October weather in Missouri gave sharp contrasts. September weather that felt like August went away. October 2019 was the coldest October in 10 years and the fifth month this year that was colder than normal. Unexpected snow over much of the state ended the month. October went from dry to wet, becoming the wettest October […]
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Branson Christmas Coalition publishes list of largest Christmas tree displays
The Branson Christmas Coalition, now in its fourth season of growing and enhancing the Ozark Mountain Christmas season, has published its listing of this year’s biggest Christmas tree displays. Dubbed “Landmark” Christmas trees, to qualify for the list a tree must be over 20’ tall, within a collection of 10 or more trees, or completely […]
Farmers urged to enroll early for popular Crop Management Conference, December 17 and 18th
Farmers ending an erratic crop year have help ahead. To get it, they should enroll for the MU Crop Management Conference in Columbia. Organizer Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri plant scientist, says the annual event fills quickly. He opened enrollment early for the December 17 and 18, 2019 event. There’s plenty to talk about. Bradley […]
Audio: Missouri’s cold weather rule is now in effect
Missouri’s Public Service Commission is reminding you that the state’s Cold Weather rule is now in effect. The rule aimed at helping customers with heat-related utility bills began November 1st and remains in effect through March 31st. It prohibits gas and electric utilities from disconnecting services when the temperature is predicted to drop […]
MoDOT statewide Winter Weather Drill set for November 7th
Even though MODOT road crews have already been out this year battling winter weather in certain parts of the state, the department will still hold its annual winter operations drill on November 7, 2019. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen hold discussion on three engineering proposals
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week discussed three engineering proposals the City of Gallatin received for sewer plant clarifier repairs or replacement. Administrator Lance Rains has worked with all three firms in the past and was to schedule interviews with them. Aldermen Steve Evans and Dan Lockridge volunteered to attend the interviews. The city […]
Planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of November 4, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of November 4 – 10. Inclement weather and continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such […]
Big rig driver going too fast for road conditions jackknifes, sending driver to hospital
A Bondurant, Iowa woman sustained moderate injuries when the tractor-trailer she drove traveled too fast for weather conditions and jackknifed one mile east of Osborn Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 36-year-old Karen Martinez to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. The tractor-trailer traveled east on Highway 36 before running off the north side of the […]
Snow falls in Trenton on Halloween for the first time
The snow that fell overnight in Trenton is the first measurable amount for Halloween according to a hundred years of KTTN weather records. There have been other October dates in which accumulating show was measured in Trenton. In 2018, Trenton received a quarter of an inch of snow on October 15th. The greatest amount of […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri offers weatherization to low-income households
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri offers weatherization all year to provide cost-effective energy-efficient home improvements to low-income households, especially for the elderly, children, disabled, and others hit hard by high utility costs. The program aims to lower utility bills and improve comfort to ensure health and safety for homeowners and renters. It is […]
Trenton First Assembly of God Church to hold Trunk or Treat event
Trenton First Assembly of God Church will hold a trunk or treat on Thursday evening, October 31, 2019. The event will be held rain, shine, or snow and will include free candy, a bounce house, cotton candy, drinks, hot dogs, and popcorn from 6 to 8 o’clock. There will also be prize drawings for three […]
Trenton R-9 School District releases Winter Weather Procedures for current school year
The Trenton R-9 School District has released its winter weather procedures for this school year. Announcements about cancellations, early dismissals, late starts, and/or use of hard surface bus routes will be made through the Trenton R-9 Twitter and Facebook pages, district website, Bulldog Text Alert System, KTTN, and Republican Times. If time permits, announcements will […]
First Winter Weather Advisory of the season issued for North Missouri
Winter weather will return to the area tonight and last on and off through Thursday morning. Most of the freezing drizzle will be overnight into the mornings with the heaviest snowfall over northern Missouri with the potential of 2 to 3 inches. Snow and freezing drizzle will begin tonight over central Missouri into eastern Kansas […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of October 28, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Northwest Missouri for the week of October 28 – November 3. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Audio: China might exempt tariffs on U.S. soybeans
There are reports China plans to exempt additional tariffs on soybeans imported from the U.S. According to the international publication Agri-Census, the Chinese government has offered its soy crushers tariff-free quotas on up to 10 million tons ahead of the next round of trade talks in mid-November. China recently suspended a 30 percent tariff on […]
Gallatin’s “Scare on the Square” set for October 26th
Gallatin’s Fourth Annual Scare on the Square will be held next week. Non-profit organizations and others are welcome to bring vehicles to East Grand and North Market streets for Trunk or Treat the afternoon of October 26th from 3 to 5 o’clock. There is no fee for vehicles or trick or treaters to participate. Preregistration […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri to present overview of services in Princeton
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will present an overview of its services next week in Princeton. An information booth will be available at the Mercer County Senior Center on Tuesday starting at noon with the program to begin at 12:30. Services to be discussed during the presentation will include utility assistance and home […]
Freeze Watch to affect all of northern Missouri beginning Friday night
The first cold weather of the season will be affecting northern Missouri on Friday night so residents may want to either turn on their heat or grab an electric heater as a Freeze Watch will in be in effect from 10 pm Friday evening through Saturday morning at 9 am for all of northern Missouri. […]
Crowder State Park to host Fall hike on Redbud Trail
Join park staff at the campground amphitheater at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 for a 2-mile guided hike on Redbud Trail. Plants, trees, and animals along the route will be discussed during the hike. Redbud Trail is a moderately rugged trail that takes visitors into an area similar to the Ozark Highlands of southern Missouri. […]
Trenton Board of Education approves grant application requests
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved grant application requests at its meeting Tuesday evening. Fifth-grade Communication Arts teacher Christy Gibler’s request was for a $500 GEC Community Foundation grant to purchase guided reading leveled book sets for the classroom library. Board Vice President Brandon Gibler abstained from voting on the request with Dorothy Taul […]