Historically, most of the bills passed during the Missouri Legislature’s regular session become law on August 28. Of the roughly 2,100 measures filed this year, 144 proposals made it across the finish line. Dozens of proposals become official today. Here is a snapshot of 10 key measures taking effect: Education funding In the fiscal year […]
A new state law will help protect children at their schools as beginning August 28, school volunteers will be required to undergo criminal background checks before being left alone with children. Auditor Galloway pushed for the new law after her audit of the state’s sexual offender registration program found background checks were mandatory for school employees, […]
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 […]
The Spickard Fall Festival will be held in September with activities for the “Relics of the Past” themed event beginning with exhibit check-in at the Wise Community Center the afternoon of September 12th from 3 to 6 o’clock. Activities September 13th will include a country store in the Wise Building starting at 8 o’clock in […]
Missouri junior swine exhibitors traveled to jackpot shows throughout the summer competing for points in the MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit. Points for the circuit could be earned from nineteen different shows held across Missouri. An awards presentation was conducted to conclude the program August 7 at the Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two most wanted fugitives over the weekend. Sheriff Steve Cox says 51-year-old John James Meyer of Hale was arrested on a warrant for alleged probation violation on original felony possession of a controlled substance: methamphetamine. Online court information indicates Meyer appeared in Division One of Livingston […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center announces the hiring of Rachael Brothers of Cainsville, Missouri as their Executive Director. Life Options is a non-profit pregnancy help center that will be located in Trenton and serve the surrounding Green Hills communities. Life Options’ vision is to encourage life and strengthen families. Projected to open […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation Traveler Information Map indicates the water has receded and Highway 65 has been re-opened in Carroll County. Highway 65 was closed from Highway 24 in Carrollton to just south of Route B early last week due to heavy weekend rains causing flooding. A MoDOT representative reports that section of road […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Trenton man has posted bond on a felony charge of third-degree domestic assault. Forty-nine-year-old William Grimes was arrested on Monday with a bond of $5,000 cash or corporate surety. He is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court September 10th. Court documents accuse Grimes of causing physical […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation will have a COMPLETE CLOSURE of Interstate 70 in both directions between I-435 and I-470/Route 291 beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, September 6, until approximately 5 a.m. on Monday, September 9. This closure is for the demolition of the directional ramps from southbound I-435 to eastbound I-70 and northbound […]
A former Kansas City Chiefs football player, who was tasered twice while struggling with officers and resisting arrest, was charged in federal court with illegally possessing firearms. Saousoalii P. Siavii, Jr., also known as “Junior,” 40, of Independence, Missouri, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., […]
A Rogersville, Missouri business owner has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a $4 million scheme to defraud his customers and his failure to pay federal income and employment taxes. Michael David Dismer, 51, was charged in a 28-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday, […]
A Grain Valley, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for traveling to North Dakota for illicit sex with a 14-year-old child, who was actually an undercover law enforcement officer, while he was under investigation for distributing child pornography over the internet. Andy Earl Crook, 63, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs […]
Lisa Geiser, Database Administrator from O’Fallon, Missouri has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee for August. Lisa has been at NCMC for three years in the IT department. “My favorite thing about working at North Central Missouri College is the environment and the people that make up the NCMC Family,” said Lisa. […]
The Trenton City Council has given the go-ahead to have design plans developed for possible future projects at the Trenton Airport. The primary need is described as replacing the T-hangers but it would require working the land there so it can be raised above the flood plain. The council voted last night to accept a […]
In response to flooding in Missouri and across the country this year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of $9 million to fund conservation easements in 69 Missouri counties damaged by flooding and other natural disasters. Funds are available through the floodplain easement component of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP-FPE). […]
Cameron Police today provided an update on five young people arrested for their alleged involvement in “going through motor vehicles.” The Cameron Police Department has sent probable cause statements to the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Brandi McClain has charged three St. Joseph youths of adult age with a misdemeanor of tampering with a motor […]
A former Cameron, Missouri, high school teacher pleaded guilty in federal court to secretly recording pornographic videos of a teenage victim in his bathroom and admitted to secretly recording pornographic videos of two other teenage victims. William Derek Williams, 39, of Cameron, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to producing child pornography. […]
Volunteers will work on various projects around the community during the Fourth Annual Serve Trenton the last weekend in September. Spokesperson Doctor Kevin Harris says the initiative September 28th and 29th focuses on helping the widowed, indigent, and elderly as well as foster families. Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey will lead volunteers in praise […]
A St. Joseph resident has died at the scene of a rollover UTV accident in Gentry County while residents of Savannah and Stanberry were injured. The Highway Patrol reports 41-year-old Adrian Warner of St. Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident Sunday night four miles north of Stanberry. He was a passenger […]
