Enrollment for the Show-Me-Select Heifer Replacement Program ends February 15, 2021. Show-Me-Select helps Missouri producers raise and market high-quality beef replacement females, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Kendra Graham. The educational program uses the latest research on health, nutrition, genetics, and reproductive science. “Now is the time to enroll in the program for […]
A Florida man pleaded guilty for fraudulently obtaining approximately $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a $318,000 Lamborghini sports car for himself. Federal investigators linked the sports car to Hines after he was involved in a hit and run on July 11, the Miami Herald reported. […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will reopen its Chillicothe office and the Northwest Regional Office in Saint Joseph on February 16th after they were temporarily closed as a COVID-19 precaution. Precautions and local protocols will be observed at the offices, including face masks and physical distancing. The staff has remained in the offices during the […]
Governor Mike Parson identified site locations for week three of the COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services, State Emergency Management Agency, and local health care systems. “We are thankful for the Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri National Guard, SEMA, and our local […]
A passenger in a pickup truck was injured Monday when the driver lost control and the vehicle spun out, coming to a stop in a ditch one mile south of Kidder. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for 20-year-old Leda Powell of Cameron who was taken by emergency medical services to the Cameron Regional […]
Chillicothe police were dispatched to a disturbance in the 1000 block of South Washington Street on Saturday night and, according to Sergeant Curtis Hays, arrested a male for domestic assault. The individual was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail pending the filing of formal charges. No name was released at the time of the arrest.
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two Cameron residents Thursday evening, February 4th. Seventeen-year-old Kyson Blackburn was arrested in DeKalb County. Online court information shows he has been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and delivery of a controlled substance […]
More than 2,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be available by appointment to Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1 and 2 during a regional mass vaccination drive-through clinic in Kirksville. The Adair County Health Department will work with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the Missouri National Guard, other health departments, […]
A Trenton woman died and three other area residents were injured as the result of a three-vehicle accident four miles east of Jamesport Thursday morning, February 4th. An ambulance transported pickup truck passenger 56-year-old, Valerie Johnson, to Cameron Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead approximately two hours after the crash. The pickup driver, […]
The Highway Patrol reports two North Carolina men sustained minor injuries when a Freightliner slid and ran off the road one mile north of Cameron Thursday morning, February 4th. The driver, 31-year-old Adam Altayeb Mohamed of Durham, North Carolina, and passenger, 29-year-old Sudan Hamdan Gamar of High Point, North Carolina, were transported by ambulance to […]
Governor Parson Announces Site Locations for Week Two of COVID-19 Mass Vaccinations (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson announced site locations for week two of the COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), and local health care systems. “We are very pleased […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for anticipated funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Interested individuals, community organizations, and research institutions working to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Missouri should submit their application by March 8, 2021. “Specialty Crop Grants are one of the many financial assistance options […]
The Mercer County Health Department held its first COVID-19 vaccine clinic on February 2nd. It was previously reported the office received 200 doses of Moderna and would be closed for February 2nd and 4th’s clinics. Individuals on the health department’s waiting list were called earlier this week and were at least offered a regional option. The […]
A regional COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held in Bethany by appointment only. The Harrison County Health Department, Region H Implementation Team, and other community partners will hold the mass vaccine clinic at the Bethany High School on February 6th for individuals in priority groups Phase 1A and Phase 1B-Tiers 1 and 2. Participants must […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained moderate injuries when the car she drove hit an International truck in Cameron the morning of February 2nd. An ambulance transported 41-year-old Kimberly Potts to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. No injuries were reported for truck driver 50-year-old James Hall of Anderson. Both vehicles traveled west on […]
The Trenton Job Center offers information for young adults and dislocated workers interested in schooling and/or job training. Young adults are listed as persons from 16 years old up to 24. Services offered by the office in downtown Trenton include tuition assistance, supportive services, on the job training, paid work experience, and expenses related to […]
The Mercer County Health Department has received its first shipment of 200 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The office will be closed during its first vaccine clinics on February 2nd and 4th. The health department has compiled a list of names and phone numbers of residents interested in receiving vaccines. Those residents will be contacted […]
A Trenton Middle School seventh-grader won the Grundy County Spelling Bee on January 29th. Titus Kottwitz won with the word cymbals. Pleasant View R-6 student Astrid Soriano placed second. Kottwitz and Soriano will represent Grundy County in the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee in Saint Joseph on March 13th. Pleasant View student Abbye Johnson is […]
An indictment was unsealed charging 11 individuals on a 136-count federal indictment including violations of drug conspiracy, drug possession, and drug possession with the intent to distribute, and violations of the dogfighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, and conspiracy to commit the same. The defendants include Jarvis Lockett, 40, of Warner Robins, Georgia; […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports it gave 100 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Phase 1A earlier this month, and 130 doses will be administered this week to Phase 1B Tiers 1 and 2. Vaccine clinics are on January 27th and 28th by appointment only for individuals in those groups. Appointment times were filled on […]
