Oct 10, 2018 | Regional News
Missourians will be able to use their Missouri-issued identification cards to fly domestically and visit federal installations until August of 2019. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently granted an extension to the state that will allow existing...
Sep 12, 2018 | Regional News
The U.S. Drought Monitor map was updated Sept. 6 and is on the department’s Drought website at dnr.mo.gov/drought. Dry to exceptionally dry conditions continue to exist in Missouri. Forty-six counties are in D2 or greater status, down from 70 counties last week. Three...
Sep 6, 2018 | Regional News
Two sections of U.S. Route 69 in Daviess and Harrison counties are getting a new surface this month. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Herzog Contracting Corp. of St. Joseph to mill and complete surface leveling on U.S. Route 69 between U.S....
Sep 5, 2018 | Community News, Law Enforcement, Regional News
Two Mexican nationals were charged in federal court today (Sept. 5) for their roles in a Daviess County marijuana-growing operation where law enforcement officers seized nearly $10 million worth of plants. Sergio Medina-Perez, also known as “Chapo,” 44, and Miguel...
Aug 29, 2018 | Regional News
In an inaugural partnership, North Central Missouri College (NCMC) and North Central Missouri Psychological Services are working together to provide psychological assessment services on the NCMC campus and in the local community. All services are provided by a...
Aug 29, 2018 | Regional News
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Aug. 23 that it is providing another $5.6 million for construction of the Little Otter Creek Reservoir. The 344-acre lake in Caldwell County will provide a dependable water supply for about 10,000...
Aug 29, 2018 | Regional News
Gov. Mike Parson demonstrated his commitment to finding solutions to ease the impact of the drought by announcing that more than $77,000 in state funding will be awarded to assist the drought-stricken City of Cameron and Caldwell County Public Water Supply Number 2....
Aug 22, 2018 | Regional News
Tree-killing pest has now spread to 53 Missouri counties. Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), in conjunction with the Missouri and U.S. departments of agriculture, have confirmed the presence of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in 11 new counties...
Aug 15, 2018 | City/Local Government, Courthouse News, Regional News
Judge Thomas N. Chapman, presiding judge of the 43rd Judicial Circuit (Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and Livingston Counties) is one of three nominees who has been submitted to fill the vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. This vacancy...
Aug 15, 2018 | Community News, Regional News
The 55th annual Steam and Gas Engine Show at Hamilton is set for Aug. 17-18-19. Featured models are Advance Steam Engines; G.H.I. Gas Engines; and International Tractors. The show grounds are located one mile west of Hamilton on CC Highway to 834 NW Osage Drive. Daily...
May 16, 2018 | Law Enforcement, Regional News
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H honored the memory of Sergeant Robert G. Kimberling on May 14 at the Jamesport Masonic Cemetery. Sgt. Kimberling, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper based in St. Joseph, was killed on Oct. 6, 1999. He was a 14-year...
May 16, 2018 | Regional News
Want some free fun that gets family and friends outside in nature? Get hooked on fishing with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Free Fishing Days June 9 and 10. During Free Fishing Days, anyone may fish in the Show-Me State without having to buy a...
May 16, 2018 | Agriculture, Regional News
By Tim Baker, MU Regional Horticulturist Last year, we started a series of workshops to train produce growers about food safety. Growers who sell over $25,000 of produce covered under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) must attend one of these workshops to...
May 16, 2018 | Agriculture, Regional News
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of Richard Fordyce of Bethany to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Mr. Fordyce will lead a network of over 2,100 county and 50 state...
May 16, 2018 | Regional News
Route 13 is closed for a bridge replacement project at the Honey Creek Bridge, located south of Gallatin in Daviess County. The road will be closed through September. In addition, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping,...
May 9, 2018 | Regional News
A statewide survey was recently conducted by Missouri Rural Development Partners with the hope it would offer information about key issues, such as the economy and workforce, infrastructure and leadership, housing and health. The 2017 survey was launched against a...
May 9, 2018 | Regional News
As a passenger in a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle (ATV), Jeff Bopp, 47, of New Haven, Missouri, was enjoying a ride on his father-in-law’s property on Sept. 2, 2017. That is, until the ride literally took a turn for the worse. “We were leading a group of about 10...
May 9, 2018 | Regional News
The University of Missouri’s School of Visual Studies’(SVS) Art on the Move outreach program presents a modern art quilt exhibition by MU faculty Jean Brueggenjohann and MU graduate student Riana Bovill. The exhibition will be on view at Penney’s Quilt Shop, Missouri...
May 9, 2018 | Regional News
The Smithsonian Hometown Teams traveling exhibit is scheduled to open May 26 at the Grundy County Museum at Trenton. Grundy County Museum board members Don Dalrymple and Tom Stickler recently attended a two-day workshop to learn how to assemble the exhibit that will...
May 9, 2018 | Regional News
Did you know the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri offers home weatherization services across nine Missouri counties? The Missouri Department of Natural Resources responded to the energy crisis of the early 1970s by establishing the Low-Income...
