The Safe at Home address confidentiality program, administered by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's office, has now served over 8,000 participants since it started on August 28, 2007. The Safe at Home Program, now in its 15th year, provides a designated mailing address for participants to use in place of their home address when creating new records with government agencies and the courts.
At about 3:30 p.m., Sunday the Cameron Police Department 911 Center received a call from a juvenile female, who stated she was suicidal and was located at U.S. Highways 69 and 36.
Moles are small mammals that live underground in woodlands, grasslands, and lawns. In Missouri, only one species, the eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus), is found. The large paddle-like forefeet and prominent toenails are the mole's most distinguishing features, differentiating it from similar-looking mammals like shrews and meadow mice. They actively feed on insects, snails, spiders, and small vertebrates--day and night at all times of the year. Earthworms and larva of Japanese beetles (white grubs) are their favorite foods. Moles in the natural environment cause minor damage as they maintain balance in the food chain. They are valuable to soil health and the environment because their tunneling activity permits air and moisture to penetrate deeper soil layers. Further, about 85% of its diet consists of animal foods, including crop pests such as cutworms and Japanese beetle larvae.
Swan Lake NWR will have units open to dove hunting this coming dove season. Dove season begins on Sept. 1. Self-Check in and out is conducted at the Hunters Headquarters on the north end of the refuge. Maps and regulations can be obtained when checking in to hunt. The hunting fields are mostly harvested wheat and some sunflowers. Non-toxic shot is required when hunting a Swan Lake NWR. Hunters are required to possess a Missouri small game hunting permit and migratory bird hunting permit. In addition hunter need to be checked in and possess a harvest card which can be picked up when checking in. For more information on Dove Hunting regulations visit: https://mdc.mo.gov/ hunting-trapping/species/dove Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located one mile south of Sumner, Missouri and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 97-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 548 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American tribal governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
Scott D. Stephens, Chillicothe, a 22-year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), will retire Sept. 1, 2022. Stephens retires as the Northwest District Bridge Engineer. He began his MoDOT career in July 2000 as a construction inspector working in the Chillicothe Project Office. In 2007, he became the bridge engineer in MoDOT’s former District 2, then the bridge engineer for the Northwest District.
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
Fr. McCartan Memorial School is excited to welcome students and faculty back to the classroom for the 2022-23 school year. A special welcome back to Principal Dick Davis, who previously served as principal from 2010-2015. The Little School with a Big Heart is celebrating 65 years of instructing students within a faith-based environment. Grounded in Gospel values, Fr. McCartan School strives to instill the HEART values of Hope, Excellence, Acceptance, Respect, and Trust. Fr. McCartan serves students from the St. Bonaventure Parish and surrounding parishes, as well as students from varied backgrounds and denominations – all are welcome to be a part of the McCartan school family. To learn more about what Fr. McCartan School has to offer, please inquire at 660-376-3580 or visit www.fathermccartan. com.
Joshua D. Charlton, a police officer with the Chillicothe Police Department (CPD) has been charged with Felony Third Degree Domestic Assault.
New start date for Chariton River Bridge deck replacement project The closure of Missouri Route 129 in Chariton County, 0.5 miles south of Route O near Salisbury, for a bridge deck replacement project has been postponed. The prime contractor for the project, Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., has notified the Missouri Department of Transportation that Route 129 will now close Monday, Sept.
Recently Matthew Botts and his friend, Clemans, from Austria, were visitors of Mark, Amy, Emily and Sarah Botts. Matthew and Clemans had met through the Internet and this was the first time in person.