A northwest Missouri state senator wants to re-direct federal stimulus payments which might be heading to prisoners who owe money to victims. Senator Tony Luetkemeyer, a Republican from, Parkville, sponsors the measure being considered during the legislative session in Jefferson City. Luetkemeyer’s bill could head to the Senate floor at any time. Congress […]
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Maximize NWMO offers survey results of 18 counties as to why residents stay and/or return to northwest Missouri
Final results from the 2020 Alumni and Resident Survey are in, telling a story of hope and promising potential. Survey participants provided reasons why residents stay in, return to, or move to northwest Missouri, prompting key takeaways for what leaders in northwest Missouri can do to keep and bring talent to the region. Within the […]
Daviess County Health Department to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Jamesport
A Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held in Jamesport on April 1st. Individuals who fall under Phases 1 or 2 and reside in Region H can receive a vaccine at the Spillman Event Center from 9 to 1 o’clock by appointment. Region H involves Northwest Missouri and the Green Hills counties of […]
Department of Conservation to offer free hunter education skills classes in Chillicothe and Cameron
The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer two in-person hunter education skills classes in northwest Missouri in April. Classes will be offered on April 8 in Chillicothe and April 13 in Cameron, both from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Unless exempt, a hunter education certificate is required to purchase a firearm hunting permit in Missouri. These […]
Access II Independent Living Center mobilizing against budget cuts by Missouri’s governor
In response to two proposed budget cuts to the Consumer Directed Services program, Access II Independent Living Center is mobilizing the community to fight back against these cuts. Access II is joining with other Centers for Independent Living in the state to denounce these cuts. The Consumer Directed Services program allows eligible individuals with disabilities […]
Audio: Bill in Missouri Legislature would delay full increase of minimum wage hike
In 2018, 62-percent of Missouri voters approved a gradual minimum wage hike of $12.00 an hour by 2023. A state House committee is considering a bill that would delay the full increase by three years. During a committee hearing, Representative Allen Andrews of northwest Missouri’s Grant City says he supports the bill. He says his […]
Audio: Army Corps of Engineers says some levees in northwest Missouri won’t be restored until September
Repairs to Missouri River levees damaged by the 2019 flood in northwest Missouri are nearly completed, but some stubborn problems won’t be fixed until after summer. KFEQ’s Brent Martin has details from St. Joseph. Repairs from the extensive damage done by the 2019 flood are continuing in northwest Missouri, with both the levee […]
Audio: St. Joseph City Council approves $25 million in Chapter 100 bonds for massive Cereal Ingredients plant
The city council in northwest Missouri’s largest city has approved issuing 25-million dollars in Chapter 100 bonds for a massive new manufacturing plant that will bring 48 new jobs to town. St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce senior vice president Brad Lau tells our St. Joseph affiliate KFEQ that the bonds make the bidding process more […]
Traffic stop on Highway 36 ends with seizure of Uzi submachine gun, ammunition and drugs
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and the Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Task Force are investigating an incident earlier this week. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter stopped a vehicle late at night on Highway 36 because it was being driven as if the driver was impaired […]
Audio: Man gets 26 years in prison for shooting death of northwest Missouri toddler
A 21-year-old who pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a two-year-old northwest Missouri girl has been sentenced to 26 years in prison. Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg sentenced Marcain Kimbrough-Ballard of St. Joseph after an emotional hearing in a Buchanan County courtroom. Kimbrough-Ballard, in an earlier court hearing, admitted to firing shots into […]
Young at Heart Resources election to Board of Directors to be held on May 4th, 2021
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 […]
Audio: Three former students recognized as “Distinguished Alumni” at NCMC Foundation Pirates Ball
Three former students of Trenton Junior College or North Central Missouri College were recognized as distinguished alumni at the NCMC Foundation Pirates Ball on March 13th. The Distinguished Alumni Class of 2020 included Doctor Jamie Hooyman, John Sturdevant, and Donovan Thompson. Jamie Hooyman attended TJC from 1981 to 1983 and received her Associate in Arts […]
Seventh grade Trenton Middle School student, Titus Kottwitz, wins spelling bee in St. Joseph on his own “volition”
A Trenton seventh-grader, Titus Kottwitz, won the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday in St. Joseph. The Trenton Middle School student was among 26 spellers competing from 13 counties in northwest Missouri winning by spelling the word “volition.” There now will be preliminary, quarterfinal, and semi-final rounds held virtually to determine the national finalists […]
Audio: Missouri House advances effort to tax out-of-state businesses selling online
The state House of Representatives has given first-round approval to an effort that would tax out-of-state businesses selling online to Missourians. The legislation might not result in a significant state revenue increase because it would be offset by lowering the state’s income tax rate. Bill sponsor J. Eggleston, of northwest Missouri’s Maysville, says a so-called […]
Fourteen area counties to send top spellers to compete in Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee
Fourteen counties will send their top two spellers to compete when Mosaic Life Care Foundation hosts and sponsors the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee this weekend. Registration for the bee will begin at EmPowerU at 518 South Sixth Street in Saint Joseph Saturday afternoon at 12:30. The competition will start at 1 o’clock. Those spellers […]
Mosaic Life Care Foundation to host Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee
Mosaic Life Care Foundation will host and sponsor the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 13, at emPowerU, 518 South 6th St. Registration for the spelling bee will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by the competition at 1 p.m. Upon arrival, Mosaic Life Care Foundation will follow appropriate guidelines with visitors, including temperature […]
Audio: Missouri has been reviewing whether it can give teachers a retention bonus, there’s good news and bad news.
The Missouri K-12 Education Department has been reviewing whether federal coronavirus aid can be used to give teachers a bonus next school year if they stick around. The state already has a persistent teacher shortage and COVID-19 has made the problem even worse. During a Missouri Board of Education meeting, Deputy Finance Commissioner Kari Monsees […]
Only two active cases of COVID-19 remain in Grundy County as of Monday, March 8, 2021
One new case of COVID-19 was reported on Monday for Grundy County, compared to the report from last Thursday, raising the total since testing began to 1,057. Of that, 816 cases are confirmed positive and the rest are listed as probable. Grundy County currently has two active cases of COVID-19 with 40 deaths related to […]
Audio: Chillicothe is one of the only Missouri cities to offer 10 gigabit broadband internet
Chillicothe in northwest Missouri is one of the only communities in the state now offering 10 gig broadband internet to its residents. Green Hills Communications has announced the upgrades. City Administrator Darin Chappell says a reliable connection to the world makes Chillicothe attractive to businesses wanting to relocate. City Administrator Darin Chappell says […]
North Central Missouri College student Alyssa Olson honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 290 students who will make up the organization’s 2021-2022 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Alyssa Olson, a North Central Missouri College student, will join 212 students from 39 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to form the 2021 […]