Governor Mike Parson announced that five Missouri colleges are grant recipients of over $5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Child Care Plan funding to improve the quality and availability of child care and early education programs. “Access to quality child care is critical for working families, and attending college is […]
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Missouri Attorney General announces $39.5 million settlement with Anthem over 2014 data breach
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, today announced a $39.5 million multistate settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution with the 43-state multistate coalition. Missouri will receive $1,841,839.64 […]
NCMC announces Tracy Welch as Outstanding Employee of the Month
Tracy Welch, NCMC Mathematics Department Chair and Instructor, from Cameron, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee for September. Tracy has been employed at NCMC for 11 years and holds a Masters in Mathematics from Emporia State University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics and a minor in Physics from […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities continues flushing of water system south of Crowder Road
Trenton Municipal Utilities staff will continue flushing the distribution system this week in the area south of Crowder Road to the south City limits beginning at Main Street and working east to the railroad tracks. The utility will continue flushing various areas inside the city limit during the month of October. This is a semi-annual […]
Audio: American Legion membership drive now underway
Major Dale Stepp American Legion Post 31 of Trenton is seeking new members. Adjutant Arnie Arneson says Congress changed American Legion membership eligibility last year to include anyone who was in the military and had an honorable discharge. Veterans previously had to be in the service during wartime to belong. Arneson believes anyone who gave […]
Audio: Judge rules against removing notary requirement for mail-in voting
A central Missouri judge has ruled against an effort to remove a notary requirement for mail-in voting in the November General Election. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetum’s decision dismissed arguments by the NAACP and the League of Women Voters that the steps to vote by mail during a […]
Trenton Municipal utilities to begin changes in water disinfection and flushing of system
The Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant will begin utilizing free chlorine, or a free chlorine conversion, in its water system Friday, September 25th. The temporary changes to water disinfection will last for three to six weeks. The changes will involve feeding free chlorine, instead of chloramines, as the disinfectant leaving the water treatment plant. […]
Hunter education class to be held in Chillicothe
The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a hunter education skills class in two sessions at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center of Chillicothe. Participants will be able to complete requirements for their hunter education certificate during the sessions the afternoon and evening of October 13th from 4 to 8 o’clock and 5:30 to 9:30. The […]
Audio: local election authorities have begun mailing out absentee ballots
Local election authorities have begun mailing out ballots to Missourians who have requested to cast their absentee ballot by mail for November’s election. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft strongly encourages Missourians not to wait until the last minute to ask for one. He expects mail delays that could cause some ballots to not get counted. […]
Audio: Missouri voters can now cast an absentee ballot in person
Some Missouri election authorities have increased foot traffic today. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says today is opening day for voters to cast an absentee ballot in-person for the November election. Voters must meet one of seven requirements in order to vote absentee, including if you will be out of the county […]
Absentee voting begins in Missouri for November election
Local election authorities have begun mailing out ballots to Missourians who have requested to vote absentee by mail in the General Election. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is traveling around Missouri this week to share what the different voting options are for November. “The election authorities did a great job of printing all those ballots […]
More than $9 million in grants approved for six Missouri school districts to provide protection against tornados
The State Emergency Management Agency announced more than $9 million in grant funding has been approved to build tornado safe rooms in six Missouri school districts. The federal grants for school districts in Dunklin, Henry, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, and Wright counties will pay for 90 percent of the cost of the safe rooms, which are […]
Forsyth sex offender sentenced to 20 years for child pornography
A prior sex offender in Forsyth, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. Timothy Wayne Carnelison Jr., 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 20 in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Carnelison to spend the rest of his life on supervised release following […]
Neosho sex offender sentenced to 15 years for child pornography
A prior sex offender in Neosho, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. Benjamin H. Cole, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 15 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Cole to spend the rest of his life on […]
Winston School District reports confirmed case of COVID-19 among staff
Winston R-6 Superintendent Brian Robinson reports the school district received notification from the Daviess County Health Department on Friday that a staff member was confirmed to have COVID-19. The person has not been in the school building since Tuesday, September 15th. The name of the individual and details cannot be released due to privacy requirements. […]
Audio: Parson defends Missouri taking different approach than recommended by White House Task Force
Missouri’s approach to COVID-19 does not completely match up with the recommendations made by the White House Coronavirus Task Force. The most recent report leaked to the public was from September 6 and recommended a statewide mask requirement and closing bars. The report said Missouri is in the red zone for cases, with the 10th […]
President Choi: the mask rules are working at Mizzou; egregious violations result in expulsion
The University of Missouri has expelled two students and suspended three for violating COVID-19 safety policies. In a press statement, the actions were described as “flagrant…willful and knowing actions that threatened the safety of the campus and the broader Columbia community” including requirements that COVID-positive individuals isolate and comply with social distancing requirements. Mun Choi, […]
Grundy County Commission approves additional CARES Act funding
The Grundy County Commission approved CARES Act funding the morning of Tuesday, September 15th. The Community Food Pantry of Grundy County was pre-approved for $35,000 for a walk-in cooler. The food pantry is an entity under the Grundy County Senior Tax Board. Distributions totaled $1,091.70 for the Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled for […]
Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission to hear three requests
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission will hear three requests at a public hearing at the Trenton City Hall regarding a variance, a rezone of property, and a conditional use permit. The hearing will be the night of October 5th at 7 o’clock. One request is from Orscheln Properties in care of Cummings Signs for […]