The Missouri Public Service Commission has ordered the continued suspension of the assessment which provides funding for the state Universal Service Fund (USF). The Commission originally suspended the assessment effective Jan.1, 2020.
Missouri Beef Industry Council has hired Sydney Thummel as the new Executive Director. Thummel will work directly with the MBIC Board of Directors and will be responsible for all operational and budgetary functions of the organization.
Incident Reports: June 23 LCSO began investigation into theft of a Smith & Wesson handgun from a vehicle sometime between June 1 - June 22. Investigation continues.
Three years ago Molly Kennebeck began competing in Princess of America Pageants, and since then she has also created her own platform, #EscapetheVape, in an effort to educate area youth about an issues that plagues youth across the country - vaping.
(Missouri Independent) – More than half of American farmers will reach retirement age in the next 10 years, but the steep price of entry to start a farm, along with rising input costs and volatile markets, make it tough for young and beginning farmers to take their places.
Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 5,300 jobs from May 2022 to June 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by threetenths of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 2,000 jobs and government employment increased by 3,300 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in June 2022, down from 3.1% in May 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 65,500 jobs from June 2021 to June 2022, and the unemployment rate decreased by 1.6 percentage points, from 4.4% in June 2021 to 2.8% in June 2022.
Bridgett Eller of Chillicothe was among the 88 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 13-15, at the Double-Tree Hotel in Jefferson City. They were sponsored by Farmers’ Electric Cooperative in Chillicothe.
The 37th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held Sept. 10-11, at Simpson Park in Chillicothe. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts and food.
Grand River Heart Restart (GRHR) was formed in 2016 by a group of area healthcare professionals with a mission to reduce the number of cases of fatal sudden cardiac arrest. GRHR helps the Chillicothe community by teaching awareness, offering training and the strategic placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the community. Members of GRHR are from Hedrick Medical Center and Chillicothe Fire Department. With the support of fundraisers, GRHR has made it a goal to place at least one AED in our community each year.
ABSENTEE VOTING AVAILABLE Absentee ballots for the Aug. 2 primary election are now available in the Livingston County Clerk’s Office from 8:30 a.m.