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Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing
This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part of a state subsidy program. For four years, she’s operated a licensed daycare inside her home, where she currently serves 10 children. Luong Nichols stopped drawing a salary last summer to […] The post Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing appeared first on Missouri Independent.
VIDEO: Missouri Family Sees Bear Staring at Them Thru a Window
Well, this is an event that is almost certain to get your adrenaline going. A Missouri family shared a harrowing video of the moment they realized their window was full of a hungry bear who was having his way with their bird feeders and interested on what was going on inside the home, too.
Unexplained Noises Heard Along Missouri’s Meramec River at Night
Something is stealing fish at night along the Meramec River in Missouri and if you ask the campers and fishermen, they'll also tell you they're hearing things they simply cannot explain. These reports are part of a fascinating new investigation of the heavily-wooded area of the Meramec River in Missouri...
Missouri Issues Urgent Warning about Deadly Mosquito-borne Virus
This is one of those warnings from the Missouri Department of Health that you hope is precautionary and not an indication of something that will become a widespread issue in the state. A new bulletin has been issued about a deadly mosquito-borne virus of which there is no cure. This...
Steve Tinnen’s Plattsburg License Office
Thank you to Guy Speckman for the great article (Ponder the Thought column, June 26) on Steven Tinnen and his Plattsburg License Office. Steve Tinnen has been a business role model for me with my license office in Brookfield. We’ve been team members for the DOR/DMV annual meeting and have commiserated while lobbying for license office fee increase legislation. He is a fine person and it is a special gift when someone cares enough to write such a glowing article about one of our crazy businesses.
Gallatin School Bus Crash Near Kearney Claims Two Lives
Kearney, MO — A tragic school bus crash on July 3rd resulted in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to several others. The crash occurred at approximately 3:05 PM on MO-92 at County Highway A just west of Kearney. The school bus from Gallatin was transporting students back from a Future Business Leaders of America conference.
Maryville city council approves plans to continue Southside work
(MARYVILLE, Mo.) Maryville, Missouri, City leaders unveiled some new plans to work on South Main Street on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. This specific plan has been in the works for over 10 years, but in the most recent City Council meeting for Maryville, the council approved a contract for about $7 million dollars to continue roadwork.
REACEYUNG, St. Louis hip-hop artist, joins Grammy voting ranks after Billboard success
Reace Yung, a local artist from St. Louis, has seen two of his projects appear on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and has been invited to become a voting member for the Recording Academy, the organization responsible for the Grammys.
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