The Marceline R-5 School District announced the top academic seniors at graduation on May 16th. The valedictorian is Ciarrah Bell, and the salutatorian is Jenna Stallow.
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Green City School District announces top academic students
The Green City R-1 School held graduation ceremonies on Sunday and have announced their top academic students. The senior Valedictorian is Ashton Lee, and the Salutatorian is Tanner Tipton.
Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce to honor two individuals, two businesses and one organization at chamber banquet
Two individuals, two businesses, and one organization will be honored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce during its annual banquet/meeting on Friday, June 4, at the Black Silo Winery. The five honorees will be recognized for their service to the community, with M.G. Kennedy and Dan Wilford being named Pillars of the Community while […]
Audio: Key bills passed in the final day or days of the Missouri Legislature’s session
Another session of the Missouri Legislature has come and gone. Of the 1,559 House bills and 689 Senate bills filed this time around, 69 bills will make it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. Here are some key bills left up to the governor to sign or veto: Missouri lawmakers vote to pump up […]
Boil advisory issued for portion of Grundy County
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to a water line break. The advisory affects customers from Northwest 80th Street to Trenton and from the Weldon River to Northeast 18th Avenue.
Another boil advisory lifted for Mercer County
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory issued earlier this week due to water main repair. The advisory affected customers from U. S. Highway 136 to Route E and from Route DD to the Putnam County line.
North Mercer Board of Education accepts resignation from Janet Searcy
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education accepted a resignation May 13th from Janet Searcy from music. Searcy has been with the district for more than 20 years. A contract was offered to Alyssa Craig of Mercer as a paraprofessional. Nellie Henley was designated as the head cook. Henley has been with North Mercer for […]
Push for disclosure of Missouri medical marijuana records runs into veto threat
(Missouri Independent) – An effort by lawmakers to require disclosure of ownership information for businesses granted medical marijuana licenses was derailed on Thursday when state regulators suggested a possible gubernatorial veto. On Tuesday, the Missouri House voted to require the Department of Health and Senior Services provide legislative oversight committees with records regarding who owns […]
Firefighters respond to burning vehicle on Highway 65
A vehicle is considered a complete loss after an early morning fire on May 13th at 12:50 am. The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to the fire on Highway 65, a quarter of a mile south of Route O. Lieutenant Jeremy Summers reports the vehicle was fully involved when firefighters arrived. The fire […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approves bids for fuel, bread, milk and propane
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education approved various bids on May 12th. One was for a proposal from Noah Swartzentruber to construct a bus barn at an estimated price of $96,000. Other bids approved were from MFA for propane at $1.399 per gallon and diesel at $2.29 per gallon, as well as Galt Hometown Grocery […]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files suit against Hiland Dairy Foods for disability discrimination
Hiland Dairy Foods, a Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products, violated federal law when it refused to hire a man to work in its Norman, Okla. plant because he was vision-impaired, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed. According to the suit, Hiland interviewed the man, toured the plant with […]
State of Missouri withdraws State Plan Amendments for expansion of MO HealthNet
The Missouri Department of Social Services submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services formally withdrawing its State Plan Amendments for MO HealthNet expansion. On August 4, 2020, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding MO HealthNet eligibility to individuals between 100 and 138 percent of the federal poverty level. However, the […]
Missouri’s Governor Parson abandons plans to implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to working-age adults on July 1 because lawmakers refused to include funding for the health care program in the state budget, Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday. In a news release, Parson said the state was withdrawing documents submitted to the federal government necessary to add the approximately 275,000 […]
Boil advisory lifted for portion of Mercer County
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory for Route Z. The advisory affected customers on Route Z from Route M to U. S. Highway 136. It also included Crystal Place, Cypress Street, and Coventry Street.
Prison official pleads guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle contraband to inmates
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to a bribery and smuggling scheme. He abused his position as a prison official to funnel drugs and other contraband into Caledonia Correctional Institution. According to court documents, Ollie Rose III, 62, of Pleasant Hill, worked as a case manager at Caledonia Correctional Institution, a state prison in Halifax […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approve 2021-2022 salary schedule
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the 2021-2022 salary schedule May 10t. It is the same salary schedule as for the 2020-2021 school year, which Superintendent Doctor Lucas McKinnis notes has a base salary of $31,000 for a first-year teacher with a bachelor’s degree. The salary schedule is expected to change after further review […]
Management Intensive Grazing School to be offered at Schuyler County Community Center
Join other producers at the Management Intensive Grazing School on June 11 and 12 at the Schuyler County Community Center in Glenwood, Missouri. The program will be taught by MU Extension, NRCS, and a producer with an existing system. Specific topics will include the Art & Science of MIG; Evaluating Resources; Soil Structure, Function, and […]
Trenton Board of Education accepts resignations, announces new hires
Several personnel actions were announced following the executive session on Tuesday evening of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education. Resignations are from Instructors Paige Orndorff in special education; Molly Buenemann in kindergarten; para-professionals Annie Bass and Jonine Jaycox; Parents as Teachers Marcia Gutshall and Rissler school administrative assistant Ronda Lovell. The R-9 district office listed […]
Annualization of salaries within the school district tops discussion at Trenton R-9 Board of Education meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on Tuesday, May 11, discussed non-certified payroll annualization with district Bookkeeper Mona Loyd and Administrative Assistant Susan Leeper. Loyd started by saying she had been willing to try annualization at the time the board originally voted to implement it for non-certified staff. She did not have the forethought to […]
Audio: North Central Missouri College to see huge infusion of funding from state budget
The state legislature voted Friday, May 7, to give final approval to a $34 billion state operating budget; however, the budget has not been signed by the governor. North Central Missouri College President Doctor Lenny Klaver says he is pleased where the college is in the process. He explains that, in the budget, community colleges […]