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 […]
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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. […]
83-year old Bevier man seriously injured in Caldwell County accident
A Caldwell County accident yesterday afternoon injured an elderly man from Bevier. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for 83 year old Richard Thorsen who was flown to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. He and a large truck were westbound when the truck slowed for smoke coming across Highway 36. The patrol reports the […]
Unemployment rises in Grundy County
Grundy county’s unemployment rate has climbed to a little above the latest, statewide, jobless rate of four point three percent. The January rate (latest month available from the state) is four and a half percent in Grundy County. That’s based on 228 unemployed out of a civilian labor force of over five thousand workers. It should be noted the […]
Gallatin’s plan for new water plant gets the “OK” from USDA
Gallatin’s City Administrator reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved plans for a new water plant. Tony Stonecypher told Gallatin councilmen that he expects the project to be put out for construction bids by the end of this week. Discussion was held Monday night on water rates for the rural water district. Stonecypher is […]
Chillicothe man dead in Motorcycle accident in Carroll County
A man from Chillicothe, operating a motorcycle, was killed late last night in a Highway 65 accident in rural Carroll County. The highway patrol reported 30-year-old Cody Adkison of Chillicothe was pronounced dead at the scene by the Carroll County coroner. Adkison was riding a motorcycle when it struck a deer in the roadway, ejecting […]
Inmate reportedly tries to escape from WRDCC
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
Retired Sedalia, Mo. High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Engage in Illicit Sex with a Minor
A retired high school teacher in Sedalia, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to arranging to meet a woman and her 14-year-old daughter (actually an undercover law enforcement officer) for illicit sexual activity. Paul Robert Cannon, 71, of Sedalia, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to attempting to induce a minor to […]
Brandon Gibler named as Trenton Fire Chief
The Trenton City Council has approved the employment of Brandon Gibler as the next Trenton Fire Department Chief, effective July 6, when current Chief Rick Morris retires. Brandon Gibler has served 18 years with the Trenton and Grundy County Rural Fire departments. He’s assistant chief of the Grundy County Rural Fire Department and a firefighter […]
Mercer Board of Education meets, accepts resignations, begins process to fill openings
The North Mercer Board of Education has accepted the resignations of Social Studies teacher Brian Patterson, Communication Arts instructor Angie Michaelis, and Band teacher Ethan Stewart – all at the end of the school year. The district is accepting applications for those positions. All other current teachers were employed for the 2016-2017 school year. Salaries […]
Pattonsburg woman injured in Highway 69 accident
At a U-S 69 location, three miles south of Pattonsburg, one person was injured when her southbound car ran off the west side of the road, struck a mailbox, then a highway sign, and the ground. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 57 year old Jacqueline Emerson of Pattonsburg. She was taken to […]
Daviess County motorcycle accident injures Winston Man
An accident Tuesday evening in Daviess County injured the operator of a motorcycle. 45-year-old Jeremy Boydston of Winston was taken to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with serious injuries Authorities reported Boydston was eastbound when his motorcycle went off the right side of U-S 69 and struck a mail box. The scene was at 122nd […]
Officers cleared in DeKalb County shooting
(St. Joseph News Press) – MAYSVILLE, Mo. — Charges will not be filed in the November shooting of a DeKalb County man after a prosecutor completed his review of a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation into the incident. Prosecutor Eric Tate said Monday no charges will be filed against any of the four officers in […]
Newtown teen hurt in accident near Ravanna
A Newton resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving skidded into the path of another pickup, was hit, and then went off the road, through a ditch, and struck a tree. 17-year-old Damion Goodman of Newton was taken to Wayne County Hospital at Corydon, Iowa with minor injuries. The driver of the […]
Local Election Results: Republicans vote Trump, Democrats split
Grundy Countians favored Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in the Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries Tuesday. The nearly 39 percent voter turnout was far greater than previous presidential primaries for Grundy County in 2012 and 2008. Among 491 Democrat votes, Bernie Sanders received 262 and Hillary Clinton had 219. (Sanders was favored 53.4% to Mrs. […]
Laredo School Board holds regular meeting, approves numerous teacher contracts
The Laredo Board of Education, on Monday night, received preliminary salary information for its review. No action was taken during the meeting. By a vote of 4-2, the contract of 7th and 8th grade teacher Tammy Meeker, working under a tenured contract, was renewed. Non-tenured contracts to probationary teachers Trisha Sharp (Art), Abbie Herrold (Physical […]
Newtown-Harris School Board close to hiring new principal
The Newtown-Harris School Board has offered contracts for a third and fourth grade teaching position and a kindergarten through 12th grade art and librarian job. Names were not released until signatures have been received. The district is also awaiting a signature before announcing the hiring of a new elementary and high school principal, for a […]
Chillicothe Firefighter/Paramedic to receive state wide honor
(Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune) – A Chillicothe firefighter and paramedic is to receive a statewide honor this July. Larry Warren, Commander of the Vern R. Glick Post No. 25, of the American Legion, announced that Firefighter Lieutenant Tracy Bradley was named The American Legion’s Firefighter of the Year for Missouri. The announcement came during the regular meeting […]
Conagra Foods announcement dominates Trenton City Council meeting
Trenton Community Development Director Ralph Boots, on Monday night, gave a “general update” to the City Council on continued attempts to meet with corporate officials of ConAgra Foods, hoping to learn what “can be done to keep the plant operating in Trenton”. He indicated that attempts to meet have been thus far unsuccessful, but efforts […]