Governor Eric Greitens has appointed Rex Hibler, of Cameron, as the new Caldwell County Western District Commissioner. The position became vacant after the previous Commissioner, Gerald McBrayer, passed away. Hibler is a lead designer at Black and Veatch, an engineering, consulting, and construction company in Overland Park. He has worked in this position for nearly […]
A total solar eclipse will cross the country and the state August 21 and Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs shares that one of the biggest concerns is traffic coming to and from eclipse viewing sites in Chillicothe, Marshall, and Saint Joseph. He says there is expected to be between 25,000 and 40,000 cars […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Trenton will hold parenting classes starting next week. The free classes will start Tuesday and be held each Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 o’clock through September 12th. Topics covered will include parenting 101 and teaching self-control, infants and toddlers, handling misbehavior and focusing on children ages […]
University of Missouri President Doctor Mun Choi and Chief of Staff David Russell visited North Central Missouri College Thursday. They met with NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver and other administrators and staff to discuss opportunities to serve students, program development, and new transfer articulation agreements, especially in agriculture and nursing. Choi also met with NCMC […]
The Trenton City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed property tax rates during its next regular meeting. The hearing will be held at the Trenton City Hall the night of August 14th at 7 o’clock. The property tax rate proposed by the city totals $1.05.8 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The general fund […]
There will be several livestock shows at the 78th Annual Lucerne Stock Show today. The food stand will open at 8 o’clock this morning and weigh-in for the swine show goes from 8:30 to 9 o’clock, and the swine show starts at 9 o’clock. Senior games begin at 10 o’clock. Sheep show weigh-in will be […]
The North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton continues today. Cattle arrive from 8 o’clock this morning until 8 o’clock tonight. Ladies lead, pee wee, breeding sheep show, and market lamb shows will be in the Livestock Pavilion at 9 o’clock this morning. The pee wee goat show and goat show will follow the sheep show […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has put in place a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects Sullivan Rural Water customers on Highway OO north of Daisy Drive to Noble Road. The precautionary boil advisory will remain in place until further notice.
GRM Networks will hold the annual meeting of shareholders of the common stock of the Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation this month. The meeting will be held at the GRM Networks Corporate Office at 1001 Kentucky Street in Princeton the morning of August 16 at 10 o’clock. The agenda for the meeting includes electing three […]
The Super Teen Competition was held last night at the grandstand area during the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The event involved farm related chores and events and Each team was required to have two males and two females. First place went to the team whose members are Lexie Tolson, Traci Hultman, Joel Hultman, and […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Cowgill woman in Clinton County on warrants from other counties. Thirty-four-year-old Robyn Novak was arrested Thursday morning on a Macon County warrant for speeding at least 20 miles per hour over the limit and no valid operator’s license as well as a Clay County warrant for failure […]
Grundy County R-5 Junior and High School students may pick up their enrollment packets and schedule their classes next week. Students may come to the high school in Galt August 8th and 9th between 8 o’clock and 11:30 in the morning or 12:30 to 2:30 in the afternoon. Orientation for seventh through 12th-grade students will […]
An eat what you want, pay what you want dinner and auction will be held later this month to raise funds to help a six-year-old and her family with medical expenses. “Hope for Maddie” will be held at the Milan Community Center the night of August 19th from 5 to 10 o’clock. Food will be […]
More than 40 citizens from North Missouri attended the Missouri House of Representatives Policy Development Caucus’s town hall meeting in Kirksville Tuesday morning. The caucus held the meeting to seek input on transportation funding issues and to hear thoughts on how the state could generate revenue for its roads and bridges. Chairman of the Policy […]
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announces Deputy Sheriff Travis Sheppard as the newest member of the department. Travis and his wife of nine years, Crystal, have three children, Aiden age 6, Ashley age 4 and daughter Lindsey who is 23. Deputy Sheppard has been involved in public safety for 24 years including firefighting, emergency medical […]
Swine Show results have been announced from competition Wednesday at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The Grand Champion boar among various breeds was a crossbred shown by Jesse Huber of Trenton. The Reserve Champion boar was entered by Graydee Rains of Gallatin with a Berkshire. Among various breeds of gilts, the Grand Champion […]
An accident yesterday afternoon in Harris has injured a young boy when he was struck by a car backing up. The incident happened at 4 o’clock Wednesday on private property in Harris. The highway patrol reports six-year-old Collin Pendergraft of Allerton, Iowa was first taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan and later flown […]
The DeKalb County Sheriff is reporting a possible scam in the communities of Stewartsville and Clarksdale. Sheriff Andy Clark reports that a man and a woman are soliciting door to door claiming to represent Direct TV, however, after contacting the company, Direct TV denies any association with the couple. Sheriff Clark says details on the […]
The Chillicothe City Council entered into an employment contract with Darin Chappell for Chillicothe City Administrator at an executive session Monday. Chappell is currently the Bolivar City Administrator and began the position in April 2012. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master of public administration degree from Missouri State University in […]
The Trenton Park Board accepted a bid for stump removal at its meeting Wednesday evening. The board accepted the bid from Custom Tree Care of Topeka, Kansas for $1,975 which was the lowest bid received. Page Tree Service of Trenton submitted a bid of $2,725 and Hickory Creek Tree Service of Chillicothe submitted a bid […]
