The highway patrol reports the arrest 25-year-old Jacob Wolfe of Unionville early Sunday. Wolfe was accused of driving while intoxicated, felony possession of the controlled substance hydrocodone, felony unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, no headlights when required, and no proof of insurance. Wolfe was transported to the […]
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Brookfield, Cameron residents hurt in crash near Hamilton
Brookfield and Cameron residents were hurt late Friday afternoon when, according to the highway patrol, a car pulled into the path of a sports utility vehicle west of Hamilton. The driver of the car, 22-year-old Slayde Day of Cameron, was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The patrol reported the driver of […]
Alcohol involved in crash southwest of Kirksville
Two northeast Missouri residents received minor injuries when a pickup truck went off a road and hit a utility pole southwest of Kirksville late Friday night. The driver, 25-year-old Harold Coy of Brashear, and a passenger, 24-year-old Matthew Whitten of Kirksville, refused treatment at the scene. The accident happened five miles southwest of Kirksville on […]
Carrollton man hurt in Carroll County crash
A Carrollton resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went into a ditch in northern Carroll County. 46-year-old Erik Dempsey was transported to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened Friday night on Route M east of Highway 65 in Carroll County as Dempsey began to make a […]
Weatherby woman accused of DWI after crash on Highway 6
A Weatherby resident was hurt early Saturday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving overturned on Highway 6 west of Weatherby. 22-year-old Bailey Ford was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles west of Weatherby on highway 6 when the eastbound SUV went off the left side […]
Getting a colonoscopy is an integral part of your health care
St. Luke’s Health System is encouraging individuals who are age 50 and older to get a colonoscopy in order to reduce the risk of colon cancer. The procedure is recommended every ten years if no polyps are found. African Americans are encouraged to begin receiving a colonoscopy at age 45. St. Luke’s recommends contacting a […]
Annual Mercer County 5K to be held April 14
The Mercer County Health Department will hold its annual Mercer County 5K next month. The event will be held at the Mercer City Park the morning of April 14th at 7:30 and is free to Mercer County residents. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in the categories of men, women, […]
Livingston County Commission to meet Tuesday and Thursday of next week
The Livingston County Commission will meet at the courthouse in Chillicothe twice next week. The meetings will be held Tuesday and Thursday starting at 9:30 each morning. Tuesday’s agenda includes a phone meeting with Darrin Smith with GovSpend at 11 o’clock, Commissioner Ed Douglas attending a Main Street Chillicothe meeting from 11:30 to 2 o’clock, […]
Chillicothe City Council to meet Monday, March 26 with full agenda
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting at the Chillicothe City Hall Monday evening. The council will discuss the 2018-2019 proposed budget during the 5:30 workshop. The agenda for the regular meeting at 6:30 includes a public hearing to consider the adoption of the 2018-2019 budget for the City of […]
Chillicothe man charged with first-degree felony assault
A Chillicothe man has been charged with felony first-degree assault or attempt-serious physical injury or special victim. The charge for 53-year-old Terry Green was filed in Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday. Online court information shows Green’s bond is set at $50,000 cash only with conditions that he is to report to Supervision Services and not […]
83-mile resurfacing project on Highway 65 scheduled for Monday start
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to begin Monday, March 26. Contractor crews from Vance Brothers, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of March 26, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of March 26 – April 1 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]
Trenton High School Scholar Bowl team to compete in GRC East Pod Competition
The Trenton High School Scholar Bowl team will participate in the Grand River Conference East Pod competition at Princeton Monday. The team will go up against Milan, Princeton, and Putnam County to determine the East Pod champion. The winner will play the winner of the Western Pod later next week for the Grand River Conference […]
Trenton City Council, Nuisance Board to meet Monday, March 26
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board and Trenton City Council will meet Monday night. Both meetings will be held at the Trenton City Hall and are open to the public. The agenda for the 6 o’clock meeting of the Building and Nuisance Board includes two locations for the declaration of a nuisance, three for a […]
Trenton FCCLA students attend State Leadership Conference
Students from Trenton Middle School and Trenton High School attended the annual Missouri Family, Career, Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference, March 11-13, 2018, at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach. There were more than 1600 students in grades 6-12 and their teachers in attendance. This years’ student- developed conference theme was “ Unmask your […]
Area schools take top honors in local FFA competition
Of 13 career development events Thursday for FFA students competing in ag contests in Trenton, Princeton FFA had three teams win first place and Savannah FFA teams finished first in two other categories of judging. For Princeton, top honors at NCMC occurred in judging of livestock, meats, and soils. Princeton had a team finish in […]
1,700 students attend annual NCMC Ag Contest day.
Approximately 1,700 high school agriculture students from 75 high schools across northern Missouri participated in the annual NCMC Ag contest day held at North Central Missouri College on Thursday, March 22. The contests were held in cooperation with Area 2 Agriculture Educators for students to practice their judging skills in preparation for further judging competitions […]
Trenton man arrested for stalking 17-year-old
The Trenton Police Department arrested a Trenton man for stalking. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 39-year-old Jerrid Steven Fox is charged with felony first-degree stalking—first offense. His bond is $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court Tuesday. Court documents accuse Fox of purposely disturbing a 17-year-old on […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepts resignations, approves new hires
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted resignations and approved hirees during a special closed session meeting Thursday. The board accepted the resignations of elementary teachers Bradley Ewald and Taylor Hinton. Ewald currently teaches second grade and Taylor Hinton teaches fourth grade. The board hired Mike Tipton for high school science, Tristan Dugan and KelLeigh […]
Grundy County Nursing Home board accepts proposal
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors voted Tuesday to accepted a proposed energy performance contract presented by Energy Solutions Professionals of Overland Park, Kansas. The contract is for an energy project involving lighting, water efficiency, and building infiltration improvements. The board also voted to obtain 2018-2019 employees’ major medical health insurance quotes […]