A report from State Auditor Nicole Galloway shows the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has taken steps to correct many of the data reliability problems with the Unemployment Insurance program uncovered in a statewide audit last year. While the review released today recommends DOLIR continue improving data security, the changes made as a result […]
Specific job fairs are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday of this week at the Trenton Job Center at 1104 Main Street located in the front portion of offices for the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission. Manpower Employment Service has a hiring event Wednesday at 1 o’clock. Applicants should have completed a profile before meeting with a […]
More area Shopko stores are scheduled to close between now and mid-May meaning many employees of those stores would lose employment. The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based retailer’s website provides a list of the Shopko locations to close, which now includes Trenton, Gallatin, and Memphis in northern Missouri and Mount Ayr, Iowa. The list previously reported only Albany […]
North Central Missouri College has earned the 2019-2020 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to veterans and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade school to receive the education and training needed to pursue a civilian career. “NCMC is proud […]
The Grundy County Commission adopted the 2019 county budget on a vote of two to one on Tuesday morning. The budget estimates revenues of $4,693,199 and estimates expenditures of $5,195,618 which leaves a projected deficit of $502,419. First District Commissioner Don Sager voted against adopting the budget due to the large projected deficit. Second District […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees voted at it meeting Tuesday evening to extend President Doctor Lenny Klaver’s contract. His contract was extended by two years, through 2023, with salary to be determined later. The board approved the resignation of Trio Administrative Assistant Sarah Reeter effective January 31st for full-time employment. Her resignation […]
Grundy County’s unemployment rate is up a bit for November when compared to the previous month. November is the most recent month with county statistics available Grundy County’s unemployment rate of 2.7% is based on 125 on unemployment out of a civilian labor force of nearly 4,600. In October, Grundy County had 111 on unemployment […]
Missouri’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.1 percent in December, retreating slightly from the record low of 3.0 percent reached in November. Even with this uptick, the current rate is still six-tenths of a point below the year-earlier value. Missouri’s rate has now been lower than the corresponding U.S. rate, which was 3.9 percent in […]
The Chillicothe Police Department announces the employment of a new officer. The department reports Jeff Allen’s goal is to assist, protect, and serve the community and visitors of Chillicothe. He also wants to get to know the residents and help solve problems. Allen, who was born and raised in Sedalia, joined the Missouri National Guard […]
Charges have been filed and names released on the two persons arrested Saturday following an assault of a police officer in Trenton and subsequent high-speed pursuit east of Trenton. Thirty-year-old Duane Lee Shiner of Lexington faces five felony counts in addition to a probation and parole violation warrant. Twenty-three-year-old Katie Lynn Corum of Trenton was […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the fiscal year 2018 annual audit as presented at its meeting last (Thursday) evening. Matt Wallace of KPN reported the audit received an unmodified, clean opinion. The report audited the college, Building Corporation, and Foundation financial statements through June 30th, 2018. Wallace said the college’s total assets were 34.9 […]
Grundy County’s October unemployment rate is 2.4% which is down from the 3% that the state reported in September, however, is comparable to the jobless rate in October of 2017 when it was 2.1%. Division of Employment Security reports Grundy County had 111 on unemployment in October out of a civilian labor force of 4,600. […]
