The Spickard R-2 Board of Education adopted the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Model Compliance Plan at its meeting Monday evening. It also approved of the Professional Development Plan for 2017-2018. Jennifer Wilson announced the Parent Teacher Organization will hold a crow hunt and soup supper at the school November 3rd and 4th. The […]
Lightning is attributed to a fire which extensively burned a large bale of hay late Saturday afternoon. The location was in a pasture along Karma Lane in southern Mercer County about 10 miles northwest of Spickard. Spickard Fire Protection District firefighters were on the scene briefly.
Making profits from beef herds will be taught Sept. 21 at the University of Missouri Thompson Farm field day near Spickard, Mo. Genetics, breeding, feeding, and selling improve profits, say MU Extension specialists. “For a change, the program will be in the evening,” says Rod Geisert, superintendent, Columbia. Sign-in opens at 3:30 p.m. and is […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the tax rate at its meeting Monday evening. The tax rate is set at $4.1731 on the $4,610,372 of assessed valuation. The board also adopted all of the Missouri School Boards’ Association policies. It was announced that a new bus has been purchased and is ready for the […]
Food, music, games and much more will be featured when the annual Spickard Fall Festival is held next month September 7 through 10 with a theme of “By Gone Days.” Exhibits and a country store will be at the Wise building. On September 8th, Spickard school students will have a balloon launch and games in […]
The Spickard R-2 School is holding enrollments this week for pre-school, kindergarten, and new students to the district. Enroll at the Spickard school any day through Friday between 9 and 2 o’clock. The Spickard school Open House and Enrollment on August 22 runs from 5:30 to 7 o’clock that Tuesday evening. Spickard classes begin August […]
The Spickard Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire on Highway Y Friday evening. Training Officer Jesse Richmond reports the original call said the fire was close to a barn. He says crews saw heavy black smoke on the way to the one-eighth to one quarter acre fire, which he believed was due to […]
Reports indicate a heavy amount of damage occurred Thursday morning during a fire at an agriculture business: Coon Manufacturing of Spickard. KTTN’s Randall Mann arrived at the scene east of Highway 65, but after the fire had been extinguished. He recorded a video interview, among sounds of the trucks, with Spickard Fire Protection District Training […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two women on unrelated charges. Twenty-one year old Kyleigh Elaine Rothman of Spickard was charged on two felony counts of stealing related offense, third offense. Her bond is $15,000 cash or corporate surety. She was incarcerated at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, and she was scheduled to […]
The Spickard City Council approved ownership for an abandoned road as well as getting a mower and a door at its meeting Monday evening. The city council approved Charles Holtzclaw’s request to own the abandoned road next to his property on Fifth Street between Washington and Jefferson. Mayor Jesse Richmond and City Clerk Mary Exley […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Spickard man on the misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license, second offense. Forty-four year old Scott Lee Sims was arrested Thursday and posted his $2,500 bond. He is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court Tuesday. Court […]
Personnel and equipment from Spickard and Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire east of Spickard late Wednesday afternoon. Training officer for the Spickard department, Jesse Richmond, reported approximately 20 acres of pasture ground burned on land belonging to Jim Roy. The location is along Route B, about two miles east […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education voted to put a tax levy increase on the April ballot at its meeting Monday evening. The board also decided all staff would pay a portion of their insurance. Budget amendments, the 2017-2018 budget, and calendar revisions were approved. The board held an executive session to discuss personnel and […]
Fire Sunday burned approximately 30 acres of uncut grass in a hay field about two miles northwest of Spickard. Spickard Fire Protection District Training Officer Jesse Richmond said the location was near the intersection of Kellog and January Avenues at 29717 Kellog in Mercer County. The owner was listed as Colton Holthouse and officials say […]
The Spickard City Council approved an agreement between the fire department and the city at its meeting Monday evening. Signatures were added from Mayor Jesse Richman and City Clerk Mary Exley. Names for the mowing and clean up project were presented to the council, and it approved sending out letters.
The Spickard R-2 School District Board of Education accepted a lease for a bus and a bid for windows at its meeting Monday evening. The board voted to go with L. J. Hart on a seven-year lease purchase on a bus. It also accepted a bid to replace eight front windows.
A Trenton man was injured last night when, according to the highway patrol, his motorcycle struck a deer two miles south of Spickard. The highway patrol said 65-year-old Glenn Tucker was thrown from the motorcycle which had been southbound on Highway 65. An officer reported Doctor Tucker received moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved bids for transportation and windows at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved the bid from Midwest Bus Sales Incorporated to buy a 2018 Thomas bus for $81,365. The window bid from Quality Construction was approved. The board also approved a field trip to Saint Joseph. Roger Bonnet […]
Twenty-one children participated in the annual Easter Egg Hunt by the Epsilon Upsilon Sorority of Beta Sigma Phi of Spickard Thursday. Winners of the 1 through 4 age group were: first place Tara Lynn Stiner, second place Kailen Barnes, and third place Kindallyn Barnes. Winners of the 5 through 7 age group were: first place […]
The Spickard City Council heard several reports at its meeting Monday evening. City Clerk Mary Exley reported on grinder pump replacement prices and location to get one. Exley also reported on the backhoe repair which needs a new hose and is being made. The budget was presented, and a special meeting will be held to […]
