May 12, 2021 | Regional News
A small town in northwestern Missouri is one of seven communities in the nation testing experimental technology that could expand rural access to high-speed internet and the opportunities that can bring. Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a team...
May 12, 2021 | Regional News
Missouri Statehood Day, Aug. 10, 2021, marks an important milestone of 200 years since the Missouri Territory became the 24th state to enter the Union. More than 200 bicentennial events are taking place this year, statewide, with major public events scheduled in...
Apr 28, 2021 | Regional News
A collaboration between the University of Missouri and North Central Missouri College has resulted in a new weather station at NCMC’s Elizabeth and Arthur Barton Farm at Trenton. Phil and Chris Hoffman, retired owners of the Hoffman & Reed grain elevator in...
Apr 28, 2021 | Agriculture, Regional News
In recognition of the Missouri Bicentennial, this year’s Century Farm application deadline has been extended to June 1. “With our partners the Missouri Farm Bureau and the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, we want to be sure every eligible farm...
Apr 21, 2021 | Regional News, Sports & Recreation
It’s that time of the year, the weather has warmed up, rains are coming down, flowers are blooming and young wildlife are abounding. In the past weeks as I have been out and around the county, I have seen turkey poults, goslings, fawns, and young squirrels, rabbits...
Apr 21, 2021 | Regional News, School News
Plans are underway for the 2021 Missouri Days Marching Festival in Trenton set for Saturday, Oct. 16. “This year will be special in many ways,” reports Phil Ray, speaking on behalf of the Marching Festival Steering Committee. “With the cancellation of last year’s...
Apr 14, 2021 | Regional News
MDC and A.T. Still University are asking Missourians to save ticks they find and send them to the University for scientific research to learn more about ticks and pathogens they may carry. Most people who have ventured through Missouri woods, fields, yards, and other...
Apr 9, 2021 | Regional News
To the uninitiated, a morel does not have the most appetizing appearance. Its brain-like form looks like something out of a campy horror movie, and a morel’s neutral, earthy color doesn’t command much attention. From about late March to early May, however, foraging...
Mar 31, 2021 | Regional News
In July 2020, the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order approving the designation of 988 as the 3-digit dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. To facilitate implementation, area codes in 37 states where the 988 prefix is a working...
Mar 31, 2021 | Regional News
In an annual report released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway on March 24, the auditor has identified incorrect financial data submitted to the Office of Administration by the Department of Revenue. The report stated that the Department of Revenue’s system for...
Jan 27, 2021 | Community News, Regional News
Rolla Joyce of Gallatin was at the rally in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6. The gathering ended in calamity when a violent mob breached the Capitol, threatening the 535 members of a joint session of Congress who were gathered there to count the Electoral College vote. Five...
Dec 5, 2018 | Regional News
The IRS sent out a warning about a new email scam that may contain malicious malware. The fraudulent emails, which appear to be sent from “IRS Online,” contain an attachment labeled “Tax Account Transcript,” or something similar. The IRS, however, does not send...
Nov 28, 2018 | Regional News
The National Audubon Society encourages experienced birders to become citizen scientists by helping with the National Audubon Society’s 119th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5. About 20 counts will take place in Missouri, including the Grand...
Nov 28, 2018 | Regional News
The Great Plains Growers Conference will be held in St. Joseph on Jan, 10-12, 2019. This will be our 23rd annual conference. This is an exciting conference for anyone growing horticultural crops. The conference is open to everyone, from backyard gardeners to...
Nov 14, 2018 | Regional News
by Tim Baker, MU Horticulturist for the Region As most weather watchers in Missouri know, we are now officially out of drought, for the most part. As of the Nov. 6 Drought Monitor, only a tiny spot of D1 drought remains in the southern parts of Clay and Platte...
Nov 14, 2018 | Regional News
Four very recently deceased and seven other dead horses also found on the property The Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 16 severely malnourished horses from a 16-acre property in northwestern Harrison County in northern Missouri. The horses...
Nov 7, 2018 | Regional News
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the first food company to participate in a new program with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) to restore key prairie habitat for monarch butterflies. The project is taking place at Smithfield hog...
Oct 31, 2018 | Regional News
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold formal evidentiary hearings in December in a certificate of convenience and necessity case (CCN) filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). This case is on remand from the Missouri Supreme Court....
Oct 31, 2018 | Regional News
October and November are peak months for deer to be on the move, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to be prepared and not drive distracted. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car and deer...
Oct 31, 2018 | Regional News
The Missouri Public Service Commission’s Cold Weather Rule, designed to help customers with heat-related utility bills, begins on Nov. 1. The rule will remain in effect through March 31, 2019. The Cold Weather Rule applies to natural gas and electric utilities under...
