Chillicothe firefighters responded to Econo Lodge and Suites at 1020 Washington Street in southern Chillicothe early Sunday after receiving a call of a possible electrical fire at the motel. Fire chief Darrell Wright said there were no signs of fire or smoke and that a water line broke in a room above the laundry area, […]
The driver of a car was hurt Sunday morning when the vehicle went off a road at Lake Viking northwest of Gallatin. The highway patrol reports 57-year old Vickie Hoig of Gallatin received medical attention at the scene for minor injuries and was released. The accident was on Lake Viking Terrace at Deer Run when […]
A fire early Sunday destroyed a house at 20th and Chicago in Trenton. The cause of the fire was unknown and no injuries were reported. A fire department spokesman said the occupant or occupants got out safely. The name or names were not available. Trenton and Grundy County rural firefighters arrived at the scene to […]
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee approved its 2018 budget at a meeting Tuesday. The approved budget includes spending $400 on the initial set-up fee of the mass notification system pending project approval. Grundy County, Trenton, Galt, Laredo, the Local Emergency Planning Committee and the Grundy County Health Department voiced support for the purchase […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its first Chamber Luncheon of the year at the end of the month. Trenton R-9 School Superintendent Dan Wiebers will be the guest speaker at the event to be held in the KCP&L Community Room January 31st at noon. The cost is $10 for members and $11 for […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area men. Thirty-eight-year-old Joshua McIntyre of Trenton was arrested in Platte County Wednesday for a probation violation on an original charge of felony third-degree domestic assault. He was extradited Friday. McIntyre’s bond is $25,000 cash only, and his probation was suspended. Forty-seven-year-old Marvin Archer of […]
Farnum Family Music and Ministry will perform at Grundy Center United Methodist Church on Highway Y near Trenton twice next weekend. The Farnum Family will perform bluegrass, gospel, Irish, old-time Western, and comedy music the evening of January 20th at 6:30 as well as the morning of January 21st at 10:30. The family is from […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold multiple Ag Updates in the area through the end of February. Ag Updates will be held at the Bethany Housing Authority January 24th, at the Carrollton Public Library January 31st, at the Braymer Sandwich Shop February 1st, at Hundley-Whaley Learning Discovery Center in Albany February 7th, at the […]
The Chillicothe Elks Lodge will sponsor the 16th Annual Gun and Knife Sports Show next month. Attendees can buy, sell, and trade at the event to be held at the Elks Lodge of Chillicothe February 9th through 11th. Set up will be held February 9th from noon to 5 o’clock in the evening. The show […]
The Third Annual Chili and Soup Lunch fundraiser for Camp Rainbow will be held at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge later this month. Chili, soup, cinnamon rolls, lemonade, tea, and coffee will be served January 27th from 11 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Free will donations will be accepted and silent […]
City Clerk Cindy Simpson reports Brad Chumbley filed Friday for re-election for the second ward council member position. Third Ward council member David Mlika and fourth ward council member Larry Crawford both filed for re-election earlier in the filing period. Their current terms will expire in April. Candidates may file at the city clerk’s office […]
It may be 2018, but that hasn’t slowed the office of the Livingston County Sheriff who has remained busy the first two weeks of the new year. Chief Deputy Claypole was flagged down on Ryan Lane east of Mitchell Road. A citizen had found a semi driver out of the vehicle and on the ground […]
Numerous defendants were sentenced when they appeared Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Bret Marvin Thomas of Trenton pleaded guilty to tampering with a motor vehicle and he was sentenced to three years with the Department of Corrections. Robert Andrew Brandon of Trenton was sentenced to three years with the Department […]
Online and in-person training on synthetic auxin herbicides, such as dicamba, is now available, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley. Bradley and MU researcher Mandy Bish teach the online, self-paced class. For more information, go to extension2.missouri.edu/synthetic-auxin-herbicide-applicator-training-program. The Missouri Department of Agriculture requires certified applicators to complete online or in-person training before […]
A Brookfield man was arrested following an injury accident last night one mile west of Laclede. The highway patrol reports 36-year-old Ronell Clark received minor injuries when a westbound car ran off U.S. 36, struck a sign, returned to the highway, went off the opposite side and traveled through some woods before coming to a […]
The highway patrol reports 22-year-old April Wipple of Princeton was taken by ambulance to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan and later was transported by medical helicopter to the University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. She was driving a pickup southbound when she apparently lost control on an icy Route E about four miles […]
Last Sunday’s accident in Macon County, has now claimed the life of a resident of LaPlata. 82-year-old Mary East was listed with serious injuries Sunday. The patrol reported she died late Tuesday afternoon at University Hospital in Columbia. This was the accident at Atlanta in which a car went out of control on an icy […]
A single-vehicle rollover accident Thursday night in western Macon County has claimed the life of a northeast Missouri resident. The highway patrol reports 71-year-old Gail Allard of Ethel was pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital in Macon. He was a passenger in a pickup driven by 45-year-old Rebekah Smith of Ethel. She received minor injuries and declined […]
A Gilman City resident, 19-year-old Quamaine Butler pleaded guilty to a pair of charges when he appeared in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. The state amended a charge to a misdemeanor of second-degree property damage. Imposition of sentence was suspended. Butler was placed on probation for two years and is to pay $1,770 […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the sheriff’s office developed information Wednesday through a fugitive investigation that an adult male, wanted by authorities for a parole warrant, was possibly armed with a handgun at a residence on the east side of Chillicothe. Cox says the sheriff’s office, Chillicothe Police Department, and the Highway Patrol surrounded […]
