Views: 0Missouri Propane Gas Association announces member students receiving 2020-21 scholarships through national and state programs. A total of 12 MPGA-member students earned awards through the National Propane Gas Foundation’s scholarship program, while two more won assistance through a statewide workforce development grant. “It is gratifying to be able to assist our propane families by […]
Views: 0ResCare Workforce Services has organized a free Local Counties Drive Through Job Fair in Chillicothe next month. Businesses in Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, and Sullivan counties encourage attendance at the event in the west parking lot of the Cornerstone Church at 900 Adams Drive July 14th from 10 to 1 o’clock. The North […]
Views: 0Several new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in area counties. The Linn County Health Department reports four additional cases since Monday, June 15th. That brings the total number of cases in the county to 18. Three of the cases are related to testing involving a meat processing facility. One is a result of known […]
Views: 0Injury accidents were Sunday in rural Linn, Carroll, and Adair Counties. At a location five miles northeast of Brookfield, the highway patrol said a vehicle ran off the left side of Jewel Drive, struck a ditch, and overturned. The driver, 22 year old Charles Moore of New Boston, received minor injuries. A passenger, 35 […]
Views: 0A resident of Linneus has been hospitalized after being injured in a single vehicle rollover accident last night just to the west of Brookfield. The highway patrol said 40 year old Jessica Coke of Linneus was taken first last night to Pershing Hospital in Brookfield. Later, she was transported to the University Hospital in […]
Views: 2The superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Colonel Eric Olson has announced that 21 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 26, 2020. The ceremony is by invitation only due to the coronavirus guidelines but will be available to the public and the media via Facebook live. The […]
Views: 0A spokesperson for the 2020 Census says the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to share information about the Census. Some residents have said they never received a form for the Census. Anyone who needs to receive a form to complete the Census is asked to call 1-844-330-2020. As of the afternoon of Tuesday, […]
Views: 0A felon from Brookfield accused of leading law enforcement on a multi-county pursuit in February entered a plea of not guilty in Division One of Linn County Circuit Court the morning of Tuesday, June 9th. Online court information shows 38 year old Matthew Guilford waived formal arraignment, and he is next scheduled to be […]
Views: 23The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal are moving into Missouri, prompting watches. The National Hurricane Center said in its 4 a.m. update the center of the storm is about 80 miles southeast of Springfield, Mo., and has maximum sustained winds of 30 mph. A flash flood watch is in effect for areas in and […]
Views: 1The Highway Patrol reports a man from Marceline died in a farm pond on Sunday afternoon in rural Linn County. Twenty-six-year-old Jacob Sprague was found lying face down in the pond, two miles northeast of Laclede. The body was taken to the Delaney Funeral Home in Marceline. Troopers stated it appears Sprague was suffering […]
Views: 0A resident of Gladstone was injured early Thursday morning when the vehicle he was driving traveled off Highway 5 at Linneus and struck a ditch. Sixty-year-old James Hollon was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with minor injuries. The 2020 Kia Forte received minor damage in the accident at 2:30 Thursday […]
Views: 0The GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated is accepting grant applications from qualifying schools and organizations. Applicants may apply by completing an application with supporting information. The application is available at Grundy Electric website or by calling the Grundy Electric Cooperative at 1-800-279-2249 extension 33 or 23. The application deadline is July 1st. The trustees will […]
Views: 0It was a light voter turnout of just 10.9% in Grundy County on Tuesday for the election. Trenton voters selected four city councilmen and three people to R-9 Board of Education and passed a city of Trenton ballot issue. The five percent bed tax was approved by a margin of 247 in favor and 107 […]
Views: 0The Linn County Health Department reports one new lab confirmed positive case of COVID-19 and one new positive serology case in the county since Monday. There have been 10 total lab confirmed cases in Linn County. Four are reported to be recovered, and five are active. There has been one death related to COVID-19 […]
Views: 0The Linn County Health Department reports an out of county resident who tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday was in Linn County when the person developed symptoms and was possibly infectious. Anyone who received services at Buck’s Barber Shop May 26th or 27th is asked to contact the Linn County Health Department at 660-258-7251. The […]
Views: 0One of the anticipated outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions that have been taken is a large increase in county unemployment rates across Missouri. That’s evident in the figures available for the April report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. Many of the county rates have doubled when comparing April to […]
Views: 0The health departments in Harrison and Linn counties are reporting new positive cases of COVID-19. Harrison County is reported to have had a total of 11 positive cases, which is up three from Thursday. Linn County has had nine total PCR cases, which is up by one from Thursday. No other information was shared […]
Views: 0The Linn County Health Department reports the county has had a total of eight positive PCR (polymerise chain reaction) cases of the Coronavirus. That is up from the six cases previously reported by the health department. Four of the cases are said to be recovered. The health department also reports the county has had […]
Views: 0GRM Networks has announced the recipients of a $1,000 scholarship to be used post high school. A panel of judges selected high school juniors Jaden Lester of Browning and Abby Webb of Humphreys to represent GRM on the Foundation for Rural Service Washington, D. C. Youth Tour. However, this year’s Youth Tour was canceled […]
Views: 0The Grundy County Commission Tuesday morning discussed a closed bridge on Southwest 86th Avenue. A replacement tube order for the bridge has been canceled. The Southwest 86th Avenue bridge will remain closed due to a failed inspection by the Missouri Department of Transportation in April. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray says the county is looking […]
