Former Trenton resident, Captain Brent Trickel, is the new Commanding Officer of naval air station Sigonella at Sicily, Italy. Sigonella is a Navy installation and an Italian Air Force base, which is the Navy’s second largest security command. Sigonella is well placed to support operations by the US sixth fleet, other US military units, and […]
A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for role in a large-scale conspiracy that distributed more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in St. Joseph and across a four-state region. Shannon Wayne Martinez, also known as “Big Homie,” 39, of St. Joseph, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to […]
Grundy R-5 coach and athletic director Les Jackson has submitted his resignation from those duties. Jackson will continue to teach math at Grundy R-5. Jackson has been a coach there for thirty four years. The board heard the resignation letter but no board action was required since the resignation involved extra duties. The Grundy R-5 […]
Kiersten Allen, 20, of Trenton and 19-year-old Tristan Vencill of Leisure Lake have been charged in Grundy County with misdemeanors accusing them with hindering prosecution and making a false affidavit. Both are accused, between April 2nd and 7th, of deceiving a highway patrolman with verbal and hand written statements to prevent an apprehension for traffic […]
The Grundy County Commission, at its meeting next Tuesday, will consider a proposal that saves the county interest money on the bonds that were used to finance construction of the law enforcement center. It’s anticipated the commissioners will approve a refinancing resolution that saves the county over 822 thousand dollars ($822,277) in future interest expense. […]
The death of a 49-year-old inmate at Crossroads, the state’s maximum-security prison in Cameron on Friday, May 6, is under investigation. Timothy Adams was pronounced dead at 12:13 p.m. Friday in the Crossroads Correctional Center. Adams was serving a life sentence for being an accessory to first-degree murder and an accessory to armed criminal action. […]
The Green Hills Heritage Highway work group meets Thursday afternoon in Trenton to review goals, strategies, and a draft plan. This is the fourth in a series of meetings in which people from Grundy, Daviess, and Sullivan Counties have met work towards tourism and economic development in those counties, particularly along Highway 6. Thursday’s meeting […]
Chief Tommy Wright of the Trenton Police Department has awarded the April 2016, Service Integrity Leadership Award (S.I.L. Award) to Lieutenant Rex Ross. Lieutenant Ross is recognized by his peer, Detective Jerry Smith, for his 27 years outstanding service to the community of Trenton, the Trenton Police Department, and his peers. Ross’s dedication to his […]
The Trenton R-9 board of education, following an executive session for personnel last evening, hired a teacher for 8th grade science next year. According to Middle School Principal Dustin Jenkerson, the new teacher at Trenton, Julia Walton, previously taught in Reedsburg Area High School in Reedsburg Wisconsin for the 2014-2015 academic year. She was graduated from University of Milwaukee, […]
Two events are coming up at Mercer, Missouri this Saturday May 14. Mercer American Legion Auxiliary Ladies will be hosting a Veteran’s program at 10:00 am at the Mercer American Legion Hall Ragan-Hickman Post #477. Those with 50-60-70 years of membership will be honored at the program. Dinner will follow the program. It’s an eat what you want […]
In the “first step in exploring water supply” from the new East Locust Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County, the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission has initiated a recruitment drive to communities and water districts. Specifically, those entities being sought are those who might consider water being supplied from the planned East Locust Creek Reservoir. […]
One of the challenges facing officials of North Central Missouri College is to increase student enrollment. The outgoing president of NCMC, Dr. Neil Nuttall, discussed enrollment recently, focusing on efforts from his arrival in Trenton in 2005, going up to the present time: Two residence halls (or ‘dorms’) on campus are filled with students on […]
The non-profit organization “Cornerstones” holds a program concerning foster parenting on Tuesday night, May 17th in Cameron. The program is called “The Most Rewarding Challenge : An Introduction to Foster Parenting”. Organizers say the program has no obligations, just information. It is Tuesday, May 17th from 6 to 7 o’clock in the evening at the […]
City and rural letter carriers conduct their annual food drive on Saturday (May 14th) to benefit the Community Food Pantry in Trenton. The mail carriers are providing a yellow plastic bag along their routes for citizens to place non-perishable items inside. An envelope is also being provided for people who wish to make a monetary […]
(KUSA) – An elderly couple from Sterling who police said had signs of dementia and hadn’t been heard from by family since leaving for a trip to Missouri on Saturday has been found safe. Sterling Police say Jerry Marshall, 77, and Patricia Marshall, 72, left the eastern Colorado city early Saturday morning. They were headed […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has approved the only bid received for trimming and/or removing overgrown trees along a circuit that feeds electricity to the school. The bid from Sinkhorn Tree Service was $19,500. Crews have been putting in manhole risers for the summer paving of Clay Street. Keller Construction has been hired for that […]
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council is sponsoring an “outdoor cultural luncheon” on Wednesday, May 11th at Silver Moon Plaza in downtown Chillicothe. The Chillicothe High School jazz band performs at 12 noon, followed by Central Elementary School’s fourth and fifth grade “Hornet Stinger Choir”. The one hour program is free to the public. The Silver […]
Several arrests are in this mornings’ report from the Grundy County Sheriffs Office. 33-year-old Jennifer Boullion of Laclede faces two felony counts stemming from a January 29th arrest by the Highway Patrol. She is accused of possession of methamphetamine and resisting arrest for a felony. Bond is 20 thousand dollars cash. 25-year-old Spickard resident, Cody […]
Single vehicle, roll over, accidents last evening in two counties injured teenage drivers. The highway patrol listed 16 year old Alexes Latimer of Hamilton with minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident was near Hamilton early last evening. According to the patrol report, the southbound car Ms. Latimer was […]
GALLATIN, Mo. – Routes Y and N in Daviess County will close this week for culvert replacements. On Thursday, May 12, local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close Route Y between Route 6 and Reel Avenue from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Friday, May 13, they will close Route N […]
