A district supervisor with the Missouri Department of Conservation will speak at the Princeton Rotary Youth Turkey Calling Contest and Outdoor Expo. Scott Roy with the Community and Private Land Conservation Unit of the Northwest Region of MDC will be at the Princeton Elementary School on March 26, 2022, at 9 am. He will discuss […]
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Caldwell County Health Department to hold free blood draws to check kidney function
The Caldwell County Health Department in Kingston will hold renal function lab draws in honor of March being National Kidney Month. COVID-19 vaccine clinics will also be held this month. The free renal function lab draws will be by appointment only every Tuesday in March from 9 to 3 o’clock. Free take-home colorectal cancer screening […]
Monday afternoon crash on Highway 36 injures Macon woman
A rollover accident on Monday afternoon in Caldwell County injured the Macon resident who was driving the car. Twenty-two-year-old Caitlin Davis received minor injuries and was taken by EMS to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The car was eastbound when it went off the left side of Highway 36, into the median, began sliding, returned to […]
Osborn teen injured in rollover crash
The highway patrol reports a car experienced a defect causing the steering wheel to lock, resulting in the car traveling off a lettered route in Clinton County. The car overturned several times coming to rest on its wheels. Eighteen-year-old Quentin Hughes of Osborn received moderate injuries and was taken by EMS to Cameron Regional Medical […]
Driver of SUV going wrong way on I-35 hits big rig
The highway patrol reports the driver of a sports utility vehicle, traveling the wrong way on Interstate 35, was hurt when the SUV struck a Kenworth truck that had slowed to a stop south of Cameron. The driver of the SUV, 75-year old Beverly Honeycutt of Hempstead, Arizona, was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center […]
Ten Florida residents indicted for $67 million healthcare fraud, wire fraud, kickback, and money laundering scheme
Ten Florida residents were charged in an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged roles in a $67 million health care fraud, wire fraud, kickback, and money laundering scheme involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary genetic tests and durable medical equipment. Daniel M. Carver, […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of February 28, 2022
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 February 28 – March 6 All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the […]
How the Ukraine invasion could affect you: Higher food, gas prices, risk of recession
(Missouri Independent) – Americans may be tempted to view the war in Ukraine as an unfortunate, but far away, crisis. As an economist, I know the world is too connected for the U.S. to go unaffected. On Feb. 22, 2022, President Joe Biden warned Americans that a Russian invasion of Ukraine – and U.S. efforts to thwart or […]
Grundy and Sullivan counties report on new cases of COVID-19
Twenty-one COVID-19 cases have been added in Grundy County in the past seven days, raising the total to 2,655. The Grundy County Health Department reports the number of new cases is down across the region. There has also been a decline in the number of active cases. The number of active cases decreased by 22 […]
Woman from Iowa injured in crash on I-35 in Daviess County
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa woman sustained injuries when the car she drove ran off the road in Daviess County on Thursday afternoon February 24. An ambulance transported 26-year-old Maria Sandoval-Diaz to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The car traveled south on Interstate 35 before reportedly losing control at the 76.2-mile marker, running […]
Missouri Senate passes $4.6B spending bill with pay raises, federal school funds
(Missouri Independent) – With a deadline looming that could cost Missouri almost $2 billion in federal education aid, the bill to distribute the money passed the state Senate on Wednesday after Democrats slammed a zero-dollar funding line as a partisan attack on Planned Parenthood. The $4.6 billion spending bill approved on a 25-7 vote is the first legislation requiring […]
North Central Missouri College scholarship recipients recognized at reception
The 2021-2022 North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception was held on Wednesday, February 16th, in the Jeanette Hoffman Robison Auditorium at the Ketcham Community Center. Over 260 students were recognized for receiving an NCMC Foundation, Athletic, SSS, or other institutional scholarships. The North Central Missouri College Foundation hosts this annual event. Phyllis Jackson, NCMC Foundation […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees hear reports, work continues on former US Bank building
Multiple reports were given at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting February 22nd. Vice President of Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley reported NCMC’s graduation rate is 42%, and the withdrawal rate is 39%. NCMC is the only community college in the state to have a higher graduation rate than a withdrawal rate. […]
Milan woman charged with assaulting clerk at convenience store
Milan Police say a woman was arrested for her alleged involvement in a reported assault on Friday afternoon at a convenience store in Milan. Chief of Police Gail Hayes said Ebony Marie Tolliver of Milan was a customer at the 7th Heaven Convenience Store when a dispute occurred with a cashier. Tolliver was attempting to […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three individuals on Friday and Saturday
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three individuals in Green Hills counties. Twenty-nine-year-old Deanna Awadallah of Campbell, Illinois was arrested in Linn County the night of February 18th. She was accused of driving while intoxicated with drugs and exceeding the posted speed limit. She was taken to the Brookfield Police Department and released. Sixty-eight-year-old […]
Misinformation fuels false belief that Missouri COVID death figures are being inflated
(Missouri Independent) – On a recent Tuesday evening in southeastern Missouri, John Freeze stood in front of yet another angry group of constituents. Some here believe the number of COVID-19 deaths are being purposefully inflated for financial gain. Among the culprits, in their mistaken view: Hospitals seeking Medicare reimbursements; The federal government, led by Dr. Anthony […]
Gilman City Board of Education offers contract to Jill Sperry for 2022-2023 school year
After the conclusion of an executive session on February 16, the Gilman City R-4 Board of Education offered a principal contract to Jill Sperry for the 2022-2023 school year. The salary will be determined later. Sperry is the current principal. During the regular meeting, the board approved the At-Risk and Drop Out Rate Evaluation and […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation awards dual-credit scholarship
North Central Missouri College Foundation recently announced dual credit scholarships to 28 students in counties within NCMC’s service area. The recipients of the annual Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. Young, and Myra A. Young Dual Credit Scholarship were given a one-time $324 scholarship to use toward their tuition. There were 122 applications […]
Missouri 4-H and University of Missouri Extension launch new crop event
Missouri 4-H youths and volunteers can learn about common Missouri crops, insects, diseases, disorders, weeds, and pesticide safety through a new 4-H Crop Scouting program. The inaugural event is July 19 at the University of Missouri’s Bradford Farm, about 8 miles east of Columbia. “Missouri 4-H is very excited to be bringing state-level opportunities to […]
Missouri state health agency seeks control of Title X funds that go to Planned Parenthood
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s state health department has applied to oversee federal family planning funds, a move reproductive health advocates fear would give the state power to cut off funding for providers who refer patients for abortion services. During his confirmation hearing late last month, former Department of Health and Senior Services Director Donald Kauerauf’s […]