Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of a new Foundation Development Officer. Scott Sharp of Trenton assumed the position on November 7. Former Foundation Development Officer David Bain retired on October 27. “As someone who grew up in Trenton and is heavily invested in the future of Trenton, I see so […]
The North Central Missouri College Savannah Campus is opening for Phase 1 of the two-phase construction and remodeling efforts at their newest location in Savannah, MO. This fall, NCMC is launching a “soft opening” for robotics courses, and faculty and staff are moving into their offices. Construction and installation work will continue through the fall […]
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the grand marshal for the 76th Annual Holiday Parade. The Helping Hands of the House of Prayer will lead the parade November 19th. Helping Hands emerged from the House of Prayer Rescue Mission in southeast Chillicothe. The program started with a few available items on a table […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Richland, Iowa man sustained minor injuries in a crash involving a Freightliner truck, a pickup truck, and a deer near Livonia the afternoon of November 11th. An ambulance took the Freightliner driver, 50 year old Jamison Harbison, to the Putnam County Hospital of Unionville. No injuries were reported for the […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education November 10th approved a bid for guttering at the preschool. The bid was from Miller Construction for $5,950. An update was given on the exterior coating to the third through fifth grade building. There was rain the day the coating was scheduled to be done, and it has […]
(Missouri Independent) – Republicans remained on pace to likely wrest control of the U.S. House, even as Democrats picked up a few more victories in close races late Wednesday and into the day Thursday. As of about 5 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, The Associated Press had called 209 races for Republicans. That put them ahead […]
(Missouri Independent) – Late Thursday a federal judge in Texas struck down the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, ruling that the program is unlawful, in a blow to 16 million student debt borrowers already approved for relief. The U.S. Department of Education now is no longer accepting applications for the program, according to the […]
(Missouri Independent) – Republicans may still gain control of both chambers of Congress, but the “red wave” landslide many were predicting fizzled — leaving the party soul-searching and looking for answers. Some blame former President Donald Trump’s endorsements of flawed candidates in key races. Others say it was the threat to abortion rights after the U.S. […]
The Lillian DesMarias Youth Library invites area residents to Visit Whoville at the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library on November 19 from 1-3 pm. Children will be able to have a picture taken with the “mean one” himself, The Grinch. There will be several photo opportunities, stories, and a craft and snack to take home with […]
A Christmas tree contest, parade, tree lighting, and tree auction will be held in Jamesport later this month. The activities will be held at the Kramer Building on November 25th. Tree check-in for the contest will go from 9 am to noon. Voting on the trees for the overall People’s Choice Award is from 1 […]
Among cases on Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Justin Taul pleaded guilty to charges of driving while revoked or suspended and resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. A third charge was dismissed. Taul was sentenced to 318 days at the Grundy county detention center and […]
Plans are underway for next year’s Trenton High School Alumni Weekend. Class members are invited to a general meeting on Sunday, November 20th in the THS Commons, beginning at 1:00. A tentative schedule for the 2023 Alumni Week-end will be presented and individual classes will share reunion plans. Anyone with questions is asked to contact […]
Two out-of-state residents were taken into custody Thursday morning in Daviess County. The highway patrol reports 29-year-old Jeremy White of St. Paul Park, Minnesota was arrested as a fugitive from out of state. White also was accused of resisting arrest by fleeing. He was held at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail without bond. Thirty-three-year-old Madeline George […]
As the November portion of firearms deer season opens in Missouri, the Department of Conservation is reminding hunters about mandatory sampling for Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD is a fatal infectious disease in deer and related species for which there is no vaccine or cure. Missouri has 38 counties under management for CWD, and for both days […]
Producers can now take a nationwide survey to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture improve and increase access to its programs and services for America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest managers. The survey includes new and existing customers. USDA encourages all agricultural producers to take the survey, especially those who have not worked with USDA previously. […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft recently announced his office awarded 27 technology mini-grants to several Missouri libraries totaling $325,370. The grants provide funds to public libraries to assist with funding technology and automation-related equipment, other hardware, and software to improve network infrastructure. Funds can also be used to purchase new equipment in order to improve […]
Following the majority of Missourians’ vote on Tuesday to adopt Constitutional Amendment 3, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has published the first draft of program rules for the adult use of cannabis for those ages 21 and up in Missouri. Per Amendment 3, DHSS is the agency assigned with regulatory authority over […]
A former bank employee from Morrisonville, Illinois was arrested by the FBI Thursday after an indictment accused her of embezzling about $439,000. Samantha J. Cherry, 35, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on October 26, 2022, on one felony count of theft or embezzlement by a bank officer. The indictment says she […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine and heroin to distribute and illegally possessing firearms. Matthew J. Crossfield, 40, of St. Joseph, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On June 1, 2022, Crossfield pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing […]
A Missouri pediatrician pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in causing fraudulent Medicare claims to be submitted for more than 1,000 beneficiaries for medications and equipment they didn’t need, which was part of a larger nationwide scheme to defraud Medicare. “A physician abused his position of trust to cause fraudulent claims to be […]
