Absentee ballots are available for the April 5th Municipal Election at the county clerk’s offices in Grundy and Livingston counties. Absentee voting may be done during regular hours. The Grundy County Clerk’s Office in the courthouse in Trenton will be open for absentee voting on April 2nd from 8 o’clock to noon. The Livingston County […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Spickard woman turned herself in on February 22nd on 18 counts of misdemeanor animal neglect or abandonment. Seventy-four year-old Diana Lee Miller posted a $500 cash-only bond. She is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on March 8, 2022. Court documents accuse Miller of […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Jamesport residents discovered a deceased man at the Poosey Conservation Area in northwest Livingston County on Saturday afternoon, February 19th. The man was identified as 45-year-old Michael Daniel Daly of Blue Springs. The sheriff’s office, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Highway Patrol responded to the Wind Pump Trail at […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education on February 21st adopted the school calendar for 2022-2023. School will start on August 24th with dismissal at 1 pm. The last day of school is scheduled for May 17th, 2023. The calendar includes full-day professional development once a month instead of early dismissal Wednesdays. There will not be […]
Leadership Northwest Missouri recently received a charitable gift from the Patterson Family Foundation in the amount of $2,000. These funds will greatly assist with sustaining our mission to build, strengthen and inspire leaders through training and networking experiences. The Patterson Family Foundation is a family-led foundation extending the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. They […]
Five senior members of the Trenton FFA chapter stopped at KTTN Monday morning and were guests on Open Line promoting National FFA Week. The week began on Sunday when 26 members of the chapter attended services at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton. Chapter President Colton Roy gave the morning message. Junior officers of […]
The agenda has been announced for Tuesday’s meeting of North Central Missouri College Trustees. The board meeting begins at 5:30 pm in the Frey Administrative Center on the college campus in Trenton. The meeting will begin with employee introductions, a presentation by the digital media club, and then various reports from Head Start, the vice […]
Four dates in March have been selected for the Veterans Service Officer to be available at the VFW Hall in Trenton. For each of the dates, the officer will be available from 9 am until 2 pm. Those dates include the first three Fridays of the month: March 4th, 11th, and 18th. The officer also […]
Twenty-six women from Mercer County are the latest recipients of Gene Kauffman Scholarships. Collectively, the female graduates of North Mercer and Princeton High School received $141,539 in the Kauffman scholarships for the spring semester. Of the 26 recipients, ten are enrolled at North Central Missouri College. Each student provided signed statements that they met the […]
As an expansion of “Arts Alive” promotions, the local organization plans to hold a spring class in decorating cookies. Arts Alive President Dan Maxey explains the group wants it to be known that the arts include more than the typical musical or theatrical presentations, thus, the cookie decorating class to be held on Sunday, March […]
The Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce the continuation of the scholarship program for area residents. Students already enrolled in or admitted to a degree program in a health care field are eligible for the scholarship. The Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 to encourage qualified individuals to pursue […]
The Livingston County Preservation Society enjoyed a Chillicothe Hall of Fame event in which local architect R. Warren Roberts was officially unveiled and inducted. Mouton shared some background on the Chillicothe Hall of Fame then read the exhibit piece biography. Warren Roberts’ accomplishments were quite impressive. Rep. Black then shared a few words about the […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will honor two individuals, two businesses, and a local organization during its annual membership dinner meeting scheduled for Friday night, March 18, 2022. Selected as the “Businesses of the Year” are Mid-States Services and BTC Bank while the Green Hills Animal Shelter is the “Organization of the Year.” As […]
Milan Police say a woman was arrested for her alleged involvement in a reported assault on Friday afternoon at a convenience store in Milan. Chief of Police Gail Hayes said Ebony Marie Tolliver of Milan was a customer at the 7th Heaven Convenience Store when a dispute occurred with a cashier. Tolliver was attempting to […]
A King City woman was taken to a hospital Sunday night following a single-vehicle accident just north of St. Joseph. Fifty-one-year-old Sarah Burks fell asleep as she was driving southbound on Highway 169. Her sports utility vehicle went off the west side of the highway one-half mile north of St. Joseph) and struck two culverts […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three individuals in Green Hills counties. Twenty-nine-year-old Deanna Awadallah of Campbell, Illinois was arrested in Linn County the night of February 18th. She was accused of driving while intoxicated with drugs and exceeding the posted speed limit. She was taken to the Brookfield Police Department and released. Sixty-eight-year-old […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Blue Springs resident sustained moderate injuries as the result of a car losing control on an ice-covered road near Macon. The crash on Friday morning, February 18 caused 20-year-old Aaron Spier to be transported to Samaritan Hospital by Macon County Ambulance. The car traveled west on Highway 36 before running […]
The Galt Board of Aldermen on February 16th approved ordinances involving utilities and the maintenance employee. City Clerk Ashley Bonnett reported the ordinances were related to Galt selling its electric system to the Grundy Electric Cooperative last year. The utility disconnection policy was revised, and the water reconnection fee is now $75. The reconnection fee […]
After the conclusion of an executive session on February 16, the Gilman City R-4 Board of Education offered a principal contract to Jill Sperry for the 2022-2023 school year. The salary will be determined later. Sperry is the current principal. During the regular meeting, the board approved the At-Risk and Drop Out Rate Evaluation and […]
Three individuals face charges after a burglary investigation by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. Forty-one-year-old Mark Bottcher of Ridgeway has been charged with nine felony counts of stealing a firearm, explosive weapon, or ammonium nitrate and one felony count of stealing $750 or more. Thirty-eight-year-old Chad Service and 46-year-old Harlon Lee, both of Bethany, have […]
