Weather permitting, Monday, January 18, Adair County Route A will close just east of U.S. Route 63 near Greentop. The closure is needed while crews remove the temporary bridge that was installed earlier for turbine delivery. The road will remain closed for approximately five weeks while the work is completed. Route A is currently closed […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will discuss a COVID leave hours resolution next week. The meeting will be held with the school board and administration in the district office Tuesday evening, January 12th at 5:30. Teachers and patrons can watch the meeting via Google Meet. Other items on the agenda include election filing dates, […]
The Chillicothe R-II School District will be transitioning from Textcaster to Code Red to quickly notify patrons of emergency and general information. This information will be shared through text messages, emails, and phone calls. In addition, the district will continue to use Facebook, Twitter, and local media to share updates with the community. Code Red […]
The University of Missouri Extension offers a virtual workshop about industrial hemp from 12:30-2:00 p.m. January 11 through the 15th. Topics include a legislative summary and regulatory update, agronomic practices, and pests, uses for hemp, crop enterprise budgets, and processing and contracts. Presenters include MU Extension specialists, CBD-hemp growers, and processors, processors from the Tiger […]
Since the 2020 Trenton High School Alumni Reunion was canceled, officials are already working to make the 2021 week-end bigger and better. The first announced addition to the annual Labor Day weekend reunion is the addition of a Car Show to be chaired by THS Alum Jeremy Soptic. Believed to be the first-ever car show […]
Governor Mike Parson provided an update on Missouri’s progress with COVID-19 vaccinations at the state capital. “Missouri has now received shipments of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, and we have been successfully administering vaccines for more than two weeks,” Governor Parson. “We are very pleased with how well the process has gone so far. […]
(12/31/2020) -The article below is now out of date. We have an updated article on the storm that is to pass through northern Missouri on New Year’s day, which is available HERE. The potential for a widespread winter storm could bring hazardous road conditions at the peak of New Year’s celebrations. A complex weather system […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board Monday evening took action on five properties of concern. Five members of the board attended the brief 10-minute meeting at 5 o’clock at Trenton City Hall. A business building at 1117 Main Street was moved to the category “Findings of Fact.” Bricks have fallen in the past from the upper […]
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, in a late afternoon update, has now presented a timeline for the wintry weather that will move into northern Missouri Tuesday. In the same update, they have also expanded the Winter Weather Advisory to include all counties north of Highway 35 with the exception of Lewis, Marion, and […]
Sunday’s update on COVID-19 in Missouri shows the average number of cases has diminished to 2,036 for the week ending on Thursday. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services dashboard shows 382,094 cases year to date and 5,312 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 as of last Thursday, December 24. That’s 1,450 cases added since Saturday. […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees heard various reports the evening of December 22nd. Multiple reports involved information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dean of Instruction Mitch Holder filled in for Vice President of Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre. Holder reported students were appreciative of the on-campus experience during the fall semester. He is […]
The state of Missouri continues to see the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines according to the state’s vaccination plan. Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the second vaccine to be approved. “The announcement of a second vaccine that is proven to be safe […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released her seventh report detailing state government’s use of federal stimulus dollars intended for the COVID-19 response. In March, Auditor Galloway announced that her office would examine the state’s distribution and spending of funding received under the CARES Act and other federal assistance programs passed by Congress. The most recent […]
The old 17th Street Bridge in Trenton was torn down in the summer so the location would have a new one, but there have been delays in the construction project which is now not expected to be finished until next year. Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton provided an update on the situation. Delays […]
On Sunday morning, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported nearly 2100 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, along with 33 additional deaths compared to Saturday’s update. Since testing began, there have been more than 365,000 and 4,937 deaths in Missouri. The number of deaths in the seven-day period ending Thursday was […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced an update to his office’s efforts to evict illicit massage businesses through the Hope Initiative. Since launching the initiative, 10 additional illicit massage businesses have either been evicted, are in the process of being evicted, or their eviction is likely. “Human trafficking is a global scourge that affects millions […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved Missouri United School Insurance Council renewal on the evening of December 14th. Secretary Robin Griswold reports the annual assessment amount due is $13,005. The insurance includes property, general liability, buses, and worker’s compensation. The board approved the 2019-2020 school audit, Wagner taking school pictures, and a curriculum update […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Sunday morning reported nearly 2,700 additional cases of COVID-19 in the state compared to Saturday’s update. The latest figure is down slightly from the seven day average of nearly 2,800 new cases a day during the period ending Thursday. Deaths in Missouri attributed to COVID-19 totaled […]
The Livingston County Health Center announces another resident died due to COVID-19, which brings the total number of deaths to 24. Thirteen cases were also added for a total of 904. Seventy-five cases are active, with 49 in the community, 17 facility actives, and nine school actives. There are eight current hospitalizations for Livingston County. […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved providers for the district’s insurance and trash removal service on the evening of December 8th. The Missouri United School Insurance Council will be the insurance provider. WCA of Chillicothe will be the trash removal service provider. The board also approved the 2019-2020 financial audit and the Title […]
