort Inn Suites in Chillicothe and the following day, March 21st, at the Days Inn of Kirksville. […]
