DESPITE ELABORATE EFFORTS A PETTIS COUNTY WOMAN WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING SCAMMED, AND IS LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT IT.
EARLIER THIS WEEK A WOMAN IN RURAL HOUSTONIA RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A MAN CLAIMING TO BE HER GRANDSON.
THE CALLER SAID HE WAS INCARCERATED IN ST. LOUIS FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, AND NEEDED A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR WIRE TRANSFER TO HELP GET THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM DROPPED.
THE CALLER WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE WOMAN HER GRANDSON'S NAME AND CORRECT HIGH SCHOOL HE ATTENDED IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
THE CALLER ASKED THE WOMAN TO TRAVEL TO SALINE COUNTY AND SEND THE WIRE TRANSFER FROM A GROCERY STORE, HOWEVER THE WOMAN BECAME SUSPICIOUS AND CONTACTED AUTHORITIES.
THE PETTIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HANDLED THE REPORT, AND SAYS WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, SCAMMERS CAN COLLECT MORE DETAILS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR STORIES, MAKING PEOPLE AT A GREATER RISK TO BE SCAMMED.
A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR ONE OF THE MOHLER FAMILY MEMBERS ACCUSED OF MOLESTING YOUNG RELATIVES OVER 20 YEARS AGO.
BURRELL MOHLER SR, HAS HIS TRIAL SET FOR FEBRUARY 22ND, 2011 IN CLAY COUNTY, AFTER RECEIVING A CHANGE OF VENUE.
MOHLER SR., FOUR OF HIS SONS, AND A BROTHER FACE FELONY COUNTS FILED IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY, WITH RELATIVES ALLEGING THEY RAPED AND MOLESTED THEM OVER A NEARLY 10 YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING IN THE MID 1980'S.
THE MEN WERE ARRESTED BACK IN EARLY NOVEMBER, AND HAVE BEEN HELD IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY SINCE THEN.
RECENTLY DARRELL MOHLER HAD HIS TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH OF THIS YEAR, ALSO IN CLAY COUNTY ON A CHANGE OF VENUE.
A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY INJURES ONE PERSON THURSDAY NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 30 YEAR OLD MICHAEL EARP OF CHILLICOTHE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 65 TWO MILES SOUTH OF CHILLICOTHE.
THAT'S WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK TWO DEER IN THE ROADWAY, AND TRAVELED OFF THE ROAD, COMING TO REST IN A DITCH.
EARP RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN CHILLICOTHE, BEFORE BEING LIFE FLIGHTED TO ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL IN KANSAS CITY, FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AROUND 7:40PM THURSDAY.
SPEAKERS AT THE KMMO AG DAY WERE WARNING AGAINST AREA AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS AGAINST THE PETITION BEING CIRCULATED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES TRYING TO GET AN ISSUE ON THE BALLOT IN MISSOURI..
DON NIKODIM, WITH THE MISSOURI PORK ASSOCIATION, TOLD THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE PETITION AND WHAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF
NIKODIM SAID THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS AN ORGANIZATION WITH A 100-MILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL BUDGET AND IS TARGETING MISSOURI TO CHANGE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
SPEAKERS AT THE KMMO AG DAY ON THURSDAY, WARNED THE LARGE CROWD THAT CHANGES MANY OF THEM DON'T LIKE , MAY BE ON THE WAY UNLESS THEY STAND TOGETHER.. ONE OF THOSE WAS DALE LUDWIG WITH THE MISSOURI SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS CIRCULATING A PETITION TO GET AN ISSUE ON THE BALLOT THAT BY NAME WOULD REGULATE DOG BREEDERS, BUT ANIMAL AGRICULTURE LEADERS FEAR THE MEASURE IS AIMED AT THEM, AND IS ONLY STEP AWAY FROM BEING EXPANDED TO OTHER AREAS
THE SLATER SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A NEW ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.. SARAH MARRIOT, CURRENTLY WITH THE BLACKWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN HIRED FOR THAT JOB, TAKING OVER AS OF JULY FIRST, FOR REGINA MIZE WHO HAD RESIGNED THE POSITION EARLIER THIS YEAR..
IN OTHER BUSINESS THE BOARD APPROVED MISSOURI SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION POLICY UPDATES.. THE BOARD WAS TOLD MOST OF THE UPDATES WERE IN RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES..
