Missouri’s unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a point to 3.2 percent in January, increasing slightly from 3.1 percent in the final two months of 2018, though the current rate is still three-tenths of a point lower than the year-earlier value. Missouri’s rate has now been at or below the corresponding U.S. rate, which […]
The Northwest Workforce Development Board and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth program providers sponsor a free event to help Northwest Missouri residents between the ages of 16 and 24 to become better prepared for college and/or the workplace. The LIFE Summit will be held at emPowerU at 518 South Sixth Street in Saint […]
Like farm machinery and methods, hiring farmworkers has changed in recent years, says University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Ryan Milhollin. MU Extension’s Missouri Farm Labor Guide can help. The guide, available for free download at extension.missouri.edu/p/M199, lets farmers know the right practices to identify, hire and retain the right workers. It explains ways to […]
Specifications have been approved regarding bids to be sought for residential sanitation collection and disposal in the city of Trenton. The city council last evening reviewed details of the bid documents. City Administrator Ron Urton said the request for bids will be published this week, with bids due at the city hall by 2 o’clock […]
Specific job fairs are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday of this week at the Trenton Job Center at 1104 Main Street located in the front portion of offices for the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission. Manpower Employment Service has a hiring event Wednesday at 1 o’clock. Applicants should have completed a profile before meeting with a […]
Winter feeding of forage to beef herds doesn’t rank high as a favored job for herd owners. But there’s a bright side to feeding fescue, whether in hay or grass. Fescue toxins are down. “This is the best fescue will be, now until pastures green up again,” says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage […]
The Livingston County Library has a part-time position available in the Children’s Department for a circulation clerk. Duties include circulation responsibilities, shelving duties, and great customer service. Direct experience with children and adults in a professional capacity is preferred. Good communication and computer skills are required. Availability for evening and alternating Saturdays are a must. […]
North Central Missouri College has earned the 2019-2020 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to veterans and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade school to receive the education and training needed to pursue a civilian career. “NCMC is proud […]
Planning is underway for the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. The “Enchanting Evening at the Emerald Isle” themed event will be at the New Hope Training Center on Pleasant Plain in Trenton the evening of March 15th. Social hour will begin at 5:30, and the meal will be served at 6 o’clock. Chamber President […]
Grundy County will have a new prosecuting attorney by the end of this week. According to the Grundy County Circuit Clerk’s office, Kelly Puckett of Cameron has been appointed by Presiding Judge of the 3rd circuit, Thomas Alley. Beginning on Friday, February 1st, Puckett is to serve in the capacity of “special prosecutor” until an […]
The Trenton Police Personnel Board is to make a recommendation at Monday night’s Trenton City Council meeting to fill a police officer vacancy. The board interviewed two applicants for the police officer job. There’s a light agenda for the city council meeting which includes an ordinance authorizing the city to enter into a lease-purchase agreement […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has offered a contract for the school district’s Superintendent position. The name of the person was not expected to be announced before Monday because of a notification process. Seven candidates were interviewed Friday during a special meeting of the Board of Education with the vote to offer a contract […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections has announced a new plan that, if approved by the General Assembly, will help address two chronic department issues: a staffing shortage and low employee wages. The department plans to consolidate Crossroads Correctional Center (CRCC) and Western Missouri Correctional Center (WMCC), both in Cameron, Missouri. The plan calls for moving […]
Story by Alisa Nelson of Missourinet The Crossroads Correctional Center in northwest Missouri’s Cameron could be closing. Governor Mike Parson’s state budget proposal includes shuttering the prison and moving the inmates and many of the workers to the other prison in town – the Western Missouri Correctional Center (WMCC). “As governor, I am […]
With the conclusion of the recent weather event, snow and ice accumulations have been deposited on the sidewalks. Chillicothe’s sidewalk snow removal ordinance requires residents and businesses to clear their adjacent public sidewalks of snow and ice in a timely manner. Providing clear, safe sidewalks for pedestrian routes ensures access to jobs, schools, and services in the […]
Missouri’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.1 percent in December, retreating slightly from the record low of 3.0 percent reached in November. Even with this uptick, the current rate is still six-tenths of a point below the year-earlier value. Missouri’s rate has now been lower than the corresponding U.S. rate, which was 3.9 percent in […]
A class-action lawsuit seeking major reforms of Missouri’s parole system just got the go-ahead from a federal judge in St. Louis. The case, Gasca vs. Precythe, alleges that the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole violates people’s due-process rights by not sufficiently educating them about their right to a hearing, and not screening them quickly or […]
The partial government shutdown is in day 25 over President Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a southern border wall. Northern Missouri Republican Congressman Sam Graves says border security agents support the wall. Democrats, including Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, claims more technology is needed at the border. They say the wall would […]
Several topics related to Trenton Municipal Utilities were approved during last evening’s meeting of the Trenton City Council. The council voted six to nothing to proceed with Burns and McDonnel engineering to proceed with designing the headworks project at the sewer plant. Other improvements are underway in the design-build project at the sewer plant where […]
The Association for School Business Officials International has awarded North Central Missouri College Associate Vice President of Finance Tyson Otto the Certified Administrator for School Finance and Operations certification. A news release says the designation “is granted to highly qualified school business professionals who fulfill multiple requirements”, including demonstrating certification eligibility, passing a comprehensive competency-based […]
