The steering committee for the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival has unanimously decided to cancel the 2020 festival due to COVID-19 concerns. The festival was planned for Aug. 14-15. “Last year’s attendance was 65,000 over two days and we were projecting to top 75,000 this year, based on tempo of registrations,” said Cora Scott, director…

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, Hammond Mill Camp continues to remain closed to events.   Since Hammond Camp offers a setting that fosters social closeness,  the site is unable to guarantee compliance with federal, state and local pandemic guidelines.  This is the opposite of what is needed at this challenging time.  Hammond Mill Camp,…

JEFFERSON CITY –– The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host a free pesticide collection event June 13 at the Northeast Missouri Fairgrounds, 2700 E. Illinois St. in Kirksville.  The event is open to all Missouri farmers and households. To help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, all participants are asked to stay in their…

The Douglas County Health Department Board of Trustees will accept bids on a steel drive through building to be placed on the east side of the health department building located at 603 Springfield Road until July 2, 2020 at noon. Contact the agency at 417-683-4174 for detailed information. The Board of Trustees will meet in…

In the wake of a public health crisis that has left much of the state’s workforce unemployed or underemployed, the Missouri Department of Corrections continues to hire new staff. A recruitment campaign launched this month emphasizes key advantages of a corrections career: good benefits, job security, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. This spring,…

25 Years Ago Touch’s Trace of Rex, owned by Dallas and Betty Beard, of California, and ridden by Steve Dampier of Eldridge, captured the 3-Year-Old Futurity title, closing out the 1995 Spring Show of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association. The Ava Art Guild announced winners of the Poke Salat Day show. The Best…

(June 8, 2020) – Missouri gas prices have risen 9.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.72/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations. Gas prices in Missouri are 27.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 74.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to…

By Wayne William Cipriano We can’t prepare for everything that might go wrong in our lives. When we list those possible problems, that list gets very long: fires, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, nuclear wars or accidents, insect invasions, volcanic eruptions, famines, loss of necessary commodities like coal or natural gas for electrical production, the list…