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 […]
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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 […]
Log Creek Bridge in Caldwell County scheduled for demolition
A contract has been awarded for replacement of the Highway 13 bridge (over Log Creek) on the south side of Kingston in Caldwell County. That bridge has been reduced to one lane traffic due to severe damage discovered in late 2014. Tonya Lohman is an area engineer for the Missouri Deparment of Transportation (MoDOT) office […]
1800 students registered to take part in NCMC Ag Club Contests
More than 65 area high schools with an estimated 18-hundred agriculture students are pre-registered for the annual NCMC Ag Club Contests on Thursday. The event at Trenton is held in cooperation with FFA Area 2 Ag Educators. Students will practice their judging skills in preparation for further competitions inthe numerous areas. Among them are agronomy, […]
Trenton teen arrested on Livingston County warrant
A Trenton teen has been arrested in Grundy County on a Livingston County warrant. 17-year-old Kimberly Dyann Draper, with an address listed as 710 East 17th Street, was arrested Monday, March 14 on a Livingston County warrant. Information on the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department website indicates Draper was wanted on a charge of alleged probation […]
Princeton man arrested on Grundy County warrant
A Princeton man, 36 year old Christopher S. Owen, was arrested Sunday, March 13 on a Grundy county warrant accusing him of failure to appear in circuit court on an original charge of criminal non support of a minor child. Online court information indicates Owen failed to appear for a scheduled hearing February 11th . The […]
Separate accidents injure Winston, Cameron men
Separate accidents this morning injured residents of Winston and Cameron. At 6:20 this morning, March 14th, 52 year old Charles Uthe (you-thee) of Winston was northbound on Route J at Altamont when, due to foggy conditions, the patrol stated a sports utility vehicle went across Highway 6 where it struck a MoDOT sign and a […]
Grundy County Commission awards bids
The Grundy County Commission this morning, March 14, awarded bids for mowing this year as well as for the purchase of concrete and cart rock. The commission accepted the low bid of Danny Brewer and Kevin Ireland for moving at various locations. Four other bids were received. The winning bid from Brewer and Ireland is […]
Senator Roy Blunt’s Mobile Office To visit Mercer, Grundy, Daviess Counties
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt’s staff will be visiting various locations on Tuesday, March 15th to hear concerns from citizens. The first stop will be from 9:00am-10:00am at the Mercer County Courthouse. The second stop of the day is from 10:30am-11:30am at the Grundy County Courthouse, with the final stop of the day from 3:00pm-4:00pm at […]
Livingston County Sheriff seeks to hire Reserve Deputy
Steve Cox at the Livingston County Sheriff’s department announced today that the department is seeking to fill a part time reserve deputy position. Qualifications for the position require the applicant to possess a current valid Missouri police officer standards and training (P.O.S.T.) license, excellent communications skills, be able to handle stressful situations, and consistently provide […]
Trenton Police Department participates in underage alcohol compliance check
Chief Tommy Wright reports that on Friday, March 11th, 2016, Officers from the Trenton Police Department participated in an underage alcohol compliance check of local businesses. The operation was in participation with the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force, based out of St. Joseph Missouri, and utilized minor employees of the task force to attempt to […]