National Animal Poison Prevention Week, March 17-23, 2024, is a time for pet owners to assess what plants and products can potentially poison their animals, identify signs they’ve been poisoned, and learn how to prevent pet poisoning. It is also a good time to remind livestock owners of the springtime dangers of potential poisons, such […]
Chillicothe Police Department activity report for Monday, March 18, 2024
The Chillicothe Police Department has released a detailed activity report for Monday, March 18, 2024. From early morning alarms to late-night checks, the department was actively involved in ensuring the safety and security of the community. In addition to these incidents, officers engaged in routine traffic stops, and business checks, served papers, and followed up […]
Jacqueline E. (Hynd) Dowell
Jacqueline E. Dowell, 86, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 5:40 P.M., Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Sunnyview Nursing Home, Trenton, Missouri. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 22, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. Memorials to the American Cancer Society and may be left with the funeral home. […]
Missouri Attorney General challenges Biden administration’s censorship campaign at SCOTUS
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the United States Supreme Court heard his challenge against the Biden administration’s widespread censorship campaign targeting conservative viewpoints. Central to the case is the court order prohibiting the White House, Surgeon General, FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from infringing […]
Missouri State Auditor announces audit of Benton County underway
A regularly scheduled audit of Benton County, located in west central Missouri, is now underway according to State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. The audit officially commenced with an entrance meeting with county officials on Monday, March 18. The State Auditor’s Office last audited Benton County in 2016. The previous audit issued the county an overall performance rating of […]
KC woman pleads guilty to meth trafficking after agents seize 1500 pounds of meth
A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing large quantities of methamphetamine to distribute following the seizure of 700 kilograms (1543 pounds) of methamphetamine that was hidden in a box trailer and disguised as spray foam insulation. Nora Linda Ochoa-Chavez, 44, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District […]
Elderly Kirksville man airlifted to Columbia hospital after crashing on Highway 11
A crash occurred on Highway 11, approximately three miles west of Troy Mills, Missouri, on March 18, 2024, at 1:39 p.m. Alan B. Davis, a 72-year-old man from Kirksville, Missouri, was involved in a single-vehicle incident when his 2003 Toyota Camry veered off the road due to a medical event, leading to a collision with […]
Elderly Maryville woman injured in Highway 71 crash
An 80-year-old Maryville, Missouri, resident, Karen K. Klemme, sustained moderate injuries in a traffic accident on Highway 71, approximately eight miles south of Maryville. The incident occurred on March 18, 2024, at around 2:04 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Klemme was driving a 2017 Buick Encore southbound when her vehicle crossed the […]
Join Fix-a-Leak Week: Save water and money
Leaks in your home can hit your wallet hard. The Missouri Public Service Commission, along with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, is emphasizing the importance of checking your home’s plumbing and irrigation systems for leaks every March during Fix-a-Leak Week. Research by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that household leaks […]
January unemployment figures rise across north Missouri counties
January unemployment rates are higher for several counties in this area. Grundy County’s rate is 4.2 percent, based on 166 persons receiving unemployment out of a civilian labor force of 3,960. December’s jobless rate for Grundy County was 2.9 percent. January 2023 had a rate of 3.2 percent. January rates in area counties range from […]
Chillicothe woman injured in southwest Missouri rollover crash
A rollover accident on Highway A, three miles south of Golden City, Missouri, resulted in minor injuries for a Chillicothe woman on the afternoon of March 17, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at approximately 3:50 p.m. when a 2011 Dodge Ram, driven by 40-year-old Cailin R. Dixon, swerved to […]
Trenton resident arrested in Adair County for probation violation
In a recent development, Brett Woolsey, a 29-year-old resident of Trenton, Missouri, was arrested by law enforcement authorities in Adair County on Saturday. Woolsey is currently facing a probation violation accusation and is expected to be returned to Grundy County on Monday, where he will be held in lieu of a $15,000 bond. Woolsey’s legal […]
Julie LeAnn Johnson
Julie LeAnn Johnson, 59, of Princeton, MO, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 21, 1964, in Trenton, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Gene Jackson and Hazel Virginia Hobbs. She graduated from Trenton Junior College and began working for Mercer County Ambulance as […]
If elected Governor, Eigel vows to deploy law enforcement against illegal immigrants
(Missourinet) – If elected as Missouri governor, State Senator Bill Eigel says he would call out the law enforcement and National Guard to capture, jail, and deport people in the country illegally. Here’s what Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, who is also running for governor, had to say about Eigel’s promise. “My preferred way […]
Audrey Baker
Audrey Baker, 102 years old from Milan, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Audrey was born on June 3, 1921, in Browning, Missouri, to her parents, Mac and Pearl Montgomery. She was a lifelong resident of Milan and the rural areas of Sullivan and Linn Counties. […]
Marsha Ruth (Evans) Belshe
Marsha Ruth (Evans) Belshe, age 70, of Gallatin, MO, passed away on Saturday morning, March 16, 2024, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. Marsha was born on June 15, 1953, in the home she grew up in, the daughter of Dennis and Lola (Bassett) Evans in Breckenridge, MO. She was a 1971 graduate of Breckenridge […]
Law enforcement finds missing woman in Trenton area
A woman reported as missing, and who was the subject of a law enforcement search Sunday afternoon, was located Sunday night according to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. It was 1:48 Sunday afternoon when the sheriff’s Department, Trenton Police, and Department of Conservation were searching the Thompson River area along the Mocking Bird Hill River […]
They were injured at the Kansas City Super Bowl shooting. Now they feel forgotten
(Missouri Independent) – Jason Barton didn’t want to attend the Super Bowl parade this year. He told a co-worker the night before that he worried about a mass shooting. But it was Valentine’s Day, his wife is a Kansas City Chiefs superfan, and he couldn’t afford to take her to games since ticket prices soared […]
Missouri State University launches new graduate internship program
(Missouri News Service) – Experience, exposure, and connections are all benefits of an undergraduate internship. They can help undergraduate college students get a head start in their desired career fields. Missouri State University has launched a new “internship on steroids” program specifically for graduate students to deepen all of the benefits an earn-and-learn training program can […]
Governor Parson names five new Missouri judicial appointees
Governor Mike Parson announced judicial appointments to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and the 17th, 31st, 33rd, and 37th Judicial Circuits. The Honorable Matthew P. Hamner, of Osage Beach, was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. Judge Hamner currently serves as a circuit judge for the 26th Judicial Circuit. He […]