The Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will start at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library later this month. Adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, large print books, cookbooks, audiobooks, DVDs, and puzzles will be for sale on the third floor March 30th through April 4th. Friends of the Library will be allowed […]
Workshops will be held to help farmers manage commodity price risk and obtain higher commodity prices for corn and soybeans. One workshop will be held in the Community Room of the BTC Bank in Bethany Monday, and another will be in the Conference Room of FCS Financial in Chillicothe March 26th. Both workshops will run […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “Using the correct disinfectant is an important part of preventing and reducing the spread of illnesses along with other critical aspects such as hand washing,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. […]
A Missouri House committee has voted unanimously in favor of shrinking the amount of paperwork that Missourians must fill out to enroll or renew in federal safety net programs. The state’s paperwork to apply for things like food stamps, WIC, Medicaid or temporary assistance, can reach as many as 63 pages. Bill sponsor Mary Elizabeth […]
Chillicothe firefighters responded to a pair of unrelated grass fires on Saturday. Chillicothe Captain Derrick Allen said the Hale Fire Department requested mutual aid to assist in extinguishing a grass fire in the southeast part of the county. Approximately 30 acres of a field were burned. The Chillicothe Fire Department also responded to an address […]
A congressman who represents north Missouri on Capitol Hill warns that northwest Missouri is still suffering from flooding and that there’s a lot of damage to infrastructure. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves traveled from his Atchison County farm to Jefferson City this week to file for re-election to his 11th term. Graves is the longest-serving Republican […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of March 2 – 8. Though not listed below, some routes remain closed due to flooding. View routes closed due to flooding, as well as roadwork projects at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement […]
The Missouri House has given preliminary approval to proposed changes to the state’s medical marijuana industry. Missouri patients asking to use medical marijuana could be required to meet in-person with a doctor, not through the internet or telephone. Joplin Republican Lane Roberts attached the condition to his bill getting initial approval Thursday. He’s […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is engaging with federal governmental leadership, national thought leaders and local public health agencies to maximize Missouri’s preparedness for the possible spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus should a future case be diagnosed in Missouri. “In joining my fellow state health officers from around the nation this week at the […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has offered a kindergarten through 12th-grade Principal contract to Jill Sperry. Sperry is the current principal, and the contract is for the 2020-2021 school year. Bookkeeper Tori Wideman says Sperry’s salary will be determined later. The board reviewed the At-Risk Program and Drop Out Rate evaluations and approved […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen voted Monday evening to move forward with negotiations and drafting of a contract with Mid-States Services, LLC for fiber installation and rental of electrical poles within the City of Gallatin. Mid-States proposed using Gallatin’s electrical system poles to install the fiber throughout the city at an annual per electrical pole […]
The gates at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will once again open to the public on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at 6 AM. The Refuge is closed annually from late October to the first Saturday of March to allow for undisturbed habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Once spring arrives the place becomes a Refuge […]
The Trenton City Council Monday evening accepted building board recommendations and approved asbestos removal for two structures and the list of seven houses to be demolished – all keeping within the $30,000 budgeted for demolitions. The council accepted a utility committee recommendation regarding a bid of $60,074 for a 40-foot by 60-foot storage building at […]
Seven houses are scheduled to be demolished following actions Monday night of the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board and the Trenton City Council. Those locations include 1409 Lulu belonging to Russell and Bea Shaw; 701 East 6th Street – property of Jim and Mary Drake; 1314 Norton belonging to Bret and Penny Buswell; as well […]
Increasing the state’s gasoline tax is the top priority for a veteran Missouri lawmaker who’s in his eighth and final year in the House. Grandview Democratic State Representative Joe Runions tells Missourinet it’s badly needed, noting the state’s 17-cent gas tax has remained the same since 1996. Runions says Missouri’s cities and towns […]
Bids from two contractors were submitted to the Missouri Department of Transportation for resurfacing work this year in Trenton as well as Grundy and Daviess Counties. Three projects were combined into one for bidding purposes with both bids topping $4,300,000. Bids came from Emery Sapp and Sons Incorporated of Columbia and from Herzog Contracting Corporation […]
The state wants Missouri parents who have had their Medicaid coverage canceled to fill out an application and see if their kids still qualify. The request applies to those who have lost coverage since August 2018. State Representative David Wood, R-Versailles, says about 120,000 Missourians are no longer getting Medicaid due to a federal healthcare […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of February 24 – March 1, 2020. Though not listed below, some routes remain closed due to flooding. View routes closed due to flooding, as well as roadwork projects at […]
Trenton’s Utility Committee will recommend a construction bid be accepted for a storage building at the wastewater treatment plant. According to Utility Director Ron Urton, the bid from Jamesport Builders came in at $60,074 for a 40-foot by 60-foot building with an optional second door of 14 by 14 feet. The bid will be referred […]
Winners have been announced of the Pleasant View R-6 Science Fair on Thursday afternoon. Overall, first place went to Tyler Dixon, second to Astrid Soriano, and third to Remington Olmstead. They will advance to the Regional Science Fair in Saint Joseph on March 27th. Dixon placed first in the seventh and eighth grade at Pleasant […]
