Jan 15, 2013 | Regional News
BRECKENRIDGE, MO — This community is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old boy who died over the weekend as a result of an accidental gunshot would. Counselors from several schools were at the Breckenridge school as classes resumed Monday, helping classmates,...
Jan 14, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — Hedrick Medical Center of Saint Luke’s Health System has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation. The hospital earned this accreditation renewal by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national...
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
BRAYMER, MO — International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) presented a check for $1,000 to the Braymer Athletic Boosters in appreciation of the district’s hosting foreign exchange students. ICES will begin placing students for 2013 during February....
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
SAVANNAH, MO — A trail system linking Savannah, MO, to Wathena, KS, is part of a long-range plan promoted by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which is now urging civic groups and citizens to “adopt the vision” of a trail system that...
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
WORTH COUNTY, MO — The Worth County Sheriff’s Department found meth lab remains in the county around 2-3 months ago, according to Sheriff Terry Sheddrick. The Sheriff’s Department is seeking information leading to the arrest and conviction of a...
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
NORTHWEST MO — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Dr. Patrick B. Harr, Shell Knob, and John W. Richmond, Albany, to the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents this week. The Regents develop policy and has responsibility for sound resource...
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
MARYVILLE, MO — As part of its new Adult Winter Reading Program, the Maryville Public Library hosted a Murder Mystery Night on Jan. 8 with approximately 50 patrons participating in the event. The adult program continues through March 6, and in addition to the...
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
MARYVILLE, MO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has uncovered falsified invoices at several livestock market auctions across the Midwest, including one in Maryville. An 18-month investigation...
Jan 13, 2013 | Regional News
KING CITY, MO — The King City Post Office will have new hours starting Jan. 12, when the office will provide six hours of daily window service. The office will be open for retail business from 9 to 11 a.m. and 12 noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
JAMESPORT, MO — Tri-County School Board of Education will host another meeting 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Tri-County High School Library. A 25¢ levy hike will be placed on the ballot for the April 2nd election. The levy increase has been earmarked for improvements...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Grundy County Commission has voted to place a 1.5% use tax on the April 2, 2013, ballot. The tax would affect items purchased out of state at a cost of $2,000 or more, such as vehicles or equipment. Commissioners said the tax would basically...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
HAMILTON, MO — Discussion continues among Hamilton city officials concerning the city’s water supply and aging water distribution system. During the past six months some 73 water line breaks have plagued the city, many of them major and some breaks leaving...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
HANNIBAL, MO — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum announces executive director Cindy Lovell has accepted a position at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Conn., as executive director. Lovell will begin her position in Hartford on March 4, 2013....
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — City council members were recently told that more than 50% of the calls answered by the city’s fire department originate outside city limits. That forms the background for a study that the city is making on the possibility of establishing a...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a man who had been sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 slaying of a neighboring farmer, ruling on Jan. 8 that prosecutors withheld evidence that may have benefited his defense. The state’s high...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to 2,373 total EMS and fire calls during 2012 according to year-end statistics released recently. That averages out to a little over six responses per day. Responses include anything from structure...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Board of Public Works of Trenton Municipal Utilities met on Tuesday evening at Trenton City Hall and approved a roughly 20% rate increase for water customers of the utility to pay for needed improvements at the water treatment plant. The...
Jan 12, 2013 | Regional News
ST. JOSEPH, MO — Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is expanding in St. Joseph. Children’s Mercy’s main hospital is located in downtown Kansas City. But it also operates clinics and care centers in surrounding communities. For the past 20...
Jan 11, 2013 | Regional News
CLINTON COUNTY, MO — A life taken unexpectedly is a tragedy for any family. But when a death is attributed to suicide, the pain a community feels ripples under the surface to our very core. In a short 24-hour period, two suicides were reported in the area,...
Jan 7, 2013 | Regional News
MARYVILLE, MO — Officials in this college town are looking at banning people under 21 from entering bars. Maryville is home to Northwest Missouri State University. A city ordinance now sets the minimum age for entering bars at 19, even though the drinking age is...
