Views: 0Trenton High School alumni are reminded of the annual planning meeting Sunday, March 1. 2020 for the THS Alumni Reunion. Classes are invited to send representatives to the BTC Bank Meeting Room that afternoon at 1:30. Mailing lists will be distributed, and there will be a discussion of the overall Labor Day reunion. Classes […]
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Six candidates file for office at Grundy County Courthouse
Views: 0Candidate filing begins today subject to the August primary election. As of 8 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 25, six candidates had gathered at the Grundy County Courthouse with five of them incumbents. Among those seeking re-election, on the Republican ticket, are Don Sager as First District Commissioner, Joe Brinser as Second District Commissioner, Barb […]
Area organizations to receive funds through Neighborhood Assistance Program for community development projects
Views: 0The Department of Economic Development announced Wednesday that it would award $7.3 million through its Neighborhood Assistance Program to nonprofits across Missouri for community development projects. The Neighborhood Assistance Program helps not-for-profit organizations leverage private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that make contributions to approved community improvement projects. The program […]
NCMC, Agriculture Program to offer Collegiate Livestock Judging
Views: 0Starting fall semester 2020, North Central Missouri College will be fielding a competitive collegiate livestock judging team comprised of 5 members and will compete against other community colleges throughout the country to evaluate cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats at 8-10 contests throughout the year. At this time, NCMC is pioneering the way as the […]
Two from Macon arrested on drug-related offenses
Views: 1Two men from Macon were arrested early Tuesday morning in Livingston County and accused of various drug-related offenses. Thirty-five-year-old Elisha Walter and 40-year-old William Cooper were taken to the Chillicothe Police Department and placed on a 24-hour hold. Elisha Walter was arrested on two felony warrants including possession of methamphetamine in Macon County and […]
Audio: Trenton Ministerial Alliance fundraiser tops goal for Good Samaritan Fund
Views: 0Donations nearly doubled the goal when the Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance held their annual baked potato bar and pie auction Friday night in Trenton. Pastor Ron Ratliff of the 10th Street Baptist Church is a spokesman for the ministerial alliance. Ratliff expressed appreciation to the community for assisting in raising over $3,900 […]
Trenton City Council approves bid for building at wastewater treatment plant
Views: 0The Trenton City Council Monday evening accepted building board recommendations and approved asbestos removal for two structures and the list of seven houses to be demolished – all keeping within the $30,000 budgeted for demolitions. The council accepted a utility committee recommendation regarding a bid of $60,074 for a 40-foot by 60-foot storage building […]
Trenton Building and Nuisance Board identifies seven properties for demolition
Views: 0Seven houses are scheduled to be demolished following actions Monday night of the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board and the Trenton City Council. Those locations include 1409 Lulu belonging to Russell and Bea Shaw; 701 East 6th Street – property of Jim and Mary Drake; 1314 Norton belonging to Bret and Penny Buswell; as […]
NCMC Foreign Film Club launches on Thursday, February 27 with “Purple Noon”
Views: 0North Central Missouri College’s Foreign Film Club with launch the spring semester with on Thursday, February 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Cross Hall 208 on the NCMC campus with the movie Purple Noon. The Foreign Film Club is open to the public. Purple Noon Remade into the highly successful 1999 film The Talented […]
Polling location in Galt to be closed for April 7th election
Views: 0Grundy County’s election authority reports the polling location in Galt will be closed for the April 7th election because there would only be 23 voters eligible to cast a ballot at the Galt precinct. The polling site at Galt Baptist Church is used by residents of Liberty and Myers township, and that will be […]
Route A to close for replacement of North Fork Lost Creek Bridge
Views: 0Located just south of the DeKalb and Gentry County line on Route A, the North Fork, Lost Creek Bridge has been serving motorists since 1935. Plans have been announced to close that portion of Route A to all traffic as of Monday, March 16, 2020. The old bridge will be demolished and a new […]
Trenton Park Department accepting applications for park maintenance
Views: 0The City of Trenton Park Department is accepting applications for seasonal park maintenance. Applications may be picked up between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. M-F at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, Trenton, Mo. 64683. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. The City of Trenton is an equal opportunity employer. […]
GFG Ag Services to close for two days as business sells to Braymer company
Views: 12Changes are coming in the business structure of GFG Ag Services that will include a temporary closing later this week of the office location in Trenton to prepare for the changes. According to Troy Smith, ownership of the GFG feed division will be changing effective March 1st. The new owner is Consumers Oil and […]
Bids for resurfacing Highway 6 through Trenton and Highway 6 to I-35 to be reviewed at March 4th meeting
Views: 0Bids from two contractors were submitted to the Missouri Department of Transportation for resurfacing work this year in Trenton as well as Grundy and Daviess Counties. Three projects were combined into one for bidding purposes with both bids topping $4,300,000. Bids came from Emery Sapp and Sons Incorporated of Columbia and from Herzog Contracting […]
Audio: Former prison guard at the Chillicothe women’s prison accused of sexual assault for the 5th time
Views: 4A former prison guard at the Chillicothe women’s prison has been accused once again of sexual assault. The accused worked as a guard between 2008 to 2018, at the 1,600 person facility and is accused for the fifth time of assaulting an inmate, according to Kansas City station KCTV. The Department of Corrections has […]
Patrol reports the arrest of four over the weekend
Views: 0The patrol reports a Hempsted, Arizona man, 35-year old Fue Xiong, was arrested early Sunday in Daviess County and accused of felony tampering with a motor vehicle and operating a commercial motor vehicle without an endorsement. Xiong was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. A northeast Missouri man, 28-year old Laurentino Rios Hernandez, was […]
Gallatin woman injured in Friday crash west of Altamont
Views: 0A Gallatin resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle she was driving went through a T-intersection and hit a guard rail west of Altamont. Twenty-year-old Breanna Rhodes was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with minor injuries. The Friday night crash happened one mile west of Altamont at the intersection of […]
Dr. Susan Stull selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee
Views: 0Dr. Susan Stull, Life Science Instructor, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee for February. Dr. Stull, from Chillicothe, MO, has been employed at NCMC for over 15 years and holds a doctorate in medical molecular microbiology and immunology. During her time at NCMC as a faculty member, she has developed […]
Woman involved in shooting in Unionville granted change of venue to Harrison County
Views: 1A motion was granted for change of venue in Division One of Circuit Court this week for a Columbia woman taken into custody after an investigation of a shooting in Unionville in December. The Putnam County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports the venue for 22-year-old Victoria Hope Larsen was changed from Putnam County to Harrison […]
Storage shed destroyed by fire in Trenton
Views: 0A storage shed is considered a total loss after a fire in Trenton on Friday afternoon. Trenton Fire Lieutenant Doug Franklin reports, upon arrival, firefighters found the shed behind the residence at 202 West 28th Street fully involved. The fire department lists the owner as Holly Jones. Crews deployed a one and three-quarter-inch attack […]