Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports several flood-related incidents Friday morning. The sheriff’s office received information from the railroad crew south of Chillicothe that a man was on a levee south of U. S. Highway 36 and a couple of miles west of Highway 65. The man was reportedly yelling for someone to come tow […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway praised a change to Missouri law that she said will help protect children at their schools. House Bill 604, now headed to the Governor’s desk, requires school districts to ensure that volunteers undergo criminal background checks before being left alone with children. Galloway urged legislators to add the requirement after her audit of […]
The Missouri FFA Association conducted officer training workshops on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton on Wednesday, May 29th. Approximately 200 Chapter FFA officers and advisors from high schools across northwest Missouri participated in the workshops. LEAD workshops are held at eight sites throughout Missouri with more than 1,200 chapter officers expected to […]
One lane of Interstate 29 is open north of St. Joseph Mo., following flash flooding that closed the interstate overnight, however, the interstate is being closely watched in several locations as flooding threatens the lanes. If you choose to use I-29, please pay close attention to message boards, local media and/or stay in close contact […]
Main Street Chillicothe will host the Third Annual Farm to Table and Awards Banquet next month to benefit the revitalization of Locust Street from Clay to Ann into the new Arts District. Uprooted Kitchen, in partnership with the Chillicothe Farmers Market, will prepare the outdoor dinner on Webster Street in front of Silver Moon Plaza […]
Two Rockford, Illinois residents sustained injuries as the result of an all-terrain vehicle overturning in Spickard Friday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports driver 18-year-old Abigail Hearne was transported to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton with moderate injuries. Passenger 19-year-old Cayman Blais was transported to Wright Memorial with minor injuries. The ATV traveled north on Second […]
The Trenton Family Aquatic Center plans to open for the season May 31st with daily hours of operation from 1 to 6 o’clock and Lap swimming from noon to 1 o’clock. Daily admission is free for children 23 months old and younger, $5 for two to 54-year-olds, $2.50 for those 55 and older, and $1 […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri region for the week of May 27 – June 2. MoDOT will halt temporary lane closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Memorial Day holiday. Most temporary […]
Governor Parson joined with House and Senate members and pro-life coalition leaders to sign House Bill 126. The bill was passed by super-majorities in both the House and the Senate. “By signing this bill today, we are sending a strong signal to the nation that, in Missouri, we stand for life, protect women’s health, and […]
A disaster aid package that includes much-needed resources for Missouri farms and communities impacted by flooding passed the Senate by a vote of 85 to 8. “The flooding in our state has been completely devastating in some areas – from destroyed homes to lost crops to damaged infrastructure,” said Blunt. “Relief is finally one step […]
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will accept applications for certain practices under the Conservation Reserve Program continuous sign-up beginning June 3rd and offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts. The FSA stopped accepting applications last fall for the CRP continuous sign up when 2014 Farm Bill authority expired, however, the 2018 Farm […]
A statewide prescription drug monitoring program will have to wait at least another year in Missouri. The measure passed the House but did not get a vote in the Senate before the legislative session ended Friday. The Republican says a group of conservative state senators kept PDMP from getting a vote before the […]
Low-income Missourians who need hearing aids could get the state’s help. Mokane Republican Senator Jeanie Riddle says the Missouri Legislature has passed a bill that also puts 100,000 dollars in the next state budget to jumpstart the program. To qualify, hearing tests and a certain income level is required. Riddle says the measure […]
The Missouri Legislature has sent to the governor a bill that would keep victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking from being evicted or denied housing. The measure, sponsored by Cameron Republican Representative Jim Neely, would also let them break their housing leases early. When a person is trying to leave a […]
Several area schools will hold graduation ceremonies on Sunday afternoon, May 19th and Monday, May 20, 2019 Past Superintendent Rick Johnson will address 17 graduating seniors at North Harrison R-3 of Eagleville at 2 o’clock. North Harrison announced its Valedictorian as Marty Sadowsky and its Salutatorian as Olivia Babinski. High school Social Studies teacher Louis […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the North Missouri region for the week of May 20 – 26. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt woman Thursday on misdemeanor first-degree trespassing. The bond for 49-year-old Christi Sims was set at $1,500 cash or corporate surety and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court May 28th. Court documents accuse Sims of unlawfully entering real property at 830 […]
The highway patrol reports a Unionville man was injured but allegedly fled the scene following a single vehicle, rollover accident last night in Clinton County two and a half miles east of Holt. Forty-six-year-old Bradley Dixon of Unionville received minor injuries when the pickup he was driving traveled off Route PP, struck a guardrail and […]
The Missouri House is expected to vote today on a mammoth anti-abortion bill. The legislation would ban doctors from giving women abortions if they are eight weeks into their pregnancy. Physicians who violate the ban would face 5 to 15 years in prison. The proposal would also prohibit doctors from providing an abortion […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Kirksville residents sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle ran off the road five miles east of Milan Thursday morning. The driver, 40-year-old Didier Enswe and passenger 34-year-old Albertin Kamwezi, were transported by ambulance to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The SUV traveled west on Highway 6 […]
