The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved a fund transfer and budget items at its meeting Tuesday evening. The board approved a fund transfer in order to zero out a fund as well as approved the 2017-2018 budget amended to match the actual revenues and expenditures for the school year. Approved was the 2018-2019 […]
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Trenton R-9 Board of Education fills vacant seat
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has a new member as the board filled a vacant seat. The board reviewed applications at a meeting Tuesday evening from George Moore and Marcie Cutsinger to fill the vacant position left following previous member Brooke McAtee’s resignation. The board then interviewed each applicant individually while the other stepped […]
Mercer and Grundy Counties added to deer feeding ban by Department of Conservation
The Missouri Department of Conservation has expanded its restrictions on feeding deer and placing minerals for deer to seven new counties in response to finding cases of chronic wasting disease in or near them. The seven new counties are Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Grundy, Madison, McDonald, Mercer, and Perry. The feeding ban for these seven new […]
The “Silent Crisis” for America’s farmers
We rarely think of those in the farming community dealing with the silent crisis, however, farming is a crap shoot. There are no guarantees in farming, with daily costs to run a farm continually on the rise, add to the mix weather that is unpredictable and the stress at times can be almost insurmountable. With […]
Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright resigns
Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright has submitted his letter of resignation from the police department. Wright’s letter of resignation states he has accepted a job in the private sector with his resignation effective at the close of business July 6th. The letter states Wright believes that providing a notice now will allow the necessary time […]
City of Trenton reports power outage
The City of Trenton reports electricity was off in a portion of Trenton Thursday morning. The power outage affected the vicinity of East Ninth Street from Normal Street to Oklahoma Avenue. Deputy City Clerk Tracy Maberry says residents reported hearing a boom before the power went out in the area. Crews repaired the problem, and […]
Boil advisory issued for portions of Spickard
A boil advisory has been issued for a portion of Spickard affecting the area from Lincoln Street south. Spickard Mayor Jesse Richmond reports water was turned off in the area this morning until 2 o’clock this afternoon due to major line work. The boil advisory continues until 2 o’clock Friday afternoon.
Rockhurst University announces partnership to provide educational opportunities to Chillicothe Correctional Center
Rockhurst University is announcing a partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide new educational opportunities for both incarcerated offenders and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, an all-female facility with approximately 1,660 inmates located about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City. Funded by grants from The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, The Laffey-McHugh […]
Salvation Army in Chillicothe is official “Cooling Site” during heat advisories
The Salvation Army in Chillicothe is an official Cooling Site on days when a heat advisory is in effect or there is a heat index of 100 degrees or more. Cold water will be provided to individuals who come in to cool at the church at 621 Mohawk Road in the north part of Chillicothe […]
Portion of Spickard to have water turned off due to work on water lines
Spickard Mayor Jesse Richmond reports water will be turned off for a portion of Spickard Thursday, June 7th due to major water line work. The affected area in which water will be turned off extends from Lincoln Street south with water service being terminated beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning. Richmond says he is […]
KCP&L files application to increase charge on consumer bills
KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (GMO) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to adjust the Demand Side Investment Mechanism (DSIM) charge on customer bills. The DSIM charge, which appears as a separate line-item on customer bills, allows GMO to recover demand-side management program costs and incentives under the Missouri Energy […]
Bred heifer buyers think short grass, bid $1,598 average at Palmyra sale
Hot, dry weather with short grass growth slowed bidders at the spring sale of Show-Me-Select replacement heifers in northeastern Missouri, Saturday, June 2 with 134 calving-ease bred heifers averaging $1,598 in the final of four spring sales in the state. The heifers will calve this fall. “It was a tough but successful sale,” said Daniel […]
Missouri’s hot, dry weather spells trouble for soybeans and corn
Missouri’s record-breaking May heat and lack of precipitation set the stage for two unusual conditions in the state’s top cash crops—soybean and corn, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold. He urges farmers to look for rootless corn syndrome and heat canker in soybean, conditions that result from drought and heat effects on seedlings […]
Grundy County tops highest unemployment rate in Green Hills
A state report for April shows Grundy County to have the highest unemployment rate by percentage among the Green Hills counties. The Division of Employment Security reports Grundy County’s unemployment rate is four point one percent for April which is based on 197 receiving unemployment out of a civilian labor force of 4,849 workers. By comparison, […]
Ducks Unlimited to begin major restoration at Swan Lake on June 1, 2018
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner reports Ducks Unlimited will begin a major habitat restoration project at the refuge Friday, June 1st. The refuge notes Ducks Unlimited secured a $1,000,000 grant from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to restore and enhance the refuge’s wetland habitat. The project was bid out to CC […]
Chillicothe City Council fills Councilman Councilman At-Large position
The Chillicothe City Council unanimously approved an appointment for the Chillicothe Councilman At-Large position Tuesday evening. Chillicothe City Administrator Darin Chappell reports Mayor Reed Dupy appointed Tom Ashbrook for the position effective immediately. Chappell says Ashbrook replaces Dupy as the councilman-at-large. Dupy held the position until earlier this month when he became interim mayor after […]
Boil advisory to be issued for portions of Trenton
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for portions of Trenton starting Thursday, May 31st due to the installation of a new valve. Water is expected to be off for three hours with the advisory affecting Oak Street from East 16th Street to East 17th Street as well as Princeton Road from East 17th […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 9 dead over Memorial Day weekend
Nine people died in traffic crashes over the 2018 Memorial Day weekend which is the same number of those killed during the three-day weekend in 2017. During the counting period of 6 p.m., Friday, May 25, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2018, the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated 294 traffic crashes which included 124 […]
Chillicothe School District hires Trenton woman
The Chillicothe R-2 School District has announced the employment of Jenni Boon as the Field Elementary School Principal. Boon has resigned as the Principal at Rissler Elementary School in Trenton effective June 30th. She’s been employed by the Trenton R-9 district 12-years. Mrs. Boon begins her duties with the Chillicothe School District August 1st and […]