More businesses have started moving into the Eastgate Shopping Center in Trenton since a man from Blue Springs purchased the property a few months ago. Owner Jason Lassiter says Pet Central recently moved into a space at the shopping center. Dunkin’s Liquidation has also expanded. Work is being done on a 24/7 laundromat […]
The Chillicothe Police Department has announced road closings for events in September. Some streets will be closed for the Chillicothe High School Homecoming Parade September 16th from 1:30 to 3:15. The streets will include Polk from Sunset to Washington, south to Ann, east to Locust, north to Calhoun, and back to the middle school. The […]
The Chillicothe City Council approved ordinances and contracts August 29th. City Administrator Rozanne Frampton reports one ordinance and contract was for a chip and seal street project through Vance Brothers for about $280,000. The project involves multiple streets, is scheduled to start in about three weeks, and is expected to take up to two weeks […]
“Heroes Past and Present” is the theme of this year’s Calamity Jane Days in Princeton. The 60th anniversary of the festival will be September 16th through 18th. That Friday will include a tractor cruise, music by High Strung and folk music, and a Princeton Chamber of Commerce dinner. The Northwest Missouri Tractor Pull Association will […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton man on August 29th on felony theft of a motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft. The bond for 43-year-old Gregory Dee Baecht was set at $10,000, 10% cash or corporate surety. He is to have no contact with victims, and he is scheduled for the […]
Allison Haley from Chillicothe, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for August. Allison, a Missouri A+ scholarship student, is in her second year at NCMC studying psychology and working on her Associate in Arts degree. Allison will graduate in December and transfer to the University of Central Missouri to complete […]
Due to a water main break, the Sullivan County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory. Affected are rural water customers on Thrush Road from Highway 5 to Locust Creek and along Tick Road. The boil advisory continues until further notice and was issued by the water district office in Milan.
Main Street Trenton will host a virtual scavenger hunt this weekend as part of Trenton High School alumni activities. The walking hunt will begin at 903 Main Street and feature historic photos of downtown Trenton. Participants scan QR codes and receive clues to remember the old and discover the new. Eleven historic sites will be […]
The 46th Great Pershing Balloon Derby will be held this weekend. Green Hills Ballooning, Incorporated sponsors the event, which will include activities in and near Brookfield from September 2nd through 5th. The South Main Night Flame will be on the night of September 2nd. September 3rd will include multiple balloon flights, East Twin Park activities […]
A contract has been finalized regarding real estate action taken by the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees in an executive session last week. Chief of Staff Kristi Harris reports the college purchased 109 East Crowder Road in Trenton from Gordon and Sue Gunter for $50,000. NCMC does not have set plans for the […]
The Greencastle Community Labor Day Celebration will be in Greencastle Park this weekend. Live music will start September 2nd with Lacey Mihalevich at 6:30 in the evening and Bob Seger tribute band “Silver Bullet” at 8 pm. September 3rd’s schedule includes the Walk the Castle 3K Fun Walk, a craft and vendor fair, a cornhole […]
Tickets will go on sale September 1st for Art’s Alive-sponsored performances of Harvey by Mary Chase. The play will be performed in the Hoover Theater of the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton on September 24th and 25th at 2 p.m. Doors to the theater will open at 1:30 pm on both days. There […]
The owner of a tow truck died Monday afternoon at the scene of a single vehicle accident in Gentry County. Sixty-two-year-old Roger Smith of Albany was pronounced dead at the scene, five miles west of Albany. The tow truck was eastbound on Highway 136 when the front driver’s side tire had an equipment failure causing […]
Country music recording artist, Ryan Griffin, and local Trenton resident, Charlie Bacon, drew a crowd of approximately 225 attendees to the Leadership Northwest Music Jam on Saturday night. All ticket proceeds benefited the Leadership Northwest Missouri program and raised $9,451 for the organization. The show was hosted for the second year at Black Silo Winery […]
Kirksville Police report one arrest has been made as officers continue to investigate a robbery. Early Friday evening, officers responded to the 900 block of Pheasant Drive in Kirksville to investigate a reported burglary and robbery. Police interviewed a victim and witnesses. The victim reported being robbed by several male suspects and also reported minor […]
A Daviess County traffic accident Monday morning, one mile east of Altamont, injured two of the three drivers of motor vehicles. Fifty-year-old William Loucks of Gallatin and 63-year-old Marc Stuva of Holden received moderate injuries. Both were taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The other driver, 27-year-old Garrett Thompson of Trenton, was not […]
In conjunction with the North Missouri Drug Task Force, and assisted by the Adair County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Kirksville Police Department has executed numerous narcotics search warrants within the city of Kirksville this year. These searches have recovered several illegally owned or stolen firearms, paraphernalia used in narcotics distribution, […]
What began as picnics in each of the first three years of the Trenton alumni weekend has grown to attract thousands home for a multiple-day celebration. Events are planned from Friday through Sunday as the Trenton alumni reunion is held with many classes planning individual gatherings. Trenton resident John Holcomb provided a history of the […]
A policeman and a resident of Livingston County, arrested for 3rd-degree domestic assault, has been released from jail on his own recognizance pending a September 7th appearance in circuit court in Chillicothe. The highway patrol on Friday night arrested 24-year-old Joshua Charlton on a felony charge. He was held overnight at the Grundy County Detention […]
Swan Lake NWR will have units open to dove hunting this coming dove season. Dove season begins on September 1, 2022. Self-Check in and out is conducted at the Hunters Headquarters on the north end of the refuge. Maps and regulations can be obtained when checking in to hunt. The hunting fields are mostly harvested […]
