Views: 0The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 18 in Harrison County to 393. The health department notes 224 of the positives are female, and 169 are male. Active cases went up by four to 98. One COVID-19-related death has been reported for Harrison County. The Livingston County Health Center announces 10 new COVID-19 […]
Views: 0Applications are being accepted to fill one upcoming vacancy on the Chillicothe Board of Public Works. Lynn Leopard’s term expires in December. Qualifications include being a resident of Chillicothe for at least two years preceding the appointment. City code also states no more than two members of the board can belong to the same […]
Views: 0The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will meet before the city council meeting next week. The Building and Nuisance Board will discuss five properties at the Trenton City Hall on the evening of November 23rd at 6 o’clock. The meeting can be watched on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/81381193340. Of the properties, one is listed under […]
Views: 0Missouri’s governor has issued a statewide public health warning because of the continued increase in new COVID cases statewide. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says there have been 27,358 new COVID cases in Missouri in the past week, which is an average of 3,908 new COVID cases per day. The DHSS […]
Views: 0The Trenton Kiwanis Club has opened the application process for the Christmas Wish Project, in conjunction with KTTN. The program is designed to assist low-income families with children 12 years old or younger with Christmas gifts for their children. Each child is able to request a specific gift valued at $30 or less. KTTN […]
Views: 0Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross reports a male juvenile assaulted an officer on Wednesday afternoon, November 18th. Officers were dispatched to Trenton Middle School at the request of school officials. Ross says officers were assisting with an uncooperative male juvenile when he struck the officer in the face with his fist and kicked the […]
Views: 0Livingston County Health Center Administrator Sherry Weldon has provided more information about the mask mandate going into effect on November 20th to slow the spread of COVID-19. The executive order from the health center, Chillicothe Mayor Theresa Kelly, and Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas requires persons at least seven years old to wear face masks […]
Views: 0A jury trial has been scheduled in Harrison County for a Kirksville woman charged with murder in the first and second degree after a child death investigation in May. Twenty-eight-year-old Makuya Stephanie Kambamba’s trial is scheduled to begin July 26th, 2021. An arraignment is scheduled in Harrison County on December 18th, and a pre-trial […]
Views: 0At a special meeting on Wednesday evening, November 18th, the Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education modified the basketball attendance policy to a ticket system. Home fans will be allotted five tickets per athlete. Visiting teams will be given two tickets per athlete. The board discussed the updated mask guidance from the Department of Elementary […]
Views: 0A community COVID-19 testing event will be held at Stanberry City Hall. Missouri residents can participate in the free testing on December 4th from 11 to 5 o’clock. Register at the Department of Health and Senior Services website or call 877-435-8411.
Views: 0A recent study from St. Louis University shows mask mandates in St. Louis and St. Louis County quickly and drastically slowed coronavirus infection rates this summer compared with outlying counties. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports the effects of the mask orders were also durable. After 12 weeks, the average daily growth rate […]
Views: 0Missouri ranks among the most unsafe states to spend Thanksgiving this year, according to a recent study. The personal finance website WalletHub.com released its report on Wednesday on the Safest States to Spend Thanksgiving. Missouri ranked 47. WalletHub said it looked at all 50 states in terms of positive COVID-19 tests and […]
Views: 0The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors elected officers on November 17th for the 2021 calendar year. Health Center Executive Assistant Pam Wright reports the officers will remain the same. Darrell Wright of Chillicothe will stay president, Rita Martz of Bethany vice president, and Verna Kelsey of Trenton will continue as […]
Views: 0The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a semi-trailer that rolled over at Mitchell Road and Highway 36 on Wednesday night, November 18th. Upon arrival, firefighters found the semi lying on its side in the median with the driver climbing from the cab. The trailer was loaded with 27 head of cattle inside. The driver […]
Views: 0The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission was notified of an award of $25 million from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to fund the design and construction of the East Locust Creek Reservoir. In addition, Senator Roy Blunt announced the approval of an appropriation from the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which he is a […]
Views: 0Over the last three weeks, since October 28th, the Grundy County Health Department reports 220 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified. The health department reports Grundy county’s positivity rate for the week from November 8th through 14th is 32 point two (32.2) percent, or one in three, which is in between two other […]
Views: 0The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for the calendar year 2021 is Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened DMC signup in October to help producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities. “2020 has […]
Views: 0COVID-19 has added to the stress of farmers who are encouraged to talk about their stress and to reach out and check in on others. Jeff Dizenberger, a Wisconsin farmer and certified mental health coach, says the number one thing farmers can do to help their mental health and that of others is to […]
Views: 0Missouri’s governor has been using stops this week to tout a program called the “Show Me You Care” campaign, which emphasizes the need for you to wear a mask, practice good hygiene, and to social distance. Governor Mike Parson says everyone must step up to stop the spread of COVID. The state Department of […]
Views: 0The Missouri labor market showed mixed results in October 2020. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 6,400 jobs over the month, but over-the-year job losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic remained stubbornly high. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points from September 2020 to October 2020, but the civilian labor force […]
