North Central Missouri College has named students with outstanding academic achievements to the Academic Honors Lists for the 2021 spring semester. Students named to the President’s List have earned at least six credit hours and achieved a perfect 4.0-grade point average (GPA), and students on the Dean’s List have earned at least six credit hours […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center have revised their visitor guidelines to allow level 3 visitation as of May 17. Wright Memorial and Hedrick were previously at a ‘Level 4’, which allowed patients only one visitor per day. Level 3 visitor guidelines allow two visitors per patient per day in inpatient areas and the […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Trenton will provide information and resources on suicide prevention mental health awareness at an event next week. Training will also be provided on several topics on May 25th from 6 to 8 p.m. Topics to be covered include suicide prevention; Question, Persuade, Refer and Crisis Access for […]
A Coffey man faces two felony charges after he allegedly got into physical altercations with a one-year-old. Twenty-two-year-old Jared Read has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk—first degree—first offense, and abuse or neglect of a child. Bond is $10,000 cash, Supervision Services, and no contact with any minor. Read […]
A Cainsville man was taken into custody on Monday night, May 17, 2021, in DeKalb County and was held on a 24-hour hold at the regional jail in Pattonsburg. The highway patrol accused 28-year-old Tony Bennett of tampering with a motor vehicle, two counts of felony stealing, and two counts of unlawful possession of a […]
The Green City R-1 School held graduation ceremonies on Sunday and have announced their top academic students. The senior Valedictorian is Ashton Lee, and the Salutatorian is Tanner Tipton.
Two teenagers received what the Highway Patrol called serious injuries when a pickup failed to negotiate a turn. It went off the north side of Sunset Avenue in Daviess County, striking an embankment. The driver and two passengers were 16 years old, and names were not released by the patrol due to the juvenile status. […]
Two individuals, two businesses, and one organization will be honored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce during its annual banquet/meeting on Friday, June 4, at the Black Silo Winery. The five honorees will be recognized for their service to the community, with M.G. Kennedy and Dan Wilford being named Pillars of the Community while […]
There are two meetings scheduled for Tuesday evening, May 18, 2021, at the Chillicothe City Hall. The Railroad Advisory Board will meet at 5:15 with an agenda that includes the Yellow Creek watershed. The Historic Preservation Commission for Chillicothe meets at 6:30 Tuesday night. Topics are listed as Chillicothe Baking Committee and the status of […]
The Livingston County Health Department reports it has added 35 new cases of COVID-19 last week. So far in May 2021, there have been 42 positive cases. According to the health department, the cases involve individuals of all ages, the biggest age group being adults 30 to 40. The Livingston County surge in cases hasn’t […]
What’s being called a “block party” is scheduled Friday night to observe the 30th anniversary of the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association. Activities are scheduled outdoors in the 1,000 block of Main street downtown. The evening begins with music followed by dinner and the program. Megan Taul is the director for Trenton downtown improvement association: […]
Jacquelyn Perez from Milan, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for May. Jacquelyn, an A+ student, recently graduated with honors with an Associate in Arts degree. Jacquelyn plans to attend Northwest Missouri State University to major in Business Management and has accepted a position with the Sullivan County Health Department. […]
The agenda has been released for a meeting on Tuesday evening of the committee that oversees Trenton Municipal Utilities. Besides department reports and the directors’ update, topics include discussion with Allstate consultants; a proposal from RS Electric; upcoming projects; and a review of the hot/cold weather rule as it applies to Trenton Municipal customers. The […]
Trenton’s Convention and Visitors Bureau continued discussing how the group will operate, including drafting policies and procedures. Spending authorization has been extended to the board chairman and treasurer in amounts not to exceed $1,000 without board approval. A quorum will consist of a majority of the members. The attendance policy allows no more than three […]
Trenton Police made an arrest stemming from a domestic disturbance on Sunday. Twenty-eight-year-old Shiane Marie Eason has been charged with domestic assault in the third degree. Bond is $5,000 cash pending an appearance on May 25th in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Court information notes a male member of the household sustained […]
Grundy County’s unemployment rate has dropped from what it was in February. The March jobless rate for Grundy County is 3.4% which is one-half of a percentage point less than February. That’s the same difference in the rate when compared to March of 2020. The most recent rate is based on 148 unemployed out of […]
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 May 17 – 23. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region in addition to the […]
Top academic students have been announced at the Linn County R-1 School near Purdin. The Valedictorian is Zephyr Palmer and the Salutatorian is Nathan Palmer. Graduation ceremonies were held Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2021.
An Iowa resident was killed when the car she was driving was involved in a head-on collision with a truck east of Albany. Fifty-nine-year-old Katherine Showers of Oskaloosa, Iowa was pronounced dead at the scene two miles east of Albany on Highway 136. The truck driver, 49-year old Marvin Andersen of Gilman City, was not […]
Eleven public high schools in Missouri are being recognized for helping students plan financially for higher education. In an effort to promote completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid among high school seniors, the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development launched the Show-Me FAFSA Challenge in October 2020. The competition ended […]
