Active COVID-19 cases have dropped by 18 in Daviess County since February 25th, which brings the total to six. The health department thanks residents for doing their part to slow the spread of the virus. Three cases were added for 669. Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Daviess County. The health department has about […]
Fourteen counties will send their top two spellers to compete when Mosaic Life Care Foundation hosts and sponsors the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee this weekend. Registration for the bee will begin at EmPowerU at 518 South Sixth Street in Saint Joseph Saturday afternoon at 12:30. The competition will start at 1 o’clock. Those spellers […]
Mosaic Life Care Foundation will host and sponsor the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 13, at emPowerU, 518 South 6th St. Registration for the spelling bee will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by the competition at 1 p.m. Upon arrival, Mosaic Life Care Foundation will follow appropriate guidelines with visitors, including temperature […]
(Missouri Independent) – Roy Blunt’s decision not to seek a third term in the U.S. Senate will have cascading effects across Missouri’s political universe. The state has no shortage of ambitious Republican officials, each of whom can make a legitimate claim at being the strongest candidate. So will the 2022 GOP primary turn into a […]
CrimeStoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information about who killed a 9-year-old last weekend in St. Louis. On March 7th, officers received a call for “Shots Fired” in the 900 Block of Lasalle Park. At approximately 10 pm, followed by a call for a “Shooting” after Victim Caion Green, who was 9 […]
Among cases Tuesday in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Preliminary hearings were waived by Floyd Wayne Jarrett of Galt, Marquise Terrell Jones of Trenton, Vance Allen Gannon of rural Trenton, and James LeRoy Houk of Princeton. Each had their cases bound over to the docket for tomorrow’s session of Division One of Grundy […]
The University of Missouri System today launched Missouri Online, a new unified resource and administrative structure that supports online certificate and degree programs at all four UM System universities. The launch represents the culmination of strategic priorities made by the UM Board of Curators and UM President Mun Choi over the last three years to […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education March 9th approved salary schedules for the 2021-2022 school year. One thousand dollars will be added to the base for the certified salary schedule, making the base salary $34,000. This was estimated to cost the district $119,591. Superintendent Mike Stegman noted the base salary for certified staff was “pretty […]
Four delegates have been selected for Grundy Electric Cooperative’s Youth Leadership Contest. They are high school juniors Kate Rogers of South Harrison R-2, Colton Roy of Trenton R-9, Kinslee Stokely of Princeton R-5, and Marissa Meek of Ridgeway R-5. The leadership conference in Washington, D. C. Was canceled due to COVID-19. Each delegate will receive […]
The Princeton City Council heard from Jim Watje from Rapid Removal on March 8th regarding combining trash pick up to one day for the city. City Clerk Corey Willett reports the council was okay with the company doing that. In three to four weeks, trash pick up will be moved to Tuesday for Princeton. The […]
Several high schools recently participated virtually in Science Olympiad hosted by North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Missouri. Those high schools included Maysville, Northeast Nodaway, Pattonsburg, South Harrison, and Stanberry. The event covered several areas of the sciences, including life, earth, space, physical, chemistry, technology engineering, and inquiry. As a few examples, in one event, […]
A resident of New Hampton was injured early Tuesday in a single-vehicle rollover accident in western Daviess County. Thirty-four-year-old Shaun Hurt received moderate injuries and was taken by EMS to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. A sports utility vehicle was southbound (at 2:10 am) when it went off the east side of Route DD […]
In the effort to hold an in-person event celebrating accomplishments of FFA members across the state while being responsible for current COVID-19-related health concerns, Missouri FFA plans to hold its 93rd Annual State FFA Convention on April 30 and May 1 at the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri. The […]
Missouri’s Senior Senator Roy Blunt announced on Monday he will not run again for US Senate. After 26 years in Congress, he says this is not a retirement. Blunt traveled to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Southwest Missouri to answer questions in a press conference on Monda, Blunt has this advice for his successor. […]
Two ordinances were adopted and a bid was accepted during Monday night’s meeting of the Trenton City Council. One ordinance allows Anixter Incorporated of Glenview, Illinois to provide equipment and software regarding the installation of the two-way communication system with utility meters and other devices in Trenton. A bid involving the meter reading system was […]
Edinburg will be a location for a blood drive this Friday. Community Blood Center will set up at the Edinburg Baptist Church on March 12th – accepting blood donations from 2 o’clock until 7 o’clock. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment by visiting the Red Cross website and using the four-digit code EH2W Additional […]
In the mid to late afternoon of Sunday, the Chillicothe Fire Department worked at extinguishing a brush fire on LIV Road 232. The owner was listed as John Cole of 14748 LIV Road 232. Upon arrival just before 4 o’clock, smoke was seen. A bystander said four people were working on trying to contain the […]
Grundy County Rural Fire Department responded to four calls on Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. On a mutual aid call with the Spickard Fire Protection District, Grundy County on Sunday assisted in extinguishing a fire on Conservation Reserve Program land that Rural Fire Chief Kenny Roberts said burned 350 to 360 acres. The location was […]
Missouri lawmakers will be tackling several key issues this week, including a proposed gas tax increase and changing the makeup of the Missouri Conservation Commission. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz of Sullivan tells Missourinet he expects his proposal to increase the motor fuel tax to go to the Senate floor this week. […]
Firefighters from the Laredo Fire Protection District on Saturday battled a couple of grass fires north of Laredo. Both fires were attributed to controlled burns spreading, with one burn setting fire to an estimated ten acres and the other three to four acres, as well as some trees in a fence row. Firefighters spent an […]
