The Spickard City Council approved ownership for an abandoned road as well as getting a mower and a door at its meeting Monday evening. The city council approved Charles Holtzclaw’s request to own the abandoned road next to his property on Fifth Street between Washington and Jefferson. Mayor Jesse Richmond and City Clerk Mary Exley […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 School Board approved a drug testing policy, an Early Childhood Special Education preschool, and a dairy bid at its meeting Monday night. The board approved a new random drug testing policy for all ninth to 12th-grade students involved in extracurricular activities. It approved a plan to implement an Early Childhood Special Education […]
A traffic stop for speeding in Livingston County resulted in the seizure of drugs July 4th. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter stopped a New Mexico driver for going 90 miles per hour in a 65 zone on U. S. Route 36 near Highway CC when he learned of the presence of […]
The Gallatin Driver Examination Station will relocate July 18th. The examination station will be moved from the Daviess County Courthouse to the Chillicothe City Building. Testing hours will be from 8 o’clock in the morning to 4:45 in the afternoon. The change is due to court being held in the Daviess County Courthouse. Normal testing […]
Three Trenton FFA Chapter members attended the Sixth Annual Helping Youth Maximize their Agricultural Experiences Academy (HYMAX) last month. Kayli Crawford, Mackenzie McAtee, and Dolan Huber were selected to attend the academy held at Camp Rising Sun at the Lake of the Ozarks State Park sponsored by the Missouri FFA Association. The academy provided extensive […]
The Mercer County Ministerial Alliance will present the Community Concert for the Schools next month. Contemporary Christian group 9th Hour from Smithville will perform to support Mercer County schools. The concert will be held at the Smithfield Education Center of Princeton the evening of August 5th at 6 o’clock. Admission for the event is free, […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a request from the Daviess County Country Club as well as a water plant contractor’s application payment at its meeting Monday evening. The Daviess County Country Club requested a picnic license to hold an event at 201 West Grand in Gallatin during the Daviess County Chautauqua September 15th and […]
The Livingston County Library is holding several events in connection with the Build a Better World adult summer reading program this week. Eliza Cantlay of Simplicana will be at the library Thursday evening at 6 o’clock discussing tackling children’s clutter and organizing. The library is also holding a “Kindness Drive” through Sunday. Individuals can donate […]
The annual Back to School Bonanza for Livingston County students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be later this month. The event will be at the Calvary Baptist Church in Chillicothe the afternoon of July 25th from 3:30 to 6 o’clock. The event is designed to empower parents and children to learn to make healthy […]
A vehicle accident one mile north of Cameron early Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Maysville man. The Highway Patrol reports 43-year-old Brian Miller traveled eastbound on Rogers Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with Harris Road. Miller’s pickup truck struck the passenger’s side of a pickup […]
With the governor signing off on the new state budget on June 30th, budget shortfalls were expected. $251,000,000 of spending was cut in the fiscal year 2018 budget. Some legislators however gave back to the taxpayer. In an expense fund that is given to legislators at the state capitol for various items such as office supplies, […]
Officers took a report of a vehicle being stolen from the 1200 block of Jackson Street on 07/10/17. Officers are attempting to locate the vehicle, a red 1997 GMC Z71 step side pickup and the suspect reported to have taken the vehicle. Officers were advised of a possible sighting of the vehicle in the Wheeling […]
Three utility companies serving the Trenton area are involved when a house is physically moved Wednesday from its current location within the city of Trenton to a location in rural Grundy County. The house, jacked up in preparation for the upcoming move, is off the southwest corner of 9th and Harris. We’re told the house […]
A Bethany man was injured yesterday in a single vehicle accident four miles north of Bethany and an hour later, he was arrested. The highway patrol reports that late Monday morning, 55-year-old Blake Osborne was driving north on Highway 69 when his pickup crossed the center of the road, then went off the west side. […]
Missouri Department of Conservation now offers an all-online hunter-education course for Missouri residents 16 years or older to provide a more flexible and convenient option to become hunter-education certified. The all-online course includes videos and animation to teach hunter safety, firearm safety, ethics, regulations, and wildlife management. “The way adults are learning is ever changing. […]
Two aviation resource managers from the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base were selected as the Air National Guard Aviation Resource Management award winners in their respective categories. Master Sgt. Richard Rogers and Tech. Sgt. Staci Cooper, both of the 131st Operations Group, were named the 2016 Air National Guard Aviation Resource Management […]
Emergency bridge work will close Route 139 daily approximately three miles north of Meadville. The bridge over Lewis Creek will be closed between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, Tuesday, July 11 through Friday, July 21, but will open each evening and on the weekend. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will […]
The Trenton City Council approved several ordinances and discussed many other topics during a two-hour meeting last night at the city hall. Five councilmen were present and Brad Chumbley listened by speakerphone but was not allowed to participate in roll call votes on ordinances. Absent were Allan Quilty and Larry Porter. An ordinance was approved […]
The Missouri Highway Patrol Saturday arrested a Nebraska motorist on Grundy County charges involving drugs and alcohol. 52-year-old William James Fune of O’Neil, Nebraska is accused of possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine; as well as driving while intoxicated, persistent offender. Bond is $30,000 cash and Fune is scheduled for an appearance Tuesday in the […]
Officers arrested John Edward Vatteroni for operating a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition and operating a motor vehicle while driver’s license revoked following a traffic stop on Third St. at Edgerton St. Vatteroni was processed at the Police Department. He was released pending a court appearance. Officers were dispatched to a one vehicle non-injury […]
