Aug 17, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — The Hedrick Medical Center Auxiliary recently awarded nine $500 scholarhsips to students pursuing degrees in the health care industry. The Hedrick Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship Fund was established in 1998 for the purpose of encouraging...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
STANBERRY, MO — Numerous members of the Raymond Sager American Legion Post #260 approached the Stanberry City Council with questions about the removal of a historic cannon recently removed from the city park for repairs. Legion post members reviewed the cannon...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Missouri Photo Workshop’s second visit to Trenton is a little more than a month away and the application process is now complete. The 65th annual workshop will run Sunday, Sept. 22 through Saturday, Sept. 28, and workshop headquarters will be...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Trenton Scrappy Quilter’s Quilt Guild has created an opportunity quilt that will be given away during the Missouri Day Quilt Show Oct. 18- 20. The guild would like to challenge the public to come up with a creative name for this quilt to add to...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
BRAYMER, MO — Missouri’s biggest hunting dog field trial, the Braymer Fox Hunt, drew 221 dogs from as far away as 310 miles including Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The competition was marred by the alleged shooting of three of the dogs on a farm...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
MILAN, MO — The “angel priest” who appeared at the scene of a Missouri car crash, anointed and prayed with the teenage victim, then vanished has been identified. The Rev. Patrick Dowling of the Jefferson City Diocese had been travelling Highway 19...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
MAYSVILLE, MO — Nick Eggleston of Maysville, a junior computer science major at Missouri S&T at Rolla, is part of the information technology research support services developing as a tool to help researchers visualize data. Visualizing Four Dimensions in...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — Matthew Trussell, a resident of Chillicothe, has been named director of the Northwest Missouri State University Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) here. The agency works with Missouri companies to assist with matters of...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
GUILFORD, MO — Plans for a citywide sewer system are progressing here. Until now, Guilford has depended solely on septic tanks for waste management, septic systems which require 3 to 5 acres of space to comply with health standards. The new sewer system is going...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation will hold its second annual Wright Run 5K/10K on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the old Wright Memorial Hospital medical office building at 718 E. First Street. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. and the race is at 8...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — A new security system has been installed as students return to Trenton R-9 buildings for the new school year. The system has been installed at the high school, middle school and Rissler Elementary School. Buildings will be locked at 8 a.m....
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — Although landlocked and thus an unlikely location, Bethany is home to a scuba diving instruction business called Javi Diving. The instructor, Jacob Denum, uses his time off as a paramedic with the NTA Ambulance District to introduce his students to...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
HARRISON COUNTY, MO — The Harrison County Collector’s office will handle taxes for the City of Bethany under an agreement approved by the Bethany City Council. The city will pay a commission to the county for collecting the tax under a contract recently...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — By unanimous vote the Chillicothe City Council approved a new ordinance that gives disabled persons on motorized wheelchairs the same rights as pedestrians. Motorized devices can be operated on a roadway with a speed limit under 35 mph and must...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TARKIO, MO — Members of the Tarkio Police Department as well as the Rock Port Police Department touched up on their firearms training and protocols in dealing with certain situations using an on-site simulated shooting training. The Missouri Intergovernmental...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
FAIRFAX, MO — The Atchison-Holt Ambulance District recently overhauled its 2005 ambulance, replacing the chassis and remounting its repainted box which includes the upgrade of a new cot loading system. The cot can hold up to 700 pounds and can sustain a 20g...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — Certified hypnotist Brian Imbus will return to North Central Missouri College in Trenton on Sunday, Aug. 18, for a performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Ketcham Community Center. Imbus is one of the most popular hypnotists in the country. His show is a...
Aug 16, 2013 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The City of Trenton, Trenton Chamber of Commerce and North Central Missouri College have partnered to offer a series of business seminars on the college campus. One seminar will be offered per month starting this month and ending in December. The...
Aug 16, 2013 | Opinion
by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. Mindy will be entering her junior year in high school this week. She’s been our little neighbor girl since the day she was born and we’ve sort of considered her ours. Our sweetheart was raised by good parents and nurtured...
Aug 11, 2013 | Regional News
SWAN LAKE — The Yellow Creek Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, Brunswick AgriServices, and Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge are partnering up to present the Youth in the Outdoors Day (Green Wing Day) on Saturday Aug. 24 from 11 am to 4 pm. The event will be held at...
