The Spickard Board of Aldermen on Tuesday evening, November 9th accepted the second reading of an ordinance setting rates and charges for the city’s sewerage system. The minimum monthly charge for up to 1,000 gallons of water used will be $19. For every 1,000 gallons over the first 1,000, the rate will be $9.50 per […]
Pleasant View R-6 School will hold a parade to honor veterans. The parade will begin at 8 am on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the school and will continue until 8:30, taking place through the circle drive. The parade, due to COVID-19, will be of a drive-through style parade to ensure the safety of everyone. […]
(Missouri Independent) – Cortaiga Collins doesn’t know how much longer her childcare center will survive. Only about a dozen children have been attending regularly amid the pandemic. Under normal circumstances, she used to serve as many as 100. She’s already had to reduce the hours that Good Shepherd Preschool and Infant/Toddler Center in St. Louis […]
Another “plow day” activity is coming up Saturday, November 14th at the Frank Holt farm in southeast Mercer County. The Holt farm is located three miles south of Princeton on Highway 65 to Route E, then head east on Route E eight miles to Intrepid Street. Turn east of Intrepid for one and a half […]
Missouri health officials say there have been about 21,000 new COVID cases in the past week, an average of 3,105 per day. State Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams will testify Tuesday morning before the Missouri House Special Committee on Disease Control and Prevention. Committee chairman Dr. Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, […]
An inmate at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for assaulting another inmate at the facility. Earl F. Love, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to seven years in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the sentence to be served consecutively to […]
A Mercer man died as the result of an accident involving a combine and grain truck three miles east of Princeton the afternoon of November 6th. The Highway Patrol reports grain truck driver 47-year-old Gregg Widner was pronounced dead by the Mercer County coroner. Emergency medical services transported him to the Roberson Funeral Home of […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Medicaid Managed Care Program, which found system limitations that resulted in millions of dollars in potential overpayments on behalf of ineligible participants. “At a time when every dollar is being stretched to deliver vital services to Missourians, state government […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri announces the formation of a special fund to honor the late Howie Lynch of Trenton. At the request of his family, a fund has been created to support the Ebbe Sports Complex in Trenton with planning for a new permanent concession stand, a wish made by Howie for many […]
A long time employee of the Trenton HyVee Food Store, Keith Herring, was presented with a major prize as part of the company’s 90th anniversary year During an outdoor ceremony in front of family, friends, and store employees, Herring received the keys to a brand new, two-door, mini Cooper car which was red in color. […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Democrats had another disappointing night in legislative elections Tuesday, losing in two state Senate districts crucial to their hopes of cracking the Republican supermajority in the upper chamber. Republicans held a key Senate seat by re-electing Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden of Columbia in the 19th District in central Missouri. As […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri voters on Tuesday repealed a constitutional amendment they enacted in 2018 that would have required legislative districts be drawn to ensure partisan fairness. They replaced it with one that critics contend could forgo the use of total population to draw districts and instead exclude all non-voters, specifically children and non-citizens — tilting the political […]
The former Country Home Inn in Trenton, located at 2900 Hoover Drive, will reopen their doors on November 6, 2020, as a Cobblestone Inn and Suites. Micah Landes of Landes, Urich, and Weldon LLC says the investment group selected Cobblestone after looking at several franchises. She notes the decision was based on the company’s quality […]
The months of campaigning are over and the fate of each candidate on the Missouri general election ballot today rests in the hands of voters. Here is an overview of some of the top races on today’s ballot: Republican Governor Mike Parson is seeking his first full term as Missouri’s chief executive officer. He faces […]
(Missouri Independent) – A Missouri family that was denied a license to grow medical marijuana alleged in court this week that outside groups and individuals had undue access to top state officials — and that access led to an opaque process and contributed to the decision to cap the number of licenses granted. To buttress […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm following a shootout at an Independence, Mo., motel. Randy K. McGaugh, 54, of Wellington, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. By pleading guilty, McGaugh admitted that he […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a 48-hour boil advisory due to customers having low water pressure or no water. The advisory affects the area from the north edge of the Princeton city limits along U. S. Highway 65 and goes south along Highway 65 to the intersection with Route E. […]
The Chillicothe City Council accepted a bid to demolish a structure and approved a purchase of a salt spreader Monday, October 26th. Chillicothe City Administrator Darin Chappell reports Perkins will demolish the structure at 823 Jefferson Street for $7,500. He says the city had taken over ownership of the property, and the structure needed to […]
The owner of a Cassville, Missouri waterslide attraction has pleaded guilty in federal court to making a false tax return. Jerry Don Beebe, 67, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Monday, Oct. 26, to one count of making a false tax return. Beebe owned and operated Beebe’s Roaring River Waterslide in […]
Livingston County Health Center has announced an upcoming opportunity for county residents to receive their vaccination for influenza for the 2020-2021 flu season. A Curbside Family Flu Shot Clinic will be held on Monday, November 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the lunch hour, in their parking lot at 800 Adam Drive. County […]
