Additional results and state qualifiers are available following the second day of judging at the Northwest Missouri District Career Development events for the FFA. Princeton has two more first place teams: dairy cattle and meats. Trenton has a first place winning team in ag sales and second in meats. After Trenton in ag sales, Jamesport was second; […]
KCP&L has announced plans to increase its sustainability portfolio with the purchase of an additional 500 megawatts (MW) of power from two new wind facilities in its service region. That’s enough energy to power up to 170,000 homes. “This announcement marks a significant investment in renewable energy, and will benefit our customers and the region,” […]
Three arrests are in Thursday morning’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Forty-two year old Miriah Mae Butler of Trenton was arrested yesterday in Jackson County on a warrant accusing her of failure to appear last month in Grundy County Circuit Court. Ms. Butler is also charged with domestic assault in the third degree. Bond […]
GRM Networks has selected Dale Bagley of Princeton and Haize Wilson of Gilman City to participate in the Foundation For Rural Service youth tour of Washington, DC this June. One hundred twenty-four (124) high school juniors nationwide will be observing the “legislative process and federal agencies that regulate telecommunications”. The tour, June 4th through the […]
GRM Networks has selected six high school seniors to receive scholarships for future college assistance. Derek Hardy of Browning will receive $1,500, Allie Stanley of Eagleville and Shaundra Nash of Cainsville $1,000 each, Michael Addison of Bethany $750, and Mindy Wilson of Leon, Iowa $500. Jacob Addison will receive $750 for being a student that […]
A 35-year old Princeton resident, Billy Fischer, has been charged in Grundy County with driving while intoxicated, persistent offender, and felony driving without a valid license, on Monday. The DWI charge indicates Fischer previously was convicted of DWI in Arkansas in 2009 as well as pleading guilty to DWI in Buchanan County in 2002. The […]
In the latest news from the Chillicothe Police Department, officers were dispatched on calls involving accidents, a domestic disturbance and an arrest. Officers were dispatched to a two vehicle non-injury accident at the intersection of Washington and Green Street. It was reported that a vehicle driven by Harry G. Hager was eastbound on Green, preparing […]
There will be a 13-hundred dollar pay increase for Park Superintendent Jason Shuler and Assistant Park Superintendent Don Kennedy. Salaries in next fiscal year: Shuler $46,244 Kennedy $28,340 The board also approved 25 cent per hour increases in compensation for returning part-time personnel and returning lifeguards. As a result, a budget presented to the board […]
An insurance agent at Trenton is promoting an opportunity for someone to win $5,000 for their favorite non-profit or charity. And the individuals with winning entries will earn a 100-dollar gift card for themselves. It’s called the Shelter Insurance Thankful for our Community Essay contest. Cale Gondringer and Barb Spencer of Trenton discuss the contest with […]
Linn-Livingston Public Water Supply District #3 has issued a precautionary boil order because of a water main break that was repaired on Tuesday night. The district describes the affected area as the “main line from the corner of Route Y east of Meadville, south of U.S. Highway 36, and west to Parson Creek”. The precautionary […]
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday morning, announced that the east side of the Princeton Square will remain closed until further notice, due to the high probability that one of the structures involved in Tuesday’s fire was going to collapse. There is no parking on Broadway between Main and Hicklan, on Hickland between Broadway […]
The highway patrol reports a Chula resident was hurt when the car she was driving hit the rear of a pickup truck that was slowing for an oncoming emergency vehicle. 18-year-old Katlyn Hamilton of Chula was taken to Hedrick Medical Center at Chillicothe with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup, 19-year-old Derek Eckert of […]
The operator of a motorcycle was injured last night in an accident with a deer nearly three miles south of Utica. The highway patrol described injuries as serious for 52 year old Dennis Evans of Chillicothe. He was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The state patrol said the motorcycle was southbound on LIV Road […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites women to discover nature at a summer workshop this May. The weekend workshop will take place May 13 – 15 at Mark Twain Lake’s Bourdreaux Visitor Center, located at 21629 Missouri Highway J, near Perry. Participants have the option to choose their activities on Saturday from either archery, […]
Trenton voters approve a city sales tax and elect three new councilmen. There will be two new members for the Trenton R-9 board of education. School issues were approved by patrons of the Princeton and Chillicothe school districts. With majority support in each of Trenton’s four ward and among absentees, Trenton voters give 60 percent […]
Area firefighters, this (Tuesday) afternoon, have been battling a blaze on the east side of the Princeton Square. Smoke from that fire is blowing towards the Hal England Center, causing the polling place at that location to be moved to the Mercer County Courthouse. The polling location will be in the hallway on the first […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is highlighting some of their recent calls. Officers received a report of property damage in the 600 block of JFK Avenue. Arrested was Cameron Tuttle for property damage. He was processed at the police department, cited, and released. A second suspect has been identified and charges are pending. A report of […]
It’s getting to be that time of year in north Missouri, planting season. Drivers should pay special attention as they travel rural roads and highways during spring planting time, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. It’s the time of the year when the rural roads are filled with tractors pulling […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – A DeKalb man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges in Buchanan County after a chase ensued on Sunday evening on U.S. Highway 59, south of Missouri 752. Jeffery Carpenter, 40, is charged with a felony for resisting a lawful stop by fleeing, and two class B misdemeanors for operating a motor […]
It’s election day as voters decide the outcome of races for local offices as well as a host of issues. Polling sites are open until 7 o’clock tonight. On our news yesterday, we highlighted many of the ballot issues proposed by local and area cities, school districts, and counties. There are ten names printed on […]
