GRM Networks

GRM Networks announces scholarship winners

GRM Networks has announced the recipients of a $1,000 scholarship to be used post high school. A panel of judges selected high school juniors Jaden Lester of Browning and Abby Webb of Humphreys to represent GRM on the Foundation for Rural Service Washington, D. C. Youth Tour. However, this year’s Youth Tour was canceled due […]

GRM Networks

GRM Networks awards scholarships

GRM Networks has awarded a combined total of $5,500 in scholarship money to six area high school students as part of the cooperative’s scholarship program. Miya Wiederholt of South Nodaway R-4 School received $1,500. One thousand dollar recipients were Matthew Burton of Lamoni Community School and Kayli Crawford of Trenton R-9. Dominik Gannan and Audrey […]

Jacquely Perez NCMC Student Senate President 2020-2021

Milan woman elected NCMC Student Senate President

North Central Missouri College Student Senate recently held elections to fill the roles of president, vice president, and secretary. Jacquelyn Perez from Milan, Mo, has been elected Student Senate President for the 2020-2021 academic year. Also elected was Cheyanne Blanchard from Lucerne, MO as Vice President and Jillian Stiens from Mound City, MO, as Secretary. […]

Missouri Highway Patrol Trooper delivers remdesivir

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services receives shipment of experimental drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has received initial shipments of remdesivir, an experimental drug being used to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Working closely with the Missouri Hospital Association, which has been querying hospitals daily in order to compile and analyze COVID-19-related hospital utilization data, DHSS officials were able to determine where critically […]

Gallatin City Hall

Gallatin Board of Aldermen accept ordinances, move forward with plans for county fair

The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted several ordinances at a meeting Monday evening. One added a new chapter to city code regarding regulations for medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and dispensaries. The board voted in April to draft a city ordinance reducing the medical marijuana dispensary distance requirement from 1,000 feet to 100 feet […]

Grundy Electric Foundation

GEC Community Foundation awards grants to area organizations

GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated Trustees have awarded seven grants totaling $5,101. School districts receiving education grants were Princeton, North Mercer of Mercer, Grundy County R-5 of Galt, Cainsville, and Gilman City. S. M. Rissler Elementary School of Trenton also received an education grant. A healthcare grant was awarded to Life Options Green Hills of Trenton. […]

FCS Financial Community Giving

FCS Financial awards 26 Community Improvement Grants

FCS Financial is recognizing 26 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. This is the first round of awards. Due to school closures, the second round of funding was issued with an application deadline of May 1. In the nine years of its existence, more […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response

USDA implements measures to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by COVID-19

USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep customers, partners, and stakeholders updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America. Rural Housing Service Single-Family Housing Effective March 19, borrowers with USDA single-family housing Direct […]

Governor Parsons Signs Abortion Bill

Governor Parson announces April 7 Municipal Elections postponed until June 2 in response to COVID-19

Pursuant to Governor Mike Parson’s Executive Order 2002 declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and a request from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Governor Parson today signed Executive Order 2003 ordering all Missouri municipal elections previously scheduled for April 7, 2020, to be postponed to June 2, 2020. The Executive Order declares […]