AN AREA BASEBALL TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY ON A MAJOR LEAGUE FIELD.
THE SWEET SPRINGS BASEBALL TEAM IS CURRENTLY SELLING TICKET VOUCHERS FOR KANSAS CITY ROYALS GAMES, AND IF THEY SELL ENOUGH, WILL GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM.
BASEBALL COACH ERIC HON SAYS THIS IS APART OF THE ROYALS' EFFORT TO GET AREA TEAMS TO PLAY AT THEIR STADIUM.
HON SAYS THEY HAVE TO SELL 1-THOUSAND VOUCHERS, AND SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEM SOLD.
HON ADDS THE BEST WAY TO PURCHASE THE VOUCHERS IS TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL, OR ASK A HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL MEMBER.
THE TEAM HAS UNTIL MARCH 29TH TO REACH 1-THOUSAND SOLD, AND SHOULD THEY MEET THE GOAL, WILL PLAY CREST RIDGE AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM WEDNESDAY APRIL 14TH AT 4PM, WITH FREE PARKING, AND ENTRANCE TO THEIR GAME.
MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP WITH THE SCHOOL'S RODEO TEAM.
THE TRENT LOOS RODEO ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP IS A 1-THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP THAT WILL BE GIVEN OUT ANNUAL BEGINNING WITH THE FALL OF 2010.
A JUNIOR OR SENIOR RODEO STUDENT-ATHLETE AT MISSOURI VALLEY WILL RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP BY BEING IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH THE COLLEGE.
THE FULL-TIME STUDENT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OVERALL GPA OF 3 POINT 3, AND A MINIMUM 3 POINT 0 IN A DECLARED MAJOR.
MISSOURI VALLEY RODEO COACH KEN MASON ACKNOWLEDGES THAT RODEO ATHLETES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE ASSOCIATED COSTS, AND THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL HELP A DESERVING STUDENT EVERY YEAR.
TRENT LOOS IS THE HOST OF LOOS TALES, A PROGRAM THAT CAN BE HEARD ON KMMO, AND WILL BE AT MISSOURI VALLEY ON MARCH 16TH FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
A MAYVIEW MISSOURI WOMAN HAS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES IN A ONE CAR WRECK IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. 47 YEAR OLD KONYA JONES WAS INJURED WHEN HER CAR WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED.. SHE WAS TAKEN TO ST.LUKES HOSPITAL IN KANSAS CITY BY AIR AMBULANCE... THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 5 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING ON ROUTE DOUBLE "F" JUST WEST OF HEARTHSTONE ROAD
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE IS ON BREAK THIS WEEK, AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOE AULL HAS BEEN TRAVELING HIS DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SALINE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTY..
AULL SAYS HE'S HEARING A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS FROM HIS CONSTITUENTS
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILL RESUME NEXT MONDAY IN JEFFERSON CITY..
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 SLATER SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT IN SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION.. THE BOARD WILL BE INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL. THE SLATER BOARD IS SEEKING TO FILL THE POSITION FOR NEXT YEAR LEFT VACANT BY THE RESIGNATION OF REGINA MIZE. MIZE RESIGNED HER POSITION EARLIER THIS YEAR.. THE RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE AS OF THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
THE CONCORDIA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK. ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT ARE UPDATES ON THE LEVY ISSUE BEFORE VOTERS IN APRIL, ALONG WITH AN INSURANCE UPDATE.. THE BOARD WILL TAKE UP EVALUATION OF THE A-PLUS PROGRAM AND THE AT RISK PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT.., ALONG WITH THE FIRST REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MISSOURI CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION CAME TO THE MARSHALL PARK BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY EVENING TO TELL THE PARK BOARD ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG IN MARSHALL THIS FALL.
THE DIG ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 8TH THROUGH 11TH..
PART OF THE PROPOSED DIG SITE IS AT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF THE MARSHALL PARK WHERE PART OF THE 1863 BATTLE OF MARSHALL TOOK PLACE
GREG WOLK IS WITH THE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
MOST OF THE AREA FOR THE DIG IS TO THE NORTH OF THE PARK AND NOT ON PUBLIC LAND.
THEY WERE ASKED HOW THEY KNEW THIS WAS PART OF THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF MARSHALL, AND LOCAL HISTORIAN DAVE NELSON TOLD THE PARK BOARD THEY ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE REMNANTS OF AN ORIGINAL BRIDGE ABOUT 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE CURRENT VIADUCT
THE PARK BOARD GAVE ITS PERMISSION FOR THE DIG TO TAKE PLACE, BUT SAID THE FINAL OKAY WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE CITY, SINCE THE PARK IS CITY PROPERTY..
ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-70LAST NIGHT IN SALINE COUNTY... THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A PICKUP DRIVEN BY 30 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WEAVER OF PECULIAR MISSOURI WAS DISABLED IN THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY,AND THE TOWED TRAILER UNIT WAS PARTIALLY IN THE PASSING LANE. A CAR DRIVEN BY 22 YEAR OLD JORDAN RHODES OF GREENRIDGE STRUCK THE TOWED UNIT..
RHODES RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TAKEN TO THE I-70 MEDICAL CENTER AT SWEET SPRINGS FOR TREATMENT...
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT ON I-70 NEAR SWEET SPRINGS
THE MALTA BEND SCHOOL BOARD HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT, GETTING AN EARLY LOOK AT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE BOARD RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY BUDGET, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS EXPENDITURES PUT AT A LITTLE MORE THAN 1-MILLION 230-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SUPERINTENDENT MELISSA VESSER SAYS RIGHT SHE IS PLAYING THINGS CONSERVATIVELY WHEN DETERMINING HOW THE FINAL BUDGET WILL SHAKEOUT.
VESSER SAYS THE BUDGET WILL PROBABLY BE TIGHT THIS YEAR, WITHOUT A LOT OF ROOM TO WORK WITH.
ALSO THE BOARD APPROVED TO EXTEND THE SCHOOL YEAR TO MONDAY MAY 24TH, AS A MAKE-UP DAY, AND RECEIVED WORD THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR A-PLUS DESIGNATION AT THE APRIL STATE OF EDUCATION MEETING.
MARSHALL PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD DIRECTOR JEFF STUBBLEFIELD TOLD THE MARSHALL PARK BOARD LAST NIGHT ALL INDICATIONS ARE ITS GOING TO BE A BANG UP YEAR FOR THE MARSHALL PARK
A NEW WRINKLE WAS ADDED TO THE PARK SUMMER PROGRAM WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE SUMMER SCHOOL IN MARSHALL FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE EIGHT..
RECREATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE PARK, LORI GODSEY SAYS THEY ARE DOING SOME SCRAMBLING
GODSEY SAYS THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE NEW ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AS THEY BECOME FINALIZED
THE COMMUNITY OF ARROW ROCK IS RECEIVING A GRANT THROUGH THE FEDERAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.
THE GRANT IS WORTH 21-THOUSAND 960 DOLLARS AND WILL GO TOWARDS PRESERVATION WORK ON SIX HISTORIC PROPERTIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY'S NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT DESIGNATION.
A NUMBER OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE MANAGED BY THE FRIENDS OF ARROW ROCK, AND KATHY BORGMAN SAYS SOME VERY HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN WILL RECEIVE SOME WORK.
BORGMAN ADDS THE 1868 MASONIC LODGE WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR BRICK EXTERIOR TOUCHED UP.
WORK CONTINUES FOR A NUMBER OF PARK DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA, GETTING THEIR FACILITIES READY FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER.
THE HIGGINSVILLE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS STARTING TO GET THINGS READY FOR THE SEASON, AND WILL BE INTRODUCING SOME NEW ASPECTS TO THEIR PARKS SYSTEM.
PARK DIRECTOR BRIAN WELBORN SAYS RECYCLED MATERIALS ALLOWED THE DEPARTMENT TO ADD ONTO THEIR PARKS.
WELBORN ADDS A GRANT FROM MODOT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO INSTALL A NEW SIDEWALK FROM THE NORTHERN END OF THE PARK, AND IT WILL LEAD UP TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUS.
AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RUN BEHIND THE STATE RATES BEING RELEASED.
FOR FEBRUARY THE MISSOURI UNEMPLOYMENT WAS DOWN A LITTLE..BUT AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR COUNTIES IN JANUARY HAVE BEEN RELEASED, WHEN THERE WAS A SMALL JUMP UP IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
BACK IN JANUARY MOST AREA COUNTIES SAW A BRIEF JUMP IN UNEMPLOYMENT OF AT LEAST A HALF OF ONE PERCENT.
SALINE COUNTY WAS AT 8.1 PERCENT, HOWARD COUNTY AT 8.8 PERCENT, LAFAYETTE COUNTY AT 9.1 PERCENT, PETTIS COUNTY AT 9.5 PERCENT, COOPER COUNTY WAS AT 9.9 PERCENT.
