The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has approved Principal Jill Sperry as the Homeless, Foster Care, and Migrant Coordinator. The McKinney-Vento Act Dispute Resolution, policy updates, and Daviess County CARES Act funding were also approved. Superintendent Roger Alley reported Gilman City R-4 started the Seamless Lunch and Breakfast program. Students will receive a free […]
Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn will be featured at the Grundy County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting next month. Farm Bureau members and their families are invited to the Fellowship Hall at the First Christian Church of Trenton on the evening of September 3rd at 6 o’clock. The meeting will also include county board […]
The Grundy County Commission accepted CARES Act funding applications from 14 entities the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. Allocated funds totaled $961,512.72. There are $194,092.90 in unallocated funds that will be distributed on an as-needed basis to the 14 entities. Grundy County, the Grundy County Nursing Home District, the Grundy County Health Department, the Grundy County Library, the Families […]
The city council in southwest Missouri’s Springfield is considering a resolution that asks Governor Mike Parson to enact a statewide face mask order. Springfield affiliate KSGF quotes City Councilman Craig Hosmer as saying the order would benefit hospitals. Governor Mike Parson tells Missourinet he’s opposed to that. The governor says it’s not the […]
The Jamesport City Council Monday, June 8th discussed a parking problem on Main Street between Broadway and Grant. It was decided to put $75 hundred dollars into the upcoming budget towards an update for the area. City Clerk Shelley Page reports asphalt was laid on three streets last month, and there is a drop off […]
New Grundy County flood plain maps will become official on Friday. The maps can be used for things like mortgages and flood insurance. Revisions took place over the last three years. Grundy County Flood Plain Administrator Glen Briggs notes the revisions involved new data and an increased map resolution, which gives a more realistic view […]
The Trenton Tax Increment Financing Commission will hold a public hearing next week regarding the Orscheln Farm and Home Tax Increment Financing Plan. The hearing will be part of the commission’s meeting in the City Hall Council Chambers Monday evening at 6 o’clock. The plan involves a redevelopment project in the area of Highway 65 […]
The City of Mercer has issued a resolution and “Proclamation of Emergency” regarding the Coronavirus. The proclamation provides the city with the ability to take measures to reduce exposure to the disease, control the risk, and promote the health and safety of Mercer residents. The state of emergency will remain in effect for the duration […]
Meeting for the first time using internet technology, the Trenton City Council Monday night declared a “State of Emergency” within the city of Trenton and ordered certain measures to protect public life, health, safety, and property to limit the spread of the coronavirus or Covid-19 – the disease creating the emergency. Essentially, five members of […]
The Trenton City Council will meet in special session, Monday, March 23, 2020, at 7:00 pm via Zoom video conferencing. On the agenda will be Resolution No. 2020-1, a resolution of the city of Trenton, declaring a state of emergency within the city and order to employ measures to protect public life, health, safety and […]
Pursuant to Governor Mike Parson’s Executive Order 2002 declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and a request from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Governor Parson today signed Executive Order 2003 ordering all Missouri municipal elections previously scheduled for April 7, 2020, to be postponed to June 2, 2020. The Executive Order declares […]
A Missouri House committee could vote this week on a proposed public vote targeting transgender high school athletes. If approved by voters, transgender athletes would have to participate in sports based on their biological sex and females could no longer play football with their male teammates, for instance. During a public hearing, Yukon State Representative […]
