The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors heard an update on the energy project July 20th. Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported a construction meeting was scheduled for July 21st morning to discuss the schedule for the project. The contractor is expected to start on the project in August. Doerhoff […]
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Sheriff Scott Sherer arrests 18-year-old teenager for burglary at funeral home in Grant City
Worth County authorities investigated a burglary at a funeral home in Grant City, resulting in the arrest of a teen who’s now been charged with two felonies as well as the referral of a minor to juvenile authorities. Eighteen-year-old Cassandra Marie Boner of Grant City is charged with second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage for […]
Blunt sponsors bipartisan senate effort to protect wildlife
U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Martin Heinrich (N.M.) introduced the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) of 2021 to invest in proactive, on-the-ground conservation work led by states, territories, and Tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife habitat all across America. “Missouri is home to some of the best hunting, […]
Missouri hits new peak in Delta variant summer surge with almost 3,000 COVID cases
(Missouri Independent) – The summer surge of infection tied to the easily spread Delta variant of COVID-19 is accelerating in Missouri, with state health officials on Wednesday reporting the highest case total since mid-January. The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,995 additional cases, with at least one case in 105 of the state’s 117 local […]
Paul Wilson to become Missouri’s next chief justice
Judge Paul C. Wilson assumed the role of chief justice beginning July 1. His term as chief justice will run through June 30, 2023. He succeeds Judge George W. Draper III, who remains on the Court. A Jefferson City native, Wilson earned his undergraduate degree from Drury College in Springfield and his law degree, cum […]
Governor Parson announces Donald G. Kauerauf to lead Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Governor Mike Parson announced that he has selected Donald G. Kauerauf to be the next Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, effective September 1, 2021. “We are excited to welcome Don to Missouri and look forward to the great work he is sure to accomplish in service to all Missourians,” Governor […]
Browning Homecoming set to kickoff July 30, 2021
The Browning Homecoming will be at the city park July 30th through August 1st. Activities will start July 30th at 6:30 in the evening with a baby show as well as Little Mister and Miss, Prince and Princess, Junior Queen, and Queen contests. The entry fee is $5 for participants ages 13 to 18. Washers […]
Intruder assaults resident of Chillicothe home; suspect flees to roof of home after officers serve warrant
Chillicothe Police responded to a report of an intruder inside a house in the 300 block of Mansur Street. Upon arrival, officers determined a 31 year old male suspect had assaulted the resident while inside the home. Officers located the individual who then allegedly used a closed fist to assault an officer in the face. […]
Missouri Attorney General joins coalition of 26 states in defending second amendment and right to self-defense in SCOTUS
Missouri Attorney General joins a coalition of 26 states to protect Americans’ right to self-defense at the United States Supreme Court. The states filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, urging the justices to declare New York’s subjective-issue, or “may issue,” firearm license regime unconstitutional and reverse the […]
Roots N Blues Festival returns to Columbia in September
After more than a year without live music, the driving beat of a snare drum, the pulsing rhythm of a bass guitar, and sweet vocal melodies floating through the air around Stephens Lake Park will be welcome sounds as the Roots N Blues Festival makes its highly anticipated return to Columbia September 24-26, 2021. Missouri’s […]
Missouri man pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a child
A Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to the sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old victim. Damion Spillman, 28, of Carl Junction, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to the sexual exploitation of a child. By pleading guilty, Spillman admitted to enticing a 14-year-old victim to give him a pornographic video […]
Fire extensively damages home on Tenth Court in Trenton
A house fire early Saturday afternoon in Trenton resulted in extensive fire and smoke damage to the second floor of the two-story structure at 208 East Tenth Court. According to Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler, there was moderate smoke and water damage to the first floor of the house. The outside of the structure was […]
Sunnyview Nursing Home Board of Directors to meet
Sunnyview Nursing Home energy improvement projects and financing are on the agenda for a meeting next Tuesday, July 20, 2021, of the Grundy County Nursing Home District board. The 4 o’clock meeting will be in the conference room of Sunnyview nursing home. Reports also will be given and an executive session is listed for legal […]
Green Hills Quilt Guild and the Daviess County Library to sponsor quilt show
The Green Hills Quilt Guild and the Daviess County Library are sponsoring a quilt show to celebrate Missouri’s Bicentennial Anniversary beginning August 10, 2021. The show will run from Tuesday, August 10 through Friday, August 13, 2021, during Library hours, which are Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 to 6:00 and Friday from 9:00 to 5:00. […]
Stop Ransomware website: Government launches first one-stop ransomware resource
As part of the ongoing response, agencies across the U.S. government announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, together with federal partners, have launched a new website to combat the threat of ransomware. The Stop Ransomware […]
While Cedar County, Missouri awaits ruling in CAFO lawsuit, a large chicken operation moves in
(Missouri Independent) – When the attorney general’s office asked a judge in 2019 to lift a temporary restraining order blocking a Missouri law pre-empting county regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, that were stricter than the state’s, the argument was straightforward. No one was trying to build a large animal feeding operation in Cedar […]
University of Missouri Extension to hold “Feedlot School” at North Central Missouri College
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a Feedlot School Aug. 4-5 on the Barton Campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton. Speakers will present the “ins and outs of feeding cattle in Missouri,” says MU Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey. “There is renewed interest in feedlots due to new packing plants being built […]
Gallatin woman dies in northeastern Colorado crash
A Gallatin resident was killed Wednesday morning in northeastern Colorado when the pickup truck she was driving collided with a sports utility vehicle that had entered Highway 36 from a county road. Fatally injured was 71-year old Nancy Williams of Gallatin. The Colorado State Patrol reports the driver of the SUV, 40-year old Dean Icke […]
Kirksville man drowns at Thousand Hills State Park
A Kirksville man drowned Wednesday afternoon at the Thousand Hills State Park in Adair County. Thirty-two-year-old Nathan Stafford was swimming in the deeper end of a swim beach area of Forest Lake when he went underwater and did not resurface. The body was recovered, and Stafford was pronounced dead by the Adair County Coroner just […]
Woman arrested for fake COVID-19 immunization and vaccination card scheme
A California-licensed homeopathic doctor was arrested for her alleged scheme to sell homeoprophylaxis (the controversial use of homeopathy as a preventive against serious infectious diseases) immunization pellets and to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Moderna vaccine. Juli A. Mazi, 41, of […]