The Grundy County Commission approved the proposed tax rate for 2019 on Tuesday morning. The rate was set at 20.09 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which is down by three-point six five cents from 2018. Grundy County’s assessed valuation for 2019 is $132,599,802, which is an increase of $209,533 from 2018. The total assessed […]
An additional six counties have been added to the list of 20 Missouri counties already declared as major disasters. The declaration and yesterday’s amendment allow Missourians in those 26 counties whose employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began April 29, 2019, and continuing, to apply for up to […]
Tax levy elections will be held today in Sullivan County and for one township in Livingston County. Voters across Sullivan County are casting ballots today on a proposed 50 cent levy on the 100 dollars of assessed valuation to go toward road and bridge purposes. Voters within Rich Hill Township in Livingston County are voting […]
The 27th Annual Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Area Youth Benefit Fund (AYBF) dinner/auction and golf tournament will be held in mid- August. The dinner & auction will be held at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge on Saturday, August 17, 2019, co-sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center. A reception will begin that evening at 5 p.m. with dinner at […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a report raising concerns about the process used by the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) under the agency’s former director when awarding and managing a contract for the coordination of fingerprint technology at local law enforcement agencies. “Missourians should have confidence their tax dollars are being used appropriately […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold a special meeting for a tax rate hearing at the district office on the evening of August 13th at 5:25 pm. The proposed tax levy for Trenton R-9 is $4.12.7 cents on $100 of assessed valuation. That includes $3.22.7 for the incidental fund and 90 cents for […]
Homeowners and renters in Northwest Missouri who register for assistance with FEMA may be eligible for grants to help pay for a variety of disaster-related needs not covered by other programs. Missourians in Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt and Platte counties who sustained damage in the April 29-July 5 severe storms and flooding could be eligible for FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program. […]
A special election will be held in Sullivan County next week regarding a proposition for a tax levy for county roads and bridges. Polling places will be open for the election on August 6th from 6 o’clock in the morning to 7 o’clock at night. Polling places include the Harris Fire Station, Milan American Legion […]
The newly-formed “Art’s Alive” group will have an August 20th meeting when the information will be shared about efforts to revitalize an arts program. The meeting will begin at 7 pm in the Sugg Room of the Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College. The meeting is open to the public, […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen has voted for the city to pay sales tax on June water bills instead of adding it to customers’ July bills. The sales tax was not included on the June bills. A public tax levy hearing was set for the evening of August 13th from 6:30 to 7 o’clock at […]
People can save the Missouri state sales tax of 4.225% next weekend during Missouri’s Tax-Free Weekend. The Tax-Free Weekend runs from August 2nd at 12:01 am to August 4th at 11:59 pm. Items to be free of Missouri state sales tax include clothing priced at $100 or less per item, school supplies at $50 or […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved several actions during a meeting Monday evening. One action addressed a district-paid Missouri Association of School Administrators mentoring program for $300. The program is provided in combined efforts to support first-year superintendents with certifications and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. A business account is to be […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has approved several bids. A bid for propane was awarded to Landes Oil at 99 cents per gallon. MFA Oil also submitted a bid for 98.7 cents. Landes and MFA were both approved for bus and van fuel. Landes will give a four percent discount on gallons, and […]
The president and founder of FarmHer shares her story at the Farm, Family & ME! Summit for Women September 5-6, 2019. Marji Guyler-Alaniz will tell how she began sharing the story of everyday farm life through photographs and videos. “Her story will leave you knowing your place in the culture of agriculture,” says University of […]
Grundy County’s Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says anyone who has not yet contacted him regarding flood or storm-damaged property, should do so immediately. Briggs, who’s a First Ward Councilman, told the Trenton City Council last night that Grundy is among the 21 counties Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials are re-considering for a presidential […]
Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, announced the creation of the Interim Committee on Oversight of Local Taxation. Haahr formed this interim committee to evaluate how local governments are determining taxes and are impacted by current tax policy. “Missourians across the state have raised serious concerns on how counties access property tax values and the fairness of […]
The former bookkeeper of a northwest Missouri road district misappropriated more than $286,000 during the seven years she served as the district’s secretary/treasurer, State Auditor Nicole Galloway said today. The Auditor’s Public Corruption and Fraud Division released the audit of the Plattsburg Special Road District in Clinton County, with the district receiving a rating of “poor.” […]
A tax rate public hearing, at 7:00 pm at Trenton City Hall, is scheduled August 12th during a regular meeting of the Trenton City Council. The proposed city of Trenton levy is $1.11 cents on the $100 of assessed valuation. This includes 94 cents for the general fund and 17.3 cents for the parks department. […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved several employee positions Thursday evening. Rachael Spence was approved as the 2019-2020 district drug testing coordinator. Superintendent Lucas McKinnis will be the Title 9 district compliance coordinator. Part-time positions were also approved, including substitute bus drivers, custodians, and kitchen and teaching positions. The board approved a dairy bid […]
Another federal agency is stepping up to help Missouri’s severe weather victims. The Internal Revenue Service announced it plans to offer tax relief for those suffering from the severe weather and flooding following President Trump’s declaration of Missouri’s disaster areas. They are offering to postpone tax deadlines and to waive fines for those […]
