North Central Missouri College (NCMC) recently, received notice that the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has continued full accreditation with reaffirmation scheduled for 2031-2032. College employees spent several years preparing materials to document that NCMC meets the standards for regional accreditation through HLC, and the college hosted an evaluation team visit in the fall.
Otto Sonnenmoser, 71, Rushville, fell through the ice at the Jamesport Community Lake and drowned on Feb. 8, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP).
On Feb. 8, Rocky L. Coyle, Brookfield, was sentenced to 14 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after being found guilty of two counts of 2nd degree child molestation and 1st degree sexual abuse.
A new community education course at North Central Missouri College (NCMC) is now enrolling participants for Computer Basics for the Mature Learner. This non-credit course is open to members of the public, and enrollees do not need to be NCMC students. Computer Basics for the Mature Learner will be on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 28, March 7, March 14 and March 21 on the NCMC Main Campus in Hoffman Hall 101 in Trenton.
The Missouri Institute of Mental Health’s Parent Series provides free, live online opportunities for parents to learn more about multiple aspects of mental health that may affect children. Each program is presented at times when parents may have the time to take in this information.
Find a nest or perch tree for owls and you may see some odd-looking pellets on the ground with hair and bone. Owl pellets reveal what the raptors of the night have been feeding on. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual owl pellet dissection program from 2 to 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Following the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773, King George III approved a series of four Coercive Acts which were known as the Intolerable Acts to the colonists. These Acts were passed between March 31 and June 2, 1774. But what were these Acts and what effects did they have on Massachusetts and the rest of the colonies?
At one of our statewide commissioners meetings a speaker discussed county commissions preparing county wide broadband plans. After hearing this presentation and pondering it for a while I decided that the best way to approach a county wide plan was to ask an expert for help. Accordingly, I called David Adams who is the General Manager of Green Hills Telephone Corporation and asked Adams, who is an expert on broadband if he would prepare a county wide plan that we can use. As I expected, Green Hills already had a great deal of this formulated and David agreed to meet with our commission to review the broadband plan with us, which he did in late January.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Electric power generation from the Missouri River’s six upstream dams fell below average in 2021, forcing the federal agency that sells the power to buy electricity on the open market to fulfill contracts — a cost that may ultimately be passed on to ratepayers in a half-dozen states.
Are you the face of the contemporary senior woman? Celebrating the Age of Elegance, The Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant invites all women of 60 years or better to audition to participate in the Pageant, which will be held May 1.