The Union Coon Creek Baptist Church west of Trenton served more than 850 meals during its Thanksgiving Dinner on November 24th. The total included delivery and carry-out. The pastor’s wife, Dianna Crawford, reports food was delivered to nine surrounding towns and areas. There were 60 volunteers, which included new and returning volunteers and drivers. For […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two women in area counties on November 24th on multiple allegations. Thirty-seven-year-old Rachel Gilbert of Milan was arrested in Sullivan County in the morning. She was accused of careless and imprudent driving involving a motor vehicle crash, driving while intoxicated involving alcohol, and two counts of […]
A Forsyth, Georgia man died as the result of a one-car accident at the north city limits of Kirksville on Thursday morning, November 24th. The driver, 39-year-old Timothy Chambliss, was taken by the Adair County Coroner to the Travis-Noe Funeral Home of Kirksville. The car traveled south on Highway 63 before running off the road […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Nov. 28 – Dec. 4. Lane closures for temporary work zones on Missouri highways stopped at noon Wednesday, Nov. 23, and will not resume until Monday morning, Nov. 28. […]
Four vehicles were involved in an accident late Wednesday afternoon on Highway 10 in Carroll county. The only person listed with an injury was one of the drivers, 54-year-old Michele Thompson of Norborne. She was taken by EMS to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. Thompson was driving a westbound sports utility vehicle […]
Activities are planned at the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library in Chillicothe next month as part of Twelve Days of Christmas. Food, crafts, and visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus are planned on different days from December 1st through 16th. Hot cocoa and cookies will be available December 1st, and Pajamas and Pancakes will be held […]
Three people including a juvenile were injured early Wednesday evening in an accident that involved three vehicles traveling Highway 65 in Carroll County. Forty-one-year-old Dustin Sisemore of Marshall received serious injuries and was flown by Life Flight Eagle to the Centerpoint Medical Center. Another driver, 44-year-old Brian Hemme of Carrollton sustained minor injuries and declined […]
A Marceline resident was injured Wednesday evening when his car struck the rear of another on Highway 36, three miles east of Meadville. Forty-six-year-old Travis Avila received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Pershing Memorial Hospital. No injuries were noted for the other driver, 80-year-old Elmer Gaug of Meadville. Both the Avila […]
The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra will present its free annual winter concert next month. Doors will open at the Trenton R-9 Performing Arts Center on December 10th at 2:30 after a dress rehearsal and picture-taking session. Holiday music will be performed at “The Bells of Christmas” at 3 pm. The choir will open […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released her audit of the Carroll County Ambulance District. The ambulance district’s board of directors passed a resolution requesting the audit after a whistleblower call from the ambulance district led to an initial review by the Auditor’s Public Corruption and Fraud Division. The audit resulted in a rating of “poor,” […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance next week that would amend the city code involving headgear required for motorcycles and motorized tricycles. The council will meet at Trenton City Hall on November 28th at 7 pm. The meeting will be available on Zoom. Another ordinance on the agenda would approve a general election to […]
A Coffey man faces multiple felonies after allegedly verbally and physically abusing his biological child, four children from his wife’s prior relationship, and his wife multiple times since May 2021. Online court information shows 33-year-old Michael Mason Holliday has been charged with one count of second-degree domestic assault and five counts of abuse or neglect […]
An Eagleville man faces multiple sex-related charges after he allegedly sexually abused a girl who was younger than 12 years old at the time and her sister who was less than 14. fifty-four-year-old Allen Wayne Thomsen has been charged with first-degree statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy involving deviate sexual intercourse with a […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton resident on November 23rd on felony possession of a controlled substance. Fifty-year-old Sean Edward Ward’s bond was set at $15,000 cash only with a special condition of North Missouri Court Services. He is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Kirksville residents sustained minor injuries after a minivan failed to yield to a sports utility vehicle in Kirksville on Tuesday afternoon, November 22nd. The minivan driver was arrested. Twenty-seven-year-old Robert Pine was a passenger in the minivan. Fifty-eight-year-old Maria Barraza was a passenger in the SUV. They were taken by […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove struck a deer two miles south of Spickard on Wednesday morning, November 23rd. Emergency medical services transported Salvador Bonilla to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The car traveled north on Highway 65 before hitting the deer on the road. The […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will discuss at least seven properties next week. The meeting will be held at Trenton City Hall on Monday, November 28 at 6 pm. The meeting will be available on Zoom. The agenda lists three properties under declaration of a nuisance and four properties for public hearing. There will also […]
Among cases Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court: A resident of Tonganoxie, Kansas – Michael David Collett – pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated from an arrest on December 31st, 2020. The charge was amended from a felony to a misdemeanor. The imposition of sentence was suspended and Collett was placed […]
A northwest Missouri man died and another resident was injured in a three-vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon in Nodaway County one-half mile south of Hopkins. All vehicles were northbound on Highway 148 when two trailing vehicles slowed for a farm implement. A Peterbilt semi-truck hit the rear of a sports utility vehicle, pushing it into […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees accepted a bid November 22nd for complete replacement of the gym floor at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. The bid was for $141,200 from Charles Luebbert Hardwood Floors, Incorporated of Jefferson City. Vice President of Business and Finance Tyson Otto reported an initial payment of $50,000 […]
