About 140 individuals signed up for this year’s Green Hills Wellness Challenge. Participants weighed in at the Grundy County Health Department and the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton Friday and Tuesday. Weigh-ins were delayed due to the health department and the Ketcham Center being closed for inclement weather Thursday and in observance of Martin Luther […]
Eighth District State Representative Jim Neely of Cameron will be the chairman of the newly created Special Committee to Improve the Care and Well-being of Young People. Speaker Todd Richardson of Poplar Bluff recently announced the formation of the group to focus on policy proposals impacting the health and welfare of the children in Missouri’s […]
The Bethany License Office opened under new management Wednesday morning. The Missouri Department of Revenue reports Gray’s Jewelry and Gifts received the management contract for the office in November. The Department of Revenue reports license offices in Missouri are awarded through a bid process. License offices are operated by independent contractors and overseen by the […]
Two teenage boys were involved in a rollover accident early Wednesday evening in Gilman City. The highway patrol reports Elijah Wolf received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Harold Neff. Both boys, 18-year-old, are from Gilman City. The […]
A house fire Wednesday afternoon in Chillicothe sent firefighters to 123 Tenth Street where smoke was billowing from the eaves of a one and a half story, single family, residence. A fire department report says the structure was a total loss. The occupants were listed as Devon and Amy Hand. The owner is Imogene Grouse. The […]
The Highway Patrol reports two area individuals sustained moderate injuries when their vehicle collided with a semi truck in Clay County Wednesday morning. Sixty-two-year-old Connie Queery of Bethany traveled south on Interstate 35 when she reportedly attempted to pass the semi, driven by 52-year-old Carlton Coleman of Parsons, Kansas. Her vehicle hit the truck’s rear […]
The Spickard Fire Protection District has received smoke detectors from the Red Cross of Saint Joseph to distribute. Spickard Fire Training Officer Jesse Richmond reports the smoke detectors come with a ten-year battery. He says the devices are available to anyone in the Spickard Fire Protection District. Anyone interested in receiving a smoke detector should […]
Two candidates have filed for two open seats on the Princeton R-5 Board of Education. Incumbents Blake Boxley and Chad Smith filed for the open positions. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reports Princeton R-5 will forgo a formal vote, and the two candidates will be sworn in for three-year terms in April.
The Jamesport City Council accepted a bid to clean city hall at their latest meeting. The approved bid was from Blanche Archers for $175 per week which was the only bid. The council voted to add three street lights. Two street lights will be added south of Charles Street, and one will be added east […]
The National Guard’s 548th Transportation Company based out of Trenton plans to hold a welcome home ceremony January 27th. The time and location of the event will be announced closer to that date. The 548th is currently in Texas completing supply turn ins as well as medical and other required classes. The Transportation Company expressed […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman for a technical probation violation of association and drugs. Thirty-six-year-old Jessica Lotz’s bond is $15,000 cash or corporate surety, and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court February 15th. Her original charge was felony delivery of 35 grams or less […]
Trenton Middle School has announced the winners of its spelling bee held Wednesday morning. The winners will compete at the Grundy County Spelling Bee at Grundy County R-5 Elementary School in Humphreys February 6th. Shaylise Turner won the fifth-grade bee with the word Bollywood. Hunter Smith was the runner-up. Leilah Gonzalez and Brayden Bell are […]
The Chillicothe Police Department wants feedback as it plans to implement new community partnership programs. Police Chief Jon Maples says one of several programs the Chillicothe Police want to start is Coffee with a Cop. He notes the program will open the door for interactions outside of crisis situations that typically bring law enforcement and […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the sheriff’s office was dispatched to two separate incidents originating at or close to a business in the 16,000 block of Highway K near Chula. He says one incident involved multiple individuals in an altercation. Information is being gathered on the identities of those involved as well as statements. Cox […]
A change in city ordinance has been recommended after the Administrative Committee last night heard from citizens who requested a repeal of Trenton’s ban on specific breeds of dogs. The current ordinance prohibits within the city limits; Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Chow Chow, Akita, and Doberman Pincher dogs. That ordinance was adopted by the City Council […]
Wastewater treatment plant improvements, required by the state, will be on the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the Trenton City Council. Members of the Utility committee Tuesday night reviewed the design-build contract on the effluent disinfection project. City Administrator Ron Urton reports the council, next Monday night, is to consider an engineering agreement with […]
A Gallatin man was injured last night when the car he was driving was involved in a single vehicle accident on Highway 6 at Gallatin. The highway patrol listed 39-year-old Kevin Caldwell with serious injuries who was taken by ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. An investigator reported Caldwell was eastbound when the car traveled off […]
North Central Missouri College students Pharon Pilgrim of Curacao and Katelyn Galloway of Brookfield, Missouri attended the Missouri Governor’s Student Leadership Forum held in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Missouri Governor’s Student Leadership Forum brings together students from all over Missouri, with various backgrounds, to discuss influential leadership ideals, provide leadership training opportunities, and give students a chance […]
Two employees from Trenton convenience stores received citations during a Trenton Police Department underage alcohol compliance check of local businesses Friday, January 12. Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright reports an employee of the Ninth Street Shell station and an employee of the 28th Street Casey’s were cited for serving alcohol to a minor. The Trenton […]
Tuesday was the last day to file for the Trenton City Council’s April 3rd election. The election is for one council member from each of the city’s four wards with terms running two years each. Four candidates filed for election. There is one race, two unopposed candidates, and one open seat. Tom Stickler filed Tuesday […]
