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Deer hunters harvest more that 266,000 deer to date

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,543 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season Friday through Sunday. According to figures from the department, that’s four thousand more than the same period last year. Top harvest counties from the weekend were Callaway with […]

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Three charged with drug-trafficking conspiracy, agents seize 14 kilos of methamphetamine.

Three men were charged in federal court for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after federal agents seized 14 kilograms of methamphetamine. Jose Alvarado, 26, Victor Gomez-Rendon, 28, and Enrique Antonio Herrera-Saucedo, 21, were charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri. The federal criminal complaint alleges that […]

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NCMC teacher education students donate to Princeton R-5 School District

North Central Missouri College students enrolled in the Teacher Education Program, and members of the Student Missouri State Teacher Association recently conducted their annual “Merry Mittens” project. Donations of hats, gloves, and scarves were collected for distribution to children at the Princeton R-V School District. The project sponsor was Cassie Cordray, NCMC Teacher Education Instructor/SMSTA […]

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FBI seeking individual who may have information regarding the identity of a child sexual assault victim

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown female who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation. Photographs and an informational poster depicting the unknown individual, known only as Jane Doe 37, are being […]

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Dental records confirm remains of Diemel brothers

Caldwell County Sheriff Jerry Galloway reports investigators recovered the remains of Justin and Nicholas Diemel of Wisconsin on Thursday. Nicholas’s remains were recovered on a farm in rural Caldwell County and Justin’s in a livestock trailer in Lincoln County, Nebraska. An examination of dental records confirmed the identifications. A report from the Lincoln County, Nebraska […]

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Audio: Missouri Governor “3.1 percent unemployment rate is a record Low”

Missouri’s governor says the state’s economy is growing because of legislative actions like “Fast Track” and an emphasis on workforce development. Governor Mike Parson says 37-thousand new jobs have been created in the past year.     The state Department of Economic Development says Missouri’s unemployment rate for October was three-point-one percent, remaining unchanged from […]

Jennifer Dixon, Director of Nursing at Wright Memorial Hospital, Angie Snyder, Manager of Quality and Risk at Wright Memorial Hospital, and Julie Johnson, Infection Control and Quality Resource Analyst at Wright Memorial Hospital, accepted the 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award for Wright Memorial Hospital from Press Ganey’s Executive Chairman, Patrick T. Ryan at the Press Ganey National Client Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Wright Memorial Hospital receives 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award from Press Ganey

Wright Memorial Hospital recently announced it has been named a 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in clinical quality. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally-recognized symbol of achievement […]