Views: 0SEA LIFE Aquarium in Kansas City has a brand-new baby Stingray. This male, Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray was born right here at SEA LIFE in Kansas City just before the New Year. The baby ray is named Trayvis Kel-sea, after beloved Kansas City Chiefs tight-end, Travis Kelce. Blue Spotted Ribbontail Rays are known to […]
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Plans underway for 2021 Independence Day celebration in Trenton and Grundy County
Views: 0Plans are underway for the 2021 Independence Day celebration for Trenton and Grundy County, being organized again by a committee of local residents working through the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce. Chairperson Diane Lowrey said this year’s event has been scheduled for Friday, July 2, and will again be held at the Black Silo […]
Farmers can still obtain their Pesticide Applicator license with training on April 6
Views: 0Farmers needing their Pesticide Applicators license to apply pesticides this growing season still have the opportunity to receive their certification. Online zoom training is still being offered, with Andy Luke hosting an online training session on April 6, from 6-8 pm. Additional training opportunities will be available for farmers unable to attend this meeting. […]
Missouri launches transportation resource guide to expand COVID-19 vaccine access across the state
Views: 0The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), with the support of the Missouri Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, launched a new statewide transportation guide to help address and eliminate barriers to COVID-19 vaccine access. “Get a Ride” can be found at MOStopsCovid.com/ride. The Missouri Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, which was […]
Attorney generals from 13 states file suit against Biden administration for ban on future oil and gas leasing, drilling on federal land
Views: 0Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a coalition of thirteen states in filing suit against the Biden Administration for imposing a moratorium on future oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal land. The lawsuit contends that the moratorium on leasing through the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Mineral Leasing […]
Putnam County Health Department to host extended hours COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Views: 0The Putnam County Health Department will host an extended hours COVID-19 vaccine clinic next week. Moderna vaccine will be available at the office on March 31st from 2 to 6 o’clock. Any resident who is at least 18 years old who has a chronic health condition, or is employed in or out of the […]
Putnam County Health Department notes slight uptick in COVID-19 cases; Harrison County reports COVID-related death
Views: 0The Harrison County COVID-19 Dashboard shows another death related to COVID-19, which brings the total to 18. Active cases went down by one to three as of March 23rd. There had been 1,012 total cases, and 858 had been confirmed. The dashboard indicates no COVID-19 cases had been reported in the last 14 days […]
Audio: Proposed Missouri constitutional amendment would change state legislative term limits
Views: 0A Missouri House committee will hear testimony Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City on a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the state’s legislative term limits. In 1992, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment known as Amendment 12, which established term limits. The term limits approved in 1992 remain in effect today. Missouri […]
Coalition of Attorney Generals announce $188.6 million settlement with medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation
Views: 0Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has announced a multistate settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation (Boston) to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing of its surgical mesh products for women. The settlement requires Boston to pay $188.6 million to 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh […]
Missouri Western, North Central Missouri College sign articulation partnership
Views: 0Missouri Western State University and North Central Missouri College have signed an articulation partnership to help students transfer smoothly from NCMC to Missouri Western. “We enjoy a strong partnership with North Central Missouri College, and this agreement makes that partnership even stronger,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of Missouri Western. “Our collaboration creates a […]
Trenton City Council sets salaries and adopt budgets at Monday meeting
Views: 5Without discussion, the Trenton City Council on Monday night adopted budgets for the city and Trenton Municipal Utilities for the year beginning May 1st. Members of the finance committee have met several times with city officials in recent weeks in developing the two budgets. Salaries have been established by city ordinance for the 2021-22 […]
$300 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds transferred to Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson announced that he has authorized a transfer of $300 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds from the State Treasury into the state’s UI Trust Fund to help keep the Trust Fund balance above the level that would trigger an increase in contribution tax rates for Missouri businesses. “With over 96 percent […]
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities extend partnership with StationMD
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities launched a partnership with StationMD to ensure that all 15,000 Missouri residents with disabilities who are on a Medicaid Waiver have 24/7 access to a doctor anytime they need it. After nine months of successful utilization of StationMD’s specialized telehealth service across the state, […]
Planning underway to bring back a traditional Missouri State Fair August 12 – 22
Views: 0State Fair staff and superintendents are making plans to bring back a traditional Missouri State Fair, August. 12-22, 2021 in Sedalia. A complete lineup of livestock shows and competitive exhibits, concerts, motorsports events, rodeo and bull riding, vendors and concessionaires, carnival midway, special events, and more is in the planning stages right now. “We […]
Grundy County Health Department to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday
Views: 0The Grundy County Health Department administered 110 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine during a clinic on Friday. This week, the health department will have the Moderna vaccine available for first and second doses. The clinic for those receiving the first dose is Thursday, March 25th. The clinic will be held by appointments […]
Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors postpones meeting
Views: 0The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors special meeting to be held on March 19th has been postponed. The meeting will now be in the conference room of Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments in Trenton on March 23rd at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Sunnyview Administrator Jerry Doerhoff says more board members […]
Audio: Roll up your sleeves, Missourians, new virus vaccination phases to begin earlier than expected
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson has announced a new coronavirus vaccination phase will open on March 29 – earlier than originally anticipated. During a Capitol press conference today, Parson says Missouri is well ahead of schedule in its vaccination plan. “The federal government has informed us that COVID-19 vaccine allotments to Missouri are projected to increase […]
Governor Parson announces timeline for activation of Phase 2 and 3 of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson announced that Missouri will activate Phase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan on Monday, March 29, 2021, and Phase 3 on Friday, April 9, 2021. “With the progress we are currently seeing and vaccine supply expected to increase significantly in the coming weeks, we are well ahead of schedule with […]
Teen vaping on the rise in Chillicothe, even found among fourth-grade school students
Views: 1Chillicothe Police School Resource Officer Eric Menconi says he has talked with law enforcement officers, school officials, and health professionals about everyday issues children face. About 70% of the conversations occurred because of incidents in which a student was found using alcohol, tobacco products, or other illicit drugs. He notes the most common problem […]