ALSO IN THE AREA, IN DOUBLE DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT, CHARITON COUNTY WAS AT 11.2 PERCENT, LAFAYETTE COUNTY 11.9 PERCENT, AND CARROLL COUNTY AT 12.4 PERCENT.
TWO STUDENTS FROM THE HIGGINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MAKING A TERRORIST THREAT.
NICK-ANTHONY NICHOLS THE FOURTH AND RONALD A COX THE SECOND, BOTH 17 HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED WITH BOND SET AT 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH.
THE TWO ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE THREATENED TO BRING GUNS TO SCHOOL TO SHOOT OR KILL PEOPLE.
COURT DOCUMENTS SAY THE THREATS WERE ALLEGEDLY MADE TO SCARE EVERYONE SO THEY WOULD BE LEFT ALONE. AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE PAIR ACTUALLY HAD GUNS.
THE 34TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SALINE COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WAS HELD LAST NIGHT, AND DURING THAT ANNUAL MEETING SEVERAL AWARDS WERE HANDED OUT..
NAMED THE OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION AND NO TILL FARMERS WERE ALAN AND JOE CLEMENTS, JR OF MIAMI
NAMED OUTSTANDING CONTRACTOR OF TH YEAR WAS DAVID CAIN, OWNER OF CAIN INSURANCE AGENCY IN CARROLLTON, WHO ALSO OPERATES A CONTRACTING BUSINESS... FIRST COMMUNITY BANK OF SWEET SPRINGS WAS SELECTED AS THE OUTSTANDING AGRIBUSINESS OF THE YEAR.. AND PAM PLATTNER WAS NAMED THE OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN AGRICULTURE
RIVERS COULD BE OUT OF THEIR BANKS THIS SPRING IN MISSOURI. JIM KRAMPER THE SEVERE WEATHER COORDINATOR FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS, TWO YEARS OF ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL HASN'T LEFT MUCH WIGGLE ROOM
KRAMPER SAYS THIS ISN'T A SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BUILDING UP FOR SOME TIME.
WARRENSBURG POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MEN WHO ROBBED THE SECURITY FINANCE ON NORTH MAGUIRE STREET IN THAT TOWN..
POLICE SAYS TWO MEN ENTERED THE BUSINESS AND DISPLAYED A SMALL BLACK HANDGUN. THEY DEMANDED AND RECEIVED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF MONEY FORM THE BUSINESS. THE ROBBERS THEN FLED FORM THE BUSINESS ON FOOT, AND NO EMPLOYEES WERE HARMED DURING THE INCIDENT..
POLICE SAY THEY AR LOOKING FOR TWO SHORT DARK COMPLECTED MALES, POSSIBLY HISPANIC.. THE MEN WERE WEARING BLACK HOODIES AND DARK PANTS AND WHITE TENNIS SHOES.. BOTH MEN HAD BANDANAS PARTIALLY COVERING THEIR FACES DURING THE ROBBERY...
WARRENSBURG POLICE ARE ASKING THAT ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ROBBERY CALL WARRENSBURG POLICE.
WARRENSBURG POLICE NUMBER BETWEEN 8AM - 5PM...660-747-9133
MARSHALL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CRAIG NOAH HAS SENT OUT A LETTER TO PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT, TELLING THEM THAT DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE ECONOMY AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT SUMMER SCHOOL WILL NOT RECEIVE STATE FUNDING.. THE MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE HOLDING SUMMER SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE EIGHT, EXCEPT FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHOSE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIRES EXTENDED SERVICES..
THE DISTRICT WILL HOLD SUMMER SCHOOLFOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 IN ORDER FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE CREDIT RECOVERY COURSES AND OTHER CREDIT RECEIVED COURSES..
FIGURES FROM THE LAST MARSHALL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING INDICATED THAT A FULL SUMMER SCHOOL WITHOUT STATE REIMBURSEMENT WOULD COST THE DISTRICT MORE THAN 300-THSOUAND DOLLARS.
ALSO IN THE LETTER NOAH TELLS PARENTS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE REDUCING EXPENDITURES IN THE AREA OF ALL CURRENT OPEN POSITIONS, AS SOME OF THOSE OPEN POSITIONS WILL NOT BE FILLED
WHILE WE ALL ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE END OF WINTER.. SPRING WEATHER MAY HAVE ITS DRAWBACKS THIS YEAR...
