Animal health tech company Scollar, Inc., has announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Kansas City, Missouri, to launch its suite of products and expand the company in the Animal Health Corridor. Scollar will scale its administrative, customer success, sales, and marketing teams in Kansas City. Designed for everything from cats to […]
Missouri Soybean Hall of Fame 2019 inductee Gary Riedel says demand for soybean increased greatly since farmers approved checkoff dollars to fund research and promotion. Riedel served as head of Missouri Soybean Association in the early 1980s and was president of the American Soybean Association when the national soybean checkoff went into effect. This year, […]
White House Retreat in St. Louis will host their third annual Veteran’s Spiritual Retreat this summer. The 3-day event, running June 28 – 30, is offered to men and women who served in the U. S. Military and features a series of spiritual talks, small group discussion, quiet time for personal prayer and meditation, non-denominational […]
Chillicothe firefighters late Tuesday afternoon responded to 210 Asher Street where they found a tree stump smoldering and a small camper shell on fire which was next to a metal building. According to Fire Captain Derrick Allen, the camper was pulled away from the stump and building. An estimated 50 gallons of water was poured […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 15 – 21. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Two former executives of a Springfield, Mo.-based charity and an Arkansas state senator have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a multi-million-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement, bribes and illegal campaign contributions for elected public officials in Missouri and Arkansas, announced U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison of the Western District […]
Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler has provided a quick guide for open burning within the city limits of Trenton. The information for the guide comes from the Trenton city ordinance and the International Fire Code. The guide says burning in the City of Trenton is limited to organic products, such as yard waste, leaves, and […]
Missouri Congressman Sam Graves introduced a bill this week to remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose for management of the Missouri River and make flood control the highest priority. “Time and again, we continue to see fish and birds take precedence over people and property when it comes to managing the Missouri River,” […]
Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt announces a boater safety certification course will be offered at the Long Branch Lake Corps of Engineers Visitor Center of Macon next month. The free course will be held on May 11th from 8 to 3 o’clock. Participants who successfully pass the course will be eligible […]
The bridge on Livingston County Route C over Shoal Creek, just south of Utica, is now closed, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge was closed this afternoon after a regularly scheduled inspection revealed critical deterioration to the structure. The anticipated closure time will not be known until further assessments can be completed. […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department Monday afternoon received a call of a field on fire off LIV Road 533. The caller had stated someone lit a field on fire next to their property and the fire was about to reach some timber. Upon arrival, firefighters found a ditch area and part of a grass field on […]
MoDot crews are out in force to fix a problem that has plagued the state’s highways after an extreme winter. In February, the Midwest was the coldest place on earth, according to the NWS. And nowhere is that more evident than hundreds of thousands of potholes that pock highways and cause jaw-jarring bumps. […]
