The Trenton City Council will consider two ordinances next week regarding the purchase of sand and aggregate. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Monday night, January 14 at 7 o’clock. The ordinances would approve agreements with Norris Quarries to purchase 3,000 tons of sand and 10,000 plus tons of aggregate. Other […]
The Chillicothe City Council will consider three ordinances at a meeting next week regarding amending city code, a conditional use permit, and an agreement for street projects. The meeting will be at the Chillicothe City Hall Monday evening January 14th at 6:30. The ordinances would amend the section of city code involving designated floodplains, approve […]
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has lodged its second complaint in the last month against biblical displays in the state. The group claims two paintings in the Camden County Clerk’s Office in south-central Missouri violate the Constitution. The Foundation’s Joe Poor says the artwork is a clear breach of the separation of church and state […]
The Trenton Park Board discussed the 2019-2020 budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. President Duane Helmandollar said there might be “a couple of hiccups” for the budget due to the state’s minimum wage increase and sales tax figures for the Trenton Park Department declining the past several years. It was suggested the board might want […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Businesses of the Year to be honored at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet March 15th. A business being honored as the large or small Business of the Year must be a Chamber member. Large businesses are considered those with 20 employees or more, small businesses […]
Niche.com ranks Missouri 39th in the nation in teacher pay. Paul Katnik, Assistant Commissioner of Missouri’s Office of Educator Quality, says the state’s school teachers make roughly 49,000-dollars annually. A Vanderbilt University study says teacher merit pay for student performance has merit. During Tuesday’s State Board of Education meeting, Katnik discussed the study […]
Planning is underway for the 10th annual Piccadilly Ladies Night Out Auction & Gala. Main Street Chillicothe and the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will host the fundraiser and would like for your business to get involved. The Piccadilly Gala will be held on Thursday, March 14th and the ticket sales kickoff will be at […]
While no official action was taken, information was presented yesterday to city officials on a study of sewer rates and the progress of the improvements at the sewer plant in Trenton. Attending the workshop were representatives of the Burns and McDonnel engineering firm plus six members of the city council, the mayor, and other city […]
Missouri’s attorney general has filed a brief in the state Supreme Court aiming to end the practice of modern-day debtors’ prisons. Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he opposes jailing people who cannot pay fines for traffic violations and other minor offenses. In a press release from Schmitt, he says courts should not be […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the fiscal year 2018 annual audit as presented at its meeting last (Thursday) evening. Matt Wallace of KPN reported the audit received an unmodified, clean opinion. The report audited the college, Building Corporation, and Foundation financial statements through June 30th, 2018. Wallace said the college’s total assets were 34.9 […]
The city of Trenton purchasing policy was discussed last evening during a meeting of the Administrative Committee of the City Council. City Administrator Ron Urton reports a recommendation was made to collect comments and recommendations from department heads. Urton said department heads attended last evening’s committee meeting and offered their thoughts regarding the purchasing policy. Next, […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed North Missouri Congressman Sam Graves, bill to name the United States Post Office in Bevier, Missouri after Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Adam Olin Smith, a fallen Navy SEAL originally from Macon County. Smith died in 2010 as the result of a helicopter crash in Afghanistan during […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved healthcare coverage for next year and renewed property insurance at a meeting Monday evening. Randy Arnold Insurance of Maryville was approved for health care with a total rate of $554.89 per month. That is an increase of $59 per month and an 11.9% increase. The district will […]
Residential trash collections will continue to be temporarily picked up by Rapid Removal Disposal after the City Council’s vote last night on a WCA contract ended in a tie and the City Council has reversed itself, re-instating the monthly charge for residential curbside recycling at Trenton. Over two dozen residents from the public crowded into […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance Monday, December 10th regarding solid waste collection. The meeting will be at the Trenton City Hall at 7 o’clock. The ordinance would approve an agreement with the Waste Corporation of Missouri, LLC for the solid waste collection. The agenda also includes discussion of the recycling program as […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the arrest of an adult male who yelled at a deputy while the deputy prepared a presentation for a Boy Scout group. Cox says the man arrived at the sheriff’s office shortly before Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter was to start the presentation. The man yelled about being at the police […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education will review and consider approval of the 2017-2018 school audit next week. The board will meet on Wednesday evening, December 12th at 5 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include a program evaluation for Vocational Agriculture and a closed session.
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education next week will consider approving a contract with the Missouri School Boards Association to assist with a superintendent search. The board will meet at the school district office on Tuesday evening December 11th at 5:30. Other items on the agenda include approval of the final 2017-2018 school audit, the […]
The enrollment period for individual health insurance plans sold on the federal Marketplace or directly by an insurance company ends on December 15, 2018. Individuals who haven’t shopped for insurance plans are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Insurance companies offering plans in 2019 are Healthy Alliance Life Insurance Company (Anthem), Ambetter from […]
Auditor Nicole Galloway has released her review of the state’s home and community-based services program to assist disabled and elderly Medicaid-eligible Missourians. The report examined the effectiveness of recent cost-saving measures approved by the legislature and recommended continued improvement to processes for determining and authorizing individual need. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) […]
