Tony Stonecypher is leaving from his position as Gallatin City Administrator. Stonecypher made the announcement to the Gallatin Board of Aldermen at its meeting Monday evening. He accepted an offer for a position in his hometown in Iowa with his last day in his current position January 11th. The board accepted an ordinance to amend city […]
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Princeton Board of Education renews liability and property insurance
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the renewal of liability and property insurance Monday evening. The insurance was renewed through CPSK and Missouri Public Entity Risk Management Fund for a total of $54,197. That is an increase from the previous year due to the district needing to insure additional buildings completed during construction projects. The […]
Audio: Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers resigns position
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers has submitted a letter of resignation from his position. The Board of Education accepted Wiebers’s resignation at a closed session meeting Wednesday six to zero with board member Marcie Cutsinger absent. Wiebers says the resignation will take effect on June 30th, 2019 as he will replace Doctor Roger Barnes, who […]
NCMC Board of Trustees accept retirement request
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees accepted the retirement of Green Hills Head Start Program Director Doctor Beverly Hooker at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. Hooker’s last day of employment will be January 31st, 2019, which is the end of the current fiscal year. She has been employed at NCMC and Head Start since […]
Governor Mike Parson appoints Chillicothe attorney as 43rd Circuit Court Judge
Governor Mike Parson has appointed a Chillicothe attorney, Ryan Horsman, as a Circuit Judge of the 43rd Judicial Circuit, Division 1 with five counties comprising the circuit: Livingston, Daviess, DeKalb, Caldwell, and Clinton. Horsman won the August 2018 primary election for the position and ran unopposed in the November general election. He fills a vacancy […]
North Mercer Board of Education sets filing dates for school board candidates
Candidate filing dates have been set for next years’ election involving the North Mercer R-3 Board of Education. The first day for candidates to file is December 11th with filing to conclude at 5 o’clock on January 15th. Board filings can be done during school hours at North Mercer. With terms expiring next April are […]
Audio: Missouri’s New Medicaid Director Todd Richardson to Face Challenges
Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson will resign his seat in the Legislature on Thursday to become the new MO HealthNet Director. Medicaid provides low-income families and individuals with health care coverage. Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Steve Corsi says Richardson will face challenges. Rural hospitals in Farmington, Kennett, Osceola, and Reynolds […]
Spickard Mayor resigns post
Spickard resident Jesse (Jess) Richmond has announced his resignation from two positions, that of Mayor of Spickard and as President of the Spickard Special Road District. Richmond said the resignations are due to health reasons with his resignation effective, he stated, as of Monday.
Missouri State Auditor discovers thousands of dollars missing in City of Glasgow
Thousands of dollars are missing, city funds were used to pay a personal credit card and firearms are unaccounted for according to an audit of Glasgow released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The suspicious activity took place under the supervision of a former city administrator, Kevin Atwood, who was responsible for many of the city’s […]
Audio: Mid-Missouri official redirected money for schools, other local entities to steal $300k
A state audit has found the former Callaway County Collector in mid-Missouri has stolen more than 300,000-dollars from the Collector’s office since 2016. Galloway says Pam Oestreich has been stealing county money since 2016. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann says a state audit has found that Oestreich used a shell game to […]
NCMC Board of Trustees meet with full agenda
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees at its meeting Tuesday night approved early repayment of the Barton Campus bond issue. Associate Vice President for Business and Finance Tyson Otto presented information that outlined an option for the early repayment of the bond issue on November 15th. Total payment due is $940,459.11 with the […]
Trenton City Council holds heated discussion on electric rates, ends in vote to reduce rates by 5%
The Trenton City Council last night voted to authorize a 5% reduction in electric rates effective with the bills received in November, and the council ultimately voted to have an electric rate study done, but not until after the Mayor vetoed two separate motions. Last week, the utility committee advanced discussion on having a three-month […]
NCMC Board of Trustees to meet Tuesday
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will consider a bid or purchase and Head Start’s surplus list at its meeting next week. The board will meet at the Frey Administrative Center on the campus in Trenton Tuesday night, September 25 at 7 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include discussion of bond repayment […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen discuss hiring of city clerk
The Spickard Board of Aldermen at a meeting Monday evening discussed hiring a new part-time city clerk to replace the former clerk who resigned. Mayor Jesse Richmond reports the council is still looking for someone with computer and business skills to fill the eight hour a week position. Anyone interested in the position should contact […]
NCMC Board of Trustees to meet Tuesday
Tuesday evenings’ meeting of trustees at North Central Missouri College begins with a tax levy public hearing at 5:25 and adoption of the tax levy is part of the agenda for the 5:30 board meeting. Besides various reports from administrators, trustees will consider an appointment of a new board meeting to replace Steve Busch who […]
North 65 Center in Trenton announces the hiring of a new Administrator
The North 65 Center in Trenton has announced that they have a new administrator. Karen Otto of rural Trenton began duties this week, succeeding Connie Reed who was the interim administrator following the resignation of Sarah Maloney. Mrs. Otto brings banking and bookkeeping experience to the administrator job previously working more than 20 years for […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education sets lunch prices
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education set the district’s operating levy at a tax rate hearing Monday evening. The levy remained at $5.9207 per $100 of assessed valuation. The assessed valuation for the district for the 2018-2019 school year is $12,295,181, which is an increase of $1,035,724. During the regular board meeting, the lunch […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees tackles full agenda at Thursday meeting
A North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees member has resigned from his position. The board accepted the resignation of trustee Steve Busch at a meeting Thursday evening. Busch said he is now considered a resident of Florida, which excludes him from being on the board. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver and Board President Don Dalrymple […]
Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education hears updates on projects
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education heard updates on building projects at a meeting Wednesday evening. The spray foam ceiling in the gymnasium is complete, and the new air conditioning units for the gym should be installed by August 1st. The new basketball scoreboard has been ordered, and it should be delivered by the […]