The Jamesport City Council on October 11 accepted an offer from Blue Cross and Blue Shield for employee health insurance. This was after a discussion on the lack of options available. City Clerk Shelley Page reports the insurance will cost $387.70 more in total per month than the previous plan for the two city employees. […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of the 6th Judicial Circuit in Platte County. The Court received an overall rating of “fair”. The audit found the Circuit Clerk’s bank account contained more than $24,000 in unidentified funds, and that those funds have been in the account for more than 20 years. Under state […]
Governor Mike Parson announced the state of Missouri has approved more than $1.8 million in grant assistance to 19 agencies across the state to investigate and prosecute crimes that victimized children. “Criminals who victimize children must be investigated, prosecuted, and brought to justice, no matter when they commit these heinous crimes,” Governor Parson said. “The […]
The Livingston County Library, along with community partners, has created an online encyclopedia for local history with a new website. This serves as a resource for the public as well as our schools. Topics currently covered on the website include people, events, and innovatia. Want to read about the failed bank robbery attempt of 1872 […]
Members of the Trenton High School Choir were selected on September 18 for the Northwest Missouri All-District Choir. Those selected were Jonin Villacampa, Trent Villacampa, Victor Markell, Caleb Johnson, Jillian Simpson, Morgan King, Makayla Hamilton, Sofia Currie, and Trager Leeper. Vocal Music Instructor Tyler Busick reports they will participate in the Northwest Missouri All-District Honor Choir […]
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 Sept. 20 – 26. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Inc. is excited to announce 184 individual scholarships were awarded in the amount of $214,300 to graduating seniors in the Class of 2021. The Community Foundation administers 98 scholarship funds for students in the 18 counties of Northwest Missouri and beyond. The following high schools had at least one […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Christopher Meagher, proprietor of “Metro Restoration,” has pled guilty to seven counts of felony deceptive business practices in Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties. Through Metro Restoration, Meagher transacted with numerous consumers in the Kansas City area to provide home repair and renovation services. Upon taking consumers’ upfront payments, […]
“Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H club members, 44 volunteers joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on Aug. 21 at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. The Missouri 4-H Foundation recognizes individuals who have created a legacy of service to 4-H by honoring them with membership in the Missouri 4-H Hall […]
Hurricane Ida left a trail of damage and destruction along the Gulf Coast following its landfall on Sunday. In response, Missouri’s electric cooperatives have mobilized to answer a call for help. At the request of DEMCO Electric Cooperative, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, more than 150 Missouri lineworkers from 30 of the state’s electric cooperatives are traveling […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission has established the deadline for those wishing to intervene and participate in a natural gas rate case filed by The Empire District Gas Company d/b/a Liberty. Applications to intervene and participate in this case must be filed no later than September 27, 2021, with the Secretary of the Missouri Public […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the availability of Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant funds of up to $50,000 per project. Applications for the grant funds must benefit residents affected by food insecurity in urbanized areas and are due by Sept. 30, 2021. Projects must be complete and ready for verification by April 1, […]
The Jamesport City Council July 12th approved offering a contract and matters involving pay. City Clerk Shelley Page reports a contract was offered to Jerry Urton as an emergency backup water and wastewater operator. Bob Walker was offered $12 an hour to help with mowing and snow removal for up to 20 hours per week. […]
The highway patrol reports the arrest, on multiple allegations, of a Kansas City man on Monday evening. The arrest of 27-year-old Frederick Pannell occurred in Platte County. He was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Buchanan County Jail. The patrol accuses Pannell of resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony, as well […]
A Missouri Department of Transportation worker was struck and killed on Monday in Platte County. Sixty-one-year-old Lloyd Crawford was listed as a long-time maintenance worker in the Kansas City district of the Missouri Department of Transportation. The incident occurred on northbound Highway 273 near the intersection with Highway 371. MoDOT said Crawford was performing flood […]
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) congratulated Missourians who accepted appointments to attend U.S. military service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy. The following 16 individuals were nominated by Blunt: Aubrey Nicole Boatwright of Aurora Jackson Wesley Brawner of […]
Marty Liles has been named the district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Northwest District. The district covers 20 counties, including nearly 5,625 lane miles of highway and 1,383 state bridges. He will take over the leadership of the Northwest region from Chris Redline, who recently transferred to run MoDOT’s Kansas City region. Liles […]
Missouri’s population grew by about 11,000 people from 2019 to 2020. This 0.2% increase is only half the national rate of 0.4%, though it is typical of the modest growth experienced by many other Midwestern states. But the picture gets more complicated when you zoom in to specific regions and counties. “This growth is uneven,” […]
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 May 31 – June 6. 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 […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a public hearing regarding a petition involving the vacating of a platted street and two alleys. The petition submitted by Hope Haven will be considered in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on June 1st at 6:30 in the evening. Other items on the agenda include an ordinance accepting […]