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED A FIELD TRIP FOR THE 4TH AND 5TH GRADE FOR MAY 13TH FOR SCIENCE DAY AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM.. A DAY THAT WILL INCLUDE A BASEBALL GAME..
ALSO ON THAT DAY,THE SLATER THIRD GRADE WILL HAVE A FIELD TRIP TO ARROW ROCK
THE FIRST MONTH OF OPERATION THE SALINE COUNTY 9-1-1 CENTER SAW A LARGE NUMBER OF CALLS..
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR , STACIE SMITH HAD THE NUMBERS FOR THE MONTH
BOARD MEMBERS EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT THE RATIO OF CELL PHONE NUMBERS AS COMPARED TO LAND LINE NUMBERS.
IN OTHER BUSINESS OF THE BOARD, THEY SET UP A SUBCOMMITTEE TO LOOK OVER HEALTH INSURANCE PROPOSALS, AND WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK, TO HEAR THAT SUBCOMMITTEES' RECOMMENDATION.
THE CURRENT PAYMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE IS 670-DOLLARS A MONTH PER EMPLOYEE.
BOARD MEMBERS BELIEVE THEY CAN SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAT COST, EVEN WITH PAYING A PENALTY FOR SWITCHING INSURANCE CARRIERS..
EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND HAS A WINTRY THEME, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE TO SPOT SEVERE SPRING AND SUMMER WEATHER.
THROUGH THEIR SKYWARN SPOTTERS TRAINING PROGRAM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ALLOWING PEOPLE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO HELP THEM OUT WHEN SEVERE WEATHER HITS THE AREA.
ANDY BAILEY WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE TRAINING PROGRAM TAKES JUST ONE EVENING.
A SKYWARN SPOTTER COURSE TAKES PLACE TONIGHT IN BOONVILLE AT 7PM AT 200 MAIN STREET.
THE NEXT COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE APRIL 7TH IN CARROLLTON, AND FOR A FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS, CLICK HERE.
AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON SPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY IS HOLDING A BANQUET TONIGHT TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF THEIR EFFORTS.
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES IS HOLDING THE EVENT TONIGHT, TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEIR EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
MEMBER OF THE CHAPTER IN MARSHALL TOM HAYOB SAYS THE HOPE IS TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THEIR ORGANIZATION.
AT THE BANQUET TAKING PLACE AT THE MARTIN COMMUNITY CENTER, RON FREEMAN, A BOONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE USFL, WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
MISSOURI DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, DR. JON HAGLER SAYS THE VARIOUS PART OF AGRICULTURE HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER TO PRESENT THE AGRICULTURE STORY TO ALL MISSOURIANS.
HAGLER, SPEAKING AT THE 25TH ANNUAL KMMO AG DAY, SAID WHEN AGRICULTURE IS DOING GOOD, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE REST OF THE ECONOMY.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE KMMO AG DAY, GOVERNOR JAY NIXON WHO ALSO TALKED ABOUT AGRICULTURE KEEPING THE MISSOURI ECONOMY FROM HURTING THE WAY SOME OTHER STATE ARE HURTING IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES.
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS AT THE 25TH ANNUAL KMMO AG DAY HELD TODAY AT THE MILES FARMS SOUTH OF MARSHALL.
NIXON TOLD THE LARGE CROWD THAT THE BASIS OF MISSOURI'S ECONOMY FOR A LONG TIME TO COME IS GOING TO BE ITS BASE IN AGRICULTURE.
NIXON SAYS WHILE THE STATE OF MISSOURI IS SUFFERING IT IS NOT AS BAD OFF AS SOME OTHER STATES, AND THE CREDIT FOR THAT CAN BE GIVEN TO THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE ECONOMY.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL AG DAY EVENT WAS STATE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE DR. JON HAGLER.
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON MADE A STOP TODAY IN SEDALIA TO ANNOUNCE A SIZEABLE GRANT TO HELP A PROGRAM AT STATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
TRAINING FOR TOMORROW HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH A 718-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO HELP PREPARE MISSOURIANS FOR CAREERS IN THE GROWING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INDUSTRY.
STATE FAIR WILL USE THE FUNDS TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH, TRAINING AND PRODUCTION FACILITY FOCUSING ON TURNING WASTE INTO ENERGY.
THE EFFORT WILL BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMPLOYERS, UTILITY PROVIDERS, AND COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
STATE FAIR HAS WORKED WITH PROENERGY, WASTE CORPORATION OF MISSOURI, KCP AND L, AND SEVERAL PUBLIC PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THE MISSOURI CENTER FOR WASTE TO ENERGY.
