Multiple charges are pending in Harrison County after a St. Joseph man was arrested Monday night. According to the Highway Patrol arrest report, 54-year-old Daniel Church has been accused of manufacturing a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated involving drugs. Church also is accused of operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner resulting in […]
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Two-night course to assist elected board members offered in area communities
You’ve just been elected to a public board of directors, now what? The University of Missouri Extension offers a two-night course to help newly elected board members. The course is offered at Unionville, Kahoka, Trenton, Brookfield, Edina and Palmyra, 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 16. Topics: Roles and responsibilities of board members. Procedures and […]
Audio: Missouri Highway Patrol warns of deer-vehicle collisions
The Highway Patrol says six people were killed and another 455 were injured in 2016 in deer-vehicle collisions in Missouri. Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz says one deer strike happened every one-point-nine hours in Missouri. Captain Hotz says the majority of deer strike crashes happen in October and November, citing harvest time and […]
Trenton FFA members excel at National FFA Convention
The Trenton FFA chapter was named a 3-star chapter and recognized at the 2nd General Session. 3-Star recognition is the highest recognition FFA chapters can receive. Two Trenton FFA members were recognized for being National FFA Proficiency Award Finalists for their SAE projects. Only four members from across the nation, per category, are recognized at […]
Trenton Hy-Vee to hold workshops for adults and kids
The Trenton Hy-Vee will be holding a Freezer Meal Workshop starting at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria on Friday, November 10th. Those attending choose 5 of the 10 recipes listed for a cost of $75 with each recipe serving 4 people. Hy-Vee will do all the prep and shopping for you. At the end of […]
Fit-tastic Family Fun Night slated for November 7 at Rissler Elementary School
In September, Wright Memorial Hospital launched its second consecutive year of an interactive health program for fourth-grade students at Rissler Elementary School. Sydney Arnold, family nurse practitioner, and Christina Ferguson, registered dietitian, have led the sessions with the assistance of Nathan Gamet, director, Ketcham Community Center, Mary Easter, clinic manager, Hanger Clinic in Trenton, and […]
Youth deer hunting season opens with huge increase in harvest numbers
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 17,222 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2017 deer hunting season, which was Saturday and Sunday. Top counties for the early youth portion were Osage with 380, Howell with 377, and Franklin with 354 deer checked. […]
Two area men arrested by authorities over the weekend
Charges of unlawful use of a weapon have been filed against a Spickard man and a Trenton man was arrested for driving with a suspended license. 38-year-old Jeromey Dean Romesburg is accused of exhibiting in the presence of one or more persons, a Ruger 9 millimeter handgun in what authorities say was an angry or threatening manner. […]
Missouri Department of Conservation asks for help in finding CWD
The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding deer hunters that it needs their help to keep the deadly deer disease called chronic wasting disease (CWD) from spreading to more deer in more areas of Missouri. MDC will be conducting mandatory CWD sampling of harvested deer in 25 counties opening weekend of the fall firearms deer […]
Chillicothe FFA members compete in competition at Trenton Trap Range
The Chillicothe FFA Chapter recently attended the area trap shoot held at the Trenton Trap Range. The first place overall team was the Chillicothe team with the Chillicothe FFA Chapter having 4 teams comprised of 27 individuals Those on the teams along with advisors and coaching staff that traveled to Trenton are Wyatt Maddux-B 49,Eric […]
Local students receive American FFA Degree at National FFA Convention
Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and […]
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 5
While many have enjoyed the extra hours of daylight that Daylight Saving Time provides, it’s that time of year when it comes to an end. Daylight Saving Time ends this year on Sunday, November 5, which is this coming Sunday. You will need to set your clocks back one hour Saturday evening before you retire […]
Polo man escapes injury in crash on Highway 116
A resident of Polo escaped injury when two pickup trucks collided last evening three miles east of Lathrop. The accident about 6:40 pm resulted in moderate injuries for 25-year-old Jordan Mothersbaugh of Clinton, Missouri who was taken by an ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. The patrol reports a pickup driven by 74-year-old Dixon Leamer of […]
Jameson resident injured in 4-vehicle crash in LaFayette County
A Jameson resident was injured Sunday evening in a traffic accident in LaFayette County that involved four vehicles, three of which were demolished. The Highway 13 accident, at approximately 7 o’clock in the evening, was at Higginsville Road. The highway patrol reports 20-year-old Morgan Hightree of Jameson received moderate injuries and was taken to the […]
Woman hits trailer towing combine head
An accident on U.S. Highway 36 in DeKalb County Sunday injured a resident of Osborn. 23-year-old Jessy McIntosh received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The highway patrol reports the pickup was pulling a trailer loaded with a combine head being followed by a combine. The car […]
Woman life-flighted after crash near Marceline
A traffic accident two miles north of Marceline injured two Illinois residents while a third from Illinois was not hurt. The accident happened about 5:25 pm Sunday on U.S. Highway 36 about a quarter mile east of the Highway 5 junction as a car driven by 43-year-old Lucia Trujillo-Morales was eastbound, passing another vehicle when […]
Blood drives set for area communities Monday and Tuesday
Blood drives are scheduled today in Brookfield and Braymer and Tuesday near Jamesport as the Community Blood Center sets up at each location. At Brookfield, the blood drive is at Trinity United Methodist Church on South Main Street this afternoon from 1 o’clock until 6 o’clock. At Braymer, the blood drive is to be held […]
Trick-or-Treat night at the Rock Barn begins at 6 o’clock tonight
The Trenton Rock Barn will be filled with booths and tables tonight for the annual community trick-or-treat night activity. Numerous businesses and organizations will be participating to provide a safe trick-or-treat environment. The Halloween event is scheduled from 6 o’clock until 7:30 tonight. Trick-or-treat night is sponsored by the Trenton Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
Kidder man seriously hurt in Saturday UTV crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Kidder couple sustained injuries when their UTV overturned three miles southeast of Polo Saturday afternoon. Thirty-three-year-old Dustin Pittsenbarger drove east on Route V when he lost control of the vehicle, and it ran off the north side of the road. He then struck a small tree and traveled down an […]
Many Missouri counties will not be reimbursed for housing state prisoners
Many Missouri counties will not be reimbursed for state prisoners housed in their jails until 2018. The Joplin Globe reports the Legislature set aside about $40,000,000 for the reimbursement program this year, but Karen Pojmann with the Department of Corrections says the state ran out of the allocated money catching up with back payments before […]