The North Central Missouri College Trio program, Student Support Services was recently awarded a grant to help celebrate and support students that are first-generation college attendees. Tocarra Williams, Student Support Services Program Coordinator was the writer of the grant and has already many plans to recognize first-generation students. As a Trio program, students can qualify […]
The City of Laredo will receive funding from the United States Department of Agriculture to assist with making improvements to the city’s wastewater system. The city will receive a loan for $187,000 and a grant for $346,310. The USDA notes Laredo’s wastewater system was constructed in the 1980s and needs upgrades to meet ammonia standards. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when he lost control of the car he drove on a gravel road eight miles northeast of Eagleville on Wednesday morning, and the car overturned. Emergency medical services transported 88-year-old Robert Maxwell to the Decatur County Hospital. The car traveled east on 324th Street […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Trenton man turned himself in on Tuesday on failure to appear in court on two felony charges. Sixty-three-year-old Stanley Patterson was charged with driving while intoxicated—persistent offender and driving while revoked or suspended. His bond is $5,000, with 10% cash approved, and he is scheduled for Division One […]
The Trenton Administrative Committee decided to advertise for bids on items on Tuesday evening. City Administrator Ron Urton reports bids will be sought for snow removal on the Ninth Street Bridge and for hay mowing. The Administrative Committee also decided to draft a policy on specialty signs when requested by the public. There was also […]
The City of Trenton is accepting sealed proposals for hay ground at the area around the trap/skeet range for three years. Proposals will be accepted at City Clerk Cindy Simpson’s office at Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of November 4th at 3 o’clock. Questions should be directed to City Administrator Ron Urton at 660-359-2013. […]
Three felony counts have been filed in Livingston County against a Chillicothe man accused in an early Monday morning incident that involved a police investigation of an alleged stolen vehicle. Fifty-five-year-old Bobby Jay Oleson has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree; resisting or interfering with an arrest for a […]
The Trenton High School Student Council and Trenton R-9 Mascot Team have taken the leadership role for this year’s Annual Halloween Carnival and Costume Contest. Trenton R-9 classes, clubs, and organizations will operate carnival games in the Trenton High School Commons the evening of October 29th from 6 to 7 o’clock. Children in third grade […]
A band that plays Latin standards and adds a Latin twist to other songs will perform as part of the Chillicothe Area Arts Council’s season. Acoustik Element will play at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center on the afternoon of October 27th at 3 o’clock. The box office will open at 2 o’clock with admission […]
Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring reports a male subject trespassing on private property southwest of Trenton Sunday afternoon ran from deputies and into the Thompson River. The man was allegedly ranting about Monsanto poisoning the air when he was located and taken home. The man, whose name has not been released, is from Maryville but […]
A Princeton resident accused of giving a ride to Mercer County Jail escapee had his case bound over to Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court Tuesday. Online court information shows 20-year-old Kenneth Riley Paul Lewis is scheduled for arraignment November 13th (at 9 am) on felony hindering prosecution of a felony. The Mercer County […]
Earthquake drills will be held Thursday as part of the Great Central United States Shakeout. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance reports nearly 500,000 Missourians will participate in the shakeout at 10:17 in the morning. The department encourages consumers to consider their plan for financial recovery if a major earthquake event occurs in Missouri. […]
The Trenton man accused of wounding Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab in June entered a plea of not guilty in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Thirty-nine-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin waived formal arraignment, and the case was continued to November 13th (at 9 am) for a plea/trial setting. Griffin has been charged […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft visited Caldwell, Daviess, Harrison, Mercer, Carroll, and Ray counties on Tuesday to conclude the third straight year of visiting each of Missouri’s 114 counties. Ashcroft invited Missouri’s legislators to join him for Tuesday’s visits and has offered to travel to legislators’ districts this fall to hold voter registration events with […]
A Jamesport man accused of leaving another person lying unconscious in a ditch or the road in June entered a plea of not guilty in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Online court information shows Connor Monteer waived his formal arraignment, and a bond motion was taken up and denied. The case […]
Get This Complete Missouri Day Printable Schedule with Dates and Times of Activites Missouri Day Opening Ceremonies and Soup Supper The Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance will host a soup supper to raise money for its Good Samaritan Fund. Dockery Chapel United Methodist Church Pastor Jim King says the meal will be served at the First […]
The Friends of the Library will sponsor several activities in October 2019 at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton. Witten says the Friends of the Library will provide cookies for library patrons October 20th through 26th during regular hours to celebrate National Friends of the Library Week. Patrons can visit with library staff […]
The Putnam County R-1 School District recently recognized Chloe Tipton as the Career and Technical Education Student of the Month for October 2019. The acknowledgment included the presentation of a certificate, a CTE Student of the Month shirt, and the addition of her name to the 2019-2020 CTE Student of the Month awards plaque which […]
The Grundy County Health Department of Trenton will offer rapid Hepatitis C Virus antibody testing next month. The testing for the liver infection will be held at the office in Trenton on November 15, 2019, by appointment. The rapid test requires a finger stick to collect a blood sample, and test results are known in 20 […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has notified Trenton Municipal Utilities (TMU) of the official results from the most recent round of testing for lead in drinking water. The tests, which were conducted at 40 Tier One locations, showed a continued reduction in lead levels. The system tested below the Environmental Protection Agency’s 90th percentile […]
