The Fifth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk will be held in Chillicothe. The walk will fund a scholarship to be given to alumni of Bishop Hogan Memorial School to help further their education. Walkers and runners of all ages are welcome to register beginning at Bishop Hogan the morning of September 26th […]
The Chillicothe Police Department announces road closures have been approved for several events. They include for the Fifth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk the morning of September 26th. Roads to be closed from 7:45 to 9 o’clock include Trenton Street from JFK Avenue to 10th Street, 10th from Trenton Street to Easton […]
A COVID-19 update was presented at the Laredo R-7 Board of Education meeting on the evening of Monday, September 14th. The school district will pay for 100% of COVID-19 leave, but that is subject to change. The board approved the fifth and sixth-grade girls participating in junior high basketball; Administrator Misty Foster as the district […]
The Washington Post reports Missouri ranks fifth among all U.S. states for its per capita rate of daily COVID-19 cases over the past week. The state reports 23 new cases per every 100,000 people. Livingston County in northwest Missouri ranks in the top ten U.S. counties reporting the highest rate of cases. The state’s COVID-19 dashboard shows the […]
The Iowa State Patrol reports a young boy died Saturday when he apparently drove a utility terrain vehicle into a parked fifth-wheel trailer. The accident occurred on private property on 320th Avenue near Garden Grove in southern Iowa. The victim was identified as three-year-old Wyatt Archer Moser of Leon, Iowa. A trooper reported the child […]
Positive COVID-19 test results have been confirmed for four of five staff members of Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton who tested positive using an antigen test at the facility. Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported Wednesday, September 2nd two of the positive cases were confirmed after being tested at the hospital drive-through site. He says two more […]
Missouri has become only the third state in the nation to begin processing payments to unemployed workers under the federal Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. The state began processing the $300 federal supplemental payments last night to eligible individuals. Because Missouri was one of the first states to apply for and be approved for the […]
Classes began Wednesday, August 26th for more area school districts. Trenton R-9 reports an opening day enrollment of 1,093 in kindergarten through 12th grade, which is up by 24 from last year’s first day. One thousand thirty-two students are attending in person. Sixty-one are attending classes virtually, which is about five and a half percent […]
Several area schools have started classes for the academic year. Gallatin R-5 began Monday, August 24th. The district reports an opening day enrollment total of 551 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, which is up two from last year’s first day. There are 33 in preschool, 206 in kindergarten through fourth grade, 171 in fifth […]
A west-central Missouri GOP congresswoman says this week’s 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte will focus on optimism. While U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, isn’t a delegate this year, she’s excited about the convention. “And looking at the great American heroes that we have in our local communities, and how we together collectively have made this the […]
The Putnam County Health Department reports it has been notified of the county’s fifth positive COVID-19 case. One of the cases is being actively monitored, and four have been released from isolation. The Putnam County Health Department notes it has made contact with the new positive individual and was contacting close contacts as of Thursday, […]
Tri-County Board of Education in Jamesport has approved a ten-cent increase in the cost of a students’ lunch for the upcoming school year.in Officials say the increase is due to a U.S. Department of agriculture recommendation. New prices for lunch include Kindergarten through fourth grade at a dollar-95; fifth through 12th grades at two-20; and […]
County Engagement Specialist in 4-H Youth Development Shaun Murphy reports a study by Tufts University of Massachusetts shows 4-H has an impact on the lives of youth. The study was conducted over eight years and engaged more than 7,000 youth in fifth through 12th grade in annual surveys that allowed researchers to gauge trends among […]
Bands have started performing again at dances at the Grand River Multipurpose Center of Chillicothe to help support the center. Steve Fuller’s Dixie Union Band from Saint Joseph will play honky tonk music the night of Friday, June 12th from 7 to 10 o’clock. The Dixie Union Band is also scheduled to play the second […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education heard reports the evening of Thursday, June 11th on graduation and prom. Fifth and sixth grade graduation will be held the morning of June 27th at 10 o’clock. High school graduation will be that afternoon at 2 o’clock. Both ceremonies will be held in the high school gym. […]
The Livingston County Health Center has confirmed the fifth positive case of COVID-19 in the county. The case is travel-related, and the patient is isolating at home. Livingston County Health Center staff is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to determine close contacts who were possibly exposed. Health officials will provide […]
A Pomona, California, woman was sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in Jasper County, Missouri. Melissa R. Kivett, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 27 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 9, 2019, Kivett pleaded guilty to participating in a […]
Riding For Our Veterans will hold the Fifth Annual Battle at the Grand Bull Riding at Chillicothe next month. Gates are scheduled to open at the Litton Ag Center the evenings of June 12th and 13th at 5:30. Mutton busting registration will start at 6 o’clock. The first 20 children to register can participate in […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discussed the high school and elementary graduations at a meeting Thursday evening. Both ceremonies are scheduled for June 27th, with the elementary in the morning and high school in the afternoon. More details are to be determined in the near future. The board approved salary increases. Approval was […]
A new date for graduation was announced at the Laredo R-7 Board of Education meeting last (Monday) evening. Graduation is now scheduled for June 1st. A back up date is June 15th. The time and location of the graduation have not yet been determined. The board offered contracts to current extra duty positions. A school […]
