The Spickard R-2 Board of Education January 23rd renewed its five million dollar ($5 million) umbrella liability insurance policy. The policy will have a premium of $500 and is through the Missouri United School Insurance Council. Amy Chapman was hired as the new secretary/bookkeeper. Jessica Wilson was moved to part-time janitor and part-time head cook. […]
North Central Missouri College’s spring enrollment is up compared to last year at this time. President Doctor Lenny Klaver told the NCMC Board of Trustees on January 24th that, at the start of the third week, the overall enrollment was up by 20% in headcount and 16% in credit hours. Excluding dual credit, headcount was […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Homecoming King and Queen were crowned on January 20th. The King was Landen Dodds, and the Queen was Lucy Turner. The seniors and seventh grade won the dress-up day week. They had 100% participation during the week. They will receive a pizza party courtesy of the student council. The Jamesport Tri-County Homecoming […]
A Carrollton man sustained minor injuries after the car he drove overturned in Carroll County on Tuesday afternoon, January 24th. Sixty-five-year-old Ronald Sebastion was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The car traveled east on Route E before running off the right side of the road and overturning east of County Road 191. […]
A Carrollton man faces a felony charge of second-degree arson related to a fire at the Carrollton Inn on Sunday night, January 22nd. Twenty-four-year-old Patrick Lee Hall-Taylor has also been charged with felony first-degree property damage and misdemeanor first-degree trespass. No bond was initially allowed. At an initial court appearance on January 24th, bond was […]
The Princeton Rotary Club will sponsor a trivia night as a fundraiser for scholarship money to support Princeton R-5 students. The event will be held at the Princeton Elementary School on February 18th at 6 pm. Teams can have up to six members with the cost set at $60.00 per team. Desserts and soft drinks […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton man on Monday, January 23rd on a technical probation violation. Thirty-two-year-old Travis Vasey was arrested in Mercer County in drug court. Bond was set at $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court on February 9th. Vasey’s […]
The Trenton Police Department reports there were 198 nuisance incidents filed for 2022, which is an increase of 94 reports compared to 2021. A nuisance summary indicates the greatest number of complaints for 2022 involved grass and weeds with 105 incidents. There were 73 incidents involving trash and debris, 17 unregistered vehicles, and three incidents […]
The Grundy County Commission approved a deficit budget for 2023 on January 24th. The budget estimates total revenues of $7,254,406 and total expenditures of $9,283,695.26. A balance deficit of $2,029,289.26 is anticipated. The county begins the year with carryover funds of $4,350,973.61. The estimated ending balance is $2,321,684.35. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray reported there will […]
Jim Norris, Art Instructor and Dorris Rider Gallery Director from Trenton, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee for January. Jim holds a Master of Arts degree in Sculpture and has been at NCMC for almost 22 years. Jim describes his job as inspirational, evolving, and creative. Jim said, when asked […]
Mid-States Services has announced plans to extend fiber broadband to parts of the rural area north and west of Gallatin, Missouri including Lake Viking and the community of Altamont. Governor Parson announced on Monday, January 23 that Mid-States Services, a subsidiary of Grundy Electric Cooperative was successful in obtaining a highly competitive $6.2 million grant […]
There are 13 net metering customer locations in Trenton, including two which were added in 2022. The city identified those locations as 140 East 8th in the name of Domanin Ratkovich and 2615 Mariner Road which belongs to Mike Sims. The first one was put into use in February 2015 at 5006 Lake Manor Drive. […]
The Trenton City Council was informed Monday night that the municipal utilities will absorb the additional expense when generators were used during the “energy emergency” during the cold weather in the four days before Christmas. The price per megawatt hour was $62 dollars, compared to $48 dollars per megawatt hour in the previous month. During […]
Monday night, Chillicothe Police conducted a pedestrian check on a suspicious person in the 300 block of Clay Street. Officers recognized the suspect to have an active warrant for his arrest although, police said, he attempted to lie about his identity. Officers attempted to take the suspect into custody when he physically resisted the arrest. […]
Chillicothe police are investigating property damage at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport, and are requesting the public’s assistance in an effort to solve the case. At 2:20 Monday afternoon, a report was made to Chillicothe Police that “thousands of dollars worth of damage” was done to the grounds near the runway. Police said it appears the […]
A Cameron resident went to Liberty Hospital following an accident involving four vehicles on Monday afternoon on northbound Interstate 35 in Clay County. Fifty-three-year-old Russell Reynolds of Cameron received minor injuries. The chain reaction accident also involved vehicles driven by 32-year-old Stefon Jordan of Kansas City, 47-year-old James Martin of Lathrop, and 31-year-old Dalton McIllwain […]
Portions of five streets and one parking lot in Trenton have been proposed for the street overlay project in 2023. Collectively, the Trenton Street Department projects are expected to use 3,767 tons of asphalt. Proposed for overlay work are East 10th Street between Normal and Oklahoma Avenue, Pleasant Plain, from 17th Street to 24th Street; […]
Six properties were advanced, one was added, and three received continuances at Monday evening’s meeting of the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board. Moving to public hearings next month were 403 East 9th Street; 506 Jackson Street; and 1801 Chicago. Advancing to findings of fact was 405 East 22nd Street. Three locations were moved from findings […]
Two dates in February have been set for the Veterans Service Officer to be available at the VFW Hall, 919 Washington Street, in Trenton. The officer will be at the VFW Hall on Friday, February 3rd, and Monday, February 13th. Hours on both days are from 9 am until 2 pm. The officer can help […]
Trenton Police Chief, Rex Ross, reports charges are pending after three local businesses allegedly sold an alcoholic beverage to an underage individual. Alcohol compliance checks at retail establishments were done on Friday, January 20, 2023, by the Trenton Police Department and the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force. Compliance checks on alcohol sales have been conducted […]
