The City of Gallatin, Daviess County, and the North Missouri Solid Waste Management District B will sponsor a solid waste collection event Saturday, September 7, 2019. Daviess County residents can dispose of special waste items banned from landfills from 9 o’clock to noon at the city dump north of Gallatin on Route MM. Items to […]
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City of Trenton accepting bids for demolition of 15 properties
The City of Trenton is accepting bids for the demolition and clean up of 15 properties. Interested contractors can attend a bid meeting and inspection tour of properties at the Trenton City Hall on the morning of September 16th at 9 o’clock. Bids will be accepted at the City Hall until the afternoon of September […]
TMU customers to see additional line items on August billing
A couple of extra line items were included on August utility bills for Trenton Municipal Utility customers. An average residential water user had a $3.00 water primacy fee and an 80 cent sewer connect fee. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources charges the fees every August. Two percent of the primacy fee goes to the […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to vehicle fire
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire in Chillicothe Tuesday evening. Captain Tracy Bradley reports one engine with five personnel arrived at the intersection of Henry and Violet Street to find the engine compartment of the vehicle fully involved. All occupants were out of the vehicle owned by Junior Johnson of Chillicothe. Bradley […]
Patrol arrests two from Cameron on drug allegations
The highway patrol reports the arrests of two Cameron residents on alleged drug charges. Forty-one-year-old Jeramie Glazier and 34-year-old Jami Barton were taken on a 24-hour hold to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department. Glazier has been accused of felony possession of a controlled substance listed as methamphetamine; misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia; and a lane […]
Chillicothe police arrest man wanted in Caldwell County
Chillicothe police last evening went to a residence in the 100 block of Henry Street in reference to a fugitive from Caldwell County. Officers arrested David Gamble of Chillicothe on a Caldwell County allegation of failure to obey a judge’s order on the original charge of felony possession of a controlled substance or synthetic cannabinoid. […]
Chillicothe City Council approves separation agreement with Fire Chief Darrell Wright
The Chillicothe City Council approved an ordinance involving an employment separation agreement with the Chillicothe Fire Chief. The ordinance authorized a contract with Darrell Wright regarding the agreement. The City of Chillicothe proposed Wright resign as of September 15th and be paid an amount equal to his sick leave until December 31st and his earned […]
35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park kicks off Saturday in Chillicothe
The 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 7th and 8th, 2019 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. […]
Heartland Foundation honors 2019 scholarship recipients
On Wednesday, August 28, Heartland Foundation honored 22 scholarship recipients at their Board of Trustees meeting. Heartland Foundation awarded a total of $36,679 with scholarships awarded to those seeking post-secondary education. 2019-2020 scholarships and recipients are: Velma Flies Anderson Scholarship: Ashton Knorr, Savannah, Missouri Mary Alice Hartigan Scholarship: Hannah Riekhof, Country Club, Missouri Doris R. […]
Senior Life Solution program raising awareness during National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and Wright Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions program is working to raise awareness. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an average of 129 deaths by suicide occur per day and there are an estimated 1,400,000 suicide attempts per year. Talk of suicide should never be […]
Dorris Rider Art Gallery to feature “Local Artists Showcase 12”
A collection of works by area artists will begin the 2019-2020 exhibition schedule in the Dorris Rider Art Gallery at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. “Local Artists Showcase 12” will open on Monday, September 9 and run through October 4. Artists can submit up to two pieces of original art that have not previously […]
Trenton Police Department arrest two teenagers on assault allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports several area individuals arrested Saturday were charged Sunday. The Trenton Police Department arrested two Trenton residents following an incident allegedly involving assault. Eighteen-year-old Nathan Wayne Hinkle has been charged with felony third-degree assault. Eighteen-year-old Zane Wolf Rottman has been charged with the misdemeanors of unlawful possession of an illegal […]
Access II Independent Living Center fishing tournament set for September 8, 2019
Access 2 (II) Independent Living Center of Gallatin will hold a bass fishing tournament to raise funds to help area disabled individuals live independent lives. The event will be held at the Indian Creek Lake at the Poosey Conservation Area southeast of Jamesport September 8th. Registration will begin at 6:30 in the morning with fishing […]
Livingston County Highway 65 and Linn County Route M resurfacing to resume
Work will soon resume on both Linn County Route M and Livingston County U.S. Route 65 through Chillicothe. Missouri Petroleum, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will begin the second stage of a resurfacing project on Route M in Brookfield on Monday, Sept. 9, followed by U.S. Route 65 through Chillicothe. Work will take place […]
Record numbers attend Trenton High School Alumni Reunion
Record numbers were reported at each of the All-Alumni events over the weekend and most of the special classes shared similar responses with great attendance. The 70th Annual Trenton High School Alumni Reunion is now history and plans are already underway for the 2020 edition. Officers of the Foundation Trust for THS/THS Alumni Association were […]
Veterans service events announced for the month of September, 2019
UpcomingVeteran service events have been announced from Veterans Service Officer Wayne Kleinschmidt. Friday, September 6th A Veterans Service Officer will be present at Trenton VFW from 7 am to 2 pm to help with VA paperwork and answer any questions. You are asked to bring a copy of your DD-214, and all VA paperwork you […]
Troopers arrest woman in Daviess County on drug allegations
The highway patrol reports the arrest Monday night in Daviess County involving a Lee’s Summit resident amid several allegations. Twenty-two-year-old Virginia Wainwright was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail on a 24-hour hold. Wainwright is accused of felony possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, driving while intoxicated involving drugs, as […]
Three-car crash injures Brookfield man
A Brookfield resident was injured Monday afternoon in an accident involving three cars on Highway 36, three miles to the east of Brookfield. Forty-four-year-old Michael St. Lawrence of Brookfield received minor injuries and sought treatment at Pershing Memorial Hospital. Drivers of two other vehicles were not injured. All were using seat belts. A car driven […]
Laredo teen injured in crash west of Trenton
A Laredo resident was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night one mile west of Trenton. The highway patrol reports 18-year-old Ashley Casper of Laredo was taken by Grundy County EMS to Wright Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. Ms. Casper was driving a car westbound on Highway 6 when a vehicle in front of hers, […]