Trenton First Assembly of God Church will be hosting their annual Better Woman Conference on March 19-20. This year the conference will feature Stacy Henagan. Henagan is a passionate pastor, speaker, author, wife, and mother and wants to help us see that ordinary days can become extraordinary if we allow God to use every season […]
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Audio: Missouri veterans’ homes stop spread of COVID-19, now struggling with revenue
The Missouri Veterans Homes have fought their way out of a COVID outbreak – with patient cases down to ZERO. The Veterans Commission now must find additional ways to fund the homes – as they struggle with the number of patients down due to COVID restrictions, and other sources drying up. Terressa Sherlock the commission’s […]
Audio: Southern Missouri’s I-44 corridor to see heaviest snow on Sunday and Monday
While all of Missouri is expected to see snow Sunday into Monday, the National Weather Service expects the heaviest snow to be along the heavily-traveled I-44 corridor in southern Missouri. Virtually all of southern Missouri is under a Winter Weather Advisory. Snow will gradually spread west to east over the area by early […]
Audio: House Budget Committee Chairman says Missourians should NOT be taxed on COVID stimulus checks
The House Budget Committee chairman says Missourians shouldn’t be taxed on federal stimulus checks. Brian Hauswirth spoke with Committee Chairman Cody Smith. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith of southwest Missouri’s Carthage says under the state’s tax code, federal stimulus checks related to COVID are subject to personal income tax. Smith says Missourians […]
Online workshops set for fruit and vegetable growers for produce safety training
Missouri fruit and vegetable growers can enroll in upcoming no-cost or low-cost online produce safety training. Webinar topics include creating a food safety plan for USDA Good Agricultural Practices certification, Food Safety Modernization Act training, produce safety best practices, and wildlife control for produce growers, said Londa Nwadike, an extension associate professor of food safety […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital recognizes American Heart Month
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. It is also the most treatable. To prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its effects, Carroll County Memorial Hospital is proudly participating in American Heart Month. CCMH kicked the month off by decking the hospital out in […]
Grundy County Health Department extends mask mandate for an additional 60 days
The Grundy County Health Department and Health Officer Elizabeth Gibson have extended the public health order requiring masks for 60 days beginning February 12th. The order originally went into effect on December 11th to limit or prevent the spread of COVID-19. The order says persons at least 10 years old in Grundy County are required […]
Laredo Board of Education extends principals contract; school calendar adopted for next year
Laredo R-7’s Board of Education has voted to extend the contract by two years for the school principal, putting Misty Foster on a four-year contract. Next years’ school calendar has been adopted with classes at Laredo beginning August 24th. The board held a discussion on co-oping with Pleasant View R-6 school for the seventh and […]
NCMC Livestock Judging Team signs the first member of 2021 Season
Eli Henke will be joining the North Central Missouri college 2021 Freshman Livestock Judging Team as the first official team member to commit for the upcoming season. Eli is a senior from Princeton High School. He has been a member of a champion dairy cattle judging team, horse evaluation team, and a top 20 individual […]
Bill introduced by Hawley and Scott to crack down on World Health Organization’s coronavirus lies and inaction
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the World Health Organization (WHO) Accountability Act to hold the WHO responsible for its role in assisting China’s cover-up of the origins and early spread of the coronavirus. The WHO Accountability Act withholds U.S. taxpayer dollars from the WHO until the organization replaces its leadership, as of January 1, […]
While tackling busy agenda, Trenton R-9 Board of Education hears concerns regarding Kids Wrestling Club
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education were provided with information on various topics the evening of February 9th. Spring parent-teacher Conferences are scheduled for March 11th. School will be dismissed early that day, and the conferences will be held virtually. There will be no school March 12th or 15th. Superintendent Mike Stegman reported the dates […]
Audio: Robot deliveries could be coming to a Missouri neighborhood near you
Missouri could allow robots to deliver goods to your home. A bill sponsored by state Senator Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, aims to let robots cruise mainly along sidewalks and crosswalks to deliver items around the state. During a state Senate Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee hearing today, Hough says the effort is a work in […]
Missouri moves to allow recently retired healthcare providers to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Retired healthcare providers are now added to the list of those authorized to administer the two currently approved COVID-19 vaccines. Department of Health and Senior Services Director, Dr. Randall Williams, issued amended standing orders detailing who in Missouri is authorized to administer the vaccines following a move by federal partners to increase the available workforce. The […]
Missouri Attorney General joins coalition calling on President Biden to reinstate Keystone XL pipeline permit
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and a coalition of 13 other attorneys general urged President Biden to reconsider his unilateral revocation of the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and advised him that the states that signed on to the letter are reviewing available legal options to protect their citizens and interests. “The […]
Princeton Board of Education accepts resignation, presented reports on COVID-19 funding and grant applications
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education heard reports on COVID-19 funding and grant applications on Monday evening, February 8th. It was reported the Consolidated Appropriations Act involves a COVID-19 relief package, which includes $81.9 billion to governors, state and local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to address COVID-19-related expenses and costs. That funding […]
Dangerously cold temperatures coming this weekend to northern Missouri, wind chills as cold as 30 degrees below zero
The overnight low temperatures this coming weekend to northern Missouri will dip well below zero so be sure you and your family are prepared. The number-one thing you can do to protect yourself and your family against the extreme cold is to plan ahead and prepare before the cold temps hit. Saturday and Sunday […]
Missouri woman charged in federal court with bank robbery
A Missouri woman was charged in federal court with the armed robbery of a Capitol Federal Savings Bank located in Liberty, Missouri. Sarah Theresa Watkins, 41, of Kansas City, was charged with one count of armed bank robbery in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo. The criminal complaint […]
Audio: Missouri prison system experiences significant drop in COVID-19 cases
In early December, the Missouri Department of Corrections began installing 1,400 air purifying devices and using disinfectant sprayers within the prison system. Since then, department spokesperson Karen Pojmann tells Missourinet the number of coronavirus cases has fallen by 80%. The agency reports 7,612 staff and inmates have been infected with the virus since last spring – 147, or […]
Emily Neill is NCMC Outstanding Student of the Month
Emily Neill from Princeton, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for February. Emily plans to obtain her Associate in Arts degree from NCMC and then transfer to Northwest Missouri State University to study English education. Emily is involved in Student Support Services, where she is a tutor and Phi Theta […]
Audio: Southwest Missouri lawmaker proposes property tax delinquency date changes
Legislation changing the delinquency date of real and personal property taxes from January 1 to March 1 has been heard today (Wednesday) by a Missouri House committee. O’Fallon GOP State Representative Tony Lovasco supports the bill. The Missouri Association of School Administrators has testified against legislation changing the delinquency date of real and […]