The commanding officer of Troop H, of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced that sometime during the month of May, Troop H will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Buchanan County and a DWI saturation in Andrew County. The areas selected for enforcement are based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, the high number […]
Local residents may have already seen the signs and some material along Route C in DeKalb County ahead of a planned chip seal project. Maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to apply this preventive maintenance treatment from Route 6 to U.S. Route 36 next week, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Monday, […]
Northwest Missouri State University will close its Northwest-St. Joseph location later this year, citing the movement of programming to other locations and students’ desires for access to the experience and services provided on the University’s Maryville campus. Additionally, the University is focused on creating efficiencies amid a shifting financial landscape that is straining resources at […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved bids for transportation and windows at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved the bid from Midwest Bus Sales Incorporated to buy a 2018 Thomas bus for $81,365. The window bid from Quality Construction was approved. The board also approved a field trip to Saint Joseph. Roger Bonnet […]
Officials from the state, Carroll County, Carrollton, and Chillicothe, as well as past Councilman-at-Large David Moore, spoke during a groundbreaking ceremony for Tara Industries near Tina Monday morning. Senator Denny Hoskins and State Representative Joe Don McGaugh also attended. The company converts a variety of plant and animal derived products into clean bio-fuels and glycerin, […]
A “Handling Propane Gas Emergencies” course will be held in the Chillicothe Fire Department Training Room May 6 from 1 to 4 o’clock in the afternoon and from 5 to 11 o’clock that night. The course will cover how to safely respond to, mitigate, and control an emergency incident involving propane or liquefied petroleum gas. […]
The Missouri legislature recently recognized and awarded Vietnam Veterans from all over the state. State Representative Rusty Black presented Mike Haley of Brookfield, who served in the United States Army from 1966-1968 with the 1st Signal Brigade at Phu Loi, a resolution from the Missouri House of Representatives. “With a child who is a veteran […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control has announced the arrest of Joseph Allen Schmitt, age 19, of Moberly for promoting child pornography. Investigators executed a search warrant at Schmitt’s residence located in the 1300 block of Henry Street, in Moberly. As a result of the search warrant, investigators located child […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Laredo resident on the felony charge of third-degree assault. Eighteen-year-old Jesse James Southwick was arrested Sunday. His bond is $5,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court April 25. Court documents accuse Southwick of causing physical injury to a […]
The Laredo School Alumni Banquet will be in the school gym the evening of May 13. Doors will be opened at 5 o’clock, and the dinner will start at 7 o’clock and individuals who attended school at Laredo are invited to attend the event. The theme is “Back in the Saddle Again,” and Western attire […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri has partnered with Bright Futures USA to meet potential unmet needs for Trenton R-9 School District children. Bright Futures provides a framework to enable schools to engage businesses, human service agencies, faith-based organizations, and parent groups to meet the needs of their children. The framework partners organizations […]
Hazardous Materials Incident Response Awareness and Operations training will be held at the Brookfield Fire Station in the next few weeks. The Awareness training will be Saturday from 8 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the afternoon. The Operations training will be May 5 from 6 to 10 o’clock at night and May 6 through […]
The Freedom of Road Riders Local 8 Motorcycle Awareness Ride will be Saturday afternoon. The ride will start at the courthouse in Carrollton and be there from noon to 12:30, then stop at Pour Boys in Chillicothe from 1 to 1:30, the courthouse in Trenton from 2 to 2:30, and Crossroads in Princeton from 3:15 […]
A funeral service for 25-year-old Cameron Lollar of Chillicothe will be at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the First Baptist Church in Chillicothe. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Chillicothe. Visitation will be held from 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock Thursday night at the First Baptist Church, Chillicothe. Cameron Lollar was killed in […]
An accident in Worth County yesterday has claimed the life of a two-year-old boy whom authorities said, died from injuries received when run over by a motor vehicle. The accident, just before 11 o’clock Tuesday, happened on private property three miles to the north of Grant City. The highway patrol said 32-year-old Danelle Head of […]
Although there was considerable discussion involving the finance committee and city of Trenton officials, no apparent changes were made last night in the proposed budgets for the city and TMU for the fiscal year beginning May 1. This meeting occurred after the city council, on a split vote, April 10, upheld the Mayor’s veto of […]
The Trenton High School Prom candidates have been announced. The King candidates are Connor Cotton, Connor Lovell, and Ellis Gilham. The Queen candidates are Shayla Woodside, Lana Raymo, and Bailey Dannatt. Trenton’s Prom will be April 29.
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the contract for technology upgrades in the new elementary addition at a work session Monday evening. The contract will be through GRM to purchase and install communications and technology hardware. The project will cost $22,766.40 with $13,264 to be paid by the E-rate program leaving a balance owed […]
Continuing education was completed recently for three members of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Sheriff Ryan Ford attended training last week in Crawford County, Missouri for Certified Criminal Investigator. The training covered several topics including death investigations, Blood Splatter Evidence, Crime Scene Investigations, Autopsies, Deaths related to Suicide, Drug and Poisoning, Fire and Drowning, […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri recently partnered with the National Guard and Polo R-VII School to organize Youth Leadership Day. The event, held at the Community Center in Polo, offered activities and inspirational speakers. The day’s experiences covered topics like self-esteem, ethics, goal attainment, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication. Refreshments were furnished through […]
