Jan 29, 2013 | Regional News
JAMESPORT, MO — The State Milk Board, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, has reinstated the plant license for Homestead Creamery of Jamesport. The facility was reinspected on Jan....
Jan 29, 2013 | Regional News
MAYSVILLE, MO — A DeKalb County man was identified by a member of the St. Joseph Police Department on Jan. 24 as making threats against Maysville High School, where he was a former student. The individual reportedly said he had been picked on and bullied by...
Jan 29, 2013 | Regional News
CRAIG, MO — On Jan. 28, 2013, at approximately 2016 hours, a trooper stopped a southbound vehicle on Interstate 29, at the 91 mile marker, near Craig. A struggle ensued during the traffic stop and the trooper fatally shot the driver. The Patrol’s Division of...
Jan 28, 2013 | Regional News
HAMILTON, MO — Missouri StarQuilt Co. continues to innovate and expand. This week, the Hamilton business that sells to customers worldwide received shipment of their first magazine, “Quilting Quickly.” MSQC has partnered with Fons & Porter, the...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
MERCER COUNTY, MO — A workshop on how to effectively and safely use prescribed fire to boost wildlife habitat and reduce less desirable plant species will be offered beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Lake Paho Conservation Area in Mercer County....
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
The North Missouri Solid Waste Management District – Region B voted unanimously on Jan. 17, 2013, to take an official position opposing Senate Bill 13, proposed by Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia. Schaefer’s bill would eliminate the 20 solid waste...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — New home starts slowed to a trickle within Bethany city limits during 2012 according to building inspection records. Only one new housing permit was issued last year, but commercial construction shows more activity. Permits for $1.7 million...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
RIDGEWAY, MO — Staff Sgt. Scotty Niffen has been awarded an Army commendation medal and a purple heart for saving the life of a fellow soldier in Afghanistan. Niffen, a member of the 642nd Engineer Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion based in Fort Drum, NY,...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
DAWN, MO — Brittany Tutt, 20, is one of 12 winners chosen in Maurice’s nationwide search for models to display the 2013 line of spring clothing for 830 of its stores located across the nation. Brittany, along with the Maurice’s crew of photographers...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
CAMERON, MO — As a result of the $105 million settlement of a class action lawsuit over atrazine, the City of Cameron has received $274,785.51 to help reimburse the costs of removing the weed killer from its community water system. Atrazine is sprayed on corn...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
JAMESPORT, MO — The Annual All-Antique Auction held Jan. 19 at the A.V. Spillman Event Center was a huge success. A very large crowd attended and winter weather was cooperative. There was a high degree of item quality displayed this year. All items sold very...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — Susan Elson, a high school art teacher at Chillicothe R-2 School, has been selected as Missouri Art Educator of the Year. Elson has over 28 years of teaching experience, including 13 years at Chillicothe. She is known for engaging students in...
Jan 27, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — Singers and instrumentalists from throughout the region are invited to join the Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra for its first Easter concert. The community choir and orchestra will perform Mozart’s “Requiem Mass” on Saturday, March 30 at the...
Jan 26, 2013 | Regional News
MILAN, MO — The Sullivan County Commissioners have adopted an official seal for Sullivan County to be used by all county offices on official correspondence. The use of official seals is a practice handed down from old English law, in which individuals and...
Jan 26, 2013 | Regional News
KING CITY, MO — Susie Minor, a 37-year veteran of education, spent every school year of her nearly four decades in teaching at KCHS. Minor announced her retirement from the district in a letter of resignation to the board. Minor currently holds the position of...
Jan 26, 2013 | Regional News
COLUMBIA, MO — A Chillicothe man whose murder conviction in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor was recently overturned wants the state Supreme Court to remove the Attorney General’s Office from the case. Mark Woodworth is asking the high court to prevent...
Jan 26, 2013 | Regional News
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — One of the biggest bills in recent years has been filed in the Missouri Legislature. The proposed overhaul of the state’s criminal laws runs to nearly 600 pages. If passed, it would mark the first major update of the Missouri Criminal...
Jan 26, 2013 | Regional News
SPICKARD, MO — Spickard R-2 Schools are following security procedures in the wake of recent national events. Doors at the school will remain locked during class time and a doorbell has been installed for patron use. School personnel is appreciative of everyone’s...
Jan 26, 2013 | Regional News
BEAN LAKE, MO — Bald eagles and other wildlife have been abundant in northwest Missouri recently. The Missouri Department of Conservation says in a release that the bald eagles have been drawn to the dead fish found in ice and along shorelines at Bean Lake in northern...
Jan 22, 2013 | Regional News
MACON COUNTY, MO — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that one deer recently harvested by hunters in north-central Missouri has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which is fatal to deer. The adult buck was harvested in...
