As many as 25 entities in Grundy county did not have to have ballots printed for the April 4 election because they obtained the exact number of candidates filing as the number of positions to be filled. In these instances, persons who did file, automatically assume office after the election date. County Clerk / Election […]
A Trenton woman struck by a car at 4:15 this morning in rural Clinton County four miles south of Lathrop. 21-year-old Courtney Michael of Trenton was a pedestrian struck by the left front of a vehicle operated by 47-year-old Terry Osborn of Lathrop. The impact knocked her to the left shoulder of the roadway. The […]
A Trenton teen was injured this morning in an accident in Pettis County. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for 19-year-old Jose Barron IV from Trenton when the car he was driving traveled off Highway 65 in Pettis County about 8:20 this morning. Barron was flown by medical helicopter to the University Hospital in Columbia. […]
The Grundy County Health Department and Hy-Vee have teamed up to offer a nutrition education event. The class is at 6 p.m. Monday, March 27th and is titled “Eating Well For a Lifetime.” It will be taught by HyVee Dietician Cindy Eivins. The class will be at the Grundy County Health Department community room […]
A Spickard man, 45-year-old Richard Allen Cornwell, was arrested Sunday on four warrants – each of which accuses him of alleged failure to appear in circuit court and/or failure to pay the balance due of fines and court costs. Bond is set at $800 dollars cash with Cornwell to appear in the associate division of the Grundy […]
An open meeting to address changes for Calamity Jane Day in Princeton included several topics discussed. Among them: it was decided to move the parade to 11 a.m. then build the schedule around the Parade if parade organizer Smithfield agrees. According to survey results, most responders felt the three most important aspects of Calamity Jane Day […]
Republican State Representative Nate Walker from Kirksville thinks the proposed statewide expansion of charter schools will be an uphill battle. Alisa Nelson reports from Jefferson City. The Missouri House last week passed the charter school measure by one more vote than the necessary minimum. Supporters of the legislation say charter schools, which are […]
Have you tried ways to eat healthily, get moving and lose weight, but just can seem to stick with it? The Livingston County Library has started a healthy living support group that is open to anyone who wants to meet with like-minded people. The next meeting is on Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm at […]
Officers completed an investigation on a person possibly being in possession of child pornography. Officers have submitted a report to the Livingston County Prosecutor for consideration of charges. Officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 100 block of Trenton Road. Officers assisted EMS with a patient that needed to be transported to Hedrick Medical […]
Fire Saturday at Princeton extensively damaged a rental house at 1001 Coleman however, no injuries were reported. A Mercer County Fire Protection District spokesman indicated the occupants got out before firefighters arrived, however, pets owned by the family perished in the fire. The cause of the fire was undetermined and no other structures were threatened […]
A grass fire burned an estimated 50 to 60 acres in extreme southern Mercer County on Saturday afternoon. The location was just north of the intersection of Routes Y and JJ the Spickard Fire Protection District used around two-thousand gallons of water in extinguishing the fire. The cause of the fire was unknown and no […]
A blood drive is coming up next month in Trenton as the Community Blood Center will stop at the North 65 Center on Monday, April 10th. Blood donations will be accepted that day from 12 noon until 6 o’clock in the evening. That blood drive is locally sponsored by the RSVP and the Trenton Lions Club. […]
The Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging in Albany will hold Medicare Boot Camps in the area through June. Sessions will be held at Serve Link Home Care in Trenton May 10th, the Senior Center in Polo May 12th, Bank Midwest in Cameron May 26th, and the Senior Center in Chillicothe June 7th. All sessions […]
The Elks Mobile Dental Unit will be at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge March 20th through March 30th. Program Secretary Lisa Gamm describes the program. Gamm says a dentist and two assistants based out of the Saint Louis area only work Monday through Thursday to allow time for them to travel. She notes […]
A Burkesville, Kentucky man sustained moderate injuries when his vehicle overturned on Interstate 35 about four miles north of Eagleville Friday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 23-year-old Kenneth Anderson drove north when his tractor trailer truck traveled off the west side of the road into the median. Anderson overcorrected, causing the vehicle to overturn and […]
Four Chillicothe Fire Department personnel responded to a fence fire at Shafer Park with a pumper Friday night. Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports that firefighters found multiple bushes smoldering when they arrived at the scene used a water fire extinguisher to finish extinguishing the fire. Wright reports there was damage to several bushes and landscaping, […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the north Missouri region planned for the week of March 20 – 26 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work […]
Pleasant View R-6 School will host a faculty and staff versus students basketball game and an alumni basketball game in the school’s gym Saturday, March 25th starting at 6 o’clock. A kindergarten through fourth-grade cheerleading performance will be held during the halftime of the faculty and staff versus students game. A basketball shootout will be […]
North Central Missouri College has selected a new Agriculture Instructor to fill the role when David Nowland retires in June. The NCMC board approved Jack Green in February and he will begin the full-time position in July. Green is the Agriculture Instructor and FFA Advisor at Milan C-2 High School. He has a Master’s of […]
After appearing in Grundy County Circuit Court Thursday for sentencing, a Spickard woman was arrested for an alleged violation of probation. 58-year-old Linda Sue Wilcox had pleaded guilty to amended information on a charge involving unlawful possession of a firearm stemming from an arrest in October of last year. In court Thursday, she received a seven-year prison sentence […]
