Two Chillicothe teens were taken to Hedrick Medical Center following a rollover accident yesterday afternoon at the northeast city limits of Chillicothe. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for the driver of a car, 16 year old Michael Sandeser and minor for passenger, 15 year old Aidrian Carden. The state patrol reported the car […]
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St. Joseph officer who appeared in controversial video no longer a police officer
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man is no longer a police officer after appearing in a racially charged music video wearing his uniform and carrying a “cops lives matter” sign. St. Joseph police spokesman Capt. Jeff Wilson said in an email Thursday that patrolman Zackary Craft no longer works for the city. Wilson’s […]
MDC: Time to renew fishing, hunting permits
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds anglers and hunters that annual resident and nonresident fishing permits, resident hunting and fishing permits, and resident small-game hunting and fishing permits purchased in 2015 expire at the end of February. Anglers and hunters can purchase permits for 2016 online at mdc.mo.gov by clicking “Buy Permits” on the […]
Associate Division of Circuit Court News at Trenton
The Associate Division of circuit court at Trenton saw a variety of cases before Judge Steve Hudson. 28-year old William Moore of Kansas city said he did not have $871 owed for a fine, court costs, An overdue payment fee, and restitution in connection a case from last year. Judge Steve Hudson converted the fine, […]
Gallatin City Council Meets
The city of Gallatin has received an invoice listing the cost of the state audit that had been requested by citizens’ petition. At a meeting Monday night, the council discussed budget adjustments and requested an ordinance allowing members to approve the expenditure of 40 thousand, 435 dollars. City Clerk, Hattie Bailey, announced the self insurance […]
DOC inmate David Wilson pleads guilty to lesser charges
An inmate with the Missouri Department of Corrections, 48 year old David Wilson of Trenton has submitted a written plea of guilty to reduced charges in a Grundy County case. The prosecuting attorney today filed amended charges of misdemeanor tampering in the second degree with an automobile last October. The original charge was a felony […]
Trenton Chamber Of Commerce to honor local businesses during annual meeting
Five recognitions are scheduled when the Trenton area chamber of commerce holds its annual meeting March 11th. To be honored are two businesses, two individuals and one organization. Announcements were made today by the Trenton Chamber Board of Directors. Selected as the Large Business of the Year is Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Chosen as the […]
KCP&L seeks rate increase for customers; Average bill to increase $9.00 per month
(Kansas City Star) – Kansas City Power & Light is asking to increase electric bills about $9 a month on average for 295,000 of its Missouri customers, mainly those outside Kansas City. The request for an 8.2 percent increase in rates for its Greater Missouri Operations was filed Wednesday with the Missouri Public Service Commission. […]
Trenton Farms denied permit for Grundy County CAFO
The Missouri Clean Water Commission yesterday made official, it’s decision to overturn an operating permit for Trenton Farms Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation proposed for the Hickory area of rural Grundy County. The commission last Wednesday voted four to two, over-ruling the Department of Natural Resources decision in granting the permit. That followed a two-hour plus hearing […]
NCMC Presidential Search Finalist Announced
According to an announcement made by Vicki Weaver, NCMC Board Clerk and Coordinator/Presidential Search Committee, two finalists have been selected in the search for the next President of the College. This action was taken during an Executive Session at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees’ meeting on February 23. The finalists are […]
Samuel Borntreger could face additional charges of child abuse and sexual misconduct
(St. Joseph News Press) – Testimony in a bond hearing Wednesday revealed an ongoing criminal investigation against an Amish man charged with poisoning his own wife. Samuel Borntreger appeared in a Harrison County courtroom Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Anna Yoder Borntreger, in 2006. Authorities raised the […]
Chillicothe Fire Department busy Monday and Tuesday
Chillicothe fire department responded to a pickup truck fire yesterday on LIV Road 238. Fire Chief Darrell Wright reported the 2006 GMC pickup was totally involved when firefighters arrived. The cause is undetermined. The truck was owned by Tanner Roberts of 14122 LIV Road 238. Wright quoted Roberts as saying he was driving when he […]
NCMC Trustees busy at latest meeting
North Central Missouri College reports seven semi finalists are considered for the next college president. There had been ten candidates last month narrowed from an original list of 40 applications. Three of the ten though have since withdrawn. After interviews were completed last week, the college presidential search committee discussed and scored the semi finalists. Those seven […]
Two from Chillicothe injured in accident near Humphreys
A single vehicle accident yesterday afternoon in western Sullivan county injured two Chillicothe residents. The highway patrol reports the driver of a car, 43 year old Jennifer Sprout,received moderate injuries and was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. Her passenger, 14 year old Elizabeth Horine, received minor injuries. The patrol noted she was […]
Man arrested at La Plata depot on meth charges
(KTVO) – LA PLATA, Mo. — Authorities arrested a Kansas City man Saturday at a northeast Missouri train station on charges of smuggling large amounts of illegal drugs. Nathaniel D. Bales, 41, is charged with first-degree drug trafficking and felony possession of a controlled substance. Drug trafficking in the first degree is a class A […]
Local incumbents file for elections
Seven incumbents were at the Grundy County Courthouse this morning to file for elections this year. Today is opening day for candidates to file for county, district, and statewide offices. The candidates for county offices file with their respective county clerks’ offices. Candidates seeking state representative, state senate, U-S Congress, or a statewide office file with […]
Trenton City Council Meeting Report for Monday, February 22, 2016
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]
Trenton firefighters respond to mobile home fire
Fire Friday afternoon at Trenton destroyed a mobile home at 1908 Colt. Nobody was home at the time. The owner of the property was listed as Robert Allen. Trenton Fire Marshall Robert Romesburg said the blaze was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Lieutenant Romesburg reported a faulty meter box caused a short resulting in an […]
Edgerton victims were set on fire outside home| newspressnow.com
RIVERSIDE, Mo. — Law enforcement authorities revealed Monday that all four unidentified homicide victims and a pet dog found at a fire at 4170 Buena Vista Road in Edgerton, Missouri, were incinerated outside the residence with an accelerant. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd and Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen held a press conference to update […]
Grundy County Sheriff Arrests Three
Three arrests are in today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Ninteen year old Dillon Pratt of Trenton faces four counts of tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree. Pratt is accused of acting in concert with one or more persons to deface four motor vehicles January 20th and 22nd. Authorities reported […]