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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]