The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop prior to its regular meeting on Monday, July 29,2019. The council will discuss financing a fire truck, the purchase, and finance of new police vehicles, and city finances at the workshop at the Chillicothe City Hall that evening at 5:30. Several ordinances regarding various topics will be […]
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NCMC Board of Trustees accepts resignations, fills open positions
Multiple topics were reported on during the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver gave reports on behalf of Vice President for Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre and Vice President for Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley. Londre and Alley were absent from the meeting due to other […]
Rules allow corn, soybean cover crops to provide fall forage for cattle herds
Corn and soybean crops planted on “prevented acres” not planted last spring may provide corn and soybean forage for cattle this fall. With a wet spring, many farmers failed to make quality hay for cow herds. Now, cover crops needed on bare crop ground may produce quality forage. Earlier regulations on unplanted cropland restricted using […]
Management Intensive Grazing School to be held at Greenley Research Center
A Management Intensive Grazing (MIG) School is scheduled for August 22-23, 2019 at the Greenley Research Center, Novelty, MO. The two-day school will provide opportunities for in-depth discussions and field exercises covering both agronomic and livestock topics related to grazing and livestock production on pastures. Topics include pasture species selection and management, fencing and watering […]
Chillicothe FFA member attends Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence Academy
Missouri’s top 30 FFA high school seniors completed the fifth annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) FFA Academy June 25-27, in Columbia, Missouri. Chillicothe FFA member Montana Plattner was a member of the top 30 attending the program. The three-day intensive program is designed to inform and empower students to effectively engage in pressing agriculture […]
North Mercer Board of Education discusses no longer accepting tuition waivers
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education discussed no longer accept tuition waivers at its meeting on Monday evening. The topic is to be on the August agenda. The discussion was due to parent transportation concern requests. Immediate family members paying taxes to the district will be considered for a waiver if and only if […]
FFA high school seniors complete “Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence” academy
Missouri’s top 30 FFA high school seniors completed the Fifth Annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence FFA Academy in Columbia last week. Top 30 FFA high school seniors from area schools include Anna Milazzo of Grundy County R-5, Montana Faith Plattner of Chillicothe, Kylee Marie Baker and Kasey Waterman of Meadville, Luke Vaughn of Marceline, […]
Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee to meet in July
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee will discuss training requests at a meeting in July. The meeting will be held in the north board meeting room on the lower level of the Grundy County Health Department of Trenton July 9, 2019, at noon. Emergency Management Agency and All-Hazards topics will include the Missouri Youth […]
Trenton City Council hashes out financing of sewer system improvements, approves ordinances
Financing sewer system improvements at Trenton will now be divided into two loan documents rather than one. That was the advice delivered last night to the Trenton City Council by Toni Stegeman of the Gilmore and Bell law firm. But she pointed out the city will still get a favorable interest rate of three point […]
Farmers can go online for flood-related resources
Farmers dealing with flooding in Missouri can find reliable, up-to-date information on many flood-related topics from the University of Missouri Extension at extension.missouri.edu. “Our specialists in MU Extension have assembled information on flooded fields, crops, forages, livestock, and property, as well as information on how to navigate an array of government agencies and entities prepared […]
Missouri Department of Conservation to offer “Wingshooting for the Hunter” workshop in Kirksville
The Missouri Department of Conservation invites hunters of ages 14 and older to a “Wingshooting for the Hunter” workshop in Kirksville on June 22. The program will take place 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., beginning at the MDC Northeast Regional Office, 3500 S. Baltimore Road in Kirksville, and then moving to Big Creek Conservation Area […]
North Central Missouri College hosts FFA officer training
The Missouri FFA Association conducted officer training workshops on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton on Wednesday, May 29th. Approximately 200 Chapter FFA officers and advisors from high schools across northwest Missouri participated in the workshops. LEAD workshops are held at eight sites throughout Missouri with more than 1,200 chapter officers expected to […]
Experience A “Universe of Stories” during the Summer Reading Program at the Livingston County Library
Children of all ages are invited to join the Livingston County Library this summer for a ‘Galactic’ good time as the 2019 summer reading program, A Universe of Stories, blasts into action. This summer’s theme explores all kinds of space topics. Reading during summer vacation is important for children to help prevent the “summer slide” […]
As many as 10 facilities could become licensed to test medical marijuana in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has determined that as many as 10 medical marijuana testing facilities could be licensed in Missouri. Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution calls for “at least two” testing facilities for the new program. Testing facilities will be licensed to acquire, test, certify and transport marijuana. DHSS also established ten advisory committees composed […]
Heartland Foundation hosts emPowerU Open House
Heartland Foundation will celebrate the transformation of emPowerU with an open house on May 29, 2019. Join Heartland Foundation on May 29 from 4-6 p.m. to tour the renovated emPowerU Central area and enjoy refreshments. Guests will be the first to see the redesigned collaboratories, experience virtual reality stations and will be the first to […]
North Mercer Board of Education agenda includes reports and evaluations
The agenda has been released for the meeting of the North Mercer R-3 Board of Education which will meet at 6 o’clock on Monday, May 13, 2019, at the school. Reports on transportation, guidance, and nursing will be presented and evaluations are listed for athletics and extracurricular offerings. Other topics include Millemon Math Awards, a […]
Farmers Market in Chillicothe kicks off annual selling season
The Chillicothe Farmers Market season kicks off in May. Chillicothe Farmers Market Secretary-Treasurer Tonja Tiemeyer says the market will be open on the south side of the courthouse in Chillicothe from 4 until 6 o’clock Tuesdays through August 13th. The Chillicothe Police Department reports the Jackson Street parking area on the south side of the […]
Anna Hui to speak at Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce luncheon
On Wednesday, May 15th, the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome Director Anna Hui of the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations as their featured speaker for their monthly luncheon series. Director Hui will speak on a variety of topics related to ongoing workforce trends and future plans within our state in addition […]
Trenton Utility Committee to recommend reduction of electric rates to City Council
The newly-organized Utility Committee for the city of Trenton is recommending a reduction in electric revenues this year for TMU. The three-member committee also voted last night to request a professional study of Trenton’s electric rates. All eight city council members attended meetings last evening at Trenton City Hall that also included the election of […]
Garden program set for May in Brookfield
The University of Missouri Extension will host a garden program in Brookfield on the tenth of May. The program will be held at the Brookfield Public Library, at 102 Easy Boston Street. The focus will be on ornamental plants. The Library opens at 10 and the program begins at 10:15. Topics include All-America selections, ornamental […]