The Laredo Board of Aldermen voted to increase water rates on October 10th. The new rates include $49 for the base rate with 1,000 gallons included. That is an increase of 50 cents. The volume usage charge for more than 1,000 gallons will be $12.75 per 1,000. That is an increase of $1.75 per 1,000 […]
Among news from the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday, a Spickard resident Charles Lee Duncan, waived a preliminary hearing on multiple criminal counts. Duncan is to appear Thursday in Division One of Circuit Court. From July 17th, Duncan faces charges of 1st-degree property damage, 3rd-degree assault, and 1st-degree trespass. There are separate counts […]
A Bonne Terre man faces multiple charges in Clinton County after he allegedly tried to kidnap a girl near Lathrop on Tuesday afternoon, October 11th. Online court information shows 26-year-old Austin Michael Gaal has been charged with the felonies of second-degree kidnapping and resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. He has also […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Cook Julie Jasinski on October 11th. The district will run an advertisement for a cook position. It was announced a Halloween Parade would be held on October 27th. The eighth-grade trip will be on May 5th, and the eighth-grade graduation will be on May 8th. […]
The Grundy County Museum in Trenton will conclude its season this weekend and be open extra hours for the Missouri Day Festival. The museum will be open October 15th from 8 o’clock to 3:30. It will also be open October 16th from 8 to 4 pm during the Missouri Day Car Show at the Trenton […]
The Chillicothe Board of Adjustments approved a variance application on October 11th. The application was from Cory and Leslie Minnis to build an ag structure with a setback of 12 feet off the property line at 213 Church Street. A Codes and Zoning Department Office representative reports the ag structure will be a business building. […]
The Jamesport City Council on October 10th approved ordinances vacating portions of streets. According to unapproved minutes, portions of Elm, Jackson, Washington, and Gillilan streets will be vacated. City Clerk Shelley Page reports the streets to be vacated are in the Zachariah Brown second addition, and they have never been open for traffic. Bids for […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a 17-year-old from Gallatin has been certified as an adult on Grundy County charges stemming from May. Caleb Scott Kinnison was held as a juvenile until he was certified as an adult on October 11th and extradited from a juvenile facility. He has been charged with the felonies of […]
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month or NDEAM This year’s theme is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.” Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County-SB40 recognize the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities, bringing awareness to employment issues, and reminding employers of the importance and value of an inclusive workforce. A […]
Twenty-seven high schools are registered to participate in Saturday’s Marching Festival in Trenton. The schools are divided into classifications according to the guidelines of the Missouri school high school activities association. The competition involves marching in the parade, auxiliary or flags, percussion or drums, and the field show. Some of the schools are entered in […]
An adult on a bicycle was injured when he was hit by a truck in northwest Missouri’s Nodaway County. Fifty-nine-year-old Steven Mozier of Maitland received moderate injuries and was taken by EMS to Mosaic Life Care in Maryville. The truck driver was 40-year-old James Tompkins of Clearmont. The accident happened Monday evening two miles west […]
The highway patrol in Shelby County has arrested a resident of Hale who was allegedly wanted on warrants. Twenty-nine-year-old Tyler Harper was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and held at the Macon County Jail. Harper was arrested on five warrants issued in Livingston County, (three for felonies and two for misdemeanors) plus separate felony warrants […]
Four young people from Salisbury were injured Tuesday afternoon when a car went off Chariton County Highway 24 and struck an embankment four miles east of Salisbury. The youth, ranging in age from 6 to 16, were taken to Moberly Regional Medical Center. A 6-year-old girl was seriously injured. Moderate injuries were listed for a […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education October 11th set substitute teacher pay at $110 per day. Superintendent Daniel Gott reported this would be a continuation of what was approved in February when pay was set at $110 per day “for the remainder of the year.” The change will also affect long-term substitute pay. Substitutes will […]
Major equipment is scheduled to be installed at the KGOZ 101.7 FM transmitter site. For the last several weeks, KGOZ has been operating with limited power and coverage due to lightning damage to antennas at the radio station tower. New antennas were ordered. Those antennas have arrived and were assembled and now, a specialized crew […]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women aged 50 and older. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, outside of skin cancers. About 1 in 8 (13%) women in the US will […]
The Missouri Humanities Council will host a free Cultural Heritage Workshop in Trenton in partnership with the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission. The event will be at the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus on October 19th from 1 pm to 4:45. Check-in will start at 12:45. Doctor Arthur Mehrhoff will […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education on Monday evening approved a bid to replace the furnace in the music room. The bid was from Oliphant’s Heating and Cooling for $6,880. Fundraising requests were approved by the After-Prom Committee. The board updated the Homeless, Foster Care, Migrant, and English Language policies as presented. Respective coordinators were […]
The Spickard Special Road District Board hired an employee on October 10th. Sam Scharn was hired at $15 per hour. The board approved Scharn getting parts and things needed to fix the brakes on the backhoe and cylinders on the bucket as well as the electrical on the diesel tanks. Adding 100 tons of road […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained minor injuries when a Freightliner truck overturned near Marceline on Tuesday morning, October 11th. An ambulance took 37-year-old Getachew Asefa to the Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. The truck traveled east on Highway 63 before it reportedly lost control on the wet road on a curve […]
