The highway patrol reports a Gallatin woman was injured on the waters of Smithville Lake Saturday afternoon. The patrol listed injuries as moderate for 19-year-old Madison Flanders who was taken to North Kansas City Hospital. The boat was operated by 19-year-old Brandon Latimer of Polo who wasn’t hurt. The patrol investigator reports the VIP motor […]
A precautionary boil advisory has been issued for a small section of eastern Laredo. Involved are water customers on North 4th Avenue between First and Second Streets and those along Second Street between 4th Avenue and Route E. The precautionary boil advisory for drinking and cooking water in a small section of eastern Laredo is […]
The Trenton Municipal Utilities electric, water, and waste water departments all had positive net incomes for the fiscal year ending April 30th. The profits, in rounded figures, were 485-thousand dollars for the electric department, 418-thousand dollars in the waste water division, and 245-thousand dollars for the water department. Those figures include revenues, expenses, and depreciation before […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
In the “first step in exploring water supply” from the new East Locust Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County, the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission has initiated a recruitment drive to communities and water districts. Specifically, those entities being sought are those who might consider water being supplied from the planned East Locust Creek Reservoir. […]
The Laredo Board of Alderman has voted to raise water and sewer rates because of new expenses incurred by the town for mandatory water tower and lagoon updates. The water base rate is going up by $7.00 to $24.00. The sewer rate is going up by $3.00 to $18.00. The price per gallon for usage […]
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
Information from a drinking water rate study has been presented to the Laredo Board of Aldermen. City Clerk Ashley Boren said there was some discussion on restructing the city’s current waterrate, but a decision was tabled until the next meeting. Customers are encouraged to attend that meeting to ask questions and express any concerns before […]
Linn-Livingston Public Water Supply District #3 has issued a precautionary boil order because of a water main break that was repaired on Tuesday night. The district describes the affected area as the “main line from the corner of Route Y east of Meadville, south of U.S. Highway 36, and west to Parson Creek”. The precautionary […]
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]
Fire Friday afternoon at Trenton destroyed a mobile home at 1908 Colt. Nobody was home at the time. The owner of the property was listed as Robert Allen. Trenton Fire Marshall Robert Romesburg said the blaze was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Lieutenant Romesburg reported a faulty meter box caused a short resulting in an […]
