The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved ordinances and bids on July 11, 2022. One ordinance authorized a contract for legal services. City Clerk Hattie Rains reports Robert Cowherd will still provide the same legal services, but the hourly rate for services was changed to $175. Another ordinance established a procedure to disclose potential conflicts of […]
A measure will appear on the November ballot in Grundy County that would make the county prosecuting attorney a full-time position instead of part-time. Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Puckett reports the ballot will ask if the office of the prosecuting attorney be made a full-time position in Grundy County. He says a petition regarding the matter […]
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a person of interest in an investigation into human remains located in the area of Youngstown Trail on July 10th. The person of interest is 38-year-old Jesse Darrell Rongey of Adair County. He is described as being white, being five feet seven inches […]
The Trenton Street Department will close part of East 17th Street on July 14th for asphalting, weather permitting. Asphalting is planned from Oklahoma Avenue to Normal Street from 5 am until 7 pm. The public is asked to avoid that area of East 17th Street during work. Questions may be directed to the Trenton Street […]
State Representative Randy Railsback spoke to the Jamesport City Council on July 11th about the August Primary Election. According to unofficial meeting minutes, Railsback reported the governor budgeted several million dollars toward Missouri roads, and the district should see the road and highway repair. He also talked about fiber optics and wants them to be […]
The North Central Missouri College Foundation is the recipient of a $400,000 pledge from the Bert & Rose Hoover Foundation, which will be used by the college to develop the new student center on the Trenton campus in the Transforming Lives, Empowering People campaign. The late Rose Hoover developed the Hoover Foundation for the purpose […]
Authorities in Daviess County report the arrest of a Pattonsburg man in connection with the alleged thefts of a 2002 Kawasaki Dirt Bike and a 2005 Honda four-wheeler from locations in Coffey and Pattonsburg. Twenty-four-year-old Tanner Jones is charged with two counts of stealing a motor vehicle, valued at $750 or more and one count […]
Trager Limestone LLC, which operates the Nettleton Limestone Quarry in Caldwell County, Missouri, has agreed to pay a $210,000 civil penalty and perform watershed restoration at a cost of over $300,000, as part of a settlement with the federal government. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement, which resolves alleged violations of the federal […]
On July 10, 2022, the Adair County E911 Center received a call to check the well-being of an Adair County resident. Officers arrived at a property in the area of Youngstown Trail in western Adair County. While checking the area officers located human remains. The investigation is in its preliminary stages and further details cannot […]
Officials with the Livingston County Fair have announced results from the poultry and swine shows. There were ten categories in the Poultry Show and eight categories in the Swine Show. Poultry Show Addison George – Bantam Breeding– Rooster one year and older, Supreme Champion Overall Male Addison George – Bantam Breeding– Pullet, under one year, […]
The number of people getting killed on Missouri roadways this year is down considerably compared to this time a year ago. Through the first six months of 2022, 413 Missourians lost their lives on the road. That’s compared to 445 through the first half of 2021. Jon Nelson, the assistant to the state highway safety […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft today announced the launch of a new YouTube channel curated by the Missouri State Archives, a division within his office. The platform offers the public unprecedented access to historic films created by Missouri state government, along with recordings of the State Archives’ Thursday Evening Speaker Series and other Missouri history-related content. In celebration of […]
A Missouri man was indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing fentanyl that he intended to distribute in Springfield, Mo. Michael E. Hunt, Jr., 41, of Columbia, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield with one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The indictment replaces […]
A Missouri man was indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing fentanyl that he intended to distribute. Anthony Cortez Lewis, 40, of Springfield, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield with one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $30,000 Drinking Water Engineering Report Grant to the Gentry County Public Water Supply District No. 1 to evaluate the district’s drinking water system. The grant offers to fund qualified communities to help cover engineering costs for evaluating water and wastewater system improvements. The water supply district […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has selected five Missouri cities to receive a total of $1.1 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund grants to improve public outdoor recreation areas. “As an agency, we are continually focused on improving the quality of life for Missourians,” said Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Dru Buntin. […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education will discuss the purchase of a math curriculum at a meeting on July 13th. The meeting will be in the high school Family and Consumer Sciences Room at 7 p.m. Other items on the agenda include an extra milk price for the future as well as approval of gas […]
Workshops will be held to help families start the succession planning process and initiate communication when it comes to transitioning the family farming business to the next generation. One of the Preparing for Farm Succession Planning workshops will be held at the Crossroads Christian Church in Macon on August 8th from noon to 2 o’clock. […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education July 11th approved a grant to set the minimum teacher salary to $38,000. A budget item signed by the governor will allow districts to apply for a grant from the state to increase the minimum teacher salary to $38,000. The request is voluntary, it will require a match, and […]
The Grundy County commissioners on July 12th shared their reactions to a petition being circulated to put a measure on the November ballot that would establish an ambulance district for the county. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray said he thought of things as a county employee and his time working for the ambulance service. He also […]