STATE FAIR WILL BEGIN TO RETOOL EXISTING PROGRAMS TO HELP WITH THIS EFFORT, AND WHEN THAT IS DONE, THEY WILL BEGIN TO EXPAND THEIR RESEARCH.
THE GLASGOW SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED THE CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR..WITH SCHOOL TO START ON AUGUST 24TH 2010...
THE BOARD ALSO LAST NIGHT DISCUSSED OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND APPROVED THE HEALTH INSURANCE RATES AS PRESENTED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL...HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS GO UP ABOUT 4 PERCENT FOR THE GLASGOW DISTRICT...
FOR GLASGOW THE DISTRICT PICKS UP 85 PERCENT OF THE COST FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THE BOARD OFFERED A CONTRACT TO MELODY STALLMAN TO TEACH COMMUNICATIONS ARTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR..
SALINE COUNTY SHERIFF WALLY GEORGE TOLD THE COUNTY COMMISSION THIS MORNING THAT THE TWO CONTROL PANELS AT THE SALINE COUNTY JAIL ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CONSTANT USAGE OVER THE 12 YEARS THE FACILITY HAS BEEN OPEN ON HIGHWAY 20 ON THE WEST SIDE OF MARSHALL.. HE TOLD THE COMMISISON IT IS TIME TO MAKE REPAIRS, BUT THE ONLY COMPANY THAT DOES THAT SORT OF THING IS BASED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
GEORGE TOLD THE COMMISSION HE DOES HAVE ENOUGH IN HIS BUDGET TO COVER THE REPAIRS, AND MAKE THE BOARDS GOOD FOR ANOTHER 10 -15 YEARS...
GEORGE SAYS A NEW MASTER CONTROL PANEL WOULD COST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 40-50-THOUSAND DOLLARS..
THOSE PANELS ,WITH THE PUSH OF A BUTTON, CONTROL THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF CELL DOORS.. ALONG WITH INTERCOMS TO THE CELL ALONG WITH OTHER AREAS, AND HAVE BEEN IN USE AROUND THE CLOCK FOR 12 YEARS
A HEART TO HEART HEALTH FORUM FOR WOMEN WILL BE HELD LATER TODAY IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
THE FORUM WILL BE HELD AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN HIGGINSVILLE... CAROLYN BOLAND IS WITH THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
THERE WILL ALSO BE A HEART TO HEART FASHION SHOW AT 7:45 THIS EVENING..
A ONE CAR ACCIDENT IN SALINE COUNTY LAST NIGHT HAS INJURED ONE PERSON... THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A CAR DRIVEN BY 25 YEAR OLD JAMES COLE OF MARSHALL RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OVERTURNED... INJURED WAS A PASSENGER.. 55 YEAR OLD VICKIE WILIAMS OF MARSHALL ..SHE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO FITZGIBBON HOSPITAL IN MARSHALL FOR TREATMENT.. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 240 AT ORION ROAD, BETWEEN SLATER AND GILLIAM.
PERFORMANCES TAKING PLACE THURSDAY IN BOONVILLE AT THESPIAN HALL 9:20AM-PILOT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL BAND 9:40AM-SWEET SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL BAND 10AM-GREEN RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BAND 10:20AM-SMITHTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND 10:40AM-HIGGINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND 11:05AM-WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND 12:45PM-MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL BAND 1:10PM-SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH FRESHMAN BAND 1:35PM-ODESSA SYMPHONIC BAND 2PM-LEETON CONCERT BAND 2:20PM-CONCORDIA ORIOLES CONCERT BAND 2:40PM-SMITH COTTON HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND 3:05PM ODESSA WIND ENSEMBLE 3:30PM-KNOB NOSTER HIGH SCHOOL BAND 3:55PM-SMITH COTTON HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
THE HIGGINSVILLE BOARD OF ALDERMAN HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING THIS WEEK, DISCUSSING SOME OF THEIR BONDS.
THE BOARD HEARD A REPORT ON WATER REVENUE BONDS THAT HAVE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS STILL OUTSTANDING, AND DECIDED TO HAVE FUNDS FROM THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT PAY OFF THE REMAINING PAYMENTS, TO HELP SAVE ON INTEREST.
THE WATER FUND WILL PAY THE ELECTRIC FUND BACK OVERTIME, HELPING THE CITY TO SAVE MONEY.
