The Jamesport United Methodist Church will partner with the Tri-County School to host a benefit for a baby born with Down Syndrome and three heart defects. Lincolns for Lincoln Flenthrope will begin at the school in Jamesport Saturday afternoon at 4:30 with a spaghetti dinner. The cost is a free will donation, with a minimum […]
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Grundy County R-5 Board of Education to meet April 10, 2019
The oath of office will be administered to new board members at the next Grundy County R-5 Board of Education meeting. The meeting will be next Wednesday, April 10th at 5 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include reorganization of the board, review of banking signatures, mowing bids, and the transfer of funds to the […]
Missouri public schools see value of community health workers
Kids need both social and emotional tools to be successful in school, and one Missouri school district is doing its best to see that they get both. The Eldon School District is using grant money to educate what they call the “whole child.” That has meant hiring a community health worker as the “point person” […]
Trenton Park Board approves deficit budget at Wednesday meeting
The Trenton Park Board approved a deficit budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. The 2019-2020 budget includes estimated total expenditures of $565,716 which is an increase of $12,951.84 from the 2018-2019 park budget. The estimated expenditures for this year include $292,660 for parks and $273,056 for the pool. Revenue is projected at $555,320 which is […]
Missouri State Auditor calls on administration to take responsibility for misleading Missourians on their taxes
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit detailing uncertainty and confusion related to the state’s individual income tax withholding tables. The report found that changes made to withholdings in January 2019 were done unlawfully and will result in over-withholding for the majority of individual Missouri taxpayers. “For more than six months, this […]
Election 2019: A preview of issues voters face at the polls in northern Missouri
Numerous issues highlight election ballots today in cities and counties across the Green Hills Region. Voters within the city of Trenton decide from among four candidates in the race for Mayor. There are two candidates in each of the four wards for the city council. Voters within Trenton township decide between two candidates on the […]
Missouri suffers major shortage of affordable housing
Missouri’s low-income housing crunch shows no sign of abating, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Researchers found that there are almost 196,000 low-income households in Missouri, but there are just under 83,000 affordable rental homes. So about 113,000 are forced to pay way more than they can afford just to […]
Audio: State Representative Bruce Franks optimistic Missouri Senate will fund Summer Jobs Program
The only Democrat to chair a Missouri House committee is optimistic the Senate will fund a four-million dollar summer jobs program. The House has voted 81-56 against the measure after members discussed a January KMOV-TV news report that quoted current and former employees at the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) as saying […]
Local Emergency Planning Committee to meet April 9th
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee will consider approval of the Chemical Emergency Preparedness Fund at its next meeting. The meeting will be held in the lower level of the Grundy County Health Department of Trenton April 9th at noon. Emergency Management Agency and All-Hazards meeting topics are to include Web Emergency Operations Center, […]
Mercer United Methodist Church to host fundraiser to benefit Green Hills Animal Shelter
The Mercer United Methodist Church Youth Sunday School Class will present a Bingo Night as a fundraiser for the Green Hills Animal Shelter. Attendees are asked to bring a donation for the animal shelter to the event at the church on the night of April 12th at 7 o’clock. Donations can include dog or cat […]
Trenton R-9 School District no-tax bond issue, if passed, would increase student safety
Patrons of the Trenton R-9 School District will vote on the district’s no-tax-increase bond levy Tuesday, April 2nd. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the bond issue would allow the district to increase safety, address the need for a performing arts center, and provide for upgrades to the Trenton High School and Middle School Library Media Center. […]
Audio: Missouri House passes bill that would change vehicle inspection requirements
Nearly 1.2 million Missouri vehicles would no longer be required to get safety inspections, under a bill passed today out of the state House of Representatives. The proposal would require inspections for vehicles at least 10 years old or with more than 150,000 miles. Kansas City Democrat Judy Morgan says the measure would still be […]
Six face judge in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court
Among cases Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, Duane Shiner of Lexington appeared via Polycom video communication and waived a preliminary hearing on five felony counts. The cases were bound over to the May 16th docket in Division One of circuit court. Shiner was arrested following a law enforcement pursuit east […]
Wright Memorial Hospital employees donate $1K to Green Hills Women’s Shelter
In January, Wright Memorial Hospital departments participated in a basket auction with employees contributing funds toward each department’s basket. On March 21, the Wright Memorial Hospital Employee Engagement Team presented the proceeds from the auction, which totaled $1001, to the Green Hills Women’s Shelter. Accepting the donation from the Women’s Shelter were Janelle Vestal and […]
Audio: Bill would give Missouri taxpayers delay to pay after state withholding errors
Proposed legislation would give some Missourians a grace period to pay outstanding income tax liabilities, as long as they file their 2018 return in a timely manner. The bill follows a withholding issue that translates to a drop in refunds and a jump in taxes due for many Missourians. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Dean […]
State Auditor finds continued failure to adequately review child care providers during statewide review
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit that detailed an ongoing failure by the state to address concerns with providers of the Child Care Subsidy Program that are at high risk of noncompliance. The report also found a continued failure by the state to properly account for federal dollars in several state programs. The […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approve tuition and personnel changes
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved tuition and fees as well as room and board for the 2019-2020 academic year at its meeting Tuesday evening. Tuition and fees increased for everything, except Dual Credit and Early College. Tuition will be $87 per credit hour for NCMC district students, $148 for other Missouri […]
Contentious loan to cover wastewater project tops discussion of Trenton City Council
The Trenton City Council last night took no action on a proposal to transfer two million dollars from one TMU fund to another. Members postponed the Green Hills Animal Shelter contract requesting some additional language. At the beginning of the meeting, a long-time member of the former Board of Public Works, Phil Hoffman, addressed the […]
Calvary Baptist Church in Chillicothe to sponsor 5K run for Project HOPE
A 5K will be held in Chillicothe in April to help fund the building of houses in Nicaragua through Project HOPE. Registration for the Nicaragua Resurrection 5K will begin at the Calvary Baptist Church the morning of April 13th at 8 o’clock. The race itself will start at 9 o’clock with a fee of $25 […]