Views: 0Two Gallatin men and one man from Texas sustained injuries when a car struck the towed unit of a tractor-trailer truck two miles south of Cameron Wednesday morning. The Highway Patrol reports emergency medical services transported a passenger in the car, 24-year-old Wesley Calloway, and the driver, 24-year-old Eric Teel, both of Gallatin, as […]
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Audio: Governor Parson signs agriculture bill into law pertaining to CAFOs
Views: 0Legislation that prevents Missouri counties from imposing regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that are stricter than state regulations has been signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. The bill is backed by many of the state’s commodity groups, including the Missouri Farm Bureau and the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association. Critics include […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education reviews 2019-2020 budget
Views: 0Trenton R-9 School Superintendent Dan Wiebers discussed the 2019-2020 proposed budget with the Trenton Board of Education Tuesday evening. The proposed budget estimates revenues of $19,702,468 which includes $11,783,666 for the incidental and teacher funds, $906,301 for debt service, and $4,012,500 for capital projects. Estimated expenditures include $4,701,830 for incidental, $7,243,346 for the teacher’s, […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen tackle lengthy agenda at Monday meeting
Views: 0Gallatin City Administrator Lance Rains reported on rate studies regarding water at the Gallatin Board of Aldermen meeting Monday. Missouri Rural Water calculated the cost of production per 1,000 gallons of water at $8.70 and People Service calculated the cost at $8.66 per 1,000 gallons. Rains requested the board’s approval to allow him to […]
Trenton FFA member receives award at Missouri FFA Public Speaking Academy
Views: 1A member of the Trenton FFA Chapter recently received an award for being a finalist at the Missouri FFA Public Speaking Academy on the University of Central Missouri campus of Warrensburg. Kaci Persell received a plaque and State Public Speaking pin for second place in the beginning division. Trenton FFA members Allison Yoder and […]
Victim left in ditch: Two charged in Daviess County with kidnapping and assault
Views: 0Two men accused of restraining someone, causing him to lose consciousness twice, and leaving him laying in the road or ditch in Jamesport Saturday night, have been charged in Daviess County. Twenty-year-old Caleb Kettner of Belton and 20-year-old Connor Monteer of Jamesport face felony charges of first-degree assault or attempt and second-degree kidnapping. Online […]
Audio: Invenergy ready to move forward in north Missouri on Grain Belt Express
Views: 4The wind energy power lines known as the Grainbelt Express is moving forward under new ownership. Invenergy got the Missouri Public Service Commission’s unanimous OK to acquire the transmission line project to run from Kansas to the East Coast. This is the latest step in what has been a 5-year process. Landowners […]
Audio: Governor Parson signs $29.7 billion state budget, giving pay boost to state workers
Views: 0Among about 300 Missouri Department of Corrections workers, Governor Parson has signed into law a 29.7 billion dollar state budget. At the Jefferson City Correctional Center, Parson says the plan gives corrections staff a pay raise of at least three percent for new workers and as much as 13 percent for 20-year veterans. […]
Independence woman who purchased gun used in fatal shooting pleads guilty
Views: 0An Independence, Missouri, woman who purchased the firearm used by a 14-year-old in a fatal shooting has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking. Rebecca McCrorey, 39, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Friday, June 7, to maintaining drug-involved premises. Independence police officers were dispatched to […]
Trenton City Council adopts ordinances pertaining to medical marijuana
Views: 0A series of ordinances pertaining to medical marijuana were approved Monday night by the Trenton City Council. They are based on state regulations stemming from the voter-approved Amendment Two in last November’s election. In part, the ordinances allow for the location of manufacturing facilities, cultivation facilities, and dispensaries within the city of Trenton. One […]
Deadline to submit photos to Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest is June 14, 2019
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Agriculture is reminding amateur photographers across the state to enter the 2019 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14. The contest is an opportunity to submit their best images of life on the farm to help tell the story of Missouri agriculture. That image […]
Missouri Department of Corrections staff pay raise finalized as Governor signs state budget
Views: 11In a ceremony at Jefferson City Correctional Center, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law a state operating budget that includes the largest pay raise for corrections staff in Missouri Department of Corrections history. Developed by the department, championed by Governor Mike Parson and approved by the state legislature, the pay plan calls for […]
Unemployment rates in area counties as low as 2.1% in Livingston County
Views: 0The latest unemployment rates among area counties range from Linn County at three point six percent down to two point one percent in Livingston County. All other area counties are in between that range including Grundy County at three point two percent in April – the most recent month available from the Division of […]
City Administrator reports flood damage in Trenton at $325,000
Views: 0The city of Trenton has reported a $325,000 estimate on preliminary damage due to recent flooding on May 25 and May 28, 2019. The estimate is based on damage at ten sites. The report compiled by City Administrator Ron Urton has been submitted to the City Council for tonight’s meeting. The process involves a […]
Car rear ends big rig on Highway 116 in Caldwell County
Views: 3The highway patrol reports an Odessa man was hurt when the car he was driving hit the rear of a tractor-trailer unit that was stopped on Highway 116 in Caldwell County. Reports indicate visibility was obstructed at the time of the crash. Sixty-nine-year-old David Bannister of Odessa was taken to Liberty Hospital with serious […]
Car shows slated during the month of June in Trenton
Views: 0Two days of car shows are planned in Trenton later this month. Trenton Cruise Night will start on Main Street in Downtown Trenton the evening of June 21st at 6 o’clock with Super Stars Dance Studio performing at the gazebo at 6:30. Vehicles will cruise to Crowder State Park west of Trenton at 7 […]
Chillicothe’s 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park announced
Views: 0The 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 7-8, 2019 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. Vendor […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of June 10, 2019
Views: 0The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of June 10 – 16. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Audio: Audit alleges St. Francois County Prosecutor’s office paid for illegal bonuses, excessive number of meals
Views: 0A state audit about an eastern Missouri prosecutor’s office details potential misuse of public money. State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s audit alleges the St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office provided more than 21,000 dollars in illegal staff bonuses. It also says the eastern Missouri office paid for an excessive amount of meal reimbursements […]