This November, Hy-Vee is encouraging customers to join its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative for the sixth consecutive year in honor of our nation’s veterans. The Hy-Vee Homefront initiative consists of several company efforts, including Hy-Vee’s “Round-Up for the Homefront” program, complimentary Veterans Day breakfasts at all Hy-Vee stores, Honor Flights, and veterans and military member employee […]
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“Christmas Around the Square” set for November 17th in Gallatin
A variety of activities are planned for Gallatin Saturday, November 17th when the holiday promotion is presented “Christmas Around the Square.” There will be various food court vendors, a craft and vendors fair, a baking contest includes a fundraiser for the Patrick McBroom scholarship fund, and Midwest Dance Synergy will have a dance performance. Other […]
Northwest Missouri State Madraliers to host annual Yuletide Feaste December 7th and 8th
Northwest Missouri State University’s Madraliers will host their 45th annual Yuletide Feaste with an elegant royal banquet featuring performances by the Madraliers, the Recorder Consort and the Royale Brass Quintet. The Feaste will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. “The Yuletide Feaste […]
Milan resident dies in Sunday rollover crash
A rollover accident Sunday afternoon in Sullivan County has claimed the life of a Milan resident. The Highway Patrol reports 48-year-old Achai Aroub was westbound when a car went out of control and ran off Highway 6 where it struck a fence and overturned into a field near Apollo Road. Aroub, who was using a […]
Trenton students claim spots on Northwest Missouri All-District Band
Trenton R-9 students earned several seats on the Northwest Missouri All-District Band during auditions Saturday at St. Joseph Central High School. Named to the High School Honor Band were Amanda Parrack as a second chair tenor saxophone player, and Mari Atup as eleventh chair flutist. Named to the High School Concert Band from Trenton were […]
King City man hospitalized after crash on Highway 136
The Highway Patrol reports a King City man sustained moderate injuries when a car overturned one and a half miles south of Ravenwood Friday morning. Twenty-two year old Luke Townsend traveled west on U. S. Highway 136 when the car he drove ran off the road at 270th Street. The vehicle then struck an embankment […]
Saint Luke’s Health System joins KHIN Health Information Exchange
Saint Luke’s Health System is the newest addition to the list of healthcare participants now sending and receiving patient data through the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN). The faith-based, not-for-profit health system with a significant presence in Kansas and Missouri includes 16 hospitals and campuses, several primary and specialty care practices, inpatient and outpatient care, […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of November 5, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in north Missouri planned for the week of November 5 – 11 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
Trenton man falls asleep at the wheel in Chillicothe
Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to two accidents on Thursday. Officers responded to the 1300 block of North Washington where they discovered a vehicle had struck a utility pole. A 2010 Ford was being driven southbound by Dominic Wilmes of Trenton, when he fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the west side of […]
Audio: Thousands rally with President Donald Trump Thursday evening in Columbia
President Donald Trump blasted judicial activism during his campaign rally Thursday night in Columbia. President Trump, who was campaigning for GOP Senate nominee Josh Hawley, told the crowd that Republicans favor judges who will interpret the Constitution as written. The president criticized what he called “the Democrat mob”, referring to the US Supreme […]
Missouri Department of Corrections offering higher education opportunity for staff and offenders
The Missouri Department of Corrections is working with Ashland University of Ohio to establish a higher education program for staff and offenders. For DOC staff, Ashland University plans to offer a tuition discount for online degree programs through the College of Online and Adult Studies. Offerings include associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s programs in fields such […]
Ambetter from Home State Health once again the only option for insurance in most Green Hills counties
The Missouri Division of Insurance reports there’s just one choice in the Green Hills counties for consumers who seek health insurance next year on the federal marketplace and accessible through the website healthcare.gov. Open enrollment for 2019 begins today and ends December 15th for Missourians who plan to purchase private health coverage. The time period […]
Ninth annual Green Hills Women’s Expo set for Saturday, November 3rd
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will hold the Ninth Annual Green Hills Women’s Expo Saturday. Those attending the expo will be able to browse about two dozen vendors set up in the Trenton High School gym and Commons for free from 9 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri now accepting LIHEAP applications
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is accepting applications for its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Vicky West with CAPNCM says there are several items needed to apply if everyone in a household receives food stamps. Those items include a completed and signed LIHEAP application and a copy of primary and secondary […]
Bridges on Highway 136 in Putnam County open to traffic
Local residents have been detouring around the bridge replacement projects over the West Fork Locust Creek and Elm Branch since June. The days of those detours are over. U.S. Route 136 east of Lucerne opened to traffic over both bridges this afternoon. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Boone Construction Company of Columbia to […]
NCMC Board of Trustees approves IT purchases and new hires
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved information technology purchases at its meeting Tuesday night. One of the IT purchases was cybersecurity protection through Network Technology Partners of Saint Louis for $54,000 annually and a one-time setup fee of $12,500. It was the lowest of two bids for the services. The services included […]
Theatre Northwest to perform awarding-winning ‘Same Time, Next Year’
Theatre Northwest will perform its version of one of the world’s most widely produced plays, “Same Time, Next Year,” November 8 through November 11th. “Same Time, Next Year” is set between the 1950s and 1970s and follows the 25-year love affair of George and Doris, who are married to others but secretly meet once a […]
Rollover crash near Winston injures Georgia man
A man from Georgia was injured Monday night in a single-vehicle rollover accident approximately two miles west of Winston. The highway patrol reports 24-year-old Walter Calhoun of Decatur, Georgia received minor injuries in the Interstate 35 accident in Daviess County. He was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Calhouns’ southbound car had exited […]
Audio: Missouri man gets first ever flu shot after nearly dying of influenza earlier this year
A man from southwest Missouri’s Brighton isn’t ignoring flu shots anymore after a near-death experience from influenza complications earlier this year. 50-year-old Loren Martin recently got his first flu shot ever after being put into a medically induced coma and staying in the hospital for two months. Martin says he’s lucky to be living now. […]
MoDOT statewide winter weather drill set for November 7th
The Missouri Department of Transportation will test its readiness to plow snow for the upcoming winter season with a statewide drill on Wednesday, November 7th. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after 8 a.m. In urban areas, the drill will not […]