The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northwest Missouri for the week of Sept. 26 – Oct. 2. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the […]
Meetings Monday night at Trenton City Hall involve the Trenton Building and Nuisance board at 6 pm and the Trenton City Council at 7 pm. Both are open to the public but also will be available on Zoom. There are separate identifiers for the two meetings. The Building and Nuisance Board will hold four public […]
The “Central Standard” barbershop group will perform for the Chillicothe area arts council, Sunday, October 16, at 3 o’clock in the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. Season ticket holders are admitted free with a season ticket. Others are adults $35, students K-college $20 children $15. The box office opens at 2 pm. Central Standard is […]
A woman from Independence was killed Thursday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving crashed into the rear of a Freightliner tractor-trailer. Seventy-one-year-old Mary Kliethermes of Independence was pronounced dead at the scene, three miles east of Macon. Her body was transported to Greening Egan-Hayes Funeral Home in Macon. The tractor-trailer was disabled on […]
The Highway Patrol in Putnam County arrested two people on Thursday for alleged drug violations. Thirty-four-year-old Kayla Bramhall of Worthington and 30-year-old Jerry Williams of Kirksville have been accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Bramhall also is accused of failure to […]
The Trenton Police Department and Highway Patrol checked 14 vehicles during a child safety compliance operation near S. M. Rissler Elementary School on September 22nd. The police report numerous warnings were issued for occupant restraint-related violations. The operation was the product of communication and cooperation between local and state agencies. Residents with complaints about traffic-related […]
Five hundred Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Members attended the Cooperative’s 84th Annual Meeting in Chillicothe this week. The meeting was held as a drive-thru style event again this year. Larry Muck was re-elected to serve a three-year term on the seven-person board of directors. The four items listed in the September edition of the Rural Missouri […]
Cameron Police Chief Rick Bashor reports a woman was taken into custody without incident the morning of September 22nd after an incident that caused the Cameron School District to be placed on lockdown. The Cameron Police Department 911 Center received a call about a disturbance in the area of Fourth and Mead. The caller reportedly […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the 2022-2027 Comprehensive School Improvement Plan September 21st. Ed-Con Consultant Jim Judd helped guide the district during the CSIP process. He congratulated the CSIP Committee on its work and said the document is in compliance with the standards set forth by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]
The Missouri Sheriffs’ Association will hold a part-time 700-hour peace officer training academy in Chillicothe. The classes will run January 31st through December 2023. They will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 10 o’clock, Saturdays from 8 to 5 o’clock, and some Sundays. The course exceeds the state’s minimum basic training requirements for […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hale man in Carroll County the morning of September 22nd on multiple allegations. Thirty-six year old Ronald Hines was accused of driving while intoxicated involving drugs, felony delivery of a controlled substance involving methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also accused of not having […]
A network issue affecting the AT&T Trenton tower is causing customers to not have cell phone service. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs reports the problem started on Wednesday morning, September 21st, and it affects customers within several miles of Trenton. The company estimates service to be restored sometime on September 22nd. He says […]
This week’s U. S. Drought Monitor map shows abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions now cover all of North Missouri. The map was released Thursday morning, September 22nd, and is based on conditions as of Tuesday morning, September 20th. For the Green Hills area, there is moderate drought in most of Putnam and Caldwell counties, […]
The Dream Factory of Northwest Missouri will present Rhonda Vincent in concert next year as a fundraiser. Sunday Mornin’ Singin’ Live will be held at the Trenton High School Performing Arts Center on September 7th, 2023. Doors will open at 6 pm, and the concert will start at 7 pm. Tickets will cost $25 in […]
The Mercer County Health Department will conduct a child passenger safety seat check next week. The event will be in the health department’s front parking lot on September 28th from 5 to 6 p.m. Seats will be checked for recall, expiration, and proper installation. New seats will also be available if needed.
For the second year in a row, North Central Missouri College has seen a significant enrollment increase in both headcount and credit hours. For the fall 2022 census, NCMC is up 7.7% in headcount and 7% in credit hours. Headcount is up in full-time and part-time students as well as first-time freshmen. The most significant […]
Homecoming Coronation was held at CF Russel Stadium in the Trenton R-9 School District. Crowned Trenton High School Homecoming Queen Wednesday night was Eliana Cowling, the King is Tucker Otto. Both are seniors. (Photo courtesy Lance Otto’s Facebook Page)
Homecoming Coronation was held Wednesday night in the Princeton R-5 School District. Selected as the Queen was Carsey Brown while the king is Andrew Rhoades. Both are seniors. The Coronation and pep rally were moved indoors Wednesday night to the Princeton gymnasium.
A Maysville woman was injured Wednesday night in a rollover accident two miles south of Amity in DeKalb County. Thirty-four-year-old Monica Wormsley received moderate injuries and was taken by EMS to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Wormsley’s car was northbound on Fairview Road, crossed Ketchum Road, struck an embankment, became airborne, overturned, and came to rest […]
The Grundy County United Way will kick off its fundraising next month to benefit 10 nonprofits in the county. United Way will sell Hy-Vee coupon cards at the entry of the store in Trenton during October. United Way Secretary Denise Hamilton says there will also be tenderloin sales at Hy-Vee on October 7th with noon […]
