Data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 12,080 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the fall firearms deer season, which ran December 22 through January 1st. Of the total harvest, 3,081 were antlered bucks, 1,586 button bucks, and 7,413 does. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 304 deer […]
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Clinton County audit results in “Poor” rating from state of Missouri
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of Clinton County, located in northwest Missouri. In giving an overall rating of “poor,” the report highlighted the weak financial condition of the General Revenue Fund, the County Commission’s failure to perform a cost analysis before implementing a self-insured medical plan, and the need to improve controls […]
Cover crop field guide available as mobile app
The Midwest Cover Crops Council’s popular field guide is available as a mobile app for smartphones and tablets. The Midwest Cover Crops Field Scout app lets farmers, crop advisers and conservation professionals access cover crop information on mobile devices, said Charles Ellis, University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineering specialist and MCCC board member. “The app […]
Green Hills Wellness Challenge to begin soon, with sign-ups January 10th and 11th
Sign ups and initial weigh ins for the 12th Annual Green Hills Wellness Challenge are next week. The sign ups for the 12-week event will be at the Ketcham Community Center and Grundy County Health Department of Trenton January 10th and 11th during regular hours. Participants must be at least 18 years old or have signed […]
Auditions for presentation of “Robin Hood” to be held January 7th at Chillicothe’s Dickinson Arts Center
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council announces auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s Robin Hood will be held in January. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade can audition for roles at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center at 2801 Hornet Road in Chillicothe the afternoon of January 7th at 4 o’clock. The auditions are expected to last […]
Chillicothe man pleads guilty in grain marketing scheme
Various media sources report a Chillicothe man faces potential prison time and a hefty fine after pleading guilty in U-S District Court in Iowa. Randy Constant appeared in federal court Thursday and pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in an alleged scheme to defraud that authorities claimed involving the marketing of 140 million dollars of grain […]
Board of Trustees approves budget at Thursday night NCMC meeting
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the fiscal year 2018 annual audit as presented at its meeting last (Thursday) evening. Matt Wallace of KPN reported the audit received an unmodified, clean opinion. The report audited the college, Building Corporation, and Foundation financial statements through June 30th, 2018. Wallace said the college’s total assets were 34.9 […]
Trenton residents arrested on various charges
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the Trenton Police Department arrested three Trenton residents Wednesday. Fifty-nine year old Christine Arlene Berry and 37 year old Steven Richard Berry are both charged with felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Bond for each is $10,000 cash only. […]
Weather in 2018 was near normal, but averages hide record-setting events
Do the math on temperatures and rainfall for all of 2018. On average, you get “near normal,” says Pat Guinan, University of Missouri Extension climatologist. “Weather was anything but that,” Guinan adds. Record-setting numbers hide in an average. For starters, look at the “non-spring” of 2018. April was the second coldest on record going back […]
Missouri’s largest-ever poaching investigation ends in jail time
A Greene County man’s court sentencing in December in Barton and Lawrence Counties are the most recent events in what is one of Missouri’s largest conservation cases involving the illegal taking of deer. On December 13, David Berry Jr. of Brookline received a 120-day sentence in Barton County Circuit Court for a felony firearms probation […]
Deputy Chris Mueller resigns from Livingston County Sheriff’s Department
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports he received a resignation letter this week from Deputy/K-9 Handler Chris Mueller. His resignation will be effective December 31st. Mueller recently married and “has better financial and family opportunities with his next job.” Mueller was instrumental in helping raise funds for K-9 Zaki and helped form Zaki into a […]
Laredo Board of Aldermen approve ordinances
The Laredo Board of Aldermen approved two ordinances at its meeting Tuesday. One ordinance called for an election on a revenue bond question for the April 2nd election regarding if Laredo should issue combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds for $500,000 to extend and improve the city’s combined waterworks and sewerage system. City Clerk […]
Pleasant View Board of Education approves construction bid
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved a bid Tuesday evening for installation of a new blacktop area at the school. Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff reports the approved bid was from Devorss Construction for around $50,000. The blacktop area is to be installed in the summer. The board approved the 2017-2018 financial audit and a […]
Smithfield Foods donates $15,000 to the Sullivan County Exposition Center & Fairgrounds to build amphitheater
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced a $15,000 donation to the Sullivan County Exposition Center & Fairgrounds to support the construction of an outdoor amphitheater overlooking Lake Cowgill that will be utilized for events throughout the year. “Our goal is to provide a venue that delivers recreational, social, educational, and cultural opportunities for Sullivan County families,” […]
Iowa to be well represented in Holiday Hoops competition on NCMC campus
A record 115 are teams to participate in this year’s High School Holiday Hoops at the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton includes four schools from Iowa. Des Moines Hoover and Des Moines North join Grand View Christian of Des Moines and Lincoln High School of Council Bluffs. Des […]
Chillicothe teen hurt in rollover crash on LIV Road 520
The highway patrol reports a Chillicothe teenager received minor injuries in a rollover accident last night ten miles west of Chillicothe. Sixteen-year-old Jada Bennett was taken by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center. Ms. Bennett was driving eastbound when the car began to skid on LIV Road 520, she overcorrected, causing the car to begin to […]
Audio: Company gives away electronic tablets to Missouri prisoners who want them
Most Missouri prison inmates have been given electronic tablets and they must buy content that can go on them, including educational materials, music, movies, and games. State Department of Corrections Director Anne Precythe tells Missourinet the tablets do not have cameras or outside internet access. The Missouri prison system has been dealing with […]
Princeton Board of Education renews liability and property insurance
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the renewal of liability and property insurance Monday evening. The insurance was renewed through CPSK and Missouri Public Entity Risk Management Fund for a total of $54,197. That is an increase from the previous year due to the district needing to insure additional buildings completed during construction projects. The […]
North Mercer Board of Education renews healthcare and property insurance
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved healthcare coverage for next year and renewed property insurance at a meeting Monday evening. Randy Arnold Insurance of Maryville was approved for health care with a total rate of $554.89 per month. That is an increase of $59 per month and an 11.9% increase. The district will […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education accepts easement agreement
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education accepted an easement agreement for sidewalk construction Monday evening. The agreement for $1,400 was accepted following a presentation from the Missouri Department of Transportation on sidewalk construction through Newtown. The board voted to jointly purchase a new popcorn machine with the Newtown-Harris Ball Association and the school district. The […]