Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil order due to the installation of a valve near Modena. The boil order affects customers west of Modena to the Harrison County line, south to the Grundy County line, and north to Highway 136. The precautionary boil remains in effect until further […]
Two separate arrests are in today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. A resident of Belton, 47-year-old Janette Kay Raymo, has been accused of alleged failure to return a rented U-Haul trailer to T and L Auto Supply as of November 6th. The charge is listed as stealing involving leased or rented property. Authorities say there’s […]
Sixty years after the first of 1,182 flood-prevention structures were built in Missouri with federal financial and technical assistance, landowners who have witnessed the before-and-after effects of heavy rain are still praising the benefits of the watershed projects. “Panther Creek used to flood almost every time it rained, but it hasn’t flooded at all since […]
The Trenton Police Department and the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force conducted alcohol retail outlet compliance checks in Trenton on Saturday, January 5th. According to Chief Rex Ross, the checks resulted in one under age purchase of an alcoholic beverage from a local business and a 32-year-old Blue Springs man cited for alleged supplying liquor […]
Managed grazing makes better use of forage in a year of high-priced hay. After a drought with short grass and little hay, fall pastures grew fast with good rains. Management-intensive grazing (MIG) extends fall grass supplies. Or the grass can be saved for winter grazing, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. Controlled […]
Ameren Missouri, the state’s largest utility, has taken initial steps to enter the renewable energy supply chain. Since May, the power company has announced plans for two wind farms and a solar project. John Hickey with the Sierra Club of Missouri, a major environmental group, says the two wind farms together could help offset some […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil order due to completed repairs on a water line north and west of Modena. The boil order affects customers on Iceberg Street and will expire Friday evening at 5 o’clock.
The Jamesport City Council accepted a bid and approved an ordinance at its meeting Tuesday evening. The accepted bid was from Ryan Ranes for $850 for a Ford Ranger for the city. The approved ordinance regarded raising salaries for City Clerk Shelley Page and employee Brett Matthews. Page reported her pay increased by $1.00 an hour, […]
The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects customers on Echo Road north of Oriole Road and will continue until further notice.
The Missouri Public Service Commission reports Spire Natural Gas customers will see rates drop under a filing that takes effect November 15th. The new rates will reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas and the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment factor. The factor is a mechanism that tracks any over- or under-collection of […]
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, voters will see three medical marijuana initiatives on their ballots—Amendment 2, Amendment 3, and proposition C. Voters are permitted to vote “yes” or “no” on each of the ballot measures. You can read the full text of each ballot issue in the November 6 General Election by going to the Missouri […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will hold the Ninth Annual Green Hills Women’s Expo Saturday. Those attending the expo will be able to browse about two dozen vendors set up in the Trenton High School gym and Commons for free from 9 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a precautionary boil advisory put into place Thursday, October 25th. The advisory affected customers on Route OO north of Milan to Noble Road and included Daisy Drive half a mile north of Noland Road, Otter Road, Desert Drive, Northfield Road, and Diamond Drive.
The Putnam County Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory for eastern Putnam County. The boil advisory affects customers in Worthington and within one-half of a mile radius around the Worthington city limits. The boil advisory continues until Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock.
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects customers on Route OO north of Milan to Noble Road and includes Daisy Drive half a mile north of Noland Road, Otter Road, Desert Drive, Northfield Road, and Diamond Drive. The precautionary […]
A Trenton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in north central Missouri. Faron Wayne Lawrence, 52, of Trenton, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 12 years in federal prison without parole. NITRO (the Northwest Inter-agency Team Response Operation) initiated an […]
The Trenton City Council took action last night on several ordinances and bids. Approval was given for Advanced Environment Testing and Abatement of Belton to remove asbestos at two locations: 111 West 11th Street and 1502 Day. Combined, the cost of $3,100 comes from demolition money budgeted by the city. The city will purchase properties on […]
Putnam County Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a 48-hour boil advisory for customers in Worthington as well as customers within half a mile radius around the Worthington city limits. The advisory continues until Sunday morning at 9 o’clock.
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a broken water line and repairs. The advisory affects customers from the intersection of Route N and NN north on Route NN to the Route O intersection, including Northeast Geode Lane, Route NN, and Northeast 45th Street. The advisory […]
A Belton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in north-central Missouri and for illegally possessing firearms. Robert Ryan Hicks, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 17 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 4, 2017, Hicks […]
