The Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Grain Regulatory Services Program suspended the Missouri grain dealer license for Pipeline Foods, LLC. Effective immediately, Pipeline Foods, LLC is not licensed to operate as a grain dealer in the state of Missouri. Please contact the Missouri Department of Agriculture if you or your business have any unsettled obligations with […]
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Farm Service Agency now accepting nominations for county committee members
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2021 election must be postmarked or received in the […]
Endangered fish, leaching ash ponds: Environmental groups oppose Missouri coal plant permit
(Missouri Independent) – For years, Lisa Zerbe said she biked, rode horses, and ran near Ameren Missouri’s largest coal-fired power plant in Franklin County because she “naively believed” state environmental regulators were protecting citizens from pollution. Now, she won’t. “It is truly a disheartening feeling of betrayal from an agency in my younger years I […]
Blue Springs man charged in Daviess County after leading authorities on high-speed pursuit
A Blue Springs man has been charged in Daviess County after reportedly leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit on Thursday, July 1. Forty-seven-year-old Jerret Michael Hilderbrand faces two felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm as well as one felony count each of resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing, creating a substantial […]
GRM Networks awards $3,750 in community improvement grants
GRM Networks awarded a total of $3,750 as part of the company’s Community Improvement Grant program. Organizations receiving funding in the 2021 semiannual distribution included the Missouri organizations of the City of New Hampton, the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and the Bethany Kiwanis Club, and the Leon Little League from Iowa. Through the grant program, GRM […]
Audio: Missouri State Highway Patrol recommends caution this weekend for drivers and boaters.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol wants to remind Missourians that thunderstorms are expected to continue over the next several days, which may lead to flooding in certain areas. Flooding, especially flash flooding, is dangerous and can be fatal. Drivers and boaters are encouraged to make smart decisions. Drivers Drivers are urged to avoid […]
Missouri Attorney General obtains $150,000 Medicaid fraud settlement
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has obtained a $150,000 settlement against a former Poplar Bluff Medicaid provider for falsely billing services that weren’t provided. “My Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit works tirelessly to root out, investigate, and prosecute instances of Medicaid fraud across the state of Missouri,” […]
Audio: Third District State Representative Danny Busick wants to keep gas stations doing business in rural areas
Third District State Representative Danny Busick wants to keep gas stations doing business in rural areas and says that if a gas station owner wants to pass on the business to someone else, there are many regulations. Busick explains he wants to develop a way to allow small stations to operate, maybe under […]
Infrastructure, events, budgets and purchases among agenda items tackled at meeting of NCMC Board of Trustees
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees on June 22nd heard about upcoming events involving academic affairs. Vice President of Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre said a dual credit and adjunct workshop on June 23rd will provide professional development for returning faculty and orientation for new instructors. He noted the college hopes to gather […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol to participate in “Operation CARE” on July Fourth holiday weekend
The July Fourth weekend is a great opportunity to enjoy one of Missouri’s national parks, recreational opportunities, lakes, and rivers, or a backyard barbecue. Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers to make smart choices for a safe July Fourth holiday. Safety should be at the top of […]
Missouri prison healthcare contract won by a company accused of bid-rigging in Tennessee
(Missouri Independent) – The long-time contractor for medical services in Missouri’s prisons is protesting the state’s decision to award the business to a company that will charge more than lawmakers appropriated and is accused of bid-rigging to obtain a contract in Tennessee prisons. Centurion Health, a Virginia subsidiary of St. Louis-based managed care company Centene, beat […]
Governor Parson fills five county office vacancies
Governor Mike Parson filled five-county office vacancies. Densil Allen Jr., of Knob Noster, was appointed as the Johnson County Presiding Commissioner. Dr. Allen is a former veterinarian and owned and operated Warrensburg Animal Hospital until his retirement. He has also owned and operated Allen’s Auction Service and taught animal science courses at the University of Central […]
Residents of Trenton and Hale injured in Monday morning crash
Residents of Trenton and Hale received minor injuries when the vehicles they were driving collided Monday morning two miles north of Wheeling. Twenty-eight-year-old Marina Munday of Trenton was taken by a private vehicle to Hedrick Medical Center. The other driver, 51-year-old Travis Summers of Hale, was to seek his own medical treatment. A trooper reported […]
Blythedale man charged with property damage after striking building with vehicle
A Blythedale man has been charged with felony first-degree property damage after he allegedly struck the Bethany Counseling Center building with a truck on June 9. Thirty-two-year-old Kevin Adcock has also been charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000. His bond was set at $10,000 cash only. A […]
Iowa resident injured after being ejected from motorcycle
An elderly Iowa resident received serious injuries when the motorcycle he was operating hit a unit being towed by another motorcycle on Saturday morning north of Polo. Eighty-year-old Thomas Wiarda of Ackley, Iowa, was taken to Liberty Hospital. The driver of the other motorcycle, 72-year old Janice Tersehn of Aplington, Iowa, was not reported hurt. […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital expands Pain Management Clinic with addition of Dr. Bradford Noble
Carroll County Memorial Hospital has expanded its Outpatient Specialty Interventional Pain Management Clinic with the addition of Dr. Bradford R. Noble. Dr. Noble attended Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Rehabilitation and completed his fellowship in pain management through the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. He completed a portion of his residency training through […]
Man from Clarence facing weapons and drug charges in Linn County
A Clarence man has been charged in Linn County with seven felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance following a narcotics investigation and vehicle stop on May 24th. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Heath Barry has also been charged with the felonies of unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. […]
Boater safety certification course to be offered in Macon
Highway Patrol Troop B will offer a free boater safety certification course at its headquarters in Macon. The program will be held on June 12th from 9 to 3 o’clock. Missouri law requires individuals born after January 1st, 1984 to carry a boater safety education certification card and picture identification anytime they operate a vessel […]
Carroll County crash injures one, demolishes both vehicles
A Carroll County crash has injured a resident of Laclede. Thirty-year-old Nelson Fay received serious injuries when the van he was driving was hit by another vehicle Monday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 24 and Carroll County Road 271. The other vehicle allegedly failed to halt for a stop sign and traveled into the […]