The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved a bid for internet service as well as an educational broadband service signal lease agreement at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved GRM’s bid for internet service and the educational broadband service signal lease agreement in principle with Mid States Services LLC was approved. The board moved […]
The 32nd Annual “Step Back in Time” May Days Festival in Jamesport will be May 12th and 13th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon. There will be food and kettle corn as well as music shopping, carriage rides, a flea market, a National Micro-Mini Tractor Pull, and train rides […]
A meeting will be held at the Spillman Event Center in Jamesport to discuss a sidewalk grant Monday evening at 5:30. Jamesport Community Association President Wayne Scott explains the meeting’s purpose. Meanwhile, most of the tax credits for the Jamesport Community Association have been sold and President Wayne Scott gives us the details. […]
The Jamesport Community Association will host a Farm Toy Show at the Spillman Event Center in Jamesport this weekend. The show will run Friday from 1 o’clock in the afternoon to 7 o’clock at night and Saturday from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon. President Wayne Scott describes what attendees […]
The Jamesport City Council voted to roll back the merchant’s license fee and refund the difference at its meeting Monday evening. The fee will be $10 a year instead of $25 as the council discovered that the increase was done based on misinformation. Ray Bontrager was sworn in as mayor, Geoff Eads as the northward […]
Officers were chosen at the latest meeting of the Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education. The President will be Heath Cook, The Vice President is Luke Skinner, Secretary Jennifer Simons, and Treasurer Jeremy Turner. Three board members were sworn in: Brandon Hoover, Brent Dustman, and Jeremy Turner. Steve Maxey representing the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri presented information […]
Brooke Dustman from Jamesport, MO, a sophomore at North Central Missouri College, has been chosen as this year’s Academic Excellence Award Winner. Her name will be engraved on a plaque on permanent display on the first floor of Geyer Hall on the NCMC campus. Brooke will graduate from NCMC in May with an Associate in […]
A person of interest in a Daviess County burglary has been arrested in Moniteau, County in central Missouri. The Daviess County Sheriff indicates that Rill is a person of interest in connection with the alleged burglary of a bar in Jamesport, Missouri earlier this month in which the intruder fled. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office reports […]
As many as 25 entities in Grundy county did not have to have ballots printed for the April 4 election because they obtained the exact number of candidates filing as the number of positions to be filled. In these instances, persons who did file, automatically assume office after the election date. County Clerk / Election […]
The Jamesport Community Association has several upcoming events. Wayne Scott tells us about the Fish Fry at the Spillman Event Center the evening of March 31st at 5 o’clock The Community Association will also hold a Handcrafted Furniture Auction at the Spillman Event Center the morning of April 8th at 9 o’clock and […]
A public meeting will be tonight in Jamesport to provide citizens with information on purchasing tax credits that eventually would lead to a number of improvements in the community. Jamesport Community Association will hold the meeting tonight at 6 o’clock in the Spillman Event Center and Association President Wayne Scott tells us about the presentation […]
Two cars collided at a Jamesport intersection resulting in one person being taken to a hospital. The accident just after 5 o’clock Sunday was at North Grant Street and East Gilliland Road in Jamesport. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 20-year-old Amanda Osbon of Tina who was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial […]
Several area community organizations are GRM Networks Community Improvement Grant Program recipients. The Jamesport Community Association received $500 to help purchase community banners to hang on electric poles along city streets. The Princeton Chamber of Commerce received $250 to use toward the Cow Palace building project. The Cainesville Community Betterment Committee received $250 to help […]
The Jamesport City Council voted to accept two ordinances Monday evening. One ordinance revises the Jamesport aldermen qualifications. The other ordinance prohibits the placement of mobile homes in Jamesport, requires anchors and tie downs for any mobile or manufactured home not attached to a permanent foundation, and regulates the location of manufactured homes. The city […]
Jamesport Community Association has received a financial boost to improve facilities at the A.V. Spillman Event Center thanks to being awarded Missouri tax credits under the Neighborhood Assistance Program. Missouri Department of Economic Development approved $176,000 in tax credits for the Jamesport Community Association. The NAP helps not-for-profits raise private-sector funds by providing partial state […]
The Highway Patrol is reporting on the weekend arrests of two young Jamesport men, 25-year old Tyler King and 21-year old Reuben Bontrager, with both men accused of multiple violations. The arrests occurred late Saturday afternoon. One of the charges involved is a felony – resisting arrest by fleeing, misdemeanor charges include operating an unregistered […]
A Gallatin resident was injured Sunday when the vehicle he was driving overturned off Highway 6, three miles west of Jamesport. The Highway Patrol indicated minor injuries to 35-year old Aaron Burrell. He was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Damage was extensive to the vehicle. The Patrol’s online report indicated […]
A preliminary 2017-18 school calendar is being reviewed by the Laredo R-7 board of education. Members are looking at two options for the next school year. The topic is to be on the agenda for next months’ meeting. The board last night also reviewed a list of building improvements, bus repairs, and the budget. Members […]
Progress is being made toward the construction of the new Mercer County Senior Citizens Center in downtown Princeton. Following a fire last April that destroyed the Center, board members of the Mercer County Council on Aging have awarded a contract for construction and entered into an agreement for both fundraising and management of funds. John […]
The Jamesport City Council has agreed to pay up to $400 for overnight lodging for Jamesport Community Association Representatives at Great Northwest Days in Jefferson City January 31 and February 1 of next year. The event is for those from north central and northwest Missouri who meet with state legislators and state officials to promote this […]
