The Missouri Veterans of Foreign Wars has strongly endorsed the Amendment 2 medical marijuana ballot measure. Tom Mundell is the former State Commander of the organization. He says the VFW rarely makes political endorsements but thinks medical marijuana could be a difference maker in the fight against addiction. Lieutenant Colonel Todd Scattini served […]
The North Central Missouri College Foundation will be hosting their annual Estate Planning Seminar on Wednesday, November 7th in Cross Hall 105 on the college campus in Trenton. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. It is free and open to all members of the public. Phil Michaud, Vice President and Wealth Trust Advisor for US […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 2,169 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Greene with 57, Henry with 48, and Laclede with 47. Last year’s fall firearms turkey harvest total was 2,899. MDC’s turkey biologist says the low harvest total can […]
City officials say people attending Thursday evening’s rally with President Donald Trump at Columbia Regional Airport will NOT be permitted to park in any airport parking lot. Columbia spokesman Steven Sapp tells Missourinet rally participants can park at the Cartwright Business and Technology Park, which is at Highway 63 and Route H. Sapp […]
Fourteen members of the Chillicothe FFA Chapter attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana October 24 through October 27. The students attended many activities while in Louisville including the leadership sessions, the career show, college fair, and convention sessions while at the convention hall. Students also attended a session where the speaker was Kyle […]
Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson will resign his seat in the Legislature on Thursday to become the new MO HealthNet Director. Medicaid provides low-income families and individuals with health care coverage. Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Steve Corsi says Richardson will face challenges. Rural hospitals in Farmington, Kennett, Osceola, and Reynolds […]
Vice President and Wealth Trust Advisor for US Bank, Phil Michaud, will speak at an estate planning seminar on the campus of North Central Missouri College of Trenton. The free seminar will be in Cross Hall Room 105 on the evening of November 7th at 6 o’clock. A question and answer session will be held […]
Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Steve Corsi has appointed House Speaker Todd Richardson as the MO HealthNet Director, effective November 1. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters the appointment highlights his priority of bringing stability to state government. Parson made the announcement Monday at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. Richardson says […]
Parents, are you approaching the intersection of teenagers and driving? Driving is a huge responsibility and knowing how to help your teen become a safe, new driver is often difficult. But First Impact is here to give you some tools to make that road a bit easier. First Impact: Chillicothe High School – Performing Arts […]
High school students from the Linn County and Newtown-Harris school districts participated in Congressman Sam Graves’s annual Future Leaders Academy at Hannibal-Lagrange University Tuesday. Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt was the keynote speaker. Other speakers included representatives from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Missouri Corn Growers Association, and Missouri Secretary of State’s Office. Topics discussed included […]
Adam Criblez, a sports historian, will present a program titled Why Sports History Matters: Tales from the Heartland at 3:30 on Saturday at the Grundy County Museum. Dr. Criblez is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Anthropology at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and Sports History is a specialty. One […]
Management and recovery of drought will be discussed during the Beef Producers Seminar in Stanberry during the month of November. Registration begins at the Parish Hall of the Saint Peter Catholic Church on the evening of November 8th at 5 o’clock with the seminar beginning at 6:30. State Extension Beef Nutritionist Eric Bailey will talk […]
Oscar Mensa, a long-time rancher from Milan, Missouri, will be honored at the 2018 Missouri Livestock Symposium on Friday, November 30, 2018, when he will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium’s Livestock Person of the Year Hall of Fame. Mensa is the 16th person to be selected for this honor. Those selected have made […]
The Missouri Highway 36 Heritage Alliance Annual Meeting will be held in Marceline next month. There will be several speakers discussing various topics during the meeting, which will be at the Walsworth Community Center November 1st from 9:30 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Kaye Malins with the Walt Disney Hometown Museum […]
Missouri Community Betterment (MCB) honored 19 communities, nine youth groups and 10 community leaders at their 55th Annual Conference held in Columbia, Mo. on Oct. 15, 2018. Nearly 200 volunteers, community leaders and youth from across the state were in attendance to celebrate community and economic development efforts, network with each other and connect with […]
With the quail-hunting season starting November 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters that overall quail production was about the same as last year, but below the 10-year average. MDC staff note that good hunting can be found in areas with quality habitat in north the and west-central portions of the state. Each August, […]
As we continue our series on Wright Memorial Hospital, Chief Executive Officer Steve Scheiber, in an interview on Open Line, announced a new program that will be based in Trenton. The program is called “Senior Life Solutions,” which is targeted at older residents in northern Missouri, to assist in coping with various issues that arise […]
Chief Executive Officer of Wright Memorial Hospital, Steve Schieber, discusses factors that led to the consolidation of management and other positions at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Schieber reported over 80 hospitals in rural America have closed in recent years and noted more than 40 percent of hospitals in […]
The Livingston County Library announces Laura Moriarty as the guest author for the 2nd Annual Lillian DesMarias Speaker Series, which will be held at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 3-5pm. Doors will open for seating at 2:30 pm. This event is free to the public. Laura Moriarty lives in […]
Trenton graduate Chris Kurtz will be the adult guest speaker during the Eighth Annual Fields of Faith event in Trenton next month. Kurtz, who is the freshman director of the University of Missouri campus ministry called The Salt Company, will speak at C. F. Russell Stadium the night of October 10th. Free food, fellowship, and […]
