The Laredo Lions Club will sponsor an Ozark Supper to raise funds for disaster relief and other Lions projects. Soups and ham and beans will be served at the Laredo Community Center on October 26, 2019, from 11 to 7 o’clock. The menu will also include cornbread, applesauce, and desserts. Those attending can eat and […]
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Missouri woman grows farming operation with the help of University of Missouri Extension
Like many girls raised on farms in the 1970s, Marcia Moreland learned to cook, clean and iron. Men and boys in the family tended to farm duties. It was no different at school. FFA was for boys. FHA and home economics classes were for girls. Today, Moreland owns and manages Moreland Farms in Barry County. […]
Annual Holiday Parade set for November 23 in Chillicothe
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 73rd Annual Holiday Parade in Chillicothe in November. “The Magic of Christmas” is the theme for the event on the morning of November 23, 2019, starting at 10 o’clock. The traditional parade route will be used with the parade beginning on Polk Street then south on […]
Cox family announced as Grand Marshal of Missouri Day Parade
Missouri Day organizers say no other family embodies the theme of the 2019 Missouri Day Festival like Dr. Paul and Barbara Cox and Dr. Andy and Holly Cox and their family. “Missouri Day – Embracing the Past, Looking to the Future” is the theme and the Cox family certainly mirrors this theme. Tracing back to […]
Audio: Missouri convicted killer shows no signs of suffering during execution
A convicted killer serving a death sentence since 1997 took his final breath on Tuesday. A group of witnesses watched at the state prison in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre as 51-year-old Russell Bucklew was executed by lethal injection. Former Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor Morley Swingle witnessed the execution. “This was the final chapter […]
FFDD celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Grundy County Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled Executive Director Kayla Graham explains the designation is to raise awareness of disability employment and celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities. Graham says FFDD is “very fortunate” to have several employers in the community that employs individuals […]
Coloring contest to be part of Missouri Day Festival
Coloring pages have been sent to Grundy County schools and nursing homes for this year’s Missouri Day Coloring Contest. The contest is open to all Grundy County youth in preschool to fourth grade and nursing home residents for the senior division. The coloring pages depict the festival’s theme, “Missouri Day Embraces the Past, Looks to […]
Missouri man sentenced to 27-years in prison for role in meth conspiracy
A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy that distributed 45 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri. Kenneth R. Friend, 48, of Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 27 years in federal prison without parole. Friend pleaded guilty on April 5, 2019, to […]
Rain hampers efforts of Serve Trenton volunteers
Rain over the weekend hampered Serve Trenton work projects. Spokesman Kevin Harris said volunteers were only able to work on indoor projects due to the rain and noted they completed two projects on Sunday and have around five that they were unable to get to this past weekend. Doctor Harris said Serve Trenton volunteers hope […]
Airline passenger charged in disturbance after flight diverted to KCI
A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Kansas City International Airport was charged in federal court with interfering with a flight attendant. Jwan Curry, 40, of Hamburg, New Jersey, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri. Curry remains in federal custody pending an initial […]
Unionville man arrested on drug and firearm allegations
The highway patrol reports a Unionville man was arrested early Sunday in Putnam County, Twenty-six-year-old Jacob Wolfe was accused on felony counts of delivering methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm. He also was accused of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated/drugs, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Wolfe was transported to the Putnam County Jail.
Heritage Days to be held in Cainsville next week
A variety of activities will be held in Cainsville next week during Heritage Day on October 5, 2019, which is sponsored by the Cainsville Community Betterment organization. Most of the activities will take place around the square and include include coffee and hot cocoa as well as the Class of 2020’s bake sale at 8 […]
Store to open in Trenton that offers items from business owners and artisans
A store in Trenton for small business owners and artisans to sell items will open in October 2019. Main Street Mercantile will be located at 905 Main Street and will open October 11, 2019, with store hours to be Thursday through Saturday from 10 to 5 o’clock. The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold […]
Missouri State Fair announces 2019 attendance
Governor Mike Parson and Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced the attendance total for this year’s Missouri State Fair. Final numbers confirm that 337,112 individuals attended the 11-day Fair this August. “For more than a century, the Missouri State Fair has been second to none, showcasing the best of Missouri agriculture. We are proud […]
Solid waste collection event to be held in Harrison County
The City of Bethany, Harrison County, and North Missouri Solid Waste Management District Region B will sponsor a solid waste collection event Saturday, September 28, 2019. Harrison County residents can dispose of special waste items banned from landfills at the collection at the Bethany City Street Barn from 9 o’clock to noon that day. Items […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees reviews student enrollment
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the formation of a lay committee Tuesday evening. Board President Don Dalrymple was interested in creating a lay committee to review and possibly change existing policies for recognition of donors and naming opportunities. He appointed Trustee and NCMC Foundation Board of Directors member Chris Hoffman to […]
Ketcham Community Center celebrates upgrades with an Open House
The Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Missouri has recently undergone construction and upgrades to the facility. To celebrate the improvements, and the 21-year history of KCC, the community is invited to stop by during an Open House on Monday, September 30, 2019, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. A ribbon-cutting […]
Michael Smith, MD, orthopedic surgeon, now seeing patients in Maryville
Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville announces J. Michael Smith, MD, will see patients one day a week at Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville. Dr. Michael Smith is a fellowship-trained orthopedic sports medicine specialist. He brings the latest minimally invasive techniques in the shoulder, hip, and knee arthroscopy to Maryville, along with an extensive background in open shoulder […]
Audio: Small town Hamilton revitalized with the help of Missouri Star Quilt Company
Examples of small towns revitalizing their rural economies were presented when Andrew McCrae spoke Wednesday in Trenton during an event sponsored by the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri. McCrae is one of the board members. McCrae is the host of the American Countryside radio program heard weekdays on KTTN and hundreds of other radio stations. […]
Missouri, Colorado residents plead guilty to $1.7 million marijuana conspiracy
Five Missouri residents and two Colorado residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than $1.7 million of marijuana that was mailed from Colorado to Missouri. Christopher E. Buckingham, 42, of Versailles, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to participating in the conspiracy from Aug. 28, […]