Missouri Attorney General Still Working Through 2023 Sunshine Law Backlog
The public is often forced to wait for months — even up to a year — for simple requests that historically take just a few days to turn over. The attorney general insists wait times for new requests are down to just 60 days By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has…
Read MoreJapanese Beetle Numbers Increasing In Corn, Soybeans
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri corn and soybean growers are reporting growing numbers of Japanese beetles in crops in recent weeks, says University of Missouri Extension state entomologist Ivair Valmorbida. Valmorbida uses numbers from MU Extension’s Pest Monitoring Network, which gathers information from across the state The highest numbers are reported in northwestern Missouri’s Gentry County.…
Read MoreAugust Primary Election Information
Jefferson City, Mo. — With the primary election approaching, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is highlighting important dates and facts to help ensure Missourians are prepared for the election – August 6, 2024. Ashcroft, as the state’s chief election authority, has been traveling the state talking with county clerks and election authorities about election preparedness.…
Read MoreBirthday Blessings Holds 2nd Annual July Toy Drive to Support At-Risk Northeast Missouri Foster Children
Wondering how you can make a difference in the life of an at-risk child? Birthday Blessings is holding their Second Annual July Toy Drive to meet needs and spread cheer in Missouri foster community. Locally, they provide services to about 85 kids in state custody through the First Circuit Children’s Division in Clark, Schuyler and…
Read MoreOfficer Rooster
As many of you know, the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office was approved for a grant that covered the purchase and training of our K9 Rooster and training for Deputy Probst. Having a K9 on staff has brought a vital tool to this office to combat illegal drugs. K9 Rooster and Deputy Probst are consistently training…
Read MoreNEMR Gives $1,000 Donation to Schuyler County Baseball and Softball Summer Leagues.
NEMR’s Jared Shelley, delivers a one-thousand dollar check to Lyndsi Antal, Schuyler County baseball and softball summer volunteer. The money will be used to sponsor team shirts, purchase equipment, and maintain ballfields. NEMR has given a total of seven-thousand dollars to this summer’s recreation leagues in the communities they serve.
Read MoreSchuyler County Bell Survives in Truman’s Bell Wall
By Stephen Randall Roberts Between Missouri Hall and the quadrangle on the campus of Truman State University stands a brick wall housing a row of five bells. In 1967, Kirksville businessman Joe Burdman donated the historic bells to the university. The funds to build the brick wall to display the bells were provided by contributions…
Read MoreLocal Student Qualifies to Compete At World’s Largest Junior High Rodeo
Raylea Sidwell, a sixth-grade student at Schuyler County R-1, has earned a position on the Missouri National Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with her fellow teammates to Des Moines, IA, June 23-29, to compete in the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in the Pole Bending competition. Featuring roughly 1,200 contestants from 43…
Read MoreCook’s Mens Store Closing Its Doors
By Mike Scott A landmark business in northeast Missouri is shutting their doors. Cook’s Mens Store, located on the east side of the square, in Memphis, announced this week that they would be closing after serving northeast Missouri, southern Iowa and western Illinois for 65 years. John and Maxine Cook purchased the W.O. Slavin General…
Read MoreMSHP Completes 2024 Annual School Bus Inspections
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2024 annual school bus inspection program. Missouri’s 2024 school bus inspection results are as follows: School buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection — 10,055 School buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection…
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