TONY LUPO, PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI IN COLUMBIA SAYS THE APPROACHING STORM SEASON COULD BE MORE ACTIVE THAN NORMAL
LUPO SAYS THE WEATHER PATTERNS ARE SHOWING UP TO MATCH THOSE OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO
DURING THE 2002-2003 WEATHER SEASON, AS MANY AS 109 TORNADO'S SWEPT ACROSS MISSOURI
THE SALINE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD DISCUSSED H1N1 ISSUES AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE BOARD WAS UPDATED ON EFFORTS FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HELP KEEP H1N1 FLU FROM SPREADING DURING THE EARLY PARTS OF SPRING, AS PEOPLE BEGIN TO GET OUTDOORS, AND INTERACT WITH MORE PEOPLE.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNER RUSS DONNELL SAYS THEY HAVE GIVEN SHOTS TO THOUSANDS IN THE COUNTY, WITH MORE ON THE WAY.
DONNELL ADDS NEXT YEARS DOSES OF SHOTS WILL TREAT BOTH THE REGULAR FLU, AND H1N1 FLU.
THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE CHEMICAL RELEASE INCIDENT PLAN, AND WHERE INFORMED THE USDA FINANCING ON THE BUILDING SHOULD BE READY BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
IF YOU LIKE HOT DOGS, REALLY LIKE HOT DOGS, THEN THE BURNS ATHLETIC CENTER MAY BE THE PLACE FOR YOU WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE HELP FOR HAITI HOT DOG SHOWDOWN TAKES PLACE.
THE HOT DOG EATING CONTESTS WILL FEATURE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A NUMBER OF VALLEY SPORTING TEAMS AND CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
RYAN CARNEY WITH MISSOURI VALLEY SAYS THEY ALREADY ABOUT 20 ENTRANTS PUTTING DOWN THEIR 50 DOLLAR ENTRANCE FEE.
ADMISSION FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO WATCH THE HOT DOG EATING CONTEST WILL BE ONE DOLLAR.
THE HOT DOG SHOWDOWN TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK AT THE BURNS ATHLETIC CENTER ON THE VALLEY CAMPUS.
A PLANNED SURVEY OF AN AREA WHERE A CIVIL WAR BATTLE TOOK PLACE HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
BACK IN THE FALL MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE ANNOUNCED PLANS WITH THE MISSOURI CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION, AND OTHER ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO SURVEY THE SITE OF THE 1863 BATTLE OF MARSHALL, THAT WORK HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, TO BETTER SUIT THE SCHEDULES WITH THOSE INVOLVED.
PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT MISSOURI VALLEY PETER WARNOCK SAYS THE SUBJECT WILL BE DISCUSSED WEDNESDAY IN MARSHALL, FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART OF THE SURVEY.
THE MEETING TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY AT 3PM AT BOGEY'S IN MARSHALL, AND WARNOCK INVITES ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN THE SURVEY TO ATTEND.
THE LEXINGTON NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY WILL BE THE SITE OF A NEW COMMAND HEADED BY A BRIGADIER GENERAL..
THE 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID IRWIN, OF BALDWIN, HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS THE ASSISTANT DIVISION COMMANDER FOR SUPPORT. HIS OFFICE WILL BE LOCATED IN LEXINGTON, WHILE HE WILL DRILL AT FORT LEVENWORTH WHERE THE 35TH INFANTRY DIVISIONS LOCATED.
THE DIVISION COMPRISED OF UNITS FORM KANSAS, MISSOURI, ILLINOIS AND NEBRASKA.
THE NOMINATION OF IRWIN TO THE POSITION MARKS THE RETURN OF A COLONEL OR HIGHER LEVEL COMMANDER TO LEXINGTON.
CONGRESSMAN IKE SKELTON OF LEXINGTON IN MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON HAS A ROBUST MILITARY TRADITION, HOME TO BOTH AN ACTIVE GUARD UNIT AND WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY...
PRESENTLY THERE ARE THREE GUARD UNITS STATIONED AT THE LEXINGTON ARMORY..
