Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has announced that the Daviess County Library in Gallatin has received a Website Makeover Grant worth $4,707. The library will use grant money to completely overhaul its website, including the addition of a mobile site, to improve presence on the Web.
An Endangered Person Advisory remains in effect for a 50 year old rural Lathrop woman who has been missing since early Friday morning from her residence near the Caldwell and Clinton County line.
A man from Shawnee, Kansas was injured in Caldwell County when the westbound SUV he was driving was hit in the rear on Highway 36, crossed the median and the eastbound lanes, and overturned. Fifty-three year old Mark Specklin was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with injuries described as minor by the Highway Patrol.
There were 144 participants in the Gooseberry Festival's Five and Ten Kilometer run and walk on Saturday morning in Trenton. Roberto Garcia of Trenton was the overall winner in the 10K run with a time of 37:51. He competed in the men's ages 20 to 25 division.
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education has appointed Abe Carver of rural Humphreys to fill a vacancy on the school board, created by last month's resignation of Tim Schroeder, who is moving from the district. The board has also accepted the resignation of physical education teacher Mike Kaufman.
Wright Memorial Hospital's Jamesport clinic will be closed on Friday's, effective on June 22nd, because of Nurse Practitioner Paula Gimson seeing patients on Friday's at the Wright Memorial Physicians Group Building in Trenton.
An engineering, design, and planning firm is recommending the fairgrounds grandstand in Trenton be closed to the public because of a number of safety concerns. The report from Olsson Associates of Kansas City says the structure should be closed until the conditions are corrected and the structure meets required standards.
Using Flag Day as the occasion for dedication of a new flag pole and large U-S flag, a fund drive has been started to raise money to provide mobility devices for disabled veterans who struggle with walking. The flag dedication ceremony was Thursday morning at the Farmer’s Bank of Northern Missouri in Trenton.
The Missouri Department of Transportation says Highway 46 in northwestern Harrison County will be closed near Route YY for a bridge replacement. The bridge is over the West Fork of Big Creek. The closure, beginning on Monday, June 25th, will last six to eight weeks.
A five-mile stretch of Highway 36 in DeKalb and Buchanan Counties is to have head-to-head traffic beginning today (Friday) because of work to improve the westbound lanes.
The Sullivan County Fair in Milan will include a horse show on Sunday, July 1st, held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Green Hills Horse Show Circuit All-Youth Show at the Green City Saddle Club Arena. Admission is $1.00 for spectators ages 12 and older.
The Highway Patrol said two Pattonsburg residents were injured when the driver of a car fell asleep, and the car went off Interstate 35 and hit a tree stump north of the Winston exit.
An Albany resident was injured south of Kearney when the southbound car she was driving went off the left side of Interstate 35 and hit a cable barrier several times.
The Gilman City Lions Club will present a barbecue supper, live music, and fireworks at the Gilman City Uptown Park on Tuesday, July 3rd. The meal will be $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under the age of 12.
Trenton businesswoman Chasity Bowman has been employed as the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association Director. Mrs. Bowman will assume those duties on Monday. The TDIA office is located in the Chamber of Commerce office at 617 Main Street.
The American Legion Post 31 at Trenton is organizing Independence Day events in Trenton. It is called a “Fun on the 4th Celebration.” Activities are planned for the Eastside Park area of Trenton. Opening ceremonies are at 9:30 that morning. Registration is 9:30 to 12 noon for a car and motorcycle show.
There are FIVE entries for the Texaco Country Showdown on Saturday night in downtown Trenton. The talent contest is sponsored locally by the PAR Broadcast Group (KTTN AM-FM, KGOZ-FM). The performances will begin at 7 o'clock in the Sesquicentennial Park area at Five Points. Admission is FREE.
A road in southwestern Daviess County will be closed beginning Monday, June 18th for a bridge replacement. The location is on Route J over Marrowbone Creek, just south of Route D. The bridge is expected to be closed until early August.
A resident of Utica was injured on Thursday afternoon when, the Highway Patrol said, he stopped to get out of his van without placing it in park, and the vehicle rolled backwards, knocking him to the ground and rolling over him. This incident occurred two miles southwest of Utica.
