The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education on Tuesday approved a two percent raise for classified staff. Teacher steps on the certified salary schedule were also approved, and all classified staff members were rehired. Launch was approved as the virtual provider for student coursework. Superintendent Lucas McKinnis reports the initial set up fee for Launch will […]
The Green City R-1 School District has decided to postpone its high school graduation, prom, and sixth-grade promotion. The district tentatively scheduled three different times for each event, and families are asked to save the dates. Prom could be held on May 28th, June 25th, or July 16th. Sixth Grade Promotion could be held on […]
The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Social Security Administration, announced today that recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will automatically receive automatic Economic Impact Payments. SSI recipients will receive a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment with no further action needed on their part. The IRS projects the payments for […]
Working with the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service today unveiled the new Get My Payment with features to let taxpayers check on their Economic Impact Payment date and update direct deposit information. With an initial round of more than 80 million Economic Impact Payments starting to hit bank accounts over the weekend and throughout […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education heard several reports during on Tuesday evening’s virtual meeting. Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey recommended postponing graduation and continue to consider how the district might hold the event. The board agreed with that recommendation. Bailey acknowledged some students might not be able to attend graduation if postponed due […]
The Serve Mercer County event April 19th has been postponed until further notice, however, help is available to residents who need it during the stay at home order. The group called “Serve Mercer County Community Coronavirus Response” has volunteers to help keep residents safe by picking up items and running errands. The volunteers can make […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education Tuesday evening approved increases in pay for certified teachers and non-certified employees. The base pay for certified teachers was set at $30,500, which is an increase of $500. Teachers are allowed to move up a step on the pay scale. Forty cents were added to the hourly pay […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center announces the hiring of Michaela Koon of Chillicothe to be the Nurse Manager. Michaela attended nursing school at North Central Missouri College and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 2019. She has been a nurse at Hedrick Medical Center since June 2019. Michaela is passionate about providing […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education on Monday evening approved tuition to match the projected state adequacy target. Tuition for 2020-2021 will be $6,375, which is up $67 from 2019-2020. The board heard updates from school administrators regarding the school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prom, baccalaureate, and graduation have been postponed. Administrators are […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved a $400 increase in the base pay for teachers at the school which raises the base salary to $29,300. The board also approved paying $500 per month on employee health insurance. Among proposals presented to the board last (Monday) evening were a two percent increase for non-certified staff […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen on Monday evening accepted bids for cemetery mowing and repaving. The accepted mowing bid was from Michael Walker and was $150 for Lile Cemetery and $950 for Greenwood/Brown Cemetery. That bid was one of four submitted. The others ranged from $150 to $260 for Lile and $500 to $775 for […]
The North Mercer school has officially postponed a graduation ceremony until a later date. Superintendent Dan Owens reports discussions will be held with members of the senior class as to prospective dates to have prom, the senior trip, and graduation. Owens noted this will done after the Governor lifts the “stay at home” order. The […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Eric Olson announces that the Patrol is extending again the suspension of written and skills-based driver road testing at all locations until April 27th. The suspension includes operator, commercial driver’s license, and motorcycle testing. The Patrol is also extending the suspension of salvage inspection at all locations and bus […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved several sports cooperatives on Wednesday evening. Gallatin will be the host school for a coop with Tri-County for junior high football. Tri-County will be the host school for coops with junior high softball and varsity fall baseball with North Daviess and varsity spring baseball with Gallatin. The board […]
A rehabilitation project on the Grand River Bridge on Highway 65 south of Chillicothe is scheduled to begin a new phase next week. Contractors from Radmacher Brothers Excavating Company, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will narrow the bridge to one lane beginning Monday morning, April 13, 2020, at 7 o’clock. The first portion […]
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations at its April 8 meeting from the Missouri Department of Conservation for the upcoming 2020 migratory-game-bird-hunting seasons and 2020-2021 waterfowl-hunting seasons. 2020 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING Mourning Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves, and White-Winged Doves Season: Sept. 1 through Nov. 29 Limits: 15 daily and 45 in possession combined total […]
St. Joseph city officials in northwest Missouri report the first death in Buchanan County from complications brought on by COVID-19; the former St. Joseph state prisoner transferred to Kansas City. The Missouri Department of Corrections made the announcement. City officials say the prisoner was transferred to St. Joseph for an unrelated illness that required isolation, […]
Due to the ever-increasing threat of the COVID-19 virus, Access II is taking precautions to keep staff, consumers and the public safe. Both Access II offices are closed to the public until 4-25-20. Team Members will be taking temperatures as they enter the building and logging them. We are doing our part to educate the […]
Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DOLIR) Division of Employment Security (DES) has received its first operational guidance related to the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The FPUC does not include any provisions or benefits […]
The Grundy County Commission accepted bids Tuesday morning for culverts. Metal Culverts Incorporated’s bid for steel corrugated tubes was accepted. The price for the steel culverts varies from $21.73 for 24-inch to $74.02 for 60-inch per linear foot. Metal Culverts was the only bid submitted for metal culverts. Owens Trenching’s bid for black N12 double […]
