The GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated Trustees have awarded 11 grants totaling $4,181. Education grants awarded to area school districts included North Harrison of Eagleville, Cainsville R-1, Princeton R-5, South Harrison of Bethany, North Mercer R-3 of Mercer, Pleasant View R-6 of Trenton, Spickard R-2, Pattonsburg R-2, and Gilman City R-4. The grants were funded by […]
The deadline to register to vote for the April 2nd Municipal Election is next week. Residents of Grundy and Livingston counties can register to vote at their respective county clerk’s office during regular office hours through March 6th. The Livingston County Clerk’s Office will be open that day until 5 o’clock. Residents can also change […]
The annual mass mailing to more than 6,000 Trenton High School alums will be held in April to prepare for the Labor Day Alumni Weekend. Volunteers are invited to assist in the mailing scheduled in the Trenton High School Commons the afternoon of April 7th at 1:30. The general letter, envelopes, and mailing labels will […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri reminds high school seniors of the deadline for scholarships administered by the Community Foundation. Applications must be completed online and submitted by Friday, March 1st. Community Foundation Marketing Director Steve Maxey says the March deadline allows students to avoid a “last minute rush” for other scholarships normally due in […]
Aging in Place, an initiative of the Livingston County Health Center is hosting an event on Wednesday, February 27th at 10 a.m. in their classroom, to educate area residents about things they can do to help improve their own outcome in emergency situations. Jonathon Nolan, Firefighter/Paramedic at the Chillicothe Fire Department, will be presenting a […]
On top of dealing with harsh winter weather in feeding cows, cattle farmers must guard against too much nitrate in poor-quality hay. “Just from cases we’ve confirmed, I know of 150 cows dying in the last month,” says Tim Evans, head toxicologist at the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. High nitrate, mostly concentrated in […]
The University of Missouri Extension will begin a series of Master Gardener classes in three Northwest Missouri locations in late March and early April. Extension Horticulture Specialist Tim Baker of Gallatin encourages individuals interested in gardening and who have a desire to serve their community through gardening to attend the sessions Tuesday and Thursday evenings […]
Absentee ballots for the April 2nd Municipal Election are now available at the Grundy and Livingston County clerks offices. Registered voters needing to vote absentee may do so during regular hours at the offices. The county clerks offices will also be open for absentee voting the Saturday before the election, March 30th. The Grundy County […]
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture is giving funding priority in a key grant program for applications to address opioid misuse in rural communities. “The opioid epidemic is dramatically impacting prosperity in many small towns and rural places across the country,” Hazlett said. […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education Monday approved recommended makeup days for this school year. Laredo will now be in session February 18th and March 15th. Administrator Misty Foster reports the district has missed 11 days so far this school year, and nine need to be made up. She said the other makeup days have […]
A deadline for comments has been set in a case before the Missouri Public Service Commission regarding ownership of the Grain Belt Express Clean Line. This is the proposed energy transmission project that would carry energy from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The proposed route would pass through northern Missouri counties including from this […]
Authorities in Iowa report three people were killed and five others injured early Sunday after a minivan and a sedan crashed into an overturned tractor-trailer on Highway 34 in southeastern Iowa. Officials responded to the crash scene at 3:30 Sunday morning just west of Mount Pleasant after a minivan carrying five passengers and a sedan […]
Missouri Farm Service Agency Director Brent Hampy says county office staffers are working hard to get farmers the programs they need – now that the federal government is fully open. Hampy says the amount of work being done at each office depends on the circumstances in each county. The second payments […]
As officials from the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region VII office continue monitoring the development of an arctic outbreak that could bring recording-setting cold temperatures to several cities throughout the Midwest, residents are encouraged to act now, preparing both their home and families for whatever may arise. “We are […]
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash last night five miles east of Milan. Seventy-one-year-old Kenneth Morris of Milan was pronounced dead at the scene by the Deputy Coroner, Robert Wyant. The accident also left a Kirksville man, 35-year-old Fiston Muenyi, with minor injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center […]
One person was killed and two others injured in a Clinton County collision Monday night three miles east of Lathrop. Seventy-nine-year-old Leonard Vanderpool of Cowgill was pronounced dead at the scene. Three people from Cameron in another vehicle were taken by two emergency medical service units to Liberty Hospital. Fifty-eight-year-old Fang Ming and 16-year-old Anna […]
The Missouri Supreme Court will determine whether a man was wrongly given capital punishment and whether the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional. Former US Army soldier and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy Marvin Rice was convicted of murdering the mother of his child and her boyfriend in December 2011. After the incident, Rice […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 28 more deer from 11 Missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in Missouri to 103 since 2012. CWD is a deadly illness in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family, […]
Several races exist in the City of Chillicothe April 2nd election. One of the races is for Mayor with Theresa Kelly and incumbent Reed Dupy both filing for the position. Other races include councilmen positions for two of Chillicothe’s four wards including Dennis Albertson, Junior and Adam Brown filed for First Ward Councilman. John E. […]
A candidate has withdrawn from the Trenton City Council election April 2nd. Trenton City Clerk Cindy Simpson reports Bob McIntyre, who filed last week, withdrew his name from the Fourth Ward Councilman position. There are now two candidates for Fourth Ward Councilman: Jim Bush and John Dolan. There are also races in each of Trenton’s […]
