The Trenton Police Department will hold its free Cops and Kids fishing event in June. Cops ’n Bobbers will be at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus on June 5th from 9 o’clock to noon. The National Wild Turkey Federation will provide lunch. Participating youth will also be eligible for prizes. Children younger […]
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Missouri Department of Conservation offering 5 permits for 2021 elk-hunting season
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved Missouri’s second annual elk-hunting season at its March 26 meeting. The Commission approved the Missouri Department of Conservation’s recommendation of issuing five permits for hunting bull elk for the 2021 season. At least one permit will be for qualifying area landowners with the remainder for the general public. Missouri’s second […]
Missouri Department of Conservation sets migratory game bird and waterfowl hunting seasons for 2021-2021
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations from the Missouri Department of Conservation at its March 26 meeting for upcoming 2021 migratory-game-bird-hunting seasons and 2021-2022 waterfowl-hunting seasons. 2021 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING Mourning Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves, and White-Winged Doves Season: Sept. 1 through Nov. 29 Limits: 15 daily and 45 in possession combined total for […]
Shoulder work planned for Highway 36 in Macon County
Weather permitting, on April 6, MoDOT crews will be doing shoulder work on U.S. Route 36 East in Macon County. The road will be down to one lane from the Chariton River bridge to Fireworks Avenue. There will be a 16 ft. width restriction in place while the work is completed between 8:00 a.m. and […]
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 […]
Attorney generals from 13 states file suit against Biden administration for ban on future oil and gas leasing, drilling on federal land
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a coalition of thirteen states in filing suit against the Biden Administration for imposing a moratorium on future oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal land. The lawsuit contends that the moratorium on leasing through the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Mineral Leasing Act […]
Bill that restricts controversial use of punishment in schools passes Missouri House
A bill soon headed to the state Senate restricts a controversial use of punishment in public schools. The Missouri House has initially passed Eureka Republican Dottie Bailey’s bill to define and prohibit the use of “restraint” and “seclusion” of public school students. The bill allows the use of seclusion rooms, and restraint is […]
Trenton Building Inspector issues monthly report
Trenton Building Inspector, Wes Barone, has provided a monthly report of inspections, permit applications, and other matters from February 16th to March 17, 2021. During that time, there were 34 inspections. The category with the largest number of inspections was new construction with 14. There were 11 rental inspections. There were 10 permit applications. Half […]
Trenton City Council sets salaries and adopt budgets at Monday meeting
Without discussion, the Trenton City Council on Monday night adopted budgets for the city and Trenton Municipal Utilities for the year beginning May 1st. Members of the finance committee have met several times with city officials in recent weeks in developing the two budgets. Salaries have been established by city ordinance for the 2021-22 fiscal […]
Baltimore Street improvement project in Kirksville set to begin
Weather permitting, in a couple of weeks, crews will begin a project along Baltimore in Kirksville. The project consists of resurfacing, Americans with Disabilities improvements, and drainage improvements. The project will run from just north of Illinois Street to just south of Patterson Street. The contract was awarded to Krupp Construction, of Ellisville, Illinois, in […]
Missouri joins 20 other states in suing Biden administration for revoking Keystone XL pipeline permit
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined 20 other state attorneys general in filing suit on Wednesday, led by Montana and Texas, in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the permits for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The lawsuit argues that President Biden’s administration […]
Groundbreaking ceremony set for Caldwell County’s Little Otter Creek Reservoir March 19, 2021
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri, Caldwell County Commission, USACE, and Caldwell County SWCD will host a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the beginning of construction on the Little Otter Creek Reservoir on March 19th, 2021. After over two decades of planning, design, reviews, and permitting, the Little Otter Creek Reservoir will begin […]
Trenton Administrative Committee to recommend changes to ordinance regarding exotic animals
The administrative committee will recommend changes in the city ordinance regarding exotic animals including reptiles. The revisions are designed to have the Trenton ordinance be more similar to state law. Adam Clear had requested a review of the city code in his hope of having a reptile type of zoo in Trenton. Clear has stated […]
Missouri’s groundwater threatened from corporate factory farm expansion
Webmasters note: This article is a commentary by Tim Gibbons of the Missouri Independent. Tim Gibbons is communications director for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, a statewide farm and rural organization dedicated to preserving family farms and promoting stewardship of the land and environmental integrity. The comments in the article are those of the author, […]
Lawmakers reintroduce U.S. military Right to Carry Act
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Congressman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) reintroduced legislation in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to ease the burden active-duty military service members face when renewing concealed-carry licenses while stationed outside of their state of residency. The U.S. Military Right to Carry Act allows service members to renew their permits by […]
DeKalb County bridge deck replacement project to begin soon
The Lost Creek Bridge on DeKalb County Route A will close soon for a bridge deck replacement project. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. to replace the bridge’s deck. Crews plan to close the bridge to all traffic on Monday, March 22, at approximately 8 a.m. The closure is expected […]
Groundbreaking for Caldwell County’s Little Otter Creek Reservoir set for March 19, 2021
The final permits to begin construction on Little Otter Creek Reservoir were issued in late October 2020. Bud Motsinger, Presiding Commissioner of Caldwell County credits the success of this endeavor to the patience and support of the Citizens of Caldwell County and the hard work of present and past Commissioners, as well as elected officials […]
Carroll County Route D to close Tuesday for work at railroad crossing
Railroad crews plan to close Route D in Norborne on Tuesday for repairs at the Marceline Sub and Kansas City District railroad crossings. The road will close between East Santa Fe and East First streets on Tuesday, March 9, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the closure, motorists will need to seek an alternate […]
Section of Linn County Route B now closed
A section of Linn County Route B is now closed for repairs to the Smokey Branch Bridge. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation closed the roadway between Bow Drive and Amber Drive this morning, Monday, March 8. The roadway will remain closed overnight to allow the repair to cure and should reopen […]
Missouri Clean Water Commission to hold public hearing regarding design of CAFO
The Missouri Clean Water Commission’s virtual public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2021, regarding a rulemaking for 10 CSR 20-8.300, the design of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, otherwise known as a CAFO. Those wishing to testify at the hearing should notify the department in writing at least seven days prior to the […]