A Medicaid expansion measure is one of the hot items at the ballot box in Tuesday’s primary election. Missouri voters will be asked whether to expand Medicaid to another 230,000 low-income adults. Currently, about 950,000 Missourians get government-funded healthcare. Under Amendment 2, Missouri adults earning up to $18,000 annually could qualify. The clash between those […]
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Tigers for Troops: Helping rural veterans navigate the VA benefits system
Understanding and applying for veterans services can be a challenge, and help can be hard to come by, especially in rural communities. Tigers for Troops, a partnership of University of Missouri Extension and the MU School of Law Veterans Clinic, connects veterans to vital resources through one-on-one consultations by videoconference. It is funded through a […]
Governor Parson meets with Missouri school leaders to discuss reopening plans
Missouri school officials have been putting a lot of effort into developing reopening plans designed to help protect staff, students, and their families during the COVID-19 era. Gov. Mike Parson is traveling around the state this week to hear from teachers and administrators about their back-to-school plans. He has made stops in Jefferson City, Neosho, […]
Missouri Senate committee begins work on violent crimefighting package
A Missouri Senate committee is reviewing a plan that aims to help reduce the state’s violent crime rate. Sen. Doug Libla, the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee chairman is sponsoring the bill the Legislature is tasked with passing during the special session underway. In Kansas City, at least 107 people have been murdered so […]
Two charged in Missouri for violent kidnapping in hotel room
Two men were charged in federal court for kidnapping a woman who was rescued from her attackers at a Neosho, Missouri, hotel room. Freddie Lewis Tilton, 47, of Joplin, Missouri, and Alvin Dale Boyer, 35, of Rogers, Arkansas, were charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo. Tilton was […]
NCMC Board of Trustees approve applying for CARES Act funding to curtail expenses from COVID-19
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the evening of Tuesday, July 28th applying for Grundy County CARES Act funding to combat COVID-19 expenses. A Return to Fall Plan was also presented. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver said the college could receive $89,000 in Grundy County CARES Act funding, which could be used […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve ordinance, review city dump abuse issues
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved several ordinances the evening of Monday, July 27th. One ordinance involved establishing a procedure to disclose potential conflicts of interest and substantial interests for certain municipal officials. Another authorized a solid waste contract with Rapid Removal. There was also an ordinance appointed Julia Filley as the city prosecutor at […]
Carroll County farmer selected to lead Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
A Carroll County soybean farmer has been selected by a group of his peers to lead the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. Kyle Durham of Norborne, Mo. was named the organization’s chairman following a Monday evening vote by the board of directors. He began his term today, Tues., July 28. “The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council exists […]
Grundy County Commission approves formula for distribution of CARES Act funds
The Grundy County Commission Tuesday, July 28th approved a funding formula for county CARES Act funding. The formula uses percentages of assessed valuation for distribution to taxable entities within the legal borders of Grundy County. Any funds not distributed initially will be compiled for a second round of distribution to entities on an as-needed basis. […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education to hold tax rate hearing at special meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold a tax rate hearing at a special meeting. The board will meet the evening of August 11th at 5:25 in the Trenton High School Commons to allow for social distancing. The proposed tax levy for Trenton R-9 is $4.4135 per $100 of assessed valuation. That would be […]
Three properties advance to public hearing, four other properties receive extensions at Trenton Building and Nuisance Board meeting
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board Monday evening advanced three properties to a public hearing and gave extensions of time to four others as work is underway. The board voted to move to a public hearing at a meeting in August 812 Grant Street, 1113, 1115 Main Street, and 1-09 Main Street. Ninety-day extensions were issued […]
Unexpected issue pops up with replacement of 17th Street Bridge
KTTN on Monday questioned a city official about an issue involving digging work at the site of the 17th Street Bridge replacement project. City Administrator Ron Urton wrote in a statement to the news media that during excavation for the foundations for the 17th Street Bridge, the contractor claimed to encounter rip rap or rock […]
Trenton City Council addresses bulky trash items with owner of Rapid Removal at Monday meeting
Rapid Removal Owner Jim Watje and his attorney, Brad Grill, met with the Trenton City Council Monday night in an effort to reach an agreement regarding trash service complaints that the council has received. At the last meeting, the council requested the city attorney write a letter to Rapid Removal regarding specific concerns like refusing […]
Graham McVay announced as 2020 THS Alumni Honoree
“It’s all about family,” this year’s THS Alumni Honoree calls Trenton High School – it’s administration, it’s faculty and it’s students – family! Graham McVay definitely bleeds black and gold and after a long visit with him, it is so obvious how much he loves Trenton High School and is such a deserving honoree by […]
Emergency blood shortage announced by Red Cross
The American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially life-saving treatment for patients with COVID-19. The Red Cross has seen demand for convalescent plasma more than double over the last month as the number of coronavirus cases increases across the U.S. Convalescent plasma products are now being distributed faster than donations […]
Some Missouri election authorities expanding polling places for August primary election
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says 21 of the state’s 116 election jurisdictions are increasing the number of polling places for the August primary election, compared to the 2016 primary. A press release from Ashcroft’s office says some polling places are being consolidated into larger venues, creating an efficient flow of voters and more […]
Trenton Building and Nuisance Board to review 9 properties; City Council to review trash service, police car purchase
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will discuss multiple properties next week before the Trenton City Council meeting. Both meetings will be held in the Trenton City Hall Monday, July 27th. Of the properties on the agenda for the Building and Nuisance Board meeting at 6 o’clock that evening, five are listed under declaration of […]
Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors approve asphalt project, presented energy project information
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors Tuesday, July 21st approved an asphalt project. Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reports the project will be in the parking lot behind Sunnyview where the employees’ park, and a loading dock. The cost will be $43,000. Malicoat-Winslow presented information on an energy project. […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative to hold “drive-thru” annual membership meeting
The Grundy Electric Cooperative will hold a special drive-through annual membership meeting due to safety concerns with COVID-19. Grundy Electric Cooperative member-owners are invited to drive through the parking lot at the South Harrison R-2 High School of Bethany the evening of August 6th from 4:30 to 6:30. Members will stay in their vehicles, register, […]