The Ride the Ducks boat that sank last Thursday on Table Rock Lake near Branson, killing 17 people, has been brought above water. Scott Stroermer with the Coast Guard says crews attached a rig sling system to the Duck Boat to hoist it upward. KOLR-TV reports the vehicle was then raised to the […]
To help with livestock feed and forage shortages, Missouri landowners can apply to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to cut hay on up to 50 percent of the grass areas within their wetland easements located in drought-designated counties. Eligible counties are those with drought conditions rated severe (D2) or extreme (D3) in the U.S. […]
A Grant City man received serious injuries when the sports utility vehicle he was driving hit a concrete culvert and overturned in Worth County. Thirty-eight-year-old Ronnie Dine was flown by medical helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The accident happened around the noon hour Friday six miles south of Allendale on Route C […]
The past week has been a busy one for the men and women of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and it all began with an investigation of the alleged violation of a protection order. Although no names have been released in the incident, it was reported that information collected during the investigation has led to a […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board and City Council will meet next week with both meetings scheduled at the Trenton City Hall Monday, July 23. The Building and Nuisance Board will discuss 10 properties of concern at 6 o’clock that evening. The agenda includes four properties for the declaration of a nuisance, five for a […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in Northern Missouri planned for the week of July 23 through July 29 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick […]
The burn ban for Livingston County has been temporarily lifted due to conditions temporarily improving with Thursday’s rain. Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports Livingston County Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas has authorized the 48-hour temporary lifting of the ban to allow for necessary burning. The ban will return Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. The decision […]
Stunted, stemmy pastures unable to support grazing cattle have potential and farmers are dependin on fall rains to bring fall regrowth, says University of Missouri Extension forage agronomist Craig Roberts. Cool-season grass growth always slumps in summer. Fescue goes dormant. This year, the slump dives deep with lack of rain and too much heat. In […]
A Milan man accused in the beating death of a Lock Springs man has been sentenced in Daviess County Circuit Court. Online court information shows 26-year-old Aaron Thomas Tucker was sentenced to the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail for a period of one year on a misdemeanor charge of assault in the third degree. The execution […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men Thursday as well as the extradition of one woman Friday. Twenty-two year old Rodney Brantley of Trenton has been charged with felony unlawful use of a firearm with bond set at $10,000 cash only. Court documents accuse Brantley of possessing a TriStar Arms semi-automatic […]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Curtis Crawford today announced that Grundy County is authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres for the fiscal year 2018. FSA’s fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. As of 10 am Friday morning, here is a list of […]
With northern Missouri entering into a stage of extreme drought, another burn ban has been announced. The fire chiefs of Sullivan County have approved a burn ban for Sullivan County due to dryness and heat conditions. The burn ban will continue until further notice.
The public may submit information to help local, state, and national decision-makers assess drought conditions and impacts in Missouri. Information may be submitted to the Missouri Extension Drought Impact Reporter online. The website allows contributors to upload image files up to 10 megabytes in size to help authors assess drought at the local level. Extension […]
An audit of the city of Coffey released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway shows more than $60,000 missing from the small northwest Missouri town. According to the audit, over a period of almost two years, the former city clerk failed to make deposits, received improper payroll payments, and falsified board minutes and various financial reports. […]
President Donald Trump recently invited 40 families of fallen service members to Washington, D.C., for a reception and memorial service to remind them – and our country – what they represent. Linda Ambard, a violence prevention integrator assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was there. She lost her husband […]
At 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, the Missouri Department of Agriculture will host a public listening session at which interested parties may share their input on the industrial hemp pilot program in Missouri. The public session will take place in the Nightingale Creek conference room at the Department of Natural Resources, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson […]
A Chillicothe resident, Jeremy Osburn, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with an accident last November that injured a young girl. Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren filed information in lieu of a complaint with the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court. The new charge is a misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of […]
The Chillicothe City Council approved an ordinance in an executive session Monday night which authorized a second amendment to the employment agreement with City Administrator Darin Chappel. The ordinance amended part of the employment agreement regarding health, disability, and life insurance benefits. The agreement now says that Chillicothe will provide health, hospitalization, surgical, and comprehensive […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports an investigation regarding a grass fire in late May lead to the sheriff’s office seeking criminal charges against a Dawn resident Monday. Cox says the sheriff’s office and Dawn Fire Department responded to a call of a large grass fire along LIV 431 south of Route C May 25 […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has determined the state Conservation department has the authority to regulate private deer hunting ranches and Breeders. The decision could have a major bearing on the private land hunting of highly coveted big antlered deer, for which some customers pay $40,000 to pursue. After detecting dozens of deer in or […]
