A variety of topics were discussed at the March 17 city council meeting.During public testimony, two residents brought up issues discussed at the March 3 meeting.Ralph Stanton spoke about the trailer park located at South 7th St. He voiced concerns about zoning as well as dangerous and unsightly conditions.Councilman Keven Schneider answered Stanton by stating “The council wants to find a solution.
Trevor Tutt, the executive director of MOKAN, the regional council involved with regional planning and economic development brought several items to the Andrew County Commission.MOKAN covers six counties. The counties are Atchison and Doniphan in Northeast Kansas and Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton and DeKalb in Northwest Missouri.Trutt had several items on his agenda.
The Missouri Legislature has approved a $1.9 billion supplemental spending bill to fund state agencies through June 30, answering Governor Mike Kehoe’s call for expedited funding to cover essential expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.HB 14 includes critical support for public schools, summer food programs for children, and senior services like home-delivered meals and transportation.A key provision allocates $14 million to Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to sustain essential services such as meals, transportation, and personal care, preventing a funding shortfall that would otherwise cut off support by the end of the month. The bill also directs $142.4 million to fully fund public schools under the foundation formula, covering increases mandated by last year’s education legislation and offsetting a lottery revenue shortfall.Additionally, $103 million is set aside for federally funded summer food programs for children.Other allocations include funding for the Department of Natural Resources for wastewater management, resources for the Department of Mental Health to clear its waitlist for services for the developmentally disabled, and funding for the Department of Agriculture to hire staff to address the ongoing bird flu outbreak.The bill reduces funding for developmental disability and behavioral health services by $49 million from the originally requested $129.8 million, reflecting updated projections of lower demand by June 30.
The Andrew County Sheriff's Department served an order of protection on a 44-year-old man informing him he couldn't go near or harm the person who obtained the order of protection.However, as a courtesy a deputy escorted the man to the house and allowed him to go in and retrieve his personal items.The deputy saw and heard Stephen Craig Strong enter a basement room and this was followed by a sawing sound. Before the sawing stopped the electrical power throughout the home went out.Strong exited the room with a battery powered saw and said, "I got a work order to cut the power."Further discussion with Strong led to him saying the woman wasn't staying in his house.The state proceeded to charge Strong with felony driving while revoked and misdemeanor violation of an order of protection.In an amended complaint, Andrew County Prosecutor Monica Morrey added a charge of felony tampering with a witness.Associate Circuit Judge Emily Bauman reviewed the case and issued a warrant for Strong's arrest and no bond on Feb.
The Savannah Savages aren’t coming into the 2025 season empty-handed, but there will be a wave of newcomers in the lineup. But even with those changes, the program with three-straight 20-win seasons believe they will be successful again this season.“There's a lot of excitement, and a little bit of sadness, but just ready to give it one last run,” Senior Landon Noland said.
No. 21/22 University of Missouri men's basketball learned its postseason fate on Sunday, earning the sixth seed in the West Regional and facing 11th-seeded Drake on Thursday, March 20.Staying local in Wichita, Kan., the Tigers and Bulldogs tip off at 6:35 p.m.
Adapted from an article published by the National Garden Bureau.
We are all anxious for spring, especially after several nice days teasing us into thinking it might finally be here.The signs of spring are all around us though. Just look at the grass getting greener, buds are on the trees, and flowers are beginning to poke their stems through the ground.
A 59-year-old Rea, Mo. resident is sitting in the Andrew County Jail following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest on March 17.Jeffrey Allen Fields now faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault.On Sunday, March 16, at around 11:22 a.m., dispatchers contacted Deputy Sheriff Steve McDermit and Deputy Brady Arn about a possible domestic assault in the Rea area.Arn filed a probable cause statement stating under oath the two law enforcement officers found a laundry argument between Fields and two victims.