The Western District Court of Appeals has upheld a lower courts’ verdict when a former area resident was convicted on charges of forcible rape. Brian James Adkison of Columbia was found guilty in July of 2015 by a jury in Boone County. Then in October of 2015, his motion for a new trial was overruled […]
The Trenton High School Scholar Bowl team competed in the Sectionals held in Trenton on Wednesday. Coach Alicyn Studyvin says the team competed against Savannah and lost both games, the first by a score of 560 to 190, and the second game 540 to 160. Senior Aidan Clark scored 12 points in the first game […]
Two area men were arrested this week in Linn County on similar charges. Online court information indicates 59-year-old Ronald Riedl of Browning was arrested for the felonies of second-degree statutory rape and incest as well as the misdemeanor charge of second-degree molestation. The online information also indicates 46-year-old Roger Cassity of Milan was arrested for […]
The Chillicothe Farmers Market will start the morning of May 6 at 8 o’clock. It will be open Saturdays through October 28 rain or shine. The 31st year for the Farmers Market will start with the “Ringing of the Bell” on the Chillicothe Courthouse Square. Along with produce, there will be greenhouse plants, baked goods, jams and […]
First-grade students from Dewey Elementary school got to go on an educational trip to Indian Creek Lake. While at Indian Creek the students got to participate in seven different learning stations including water invertebrates, Predator/Prey book, and game, Nature Scavenger Hunt on a trail, learning about parts of a plant with the Litton Crusaders, checking […]
The following Chillicothe FFA students received first place in the Area 2 proficiency award selection. These students competed at the state level against fifteen other area contestants. Liberty Cox – Agriculture Education – Related to education and extension, including, but not limited to: youth mentoring, agricultural education departmental assistants, PALS mentors and student coordinators, students […]
Two defendants, facing drug charges, waived preliminary hearings Tuesday when they appeared in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Cases involving 48-year-old Carl Woodson May and 61-year-old Robert Clayton Sloan – both from Trenton – were bound over for arraignments scheduled May 11 in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Each defendant […]
The Livingston County Health Center will celebrate Older Americans Month. Public Information Supervisor Ann Burchett says May was designated Older Americans Month in 1963 by the Administration for Community Living. She explains that the health center will promote the Age Out Loud theme to highlight issues older adults deal with. She adds that the center […]
The Trenton R-9 Summer School enrollment deadline is May 3. Enrollment forms were sent home with students, are available at Trenton Middle School and Rissler Elementary School offices, and may be downloaded from the school district’s website. Applications may be returned to the Trenton R-9 school office. Summer School will be held May 22 through […]
Brookfield Police Chief Joel Dixon reports a Brookfield man was arrested after he reportedly fired a gun one time in a residence Monday night. Forty-year-old Jeffery William Lorton is charged with a felony of discharging a firearm in a habitable structure and unlawful use of a firearm. Dixon says he was a convicted felon and […]
Linn County Prosecuting Attorney Tracy Carlson has charged a Marceline man with felony charges of two counts of first-degree statutory rape, first-degree statutory sodomy with a minor less than 12 years old and incest. Twenty-seven-year-old Dustin Foster was arrested Tuesday by Marceline Police. His bond is $50,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for arraignment […]
The Trenton Police Department’s Coffee with a Cop program will be at the Hy-Vee in Trenton the morning of May 3 from 7 to 9 o’clock. The program provides an opportunity for the community to meet and visit with police department members. Citizens are encouraged to attend and ask questions about the department, special programs, […]
The highway patrol reports a Braymer man was injured, then arrested, following a single vehicle accident last night one mile west of Dawn. The patrol said 36-year-old Jesse Moore of Braymer received minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene. Moore was arrested and accused by the highway patrol of careless and imprudent driving involving […]
The Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Incorporated Board of Directors has announced that applications will be available for the fall semester beginning May 1. As per Kauffman’s wishes, the scholarship is available to female, non-smoking, unmarried graduates of high schools in Mercer County. Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or […]
Chief Tommy Wright of the Trenton Police Department has awarded the April 2017, Service Integrity Leadership Award (S.I.L. Award) to Officer Keith Vance. Vance is recognized by his peer, for his hard work, dedication to excellence, and his willingness to become involved in the community that the Trenton Police Department serves. Vance’s willingness to take […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a program on growing alternative horticulture crops at the Linn County Area Career and Technical Center in Brookfield the night of May 8. Registration will be at 6 o’clock, and the program will start at 6:30. Attendees will learn how to grow mushrooms and elderberries in their own […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri has helped raise funds for the construction of the new Mercer County Senior Center in Princeton. Steve Maxey of the Community Foundation says the foundation has looked for individuals who want to give back. He says it has managed the funds Mercer County Senior Center received, including insurance money, […]
Trenton High School students have the option of using the A+ Program to pay for post-secondary education. Assistant Principal of Trenton Middle School and High School Kasey Bailey explains that A+ is a scholarship established by the state to pay the tuition of students who attend a Missouri community college or technical school full time. […]
An accident yesterday afternoon on westbound U.S. 36 in DeKalb County has claimed the life of a Kearney resident. The highway patrol reports 30-year-old Paul Binkley was pronounced dead at Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph one hour after the accident occurred. Binkley was driving a dump truck when it traveled off the north side of […]
The Trenton R-9 School Board of Education approved resignations and new hires at a special closed session meeting held Tuesday at noon. Resignations include high school physical education teacher Scott Stevens, elementary computers teacher Natalie Johnson, and preschool instructor Carla Williams as well as basketball coach Brooklyn Stevens and para Natalie York. Hires for next […]
