News Briefs for Tuesday (May 16, 2023)

Hardin Infant Killed in Ray County Train Accident Saturday A Hardin one-year-old died in an accident involving a train Saturday morning in Ray County. Read more…

MU Extension Connection for Monday May 15, 2023 2023 NW Grazing school and pinkeye – presented by Jim Humphrey – Field Specialist in Livestock for MU Extension Read more…

Holt Man Injured in Clinton County Motorcycle Crash Saturday A Holt man suffered injuries in a Clinton County motorcycle crash Saturday evening. Read more…

Kansas City Woman Injured After Striking Deer on I-35 Saturday Night A Kansas City, Missouri, woman suffered injuries in a Clinton County crash late Saturday night. Read more…

Bethany Council Approves Designation To Aid HCCH Expansion In Debt Service Cost Reduction Bethany’s Board of Aldermen approved a recommendation from the city’s Industrial Development Authority which would allow the Harrison County Community Hospital to use the IDA’s bank qualification capacity during a meeting Monday night. Read more…

NCMC Announces New Name Of New Student Center During Kick-Off Event More than 100 people attended the North Central Missouri College Foundation’s Transforming Lives, Empowering People major gifts campaign kick-off event. Read more…

Edgerton Scouter Honored for Volunteer Work in the Region Edgerton resident Dale Werts has been selected as a 2023 Silver Antelope recipient by the Boy Scouts of America. Read more…

Fire Service Membership Underway For Non-District Residents Outside Bethany Bethany City Administrator Jake Taylor plans to meet with the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission about providing code enforcement duties for the City of Bethany. The discussion was part of a meeting held Monday night. Read more…

Missouri Governor Signs Supplemental Budget Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 15, the second supplemental budget bill for the 2023 Fiscal year, into law. Read more…

MO House Speaker On Transgender Bills: Transgender Families Should Not Be Fearful (MISSOURINET) – Several Missouri legislative bills are awaiting Governor Parson’s decision, including two Republican priorities that would limit transgender healthcare and sports participation. Read more…

MODOT Urging Drivers To Watch For Motorcycles (MISSOURINET) – Beware of an increase in motorcycles hitting Missouri’s roads. Read more…

Lawmakers Fail To Limit Foreign Owner Ship Of Agricultural Land (MISSOURINET) – Missouri lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have either limited or outright banned foreign governments and companies from owning agricultural land in the Show-Me State. Read more…

Economist Says It Could be Hard to Update Iowa Hog Barns to Call Standards (Radio Iowa) An Iowa State University economist says there was a whole lot of uncertainty in the hog market well before last week’s Supreme Court opinion on pork production. Read more…

Study: Iowa Sees Big Decrease in Teens in Foster Care (Radio Iowa) A new report finds the number of Iowa teens in foster care has dropped significantly. Read more…

Grassley Hopes for Legislative Solution to Ease Impact of Prop 12 Ruling on Hogs (Radio Iowa) Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley fears the recent U-S Supreme Court ruling on hog confinement sizes will have “a tremendous economic impact” on Iowa’s pork producers and he hopes a legislative solution will help to ease the blow. Read more…

Twelve Courts Of Christmas Scholarships Awarded Two recent high school graduates from area high schools have been selected as recipients of the first
annual Twelve Courts of Christmas Scholarships for 2022-23. Read more…

Missouri Corn Planting Virtually Complete, Soybeans Still Well Ahead Of Average Missouri’s corn planting is virtually complete. Soybean planting is at 62 percent complete according to the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service. Read more…

Planting Slows in Iowa With Wetter Weather (Radio Iowa) Wetter weather slowed the planters in the fields a bit last week. Read more…

There’s Still Time to Plant a Sweet Corn Crop this Spring (Radio Iowa) Iowa is the nation’s top corn grower, with more than 13 million acres devoted to the vegetable, but some Iowans are planting their first small crops of -sweet- corn this spring. Read more…