The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved the calendar for next school year at a meeting Monday evening. The start date will be August 9th for teachers and August 14th for students. The last day for the 2019-2020 school year will be May 8th. The board approved the installment of a new heating unit […]
Missourians are frequently subjected to aggressive collection efforts by air ambulance providers totaling tens of thousands of dollars in a practice called balance billing, according to a detailed report released today by the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP). To assess the scope of the problem, the DIFP initiated a data call for […]
The Missouri Legislature is expected to make highway funding a top issue in the upcoming session, according to Triple-A spokesman Mike Right. Right says one of the reasons November’s ballot measure failed was likely from “bait and switch” language. Proposition D would have increased the gas tax by two and a half cents […]
Almost the entire Missouri delegation to the U.S. House voted in favor of the farm bill that passed the chamber with resounding bipartisan support. Democrat Emanuel Cleaver is happy it’ll go to President Trump without the increased work requirement for SNAP recipients his Republican colleagues in the House tried to include. Republican Vicky […]
Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed an executive order Tuesday to make some changes to a previous order issued by former Governor Eric Greitens. The revisions apply to an executive order which adopted a code of conduct for employees within the office of the governor and the executive branch. The new document builds on […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education received a construction update at its meeting Monday evening. The school took occupancy of the addition October 31st. Dennis Gutshall reported that the contractor is finishing details. A leaky valve for the football field irrigation system will be corrected in the spring. Corrections will be made to the slope […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a change to the 2018-2019 school calendar Tuesday evening. The district will make up the day of school canceled so students and staff could attend the state softball tournament May 16th. Superintendent Dan Wiebers said that would be the final day of school. Wieber noted putting the make […]
Polls are open until 7 o’clock tonight across Missouri as candidates are elected to office and local and statewide issues are decided by the voters. There are no countywide races in Grundy, Mercer, Sullivan, Harrison, and Livingston counties. Within the rest of the Green Hills, there are only a handful of races for county office. […]
The Missouri Supreme Court is trying to determine if a workman’s compensation law is valid or unconstitutional based on its technical and unclear language. The state legislature changed the rules in 2014 for compensation when a second workplace injury occurs. Starting that year, new claims for benefits through the state’s second injury fund […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education accepted a snow removal bid at its meeting Monday evening. The bid was from Larry Lloyd for $125 for a first blading and $75 for a second blading within a 12-hour timeframe. A one-year contract with Interstate Studio was approved for photography. The board also approved Misty Foster as […]
Missouri State University in Springfield is condemning racial slurs that were directed to black students from some President Trump supporters at his rally on Friday. In a tweet, the school said personal attacks and vulgar language were directed towards students of color, which is unacceptable. Student Natalie Berry said she was a target. […]
Preaching and worship will be part of the IGNITE Mercer County Tent Revival later this month. The event will be held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Princeton on the nights of September 24th through 28th from 6 to 8 o’clock. There will be a special worship and special speaker for Youth Night September 26th. […]
