The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Oct. 3 – 9. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
The Braymer man charged in the deaths of two Wisconsin men in 2019 pleaded guilty during a plea hearing in Cass County on September 30th and was sentenced to life in prison. Garland Joseph Nelson withdrew his previous plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to two counts of felony first-degree murder. The state dismissed […]
Jamesport Fire and Rescue will hold its 16th Annual Community Appreciation Supper and Auction next week as a fundraiser for the organization. The event will start at Jamesport City Park on October 7th at 5 p.m. with the landing of the LifeFlight Eagle helicopter. The supper will begin at 5:30. It will include barbecue, potatoes, […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities staff will start flushing the water distribution system on October 4th. The semiannual requirement of the water treatment process will continue through October. Crews will begin flushing the area west of the railroad tracks to the west end of the city limits. There may be some discolored water during the hours flushing […]
Linn County Prosecuting Attorney Shiante McMahon reports a man was sentenced in Linn County on September 29th on charges of hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence. Clay Creech of Sumner was sentenced to 10 days in jail on each count. The execution of the sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for […]
Members of the public are invited to join the Daviess County Library for International Observe the Moon Night on Friday, October 7th, 2022 at the Gallatin High School, 602 S Olive Street, after the Homecoming football game. The free event will be held at the Gallatin High School practice field/track, just west of the football […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation invites the public to get familiar with different gun types and their functions at a free event at MDC Northeast Regional Office in Kirksville. This event will be held on Oct. 17 from 5:30-9 p.m. This event is a basic course for new and novice hunters and shooters to become […]
Unemployment rates in area counties range from Adair County at 3.7% down to 2.2% in Worth County. The August unemployment rate for Missouri is 3%. Grundy County’s August unemployment rate is at 3.1%, which is based on 118 unemployed out of a labor force of 3,786. Other area counties’ unemployment rates include Linn at 3.6%, […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Milan man in Sullivan County on Thursday afternoon, September 29. Thirty-two year old Sean Tinney was accused of having no valid driver’s license, having no insurance, failing to display valid license plates, and not wearing a seat belt. Tinney was also accused of failing to register as […]
Josh and Christy Gottman shared their experiences as foster parents during a program at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on September 29th. The Gottmans reported they had several weeks of training through the Division of Family Services before becoming foster parents. They have been long-term foster parents to four children and had several children for […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Glendale, Arizona man sustained moderate injuries when a sports utility vehicle rolled over one mile north of Cameron. An ambulance transported the driver, 34-year-old Titus Whitelow, to Liberty Hospital. The accident happened on Thursday morning, September 29th as the SUV traveled north on Interstate 35 before it ran off the […]
A project to rehabilitate the Sandy Creek Bridge on Putnam County Route YY, north of U.S. Route 136 near Unionville, is now complete. Contractors from Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transpiration, began the project in early August which brought the bridge deck up to current standards, improved the driving […]
(Reuters) – Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. pork market by limiting supply. A preliminary settlement in the antitrust case was filed on Tuesday night with the federal […]
Serve Link Home Care has named a new chief executive officer/director for the agency. Kassie Hodge has served as the Director of Hospice and Palliative Care for Mosaic Life Care of Saint Joseph for the last four years. She attended North Central Missouri College and received an Associate Degree. She also received a Bachelor of […]
The Trenton High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be hosting the 10th annual Fields of Faith on Wednesday, October 12th. The event will be held at C.F. Russell Stadium from 7:00-8:00 pm with food and fellowship beginning at 6 pm. This year’s special guest is John Hamilton, a 1967 graduate of THS and quarterback […]
The Admissions Office at North Central Missouri College in Trenton will host a college fair Thursday, October 6th, in the Ketcham Community Center on the college campus in Trenton. The college fair will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., with representatives from approximately 45 colleges, technical schools, and the armed forces visiting NCMC […]
The Milan C-2 Homecoming Queen was crowned at a pep rally on September 28th. The queen is senior Mercisse Muswamba. Her escort is Nathan Keck. Milan Homecoming activities will continue on September 30th with a parade at 2 pm and a football game against the Gallatin Bulldogs at 7 pm. The 2003-2004 State 1A Champion […]
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has updated a precautionary boil advisory for southwest Grundy County. The new boundaries are Highway 6 on the north, the Thompson River on the east, the Livingston County line on the south, and the Daviess County line on the west. The water supply district was to work […]
One driver was injured when mirrors of a school bus and a trash truck collided five miles west of Unionville on Wednesday at 6:25 am. The driver of the bus, 39-year-old Miranda Rea of Unionville, sustained a minor injury and was treated at the scene. The truck driver was 47-year-old Toby Streett of Trenton who […]
A spokesperson for the Downtown Bethany Fall Festival reports there was a great turnout for the event on September 24th. Fifty-one vehicles entered the car show. Thirteen teams competed in the cornhole tournament. More than 100 tickets were sold for the wine walk, which included six businesses around the square. There were also more than […]
