A former secretary and bookkeeper at the Tri-County R-7 School District of Jamesport has been convicted on 13 felony counts relating to embezzlement at the school district. The Gallatin North Missourian reports a Caldwell County jury convicted 43-year-old Dana Lee Maxwell of Gallatin Thursday on charges that included receiving stolen goods and forgery. The trial […]
The Missouri Conservation Commission recently approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for its fall and winter efforts to find cases of chronic wasting disease and help limit the spread of the deadly deer disease to more deer and more areas. MDC confirmed 33 new cases of CWD following the testing of nearly […]
While only limited information is available, reports say a youth was rescued Sunday afternoon after going underwater in a farm pond in the Chula area. Darrell Wright of Livingston County Emergency Medical Services says by the time the department arrived at the scene, a family member had pulled the victim from the water. He was […]
A project on U.S. Route 36 at Bob Griffin Road in Cameron is scheduled to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the project which has two phases. The first phase is the installation of traffic detection cameras at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 and Bob […]
(Missourinet) – Governor Mike Parson is considering what to do with the lieutenant governor position now that he’s vacated the seat to replace former Governor Eric Greitens who resigned. There’s currently no line of succession in Missouri law. Republican State Senator Caleb Rowden of Columbia thinks Jefferson City Republican Senator Mike Kehoe would be a […]
Eight people attended a meeting held by the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission Wednesday to discuss the region’s public transit system. Assistant Director Jackie Soptic reports those attending included the manager of OATS and representatives of agencies whose clients need and use public transit systems. She says the meeting only addressed the needs and gaps […]
Summer is a time when kids might get away with less sleep and eat fewer meals, but it’s not a time dental health should be ignored. In 2016, Missouri’s Kids Count found that 73 percent of the state’s kids had teeth considered in excellent or very good condition. Program director Tracy Greever-Rice said that’s despite […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner reports Ducks Unlimited will begin a major habitat restoration project at the refuge Friday, June 1st. The refuge notes Ducks Unlimited secured a $1,000,000 grant from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to restore and enhance the refuge’s wetland habitat. The project was bid out to CC […]
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a class to teach safety and rescue skills to young teens who watch their younger siblings or babysit other children. The Safe Sitter class at the health department in Trenton June 25th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon. Participants will learn how to […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County will provide transportation and supervision for fishing activities as an educational/vocational program. The fishing event will be held at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus of Trenton June 3rd from 4:30 in the afternoon to 7:30 at night. The event will include […]
Cleaver Dermatology of Kirksville will provide a free skin cancer screening clinic at the Livingston County Health Center in Chillicothe next month. Two dermatologists will perform the screenings by appointment only June 20th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The health center reminds the public that skin cancer can […]
BTC Area Youth Benefit Corporation will hold a benefit golf tournament Fore the Kids to benefit area youth. The tournament will be held at the Albany Golf Course June 8 with a shotgun two-person scramble at 10 o’clock that morning. The cost is $100 per player, which includes green fees, lunch, snacks, a player gift, […]
A new milk price safety net for dairy producers is in place. To take part farmers must rush to their local USDA farm service center. Milk producers must sign up for the first time or re-enroll by June 1, say University of Missouri Extension dairy economists. Most dairy farmers don’t like the original USDA Margin […]
The Livingston County Library is hosting an adult crafting night on Tuesday, June 5th at 6 pm in the library Courtroom. To kick off the summer season, the library will be creating a flip-flop welcome sign. All supplies will be provided and while there is no cost, registration is required and is limited to 20 […]
The wetland habitat at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner will be expanded and portions of the higher ground will be converted to grasslands this summer. Swan Lake reports the project will affect 1,890 acres of habitat at Swan Lake and includes restoration of 780 acres between Silver Lake and the Swan Lake […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a workshop in Grundy County to train produce growers about food safety. Horticulture Specialist Tim Baker says the workshop will be held on a farm between Trenton and Spickard May 24th. Growers who sell more than $25,000 of produce covered under the Food Safety Modernization Act must attend […]
Spring brings the births of wild animals such as birds, rabbits, and squirrels. With that come good intentions of kind-hearted people who want to adopt baby animals they find because they think they have been orphaned or abandoned. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds people to leave these young wild animals where they find […]
An unusual pest—the Winter Grain Mite—has appeared in southwestern Missouri wheat fields. “I was scouting wheat fields and saw a small black insect with red legs and thought it was a nest of spiders at first,” said University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist Jill Scheidt. “Then I began to see them everywhere by the thousands […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in December in a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, […]
It happened Wednesday, April 27 as a Livingston County Sheriff deputy was on Highway K near Liv 261. The deputy checked a vehicle on radar at 107 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver from Wheeling, Missouri was stopped, cited for the high speed and posted bond for the violation. The driver is scheduled […]
