Late April is a peak season for morel mushrooms in western Missouri, to the delight of people who like to cook them and find them in the freshly greening outdoors. Where they appear, though, is a challenge for those new to seeking the sponge-like fungi, or for those veterans who cannot find them. Morels appear […]
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No Show-Me Torch Run to be held this spring
The Show-Me State Games Shelter Insurance Torch is a symbol of bringing citizens together for fun and exciting competition. During the social distancing requirements regarding the COVID 19 pandemic, officials with the Show Me Games want to encourage everyone to stay active and carry the torch together. While there won’t be the numerous torch runs […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen address street paving, marijuana dispensary and possible electric rate change
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen on Monday evening accepted bids for cemetery mowing and repaving. The accepted mowing bid was from Michael Walker and was $150 for Lile Cemetery and $950 for Greenwood/Brown Cemetery. That bid was one of four submitted. The others ranged from $150 to $260 for Lile and $500 to $775 for […]
Farmers face unique safety risks during COVID-19
Farmers and ranchers face unique safety risks as COVID-19 continues to spread. The predicted peak of the COVID-19 outbreak likely will hit as spring planting season shifts into high gear, says Rusty Lee, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in agronomy. Physical distancing becomes difficult as farmers receive seed and chemical deliveries, Lee says. Shipments […]
Access II provides update on services during COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the ever-increasing threat of the COVID-19 virus, Access II is taking precautions to keep staff, consumers and the public safe. Both Access II offices are closed to the public until 4-25-20. Team Members will be taking temperatures as they enter the building and logging them. We are doing our part to educate the […]
Governor Parson announces implementation of $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program
Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DOLIR) Division of Employment Security (DES) has received its first operational guidance related to the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The FPUC does not include any provisions or benefits […]
Need grows as 4-H Feeding Missouri drive enters final weeks
In the final month of the second annual 4-H Feeding Missouri statewide food drive, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have put unprecedented demand on food banks and pantries across the state. “With school and workplace closures, many vulnerable families will face an even greater risk of food insecurity,” said Lupita Fabregas, director of the […]
Watch your children’s online activity at home
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is issuing a consumer alert and a public service announcement for parents to be watchful of their children’s online activity during quarantine or stay at home orders, as traffickers or other bad actors may use that increased online presence as a way to contact, groom, or otherwise exploit children. “Because […]
People In Missouri warned to be on guard as telephone scammers set to cash in on Coronavirus
People in Missouri are being warned to be extra vigilant as scam callers are likely to ramp up their activity over the next few weeks to take advantage of increasing amounts of people being at home due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. CPR Call Blocker, makers of the US’s best selling call blocking device, is […]
License office in Trenton asking customers to follow temporary restrictions to enter building
The Trenton License Office asks that only one person enter the office per transaction and not to bring children or friends during the COVID-19 outbreak. People are asked to bring their own pen to sign papers and to not enter the Trenton License Office if they have been exposed to anyone diagnosed with COVID-19, been […]
Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library temporarily closes its doors
The Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library in Trenton will be closed until April 6th due to the safety and health concerns of patrons and staff. Scheduled events to be held at the library during the closure have been canceled or postponed, including the Friends of the Library dinner and book sale rescheduled for May. The library […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled cancels or postpones all activities
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled Executive Director Kayla Graham have announced all FFDD-sponsored activities will be postponed or canceled until at least April 14th. The FFDD bus will not run during that time. The board and executive director will reassess the decision closer to April 14th and decide when activities may resume. The […]
Missouri Department of Corrections suspends visitation at all facilities in the state
The Missouri Department of Corrections today sent out this information indicating that visiting has been suspended at all correctional centers in the state of Missouri. Dear Family and Friends: Health officials are working hard to contain the spread of the COVID-19 (commonly known as “coronavirus”) in the United States. While no cases have been diagnosed […]
Friends of the Library to hold book sale at Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
The Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will start at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library later this month. Adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, large print books, cookbooks, audiobooks, DVDs, and puzzles will be for sale on the third floor March 30th through April 4th. Friends of the Library will be allowed […]
Gary Staab to give presentation at Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
A man who sculpts models of prehistoric creatures and humans for museums and publications will speak at this year’s Grundy County Jewett Norris Library Friends of the Library Appreciation Dinner. Gary Staab will talk about his work process at the library in Trenton on the night of March 27th. Dinner will be served on the […]
Continuance granted for man charged with 11 felony counts of abuse and neglect of a child
A jury trial has been canceled in Division Three of Ray County Circuit Court for a Lawson man charged with 11 felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child—no sexual contact. Gary Wyant appeared in court on Wednesday morning, and continuance was granted and the trial scheduled for March 16th through 19th was canceled, […]
Missouri men charged with kidnapping woman and threatening to kill her and her family
Two southwest Missouri men have been charged in federal court for kidnapping a Webb City, Missouri, woman and threatening to kill her and her family unless she recanted her testimony in another criminal case. Jeffrey Marsh, 32, of Oronogo, and Zaqouri Traves Archer, 31, of Joplin, were charged together in a criminal complaint filed in […]