News Briefs for Tuesday (May 2, 2023)

Missouri Western Faculty and Staff Awards, Retirees Missouri Western State University presented nine faculty and staff members with awards and recognized 17 retirees at the 2022-2023 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on April 28. Read more…

Bethany Council Approves April Electric Bill Write-offs For Residential Customers Bethany’s Board of Aldermen agreed to write off the April electrical bills for residential customers during their meeting held Monday night. Read more…

Two Injured in Dekalb County Accident Monday Afternoon (MAYSVILLE, MO) – Two were injured in a Dekalb County Accident Monday shortly after 2:15 P.M. Read more…

Senior Citizens Invited to Learn About Famous Missourians at Crowder State Park TRENTON, MO – Senior citizens are invited to celebrate Harry Truman’s 139th birthday and to learn about other famous Missourians at Crowder State Park next Monday. Read more…

Platte City Man arrested On Drug Charges A Platte City man was arrested Monday night on felony drug charges. Read more…

GEC Community Foundation Announced Recipients Of Operation Round Up Grants The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation announced another round of education grants through the Operation Round Up program. Read more…

MDC Offering Free Guided Birding Hike May 16 Near Cameron A free birding hike is coming to the Cameron area later this month. Read more…

Judge Rules To Block AG’s Transgender Rules (MissouriNet) – A St. Louis County judge has again blocked emergency rules ordered by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey that would impact gender transition healthcare in the state. Read more…

Senate Considering House Corrections Omnibus Bill (MISSOURINET) – The Missouri Senate is considering a corrections package about offenders in custody. Read more…

Gun Tax Exemption Bill Moving Through House Of Representatives (MISSOURINET) – The Missouri House could soon debate a bill that would exempt sales tax on guns and ammunition. Read more…

DEI Debate in Jeff City An anti-diversity, equity and inclusion amendment to a bill that would create the Regulatory Sandbox Act brought bipartisan criticism on the Senate floor Monday. Read more…

Midwest Economy Rebounds In April (Radio Iowa) As the weather got warmer, so did the state and regional economies, according to the monthly Creighton University survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other states. Read more…

Iowa Legislature Approves Bill to Address Violent Student Behavior (Radio Iowa) The Iowa legislature has unanimously approved a bill that requires K-through-12 schools to have discipline policies for students who are violent or disruptive. Senator Lynn Evans, a Republican from Aurelia, is a former superintendent. Read more…

Iowa GOP Lawmakers’ Property Tax Plan Has Formula to Reduce Property Tax Levies (Radio Iowa) Republican lawmakers have settled on a plan that provides about 100 million dollars in property tax relief. Read more…

Iowa House Bill Would Require In-Person Participation in Caucuses (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa House have passed a bill that would derail the Iowa Democratic Party’s plan to have mail-in presidential preference cards for the Iowa Caucuses. Representative Bobby Kaufmannis a Republican from Wilton. Read more…

Monday Baseball Scores/GRC Crossover Baseball Schedule

Mount Ayr Boys, Nodaway Valley Girls Claim Pride Of Iowa Team Track Titles

Gallatin Claims GRC Conference Golf Title

Missouri Corn Planting Progress Reaches 80 Percent Completion The pace was stalled a bit by some cooler temperatures last week, but Missouri’s corn planting is now 80 percent complete. Read more…

Iowa’s Farmers Tripled Planting Percentage Last Week (Radio Iowa) Farmers spent a lot of time in the field last week and the percentage of soybeans planted more than tripled and corn wasn’t far behind. Read more…

Corn Planting is Rolling at an Average Pace Nationally (USDA) Nationally the pace of corn planting is just about even with the five-year average. but that covers a lot of differences from state to state. Read more…

Soybean Planting is Well Ahead of Normal (USDA) How are soybean growers doing as they plant this year’s crop? Read more…

Rains Make Little Difference in Winter Wheat Condition Ratings, So Far (USDA) How much difference did last week’s rains make in winter wheat condition ratings? Read more…