ALSO THE BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING AT A FUTURE MEETING THE POSSIBILITY OF REFINANCING ELECTRIC BONDS FROM 1998 TO HELP SAVE ON INTEREST.
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED DOUG KENNEY AS A PART-TIME EMT WITH THE CITY, AND AWARDED BOY SCOUT SEAN RYUN WITH HIS COMMUNITY AND CITIZENSHIP BADGE.
ALSO IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT CITY ADMINISTRATOR LEE BARKER RECEIVED A NATIONAL AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION FOR HIS WORK, WHICH WILL BE AWARDED IN JUNE IN ORLANDO.
A FORMER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AT WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY TO ATTEMPTING TO DISTRIBUTE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OVER THE INTERNET.
PLEADING GUILTY WAS 27 YEAR OLD MICHAEL A. WORRICK, WHO WAS A SERVICEMAN AT WHITEMAN AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE.
AN UNDERCOVER FBI AGENT IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA LOGGED ONTO A PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTER INTERNET NETWORK IN OCTOBER OF 2008 AND FOUND FILES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM WORRICK'S COMPUTER.
THE FILES INCLUDED A MOVIE INVOLVING VICTIMS AS YOUNG AS 10 YEARS OLD WITH ADULTS.
ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT WORRICK HAD SAVED AS MANY AS 100 MOVIES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON HIS COMPUTER, OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME, WITH CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THREE.
UNDER FEDERAL STATUTES, WORRICK IS SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE, UP TO A SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE, PLUS A FINE OF UP TO 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND AN ORDER OF RESTITUTION, WITH SENTENCING COMING AFTER A PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION.
GOVERNOR NIXON HAS SUGGESTED CUTTING BACK ON THE ACCESS MISSOURI FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AS A WAY TO SAVE MONEY DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR...
THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO CUT PRIVATE SCHOOLS OUT OF THE PROGRAM. STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOE AULL OF MARSHALL DOESN'T LIKE THAT IDEA
MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS AT MISSOURI VALLEY RECEIVE AID THOUGH THE ACCESS MISSOURI PROGRAM..
BUT ALL ADMITS, AS MUCH AS PEOPLE SAY THEY WILL COOPERATIVE, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHAT THE MAJORITY WANTS
THE GOVERNOR OUTLINED HIS PLANS FOR SLASHING A HALF BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE BUDGET LAST WEEK IN SPRINGFIELD..
THE BOONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING TH MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR INSTRUMENTAL LARGE ENSEMBLES..
31 BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS WILL PERFORM TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THESPIAN HALL..
THE PERFORMANCES BEGAN AT NINE THIS MORNING AND WILL RUN UNTIL ABOUT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON.. AMONG THOSE PLAYING TODAY ARE BOONVILLE.. NORTHWEST THIGH SCHOOL.. SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL..COLE CAMP WARRENSBURG.. STOVER.. AND MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL..
THE MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL BAND IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT 1:35 THIS AFTERNOON...
TOMORROW THE PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 9:20 WITH PILOT GROVE, SWEET SPRINGS,, GREENRIDGE, SMITHTON,HIGGINSVILLE, WINDSOR, ODESSA. KNOB NOSTER, AND SMITH COTTON, ALONG WITH THE MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AT 12:45 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MUSIC FESTIVALS IN BOONVILLE
IT'S AN EL NINO YEAR, AND THAT MEANS MORE STORMS AND A HOT SUMMER AHEAD IF HISTORY REPEATS ITS SELF. TONY LUPO IS A PROFESOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
LUPO SAYS THE CURRENT CONDITIONS POINT TO A REPEAT OF THE 2002-2003 STORM SEASON WHICH WAS A RECORD ONE FOR TORNADO'S
THE SLATER CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT, GETTING AN UPDATE ON THE OVER QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING COMING INTO THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE LARGEST GRANT IS WORTH 239-THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND IS GOING TOWARDS THE SLATER BIOMASS FACILITY PROJECT.
MAYOR STEPHEN ALLEGRI SAYS THE GRANT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FOR THE PLANT.
THE PLANT WILL EVENTUALLY COST AROUND 3 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS, AND EMPLOY 10-15 PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
ALLEGRI INFORMED THE COUNCIL WHAT THE FACILITY WILL EVENTUALLY DO.
