The Hurricane Creek Bridge on Carroll County Route 139, located between Bosworth and Hale, is now open after a bridge rehabilitation project. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Capital Paving & Construction, LLC to replace the bridge’s deck. Crews closed the bridge to all traffic on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, and were able to […]
Art’s Alive announces area students entering grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th are invited to participate in a musical “HATS” by John Jacobson and John Higgins. There will be an informational meeting for parents on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the North 65 Center in Trenton. Rehearsals will be held in the […]
Three resignations were accepted at a meeting on Monday of the Spickard R-2 Board of Education. Resignations came from 1st and 2nd-grade teacher Brooke Leeper, Secretary Kelli Girdner, and Bus Driver Janice Vandevender. Hired as the school secretary, beginning June 27th, was Amanda White. A discussion was held on the new appropriations bill regarding the $38,000 […]
A Texas woman was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon in Harrison County and accused of speeding and driving while intoxicated. Sixty-one-year-old Carol Marshall of Haltom City, Texas was driving 104 miles an hour in a 70 zone on Interstate 35. After she was stopped, the patrol reported Marshall was taken on a 12-hour hold […]
The committee that oversees Trenton Municipal Utilities is recommending increases in water and sewer rates that are to be spread over five years, instead of requesting a larger percentage increase for the next two years. The utility committee members met Tuesday evening with a representative of Toth and Associates which was hired by the city to […]
The Daviess County Route Z bridge over Sampson Creek is now open. The bridge, located just west of Pattonsburg, was closed in late April for a rehabilitation project led by contractors from Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. working with the Missouri Department of Transportation. The rehabilitation project brought the bridge up to current standards allowing […]
The Mercer County Fair schedule has been released. The event will be at the fairgrounds in Princeton from July 13th through 17th. That Wednesday will include a 4-H conference and open class exhibit judging from 5 to 6 p.m. Fair royalty will be announced at 6 p.m. and the Pet Show will start at 6:30 […]
The Chillicothe Police Department announces approved street closings for June and July. Webster Street will be closed from Locust Street to Washington Street June 23rd from 2 o’clock in the afternoon to 6:30 in the evening for Grow ChilliMo. The same area will be closed June 24th from 5:30 to 11:30 in the evening for […]
The Trenton Police Department reports it will increase enforcement of stop sign violations at Five Points. Police will monitor traffic and issue citations as needed. This is due to complaints about motorists not stopping at the stop signs at Five Points. The Trenton Police remind the public that southbound Main Street and southbound Tinsman Avenue […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted three boil advisories. One advisory affected customers within the boundaries of the intersection of U. S. Highway 65 and Route O on the north, Route Y on the east, the Grundy County line on the south, and Jasmine Road on the west. The boundaries of […]
The Sullivan County Fair schedule has been announced. Most of the events will be at the fairgrounds of Milan July 5th through 10th. The fair will start with the Queen Pageant at the Milan Community Center June 30th at 7 o’clock at night. Admission will be $2. July 5th will include the Pee Wee Dog […]
The Trenton Police Department has a limited supply of medication lock boxes, lock bags, and DisposeRx packets. The free resources are provided by Preferred Family Healthcare as part of its mission to keep youth substance-free and safe from prescription pills and edibles. The resources are available to families and individuals in Grundy County. They could […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education will amend the current budget to reflect actual figures and approve a budget for the next school year at a special meeting. The meeting will be at the high school on June 29th at 6 p.m. The agenda also includes a closed session for discussion of individual personnel […]
Commanding Officer Captain Clark Stratton of the Highway Patrol Troop H has announced the results of a hazardous moving operation on June 17th. The operation was conducted in Caldwell, Livingston, DeKalb, and Buchanan counties. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers: Issued 32 citations Issued 85 warnings Made four drug arrests Made one arrest on a warrant
A Ridgeway man faces nine felony charges in Harrison County after he allegedly hit a woman multiple times at his residence on June 19th. Forty-three-year-old Ronald Fredrick Gibson has been charged with one count of third-degree domestic assault and eight counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Bond was set at $100,000 cash only, and […]
Chillicothe Police investigated an injury accident Monday morning where a vehicle struck the side of Hedrick Medical Center. Police said an attempt was being made to park the vehicle, but the driver accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. The vehicle went forward and struck the wall of the hospital on the side […]
Main Street Chillicothe will host a concert on June 24th as a fundraiser for Main Street Chillicothe. The 1980s tribute band, Members Only, will perform at the Silver Moon Plaza in Chillicothe. Gates will open at 7 p.m., and the show will start at 8 p.m. Chairs and seating will not be provided. Those attending […]
The Trenton Police Department reminds the public of the fireworks ordinance and the use of fireworks within the city limits of Trenton The city ordinance allows for common fireworks to be shot or detonated on July 2nd and 3rd from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fireworks can be shot or detonated on July 4th from 8 a.m. […]
Ninety-three high school students participated in Missouri’s 59th annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., June 13-19. Grundy Electric Cooperative delegates, Katelyn Briggs of Eagleville and Maggie Hickman of Princeton, Missouri attended. After two years of virtual tours, the Youth Tour headed back to Washington this year. The seven-day tour provides an action-filled week […]
Two teenagers were in a car that failed to negotiate a right turn and traveled off a road where it struck a tree on Oregon Road, one mile north of Cameron. A passenger, 18-year-old Jack Kissire of Turney received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to Liberty Hospital. The car was driven […]
