Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove from the Capitol a bust of the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who in 1857 wrote the Dred Scott decision (Dred Scott pictured above article) that stripped all Black Americans, free or slave, of their citizenship. The legislation passed on a vote of 285-120 with only […]
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Cole County judge blocks changes in Medicaid payments to Missouri hospitals
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – A Cole County judge has temporarily blocked the state’s new policy for Medicaid hospital payments which was set to take effect Thursday and ordered a hearing July 9 to determine if the order will become permanent. In response to a lawsuit filed by the Missouri Hospital Association, Circuit Judge Cotton Walker on […]
Former American Legion building in downtown area to be demolished
Views: 0The owner of an aging downtown Trenton building plans to have it torn down rather than making repairs. Scott Weldon spoke Monday evening to the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board regarding the former American Legion building at 103 East 10th Street. The building board, at their meeting last month, placed it on the nuisance […]
Missouri Senate approves FRA, rejects push to ban Planned Parenthood from Medicaid
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – A bipartisan coalition handed anti-abortion activists a rare defeat in the Missouri Senate Friday night, rejecting a push to ban Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider as it passed a bill to secure billions for the state’s Medicaid program. And only a restatement of the state’s already existing ban on using public funds […]
USDA, FCC, and NTIA announce interagency agreement to coordinate broadband funding deployment
Views: 0The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced an interagency agreement to share information about and coordinate the distribution of broadband deployment federal funds. In accordance with the Broadband Interagency Coordination Act, the respective Cabinet and agency leaders announced that their agencies […]
Hy-Vee store director named National 2021 Store Manager of the Year
Views: 0Hy-Vee, Inc. announces that Brandon Lampkin, a 31-year veteran of Hy-Vee and store director at the 180th and Q Hy-Vee in Omaha, has been named 2021’s Store Manager of the Year by the Food Industry Association. This marks the second year in a row a Hy-Vee store director has been chosen for this national […]
Some of Missouri’s largest CAFOs are seeking less stringent state regulation
Views: 1Eleven of Missouri’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations are working to reduce the state’s oversight of their hog facilities despite a record of manure spills and clean water violations. Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has 11 CAFOs seeking new state permits. The facilities, dotted across northern Missouri, combined are capable of raising […]
City Administrator addresses Trenton Utility Committee at meeting on Tuesday
Views: 0Trenton City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton discussed several topics at the Trenton Utility Committee meeting on June 22, 2021. Urton said the city is proceeding with getting prices for control panels and pumps for three lift stations, getting a price for a replacement pump for the headworks grit removal system to have a spare […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Views: 0Among the cases dispensed with on Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court include 19-year-old Alejandro Bruno Cuevas of Paola, Kansas, who plead guilty on two misdemeanor counts and had a felony drug charge dismissed by the prosecution. Cuevas entered pleas to possession of liquor by a minor and unlawful possession […]
Grundy County Health Department reports 43 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week
Views: 0Grundy County now has 48 active cases of COVID-19. That’s out of a total of 1,199 cases since testing began 15 months ago. Grundy County Health Department reports a total of 43 cases have been reported during the past seven days. Grundy County’s rate on testing is 16 and a half (16.47%), being positive. […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen address nuisance properties
Views: 0Information has been provided from last weeks’ meeting of the Spickard Board of Aldermen. The board voted to send a letter to those individuals with properties considered to be a nuisance. A discussion was held on the Department of Natural Resources inspection regarding alleged violations of the city’s water system. Problems with the sewer […]
Missouri Department of Conservation on Missouri’s wild turkey population
Views: 8Interested in learning more about Missouri’s wild turkey population? Curious how fall harvest is affecting turkeys? The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Wild Turkey Biologist Reina Tyl is myth-busting and shedding light on wild turkey population trends for hunters, landowners, and managers. WHY AM I SEEING FEWER TURKEYS ON THE LANDSCAPE? “The number of turkeys […]
Audio: Missouri’s Medicaid Numbers are Up 141,000 in Past Year
Views: 0The number of Missourians receiving Medicaid benefits has increased for 11 straight months. The Missouri Department of Social Services says the number has increased from about 940-thousand in June 2020 to about one million, 81-thousand in May. That’s an increase of almost 141-thousand.
Hy-Vee launches financial services across eight states
Views: 0Hy-Vee, Inc. announces the launch of Hy-Vee Financial Services, fueled by Midwest Heritage. Customers across Hy-Vee’s eight-state region can now enroll in and apply for financial services, including checking and savings accounts, auto and home insurance, home mortgages, consumer loans, and pet insurance. Additionally, Hy-Vee Fuel Saver + Perks and Hy-Vee Plus premium members […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen report crews to begin installation of new electric and water meters
Views: 0The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved two ordinances on Monday, June 14 that authorized entering into service contract agreements. One involved a telemetry system with Micro-Comm for the water plant supervisory control and data acquisition system. The other involved a uniform service contract agreement with Aramark. The board agreed to hire Decker Construction to […]
May jobs report shows Missouri unemployment rate at 4.2%
Views: 0Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased from April 2021 to May 2021, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by a tenth of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 6,000 jobs over the month, with job gains in both goods-producing and service-providing industries. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Views: 0Probation has been ordered for two Trenton residents who, on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a child on November 9 in Trenton. A sentence of 45 days in the Grundy County Jail were issued to Kyle Nathan Wilson and Lacy Jo Vestal. Judge Steve Hudson suspended the execution […]
Owner of school sentenced to prison for defrauding program dedicated to rehabilitating disabled military veterans
Views: 1A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution for defrauding a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program dedicated to rehabilitating military veterans with disabilities. According to court documents, Francis Engles, 65, of Bowie, was the owner and operator of Engles Security Training School […]
Department of Economic Development awards $15.8 million for community development projects statewide
Views: 0The Department of Economic Development announced it will award more than $15.8 million to 38 recipients through its Community Development Block Grant Program to help communities with infrastructure improvement and other projects across Missouri. “Strengthening infrastructure and improving our workforce remains my administration’s top priorities,” said Governor Mike Parson. “Whether repairing roads, upgrading facilities, […]
Explore Missouri’s outdoors through Agents of Discovery mobile app
Views: 0 Looking for a new way to explore and learn about Missouri’s outdoors? The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages kids and adults to check out the free mobile gaming app, Agents of Discovery. MDC is partnering with the gaming app to help the public explore natural areas around the state. Discover nature through completing “missions”, […]