A piece of legislation sponsored by State Representative Rusty Black of Chillicothe made it to the house calendar for debate, was voted to be the third read and passed, and now heads to the Missouri Senate. The Missouri House of Representatives website says HB 886 “changes the employer contribution for the College and University Retirement […]
The University of Missouri Extension’s Matter of Balance classes will begin soon. Grundy County Extension Program Director Meredith Berry says she and Harrison County Program Director Janet Hackert will teach the eight-week class. The classes will be held at Princeton and Albany and run Tuesdays and Fridays starting May 16th. Berry says each class lasts […]
The University of Missouri Extension finished the Volunteer in Tax Assistance program for this year. Grundy County Extension Program Director and Family Financial Education Specialist Meredith Berry reports it was a busy year for the program and her personally. She explains one of the reasons was because the VITA program at North Central Missouri College […]
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Daviess County Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-four-year-old Isaac Smith of Bethany drove west on 400th Street five miles north of Coffey when he failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Missouri 13. Smith pulled into the path of 23-year-old Samantha […]
It’s the time of year when everyone is mowing yards and the city of Chillicothe is reminding residents that blowing grass clippings into Chillicothe city streets and paved gutters is prohibited. Street Superintendent Barry Arthur says every time it rains, grass clippings flush down the street and usually end up on a drain grate, which […]
Public hearings were last night at Trenton City Hall with each of the requests approved by the Trenton Board of Adjustments and the Planning and Zoning Board. The board of adjustments approved a request from Kari Miller for a ten-foot variance on the side yard setback requirement to allow for the construction of an addition […]
Trenton high school officials and senior class students are preparing for graduation with Principal Ron Franklin reporting 93 seniors are to graduate on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 14. Among end of the school year events is the presentation of scholarships and awards on Wednesday, May 10 at 6 pm at the high school followed by a […]
April rainfall at Trenton was nearly 3.0 inches above average which is due in part to having measurable precipitation reported on 15 of the 30 days of the month. But only two occasions was rainfall more than one inch for a 24 hour period. That includes 1.8 inches for April 5 and 1.06 inches for this past […]
March unemployment rate for Grundy County is 4.1% – which is a little above the statewide unemployment average of 3.9%. The latest Grundy County rate is lower than it was in February and in March from one year ago. The 4.1% is based on 200 individuals on unemployment out of a civilian labor force of […]
The annual M.U. Tiger Caravan will be stopping at Northwestern High School in Mendon on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Later than normal this year the Caravan was awaiting confirmation by the new men’s basketball coach and the new athletic director. Friends and fans of the University of Missouri sports programs will get a chance to […]
Citywide garage sales at Princeton will be this Saturday, May 6. Maps and popcorn will be at The Famous. Saturday also is a clean-up day and the city will have a dumpster available only for Princeton residents. Scouts will have breakfast at the Hal England Center as well as a garage sale. They are also […]
Portions of two streets in Trenton will be closed temporarily on Saturday, May 6 to allow for NCMC graduation ceremonies. Affected will be Main Street at Crowder Road and Mable Street at 12th Street. These will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8:40 until 9 am and again from 12:40 pm until 1 o’clock. The street […]
At the latest meeting of the Princeton R-5 Board of Education, a bid was accepted for the demolition of the band, maintenance, Pre-K buildings and parking lots. The board received four bids and narrowed the selection to two contractors. Red Rock of Kidder bid $49,000 and HF Excavating from Cainsville had a bid of $47,500. The […]
Approximately 20 people met Sunday to discuss starting a co-operative grocery store in Princeton due to the closing of the current store Big G Foodland. Paul and Carla Gunzenhauser of Humeston spoke to the group about the store built in Humeston about 10 years ago. Gunzenhauser talked about the different ways to structure a business and […]
A Liberty resident has been arrested on Grundy County charge of non-support. 39-year-old Benjamin Milazzo is to appear in Associate Division of circuit court in Trenton on May 9. His bond is $5,000 cash. According to the sheriff’s office, Milazzo was arrested at the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail in Pattonsburg. The warrant accuses Milazzo of being […]
Charges have been filed in Livingston County against the alleged driver of a car being pursued, from which a fugitive exited and jumped into the Grand River near Chillicothe Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Steve Cox said the female driver arrested at the scene was 40-year-old Wanita J. Bowman of 417 Dickinson at Chillicothe. Her charges include […]
Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Adair County Sheriff’s Office, North Missouri Drug Task Force, Kirksville Police Department, Truman State University Department of Public Safety, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Marshal’s Service recently served 22 arrest warrants in Adair County and one in Sullivan County. Four warrants will be served to […]
A Milan man was hurt southeast of Princeton when the car he was driving went off Route E and hit an embankment. 23-year-old Jacob Cassity was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries. The accident happened early Sunday six miles southeast of Princeton on Route E when the eastbound car went off […]
A man was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving went off a road near Polo, hit an embankment, and overturned. 24-year old David Casey of Polo was taken by private vehicle to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. The incident happened early Sunday one mile east of Polo at Yankee Ridge Road and Soo […]
Several Trenton High School students and one Princeton High School performed at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on Friday. Trenton students receiving a one rating were senior Jacob Davis, baritone sax solo; senior Ellis Gilham, euphonium solo; and junior Claire Utley, violin solo. Trenton students […]
