The Jamesport City Council accepted a salary ordinance April 11th. City Clerk Shelley Page reports the ordinance added Zack King as a new employee. His pay is $17 per hour. According to unapproved meeting minutes, King advised the council that the street department needed to purchase cold patch, so patching could begin on some hard […]
The Princeton City Council April 11th approved two building permits. City Clerk Cory Willett reports the permits were for Helen Hartsook and Lisa Phillips for garages. The addition was approved of Deputy City Clerk Jami McLain to bank signature cards. The council accepted the resignation of Water Plant Operator Dave Akins. Approval was given for […]
Oaths of office were taken Monday evening by three of the four Trenton City Councilmen elected last week. Assuming two-year terms on the council were Glen Briggs in 1st Ward, Marvin Humphreys in 2nd Ward, and David Mlika in 3rd Ward. Councilman Duane Urich from the 4th Ward was absent from the council meeting and […]
Three ordinances and one resolution will be considered, and newly elected officials will be sworn in at the Trenton City Council meeting next week. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on April 11th at 7 pm. The meeting will also be available on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/83458330081. One ordinance would enact a new […]
The Milan City Council voted on Monday, April 4, 2022, to authorize an employment agreement with Crystal Bupp as the city’s next city administrator, effective April 6, 2022. “The City of Milan welcomes Crystal as our next city administrator,” said Mayor Andy Herington. “Crystal’s institutional knowledge of our community, experience, and diverse skill set will […]
The Trenton Park Board did not have a quorum at its meeting on April 6th. The three members present heard from Matt Foster, who was a spokesperson for slow pitch softball. Foster said it was difficult to find fields available in Trenton to hold a benefit or tournament due to half fences on fields. He […]
Write-in results have been released for Grundy County following April 5th’s election. Information provided by the Grundy County Clerk’s Office shows four individuals received write-in votes for the two Spickard Alderman At Large positions. Tanja Younger received two votes. Mike Yates, J. R. Roberts, and Mike Jaycox each received one vote. Six people each received […]
Three individuals were elected to the Trenton R-9 Board of Education, three for the Grundy County Health Department board, and three members of the Trenton City Council won re-election with a former councilman returning to a council seat. Each of the winners led from start to finish, meaning from the absentee ballots through the final […]
The Grundy County Clerks’ office reports as many as 110 absentee ballots were cast in advance of Tuesday’s election. Clerk Betty Spickard said 132 requests for absentees were made including 22 that have yet to be voted and returned to the county clerk’s office. This compares to 124 absentee ballots cast last year in the […]
Numerous candidates will be elected to office during balloting today. KTTN listed many of the issues on ballots across our listening area on Monday, and today, we’ll focus on offices that have races involving city positions, school boards, and county health boards. Voters within Trenton will select four individuals for Trenton City Council, one per […]
Grundy County’s assets were discussed at the North Central Missouri Development Alliance’s annual meeting on March 29th. The Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation, Grundy County Commission, Trenton City Council, and other community members attended and shared ideas. NCMDA Executive Director Scott Sharp and Secretary Jackie Soptic talked about a Missouri Partnership representative being in Trenton […]
Subject to bids and cost-sharing between the city and owners, as many as nine structures could be demolished this year in Trenton. Four of the locations also include a garage. Bids are due at the Trenton City Hall by 2 pm on April 19th. Interested contractors are to attend an April 12th meeting at 9 […]
The Chillicothe City Council adopted the 2022-2023 budget for the City of Chillicothe and Chillicothe Municipal Utilities on March 28th. City Clerk Rozanne Frampton reports it was about a $16.5 million budget. It will begin on April 1st. The council accepted a demolition bid for 1016 Cherry Street. It also approved an addendum to the […]
The Chillicothe City Council hired a new city administrator in an executive session on March 28th. Current City Clerk Rozanne Frampton was selected and offered a contract for city administrator on a vote of five to zero. Her annual base salary will be $112,000. She has served as the city clerk for 23 years. Chillicothe […]
A variety of topics came to the Trenton City Council Monday night for a meeting that had to be moved due to lack of electricity at city hall while TMU spent much of Monday replacing a power pole at the parking lot and getting electricity back on. The council, as the Building and Nuisance Board […]
Power will be off at City Hall and Green Hills Regional Planning beginning about 8:30 am and will be off most of the day. The Building Board and City Council meeting scheduled tonight will still be held at the regular times. The outage is required to replace a burned pole in the parking lot. Customers […]
The Chillicothe City Council will consider ordinances adopting the 2022-2023 budget for the City of Chillicothe and Chillicothe Municipal Utilities and amending the 2021-2022 budget. The council will meet in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on March 28th at 5:30 in the evening. The council will also consider ordinances that would accept a bid […]
The Trenton City Council will hold a public hearing for the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facility Director Program for the police and fire departments. The hearing will be at the city council meeting at the Trenton City Hall on March 28th at 7 p.m. It was previously announced the mayor and […]
The North Central Missouri Development Alliance will hold its annual meeting next week. The meeting to discuss community assets and goals will be held at The Space in Trenton on March 29th. It will start with a free dinner at 5 p.m. NCMDA Executive Director Scott Sharp will talk about a site selector’s perspective of […]
The Trenton City Council’s committee that oversees Trenton Municipal Utilities Tuesday evening reviewed an engineering proposal from the Howe Company LLC. Utility Director Ron Urton reported the engineering requested includes rehabilitation of the Pleasant Plain lift station including two new submersible pumps, a new electrical service connection, and control panel, and possible storage. The Howe […]
