The Laredo Board of Aldermen Monday night passed an ordinance approving the city budget for this calendar year. Estimated income surpasses anticipated spending by about $4,000 with expenses exceeding $152,000 in the water, sewer, street, general, and trash accounts. Another ordinance was approved changing the City Clerk’s salary to $13.88 an hour. KCP&L presented a […]
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Trenton city sales tax revenue down substantially across the board
Trenton City sales tax revenue is down more than two and one-half percent for general purposes and capital projects, down about three and three-quarters percent for fire department purposes, and down four percent for parks. Those figures are for the first eleven months of this fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago. […]
Legal experts to host “Tigers for Troops” event in Bethany
Veterans seeking information and assistance regarding VA disability claims, benefits, and military discharges are invited to attend free events hosted by legal experts from the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic. The events are offered as part of the Clinic’s Tigers for Troops initiative in partnership with the University of Missouri Extension. One […]
Tax return preparer fraud makes IRS’ 2019 ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of tax scams
The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years now in effect, some taxpayers may […]
Audio: Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman unveils $100 Million transportation plan
Governor Mike Parson’s office says they’re confident that a final transportation agreement with Missouri lawmakers is possible, before the end of the session in May. The governor’s office is responding to House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith’s 100-million dollar transportation plan, which does NOT incur new debt. The Carthage Republican has concerns with the governor’s […]
Trenton Park Board approves date for Chillicothe Mudcats baseball game
The Trenton Park Board approved a date for the Chillicothe Mudcats baseball team to play in Trenton last Wednesday evening. The game will be played at Burleigh Grimes Field July 10th. Mudcats General Manager Doug Doughty reported this year’s team includes Logan Eickhoff from North Central Missouri College and Brett Pearson from Carrollton. Doughty said […]
“Lunch with Law Enforcement” set for March 14th
The Trenton Police Department will hold a Lunch with Law Enforcement program next week. Residents can meet and visit with members of the police department at the North 65 Senior Center of Trenton March 14th from 11 o’clock to 12:30. The police department encourages residents to ask questions about the department, special programs, or law […]
Audio: $600k settlement reached between state and Missouri corrections worker
A Missouri Department of Corrections employee has won a $600,000 settlement from the state after she alleged male co-workers at two state prisons regularly harassed her. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports the taxpayer-funded payout, approved in January, included just over $297,000 to prison caseworker Jennifer LaFleur and more than $303,000 to attorneys […]
Trenton Finance Committee to reccommend borrowing of money from TMU to cover wastewater plant costs
The finance committee at a meeting Tuesday night decided to recommend to the full city council that money be borrowed from one department of Trenton Municipal Utilities to assist another department in paying costs of a major project. Such action is being recommended after the committee and council members were discouraged from doing so by […]
Important phone numbers Veterans need to know
If you as a Veteran see civilian doctor or hospital for an emergency make sure that you or a family member notifies your VA general physician within 24 hours, and no later than 72 hours. Have the ER doctor call the attending physician at your VA emergency room so comments can be put in the […]
Early March storm places northern Missouri under a Winter Weather Advisory
With Spring scheduled to start on March 20, 2019, Mother Nature is reminding us that its still Winter here in northern Missouri. A band of quickly accumulating snow is expected to move from southern and central Kansas through central Missouri late this evening through Sunday morning. Road conditions will quickly deteriorate overnight and into Sunday […]
Missouri State Auditor releases compilation of Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act seizure reports for 2018
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) in 2018. The Auditor’s report shows law enforcement officials seized an estimated $9.1 million worth of property in 699 seizures. Those were increases from 2017 when law enforcement officials seized approximately $7 million worth of […]
Annual mailing to Trenton High School Alumni set for April 7th
The annual mass mailing to more than 6,000 Trenton High School alums will be held in April to prepare for the Labor Day Alumni Weekend. Volunteers are invited to assist in the mailing scheduled in the Trenton High School Commons the afternoon of April 7th at 1:30. The general letter, envelopes, and mailing labels will […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve ordinance
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen held a public hearing Monday evening and later approved an ordinance during a regular meeting adopting and enacting new codification of the city’s ordinance book. The ordinance conformed with State Statute and updated various zoning regulations. City Clerk Hattie Rains says no major changes were made to Gallatin City Code. […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approves purchases
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved several purchases at its meeting Tuesday evening. A hardware and software maintenance agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise of Roseville, California will cost $43,163.57 annually. The agreement will provide telephone and onsite support for the college-owned servers and storage located in the data centers. The annual renewal […]
State Emergency Management Agency training to be held in area communities
Multiple State Emergency Management Agency Training and Exercise Management System training will be held in the next month. The offerings include Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management at Calvary Baptist Church of Chillicothe Thursday from 8 to 5 o’clock. The eight-hour awareness-level course is an introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems use in disaster management. The […]
NCMC Foundation honors donors and alumni
The North Central Missouri College Foundation held its inaugural Voyage Fund Pirates Ball on Saturday, February 23rd at the Red Barn Wedding Venue and Event Center in Trenton, Missouri. During this event, donors to the Voyage Fund, the Foundation’s annual giving campaign, were recognized; the 2018 Lead Gift Contributor and the 2018 Class of Distinguished […]
Allan Seidel to be recognized as NCMC/TJC Distinguished Alumni
Allan D. Seidel is the third NCMC Distinguished Alumni that will be recognized during the Pirates Ball on February 23rd at the Red Barn in Trenton, MO. Mr. Seidel attended Trenton Junior College from 1965-1966. After leaving T JC, Allan completed his BS degree at UM-Colombia and his Juris Doctor degree at UMKC Law School. […]
Cattle farmers must guard against high nitrate in hay which causes cow deaths
On top of dealing with harsh winter weather in feeding cows, cattle farmers must guard against too much nitrate in poor-quality hay. “Just from cases we’ve confirmed, I know of 150 cows dying in the last month,” says Tim Evans, head toxicologist at the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. High nitrate, mostly concentrated in […]
Seventh District State Representative Rusty Black on Bills passed in the General Assembly
Seventh District State Representative Rusty Black of Chillicothe reports the 100th General Assembly passed three Bills in the past week. Black reports one Bill related to ethics and prohibits lobbyist gifts to local government officials, superintendents, school board members, members of governing bodies of charter schools, and their staff. It prevents a “revolving door” by […]