Cassie Cordray, from Laredo, Missouri has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Teacher Education Instructor. Cassie, who was board approved in April, will begin the position as a full-time faculty member in August 2018. Cassie comes from Pleasant View R-VI School District where she was the first-grade teacher for nine years. Cassie is a […]
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FCS Financial awards 40 community improvement grants
FCS Financial is recognizing 40 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. In the seven years of its existence, more than $100,000 has been awarded to Missouri 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. Grants are awarded to organizations with plans to complete a community improvement project […]
State Auditor wants info on Greitens’ use of state money for private attorneys
State Auditor Nicole Galloway is seeking information on Governor Eric Greitens’ possible use of private attorneys to defend him in court and in the legislature. Galloway distributed a letter her office wrote to Greitens office Monday. It asks whether state money is being used, or will be used, on private attorneys to represent […]
Princeton Board of Education meets with full agenda
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the increase of lunch and breakfast prices for the 2018-2019 school year at a meeting Monday evening. Student prices increased by ten cents meaning kindergarten through 12th-grade breakfast will be $1.50, kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch $2.35, seventh through 12th-grade lunch $2.60, adult breakfast $2.00, and adult lunch $3.40. […]
Woodland management workshop to be offered on May 30
The University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a workshop to help landowners learn how to improve the quality of their woodland and how to market it. The workshop will be held at the MU Forage Systems Research Center east of Linneus the night of May 30th from 6:30 to […]
Two Joplin detectives honored for work on behalf of child victims
Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, presented the annual Crystal Kipper & Ali Kemp Memorial Award to two detectives in the Joplin, Mo., Police Department in recognition of their valued contributions to investigating and prosecuting those who prey upon children. Detective Charles Root, Jr., is also an FBI task […]
Wolf Showpig Bonanza Weekend held at Litton Agriculture Campus
The Litton Agriculture Campus – MW Jenkins Expo Building recently hosted three swine shows and three lamb shows. There were approximately 1060 head of hogs shown during the two-day event and 224 head of lambs. The Wolf Showpig Bonanza was sponsored by the Chillicothe FFA Alumni with 420 head of hogs at the show. The sponsors […]
Ticks can carry many diseases so be tick aware this Summer
Tick season is here and milder winters and warm spring temperatures could result in higher numbers of ticks and tick-borne disease. National numbers recently released May 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that cases of diseases transmitted by ticks doubled from 2004 – 2016. In addition, new disease-causing agents that can […]
Cameron teen injured when brakes fail on pickup near Osborn
A Cameron resident, Sixteen-year-old Jordon Weisgerber, was injured in an accident three miles north of Osborn Tuesday and taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The patrol reports the teenager was westbound on Gridley Road, attempted to halt the pickup he was driving at a stop sign for Highway 33, […]
Weatherization assistance now available from Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is seeking homeowners, renters, and landlords interested in participating in the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program. The program provides cost-effective energy-efficient home improvements to Missouri’s low-income households, especially for the elderly, children, those with physical disadvantages, and others hit hardest by high utility costs. The program aims to lower […]
Dawn woman retained on State Fair Commission
Governor Greitens has re-appointed Sherry Jones, of Dawn, to the State Fair Commission. Mrs. Jones has been a member of the State Fair Commission since 2012. She is employed by C.D. Jones Land & Cattle Company. She’s also involved in the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair Association, Chillicothe FFA, and Southwest Livingston R-1 School. […]
Students from Linn and Livingston Counties attend Farm Safety Day
Nearly 150 third through fifth-grade students from six schools in Linn and Livingston counties attended the Second Farm Safety Day at the Forage Systems Research Center in Linneus this week. Students went on a 10-stop tour that provided them information about farm, ATV, electrical, tractor, and water and boat safety as well as first aid […]
Foreign ownership of Missouri farmland is a ‘growing problem’
(Missourinet) – A state House committee is considering whether to ban further purchases of Missouri agriculture land by foreign buyers. Family Farm Action, a 501(c)4 group, supports the legislation and says foreign ownership of Missouri farmland is a “growing problem.” During a Missouri House Economic Development Committee hearing on the bill, central Missouri Farmer Fred […]
Street work tops list of topics at meeting of Gallatin Board of Aldermen
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a server and installation bid and approved an ordinance regarding electric refinancing at its meeting Monday evening. The accepted server and server installation bid was from Green Hills Communications for $9,750. Harland Technology Services also bid at a price of $13,558.08. The board approved an ordinance authorizing Gallatin to […]
Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire kicks off Saturday
The Heartland Foundation of Saint Joseph will hold the Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire Saturday. The fair will be at the Restoration Nanatorium on the corner of Francis and North Second Streets in Saint Joseph from 10 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the evening. The event will provide learning opportunities in science, […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge opening Saturday March 3
The gates at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will once again open to the public on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 6 AM. The Refuge is closed annually from late October to the first Saturday of March to allow for undisturbed habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Once spring arrives the place becomes a Refuge […]
Trenton Building and Nuisance Board changes status on properties
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board evaluated several properties of concern during a nearly one-hour meeting last night at City Hall. The board voted to remove three of the locations from the list after determining issues had been abated. These are at 825 West Crowder Road, owned by Bill Grubb, 1909 Carnes belonging to Rogelio Olivo and […]
Chillicothe FFA chapter observes FFA Week
For FFA members around the country, this past week is one that many look forward to during the school year. This year there are approximately 649,355 members enrolled in FFA from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FFA Week is the perfect opportunity for FFA students to show their community the […]