Nov 30, 2012 | Regional News
MOUND CITY, MO — Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge will host the 34th annual Eagle Days events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. Live captive eagles shows and special wildlife exhibits will be offered. But the feature attractions each year...
Nov 26, 2012 | Regional News
A Missouri turkey farm is being used to test a heating system that uses warmth in the soil to keep the birds warm and could help trim farmers’ utility bills. Geothermal heating uses the soil to control the temperature of water flowing through buried pipes. The...
Nov 26, 2012 | Regional News
NORTHEST MISSOURI — The Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation (NITRO) is celebrating 10 years as a task force. NITRO was launched in October, 2002, to reduce drug-related and violent crime in northwest Missouri. NITRO includes a 16-county area...
Nov 25, 2012 | Regional News
MERCER COUNTY, MO — Area families were thankful for the Coon Creek Baptist Church and others who helped provide Thanksgiving dinner for them on the holiday. A total of 320 persons were served the annual dinner at the Coon Creek Baptist Church, however, another...
Nov 25, 2012 | Regional News
SAVANNAH, MO — A petition for the audit of the City of Savannah, signed by 417 citizens, was been delivered to the Missouri State Auditor’s office in October. State authorities accepted 356 signatures as valid on the petition — enough for the state...
Nov 25, 2012 | Regional News
ROCK PORT, MO — Rock Port Chief of Police Shannon Sherwood has returned from Alexandria, VA, where he joined 29 other police chiefs, sheriffs and 911 managers invited to the 137th session of the Chief Executive Officer Training Seminar. This training focuses on...
Nov 25, 2012 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Trenton Missouri Police Department has announced its new business watch program, “Project Night Eyes.” Beginning on Saturday, Dec. 1, merchants may come into their businesses in the morning to find a light blue card placed under the door. This...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — Several outbreaks of canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV2, or “Parvo”) have been detected among some dogs here in the past couple of months. Although the virus is more prevalent during the summertime, a mild 2012 fall season seems to be a...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — A Christian radio station has made its debut. Scott Jones, pastor of the Calvary Chapel Church, announces the launch of KMWC 91.3FM from facilities located in downtown Bethany. The radio station operates 24 hours a day. Music and Bible teaching are...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
HARRISON COUNTY, MO — The Harrison County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) now operates on a 24-hour, 7-day schedule, according to Sheriff Josh Eckerson. The county will be moving the Emergency 911 Office to the front entrance of the LEC, allowing the public access...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
TARKIO, MO — Replacement of a water tube system at the northeast pond at the Tarkio Golf Course prompted the temporary destruction of the pond dam. Levings Services of Tarkio was commissioned to perform the work, draining pond water to a nearby creek to allow...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
STANBERRY, MO — The Stanberry R-2 Board of Education has hired Dr. Ada Willard of St. Joseph to assume the position of superintendent of schools for the 2013-14 school year. He succeeds Dr. Bruce Johnson who will retire effective July 1, 2013. Willard was raised...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
BRAYMER, MO — The 15th Annual Braymer Holiday Home Tour will unfold from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. The tour is sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Club. Tickets may be purchased on the day of the tour at any of the homes. Those opening...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — The 29th Annual Food for the Needy Campaign targets a goal of $10,000 in cash donations and food items to help brighten the holiday season for needy people in the Chillicothe area. Large red food collection boxes will be placed at local food...
Nov 24, 2012 | Regional News
JAMESPORT, MO — Voters of the Tri-County R-7 School District will be asked to approve a proposed 25-cent tax levy increase in the upcoming spring elections. The proposal is for a 5-year term, raising the levy to $4.38 per $100 of assessed valuation if approved...
Nov 20, 2012 | Regional News
Chillicothe, MO — A six-week-old infant is in intensive care at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City with severe head and facial trauma and his father is behind bars, accused of causing the injuries. Timothy Kene Orr, 21, of Chillicothe, is facing...
Nov 20, 2012 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — Ground will be broken in just a few months on the new walking trail and memorial garden at Wright Memorial Hospital and employees of the local hospital were recognized for their support to the new construction. Employees were treated to a...
Nov 19, 2012 | Regional News
CAMERON, MO — Members of Boy Scout Troop 121 will be passing out Christmas cards to the veterans at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron on Nov. 27. The Scouts will be joined by the Missouri Patriot Guard Riders as they organize to depart from McDonald’s...
Nov 19, 2012 | Regional News
ANDREW COUNTY, MO — The teen who set another teen on fire on April 15, 2012, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Joseph D. Gardner, 17, was convicted of throwing gasoline on a 13-year-old teenager and then using a match to set him ablaze, causing the...
Nov 19, 2012 | Regional News
SAVANNAH, MO — Uproar over an ordinance making landlords responsible for delinquent utility bills prompted a crowd to fill the council meeting room, even though the ordinance was removed from the meeting’s agenda. Instead, the council scheduled a special...
