Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The 9th Annual Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, June 14, at Riverside Country Club in Trenton. This three-person scramble tournament will be a fundraiser for a new SARA (Standing and Raising Aid) Lift for...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — A sinkhole — about 10 feet across and 10 feet deep — has emered on the links of Chillicothe Country Club. Golf course authorities unexpectedly discovered the hole after the course was mowed just two days prior. The sinkhole is about...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
SAVANNAH, MO — The Andrew County Ambulance board members voted to terminate the district’s director in a session closed to the public on April 18. Longtime Director Vicki Groce, a 24-year employee of the ambulance service, was relieved of her duties that...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
ALBANY, MO — Acting upon the findings of a football advisory committee, Albany R-2 High School will move from 11-man football to 8-man beginning in the 2014 season. Superintendent John Rinehart presented the committee recommendation at the April school board...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — Crestview Home, one of the largest nursing home facilities in the region, is observing its 50th anniversary. The Crestview Home grew out of the old Harrison County Home. A cornerstone placement in 1962 marked its official start, and doors to the...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
MILAN, MO — In the past year, a total of 45 improvement projects have been completed, contributing to downtown revitalization at Milan, thanks to a generous donation by Martha Bogard. Two buildings on the southeast corner of the square have been demolished,...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — Construction of a new bridge over the Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks in east Chillicothe is about to begin. The Missouri Department of Transportation has cleared a path by removing debris, trees, bushes, brush and houses for the construction...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
HAMILTON, MO — State budget cuts are impacting public schools across Missouri. The Hamilton R-2 Board of Education has learned that the Parents as Teachers program has been cut dramatically. But what little funding remains will allow the district to operate a...
Apr 27, 2013 | Regional News
STEWARTSVILLE, MO — Camp Farwesta — home to Camp Quality, Camp Courage, Peace Unlimited, church camps and many meetings and retreats — is in need of a swimming pool reconstruction. Members of the Community of Christ Church jackhammered in pouring...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
MOORESVILLE, MO — Animal neglect charges have been filed against two Mooresville residents. Anita Frazier, 58, and Mishell Blomenkamp, 65, are charged with misdemeanor animal neglect and abandonment of an airtight container. The animal neglect charges alleges...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
GALT, MO — The 91st Annual Galt-Grundy R-5 Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 11, at the Grundy R-5 High School gym in Galt. Doors will open for registration at 5 p.m. with the meal to be served at 6 p.m. All alumni, former students and teachers are...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
HARRISON COUNTY, MO — A St. Joseph monument company will begin work soon on the memorial to the last doughboy, Frank Buckles, to be displayed on the courthouse lawn in Bethany. The county commission approved installation plans to locate the monument on the...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
MARYVILLE, MO — In the coming weeks, the Nodaway County Health Department will hold public forums with city governments, county officials and the public to educate the county on the proposed food ordinance that would affect food establishments in Nodaway County....
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — Aimee Gutshall of the Missouri Corn Growers Association focused on the impact of corn and ethanol during a presentation given to Trenton Rotary Club recently. She noted that 99% of the corn grown in the U.S. is field grown while 1 percent is sweet...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
NODAWAY COUNTY, MO — Two local groups, Ravenwood Community Betterment and the Parnell Fire Protection District, were both awarded grant money through the Fontanelle Offering Communities Understanding Support (FOCUS) program. In 2013, 70 grants were awarded for a...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
SUMNER, MO — Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will be having its May “First Fridays at the Refuge” event on May 3 starting at 5 pm. There will be free hot dogs and drinks provided by the 2C Chapter of Quail Forever, hayrides around the refuge, and the...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
LAWSON, MO — Aldermen of the City of Lawson have chosen not to join a Ray County Enhanced Enterprise Zone after homeowners within the designated area expressed opinion that the designation might lessen their property values. Eight areas in Ray County qualify for...
Apr 21, 2013 | Regional News
PRINCETON, MO — Demolition of old buildings on the west side of the Princeton business square is beginning to wind down as two of the three buildings targeted for removal are now gone. Progress is evident on the last remaining building as well. Debris that can...
Apr 20, 2013 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — Advanced Disposal, which recently purchased Veolia Environmental Services, will take over the City of Bethany’s recycling program. Advanced plans to move recycling bins located at 14th Street and Bechaman to its transfer station on Roleke...
Apr 20, 2013 | Regional News
PRINCETON, MO — The Princeton R-5 Board of Education has announced the hiring of a new high school principal for the 2013-2014 school year. Dana Seymour, hired during a special meeting held April 16, will fill the position. Ms. Seymour is currently the Osceola...
