Pest Management

Pest Management Field Day to be held July 10th

Farmers will get latest updates to control crop pests at Pest Management Field Day, July 10. The annual event once called Weed Day, now covers weeds, insects, diseases and more. Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m. at University of Missouri Bradford Research Center, 8 miles east of Columbia. Kevin Bradley, an MU Extension weed specialist, explains […]

Healthcare Graphic

McCaskill, Hawley spar over preexisting conditions in health care coverage

Missouri’s Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill continues to attack Republican state Attorney General Josh Hawley over healthcare. Hawley joined a 20-state coalition of attorneys general in February challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. McCaskill says the move means Hawley is threatening the healthcare of those with preexisting conditions.     Hawley has said […]

Girl Scouts

Registration date for Girl Scouts announced

A registration date and time has been announced for those interested in learning about Girl Scouts and/or those who want to join a troop. The kindergarten and first-grade registration event is on Tuesday, June 26th at First Christian Church in Trenton. This is described as a drop by event held from 5:30 until 6:30. Anyone with […]

Farmer Standing in a Field

The “Silent Crisis” for America’s farmers

We rarely think of those in the farming community dealing with the silent crisis, however, farming is a crap shoot.  There are no guarantees in farming, with daily costs to run a farm continually on the rise, add to the mix weather that is unpredictable and the stress at times can be almost insurmountable.  With […]

Interstate 35 at Eagleville, Missouri

I-35 project in Harrison County to begin June 4th

A long-awaited project will bring a new, smoother surface to Interstate 35 in Harrison County. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted Herzog Construction Company of St. Joseph to resurface I-35 between Route N at Eagleville and the Iowa state line. The contractor will first complete some concrete patching beginning Monday, June 4. They plan to […]

Mike Parson

Mike Parson swearing-in ceremony details

Missouri’s 57th governor will be sworn-in Friday, June 1, 2018, in an evening ceremony in Jefferson City. Brian Hauswirth with the Missourinet has the details:     Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson is scheduled to be sworn-in this evening at 5:30, in a PRIVATE ceremony at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. Parson’s spokeswoman, Kelli Jones, says […]