Spickard resident Phillip Galvan was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Spickard. The 49-year-old was taken by emergency services to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton for the treatment of moderate injuries. The highway patrol reports Galvan was northbound on 5th street when an ATV failed to yield at the intersection with Jefferson, […]
The Kirksville Women of Today will sponsor the 23rd Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show at the William Matthew Middle School in Kirksville Saturday, March 25th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Booths will display items for sale, including wood crafts, fabric, candles, soaps, floral, crochet, needlework, handmade jewelry, […]
The Trenton Rotary Club heard a presentation at its meeting Thursday about the types of services the Hanger Clinic in Trenton provides. Certified Orthotist and Rotary Club member Mary Easter said the clinic provides all types of prosthetic and orthopedic services to about 800 patients. She showed a video featuring patients who discussed how the […]
According to the Missouri Lottery, residents of Hale and from Trenton won in the Missouri Lottery’s Powerball Power Cruise promotion drawings held Thursday. Donna Huffmon of Hale was listed among first place winners; Debra Huffstutter of Trenton was among second place winners. They are among nine players who won a five-night cruise onboard a Royal Caribbean […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Trenton residents on Wednesday. Forty-three-year-old Patrick Shaun Michael was arrested on the felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid as well as resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony February 28. Michael’s bond […]
Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler has issued a burn ban for the City of Trenton effective immediately. The ban will be in effect until further notice as dry conditions continue to persist. The wind will also be a factor as forecasters at the National Weather Service in Kansas City are predicting gusts between 20 and […]
The Cultural Corner Art Guild and Gallery in Chillicothe has several events planned for this month. Ladies of Glass: Glass Fusing will be held Monday evening from 6 to 8 o’clock with Vilma Holt to instruct the class on how to make poppy bowls. Holt will also teach the Beginning and Intermediate Stained Glass class, […]
After a series of meetings, the finance committee to the Trenton City Council has completed work on the next fiscal year budgets for both the city of Trenton and for the municipal utility. Finance committee members Wednesday evening voted to recommend approval of the budgets during the next meeting of the Trenton City Council Monday, March […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation wants to know what Missourians think about its conservation areas. The department is updating its management plans for the Russell B., Hazel S., and Arnold L. VanDyke Conservation Area southwest of Princeton and the Grand River access areas in Daviess, Gentry, Worth, Livingston, Carroll, and Chariton counties. The plans focus […]
February weather at Trenton will be noted for temperatures much above average and precipitation much below normal. Seven of the 28 days saw temperatures exceed 70 degrees – setting four record highs and tying one in the process – all within one week. We almost had another tie Tuesday when it was 73 degrees, one […]
Putnam County University of Missouri Extension Business Specialist Joe Koenen of Unionville says corn went down about $150 to $175 dollars per acre. He says he has talked to producers who have been successful with new leases and suggests owners and renters look for a middle ground as well as those renters communicate regularly with landlords. […]
A public meeting will be tonight in Jamesport to provide citizens with information on purchasing tax credits that eventually would lead to a number of improvements in the community. Jamesport Community Association will hold the meeting tonight at 6 o’clock in the Spillman Event Center and Association President Wayne Scott tells us about the presentation […]
Severe Weather Awareness Week runs next week Monday through Saturday. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chris Gitro explains the purpose of the week. Gitro says there will also be a statewide tornado drill next Tuesday and encourages everyone to pay attention to warnings issued by the National Weather Service.
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge one mile south of Sumner will reopen to the public Saturday morning at 6 o’clock. Refuge Manager Steve Whitson reports on the purpose of closing the refuge for part of the year. Whitson added the Visitor Center is typically open weekdays from March to May and open weekends from […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a quote for high school roof repairs at a work session Tuesday evening. The project will cost $12,250 and be completed later this month or April and the roof work will complete the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning updates and roof repairs approved by voters last April. Superintendent […]
The Trenton Park Board discussed a storage building that Trenton High School, North Central Missouri College, AA, and AAA baseball could use. Vice President Josh Lisle and board member Curtis Crawford said they would get together to determine the size and location of the building and talk to the board about it in the future. […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has announced that her office has started work on a regularly scheduled audit of the government of Daviess County, located in northwest Missouri. Audit staff are on-site in the county seat of Gallatin. Auditor Galloway encouraged citizens to share concerns or information through the dedicated hotline. Auditor Galloway encouraged citizens […]
The Missouri National Guard’s 548th Transportation Company based in Trenton will hold a deployment ceremony at the Ketchum Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus the afternoon of March 11 at 1:30. Friends, family members, and supporters are invited to attend the ceremony. The unit will leave after the ceremony for the final […]
A rollover accident yesterday at Leisure Lake injured a rural Trenton woman. 70-year-old Diana Hoppe received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital. The highway patrol reports Mrs. Hoppe was eastbound when her sports utility vehicle went off the right side of Leisure Lake Drive and struck a wooden […]
A Lawson man sustained what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries when a train hit his vehicle southwest of Polo Wednesday morning. The Patrol reports 21-year-old Brady McCaskey traveled north on Boulder Road and attempted to apply his brakes as he approached train tracks. Upon seeing the approaching vehicle, the train operator, 45-year-old James Fisher […]
