One truck driver was hospitalized and another escaped injury when two semis’s collided last night west of Waverly. The highway patrol reports 49-year-old Michael Schwartz of Hettick, Illinois was flown by medical helicopter (Life Flight) to the Research Medical Center in Kansas City with serious injuries. The truck Schwartz was driving was eastbound on Highway […]
Results have been made available on a dozen career development events held Thursday at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia with more contests today. In livestock judging, Princeton was third in the state followed by Chillicothe fourth, Meadville fifth, and North Harrison of Eagleville was tenth. Among the individual judges with livestock, Audrey Martin of Meadville […]
Sixteen state officers have been announced for the Missouri FFA Association to serve during the 2018-19 year. Four of the officers are from area schools in this part of the state and include Audrey Martin of Meadville, Allie Lock of Carrollton, Shelby Davies of Braymer, and Madelyn Derks of King City. Each will serve as […]
Scott Roy of Trenton, Missouri, was named an Honorary State FFA Degree recipient at the 90th Missouri FFA Convention. Roy is a private land conservationist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, and he has served Mercer, Grundy and Livingston counties for the past 13 years. Roy has provided assistance to FFA chapters in the counties […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri recently partnered with the Missouri National Guard to host Youth Leadership Day with the Polo R-7 Junior Class. Thirty-two students participated in the event, learning about leadership while engaging in various physical activities that required thinking and working as a team. Head Basketball Coach Andrea Dabney of Milan, Missouri […]
The industrial revenue bonds agreement between the city of Trenton and Nestle USA calls for Nestle to maintain employment of 135 to 150 employees when they assume operations from ConAgra the first of June. The agreement was negotiated with the assistance of the local economic development group, the North Central Missouri Development Alliance, and consultant Phil […]
Teresa Smith and Connie Cross will present a program at a Grundy County Genealogical Society meeting about bringing home the remains of their cousin Private First Class Donald R. Tolson. The public is invited to the meeting to be held in the Hoover Theater at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton the evening […]
All NCMC Pirate alumni, family, and friends are invited to join the NCMC Foundation Traveling Pirates at Kauffman Stadium on August 12, 2018, to watch the St. Louis Cardinals against the Kansas City Royals. Pricing includes transportation from Trenton and pre-game tailgate with game tickets. If you already have game tickets, you can join the […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office received a grant reimbursement from the Missouri Police Chiefs’ Association for annual maintenance on the sheriff’s office’s Live Scan Digital Fingerprint Instrument. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the sheriff’s office paid for the 2018 annual maintenance and then received the reimbursement of $4,060. He says the Missouri Police Chiefs’ Association helped […]
Everyone is invited to bring a salad or dessert to the Princeton Chamber of Commerce Spring Banquet Friday, April 20th. The meal will start at the Hal England Center at 6 o’clock in the evening and a 50/50 raffle will be held. Contact Princeton Chamber President Kelly Bertrand for more information.
A precautionary boil order has been issued for part of Princeton. The order affects the area north of Park Street to North Broadway, Ada Street, and Route FF. The boil order does not affect Park Street. The precautionary boil order will be in effect until further notice.
A breakfast will be held in Princeton to raise money to support the formation of a farmers market/cooperative for communities in the area who do not have a local grocery store. Biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, and coffee will be served at the Mercer County Senior Center Saturday morning from 7:30 to 9:30. Those attending can […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained moderate injuries when her car overturned on LIV 228 west of U. S. 65 Thursday morning. Twenty-year-old Taisia Zeger Pagliai drove east when the vehicle crested a hill and traveled into the westbound lane of LIV 228. The driver reportedly overcorrected, which caused the car to skid […]
The first Trenton Cruise Night of the year will be held next week. Cars will be on display at the Carquest on Ninth Street in Trenton the night of April 28th starting at 6 o’clock. Organizer Jeremy Soptic says there is no organized cruise planned at this event, but there will be organized cruises are […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Weatherby resident Wednesday in Daviess County on a Grundy County charge of passing a bad check. Thirty-four-year-old Billie Parker was charged with felony passing a bad check with no account or insufficient funds. She posted her bond of $1,000 cash only, and she is scheduled […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation Northwest District reports the access between the east and westbound lanes of U. S. Highway 36 at Highway 33 and Route M junction near Osborn is back open. MoDOT notes contractors with Herzog Contracting Corporation closed the access April 11th and reopened it Wednesday. The closure was part of a […]
Two area high schools have won awards for implementing impactful and creative school and community outreach activities in a competition to end unsafe driving habits in Missouri. Bucklin High School and Putnam County High School of Unionville were among 14 schools in the state that received recognition for educating their peers and community about the […]
The Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton is celebrating National Volunteer Week which runs April 15 through 21st by holding a Spring-themed Volunteer Appreciation Tea for hospital Auxiliary members at the hospital Tuesday. Two individuals received service pins during the event. Peggy Swearington received a service pin for her 18 years of service and Jim Paul […]
Charges have been formally filed in Grundy County against the two individuals arrested after a vehicle pursuit Wednesday in Mercer and Grundy counties. Thirty-five-year-old Larry Edward Brown, Junior of Worthington, Minnesota has been charged in Grundy County with three felonies: first degree tampering with a motor vehicle, third-degree assault – special victim, and resisting or […]
The food plant on Harris Avenue is a major customer of Trenton Municipal Utilities, particularly for water and waste-water purposes. With the anticipated transition from ConAgra to Nestle, water and sewer rate increases are to be reviewed by city officials and Trenton City Council. But such a review is being delayed for at least two […]
