A northeast Missouri accident early last evening claimed the life of an elderly resident from Shelbyville. 84-year-old Albin Covington was taken to the Samaritan Hospital in Macon where he was pronounced dead some 90 minutes after the time of the wreck in Macon County. The highway patrol said Covington was driving a pickup, eastbound on […]
A crash on southbound Interstate 35 in Clinton County Monday afternoon has claimed the life of a Kansas City woman. The highway patrol reports 61-year-old Debra Armstrong was pronounced dead just minutes after the accident happened one mile north of Holt at 1:20 Monday afternoon. Armstrong’s SUV was in the driving lane and attempted to […]
The Community Blood Center came up short on its blood drive goal during a visit yesterday to Trenton. They report 53 units of blood were collected, however, the goal was set at 70. There were 68 people who registered. The Community Blood Center recognized the assistance given to blood drive officials by the Lions Club, […]
The non-emergency phone number is still not functioning at the Grundy County Courthouse and the law enforcement center. This includes the Trenton Police Department and Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. The outage was first noticed yesterday morning and a technician from Windstream Communications is expected to be in Trenton to look into the problem but it may […]
Three were injured early Tuesday when according to the highway patrol, the driver of a car swerved to miss a deer and the vehicle ran off a Harrison County lettered route, struck an embankment, and overturned. The 1 o’clock accident happened four miles east of Blythedale and the accident report noted none of the three […]
The Missouri State Fair Foundation Youth in Agriculture scholarship application for Missouri High School seniors graduating in 2018 is now available. Applications should be submitted to the Missouri State Fair and must be postmarked by February 1, 2018. Applicants must submit an original copy of their application and five additional copies. One $5,000 platinum scholarship […]
Five ordinances were approved at last night’s meeting of the Trenton City Council Two of them relate to replacement of the analog, 20-year-old, telephone system in use at city hall and Trenton Municipal Utilities. Detail presentations were given to the city council by representatives of Sybran Communications for Voice over Internet and by the Missouri […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 15 people died during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2017. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the following: 2017 Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Statistics: Crashes ─ 400 Injuries ─ 116 Fatalities ─ 15 DWI ─ 127 Drug Arrests ─ 117 During the 2016 […]
The Livingston County Library Children’s Department will be holding 12 days of Christmas events starting Friday, December 1st and extending through Monday, December 18th. Events include activities such as holiday decorating, ornament making, a visit from Santa, a play by Parasol Puppets, and more. The Sugar Cookie Decorating event will be December 5th for ages […]
A rural Browning resident is scheduled to be in Associate Division of circuit court Tuesday after three charges were filed. 29-year-old Kaila DeAnn McClaflin is charged with felony possession of controlled substances (Xanax and Nucynta) misdemeanor driving while intoxicated with drugs and misdemeanor driving with a revoked license. Bonds total $19,500 dollars. She was arrested […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 3,056 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2017 deer hunting season. The season ran Friday through Sunday. Top counties for the late youth portion were Franklin with 72, Douglas with 71, and Howell with 69 deer checked. […]
Over 250 volunteers will be needed to staff High School HolidayHoops next month. Event director Steve Maxey reports Holiday Hoops is the largest high school holiday shoot-out in the state. 108 basketball teams are heading to Trenton over the holidays described as the most teams in Hoops history. As a result, Maxey said more volunteers […]
North Central Missouri College will host a Legislative Forum in Trenton in Cross Hall Lobby on Thursday, November 30. Thirteen legislators and officials will be in attendance representing area counties, regions, the state of Missouri, and federal representation. There will be a meet and greet from 10:00-10:30 a.m., followed by a semi-structured forum from 10:30-11:30 […]
The historic square in Unionville will be the site of Winterfest activities this Saturday, December 2. The Putnam County Museum, located on the southeast corner of the square will open at 9 a.m. for free browsing. Volunteers at the museum periodically change the attractive displays of the extensive assortment of antiques and staff will be […]
A former resident of Lock Springs is in jail after he was arrested in Chillicothe for allegedly violating terms of his bond on an original charge from a year ago, of involuntary manslaughter in Daviess County. 26-year-old Aaron Thomas Tucker’s address, according to online court information, is Spencer, Iowa. Chillicothe Police, in a report released […]
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has written a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan asking the postal service to correct addresses of Missouri residents with Iowa mailing addresses. Senator McCaskill mentioned Clark County commissioners and residents of Clark County formally have requested the postal service make the address changes. In addition, the Senator noted residents of […]
Chillicothe firefighters extinguished an unattended natural cover fire Saturday afternoon. Chief Darrell Wright said upon arrival at the Thompson River area of West Third Street, firefighters found a trash pile that had been dumped, lit, and left to burn. The flames spread to a levee and then over to the river. Firefighters used rakes and […]
The highway patrol reports a Centerville, Iowa resident was arrested early Sunday in Putnam County. 37-year-old Shaun Saldana was accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana/prior offender, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Saldana was taken to the Putnam County jail. The patrol also reported 21-year-old Nathanial Snow […]
Danette Lynn Rardon, age 39, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017, in Chillicothe, Missouri. Danette was born the daughter of Tony and Vickie (Mason) Rardon on April 3, 1978, in Milan, Missouri. She was a 1996 graduate of Chillicothe High School Chillicothe, Missouri. Danette received a Bachelor’s Degree from […]
The Spickard United Methodist Church will hold a Soup and Holiday Bake Sale December 2. The event will be held at the church that day from 11 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock that afternoon. There will be an assortment of soups, pies, and candies and attendees can eat and pay what they want. […]
