The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors completed its biannual review of employee retirement benefit options at its meeting this week. Retirement benefits are offered to full-time employees or part-time employees who work at least 15 hundred hours annually through the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System. The board updated the nursing home […]
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Area scouts to take part in Scouting for Food Campaign
Boy, Girl and Cub Scouts from the Trenton area will participate in the annual Scouting for Food Campaign to benefit the Grundy County Food Pantry. Scouts are asked to meet in the Fellowship Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton Saturday morning at 9 o’clock prior to hanging tags on doors. Scout Master Dean […]
Boil order issued for portions of Sullivan County
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects customers on Route OO north of Milan to Noble Road and includes Daisy Drive half a mile north of Noland Road, Otter Road, Desert Drive, Northfield Road, and Diamond Drive. The precautionary […]
Water to be turned off in portion of Trenton for work
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for a portion of Trenton starting Thursday due to tying in a new water main. The advisory will affect Lord Street from East 16th Street to East 13th Street and East 13th Street from Lord Street east to the dead end of East 13th Street. Water is […]
FSA announces $86M to be paid to Missouri farms enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage
United States Department of Agriculture Missouri Farm Service Agency Executive Director Brent Hampy has announced that more than 86 million dollars will be paid to Missouri farms that enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage for 2017 market downturns. Missouri FSA will also distribute more than 102 million dollars in Conservation Reserve Program […]
Portion of Mercer County placed under boil order
A precautionary boil order has been put into place for part of Mercer County due to the repair of a water line. The order affects the area from Modena west on Route D, including Kangaroo, Jackpot, and Karma avenues; Jaguar Plae; Iberia Street; and Hacksaw Road. The precautionary boil order will expire Thursday afternoon, October […]
Boil advisory issued for Putnam County customers
Putnam County Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a 48-hour boil advisory for customers in Worthington as well as customers within half a mile radius around the Worthington city limits. The advisory continues until Sunday morning at 9 o’clock.
Grundy County Public Water Supply District issues boil order
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a broken water line and repairs. The advisory affects customers from the intersection of Route N and NN north on Route NN to the Route O intersection, including Northeast Geode Lane, Route NN, and Northeast 45th Street. The advisory […]
Solid Waste collection event to be held in Bethany
Harrison County residents can dispose of special solid waste items banned from landfills at a collection event on Saturday, October 20th. Residents can bring the waste to the City Street Barn at 301 South 28th Street in Bethany from 9 o’clock to noon. Items to be accepted for a fee include clean tires free of debris, […]
Trenton High School to host Halloween Carnival
Trenton High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America members will collect items to support the Green Hills Women’s Shelter during the Trenton High School Halloween Carnival next week. The carnival starts the evening of October 24th at 5 o’clock with a costume contest for infants through third grade beginning at 6 o’clock. Items […]
Portions of Bethany placed under boil order
Portions of Bethany have been placed under a boil order. The order affects the area from east of 14th Street to Interstate 35 and from south of Beekman Street to the city limits. The boil order will continue until Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock. A spokesperson from the Bethany City Hall says the boil order […]
Managed pastures pay dollar returns using skills learned in grazing schools
Pastures grow green for farmers. When managed well, pastures add dollars to farms. University of Missouri economists reports an added output of $125 million per year from using skills taught for management-intensive grazing (MiG) at grazing schools. “That’s annual impact, not cumulative,” says Craig Roberts, MU Extension forage specialist. Payoffs come in extra milk or […]
Boil advisory issued for portions of Mercer County
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 reports repairs are nearly complete on a water main break on Route WW near Hidden Valley Lake and north of Princeton. The public water supply district has put a precautionary boil advisory in place for the affected area which encompasses the area from south of Hidden Valley […]
Livingston County solid waste collection event to be held in Chillicothe
Livingston County residents may dispose of special waste items banned from landfills at a collection event Saturday. The solid waste may be brought to the Old Pellet Building at 200 Brunswick in Chillicothe from 9 o’clock to noon that day. Free will donations will be accepted for household hazardous waste in its original container and […]
Boil advisory issued for community of Mercer
Low water pressure has prompted a precautionary boil advisory for the town of Mercer. City Clerk Colleen Hinshaw reports the boil water advisory continues for the next 48-hours until Thursday morning for customers in Mercer.
Updated 8:15 am: Continuing rain causing area rivers and creeks to flood
Continuing rain has caused creek and river levels to rise, also likely spilling over onto roads that are prone to flooding. As of 8:15 am Monday morning, a Grundy County Emergency alert has been issued advising several roads are flooded with motorists advised to use caution when driving. In the Trenton area, a caller told KTTN […]
Ammoniation demonstrations set in Northeast Missouri
Livestock producers can stretch short supplies of hay this year by using a simple ammonia treatment on bales, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Zac Erwin. Erwin and MU Extension agronomy specialist Valerie Tate will lead-free hay ammoniation demonstrations Oct. 9 and Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m. to show farmers how to boost the […]
Solid Waste Collection Event to be held Saturday, October 6 in Trenton
Grundy County residents can dispose of special waste items banned from landfills at a collection event on Saturday, October 6th. The solid waste can be brought to the warehouse at 807 East Seventh Street in Trenton from 9 o’clock to noon. Items accepted for a fee include clean tires free of debris, appliances, computer systems, […]
Deadline to apply for Environmental Quality Incentives Program is November 16th
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the deadline to apply for the Fiscal Year 2019 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program is November 16th. EQIP allows farmers, ranchers, forestland managers, and landowners to conserve natural resources by making financial assistance available to improve soil, water, air, plants, animals, […]
Portion of Putnam County placed under boil advisory
An area southeast of Unionville has been placed under a precautionary boil water advisory by the Putnam County Water Supply District Number One. The advisory affects all rural customers on Route W, starting at Laurel Trail, continuing south to Peppy Trail and all side roads between those points. The advisory also affects customers on Route […]