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 […]
The Jamesport City Council approved an ordinance regarding a use tax at its meeting Monday evening. The ordinance allows a use tax vote to be placed on the April 2019 ballot. City Clerk Shelley Page reports the use tax is in regard to internet sales tax. The council also voted to place no parking signs […]
Three individuals were arrested Monday afternoon by the Highway Patrol in DeKalb County and were being held in custody pending the filing of formal charges. A Gallatin resident, 47-year-old Joseph McClane, has been accused of multiple counts. McClane is accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, felony resisting arrest, as well as misdemeanor marijuana possession and […]
Residential trash collections will continue to be temporarily picked up by Rapid Removal Disposal after the City Council’s vote last night on a WCA contract ended in a tie and the City Council has reversed itself, re-instating the monthly charge for residential curbside recycling at Trenton. Over two dozen residents from the public crowded into […]
Heifer prices kept going up in the fifth of six fall sales of Show-Me-Select replacement heifers, December 7th. The 74 head averaged $2,334 with the previous high being $2,099 on 64 head at Fruitland, Mo. “Heifer quality was top-notch.” said Kendra Graham, the sale coordinator, “Buyer turnout was high and they were willing to pay […]
Agents of American Family Insurance will once again sponsor the “Shoot Sixty Seconds for Your School” at each half-time of Holiday Hoops games. Individuals will be pre-selected by each team and allowed to shoot free throws for 60 seconds in pursuit of cash prizes for their high school athletic departments. The winner at the conclusion […]
After about one decade in the making, Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and the Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council have developed a medium grain rice. Agriculture professor Mike Aide says MM17 rice will be available for the 2019 planting season. Aide says MM17 rice is ideal for Asian restaurants making […]
Crowder State Park west of Trenton is transitioning to Rainout Line, which allows individuals to find out what current conditions are on the park’s trails as well as trails at other Missouri State Parks. Resource Manager Anna Persell says information on trail conditions at Crowder, Cuivre River, Rock Bridge Memorial, and Knob Noster state parks […]
The Princeton City Council approved a service contract with the Senior Center at its meeting Thursday evening. Deputy City Clerk Cory Willett reports the contract was for $240 for live music for a Christmas event December 14th. The council also approved an agreement with the Senior Center for it to purchase 16 feet of city […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of December 10 through the 16th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
Two traffic accidents happened on Highway 5 in Sullivan County Thursday morning that injured drivers. The first accident was at 7:15 when a car driven by 34-year-old Joni Ussary of St. Joseph was northbound on Highway 5 when it slid off the road, struck a tree, and a fence. She was taken by private auto […]
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says he’s glad the U.S. did not heighten its trade war with China. He cites U.S. soybean exports have gone to virtually zero since the trade battle began. Blunt says if America wants to have a trade fight, the battle should be about China stealing U.S. technology and […]
A Mercer County native has won the Agriculture Educator Lifetime Achievement Award at the Missouri Livestock Symposium. University of Missouri Extension writer Duane Dailey of Columbia received the award, which honors an educator making significant contributions to agriculture in northeastern Missouri. Dailey says he “taught through the media” for 57 years and writes science stories […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Macon men sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle lost control on a snow-covered portion of U. S.Highway 63 two and a half miles south of Macon Thursday morning. An ambulance transported driver 42-year-old Damon Mason to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon with what the Patrol called serious injuries. The […]
Auditor Nicole Galloway has released her review of the state’s home and community-based services program to assist disabled and elderly Medicaid-eligible Missourians. The report examined the effectiveness of recent cost-saving measures approved by the legislature and recommended continued improvement to processes for determining and authorizing individual need. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) […]
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says he’s been “very concerned” about America’s trade strategy. During the Missouri Farm Bureau Convention this week at the Lake of the Ozarks, the Republican says he’s glad the U.S. did not escalate its trade fight with China. Blunt thinks getting Congress to approve the new North American […]
Despite the failure of a Right-to-Work ballot measure this year, a bill will return to the Missouri Legislature in 2019. The state legislature will be asked next year whether to bar Missouri businesses from requiring workers to pay mandatory union fees. The bill is being sponsored by Republican Senator-Elect Eric Burlison of Springfield. […]
Missouri Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill announced that their legislation to bring the historic 1920’s riverboat Delta Queen back to the Mississippi River was signed into law. The bill reinstates a decades-long exemption to allow the boat to operate from its new homeport of Kimmswick, in Jefferson County – creating jobs and strengthening economic […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released the Missouri Assessment Program test scores for S. M. Rissler Elementary and Trenton Middle School. Students will receive their scores with the second quarter report cards January 7th. Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) reports are also available at the student’s designated school office. Contact Leslie Woodard […]
A Chillicothe FFA member received third place at the Missouri Sheep Producers FFA State Public Speaking Contest Sunday. Maggie Pfaff participated in the contest designed to develop individual public speaking skills and to promote interest in and awareness of different aspects of the sheep industry. Missouri Sheep Producers Event Chairman Ed DeOrnellis presented each participant […]
