Every year Young at Heart Resources holds regional elections to its Board of Directors. The board is comprised of 9 members representing 18 counties in Northwest Missouri, and each member term is 3 years. Current members Sherry Golden, David Smith, and Mary Eileen Snow are up for reelection, which means there are 3 member seats […]
The state of Missouri, along with some local agencies, are organizing several mass coronavirus events this week around the state. The clinics are planned in Benton, Jackson, Chariton, Putnam, McDonald, Bollinger, Cole, Buchanan, Mercer, Pulaski, St. Charles, and St. Louis counties. A mega vaccination event is planned at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City this Friday […]
Update 3/16/2021: According to Jordan Ferguson, the vaccine is only available to established patients of Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group, and Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic who fit within the Phase 1B – Tier 3 group, or any of the previously released higher-risk tier groups. Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton and Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic […]
The Mercer County Health Department will hold first dose COVID-19 vaccine clinics the week of March 22nd. Residents in eligible tiers can contact the office to be put on a waiting list at 748-3630. The health department notes it will continue to receive the vaccine and hold clinics as the demand for shots continues. The […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of March 15 – 21. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Cainsville woman sustained serious injuries as a result of attempting to avoid hitting an animal with a car four miles east of Cainsville on March 11th. Emergency medical services transported 28-year-old Megan Mouzakis to the Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The car traveled east on Route N before it struck […]
Active COVID-19 cases have dropped by 18 in Daviess County since February 25th, which brings the total to six. The health department thanks residents for doing their part to slow the spread of the virus. Three cases were added for 669. Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Daviess County. The health department has about […]
The Mercer County Health Department plans to host its annual 5K in April. Participants will be asked to use COVID-19 precautions at the event to start at the Mercer City Park on April 10th at 7:30 in the morning. Masks will be recommended during registration, which will include handing out free t-shirts and race numbers. […]
Among cases Tuesday in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Preliminary hearings were waived by Floyd Wayne Jarrett of Galt, Marquise Terrell Jones of Trenton, Vance Allen Gannon of rural Trenton, and James LeRoy Houk of Princeton. Each had their cases bound over to the docket for tomorrow’s session of Division One of Grundy […]
Serve Mercer County will take place this year on Saturday, April 17, with a rain date of Saturday, April 24, if needed. It is an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors with civic groups, and school groups of all ages are encouraged to participate. Those interested in helping should register online by Friday, April 9. […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved items related to the salary schedule on March 8th. Seven hundred fifty dollars was added to the base salary schedule, and each teacher will receive steps on the salary schedule. After the increase, North Mercer’s base salary will be $30,250. Other personnel will receive a two-point-five percent […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory due to water main repair. Customers asked to boil water until further notice are those from Decal Street to Highway 136 and from the Harrison County line to the Weldon Fork of the Grand River.
