Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Michael J. Krol, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations […]
A man from California admitted traveling to Missouri to have sex with a teenage girl and was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison. Edson S. Ortiz, 30, of Napa County, pleaded guilty at the start of Tuesday’s hearing in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Tuesday to one felony count of traveling with the […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Tuesday sentenced a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who stole two checks in St. Louis, Missouri to five years of probation and ordered him to repay $33,996. Judge Fleissig also ordered Marquan Long, 28, to complete 40 hours of community service. The advisory sentencing guidelines ranged from […]
A Missouri man who used his business to steal customers’ identity information in a scheme to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent car loans was sentenced in federal court. Chris R. King, 48, Nixa, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to four years in federal prison without parole. The court […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for sexually assaulting a child victim and recording the abuse on his cell phone. William Shane Berg, 50, Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 35 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Berg to spend the rest of his […]
A Missouri man was indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing timber from Mark Twain National Forest. Justin Lee Massey, 39, West Plains, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. Today’s indictment alleges that Massey stole timber from the federal property in Howell County, Mo., between Dec. 15, […]
An inmate at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo., was indicted by a federal grand jury for assaulting the warden. Omar Romero-Morales, 36, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. According to the indictment, Romero-Morales punched the medical center’s warden in the face. This case […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen approved increasing the pay for the city clerk on April 10 since her initial 30 days of employment passed. The rate of pay was increased by $3.00 per hour to $15.00 per hour, retrospective to April 1st. The pay periods were changed from monthly to bi-monthly. The pay dates will […]
A special run-off election will be held for the Chillicothe City Council’s First Ward. The election will be held on June 6th from 6 a.m. to 7 pm. The polling location will be announced later. City Clerk Amy Hess reports the election is being held because the April 4th election ended in a tie for […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities staff will begin flushing the water distribution system beginning Wednesday, April 12th, 2023. For the next three weeks, crews will begin flushing the area east of the Railroad tracks to Highway 65. TMU reports this is a semi-annual requirement of the water treatment process. This routine maintenance improves the quality of drinking […]
At a meeting of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education on April 11, Superintendent Daniel Gott told the Board about a school safety grant for which he applied. Gott reported that, with the district’s attendance, it could be awarded up to $150,000. The state is offering the grant to all public schools. Gott said the […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved increases to athletic officials’ salaries on April 6th. A school representative reports the base pay was increased for referees by $20 per night for junior high school to $110 per night. Varsity base pay was increased by $15 per night to $130 per night. The board also approved […]
A Brookfield man faces charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a child on April 8th. Fifty-two-year-old Russell Alan Pirkey has been charged in one case with three felony counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy involving deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 12 years of age. Bond was set at $100,000 cash only. […]
On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, members of the Trenton Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, conducted a child safety compliance operation near S.M. Rissler Elementary School. During the enforcement operation, 6 citations were issued for occupant restraint-related violations. Anyone having complaints about traffic-related violations in their neighborhood is encouraged to contact the Trenton […]
The Princeton City Council on April 10th approved waiving utility deposits for a building the Mercer County Area Development Corporation is taking over. Deputy City Clerk Jami McLain reports the corporation is taking over the building that formerly housed Zippitys. The building will continue to be used as a thrift store. The council approved continuing […]
A jury trial has been scheduled in Caldwell County for a Kansas City man charged in connection with fires and a death in May last year. Twenty-eight-year-old Harold Edwards, Junior’s trial is scheduled to start October 30th. A pretrial conference is set for September 12th. Edwards faces felony charges, including first-degree murder, armed criminal action, […]
Award-winning singer and musician Big Mo will appear at two area churches. He will sing and preach at the Passion Church of Cameron on April 23rd at 10 am and on April 24th and 25th at 7 pm. He will perform in concert at the First Assembly of God Church of Princeton on April 23rd […]
Ricky Kidd, Founder of Resilience Mode and author, will speak on the North Central Missouri Main Campus in Trenton, MO, on April 25th at 2:30 p.m. in Cross Hall 208. Ricky Kidd spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Ricky will share his experience with the justice system and how tapping […]
Starting in fall 2024, the University of Missouri will partner with neighboring Stephens College to create Women in STEM Research at Stephens College (WiSRsc), a biomedical research program for Stephens undergraduates, especially those interested in equine veterinary health careers. The partnership aims to create a pipeline of future female clinical, research, and biotechnology professionals. One […]
Meridian Medical Technologies, a Kindeva Drug Delivery Company and leading global contract development and manufacturing organization focused on drug-device combination products, announced today it will expand in Bridgeton, investing more than $100 million and creating 30 new jobs. Meridian’s expansion includes the purchase of a new, 155,000-square-foot facility that will be converted to support its […]
