The 2021-2022 North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception was held on Wednesday, February 16th, in the Jeanette Hoffman Robison Auditorium at the Ketcham Community Center. Over 260 students were recognized for receiving an NCMC Foundation, Athletic, SSS, or other institutional scholarships. The North Central Missouri College Foundation hosts this annual event. Phyllis Jackson, NCMC Foundation […]
Multiple reports were given at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting February 22nd. Vice President of Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley reported NCMC’s graduation rate is 42%, and the withdrawal rate is 39%. NCMC is the only community college in the state to have a higher graduation rate than a withdrawal rate. […]
The Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation will be hosting their second annual virtual charity auction, with proceeds going to support the Oncology Nurse Navigator Program, as well as the Foundation’s general fund, which supports Wright Memorial Hospital in a variety of ways. The event is scheduled to take place from May 4 through May 16, with […]
(Missouri Independent) – A controversial Missouri gun law that penalizes police for enforcing federal gun laws is facing a new legal challenge from the U.S. Justice Department. On Wednesday, the department filed suit to prevent Missouri from enforcing its Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), a law that allows citizens to file suit for up to […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s state health department has applied to oversee federal family planning funds, a move reproductive health advocates fear would give the state power to cut off funding for providers who refer patients for abortion services. During his confirmation hearing late last month, former Department of Health and Senior Services Director Donald Kauerauf’s […]
The Livingston County Health Center on February 16th reported 10 COVID-19 cases had been added since February 14th. That raised the total to 3,326. The number of active cases decreased by 15 to 44. The Sullivan County Health Department February 16th confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases since February 15th, bringing the total to 1,690. The […]
(Missouri Independent) – On the Friday before a drawn-out confirmation battle ended with his ouster from office, Missouri state Health Director Donald Kauerauf wrote an impassioned letter meant to convince conservative legislators who were on the fence about his appointment. The message: While he believed in vaccines and data and science, he didn’t believe in vaccine […]
The Sullivan County Health Department February 15th confirmed four COVID-19 cases since February 14, bringing the total to 1,687. There were nine active cases. The Linn County Health Department February 15th reported nine COVID-19 cases had been added since February 8, bringing the total to 2,550.
The Livingston County Health Center on February 11th reported 15 COVID-19 cases had been added since February 10th, bringing the total to 3,311. One hundred cases were active. Eleven COVID-19 cases have been added for Harrison County since February 9th, raising the total to 1,977. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows that, as of February 10th, […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports 86 COVID-19 cases have been added in the last seven days, bringing the total to 2,591. The number of active cases dropped by 22 from February 3rd to 76. The Livingston County Health Center reports six COVID-19 cases have been added since February 9th, bringing the total to 3,296. […]
The Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton will be closed on February 11th in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday, which is a state holiday. The Grundy County Commission will host the annual CART rock meeting with township representatives at the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri in Trenton on February 11th at 6:30 pm. Other closures […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri House approved a $4.6 billion supplemental spending bill Wednesday that would give all state workers a pay raise. But lawmakers refused to go along with Gov. Mike Parson’s plan for a $15 an hour base wage for all state employees, instead offering that salary only to select workers. The bill would also […]
The Livingston County Health Center announces it received a report from the state identifying three additional COVID-19-related deaths that occurred in 2021. That brings the total to 90 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Five COVID-19 cases have been added since February 8th, making that total 3,290. The number of active cases continues to […]
A Brookfield man was sentenced to 14 years in the Department of Corrections in Linn County Circuit Court on February 8th on sex-related felony charges. A Linn County jury found Coyle guilty in November. The Linn County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reports 44-year-old Rocky Coyle was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections on […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports a COVID-19-related death has been added, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to date to 87. Twenty-seven cases have been added since February 4th, making that total 3,285. The number of active cases went down by 96 to 128. The Linn County Health Department February 8th […]
Eight COVID-19 cases have been added for Harrison County since February 2nd, raising the total to 1,942. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard indicates that, as of February 3rd, there were 19 active cases. There had been 1,507 confirmed cases and 435 probable cases. The Sullivan County Health Department confirms seven additional COVID-19 cases since February 3rd, […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports two additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total to 86. Forty cases have been added since February 1st, making that total 3,254. There are 231 active cases. The Grundy County Health Department reports an additional COVID-19-related death, raising the total to 64. Twenty-eight cases have been added since February 1st, […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by 52 for Grundy County since January 27th. The health department February 1st reported 2,477 cases total. The number of active cases decreased by 44 to 116. There had been 96 cases in the previous seven days. There had been 63 COVID-19-related deaths reported. The Grundy County Health Department now includes […]
The North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception to honor 2021-2022 scholarship recipients will be held on February 16, 2022, in the Jeanette Hoffman Robison Auditorium in the Ketcham Community Center. This annual event is hosted by the North Central Missouri College Foundation to highlight NCMC Foundation scholarship recipients and all NCMC institutional scholarship recipients for […]
Two COVID-19-related deaths have been added for Daviess County, raising the total to 28. The health department February 1st reported the deaths involved residents who were 44 to 90 years old, and they were all unvaccinated. Fifty-two COVID-19 cases had been added since January 26th, bringing that total to 1,556. The number of active cases […]
