A far-reaching utility bill just passed by the state legislature calls on Missouri power companies to pass the savings they’re getting from corporate tax cuts on to customers. David Woodsmall with the Midwest Energy Consumers Group contends the stipulation has an out clause for the utilities. He says it allows them to delay the savings […]
FCS Financial is recognizing 40 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. In the seven years of its existence, more than $100,000 has been awarded to Missouri 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. Grants are awarded to organizations with plans to complete a community improvement project […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the increase of lunch and breakfast prices for the 2018-2019 school year at a meeting Monday evening. Student prices increased by ten cents meaning kindergarten through 12th-grade breakfast will be $1.50, kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch $2.35, seventh through 12th-grade lunch $2.60, adult breakfast $2.00, and adult lunch $3.40. […]
The Litton Agriculture Campus – MW Jenkins Expo Building recently hosted three swine shows and three lamb shows. There were approximately 1060 head of hogs shown during the two-day event and 224 head of lambs. The Wolf Showpig Bonanza was sponsored by the Chillicothe FFA Alumni with 420 head of hogs at the show. The sponsors […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is seeking homeowners, renters, and landlords interested in participating in the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program. The program provides cost-effective energy-efficient home improvements to Missouri’s low-income households, especially for the elderly, children, those with physical disadvantages, and others hit hardest by high utility costs. The program aims to lower […]
Three representatives of NextEra Energy met late Monday morning at the Courthouse in Trenton with the Grundy County Commission. The meeting was a follow-up to an initial meeting NextEra had with county commissioners on January 23rd. Commissioners say they were informed the wind energy company will begin evaluations in the northeast part of Grundy County. […]
The next Grand River Audubon Society meeting will be Wednesday, May 9th, at the Litton AgriScience Center near Chillicothe. Social time is at 6:30 followed at 7 by the program presented by Charlie Windels,”Biking Australia.” Charlie accompanied a motorcycle group through Australia. The public is welcome and refreshments will be served.
A natural gas leak Thursday morning resulted in the evacuation of residents near Norton Street and Crowder Road in Trenton. Trenton Fire Lieutenant Doug Franklin reports firefighters arrived at the corner of Norton Street and Crowder Road and found boring equipment operated by Boley Utilities Construction that had a significant amount of natural gas coming […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
Chillicothe firefighters yesterday afternoon responded to a grass fire in an open field at 14092 LIV Road number 251. Upon arrival, approximately five acres of grass was burning and it was noted the owners of Koehler Home Sales, as well as neighbors, were using rakes to try and put out the fire but the wind […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ameren Missouri has announced plans to add enough solar and wind electricity to power 214,000 homes. The St. Louis-based subsidiary of Ameren Corp. said Monday that adding at least 700 megawatts of wind power would cost about $1 billion and take until 2020. Ameren says improving technology and renewable energy initiatives with large […]
Firefighters from both the Spickard and Grundy County Rural districts responded to a grass fire on Saturday afternoon, made dangerous by the strong winds in the area, northeast of Tindall. The cause of the blaze, in the vicinity of 781 North Highway 65 was unknown, according to Jesse Richmond of the Spickard Fire Protection District. […]
Highway 6 is to be closed west of Maysville tonight in connection with wind farm work. Highway 6 is to be closed approximately seven miles west of Maysville at Ogle Road around 8 o’clock tonight, with the closure expected to take about four hours. Large cranes used by a contractor will move across various roads […]
UNION STAR, Mo – A wind farm project is bringing windmill towers to locations in west and central parts of DeKalb County. As part of this project, large cranes used by the contractor will be moving across Highways 31 and 6 plus Routes J, and N at various times during the upcoming weeks. When the cranes are moved, it […]
Under sunny skies, light winds, birds chirping, and approximately 75 people watching, VFW Post 919 at Trenton conducted a flag raising ceremony and rifle salute Monday morning, Memorial Day, to officially open up the Grundy County Museum properties for this season. While VFW members were hoisting the U.S. flag out in front of the Baker one-room school, […]
Today will mark the start of an unsettled period of weather, with some storms possibly becoming strong. Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon into tonight, primarily focused on eastern Kansas into western Missouri. Primary hazards will be dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, moderate to locally heavy rainfall, hail, & gusty winds. Look for the strong […]
Gallatin High School’s Jett Simmons shot a 35 on Friday afternoon, one stroke better than the 36 by Marceline’s Tyler Hamilton, in the chase for individual medalist honors in a four-team (Trenton, Marceline, Carrollton, Gallatin) duel at Riverside Country Club. Trenton’s Nate Swann played very well for the host Bulldogs, finishing with a 37 for […]
Trenton High School’s boys golf squad traveled to the north side of Kansas City on Thursday afternoon, challenging themselves against the vicious wind gusts provided by Mother Nature, not to mention the high-end talent of schools from across the K.C. metro area and the 18-hole, par 72 Tiffany Greens Course. Out of 17 teams in […]
KCP&L has announced plans to increase its sustainability portfolio with the purchase of an additional 500 megawatts (MW) of power from two new wind facilities in its service region. That’s enough energy to power up to 170,000 homes. “This announcement marks a significant investment in renewable energy, and will benefit our customers and the region,” […]
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 […]
