The National Weather Service has scheduled several more severe weather talks at various locations before the end of this month. The sessions have been listed for Lathrop, Richmond, Keytesville, Gallatin, Macon, and Carrollton. All sessions begin at 7 o’clock in the evening and are scheduled for a two hour period. Specifically, severe weather presentations and […]
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Richmond man injured in ATV accident near Cameron
A Richmond resident was hurt when he was thrown from the all-terrain vehicle he was operating east of Cameron. Thirty-seven year old John Fillmore of Richmond was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries. The accident was late Saturday morning, six miles east of Cameron on Northwest Kerr […]
Novinger woman injured, faces DWI charges, following Saturday afternoon accident
A Novinger resident was hurt on Saturday afternoon when the sport utility vehicle she was driving went off a road north of Novinger and hit a tree. Forty-three year old Julia Connelly was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, with what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries. The accident was three miles north […]
Bethany man injured in truck accident, accused of DWI
A Bethany resident was injured wen the pickup truck he was driving traveled off Highway 69 north of Bethany, hit a fence, and overturned onto its top. Forty-six year old Isaac Martinez was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany, with what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries. The accident was Saturday afternoon five […]
Slushy conditions blamed for Interstate 35 accident in Daviess County
A three-vehicle accident on slush-covered Interstate 35, south of Pattonsburg, resulted in injuries to one of the drivers late on Saturday night. Twenty-five year old Ross Taggert of Overland Park, Kansas was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The Highway Patrol said Taggert had moderate injuries. The other two drivers were not reported hurt. The […]
Sunday morning accident injures Turney girl
A teenage girl was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center following an injury accident Sunday morning nearly four miles southwest of Turney, in Clinton County. The Highway Patrol listed injuries as minor for 16 year old Kolby Caldwell of Turney. She was wearing a seat belt. Ms. Caldwell was westbound on 280th street on a […]
Hospital reports accident after Bethany resident seeks treatment
The highway patrol reports a 33-year old Bethany resident, Tracy Friend, received minor injuries in a Saturday night traffic accident, four miles south of Bethany. The patrol reports Harrison County Community Hospital called law enforcement to report the accident when Friend sought treatment on Sunday. The patrol reports Friend as saying the accident occurred as […]
Trenton, Chillicothe teens seriously injured in Sunday ATV accident
Trenton and Chillicothe boys were hurt Sunday when an all terrain vehicle hit a tree at Farmersville, throwing both teens off of the machine. The driver, 14-year-old Matthew Miller of Chillicothe, was transported to Hedrick Medical Center at Chillicothe, then flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital with serious injuries. An occupant on the […]
Emergency services called to 18-wheeler leaking diesel near Utica
Chillicothe firefighters were sent to a location west of Utica Thursday afternoon where a ruptured fuel tank on a tractor trailer unit, owned by Ebel Transfer, was leaking diesel fuel. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said firefighters received a call of a truck leaking diesel fuel along the side of the road about two miles west […]
Suspicious fire causes 2K in damage at Spickard home
A suspicious fire early Friday at Spickard caused about two thousand dollars worth of damage to a house at 206 south sixth street. That’s according to fire training officer Jesse Richmond of the Spickard Fire Protection District who said no one was injured. Richmond said the house, owned by Terry Duncan, was in the process […]
Cameron man, 2-year-old son injured in Clinton County accident
A Cameron man and young son were among four persons injured Sunday night in a western Clinton County accident. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for Randy Griffith and moderate for two year old Jace Griffith. Driver of their vehicle, 28 year old Katie O’Dell-Steinle of St. Joseph received what the patrol called serious injuries. […]
Chillicothe Police Department warning public about phone scam that spoofs real FBI phone number
The Chillicothe Police Department and the FBI are warning the public about a phone scam that spoof’s, or fraudulently displays, the FBI’s real telephone number on the victim’s caller ID. The latest version of the scam claims the victims are being investigated by the FBI for back taxes. In some cases, the scammers are calling […]
Poker run May 1st to benefit Trenton Fire Department
A Trenton woman is organizing a fund raiser this Spring that she indicates will be a benefit for the Trenton Fire Department. Cissy Hughes is planning a poker run Sunday May 1st Participants will travel from Trenton to Carrollton and back to Trenton. Ms. Hughes is calling it the first annual “Grandma Run.” It’s in […]
Jon Marshall to be at NCMC for “meet and greet” March 22nd
A finalist interviewing for the position of President of North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Jon Marshall of Iola, Kansas, will be on campus on Tuesday, March 22. Members of the public are invited to meet Jon Marshall at an Open Forum from 3:30 until 4:30 pm in the Cross Hall Coffee Shop on the […]
Scott Blair speaks to Rotary on Green Hills Recreation Association
After a presentation today, board members of the Trenton Rotary Club decided to make A 500 dollar donation to the Green Hills Recreation Association to sponsor a kids ball team. Scott Blair, who serves as chairman for Green Hills Recreation was the speaker at today’s meeting of the Trenton Rotary Club. He noted over 330 […]
Judge orders Whitley property deeded to North Central Missouri College
(Columbia Daily Tribune) – A lingering legal deadlock over the fate of an undeveloped 102-acre tract of land near the Pinnacles area north of Columbia was resolved Wednesday in favor of North Central Missouri College, the beneficiary of a donation from the late Jim and Joanna Whitley. The consent judgment signed by Associate Circuit Judge Deborah […]
Trenton man arrested on drug charges
A Trenton man is in custody on two counts of drug-related charges. 41-year-old Toby Street faces charges from Tuesday of possession of a controlled substance listed as methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia listed as numerous smoking devices. Bond is 20 thousand dollars cash with Street to appear March 22nd in the associate division of Grundy County […]
Bush lawsuit against Jennifer Hottes dismissed
Former 4th ward councilman Jim Bush filed the suit last October in Grundy County Circuit Court against current 4th ward councilwoman Jennifer Hottes doing business as Black Silo Winery of Trenton. Bush, in the filing last year had sought 100 thousand dollars in punitive damages because of comments allegedly made about him during n August 11th, 2014 public session of the […]
3 hurt in rollover accident, 1 lifeflighted
Three residents of Kirksville were injured in a rollover accident in western Adair county. Most seriously hurt, according to the state patrol, was 51 year old Alva Glaspie. He was flown to University Hospital in Columbia. Another passenger and the driver received minor injuries and were treated at the scene. They were listed as 31 […]
Van strikes deer on Highway 65
Just past midnight, Wednesday, March 17, the state patrol reported a van struck a deer on U-S 65 at Route J. Taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital was 49 year old Lori Canipe of Carrollton. The patrol described her injuries as minor. Driver of the van, 26 year old Tierra Blease of Hale, declined treatment. […]