ANOTHER GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY WAS 23-THOUSAND 294 DOLLARS IN THE ENERGIZE MISSOURI COMMUNITIES PROJECT TO HELP WITH ENERGY SAVINGS.
THE ANNUAL MARSHALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BANQUET WAS HELD TUESDAY NIGHT IN MARSHALL. THE BANQUET RECOGNIZING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL..
THIS IS THE 10TH YEAR FOR THE BANQUET, AND JEAN CROOK, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMBER EDUCATION COMMITTEE SAYS OVER THE YEARS MANY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED
CHAMBER PRESIDENT RON DUVAL SAYS THE CHAMBER IS PROUD OF THE ACADEMIC BANQUET
AND MARSHALL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CRAIG NOAH SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
WITH SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHING, TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE BEING SOUGHT TO HELP WITH LOCATING AND TRACKING STORMS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS A PROGRAM IN PLACE CALLED SKYWARN SPOTTERS ALLOWING PEOPLE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO HELP THEM OUT WHEN SEVERE WEATHER HITS THE AREA.
ANDY BAILEY WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE TALK WILL FOCUS ON WHY THERE IS A NEED FOR TRAINED SPOTTERS, WHAT TO LOOK FOR, AND WHAT TO DO.
A SKYWARN SPOTTER COURSE TAKES PLACE TONIGHT IN WARRENSBURG AT THE WC MORRIS BUILDING ON THE CENTRAL MISSOURI CAMPUS STARTING AT 7PM.
THE NEXT COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BOONVILLE COMMUNITY ON THURSDAY AT THE SAME TIME, AND FOR A FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS, CLICK HERE.
EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE ATTENTION HAS GONE AWAY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO RECEIVE AN H1N1 FLU SHOT.
WEDNESDAY THE SALINE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING ANOTHER H1N1 CLINIC FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED A SHOT YET.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNER AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RUSS DONNELL SAYS THEY HAVE HAD GOOD TURNOUTS IN THE PAST, AND HELP MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS CLINIC.
DONNELL ADDS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON H1N1 FLU, AS THIS TIME LAST YEAR WAS WHEN THE DISEASE STARTED TO SPREAD.
THE CLINIC WILL BE AT THE SALINE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN MARSHALL FROM 9AM TO 6PM.
PRAISE FOR THE KANSAS CITY MEN'S CHORUS AND THE PUBLIC WHO TURNED OUT SUNDAY FOR A BENEFIT CONCERT, AT THE MARSHALL CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT.
THE CONCERT WAS TO BENEFIT THE MARSHALL FOOD PANTRY, AND WAS ORGANIZED BY FOURTH WARD COUNCILMAN RON DUVAL, WHO HAD GONE TO SCHOOL WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE MEN'S CHORUS NOEL FULKERSON.
THE KANSAS CITY METRO MEN'S CHORUS, SANG WITH THE MARSHALL COMMUNITY CHORUS IN THE BENEFIT CONCERT.
IN A SPECIAL MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BOONVILLE SCHOOL BOARD CONTINUED LOOKING INTO BUDGET CUTS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AMONG THE CHANGES VOTED BY THE BOARD WAS COMBINING FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR VARSITY ATHLETICS.
ALSO THE BOARD VOTED TO CUT 50-THOUSAND FROM THE DISTRICT'S TECHNOLOGY BUDGET AND ELIMINATE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR THE FAMILY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
IN A METING EARLIER THIS MONTH THE BOARD HAD ALREADY MADE ABOUT 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CUTS FROM THE DISTRICTS BUDGET FOR THE 2010-2011 FISCAL YEAR.
THE SALINE COUNTY COMMISISON ALONG WITH THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE COMMON ROAD DISTRICT WERE LOOKING AT ROADS YESTERDAY, AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DICK HASSLER SAYS THEY ARE AS BAD AS WAS FEARED [
HASSLER SAYS THEY ARE ASKING THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE PATIENCE AND AS SOON AS THEY CAN WORK ON THE ROAD THEY WILL BE DOING SO.. THE COMMON ROAD DISTRICT AS MORE THAN 400 MILES OF ROADS IN SALINE COUNTY..
THE SWEET SPRINGS BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEET THIS EVENING.. THE BOARD WILL FIRST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:30
TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR,ALONG WITH A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS.
DURING THE REGULAR MEETING AT 7 O'CLOCK, THE BOARD WILL TAKE UP AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE SEWER MINIMUM FEE, ALSO AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BOARD, AND AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
Josh Ryan
