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Missouri student loan default rates continue to decrease

According to the U.S. Department of Education, Missouri’s three-year loan default rate decreased four-tenths of a percent, keeping Missouri’s rate below the national average and lower than most of its neighboring states. Missouri’s student loan default rate dropped from 10.3 percent to 9.9 percent. The national rate decreased from 10.8 percent to 10.1 percent. More […]

Fatal Fire

47-year-old Livingston County man dies in Friday night fire

Chillicothe Fire Department Chief Eric Reeter reports human remains were found in the debris of a single-wide trailer that burned Friday night in rural Livingston County. Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 9 o’clock to 9803 Livingston County Road 228 and discovered a single wide trailer fully involved in fire. Reeter said the blaze was extinguished, and […]

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Teenagers hurt in crash near Lawson

A Ray County girl was hurt when a car went off a road Northeast of Lawson. The 14-year old Rayville girl was to seek treatment on her own for moderate injuries. She was a passenger in the car driven by a 16-year old Rayville boy who was not reported hurt. The crash happened late Saturday […]

Veterans Foreign Wars

VFW Post in Trenton to hold fundraiser

VFW Post 919 of Trenton will serve a meal to raise money for its building fund. Sam’s Chili, potato soup, and sandwiches will be served at the VFW Hall on October 16, 2019, from 10 to 1 o’clock. The menu will also include summer sausage, cheese, vegetables, and brownie pudding. The meal will cost $10.00 and […]

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Laredo Lions Club to sponsor Ozark Supper

The Laredo Lions Club will sponsor an Ozark Supper to raise funds for disaster relief and other Lions projects. Soups and ham and beans will be served at the Laredo Community Center on October 26, 2019, from 11 to 7 o’clock. The menu will also include cornbread, applesauce, and desserts. Those attending can eat and […]

Gas Tax

Missouri Lt. Governor says Missourians to decide if gasoline tax increase is needed

The state’s lieutenant governor says Missourians will have to decide whether a gasoline tax increase is needed. Missouri’s 17-cent gasoline tax has remained the same since 1996. Last November, voters rejected a proposed ten-cent gas tax increase. At his campaign announcement, last week at Jefferson City’s Memorial Park, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe (R) told the audience […]

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Missouri Department of Conservation has ADA compliant hunting blinds available

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces that it has numerous hunting blinds available at its managed waterfowl hunting areas for waterfowl hunters with disabilities. The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) blinds are available on a “first-call-first-reserved” basis. ADA-qualified waterfowl hunters can reserve available blinds during two time periods — Oct. 7-9 and Oct. 15 […]

Norfolk Southern collapsed into the Grand River in Brunswick

Audio: Norfolk Southern suspends train service in northern Missouri due to Brunswick bridge collapse

Norfolk Southern has suspended train service between northern Missouri’s Moberly and Kansas City, because of the collapse of the heavily-traveled railroad bridge over the Grand River in Brunswick. The bridge washed out, after a debris strike caused by heavy rain. Brunswick emergency management director Brent Dickerson tells our Moberly affiliate KWIX that trains could be […]