Views: 0A Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for failing to pay more than $600,000 in federal taxes. Jeffrey Scott Allen, 52, of Sparta, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Tuesday, Aug. 3, to two years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Allen to pay $758,517 […]
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Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education to meet on August 11
Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County R-7 Board of Education will discuss COVID-19 response and contingency plans next week. The board will meet in the school library on August 11, 2021, at 6 p.m. Other items on the agenda include capital projects, certificate of deposit renewal, Missouri School Boards Association policy updates, and a local compliance plan […]
Sullivan County Health Department to hold events celebrating Breastfeeding Awareness Month; events for parents to be held in Milan Community
Views: 0The Sullivan County Health Department will hold weekly events in August to celebrate National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Lifelines Pregnancy Help Center of Kirksville will have resource education available for parents at the Milan Community Center on August 4th, 11th, 18th, and 30th from 9 until 1 o’clock and August 26th from 3 o’clock to […]
North Central Missouri College welcomes new faculty for fall
Views: 1North Central Missouri College welcomes five new faculty instructors for the upcoming fall 2021 semester. Mallary Hann, Diagnostic Imaging Instructor, Janna Ingram, Behavioral Health Instructor, Matthew Johnson Mathematics Instructor, Cydney Moppin, Nursing Instructor, and Rick Sharp, Industrial Maintenance Instructor. “We are excited to welcome these new faculty members to NCMC,” said Dean of Instruction […]
New Missouri law mandates private space and break times for breastfeeding teachers
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Eight months after her son was born, Webster Groves High School teacher Jaime Adamski broke down in tears at her doctor’s office. Her breast milk had declined significantly since she had gone back to work. “I was depressed, angry, frustrated,” she said. “I felt like I was not a good enough […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital continues STEM partnership with Norborne School
Views: 0Carroll County Memorial Hospital and Norborne R-VIII School District continue their partnership of providing educational opportunities for students through a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) lab. In 2020, CCMH donated $5,000 to sponsor Norborne’s STEM lab initiative. On July 12, CCMH presented another donation of $5,000. With the donation, the school was able […]
Chillicothe Missouri Bicentennial Committee to host ice cream social
Views: 0The Chillicothe Missouri Bicentennial Committee will host a community ice cream social to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Missouri becoming a state. The event will be at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center at 100 Elm Street on August 10th from 4 to 7 o’clock. Ice cream as well as treats, and drinks will be […]
U.S. Senate agrees to move ahead on $550 billion in new infrastructure spending
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators say they have worked through the sticking points on a major infrastructure package, and the Senate agreed on a procedural vote on Wednesday night to advance to debate on the proposal. That announcement came a week after Republicans blocked a test vote on the deal, with […]
Missouri’s vaccine incentive program promotes MO ABLE as an option for Missourians with disabilities
Views: 0The Department of Health and Senior Services recently rolled out the new MO VIP Program, the state’s vaccine incentive program that rewards those Missourians who have chosen or will choose to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Starting this month, DHSS will partner with the Missouri Lottery to draw 180 winners in each of five randomized […]
Florida company pays $100,000 into Missouri Investor Protection Fund; returns money to Missouri investor
Views: 0Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a consent order against Florida-based WCO Holdings, LLC, and a top executive after allegedly defrauding investors in several states, including Missouri. Between February 1, 2016, and December 31, 2019, WCO Holdings and managing member Alan K. Brooks sold $700,000 of unregistered, non-exempt promissory notes through unregistered […]
Audio: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issues COVID-19 guidance
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued updated COVID-19 guidance last week. Missouri School Boards Association Deputy Executive Director Brent Ghan, early in the afternoon of July 27, said the association supported the guidance and urged school districts to look at it. He called vaccination a public health prevention strategy to help […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves hiring two employees
Views: 0The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the hiring of two employees in an executive session on July 26. Kim Palmer was hired as the kindergarten through 12th-grade principal for the 2021-2022 school year. Connie Hall was hired as a part-time custodian. Salaries were not provided.
Audio: Missouri has new coronavirus guidance out to help K-12 schools reopen safely this fall
Views: 0The state has new coronavirus guidance out to help Missouri’s K-12 schools reopen safely this fall. The guidance aligns with the CDC recommending masks be worn indoors by anyone age 2 and older who is not fully vaccinated. The state says mask requirements should be made by local school boards, after consideration […]
North Central Missouri College’s Dean, Mitch Holder, selected for NCIA Board
Views: 2Mitchell Holder, Dean of Instruction at North Central Missouri College, is a new member of the Board of Directors of NCIA serving Region 5, including the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Mitch is devoted to the mission of community colleges across the country, providing open access education to […]
Casey Stout named 2021 Coca-Cola “Leaders of Promise” scholar
Views: 0Casey Stout, a student from North Central Missouri College, is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars […]
Twenty-two charged in connection with more than $11-million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme
Views: 6Seventeen more individuals have been charged in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $11.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and to use those funds to purchase luxury vehicles, jewelry, and other personal items. According to court documents and statements made in court, between May and August 2020, the defendants submitted […]
Harrison County Health Department to distribute free school supplies
Views: 0The Harrison County Health Department will distribute free school supplies at a Back to School Safety Fair. The event will be at the fairgrounds of Bethany on August 16 from 5 o’clock to 6:30 in the evening. There will also be an outdoor movie, educational booths, food, lead and car seat checks, giveaways, and COVID-19 […]
Drug distributors Johnson and Johnson reach settlement in opioid case with state of Missouri
Views: 0Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced that his office has received a term sheet from Johnson and Johnson and multiple distributors (McKesson, Amerisource Bergen, and Cardinal Health), setting the stage for the largest victim-centric settlements the State of Missouri has ever seen and tentatively securing roughly just over half a billion dollars of […]
Gilman City Board of Education approve bids; meal prices to remain the same
Views: 0The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education approved bids on July 21. Bids were approved from Landes Propane for propane and fuel, Kohls for milk, and Waste Management for trash. School breakfast and lunch prices were kept the same. A tax rate hearing for Gilman City R-4 was set for August 18th at 6:30 […]