North Mercer’s Board of Education last night approved increases to the teacher salary schedule and for other staff members; decided on having a baseball team next year; and elected officers. Five teachers will be recognized for years of service during an awards ceremony on the last day of school at Mercer. Information provided by the […]
Entries are being accepted for a fund raiser showcasing the talent of local and area youth, called “Trenton’s Got Talent.” The Trenton Rotary Club sponsors the event scheduled the night of Saturday April 23rd at Trenton High School. Proceeds are earmarked for the Trenton vocal and instrumental music departments. Featured on KTTN’s Open Line, two […]
A Cameron woman was injured Monday afternoon April 11, in an accident one mile to the north of Cameron. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 42 year old Toosdhi Abner who was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Two sports utility vehicles were northbound on U-S Highway 69 when a vehicle driven by Ms. […]
MFA Oil Company announced it bought a Moberly-based fuel supplier on Monday. Brownfield Oil Company was founded in Moberly in 1971 and has since supplied refined fuel and lubricants to middle and northern Missouri gas stations and fuel facilities. MFA Oil’s purchase includes a Sinclair gas station in Shelbina and a Sinclair fueling facility in […]
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting on individuals that are being transported from the Daviess Dekalb County Regional Jail to the Missouri Department of Corrections: Troy Frazier, 45, Chillicothe Probation Violation – Attempt Stealing 4 years with 120 day program Marvin Maupin, 37, Chillicothe Probation Violation – Possession […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will be holding a dessert and salad competition, along with their annual meeting, on Friday, April 22nd. Those attending are asked to take your best dessert and/or salad. The chamber will provide the rest of the meal and drinks that evening, starting at 6 o’clock in the basement meeting room of […]
Plans have announced to honor long-time school employees of the Trenton R-9 School District who will be retiring next month. The retirement reception will be held Friday night, May 6th, from 5 to 7 o’clock in the Trenton Middle School Media Center. Honored will be school counselors Kay Moore at Trenton High School and Robin Brown […]
The Trenton Science Olympiad team traveled to Fulton to participate Saturday in the State Science Olympiad competition. Prior to competition, students dedicated many hours after school researching, designing, building, testing and modifying events. Trenton entries received a pair of third place honors. Nickolas Wattenbarger and Emma Gilham placed 3rd for Electric Vehicle competition. Tomi Delp and […]
The Missouri Republican Party held local caucuses around the state on Saturday, in efforts to determine delegrats and alternates for Congressional and State Conventions. The caucuses generally were held on a county-wide basis, although 28 township level caucuses were scheduled in the urban St. Louis County. In Grundy County, delegates chosen for the Congressional District […]
Trenton High School Music Department’s Gold Rush group performed as a Chamber Choir Saturday in Maryville and received a rating of THREE. All high school students, Gold Rush and Concert Choir, performed in a Concert Choir and received a rating of TWO. Vocal Music Instructor Tyler Busick stated Saturday was not the day he and […]
Historian, author, and musician Mark Gardner will present a program in Chillicothe on Tuesday night, April 19th, during a quarterly board meeting of the Grand River Historical Society Museum. There will be a catered dinner at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge, followed by Gardner’s program at approximately 7:15. It is open to the public at a […]
Several arrests are in Monday morning’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. The first case involves that of 33 year old James LeRoy Houk of Princeton, who has been indicted by a Grundy County grand jury on felony theft charges. Houk is accused of taking U-S currency from Coon Manufacturing of Spickard between February […]
(Lincoln Journal) – A Nebraska-based popcorn maker has bought a Missouri-based competitor. Preferred Popcorn of Chapman announced last week that it has purchased K&W Popcorn, an organic popcorn maker based in Trenton, Missouri. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The K&W deal was Preferred Popcorn’s third acquisition since its founding in 1997 and will give […]
Trenton city sales tax revenue for the fiscal year ending this month was down three point three percent (3.3) for general purposes and capital projects. That’s compared to the previous fiscal year that ended in April of last year. Sales tax revenue for parks was down one percent in the same comparison. In dollar figures, […]
A Green City woman was injured last evening when, the highway patrol reported, her sports utility vehicle struck a deer on Highway 6 in eastern Sullivan County. The patrol listed injuries as minor for 65 year old Susan Hammons of Green City. She was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The accident was […]
Fire attributed to a lightning strike destroyed the Terry Feeney residence at 12033 Livingston County road 216 near Chula Sunday morning. Members of the Feeney family were home at the time but got out safely and, there were no injuries. Assistant Chief Randy Horton of the Chula Rural Fire District reported lightning hit a tree […]
A Bethany resident was hurt when the sport utility vehicle he was driving hit a bridge guard rail, then a bridge wall early Sunday south of Bethany. 43-year-old David Parkhurst was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital at Bethany with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles south of Bethany on Highway 13, when the […]
The Chillicothe Police Department was once again very busy over the weekend, answering 244 calls for service, including a call to Hedrick Medical Center regarding an unresponsive child. Officers arrested Wayne Howe for failing to register a motor vehicle, no insurance, possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, following […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox is seeking assistance from the public regarding a residential burglary which took place at a home on Highway U. The sheriff’s department reports the theft occurred sometime since Thursday evening, April 7th in northwest Livingston County. Sheriff Cox was quoted as saying “Someone removed a large locked gun safe from a home while […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of April 11 – 17 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]
