A Gallatin woman accused of grabbing her 12-year-old daughter by the hair and throwing her around a room earlier in February has been charged in Daviess County. Online court information shows 39-year-old Mandie Collins faces felony abuse or neglect of a child—no sexual contact. Collin’s bond is $5,000 cash with conditions including being supervised by […]
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Missouri cities, counties in line for millions from federal COVID relief bill
(Missouri Independent) – The plan for distributing money directly to Missouri counties in the current version of the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus relief bill is pretty simple – each gets $195.44 per person. But for cities, instead of a formula based on population, Congress divvies up the money using the method for determining Community Development Block Grant allocations. […]
Trenton City Council table “right of way” agreement with MoDOT, discuss generation of power at Monday meeting
The Trenton City Council on Monday night tabled an ordinance, approved a resolution, accepted a bid, and agreed to buy a riding lawnmower locally. More details also were presented on TMU’s use of diesel generators during the cold weather. The council voted to table a “right of way” agreement between the city of Trenton and […]
Audio: Missouri’s Governor warns against potential natural gas price gouging
Missouri’s governor says numerous constituents have contacted his office about huge price increases in natural gas. Governor Parson says while he knows there have been some supply issues, he doesn’t want to see any price gouging. The governor encourages Missourians who believe there has been price gouging to contact Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s […]
City of Milan requesting gas customers conserve energy
The City of Milan asks all City of Milan gas utility customers, including all residents, businesses, and other entities, to limit their use of natural gas where at all possible until Sunday, 2/21/2021. Steps to reducing energy usage include reducing your thermostats a few degrees, or to at most 68 degrees, and postponing or reducing […]
Audio: Dentists say “Keep a regular schedule of care during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent future dental issues”
During Children’s Dental Health Month, dentists are urging folks to keep up a regular schedule of care to prevent future dental issues, unless they live in an area with uncontrolled or high community spread of COVID-19. By age five, nearly half of all children have at least one cavity – but in the last year, […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District issues boil orders
Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to low pressure. The affected area is basically in the Bethel area of Mercer county. The boundaries, clockwise, are the Iowa line on the north, the Weldon fork to the Grand River on the east, Highway 136 on the […]
Audio: Missouri bills would move some local races and issues to a later election
Legislation has been filed this session that would move some local races and issues, such as fire department and tax increase proposals, from April to later in the year. During a Missouri House Budget Committee hearing this week, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says he has not taken a position on the idea. However, he […]
Cooper County Court in Missouri rules mostly in favor of CAFOs
The Cooper County Circuit Court ruled in favor of five out of six of Senate Bill 391’s regulations Tuesday, limiting local ordinances from being stricter than state law. The ruling comes after local ordinances were attempted to be put in place against Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Cooper and Moniteau Counties in 2019. Missouri Farm […]
Missouri Department of Conservation to re-open offices in Chillicothe and Saint Joseph
The Missouri Department of Conservation will reopen its Chillicothe office and the Northwest Regional Office in Saint Joseph on February 16th after they were temporarily closed as a COVID-19 precaution. Precautions and local protocols will be observed at the offices, including face masks and physical distancing. The staff has remained in the offices during the […]
State launches Missouri COVID-19 Vaccine Navigator
Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of the Missouri Vaccine Navigator, a secure registry tool to assist Missourians in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. “Although vaccine supply nationwide is still quite limited, this registration process will help connect Missourians with more avenues to receive a vaccine,” Governor Parson said. “This will not only provide support for […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District issues boil order
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory due to water main repair. Customers asked to boil water until further notice are those from the Iowa state line to Bison Street and Route BB and from the Weldon Fork of the Grand River to Route W. The boil advisory also […]
Audio: Missouri’s Governor discusses unemployment overpayments and issues with House Speaker
Missouri’s governor is downplaying news reports of tension between him and House Speaker Rob Vescovo, saying there’s been hype in the media. Governor Mike Parson says he’ll move forward with the House and the Senate. The governor wrote a recent three-page letter, criticizing House GOP leaders for disrupting last week’s plans to hold the State […]
Audio: Missouri’s Governor and Health Director say there have been issues with COVID vaccine distribution process
Missouri’s governor announced Thursday in Jefferson City that there have been issues with the COVID vaccine distribution process, and warns that there will be consequences for vaccinators that allow people to jump the line. Governor Mike Parson briefed Capitol reporters during a Statehouse press conference, emphasizing that his administration will vaccinate the most vulnerable and […]
Audio: Missouri House Speaker is asking state lawmaker under federal indictment to resign
The Missouri House Speaker is asking a fellow GOP House member to resign her seat after she was indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for an alleged stem cell fraud scheme. The indictment was unsealed and made public on Monday. House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, announced Wednesday that he’s removed State Rep. Tricia Derges, […]
Grundy County Public Water Supply District issues boil advisory
Grundy County Public Water Supply District #1 of Grundy County has issued a precautionary boil advisory for all residents located between the Forks of the River to the Grundy/Mercer county line. This will be in effect until further notice.
Mercer County Public Water Supply District issues boil advisory
Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for areas basically south of Modena in Mercer County. The boundaries, clockwise, are Route O on the north, Highway 65 on the east, the Grundy County line for the south boundary, and the Harrison County line on the west. The boil advisory […]
Audio: Mask up for any travel as CDC issues orders for airplanes, buses, trains and subways.
The CDC says travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting this week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The agency issued the mask-wearing rule late Friday that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The 11-page CDC order […]
Missouri State Auditor issues latest monthly report on Missouri’s use of federal stimulus dollars received through CARES Act funding
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released her eighth monthly report detailing the state government’s use of federal stimulus dollars intended for the COVID-19 response. In March, Auditor Galloway announced that her office would examine the state’s distribution and spending of funding received under the CARES Act and other federal assistance programs recently passed by Congress. […]