The Veterans Transport Service is looking for volunteer drivers. The service provides veterans who live in rural areas free safe transportation to Veterans Affairs facilities Monday through Friday and occasional Saturdays. Volunteers will have flexible scheduling and hours and you may call Wayne Kleinschmidt at 660-359-2078 for more information.
A Unionville woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident last Wednesday night three miles to the north of Novinger. The highway patrol said Lacey Cassady-Minear received moderate injuries when the northbound car she was driving ran off Highway 149 and overturned. The patrol report noted she was flown by Air Evac medical helicopter to the University […]
A revised mutual aid policy will be forwarded to the City Council following a recommendation last evening by the Utility Committee. City Administrator and Utility Director Ron Urton said a need for updating the policy occurred when Trenton, through its affiliation with the Missouri Public Utility Alliance, sent a lineman to Florida to help other […]
Discussion dominated last evening’s meeting of the administrative committee to the Trenton City Council. Topics were “reverse 911” and towing company policy. Councilman Glen Briggs, who’s Grundy County’s Emergency Preparedness Director, explained reverse 911 is a process in which emergency messages or alerts are made via simultaneous phone calls to land-line telephones, and to cell […]
The Missouri Fox Trotters Horse Breed Association inducted a rural Chillicothe man into its Hall of Fame recently. William “Bill” Hinkebein received the honor at the yearly Fox Trotter World Show and Celebration in Ava. He received the award due to his miles of trail competitions through the North American Trail Ride Association; his ability […]
A veterinarian from Unionville will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium’s Livestock Person of the Year Hall of Fame. Doctor Fon Owings will be honored at the Missouri Livestock Symposium in Kirksville December 1. He is the 15th person to be selected for the honor based on his contributions to the livestock industry in […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities will flush fire hydrants next week. Work will begin in the area south of Crowder Road and west of the railroad tracks Tuesday through Thursday from 7:30 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. System flushing helps to update fire protection records and is required annually and customers can expect […]
The Sullivan County University of Missouri Extension will host a Rural Showcase in Green City next month. The showcase will highlight local small businesses the evening of October 3 and will start with a Small Business Spotlight in the Green City City Park at 5 o’clock. A tour of the Littrell Family Farm will follow […]
The results of a driving while intoxicated saturation conducted in Caldwell and Daviess counties have been released. Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald reports four officers patrolling the counties overnight from September 15th to 16th issued four traffic citations and gave 42 warnings. McDonald says one of the Patrol’s highest priorities is […]
Several driver examination stations will be closed October 11th for a mandatory meeting. Closings that day will include the driver examination stations in Chillicothe and Bethany. Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald says normal testing hours will resume October 12th.
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors heard reports from Administrator Donita Youtsey and Assistant Administrator Matt Arthaud at its meeting Tuesday. The reports included updates on the energy audit of Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments in Trenton as well as the nursing home’s career fair. It was also announced the Sunnyview Foundation […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses and residents to enter its Missouri Day Festival Yard Decorating Contest. First and second place prizes will be awarded in both categories and winners will be awarded during opening ceremonies at the First Baptist Church October 19th. The theme for this year’s Missouri Day Festival […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on two probation violations. Thirty-two-year-old Cory Jack Burchett was arrested Tuesday and his bonds total $20,000 cash only He is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court September 26th. Burchett was originally charged with the misdemeanors of violation of a protection order […]
The Grundy County Commissioners will hold a prescription drug monitoring program informational meeting next month. The meeting will be held in the lower level of the Grundy County Health Department in Trenton the morning of October 3rd at 9 o’clock.
A Braymer teenager was injured early Tuesday evening when according to the Highway Patrol, the all-terrain vehicle she was operating ran off a road in Caldwell County, struck a ditch, overturned, and threw her off. The highway patrol reports 19-year-old Brandi Warzala was taken by ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. The report listed her injuries […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved a request filed by Kansas City Power and Light Company to change the fuel adjustment charge on electric customers’ monthly bills. KCP& L proposed to adjust the fuel adjustment charge to reflect changes in its fuel and purchased power costs from January 1st through June 30th as well as […]
Congressman Sam Graves will visit with the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission and the East Locust Creek Reservoir Project Team for a briefing Friday. North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission General Manager Brad Scott tells that the meeting will be held at one of the remaining houses in what was formerly Boynton at 1:45 […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will hold the Eighth Annual Women’s Health Services Holiday Expo in November. The event will be held at Trenton High School November 4th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Vendor spaces and sponsorships are available. Those interested can call 855-290-8544 extension […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education adopted the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Model Compliance Plan at its meeting Monday evening. It also approved of the Professional Development Plan for 2017-2018. Jennifer Wilson announced the Parent Teacher Organization will hold a crow hunt and soup supper at the school November 3rd and 4th. The […]
The Trenton High School Key Club will host a Pink Out football game next month. The event will be held during the game against Gallatin October 13 and will raise funds and awareness to show support to those in the school district and community fighting breast cancer. The Key Club is taking orders for pink […]
