An Albany teenager was taken to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph following a DeKalb County accident Sunday afternoon five miles south of Union Star. 17-year-old Thomas Crouch received minor injuries. The highway patrol reports he was southbound when the vehicle he was driving went off the left side of Highway 31, struck an embankment, […]
The highway patrol reports the operator of a motorcycle received minor injuries in an accident on Route A, four miles west of Ridgeway Sunday night. The patrol report indicated 66-year-old Gerald Wayman of Cainsville declined medical treatment. Wayman was northbound on Interstate 35, then took the exit ramp to Route A. As he turned onto […]
The Zion Baptist Church east of Cainsville holds its 17th annual Gospel Music Jubilee next weekend. The lineup for Saturday, August 19th lists local talent at 12:30, Lifeline at 1 o’clock, Redeemed Trio at 2 and 5 o’clock, Full Life Trio at 3 and 7 o’clock, and Marks Family Seven at 4 and 8 o’clock. […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts for the first four months of this fiscal year are down 3.2% for General Purposes and Capital Projects and down 2.9% for parks compared to the same period a year ago. In dollar figures, the city sales tax for General Purposes raised nearly $238,000, receipts from the city sales tax for […]
The highway patrol reports a Mercer teen was arrested Saturday night in Grundy County The teen was accused of misdemeanor drug related driving while intoxicated, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, minor in possession of alcohol, and exceeding the posted speed limit. 19-year-old Jared Campbell of Mercer was taken to the Grundy […]
The Spickard Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire on Highway Y Friday evening. Training Officer Jesse Richmond reports the original call said the fire was close to a barn. He says crews saw heavy black smoke on the way to the one-eighth to one quarter acre fire, which he believed was due to […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two area men on felony warrants in Sullivan County Friday night. Thirty-two-year-old Nicholas Wendt of Galt was arrested for a Mercer County warrant for possession of methamphetamine. Thirty-seven-year-old Christopher Owen of Princeton was arrested on a probation warrant for non-support. Both were transported to the Sullivan County Jail.
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton man sustained moderate injuries as the result of a vehicle accident in Pettis County Friday night. Twenty-eight-year-old Tyler Alden failed to turn off Front Street west of La Monte before the road ended and struck a guard rail blocking the end of the road. His car then became airborne, […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education has set its tax rate. The board chose to keep the rate the same as the past several years at $5.9207 per $100 of assessed valuation. The board approved having Boston John’s Heating and Cooling of Kirksville make repairs to the elementary school’s walk-in freezer as well as […]
The Highway Patrol will conduct a driving while intoxicated saturation in the area in September. Troop H will hold the operation in Caldwell County sometime next month. The Patrol selects areas for enforcement based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, the high number of contacts with drivers who have been drinking, and officers’ input […]
A Livingston County Sheriff’s Office call regarding possible trespassing by several persons on private property in Avalon resulted in the seizure of drugs Sunday. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Detective Ryan Ford responded to the call, and further investigation resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, packages of suspected diazepam, and two packages of marijuana as well […]
The Highway Patrol’s Drug and Crime Control Division reports the arrest of a Grant City man for possession of controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm. Twenty-one year old Dillon Phineas Schrock was arrested Wednesday after investigators seized firearms, amphetamine and zolpidem pills, marijuana, and $2,650 at his residence as the result of a […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri region planned for the week of Aug. 14 – 20 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work […]
Cub Scouts are taking applications for enrollment. Applications will be available at the open house for Rissler Elementary in Trenton Monday evening from 5:30 to 6:30. Members of the Cub Scouts will also be available that evening to speak to. Those unable to attend Rissler’s open house, but would still like to be part of […]
The Trenton Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold a Kickoff Banquet next week. Recent Trenton High School graduate and FCA alum Connor Cotton will speak during the banquet the evening of August 17th at 6 o’clock and information will be shared about the upcoming school year. Families of current FCA members and those who would […]
The “Treasured” Conference will be held at the Tenth Street Baptist Church in Trenton in October. The event for girls between the ages of 10 and 15 will be held the night of October 27th from 6 to 9 o’clock and October 28th from 8:30 in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Special […]
North Central Missouri College in Trenton has named students with outstanding academic achievements to the Academic Honors Lists for the 2017 summer semester. Students named to the President’s List have achieved a perfect 4.0-grade point average (GPA), and students on the Dean’s List achieved a grade point average of at least 3.50. The complete list […]
This years’ Missouri State Fair queen is from Sullivan County. Natalie Ayers of Green City was crowned last night during a ceremony at the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the state fairgrounds in Sedalia. Courtesy of the Missouri State Fair Facebook page and its video sponsor, here’s the announcement. Natalie Ayers qualified for the contest […]
The 126th Annual Jameson Picnic in the Jameson City Park continues this evening. Registration for a baby show for children under 3 years of age and the Little Mister and Miss Show for 3 and 4-year-olds both start at 6 o’clock. The baby show and the Little Mister and Miss Show begin at 6:30. The […]
An accident six miles south of Cameron caused 75-year-old Barbara Corbitt of New Hampton, Iowa to receive minor injuries. She was transported by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The highway patrol reports cars driven by Ms. Corbitt and by 31-year-old Matthew Garvey of Brookfield were northbound on I-35 when Garvey, according to investigators, rear-ended […]
