Jun 15, 2013 | Regional News
KING CITY, MO — The King City city council voted to lift the Phase I of Voluntary Conservation Water due to recent rainfall that has refilled municipal reservoirs. The voluntary measure was put into effect on July 9, 2012. City officials say water is now running...
Jun 15, 2013 | Regional News
ANDREW COUNTY, MO — County health officials are investigating a report of a possible Salmonella case. Authorities are still not sure that the affected person actually has Salmonella, and if so, where it could possibly have originated. Salmonella, or...
Jun 15, 2013 | Regional News
Missouri education officials have chosen a new high school equivalency test to replace the current GED expiring at the end of this year. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said the new exam, to be used starting in 2014, will be the HiSET developed by...
Jun 15, 2013 | Regional News
BRAYMER, MO — Kathy Shannon has been treated to two swarms of bees this summer — at the same tree limb! The first swarm came on May 24 and Farrel Clevenger and Stacy Smith watched them attach themselves to the tree limb. A bee keeper from Ludlow came and...
Jun 15, 2013 | Regional News
FAIRFAX, MO — Aldermen at Fairfax recently approved an ordinance restricting large livestock from being kept within city limits. The new city law is summarized as follows: No person shall keep a cow, bull, mule, jack, horse, goat, sheep or any form of animal...
Jun 15, 2013 | Regional News
MARYVILLE, MO — A county collector in Northwest Missouri says her plan to start shaming property owners into paying overdue taxes is already bringing results. The Maryville Daily Forum reports that Nodaway County Collector Marilyn Jenkins intends to put...
Jun 10, 2013 | Sports & Recreation
Johnathan Swymeler, who just completed his freshman year at Tri-County R-7 High School, won the bronze 3rd place medal at an AAU Junior Olympic qualifying meet held recently at El Dorado, KS. Johnathan also posted a season best :11.33 in the 100 meter dash and took...
Jun 10, 2013 | Regional News
ST. JOSEPH, MO — William “Bill” Bennett, a longtime outdoor editor for the St. Joseph News-Press newspaper, was inducted into the Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame on Friday, June 7. The ceremony was held at an outdoor classroom and amphitheater named in his...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
HANNIBAL, MO — The Becky Thatcher House, under restoration since 2008, will reopen to the public June 29. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum will host a noon ribbon cutting and other events at the house throughout the day. Inside the Becky, Gladys...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
ALBANY, MO — Lost or homeless animals will go from a cheap motel to a palace as the new Albany Animal Shelter nears completion. The project, which began in 2011, is nearing its end. New kennels and an outside area are in the plans to improve the stay for animals...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — A fireworks display is being planned as part of the activities scheduled for July 4, and donations from the public, organizations and businesses are needed to help pay for the event. Approximately $3,500 needs to be raised in order to have the...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
FAIRFAX, MO — The John Byrne Band will perform an open air concert on June 11, an encore from a similar event held last year. Byrne is a native of Dublin, Ireland, and has the accent to prove it. The band will perform Irish and American folk music from 6:30 to...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
ATCHISON COUNTY, MO — Lorie K. Hall, the elected Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Deeds of Atchison County, has announced that her office will be separating into two elective offices in the 2014 election. This upcoming change will benefit...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — Residents of Bethany are encouraged to exchange their old garden water meters for new ones, which are compatible with the new accurate metering system being installed in the community. Water run-off from summer activities like washing cars,...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
HARRISON COUNTY, MO — Harrison County Commissioners have been meeting with individual township boards to discuss brush problems evident along township roads. The county has been sending out notices to property owners on a township-by-township basis asking that...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
MAYSVILLE, MO — The DeKalb County Fair will unfold June 15-20 in Maysville. Activities begin with a baby show, a 4-H luncheon, spaghetti dinner, parade at 2 p.m., and a kids’ hoe down, all on the opening Saturday. On Sunday, June 16, a horse show offering...
Jun 9, 2013 | Regional News
SAVANNAH, MO — Community leaders at Savannah are grappling with how to replace an antiquated and unreliable outdoor tornado warning system. City officials want to replace a siren at the Andrew County Courthouse that has been used for 40 years. The siren is...
Jun 8, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — Trenton’s annual Gooseberry Festival is scheduled for Father’s Day weekend, with activities planned throughout town June 14-16. Events kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday night with the Iowa-Missouri sanctioned truck and tractor pull at the North Central...
Jun 8, 2013 | Regional News
A Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor’s 1990 death is again asking to move the case to a neighboring county. Mark Woodworth was first convicted of murder in 1995 for killing Cathy Robertson in Livingston County. The case was moved to...
Jun 8, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — After a delay because of construction and cool spring weather, Chilli Bay Water Park opened on June 7 for its first summer season. The new $4.2 million facility operates under the 70-70 rules, meaning both the air temperature and the water...
