The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. met April 13, 2018, and awarded 14 grants totaling $6,461. All grants are funded by member donations called Operation Round Up where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund grants to eligible entities. Education grants were awarded to Grundy County R-V School District, Humphreys; Trenton […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri planned for the week of May 7 – 13 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
A new date has been announced for the Jamesport Community Association’s Fish Fry to raise money for the Spillman Event Center and other projects in Jamesport. Fish, potatoes, hush puppies, and slaw will be served at the Spillman Event Center starting the evening of May 18th at 5 o’clock. Free will donations will be accepted […]
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to start back up sooner than originally expected. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route […]
Drivers on Route 129 south of Green City will have a much smoother ride after next week. Contractors from Herzog Contracting Corp. of St. Joseph, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, begin resurfacing Route 129 between Route H and Route 6 on Monday, May 7. The project should take one week to complete. Crews […]
Located just south of Gallatin on Route 13, the bridge over Honey Creek has been a pathway for motorists since 1934. A replacement project to bring the Daviess County bridge up to current standards will be led by contractors from L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews plan to […]
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to begin Monday, March 26. Contractor crews from Vance Brothers, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 […]
A bridge maintenance project will close 280th Street at Interstate 35 in Harrison County next week. Local maintenance crews will close 280th Street at the interstate bridge for routine maintenance work. The full closure of 280th Street will begin Monday, March 19 at approximately 8 a.m. will continue through March 22 at approximately 3 p.m. […]
A resurfacing and realignment project in DeKalb and Caldwell counties is set to begin soon. Contractor crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin the first phase of this multi-phase project on Monday, March 19. The first phase of the project will begin with the construction of median […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a server and installation bid and approved an ordinance regarding electric refinancing at its meeting Monday evening. The accepted server and server installation bid was from Green Hills Communications for $9,750. Harland Technology Services also bid at a price of $13,558.08. The board approved an ordinance authorizing Gallatin to […]
The Trenton City Council last night took votes on three ordinances, passing one of them on a split vote to enact a leash law. The council heard presentations from four citizens on topics like downtown Christmas lights; a property lien the city holds following demolition of a house; cable television reception in the lake Trenton area; […]
Missouri is one of five states selected by the National Governor’s Association to work on a new project titled, “Addressing Maternal Opioid Use Disorder to Prevent and Reduce the Effects of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Preventing NAS Learning Lab.” This project will be a collaborative effort between the Governor’s Office, Missouri Department of Social Services, Missouri […]
The Linn County Historical Museum Association next week will announce a new project made possible by a Missouri Humanities Council grant. “Reaching Out to Linn County” will be explained at a public meeting at the Thorne Center in Linneus Monday night at 7 o’clock. Books will also be presented to Linn County public schools, libraries, […]
A resurfacing and shoulder improvement project spanning 20.5 miles in both Chariton and Randolph counties, which began last August, is about to start back up for the second and final phase. Crews from Capital Paving and Construction of Columbia, Missouri resurfaced the portion in Randolph County during the last construction season. They are planning to […]
The first month of 2017 is coming to an end, which means we’re getting another batch of new titles coming to Netflix and another batch being deleted. Netflix will be adding 82 titles in February and dropping another 49 with the largest number of titles being added February 1. Some titles we’re saying goodbye to […]
The Princeton R-V Board of Education held a facility work session on Monday, December 19th. The school board met with members of Ellison-Auxier Architects, Inc. The firm has been working with the district to provide plans to meet the current and future needs of the district. The Princeton R-V Board of Education unanimously approved the […]
A MoDOT official credits mild and dry weather for allowing two bridge deck replacements on U.S. 36 at Cameron to be completed earlier than expected. Area Engineer Tonya Lohman said it was hoped the projects would be Area Engineer Tonya Lohman said it was hoped the projects would be done before Christmas but actually they were completed before […]
After nearly 30 years of sponsoring the Christmas Wish Project, there will be a few changes in the way participants are enrolled in the program. In the past, eligible families have received a letter inviting them to participate. Because of structural changes with the Missouri Department of Social Services, letters will not be able to […]
The Putnam County Ministerial Alliance is once again sponsoring the Project Santa Claus program this year. The program is designed to assist low-income and disadvantaged families in having a brighter Christmas. The Ministerial Alliance in Putnam County says that while most of us take Christmas trees and gifts for granted, there are families that have […]
