Entries for the 2019 Missouri Day Festival Parade are now being accepted. The parade, scheduled for Saturday, October 19th will feature marching bands, colorful floats, antique cars and tractors, equestrian units and many special guests. Parade judging will award prize money in 10 categories including: “Spirit of Missouri Days” with a $200.00 grand prize, a […]
Working toward earning his Precision Agriculture Technology Certificate from the University of Missouri, Bo Young understands the importance of implementing precision practices on the farm. Young, who is also a climate activation specialist with The Climate Corporation, works with farmers and producers, helping them incorporate Climate FieldView technology in their operation. Young and The Climate […]
State troopers say the vehicle they’re looking for in Friday’s deadly road rage incident near southeast Missouri’s Caruthersville is a GMC Yukon. The incident killed 42-year-old motorist Carey Taylor and also prompted Caruthersville High School to lockdown. Isabelle Hanson from KFVS reports no arrests have been made. The incident killed motorist Carey Taylor […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports a pedestrian sustained moderate injuries to her leg as the result of a vehicle striking her at the intersection of Jackson and Washington streets on Friday morning. Emergency medical services transported 80-year-old Theresa Figg of Chillicothe to Hedrick Medical Center for treatment. A vehicle, driven by 51-year-old Christina George-Spainhour of […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office accepted the resignation of Deputy Austin Lucky who was in training to be a road patrol deputy. Lucky notified the sheriff’s office he accepted a position with a municipal agency outside of Livingston County. Cox wishes Lucky “the best in his new position.” The sheriff’s office is […]
The 35th Annual Missouri Day Festival Parade next month will be sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club with a parade theme of “Missouri Day Embraces the Past, Looks to the Future.” The October 19th parade will again feature marching bands, floats, antique cars and tractors, equestrian units and special guests. Prize money will be awarded […]
The Trenton Police Department has received several complaints about telephone calls involving their Social Security Number being suspended. The suspended Social Security number scam typically begins with a telephone phone call or a robocall. Scammers will often spoof the Social Security Administration number. This makes the caller ID show a call that looks like it […]
Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic in Princeton is pleased to welcome physician assistant, Jordan Jones, PA-C, to the medical team. Jones will begin treating patients in early September. Prior to joining the Mercer County Clinic, Jones earned her master’s degree in Medical Science – Physician Assistant from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Since […]
The tallgrass prairie holds a special place in Missouri’s history, and native grasslands also continue to play a role in modern agriculture today. The state’s grassland legacy and future will be celebrated at a free Prairie Day event 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, at Dunn Ranch Prairie and Pawnee Prairie in […]
Beef producer Carey Portell will tell women at Pearls of Production how she survived and thrived after a car accident nearly took her life almost nine years ago. The seventh annual event for women in production agriculture runs Nov. 1-2 in Columbia. Pearls of Production provides hands-on training and leadership opportunities for women in livestock […]
Volatility seems to be the theme for the last several months. Weather forecasts, overseas trade relations, and harvest predictions have been large contributors for the past month. There has been plenty of moisture this year throughout the Corn Belt. However, the excessive moisture paired with the cooling temperatures have raised some concern over potential yields. […]
The 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 7th and 8th, 2019 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. […]
The August weather summary in Trenton includes above-average rainfall with low temperatures were slightly above average and highs nearly four degrees below normal. Rainfall last month in Trenton totaled 6.9 inches which is two and one-third inches (2.32) above average for August. Rain and melted precipitation for the year in Trenton, through august, was 43.57inches, […]
Mercer County Sheriff Stephen Stockman has released more information on the inmate from Kansas City who escaped from the Mercer County Jail in Princeton Wednesday. It was the second time in August 27-year-old Drake Kately has been reported as escaping and he has yet to be found by law enforcement. Stockman says dispatch notified the […]
(Brownfield article by Mark Dorenkamp) Many farmers have been surprised by how clean their soybean fields look given the challenges this spring. Jeff Moon with Corteva Agriscience says while planting delays and the corresponding late fieldwork was frustrating, it did help suppress weeds. “When we can delay that tillage pass, we take out a lot […]
According to Jeff Phillips, Communications and Outreach Manager of the Laborers International Union of North America in St. Joseph, construction workers in many rural Missouri counties are working for less this Labor Day holiday. Missouri’s new prevailing wage law has cut wages for construction workers in many counties, sometimes by more than half. The new […]
The First Baptist Church of Cameron will present a Judgement House drama in which two teenage siblings are faced with the death of their mother. “Why? Finding Purpose When Life Doesn’t Make Sense” will be presented at the First Baptist Church at 202 East Ford Street in Cameron October 20th, 26th, and 27th from 3 […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the project bid from Lawhon Construction Company of Saint Joseph and all alternate bids at a special meeting on Wednesday morning. The base bid from Lawhon was $6,275,000 and the total bid with alternates was $6,608,500. The alternate bids include the S. M. Rissler office expansion, stage storage […]
Several lettered-route bridges within the Green Hills Region are to benefit from federal money that Congressman Sam Graves announced will be forthcoming to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Each of the targeted bridges has a poor condition rating. Graves received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation that Missouri will receive $20.7 million for the […]
Five National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Awards were presented at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening. The NISOD Awards went to Cory Cooksey with Business Technology for Teaching, Health Sciences Program Coordinator Kristi Cutsinger for Academic Support, Admissions Director Kristie Cross for Student Affairs, Senior Database Administrator […]
