The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 12 – 18. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a regular meeting and a swearing in ceremony next week. The council will hold a public hearing in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room April 12th at 6:30 in the evening to consider an ordinance to vacate part of an alley. The ordinance involves vacating the southern portion of […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will discuss health insurance next week. The board will meet in the Trenton High School Commons on April 13th at 5:30 in the evening. The meeting will also be available virtually on the district website under the R-9 BOE Meeting Agendas tab at that time. Other items on the […]
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors will hold a pre-construction meeting on April 7th. The special meeting will be held at Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments at 10 o’clock in the morning. The meeting will be closed to the public due to the pandemic, but the information will be available upon request. […]
(Missouri Independent) – While playing politics with healthcare in Missouri is certainly nothing new, holding Missouri Medicaid hostage over basic birth control is a stunning — and consequential — shift. As captured in headlines across the state, state Sen. Paul Wieland has put the entire Missouri Medicaid program in jeopardy with his late-night amendment to a […]
A New York man and Alabama woman were arrested at a seaport in Newark, New Jersey, on criminal charges related to their alleged attempt to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq Al-Sham (ISIS). According to court documents, James Bradley, 20, of the Bronx, New York, and Arwa […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 5 – 11. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Weather permitting, MoDOT crews will be doing shoulder and culvert work on Macon County routes on the dates and locations below. Highway 36 – April 6, road will be down to one lane from the Chariton River bridge to Fireworks Avenue for shoulder work. There will be a 16 ft. width restriction in place […]
The Trenton Water Plant was built in the 1960s. Some improvements have been made throughout the years, but a project is planned for more upkeep. City Administrator Ron Urton says original basins are still in use as part of the process to treat water. Urton notes technology has changed a lot since the […]
The City of Trenton is planning work on projects involving water and sewers. City Administrator Ron Urton says one project that has come up that was unexpected, but needs to be addressed, involves the pump station that pumps from the reservoir up to the water plant. Some of the pipes need to be replaced. […]
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors will hold a special preconstruction meeting for its energy HVAC/window project. The meeting will be at Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments in Trenton at 1:30 pm in the afternoon on March 31st. The meeting will be closed to the public due to the pandemic, but the […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of March 29 – April 4. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some […]
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 […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Senate leadership pulled a bill vital for funding the state’s Medicaid program from floor debate Tuesday after adopting an amendment barring the use of public money for common contraceptive treatments. The amendment, sponsored by Republican Sen. Paul Wieland, could endanger the state’s entire Medicaid program by eliminating a health care service required by federal […]
Plans are underway for the 2021 Independence Day celebration for Trenton and Grundy County, being organized again by a committee of local residents working through the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce. Chairperson Diane Lowrey said this year’s event has been scheduled for Friday, July 2, and will again be held at the Black Silo Winery, […]
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 […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved an amendment to an agreement for phone service and accepted a bid for cemetery mowing on March 22nd. The amendment to the City of Gallatin’s Windstream agreement for phone service at the city hall includes upgrading the phone service. City Administrator Lance Rains reported monthly recurring charges will be […]
Missouri Western State University and North Central Missouri College have signed an articulation partnership to help students transfer smoothly from NCMC to Missouri Western. “We enjoy a strong partnership with North Central Missouri College, and this agreement makes that partnership even stronger,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president of Missouri Western. “Our collaboration creates a seamless […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of March 22 – 28. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will consider tuition and fees next week. Room and board rates will be considered in the Board of Trustees meeting room/president’s office in the Frey Administrative Center on the campus in Trenton on March 23rd afternoon at 4 o’clock. That is an hour and a half earlier […]
