North Central Missouri College Foundation announces the NCMC Foundation Scholarship application deadline of 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2023, for the 2023-2024 academic year. Any student planning to attend NCMC in the fall, full-time, is strongly encouraged to apply. “One online application can put a student in the running for many different scholarships,” indicated NCMC […]
A Kansas City-based band that performs a variety of music and travels from coast to coast will be in Trenton next week. Soca Jukebox will be at the Trenton High School Performing Arts Center on February 18th. Doors will open at 6:30 that evening, and the concert will start at 7 pm. Arts Alive presents […]
Cultural Corner, along with sponsor United County Graham Agency, is pleased to present the artworks of Linda Hoover, a woman whose passion for art has led her to pursue several forms of artistic expression. Linda is a portrait artist who strives to go beyond simply painting an accurate likeness of the subject. Her goal is to […]
The agenda has been released for a meeting on Wednesday evening of the Newtown-Harris Board of Education. The meeting will be at 6:30 in the Family and Consumer Science room of the high school in Newtown. Following reports, updates will be given on an investment opportunity, an onsite evaluation by the Community Building Solutions, an […]
A Trenton resident received minor injuries in an accident near Farmersville Tuesday night. Twenty-seven-year-old Darwin Vanderlindin was transported by Emergency Medical Services but no location was stipulated for treatment. Vanderlindin was driving a car northbound on Highway 65 while 27-year-old Logan Brown of Lineville, Iowa was driving a Peterbilt tractor-trailer southbound. The truck began passing […]
Three polar plunges will be held in the Special Olympics Missouri North Area to raise money for the organization. The events will be at Simpson Park of Chillicothe on February 11th, Lake Contrary of Saint Joseph on February 18th, and the Forest Lake Swimming Beach at Thousand Hills State Park of Kirksville on February 25th. […]
A fundraiser will be held next week for the Trenton High School choir program. “Trenton’s Got Talent” will be held at the Trenton Performing Arts Center on February 17th at 7 pm. The program is to include two groups of at least three singers, three duets, and nine individual singers. Admission will cost $5 for […]
A Marceline man facing multiple felony sex-related charges in two cases in Linn County entered pleas of not guilty on February 7th. Forty-eight-year-old Shane Allen Ware waived formal arraignment in the cases, and they were passed to April 4th for setting or disposition. A bond hearing in one case will be on February 14th. In […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on February 6th on felony possession of a controlled substance. Twenty-three-year-old Jeffrey Chad Corbin’s bond is $15,000 cash only. Special conditions include North Missouri Court Services and seeking an assessment at Preferred Family Healthcare, as well as following recommendations. Corbin is scheduled for […]
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment approved requests at hearings on February 6th. Code Enforcement Officer Wes Barone reports the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request from David and Glenda Blackburn for a conditional use permit to allow the division of a building zoned B-3 General Business into one or […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a resident of Coffey has been jailed without bond following his arrest Monday afternoon in Harrison County. Forty-one-year-old Ricardo Tarango of Coffey has been accused of possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree assault, and false impersonation. Tarango also has been accused of operating a vehicle without a valid license […]
As part of ongoing efforts to address the opioid misuse epidemic locally, Livingston County Health Center has announced the availability of Narcan (naloxone) kits at their office, located at 800 Adam Drive in Chillicothe. The Health Center is participating in a grant through the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, […]
Crews and equipment from the Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a brush fire that officials said, began when trash was being burned and got out of control. Firefighters on Monday afternoon responded to 11309 LIV Road 2315 near Chillicothe, with a brush truck and two personnel initially responding to the scene. Upon arrival, it was […]
Three more defendants have been indicted in a 10-person conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in northwest Missouri. Kaden Bernard, 22, of St. Joseph, Mo., Raymundo Felix-Perez, 31, a citizen of Mexico who resided in Bethany, Mo., and Joshua Stramel, 26, of Kansas City, Kan., were charged in a 13-count second superseding indictment returned by a federal […]
Kenny Roberts, Chief of the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District reports trash being burned spread into bottom ground and burned approximately 20 acres of a field in northwest Grundy County. The location was on the Ronnie McClure property north of Brimson where Roberts said trash was being burned and the fire got out of […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will meet Monday night, February 13 for what Superintendent Daniel Gott calls a work session. He said no action will occur. The public announcement is that the board will be together from 5:30 until approximately 8 pm Monday, February 13th at the R-9 district office on Normal Street in […]
Trenton Cub Scout Pack 23 held its Pinewood Derby Sunday at the activities building of the First Christian Church. First Place Winners: Cole Beverlin in Tigers Clayton Glidewell in Wolves Michael Shuler in Bears Eli Todd for Webelos. Second Place Winners: Toby Lickteig in Wolves Cooper Eaton in Bears Kayler Adams in Weblos Third Place […]
The Grundy County Senior Citizens Services Board has announced the local entities receiving a portion of tax money. Board Secretary Diana Hoppe reports that organizations submit Request for Funding Applications each year. The board of directors then decides which entities to approve and what percentage of funding they will receive. Money comes from a local […]
A northeast Missouri accident on Sunday afternoon injured one person. Forty-four-year-old William Pflum of Gibbs, Missouri received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The accident happened on Adair County Route V. at Sweet Pea Lane as the truck, driven by 76-year-old Virgil Rusk of Brashear, had slowed […]
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was found dead after being trapped inside a grain bin on February 3rd. The man was identified as 61-year-old Bryan Reckrodt. The Putnam County E-911 Center received a report in the afternoon of a man trapped inside a grain bin about three-quarters full of soybeans on a […]
