(Missouri Independent) – A years-long effort to halt the development of a massive electrical transmission line across Missouri gave way early Thursday morning to a compromise bill endorsed by the energy company. For years, Chicago-based Invenergy has been developing a 4,000-megawatt transmission line, called Grain Belt Express, expected to carry clean energy from southwest Kansas across Missouri and […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a commitment of $50 million to assist eligible apparel manufacturers of worsted wool suits, sport coats, pants, or Pima cotton dress shirts; Pima cotton spinners; and wool fabric manufacturers and wool spinners. The new Cotton and Wool Apparel (CAWA) program is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative […]
In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth and Chief of Staff of the Army General James C. McConville for answers about military housing at Fort Leonard Wood. Last June, Senator Hawley asked the Secretary and General McConville for information about the Army’s plans to replace […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed suit against President Biden and other top-ranking government officials for allegedly working with social media giants such as Meta, Twitter, and Youtube to censor and suppress free speech, including truthful information, related to COVID-19, election integrity, and other topics, under the guise of […]
Activities are planned next week for Trenton High School graduates. Senior Awards Night will be in the Performing Arts Center on May 11th at 6 p.m. Retiring Senior English Instructor Shelly Forster will be the speaker at the Baccalaureate service at the First Baptist Church on May 11th at 7:30 p.m. A graduation rehearsal will […]
Area schools will hold graduation ceremonies on Friday evening May 6, 2022. Nine students will graduate from Pleasant View R-6 in the gym at 6 o’clock. The graduating class’s third-grade teacher, Heather Olmstead, will speak. The valedictorian and salutatorian are to be announced at Pleasant View’s graduation. Thirty-four students will graduate from Gallatin R-5 in […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton man on May 4th on a technical parole violation involving employment, drugs, reporting, and directives. Thirty-one-year-old William Grimes allegedly violated his parole by refusing to find full-time employment, testing positive for methamphetamine and continuing to use the drug, not reporting to appointments, and refusing […]
A retirement celebration will be held next week for Trenton R-9 Director of Supportive Services Kris Ockenfels. The come and go reception will be held at the school district office on May 11th from 2 to 4 o’p.m. Ockenfels has been with the Trenton R-9 School District for 25 years. Ockenfels and other retiring employees […]
A Minneapolis, Minnesota man died as the result of a Freightliner truck overturning in a construction zone on southbound Interstate 35 two miles south of Bethany on May 5, 2022, at 3:50 a.m. Twenty-one-year-old Guled Abib was pronounced dead at the scene by the Harrison County Coroner and was transported to the Roberson Funeral Home […]
A Bethany man was sentenced in Harrison County May on 4th on felony sex offenses. Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Stevens was sentenced to four years with the Department of Corrections on one count of second-degree statutory sodomy, four years on another count of second-degree statutory sodomy, 4 years on one count of statuary rape, and 10 years […]
A Trenton man has pleaded guilty to an amended charge and had another charge dismissed in Grundy County Circuit Court. The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports Matthew Waddle was originally charged with two counts of misdemeanor second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, stemming from June 2020. The charges were amended to two counts of […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will consider approval of the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan next week. The board will meet at the school district office on May 10th at 5:30 p.m. Other items on the agenda include recognition of retirees, policy updates, a Leave Policy update, safety, a Title Program evaluation, and a closed […]
The Highway Patrol reports an Altamont woman sustained minor injuries as the result of a car hitting a deer two miles north of Kidder on Thursday, May 5. An ambulance transported the passenger, 24-year-old Heather Ragle, to Cameron Regional Medical Center. No injuries were reported for the driver, 29-year-old Tyler Kasney of Altamont. The car […]
An Altamont man faces felony charges after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend multiple times at their residence in Altamont on May 1st and 2nd. Twenty-six-year-old Roezunsky Eljin Rosenau has been charged with three counts of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy as well as two counts each of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, and […]
The University of Missouri Office of Student Accountability and Support (OSAS) under the Division of Student Affairs took an important step in their investigation of an incident resulting in the alcohol poisoning of an incoming fraternity member during the early hours of Oct. 20, 2021, at the now-closed Mizzou chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (also […]
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals were injured as the result of a pickup truck attempting to avoid a deer and overturning near New Boston on May 5th at 1:11 a.m. The driver, 20-year-old Cason Barker of Lancaster, sustained moderate injuries. The passenger, 23-year-old Mariah Farr of Kirksville, received minor injuries. They were taken by […]
The following students have been selected as May 2022 students of the month at Trenton Middle School for the character trait “Loyalty.” 5th grade Aynsley Foster, daughter of Mindy & Brian Foster Bryar Foster, son of Heather & Rickey Foster 6th grade Madelynn Barr (Bar), daughter of Amber Gann and James Barr Quinten Cannon, son […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled in Grundy County will hear reports at a meeting next week. The meeting will be at the east entrance of the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton on May 9th at 6:30 p.m. There are to be Transportation and Hope Haven Industries reports. Other items on the agenda […]
The Department of Public Safety today announced details of two ceremonies that will be held on May 6 and 7 at the Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol to honor Missouri law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate price for protecting their communities. On Friday evening, May 6, a candlelight […]
A 16-year-old teenager from Trenton was injured Wednesday night in a single-vehicle rollover accident two miles northwest of Laredo. The Highway Patrol listed the male driver with moderate injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The patrol does not release names of juveniles involved in accidents. The car was westbound […]
