Workers could sue over vaccine mandates under Missouri bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Workers required to get vaccinations for their jobs could sue if they have negative reactions under a Missouri bill advanced in the state House on Wednesday.
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Missouri Senate backs limits on property tax increases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri homeowners could be spared from paying higher property taxes under a pair of proposed constitutional amendments approved Wednesday by the state Senate.
MDC and MPFC ask those doing prescribed burns to “Log Your Burn”
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council (MPFC) encourage landowners, land managers, and others who conduct prescribed burns on private land to “Log Your Burn” through the MPFC website at moprescribedfire.org.
Antiques, Art, and Arrow Rock!
On Saturday, May 14, Friends of Arrow Rock will host and present a unique event, the Antiques and Decorative Arts Symposium—The World of Folk Art. “Folk art is artistic works, such as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils produced by untrained, often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill, marked by such attributes as highly decorative design, bright, bold colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, and immediacy of meaning.”
PETA asking for another investigation at Smithfield
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has once again sent a letter to Sullivan County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Keedy asking again for a criminal investigation regarding workers at the Smithfield Fresh Meats’ Milan plant after the organization obtained documentation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealing that workers allegedly struck pigs with a hard plastic paddle, including in the head, at the plant near Milan in November of 2021.
Dewey named Gold Star School
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced eight Missouri Gold Star Schools for 2022 and Chillicothe’s Dewey Elementary School is one of them. The program, which aligns with the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, recognizes schools for outstanding academic achievement or for performing at high levels while serving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students.
LCSO reports retirement of K-9 Zaki
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has announced the retirement of K-9 Zaki. “The LCSO with support from our amazing community raised funds in 2014 and 2015 to purchase to implement a K-9 program with the sheriff’s office,” Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox said in a press release.
Moore, Norris win Coloring Contest
Bucky the Buckaroo at Chillicothe State Bank presented $25 gift cards to Gwen Moore and Blair Norris as winners of the Buckaroo Club Easter Coloring Contest. The Buckaroo Club is a savings account for kids at Chillicothe State Bank.
Around Town Chillicothe
Spring Clean-up CMU’s last Spring Citywide Clean-up is today, April 23, from 8 a.m., to 12 p.m., and 1 to 4 p.m. Citywide Clean-up is for Chillicothe Residents Only.
NCMC Students Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa
North Central Missouri College (NCMC) inducted students into Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) National Honor Society membership for spring 2022. New members include Emma Angel, Laddonia; Katie Basham, Braymer; Carli Beck, Gallatin; Kacey Booth, Arvada, Colo.; Kailey Caldwell, Winston; Trystn Dunks, Jamesport’ Brianna Filley, Gallatin; Jaysa Goodin, Princeton; Christina Gray, Hamilton; Mallory Greiwe, Madison; Darrien Grooms, Hamilton; Arissa Jackson, Lathrop; Justice Matthes, Trenton; Kaylee Munson, Chillicothe; Aubrey Nelson, Gallatin; Zephyr Palmer, North Salem; Kolbin Paxton, Gower; Mayanna Weed, Chillicothe; Shelby Williams, Trenton; and Lexi Wyant, Jamesport. Those present were honored and recognized at an induction ceremony held on April 19.