Vendor registration is now open for the 34th Annual Chautauqua in the Park in Chillicothe which will be held at Simpson Park September 8th and 9th. Chautauqua in the Park will have booths representing different types of crafts, art, food, and farmers market offerings as well as entertainment from local and regional acts. The Chillicothe […]
The Livingston County Clerk’s Office reminds the public that the last day to register to vote for the August 7th Primary Election is July 11th. The Livingston County Clerk’s Office reports individuals who would like to register to vote in Livingston County or change their address due to a recent move may do so in […]
(Missourinet) – For a six-month period 25 years ago, extremely high waters devastated areas in Missouri as well as eight other states. The late Mel Carnahan was the governor during the disaster known as the Great Flood of 1993. Missourinet affiliate KWIX spoke to Carnahan when he visited northwest Missouri’s Brunswick and urged for public […]
(Missourinet) – There are basic precautions to take with fireworks when celebrating Independence Day. Rick Hoffman of Hoffman Family Fireworks near southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau has been selling fireworks for more than 50 years. He says consumers of fireworks should not focus on just the name of a product or its color, but also on […]
A Rothville woman charged with felony first-degree murder in the death of her two-month-old daughter was granted an own recognizance bond in Chariton County Division Two Circuit Court Thursday. Online court information shows 19-year-old Sarah Linebaugh was granted the own recognizance bond with the condition that she is to seek placement in a mental health/medical […]
Rhodococcus equi is a bacterial organism found in dry and dusty soil in horse environments that can cause pneumonia in young foals. A zoonotic disease, Rhodococcus equi can also infect people who are immunocompromised, such as HIV-AIDS patients. Philip Johnson, a professor of equine internal medicine in the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, […]
The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports the last day to register to vote for the August 7th Primary Election is July 11th. The last day for registered Grundy County voters to request absentee ballots be mailed by the County Clerk’s Office is August 1st. Registered Grundy County voters may vote absentee in the County Clerk’s […]
The University of Missouri Extension is seeking landowners and land renters to respond to an online survey for the MU Crop Resource Guide. The Cash Rent Survey covers rent for grain bins, machine sheds, and recreation land as well as land agreements, including crops, pastures, and hay ground. It only covers cash rent and is […]
A resident of Winston died after being injured when according to the highway patrol, a car she was driving traveled off a wet road and struck a tree inside Wallace State Park. The highway patrol reports 61-year-old Margaret Welton was pronounced dead at 1 o’clock Monday at Cameron Regional Medical Center just over one hour after […]
(Missourinet) – Governor Mike Parson has signed five bills into law since replacing Eric Greitens as head of state, but 61 other measures await his attention. Among the bills signed by Parson Friday was one dealing extensively with the Department of Natural Resources. It gives the agency the authority to establish rules and […]
(Missourinet) – A southeast Missouri man spent his Sunday dancing along the side of a busy intersection in Cape Girardeau dressed in a chicken costume. Kevin Hand told KFVS-TV he wore the outfit because he beat stage 4 colon cancer and is now training for the Chicago Marathon in October. Hand also carried a […]
A Macon man has died after a train engine struck a trash truck three miles north of Clark Friday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports 36-year-old Nathan Dunlap drove west on County Road 2655 when he failed to yield to the train engine, operated by Scott Pope of Decatur, Illinois. The Randolph County Coroner pronounced Dunlap […]
The Trenton Municipal Utility Committee is recommending the city council next Monday night, accept an agreement involving phase two of projects planned at the wastewater treatment plant. At last evening’s committee meeting, engineers from Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City gave a presentation on the design-build project. The cost is not to exceed $4,900,000 and is […]
The Missouri Conservation Commission recently approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for its fall and winter efforts to find cases of chronic wasting disease and help limit the spread of the deadly deer disease to more deer and more areas. MDC confirmed 33 new cases of CWD following the testing of nearly […]
In dry weather with short pastures, Missouri cow-herd owners face tough culling decisions. One way to match cows’ needs to available grass is to sell cows. Give careful thought to which grass eaters go first, says Eric Bailey, University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist. Under drought stress, identifying those cows becomes urgent. The first cut is […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture reminds all farmers and pesticide applicators across Missouri that, according to Missouri’s 24c label, all applications of ENGENIA, FEXAPAN, and XTENDIMAX for the 2018 growing season must come to a halt when any of the following apply: Soybeans reach the first reproductive growth stage (R1 – first flower). Wind is […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved 2018-2019 budgets for unrestricted accounts and auxiliary service accounts Tuesday evening. The unrestricted accounts budget projects total expenses of $10,568,066 with total revenue projected at $10,364,169. This means there is a budgeted operational deficit for unrestricted accounts of $203,897. The auxiliary service accounts budget projects total […]
Discussion of two topics dominated a meeting last night of the Trenton City Councils’ Administrative Committee. One involved downtown buildings with the other designating one person to handle nuisance violations on behalf of the city. For the last few years, Trenton Police officers have been responsible for investigating nuisances such as tall weeds, automobile parts; […]
The Chillicothe Mudcats will play the once a year baseball game July 10th in Trenton with the Mudcats taking on Clarinda, Iowa in the 7:05 pm game at the Burleigh Grimes field. As has been the case in the past, Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled provides transportation to clients who wish to attend the […]
A Chillicothe man pleaded guilty in Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday to a felony charge stemming from a fatality accident in April 2017. Online court information shows 23-year-old Benjamin Wesley Davis had been charged with operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident. The court sentenced him to one year […]
