Nearly 100 alumni and friends of Trenton High School prepared 6,000 mailings Sunday to prepare for the annual THS Alumni Weekend. Alumni Secretary Steve Maxey says he appreciates the large turnout, which he notes may have been the largest one ever. He notes letters for members of classes from the 1930s to 2017 were prepared […]
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Malta Bend sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident in Saline County Sunday night. Seventeen-year-old Moradiance Wheeler traveled south on Missouri 20 when her vehicle ran off the road about a four-tenths of a mile west of Gem Avenue. The vehicle then reportedly went airborne and struck an […]
The General John J. Pershing boyhood home state historic site in Laclede is the location of an Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon, March 31. Registration is at 1 o’clock with the hunt starting at 1:30. Participants are to take their own baskets. Prizes are to be awarded immediately after the Easter egg hunt. The event […]
A percussion ensemble from Princeton High School earned a top rating of one during district solo and small ensemble evaluations Saturday. The ensemble was comprised of Calvin Berwanger, Clayton Sweeten, Parker Howsden, Cody Kelly, Preston Thomas, and Austin Kelly. Those students advance to the state music contests in Columbia April 26th. Princeton students receiving a two […]
The Trenton High School instrumental music department had three top ratings of one during district evaluations for solos and small ensembles. Earning the one ratings, also called exemplary, were violin soloist Claire Utley; a saxophone sextet comprised of Ellie Boman, Hannah Ellis, Latorrie Johnson, Emily Kosse, Amanda Parrack, and Jonathan Schlared and a saxophone trio […]
Two Jameson residents were hurt early Saturday night when a pickup truck overturned on Route P east of Jameson. A passenger, four-year-old Raylan Adkison was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital with serious injuries. The driver, 29-year-old Andrew Adkison was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. The accident occurred two miles […]
The highway patrol reports the arrest 25-year-old Jacob Wolfe of Unionville early Sunday. Wolfe was accused of driving while intoxicated, felony possession of the controlled substance hydrocodone, felony unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, no headlights when required, and no proof of insurance. Wolfe was transported to the […]
Brookfield and Cameron residents were hurt late Friday afternoon when, according to the highway patrol, a car pulled into the path of a sports utility vehicle west of Hamilton. The driver of the car, 22-year-old Slayde Day of Cameron, was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The patrol reported the driver of […]
Two northeast Missouri residents received minor injuries when a pickup truck went off a road and hit a utility pole southwest of Kirksville late Friday night. The driver, 25-year-old Harold Coy of Brashear, and a passenger, 24-year-old Matthew Whitten of Kirksville, refused treatment at the scene. The accident happened five miles southwest of Kirksville on […]
A Carrollton resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went into a ditch in northern Carroll County. 46-year-old Erik Dempsey was transported to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened Friday night on Route M east of Highway 65 in Carroll County as Dempsey began to make a […]
A Weatherby resident was hurt early Saturday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving overturned on Highway 6 west of Weatherby. 22-year-old Bailey Ford was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles west of Weatherby on highway 6 when the eastbound SUV went off the left side […]
St. Luke’s Health System is encouraging individuals who are age 50 and older to get a colonoscopy in order to reduce the risk of colon cancer. The procedure is recommended every ten years if no polyps are found. African Americans are encouraged to begin receiving a colonoscopy at age 45. St. Luke’s recommends contacting a […]
Thousands are expected to march Saturday, March 24 in eight Missouri cities to demand an end to gun violence in schools. Kim Westerman with the St. Louis chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America tells Missourinet the marches have been organized in response to last month’s deadly Florida school shooting. […]
The Mercer County Health Department will hold its annual Mercer County 5K next month. The event will be held at the Mercer City Park the morning of April 14th at 7:30 and is free to Mercer County residents. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in the categories of men, women, […]
The Livingston County Commission will meet at the courthouse in Chillicothe twice next week. The meetings will be held Tuesday and Thursday starting at 9:30 each morning. Tuesday’s agenda includes a phone meeting with Darrin Smith with GovSpend at 11 o’clock, Commissioner Ed Douglas attending a Main Street Chillicothe meeting from 11:30 to 2 o’clock, […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting at the Chillicothe City Hall Monday evening. The council will discuss the 2018-2019 proposed budget during the 5:30 workshop. The agenda for the regular meeting at 6:30 includes a public hearing to consider the adoption of the 2018-2019 budget for the City of […]
A Chillicothe man has been charged with felony first-degree assault or attempt-serious physical injury or special victim. The charge for 53-year-old Terry Green was filed in Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday. Online court information shows Green’s bond is set at $50,000 cash only with conditions that he is to report to Supervision Services and not […]
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to begin Monday, March 26. Contractor crews from Vance Brothers, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of March 26 – April 1 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]
The Trenton High School Scholar Bowl team will participate in the Grand River Conference East Pod competition at Princeton Monday. The team will go up against Milan, Princeton, and Putnam County to determine the East Pod champion. The winner will play the winner of the Western Pod later next week for the Grand River Conference […]
