Roze Frampton has been named the new city administrator for Chillicothe. “Having served as out city clerk for the past 23 years she brings stability, knowledge and experience to this organization and this community,” Mayor Theresa Kelly said.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of Corteva herbicide products Enlist One and Enlist Duo in all Missouri counties. A seven-year registration announced by EPA in January 2022 had restricted the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo weed management options in five Missouri counties (Barton, Bates, Cedar, St. Clair and Vernon).
The Chillicothe City Council met during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday with all council members in attendance. The council approved the budget, accepted several bids and approved service contracts.
The Livingston County Library recently received an LSTA Technology Mini-grant grant for the library’s Technology Reboot Project that included the purchase of 10 new hotspots that are now available to the public.
The Meadville R-IV School District is asking patrons to pass a No-Tax Increase Bond Issue, that will allow the district to make improvements without increasing district taxpayers school taxes. The language voters will find on their ballot on April 5, will read: “Shall the Board of Education of the Meadville R-IV School District, Missouri, without an estimated increase in the current debt service property tax levy, borrow money in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) for the purpose of providing funds to replace roofs District-wide; to remove asbestos; to install new flooring in four classrooms and the library; to upgrade the electrical infrastructure; to install a new telephone/paging system; to complete classroom upgrades; to purchase new computers for teachers; to complete parking lot improvements; to the extent funds are available, complete other repairs and improvements to the existing facilities of the District; and issue general obligation bonds for the payment thereof? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the School District is estimated to remain unchanged at $1.0500 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and personal property.” Meadville R-IV School Superintendent Misty Adamek said, “The April 5, No-Tax Increase Bond Issue will not raise patron’s current school taxes.
NEW VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS Livingston County voters should expect to receive new voter registration cards in the mail today and in the upcoming days. They may be used in the election next week and the coming elections in 2022 and 2023.
Brent Skinner, Superintendent of the Breckenridge R-I School District was recently honored for his more than 25 years of service in educational administration by the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA).
Forty-five men have served as President of the United States. Forty-one of them made their mark on the Supreme Court; four of them did not.
Over 210 people arrived at the Tina-Avalon School on Friday, March 25, for the Annual Meeting of the Telephone Cooperative. Green Hills Telephone began providing local telephone service in and around Breckenridge in the early 1950s; since then, it has grown to offer Long-Distance Telephone, Internet, TV and Business Solutions to its customers. In 2020, Citizens Telephone was acquired, adding three towns with Local & Long Distance, Internet, and Cable TV services and 10 towns with Internet and Cable TV services.
When you reach the appropriate age, it’s easy to apply for Social Security retirement benefits – just go to Social Security’s website, fill out the online form and you’re essentially done. But many people overlook the next step – completing Form W-4V, which asks you how much federal income tax you want withheld from your benefits. And if you skip this step, you could face an unpleasant surprise when it’s tax-filing time, because Social Security benefits can indeed add to your taxable income.