September had several warmer than normal days, breaking records in some parts of the state. The high temperatures helped the corn crop dry. However, harvest progress is trailing last year’s pace and the five-year average. The late-planted corn is still too wet to combine unless there are dryers available. Nationally, 11 percent of corn has […]
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Cox family announced as Grand Marshal of Missouri Day Parade
Missouri Day organizers say no other family embodies the theme of the 2019 Missouri Day Festival like Dr. Paul and Barbara Cox and Dr. Andy and Holly Cox and their family. “Missouri Day – Embracing the Past, Looking to the Future” is the theme and the Cox family certainly mirrors this theme. Tracing back to […]
Crowder State Park to host “Fall Colors Tours” of Thompson Cemetery
Crowder State Park will offer free guided bus tours of the Thompson Cemetery 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, October 19th and 20, 2019. Park staff will point out fall foliage and other interesting features along the way. Tours will run every half hour with the last tour ending at 4 p.m. Meet at […]
Dorinda Nicholson “The Pearl Harbor Child” to speak at Grand River Historical Museum Society
Grand River Historical Museum Society will present a fascinating program on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the Elk’s Lodge. You can register for dinner at 6:30 or attend only the program at 7:00 p.m. Dorinda Nicholson “The Pearl Harbor Child” will be the speaker. Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson, known as “The Pearl Harbor Child” is an […]
Audio: Walmart to hire over 100 with hiring events in Moberly and Harrisonville
The United States’ largest private employer, Walmart, is expanding in Missouri. After five years of consistent same-store growth, Wal-Mart is looking to hire more people to keep up with demand. They are holding “hiring events” in northern Missouri’s Moberly, and in Harrisonville just south of Kansas City. Wal-Mart is looking to hire over […]
Livingston County Commission receives application to close a road in Jackson Township
An application was submitted to the Livingston County Commission at a hearing Tuesday morning to close a road in the Jackson Township. Livingston County Commissioner Dave Mapel reports there was no opposition to the closing of LIV 531, but no action was taken. The commission has to wait 90 days before taking action on the […]
Green Hills Animal Shelter to hold drawings for Kansas City Chiefs ticket packages
The Green Hills Animal Shelter of Trenton will hold two drawings for ticket packages for the Kansas City Chiefs football team, with proceeds to benefit the shelter. One prize package includes four Gold Suite tickets to the Chiefs game versus the Green Bay Packers October 27th. The other includes four Gold Suite tickets to the […]
Thirty two women from North Mercer and Princeton awarded Gene Kauffman Foundation scholarships
The Board of Directors for the Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Incorporated, has approved the latest scholarship recipients. Thirty-two female graduates from North Mercer and Princeton high schools have been awarded a combined total of $126,398.98 in scholarships for the Fall 2019 semester. The Gene Kauffman Scholarship recipients provided signed statements saying they meet all criteria […]
New officers assume roles in Missouri Corn Merchandising Council and Missouri Corn Growers Association
The Missouri Corn Merchandising Council (MCMC) and the Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) have announced a new slate of officers, the appointment of recently elected board members and national committee assignments. The election of the 2019-20 MCMC officer team took place during an August board meeting held in Branson. The following MCMC leaders assumed their […]
Monday morning crash on Highway 69 injures two
Residents of Winston and Kingston were injured Monday when one vehicle made a turn into the path of another. Thirty-five-year-old Dana Beck of Winston received moderate injuries and was taken to Liberty Hospital while 68-year-old Elaine Davis of Kingston received minor injuries and was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The crash happened two miles south […]
Carroll County Highway 41 flood repairs to begin next week
Carroll County Highway 41 connects motorists from one side of the Missouri River to the other and when flooding hit the area this spring Highway 41was one of many Missouri roadways affected. Contractors from H.B. Construction Company, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will begin flood damage repairs Monday, October 7, 2019, on Highway 41 […]
Audio: Even with new funding, Missouri is far behind on road and bridge repairs
Critical bridge repair is getting underway around the state – spurred by the first installment of state money to MoDot, says agency Director Patrick McKenna. Those projects are boosting construction hiring in the state, making Missouri one of the busiest builders in the nation in August, however, MoDOT Director McKenna says, the state is […]
Kaycee West named Wright Memorial Hospital’s Employee of the Quarter
Kaycee West, a patient access representative at Wright Memorial Hospital, was honored as the hospital’s Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2019. Steve Schieber, Chief Executive Officer, presented the award to West at a ceremony held in her honor on September 30. The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who […]
Airline passenger charged in disturbance after flight diverted to KCI
A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Kansas City International Airport was charged in federal court with interfering with a flight attendant. Jwan Curry, 40, of Hamburg, New Jersey, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri. Curry remains in federal custody pending an initial […]
Two Bethany women hurt after car hydroplanes and overturns
The Highway Patrol reports two Bethany women sustained serious injuries as the result of a vehicle hydroplaning and overturning seven miles south of Pattonsburg on Friday night. The wife of the driver, 45-year-old Stephanie Oneal and another passenger, 31-year-old Merana Weakley-Velazquez, were transported by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The driver, 45-year-old Jeffrey Oneal […]
Chillicothe woman injured during rollover crash on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries when her 2005 PT Cruiser overturned on Highway 36 at Mooresville Friday night. Emergency medical services transported 48-year-old Jennifer Simmons to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The vehicle traveled west on Highway 36 before its right wheels reportedly edged off the road and into the […]
Community Food Pantry of Grundy County seeking donations for Backpack Buddies program
The Community Food Pantry of Grundy County in Trenton is seeking donations to help with its Backpack Buddies Program. The program provides food for school-aged children and their younger siblings older than two years old. Spokesperson Ginny Wykoff says the program costs $175 per student per academic year and there are currently about 120 students […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve bidding out of repairs
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has approved bidding out electric barn roof repairs following a discussion on the number of electric reserve funds released when the city refinanced electric bonds last year. City Administrator Lance Rains and City Clerk Hattie Rains led the discussion. The cash amount deposited in March 2018 was $98,220.31. The last […]
Woman crashes after losing control, arrested on felony fugitive warrant out of Georgia
The Highway Patrol reports an Omaha, Nebraska woman sustained minor injuries in an accident at Fairport on Friday afternoon prior to being arrested on a fugitive warrant and other allegations. An ambulance transported 39-year-old Stephanie Robertson to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The car Robertson drove traveled west on Northwest Camden Road west of Route […]