The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a brush fire at the Hutchinson Cemetery on LIV 320 Thursday at 12:50 in the morning. Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Hoskins reports the fire department responded with a brush truck and two personnel. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the fire had spread from a burn pile in the cemetery to […]
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Spickard Board of Education approves insurance bid
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the 2018-2019 budget and a bid for life insurance at its meeting Monday. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze reported the approved budget included projected revenues of $784,946 and projected expenditures of $779.996. The board approved a bid for $200,000 in life insurance from Principal Financial Group for full-time employees and […]
Ameren files application to build wind generation facilities in Schuyler and Adair Counties
The Missouri Public Service Commission has set an intervention deadline on Ameren Missouri’s request to construct a wind generation facility. Union Electric Company doing business as Ameren Missouri filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, and operate a wind generation facility in Schuyler […]
NCMC Board of Trustees approve salary increases
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved increases in salaries, salary schedules, and stipends for 2018-2019 at a meeting Tuesday evening. The base will increase by one percent for faculty salary schedules for regular and nursing. A movement of one vertical step will also be allowed. The base will increase by two percent […]
Livingston County Sheriff investigates possible suicide
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports authorities investigated the discovery of a deceased male Saturday morning. Officers were called to a vacant home in the southeast part of Livingston County where authorities report a relative and emergency medical services were at the scene when the sheriff’s department arrived. Sheriff Cox reports a preliminary investigation and evidence […]
Audio: Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight meets today
The bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating the governor will meet Tuesday at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. The Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight meets today at 11 am to discuss special session rules, as well as documents and discovery. They’ll be discussing House Resolution 2, which was filed Friday night by […]
Dairy farmers gain margin protection before new farm bill passes Congress
A new milk price safety net for dairy producers is in place. To take part farmers must rush to their local USDA farm service center. Milk producers must sign up for the first time or re-enroll by June 1, say University of Missouri Extension dairy economists. Most dairy farmers don’t like the original USDA Margin […]
Grundy County Nursing Home Board of Directors approves health insurance, room rates
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors approved health insurance and room rates at its meeting this week. The board approved the current minimum essential health insurance plan with Life Styles, which remained the same price. Also approved was the comprehensive medical plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield, which increases by $40 for […]
Two charged with attempted escape from Grundy County Law Enforcement Center
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of three men Thursday, with two of the men facing charges while attempting to escape from the Grundy County Law Enforcement Center. The Trenton Police Department arrested 52-year-old Alfred Demond Green of Trenton on misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident, driving while intoxicated, and […]
Trenton City Council deals with nuisance investigations and DNR compliance at special meeting
Two ordinances were adopted at a special meeting last night of the Trenton City Council. But there was a lengthy discussion on a third topic, one that pertains to the police officers handling investigations of nuisances. It was January of 2013 when police were assigned duties related to enforcement of Trenton’s ordinance on nuisances, such […]
Wingshooting for the Hunter Workshop to be held in Kirksville
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a free workshop to help migratory and upland bird hunters improve their hunting skills with non-toxic shot. A Wingshooting for the Hunter Workshop will be held at the Northeast Regional Office in Kirksville June 23rd from 9 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The […]
Massive utility bill passes Missouri legislature
Missouri lawmakers have passed a far-reaching utility bill that satisfies the state’s largest electric companies after years of haggling in the legislature. The bill changes the way regulated utilities negotiate rates with the state by allowing them to more quickly recover the cost of infrastructure upgrades. It would give them more flexibility to change customer rates […]
Livingston County Library to host inspirational speaker
An inspirational speaker will present a vision workshop at the Livingston County Library in Chillicothe next week. Julie Valluet will present “The Power of Vision: Three Keys to Mastering Your Results” in the library courtroom the morning of May 26th at 10 o’clock. The free one-hour workshop will cover how to maintain a positive outlook, […]
Princeton Board of Education meets with full agenda
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the increase of lunch and breakfast prices for the 2018-2019 school year at a meeting Monday evening. Student prices increased by ten cents meaning kindergarten through 12th-grade breakfast will be $1.50, kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch $2.35, seventh through 12th-grade lunch $2.60, adult breakfast $2.00, and adult lunch $3.40. […]
Audio: Missouri House and Senate leaders announce they’ll push ahead with Greitens investigation after criminal charge dropped
Missouri House and Senate Republican leaders quickly responded to a felony charge being dropped against fellow GOP member Governor Eric Greitens. Leadership in both chambers issued statements condemning the governor’s conduct. House Speaker Todd Richardson, House Speaker Pro Tem Elijah Haahr, and House Majority Floor Leader Rob Vescovo pointed to two reports issued […]
Woodland management workshop to be offered on May 30
The University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a workshop to help landowners learn how to improve the quality of their woodland and how to market it. The workshop will be held at the MU Forage Systems Research Center east of Linneus the night of May 30th from 6:30 to […]
Two Joplin detectives honored for work on behalf of child victims
Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, presented the annual Crystal Kipper & Ali Kemp Memorial Award to two detectives in the Joplin, Mo., Police Department in recognition of their valued contributions to investigating and prosecuting those who prey upon children. Detective Charles Root, Jr., is also an FBI task […]
Workshop to train those growing produce to be held in Grundy County
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a workshop in Grundy County to train produce growers about food safety. Horticulture Specialist Tim Baker says the workshop will be held on a farm between Trenton and Spickard May 24th. Growers who sell more than $25,000 of produce covered under the Food Safety Modernization Act must attend […]
Ticks can carry many diseases so be tick aware this Summer
Tick season is here and milder winters and warm spring temperatures could result in higher numbers of ticks and tick-borne disease. National numbers recently released May 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that cases of diseases transmitted by ticks doubled from 2004 – 2016. In addition, new disease-causing agents that can […]
Free parenting classes to be held in Trenton
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center will offer six weeks of parenting classes starting next week. The free classes will be held at the Mental Health Center in Trenton Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 o’clock from May 15th through June 19th. Topics to be covered include parenting 101 and building relationships, infants and […]