A member from the Chillicothe FFA Chapter, Connor Keithley, recently attended the 6th Annual HYMAX Academy. HYMAX, which is sponsored by the Missouri FFA Association, was held at Camp Rising Sun located within the Lake of the Ozarks State Park. The academy provided extensive leadership training for 100 high school students who are members of […]
Crowder State Park west of Trenton has several free programs planned for this month. Resource Manager Anna Persell says the events will include a Creatures of the Night Hike at the Shelter 3 parking lot Saturday night, July 7th at 8:30. Staff will talk about nocturnal animals that might be seen at the park or […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports staff responded to Wheeling this week where a citizen located a small child only wearing a diaper wandering outside. The citizen attempted to locate a parent or guardian but was unable to do so. An investigation revealed the child wandered about a quarter of a mile from his home […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has approved the 2018-2019 budget for the district. Total expenditures are budgeted at $1,735,719 with projected revenues totaling $1,727,456 leaving a projected deficit of $8,263. The board approved a bid for gravel from Dan Chalfant of $150 with Wayne Wyatt also submitting a bid of $100. The Federal […]
Plans continued to be made for the Bright Futures Trenton Community Back to School event next month which is described as a benefit for students and families of the Trenton R-9 School District who need assistance with back to school needs. This is a community event with Bright Futures, the Grundy County Health Department and […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the 2018-2019 preliminary budget at a special meeting Thursday evening. The revenues budgeted for the 2018-2019 school year are $5,175,380, and expenditures budgeted are $7,847,296 leaving a projected deficit of $2,671,916. The board also approved amending the 2017-2018 budget to actual and activity balances to zero. Revenues received […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved amendments to the 2017-2018 budget and a preliminary budget for 2018-2019 at a meeting Thursday evening. Administrator Misty Foster says the preliminary budget projects revenues of $955,030 and expenditures of $953,997 leaving a projected budget surplus of $1,033. The board approved secretary Mona Loyd to receive $20 per […]
Crowder State Park will offer an informational program about spiders 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at the campground amphitheater. During the one-hour Spider Sniff program, participants will learn interesting facts about the different types of spiders found in Missouri. The program will include a short hike to search for spiders at the park. […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital recently became an accredited Patient-Centered Medical Home or PCMH. Accreditation for PCMH came through The Compliance Team, which requires extensive patient-centered research, discussion, and process improvement. Protocols and processes were developed to ensure that the Jefferson Medical Group staff were treating patients with equal care and importance. Access to care and […]
A Livingston County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a Kansas City man after he was suspected of a hit and run Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Steve Cox says dispatch received a report that a vehicle pulling a large enclosed trailer sideswiped a car on Route Z and continued north. Deputy John Stafford was already headed in that direction […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved 2018-2019 budgets for unrestricted accounts and auxiliary service accounts Tuesday evening. The unrestricted accounts budget projects total expenses of $10,568,066 with total revenue projected at $10,364,169. This means there is a budgeted operational deficit for unrestricted accounts of $203,897. The auxiliary service accounts budget projects total […]
To celebrate and recognize their employees, Carroll County Memorial Hospital holds departmental appreciation weeks throughout the year. Employees are categorized into five groups and are recognized during one of these five special weeks. The second group celebrated was CCMH nursing staff. Departments included were Acute Care, Emergency Department, Home Health, Jefferson Medical Group, and specialty […]
Shortage of cattle forage is forcing some Ozark herd owners to chop trees to feed leaves. That method was used in big droughts of the 1930s and 1950s. Damage comes from more than an intense drought, said Craig Roberts, University of Missouri forage specialist in a weekly teleconference. Regional extension specialists update state staff on […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and two other agencies are offering a free workshop June 21 in Macon about funding opportunities for drinking water systems and wastewater treatment plants. “Nothing beats a face-to-face discussion,” said Hannah Humphrey, director of MoDNR’s Financial Assistance Center. “We know that state and federal assistance programs have a reputation for being […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved quotes at its meeting Monday evening for installation of garage doors at the bus barn and flooring for the elementary bathrooms. The approved quote for the installation of three new garage doors for the bus barn was from CSI of Trenton for $4,640, which will include the installation […]
(Missourinet) – Mizzou Chancellor Alex Cartwright says increased funding for scholarships, staff pay increases and an enrollment decline have led to a 49-million dollar budget shortage. He says the school is proposing to cut 155 unfilled positions and 30 current ones, to close the gap in the budget that begins next month. Severance packages […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission has opened a case to adjust electric rates of Union Electric Company doing business as Ameren Missouri under the provision of Senate Bill 564, which the Missouri General Assembly passed and was recently signed into law. The Commission reports a section of the bill gives the Commission one-time authority to […]
Rockhurst University is announcing a partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide new educational opportunities for both incarcerated offenders and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, an all-female facility with approximately 1,660 inmates located about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City. Funded by grants from The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, The Laffey-McHugh […]
The Trenton Park Board approved the purchase of a lifeguard stand for the Trenton Family Aquatic Center at its meeting Wednesday evening. The lifeguard stand will be purchased from Recreonics for $2,470. Aquatic Center Manager Alexis Whitney reported a lifeguard stand bottom had cracked and needed to be replaced. She was told she could not […]
Crowder State Park west of Trenton will host several events this month. The park’s Summer Fun Day will be Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock. The event coincides with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s free fishing weekend. Fishing poles will be provided to visitors during the event with prizes awarded for the children’s largest […]