THE SALINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SEARCH FOR AN APPARENT STOLEN TRUCK FORM THE CENTRAL MISSOURI AGRI SERVICE IN MALTA BEND... THE TRUCK, A RED, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, WITH A BLACK FLAT BED, HAD BEEN PARKED IN AN OPEN BUILDING.. THE KEYS HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE VEHICLE.. THE LICENSE NUMBER ON THE VEHICLE IS 668-749. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN OVERNIGHT, AND DISCOVERED MISSING ABOUT 7:30 THIS MORNING.. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN AROUND CLOSED GATES TO GET IT FROM THE PROPERTY
THE MARSHALL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY MORNING, HEARING ABOUT A POSSIBLE INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.
THE GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS DISCUSSED, TO HELP ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT, AND TO HELP REDUCE ENERGY COSTS.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR KEN GIERINGER SAYS THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM WOULD HELP BOTH THE CUSTOMER, AND THE UTILITIES.
ALSO THE BOARD APPROVED SOME CHANGES TO BENEFITS, INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE RECEIVING 40 HOURS OF VACATION TIME AFTER THEIR FIRST 6 MONTHS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 40 AFTER THEIR FIRST YEAR, AND MMU WILL PAY FOR EMPLOYEE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEES TO THE YMCA OR SNAP FITNESS.
THE BOARD TABLED A DECISION ON POSSIBLE WAGE INCREASES UNTIL THEIR NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 30TH.
THE BOONVILLE SCHOOL BOARD HAS MADE SOME CUTS AND PUT OFF DECISIONS ABOUT OTHER CUTS AT A SPECIAL MEETING..
. THE DISTRICT WILL CUT SUMMER SCHOOL TO TWO COURSES.. REDUCE EXTRA DUTY STIPENDS BY 20 PERCENT..CUT OR REDUCE SPONSORSHIP FOR A NUMBER OF EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS A THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AN DCUT DISTRICT WIDE TUTORING..
ALSO GATEKEEPING DUTIES GO FROM BEING A PAID POSITION TO A VOLUNTARY ONE..
THE DISTRICT IS ALSO ELIMINATING DISTRICT ISSUED CELLPHONES..AND CUTTING IN DISTRICT TRAVEL STIPENDS. ALL OF THOSE CHANGES AMOUNT TO CUTS IN THE BUDGET OF MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS..
THE BOARD TABLED DECISIONS ON COMBING THE DISTIRCTS 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.. AND ITS 9TH GRADE AND JV ATHLETIC PROGRAMS..
AFTER A DIP LAST MONTH, REVENUE FROM THE SALINE COUNTY HALF CENT SALES TAX REBOUNDED AGAIN IN THE CHECK RECEIVED THIS MONTH, TO TOP THE CORRESPONDING MONTH LAST YEAR...
THE COUNTY RECEIVED A CHECK FOR A LITTLE UNDER 87-THOUSAND 300 DOLLARS THIS MONTH.. THAT LEAVES THE SALES TAX AHEAD FOR THE YEAR BY ABOUT 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR A LITTLE UNDER ONE AND A HALF PERCENT...
THE SALINE COUNTY COMMISSION ALSO THIS MORNING APPROVED THE PAY OUT OF TAX REVENUES RECEIVED FOR THE ROAD DISTRICTS.. AMBULANCE AND FIRE DISTRICTS, ALONG WITH THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT..
THESE WERE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL PROPERTY TAXES THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY
THE TAX FOUNDATION A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT STUDIES STATE TAX BURDENS ON CITIZENS, TO SEE WHERE MISSOURI RANKS, SAYS TAX FREEDOM DAY FOR MISSOURIANS WILL BE APRIL 6TH THIS YEAR.. THE FOUNDATION SAYS AS OF THAT DATE MISSOURIANS WILL HAVE WORKED ENOUGH TO PAY THEIR TOTAL TAX BILL FOR TH EYEAR.. MISSOURIANS WORKED A WEEK LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND RANKED 34TH AMONG THE 50 STATES IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS NEEDED TO PAY ALL OF THE TAXES THEY PAY..
SWEET SPRINGS MAYOR RAYMOND KINNEY SAYS HE WANTS TO EASE THE MINDS OF SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE LAGOON IN THAT TOWN
IN OTHER BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL, THEY HAVE VOTED TO SCHEDULE A WORK SESSION ON THE BUDGET NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AT 5 O'CLOCK, WITH A SPECIAL MEETING FOLLOWING THAT WORK SESSION AT 6 O'CLOCK TO APPROVE THE BUDGET..
ON THE QUESTION OF A PROPOSED CHANGE TO LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING A HOME.. THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS SENT BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR FURTHER WORK
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.
Lou Michaels
