The Missouri House passed the first measure dealing with abortion in the current legislative session Monday. The bill would require both parents who have custody to be notified when a minor seeks an abortion. This measure would call for a consenting parent to inform any other custodial parent in writing before the physician […]
Candidate filing begins Tuesday, February 27, 2018, subject to the August Primary Election in Missouri. Area courthouses will be the location for candidates to file if they are seeking a county-wide office. For Grundy County, this includes the offices of presiding commissioner, county clerk, associate circuit court judge, clerk of the circuit court/recorder of deeds, […]
The Missouri Army National Guard’s Detachment 2, Company C of the 2-245th Aviation Regiment, based in Jefferson City, has been named the 2017 Joint Operational Support Airlift Center Unit of the Year in the Army National Guard – West category. “This award is a competition among peer units from across the entire western portion of […]
Great Northwest Day at the Capitol 2018 drew more than 300 area constituents together to showcase the region in Jefferson City on February 6th & 7th. Nineteen counties, multiple communities, and representatives from business, education, healthcare, and government came together to discuss issues that are critical to the region. This year’s priorities focused on rural […]
Nineteen counties from Northwest Missouri came together to showcase the region during Great Northwest Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City this week. Elected officials, government agencies, and members of the communities from the region spent two days networking, educating, and celebrating. More than 500 attended the event Wednesday evening. North Central Missouri Development Alliance […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the timeliness of income tax refunds by the Department of Revenue that revealed refunds to taxpayers have been increasingly delayed at the direction of the Department of Revenue and the Office of Administration. Auditor Galloway issued the report despite unprecedented attempts by the current Governor’s administration […]
The Missouri Corn Merchandising Council and the Missouri Corn Growers Association have announced a new slate of officers, the appointment of recently elected board members and national committee assignments. The election of the 2017-18 MCMC officer team took place during an August board meeting held in Branson. The following MCMC leaders assumed their new roles […]
Services for former State Representative Mike Lair, of Jefferson City and formerly of Chillicothe, have been announced. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Jefferson City Tuesday, September 12 at Noon. A rosary will be held at the church Monday afternoon at 3:15 with visitation scheduled at the […]
Former Seventh District State Representative Mike Lair of Chillicothe died Tuesday at the age of 71. Lair was first elected State Representative in November 2008, representing Missouri’s 7th District which included all or portions of Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, and Livingston counties. He was re-elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and served until he reached term […]
At the Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Day, students gain an understanding of the importance of becoming informed and involved citizens and additionally focus on the agricultural and rural issues that impact the state. The 23rd Annual Missouri Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Day attracted over 400 students and chaperones from 63 counties. The day began early […]
The Missouri legislature recently recognized and awarded Vietnam Veterans from all over the state. State Representative Rusty Black presented Mike Haley of Brookfield, who served in the United States Army from 1966-1968 with the 1st Signal Brigade at Phu Loi, a resolution from the Missouri House of Representatives. “With a child who is a veteran […]
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative will send five high schoolers on all-expense paid trips this summer for winning the company’s 54th Annual Essay Contest. Two juniors will win trips to Washington D. C for the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to be held June 9 through 15. Three sophomores will be chosen to attend the Cooperative Youth Conference and […]
The annual Great Northwest Day at the Capitol will be in Jefferson City January 31 and February 1. The event allows Northwest Missouri community advocates to share their priorities with State Legislators and departments. Priorities for this year’s Great Northwest Day include creation of a rural policy office; investment in infrastructure, including broadband deployment, transportation, […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in December in a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, […]
The Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC otherwise known as the Grain Belt Express has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate, and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line, and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe […]
A Chillicothe FFA chapter member, Layne Robinson, exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion market steer at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. A member of the Calvary Lutheran FFA chapter, Bryana Binkley of Jefferson City won honors by showing the Grand Champion market steer. Both animals are to be offered during the Missouri State Fair Sale […]
Study Missouri hosted International Education Day at the State Capitol, April 12th. Four hundred international students from eighty-one countries and twenty-six Missouri colleges and universities were represented this year. The international students were able to view Missouri’s legislative process in action by attending House and Senate sessions, tour the state capitol, and meet personally with […]
Winners in the 53rd annual Farmers Electric Cooperative essay contest. Two area junior won all-expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. Three sophomores won all-expense paid trips to the Cooperative Youth Conference & Leadership Experience (CYCLE) conference in Jefferson City. Gallatin High School junior Mattison Ishmael has won the annual youth tour to Washington essay contest. […]
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
