In a report provided on Monday morning, the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded Saturday evening to a structure fire at Leisure Lake. Upon arrival, light smoke was showing at 73137 South Leisure Lake Drive and firefighter Alex Lovell noted fire damage was contained to areas in the wall and ceiling immediate to the […]
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Chillicothe Fire Department responds to tree fire on South Mitchell
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a dead tree on fire the evening of November 19th. Upon arrival at 1398 South Mitchell, firefighters found a three to four-foot diameter tree on fire and lying on the ground near a brush pile. Firefighters began extinguishing the fire with a hand line while they set up a […]
Poinsettia: America’s most popular flower
Poinsettia is our nation’s most popular potted flowering plant. What makes this remarkable is that most poinsettias are sold between the week of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Despite its short sales period, poinsettia contributed $170 million to the U.S. economy last year, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Native to southern Mexico and […]
Two injured in Thursday night crash on I-35
Two Kansas City residents received minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle struck an animal on southbound Interstate 35 in Harrison county two miles south of Eagleville. Taken by emergency medical services to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany were the driver, 51-year-old Barbara Selvy, and passenger, 52-year-old Frank Montes. Both occupants were wearing seat […]
Interstate 35 on-ramp closure planned at Winston exit
A ramp closure for emergency repairs tomorrow will impact traffic north of Cameron on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Local maintenance crews will close the southbound on-ramp from U.S. Route 69 to Interstate 35 at Exit 61 (Winston exit) tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for emergency pavement repairs. During the closure, […]
Seven charged in connection with COVID-relief fraud scheme involving at least 80 fraudulent loan applications
Seven individuals across two states were charged in an indictment unsealed for their alleged participation in a scheme to obtain approximately $16 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Amir Aqeel, 52, and Pardeep Basra, 51, both of […]
Missouri’s Hawley praises bipartisan movement on duck boat legislation
After being stuck in committee on Capitol Hill for 19 months, bipartisan duck boat legislation from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) is expected to be voted on Wednesday morning by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It’s the first bill the committee is scheduled to take up Wednesday, and it comes a little more […]
Alabama man sent to Cameron Regional Medical Center after crashing on I-35
A man from Alabama was injured when the sports utility vehicle he was driving ran off Interstate 35, struck a guard rail, and overturned onto its top early Monday morning three miles south of Cameron. Twenty-three-year-old Antonio Wright of Mobile, Alabama was taken by emergency medical services to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor […]
2020 was a bloodbath for Missouri Democrats. Will 2022 be any better?
(Missouri Independent) – There’s no point trying to spin it: While the 2020 election was a mixed verdict nationally, with Republicans gaining congressional seats and minimizing Senate losses even as Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump, the Missouri verdict was unequivocal. It started atop the ticket with Trump’s dominance. He and Gov. Mike Parson set […]
Police chokeholds, no-knock warrants spark debate in Missouri House committee
(Missouri Independent) – As state lawmakers mull the idea of restricting police use of chokeholds or no-knock warrants, they are facing pushback from law enforcement organizations who contend decisions should be made at the local level. The House Special Committee on Criminal Justice met for three hours on Monday to explore the possibility of passing […]
Active Aging Resource Center in Gallatin to offer Thanksgiving meal
The Active Aging Resource Center in Gallatin will offer a Thanksgiving Dinner for carry out and Meals on Wheels only. An anonymous person donated the meal, which will be served on November 20th from 11 o’clock to 12:30. The Thanksgiving Dinner will include turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, hot rolls, and […]
Biden wants mask mandates nationwide: ‘We can save tens of thousands of lives’
(Missouri Independent) – President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus response plan seeks to put a national mask mandate in place by calling on all governors to require face coverings in their states. It’s a move that public health experts say could dramatically reduce the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths. But putting wider mask laws in place […]
MoDOT planned road work in Northern Missouri for the week of November 16, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Northern Missouri for the week of November 16 – 22. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Missouri sets new record for COVID cases; Health director warns to avoid holiday gatherings
(Missouri Independent) – Missourians should not hold big family Thanksgiving or Christmas gatherings this year, but they will likely be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine by the spring, the state health director said Thursday. In an interview on KCMO radio, Randall Williams said the rapid spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, especially in outstate […]
Pilot program brings social services assistance to seven Missouri college campuses
The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development has partnered with the Department of Social Services and seven of Missouri’s postsecondary institutions across the state to make social services easily accessible for college students and staff. This pilot program enables DSS to have a member of the department’s Family Support Division team on campus […]
Rain earlier this week not enough to relieve drought conditions in northern Missouri
Northern Missouri is currently experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. The United States Drought Monitor map of Missouri released November 12th shows abnormally dry conditions in all of the Green Hills. Moderate drought was reported for portions of Adair, Macon, Chariton, Knox, Shelby, and Scotland counties. Moderate drought was also shown for all of […]
Missouri education official calls substitute teacher shortage a crisis
Missouri schools continue to struggle with having enough teachers available to educate kids in traditional classrooms this year. The Show-Me State has had a chronic problem with teacher shortages, but COVID-19 has made the can of worms open even more. Missouri has about 70,000 pre-K through 12 teachers instructing roughly 900,000 public school students. Many […]
Minnesota woman receives moderate injuries after SUV hits big rig north of Bethany
The Highway Patrol reports a Minnesota woman sustained moderate injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck the towed unit of a tractor-trailer four miles north of Bethany the morning of November 10th. An ambulance transported 23-year-old Erica Ledesma of Richfield, Minnesota to the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. No injuries were reported […]
Trenton Board of Adjustments to hear two requests at December meeting
The Trenton Board of Adjustments will hear requests at a public hearing regarding variances for an addition and an accessory structure to be built. The hearing will be at the Trenton City Hall Monday evening, December 7th at 7 o’clock. One request is from Brent Wyant for a 10-foot variance on the required 15-foot setback […]