The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a trash service bid the evening of Monday, June 22nd. Rapid Removal’s bid was for $11.74 per month per household for the first year, $12.03 for the second year, and $12.33 for the third year. Rapid Removal’s bid was the lowest of two. Advanced Disposal also submitted a bid. […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week approved opening the municipal pool within two weeks. A report from the city about the meeting did not provide a specific opening date. The board also approved lifeguards completing Red Cross training. Trash service bids were opened, but no bid was accepted. The bids were from Rapid Removal […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted several ordinances at a meeting Monday evening. One added a new chapter to city code regarding regulations for medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and dispensaries. The board voted in April to draft a city ordinance reducing the medical marijuana dispensary distance requirement from 1,000 feet to 100 feet […]
The Litton Agriculture Campus – MW Jenkins Expo Building recently hosted three swine shows and three lamb shows. There were approximately 1060 head of hogs shown during the two-day event and 224 head of lambs. The Wolf Showpig Bonanza was sponsored by the Chillicothe FFA Alumni with 420 head of hogs at the show. The sponsors […]
The twenty-fifth annual dinner-auction and golf tournament for the Farmers’ Electric Area Youth Benefit Fund raised approximately $49,000 this year. The monies raised included $5,500 from more than 1,000 Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Members who participate in Operation Round Up each month. The main auction raised $16,055. The highest bid item of the evening, two tickets […]
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Incorporated of Chillicothe sponsored two area delegates attending the 54th Annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D. C. Harlie Jones of Chillicothe and Nicole Robinson of Bethany attended the seven-day tour. The tour provided opportunities for the participating high school students to learn what it is like to be involved in […]
Nearly 700 people attended the 79th Annual Meeting of Farmers’ Electric Cooperative last Tuesday evening at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe. The Member-Owners of the Cooperative re-elected three directors to serve three-year terms. Re-elected to the Cooperative’s seven-person Board of Directors were: District 2’s Leroy Kern (Caldwell and Clinton Counties), District 3’s […]
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative will celebrate 79 years of providing electric service to members-owners next month. The Cooperative will hold its annual meeting at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe the night of June 13th. Doors will be opened at 5:30 for member registration. A gift bucket with a $10 bill credit, ice cream […]
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative has announced essay contest winners. Two juniors won all-expense-paid trips to Washington, D.C., and three sophomores won trips to the Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience (CYCLE) program in Jefferson City. Harlie Jones of Chillicothe High School won the Annual Youth Tour Washington essay contest. Nicole Robinson of Pattonsburg High School placed […]
Farmers Electric Cooperative this month mailed nearly $959,000 of capital credit checks to members of the cooperative. This is the 25th consecutive year Farmers Electric has returned profits to its members. Members are allocated a portion of the cooperative’s profits each year based upon a member’s contribution to total revenue. The allocations are not cash […]
