The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men since Tuesday. The Trenton Police Department arrested 33-year-old Joshua Ryan Lusk of Independence Tuesday on four felony charges: possession of burglary tools, second degree tampering with a motor vehicle (prior conviction/finding of guilt), resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony, and attempted […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has approved the 2018-2019 budget for the district. Total expenditures are budgeted at $1,735,719 with projected revenues totaling $1,727,456 leaving a projected deficit of $8,263. The board approved a bid for gravel from Dan Chalfant of $150 with Wayne Wyatt also submitting a bid of $100. The Federal […]
A Lawson woman died as the result of a one-vehicle accident in Clay County early Thursday morning at approximately 3:10 am. The Highway Patrol reports 23-year-old Joy Payne traveled north on Salem Road just north of Northeast 166th Street when the car she drove ran off the right side of the road, became airborne, struck […]
Swine shows will be held at the Daviess County Junior Livestock Show at the Show Grounds at Dockery Park in Gallatin Thursday. Swine should be in place at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon with the Swine Show to be held at 5 o’clock, and the Pee Wee Swine Show will be at 5:30. Sheep and goat […]
Several livestock shows will be held at the Sullivan County Fair at the Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Milan Thursday. The 4-H and FFA market goat weigh-in will be held from 11:45 to 12:45 and all goats must be in place in the barn at 12:30. The Sullivan County Fair Board Pee Wee Goat Show […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded Wednesday night to two calls for service. In the yard behind 926 Cherry, a fire was reported when grease was being heated in a propane turkey fryer. The fryer was not near a structure so there was no fire extension. An extinguisher and the lid of the fryer was used to […]
A Unionville resident received an injury Wednesday night when, according to the highway patrol, the eastbound car she was driving crossed the center of a Sullivan County road. There was a collision with a westbound sports utility vehicle on Kite Road, three miles south of Pollock. The patrol reports 29-year-old Collena Payne told officers she […]
A Cameron resident was taken to a hospital following a single vehicle accident late Wednesday night in Ray County. Nineteen-year-old Cierra Adkison of Cameron received minor injuries when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 13 and struck an embankment. Adkison was taken by an ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. The report noted Ms. […]
The bridge on Route AA/H over Interstate 35 in Harrison County is getting a new deck soon. Contractors from Chester Bross Construction Company of Palmyra, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have removed the old deck and are ready to pour a new one. The new deck pour is scheduled overnight beginning Monday, July […]
A much-needed resurfacing project through Cameron is scheduled to begin after the Independence Day holiday. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the U.S. Route 36 resurfacing project which stretches from Grindstone Creek to just east of the Caldwell County line. Crews will mill off the old surface and […]
Within the next few years, the Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled three construction projects in Grundy County. The proposals are included in the latest, five-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan. Projects are also proposed in Mercer County as well as western Sullivan County. The draft of the STIP is open for public comments through Frida,y […]
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet next week and discuss a local emergency planning committee exercise. The meeting will be held in the lower level of the Grundy County Health Department July 10th at noon. Other Local Emergency Planning Committee topics include Tier 2 filings. Emergency Management Agency and All-Hazards meeting topics […]
The Highway Patrol reports two persons sustained injuries when a four-wheeler ejected the driver and overturned on top of the passenger in Browning at 12:15 am on Wednesday. Thirty-four-year-old Angellee Piljerton of Las Vegas, Nevada drove the four-wheeler east on Line Street when it ran off the left side of the road at Route O. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a teen and an infant sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck they were passengers in overturned four miles west of Chillicothe Wednesday afternoon. The Patrol reports 19-year-old William Simpson of Chillicothe drove south on Route Y when he failed to negotiate a left curve, and the pickup ran off the […]
The Second Annual Fireworks in the Park will be held at the Jamesport City Park tonight. Activities will start at 6:30 with free face painting and balloons until 8:30 with the Battle in the Park for Kids and Adults starting at 6:30. The event will include an egg toss, three-legged race, and a watermelon eating […]
Mid-States Services of Trenton is bringing fiber optic internet inside the Trenton city limits. Informational Technology Specialist Terry White said boring crews have been installing conduit in the ground to house the fiber in the lake area and aerial crews would be brought in after Independence Day to string fiber and attach it to the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan couple sustained moderate injuries when they were ejected from a motorcycle about three miles west of Milan Tuesday night. Twenty-year-old Samuel Eller drove the motorcycle west on Route E when it struck a dog in the road. The motorcycle overturned and ejected both the driver and passenger, 22-year-old Ashlin […]
Trenton High School and Middle School FCCLA members received awards at the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia June 28th through July 2nd. Salem Croy, Mykah Hurley, and Sarah Jordan from the high school received a Gold Rating for their Life Event Planning STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Event. Gracyn Rongey, Delaney Franklin, and […]
Several fire departments responded to a fire near Bethany on Monday that burned several structures. Bethany Fire Chief Jacob Denum reports departments from Bethany, Pattonsburg, New Hampton, and Gilman City responded to the fire south of Bethany on Route AA. He says the fire burned two outbuildings and a barn as well as farm equipment, […]
Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald has announced the results of an impaired driving enforcement operation conducted in Harrison County this weekend. The Patrol reports the operation from Friday night at 10 o’clock to Saturday morning at 2 o’clock resulted in two arrests for driving while intoxicated, 17 traffic citations, and the […]
