The Grundy County Health Department will hold flu vaccine clinics on Friday, October 8, and Friday, October 15 from 9-1 and 2-4 pm. No appointment is needed. GCHD has a flu vaccine for all ages including the high-dose vaccine for people over age 65. Individuals are asked to bring their Medicare, Medicaid, or health insurance […]
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Volunteers needed to set up 500 flags for funeral of George Gooch in Laclede
Volunteers from the Laclede area asked to support “The Flagman’s Mission Continues” by setting up U.S, Flags for the funeral this week of Navy Petty Officer George Merton Gooch who was killed in action during World War II from the attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago. Help is needed to set up 500 plus […]
Report says millions to lose abortion access if Roe v. Wade overturned
As the new U.S. Supreme Court session gears up, a new report found more than 36 million women in 26 states, including Missouri, could lose access to abortions if the court overturns Roe v. Wade. Missouri has only one clinic where abortions are performed, the result of laws that, for instance, require providers to have admitting privileges at […]
Missouri Governor Mike Parson won’t block execution of intellectually disabled man
(Missouri Independent) – Rejecting calls from lawmakers, advocates, and even the Pope for him to stop the execution of Ernest Johnson, an intellectually disabled man convicted of murder in 1995, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that the state will carry out the death sentence as planned at 6 p.m. Tuesday. “The state is prepared […]
Missouri COVID cases for September top July despite waning Delta variant wave
(Missouri Independent) – The coronavirus Delta variant wave that hit Missouri in May and peaked in early August continued to abate in September, but the decline has been slow. There were 1,221 more COVID-19 cases reported statewide by the Department of Health and Senior Services in the 30-day month than the 60,847 cases reported in the 31 days of July, making […]
Gallatin High School Homecoming royalty crowned on Friday
Gallatin homecoming royalty was crowned Friday evening, October 1. The King is Jordan Donovan, and the Queen is Chloe Waterbury. Both are seniors at Gallatin High School. (Photo courtesy Gallatin High School Twitter account)
Linn County Health Department to hold multiple flu shot clinics
The Linn County Health Department will hold multiple adult flu shot clinics through December. A drive-through clinic will be in the Brookfield South City Park October 7th from 2 to 6 o’clock. Another clinic will be at the Marceline Walsworth Community Center October 14th from 10 to 1 o’clock. There will be three locations October […]
Jury convicts Missouri man of meth trafficking at Camdenton, Missouri hotel
A Missouri, man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Anthony Martinez Harris, 48, of Kansas City, was found guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 29, of one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. On Sept. 26, 2019, employees at the Sleep Inn on Highway 54 called Camdenton, […]
Jamesport Community Association to sponsor “Octo Boo Fest”
Businesses, individuals, churches, and organizations are invited to decorate a table and pass out candy at “Octo Boo Fest” in Downtown Jamesport. Hot dogs and hot apple cider will also be provided on October 30, 2021, from 4 to 6 p.m. Participants can wear costumes. The Jamesport Community Association sponsors the event.
North Central Missouri College Trap Shooting Sports Club begins fall season
The Shooting Sports Club at North Central Missouri College began its fall season on September 29, 2021, with a trap shoot competition at the Mozingo Outdoor Education and Recreation Area (MOERA) near Maryville. The match was hosted by the Trapshooting Club at Northwest Missouri State University. The event consisted of 50 targets from the 16-yard […]
Sullivan County Health Department to hold Homecoming Flu Shot Clinic
The Sullivan County Health Department will hold a homecoming flu shot clinic in front of the Sullivan County Multipurpose Senior Center of Milan. Residents at least four years old can receive flu shots on October 8th from 10 to 2 o’clock. Parents must be present with children younger than 18. Pregnant women must have a […]
Prosecutor asks Missouri governor to ignore AG’s demand to be removed from Agape case
(Missouri Independent) – The county prosecutor who Attorney General Eric Schmitt said “does not intend to seek justice” for victims of alleged abuse and neglect at a southwestern Missouri boarding school urged Gov. Mike Parson to not remove Schmitt’s office from assisting in the case. In a letter sent Tuesday, Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty […]
Trial for man who shot Trenton police officer postponed again
A trial setting has been postponed for a Trenton man accused of wounding a Trenton Police officer in Winston during transport in June 2019. Forty-one-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin was scheduled for a trial setting in Livingston County on October 7, but it is now set for November 9, 2021. A motion filed by Griffin’s attorney, […]
Pre-registration now available for Linn County Health Department flu shot clinic
Pre-registration is available for the Linn County Health Department’s drive-through flu shot clinic next week. Flu shots will be available for residents at least 18 years old at the Linn County Fairgrounds of Brookfield on October 7th from 2 to 6 o’clock. Registration forms can be found at this link and on the Linn County […]
Livingston County Preservation Society compiling new book on Livingston County
The Livingston County Preservation Society is in the process of collecting unique and interesting pictures of Livingston County for a new pictorial history book through the Arcadia Publishing Company. The society has completed the application phase with the company. Livingston County Preservation Society will need to scan original pictures (postcards, photographs, slides, and such) to […]
Black Silo Foundation presents check to participating charities
The Black Silo Foundation presented a check for $12,829 to participating charities on September 28, 2021. The donation came from the proceeds of the Mid-America Music Festival. This year’s festival supported Camp Rainbow, the Green Hills Animal Shelter, and the North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center. The Black Silo Foundation has donated more than $25,000 […]
‘A nightmare’: Missouri schools adapt as labor shortages upend school meal supply chain
(Missouri Independent) – Shawndra Taylor had just 12 hours notice when the first truck canceled. The truck contained food to help prepare the 3,000 meals served each day in her school district in Eldon — including items she needed to make dinner for students. Her supplier, Kohl Wholesale in Quincy, Illinois, was too short-staffed. Taylor, […]
Audio: Many Missouri hospitals are hiring traveling nurses to keep the doors open, but they come at a hefty price
Many Missouri hospitals have hired traveling nurses to keep the doors open during the pandemic, but that comes at a hefty price. Scotland County Hospital in northeast Missouri has hired traveling nurses at rates of $200 an hour or more. Nursing Director Elizabeth Guffey says nurses are harder to come by due to working long […]
Prosecutor files felony charges against five Agape staffers accused of abuse
(Missouri Independent) – Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither announced Tuesday that five staffers members of Agape Boarding School will be charged with a combined 13 counts of third-degree felony assault — a fraction of what Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt recommended. In March, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson directed the attorney general’s office to assist Gaither […]