The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports two area men were scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday, October 13th after writs from the Western Missouri Correctional Center of Cameron Monday, October 12th. Thirty-four-year-old Robert Lee Ellis of Trenton has been charged with the felonies of resisting arrest, detention, or stop by […]
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Audio: Northwest Missouri’s largest school district switching to hybrid model on Monday
A COVID outbreak among St. Joseph teachers has caused northwest Missouri’s largest school district to rethink its education model for 11,000 students. Reporter Brent Martin from St. Joseph affiliate KFEQ has details: St. Joseph had offered students a choice: in class or online at home, then, 80 teachers had to stay home, either […]
Grundy County unemployment rate up a full percentage point, northern Mo counties at 4.6% to 7.8%
Grundy County’s unemployment rate went up by a full percentage point when comparing August with July. Those are the most recent months available from the state of Missouri in a county by county listing of the jobless rates. Online information shows Grundy County’s August rate is five point six percent, which is based on 248 […]
Missouri’s new version of “Show Me Strong” COVID-19 Dashboard has reporting errors
Missouri launched a new version of the Show Me Strong COVID-19 Public Health Dashboard Sept. 28 to integrate pandemic response data across public health, economic, employment, and social impact indicators. This single point of access provides recovery information with greater detail and specificity across the various sectors and also seeks to streamline data reporting, however, […]
Resident of Hale community injured in Saturday crash; accused of DWI
A resident of the Hale community, 28-year old Megan Fisher, was hurt early Saturday when the pickup truck she was driving overturned east of Braymer in Caldwell County. Ms. Fisher was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident occurred two miles east of Braymer on Route N when the eastbound pickup […]
Pedestrian killed on Interstate 35 north of Winston exit
A Grandview resident, who was walking on the shoulder of Interstate 35 in Daviess County, was killed when he was hit by a tractor-trailer unit. Fatally injured was 26-year old Darwin Alberto Chavez Cardoza. The incident happened early Saturday on southbound I-35 approximately five miles north of the Winston exit. Cardoza was walking south from […]
Trenton man being held without bond on charge of sexual abuse
Authorities report a Trenton man is being held in jail without bond regarding allegations of sexual contact with an underage person. The charge is listed as sexual abuse in the first degree. Thirty-six-year-old Juan Gallegos was arrested Thursday and is to appear next Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Gallegos, according […]
USDA issues first Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments
USDA has issued its first report on payouts under the second Coronavirus Food Assistance Program which is also known as CFAP 2. As of October 6th, the agency had distributed nearly two billion dollars of the 14 billion available for CFAP 2. Payments to corn growers topped the list at more than 687 million dollars […]
A big week for pork and soybean export sales
Pork export sales hit a marketing-year high last week. The USDA says the total for the week ending October 1st of 60,200 tons were up more than 50% from the four-week average, with China buying 29,000 tons, a possible sign of significant demand improvement as Germany remains out of the export market because of an […]
14 lineworkers from four Missouri towns heading to Louisiana for hurricane Delta response
Hometown electric line crews from four rural Missouri towns left to drive to Louisiana on Thursday evening. They’ll perform recovery work after Hurricane Delta hits. The Weather Channel reports hurricane warnings have been issued for much of southwest Louisiana, which was hammered by Hurricane Laura several weeks ago. Governor John Bel Edwards says Hurricane Laura […]
Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline calls reach pre-pandemic rate
After schools closed in the spring to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline calls quickly fell by about 50%. The dramatic shift was identified nationwide – not just in Missouri. Mandated reporters, at schools, daycares, and churches, were not seeing kids in person like they normally do because many […]
Trenton Administrative Committee agenda calls for discussion of water and sewer service connection policy
The Trenton Administrative Committee next week will discuss the water and sewer service connection policy. The board will meet at the Trenton City Hall on the evening of Tuesday, October 13th at 6 o’clock. The public will not physically be allowed into the meeting, but the meeting can be viewed on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/81700899017. There […]
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Daviess, Harrison and Caldwell counties
The Daviess County Health Department reports 185 total cases of COVID-19, which is an increase of 31 from Thursday, October 1st. One hundred twenty-three of the cases are active, and 59 have recovered. Eleven have been hospitalized. Three COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Daviess County. Ten new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Harrison […]
Grundy County adds 12 new cases of COVID-19 in 24-hours
Twelve new COVID-19 cases were added for Grundy County Wednesday, October 7th, bringing the total number of cases to 287. The health department reports it was able to release several individuals from isolation keeping the number of active cases the same at 51. Two hundred ten of the total cases have been confirmed, and 77 […]
Missouri’s fall foliage color show begins soon
Missouri’s hills might not be alive with the sound of music, but they soon will transition into a kaleidoscope of color. The foliage of trees, shrubs, and vines is about to burst into its full glory. Colors usually peak around the third weekend of October, but Mother Nature is a woman of mystery. “It’s always […]
Audio: Department of Health and Senior Services confirms medical marijuana sales begin late October
Medical marijuana sales will soon begin in Missouri. Ashley Byrd has this update on the new industry. As of this week, the state health department has approved almost 65 thousand medical marijuana applications from patients and caregivers, with more than 10,000 additional applications in review. The state also reports granting final operating approval […]
Missouri’s governor releases $133 million in funding; says he’d pardon the McCloskeys
Missouri’s governor has announced that he is releasing about $133 million in funding that was previously withheld, saying the state’s unemployment rate has improved and state revenues outpaced expectations. Governor Mike Parson (R) made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City while addressing Capitol reporters. He’s releasing $95 million in CARES Act funding and $40 million […]
Missouri Department of Conservation changes November 14-15 mandatory CWD sampling to voluntary
The Missouri Department of Conservation announces it has changed its mandatory sampling requirements for chronic wasting disease to voluntary sampling in 30 counties during the opening weekend of this year’s November firearms portion of deer season. The change was prompted by ongoing cases and public-health concerns in Missouri regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The change will […]
Livingston County Health Center reports 27 new cases of COVID-19
The Livingston County Health Center reports it received 27 new notifications of COVID-19 Wednesday, October 7th, bringing the cumulative total to 320. Nine of the new cases are from the Baptist Home outbreak. Seventy-eight of the total cases are active, and 242 have been removed from isolation. The total cases include 27 from the Baptist […]