Bow hunters are out in the woods in Missouri looking for deer. The first archery season kicked off last month and runs through November 11th. Dustin Sneed is a state conservation agent for Knox County in northeastern Missouri. He has some reminders for those hunting from tree stands: You want to check your […]
(Missouri Independent) – Even as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified economic hardship and unemployment, Missouri saw one of the nation’s sharpest drops in participation in WIC, a federal benefits program for low-income women and children, according to a report released last week. The steep decline, the report found, was associated with Missouri’s burdensome system of dispersing benefits. Missouri began […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and advocates in Iowa are especially alarmed about what comes up in a few weeks: a proposed gun rights amendment on the November ballot. It is a question of whether “strict scrutiny” language should be added to Iowa’s constitution in establishing the right to keep and bear arms. Opponents say it would […]
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and one new scamming method people need to be on the lookout for is “smishing.” The word smishing comes from a combination of SMS — another name for text messaging — and phishing. Scammers use text messages to try to steal people’s personal information. Matthew Wilson, vice president of risk and administration […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry have filed a second amended complaint that adds 47 defendants (a total of 67) to their lawsuit against the federal government for allegedly colluding with social media giants to censor freedom of speech. The list of new defendants includes top officials at the Centers […]
Saturday’s marching band festival in Trenton is expected to have 27 high school bands and approximately 1,400 performers. There will be 50 educators and hundreds of family members. Altogether, some 41 buses and 28 equipment trailers are expected for the sanctioned competitions. Trenton high schools’ band, as the host, will perform in exhibition as they […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled in Grundy County will hold a 30-year celebration and recognition banquet on November 15th. The celebration will be held in the basement meeting room of the BTC Bank in Trenton. The public is invited to the event including anyone who has been a supporter of families and friends […]
The Dream Factory, Inc. held its National Convention in Orlando, FL, on September 23rd & 24th• The Northwest Missouri Chapter of The Dream Factory were the recipient of several awards. The Convention, held annually, is hosted by various Chapters, however, every three (3) years it is held in Orlando, FL where volunteers are able to […]
The North Central Missouri College Foundation will be hosting an estate planning seminar on Wednesday, October 26 in Cross Hall 107 on the college campus in Trenton. The seminar will begin at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to all members of the public. An RSVP is required and seating is limited. Wade Peters, […]
A fire that ignited from a sawdust pile sent firefighters to a sawmill northeast of Trenton late Sunday afternoon. Grundy County Rural Fire Chief Kenny Roberts said a neighbor notified authorities when he saw flames and smoke at the Northeast 18th Avenue location. The location is just south of Route O. Roberts said the fire […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Sunday night made separate arrests involving one resident of Unionville and one from Sedalia. The patrol has accused 24-year-old Austin Rouse of Unionville of driving while intoxicated – second offense, and failure to maintain to the right half of the road resulting in a crash. Rouse has been released from […]
After months of declines, gas prices in Missouri are rising again. One of the reasons for the reversal appears to be OPEC’s decision this week to cut oil production by two million barrels a day. Meredith Mitts of Triple-A says another factor is a refinery fire in Ohio that’s removed 160 thousand barrels […]
A Missouri dog sniffs out trouble and saves his owner’s life last week. Rocky, who is a Papillon from Branson, woke up his human mom in the middle of the night to let her know something was wrong with her husband. Tracy Leach says she tried getting Rocky to settle down and go back to […]
Missouri is expected to distribute fewer dollars next year in federal grant money to organizations helping victims of child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence. The federal dollars, known as VOCA funding, are by way of collecting fines from those convicted of federal crimes. During a state legislative hearing, Jeriane (Jerry Anne) Brenneke, with the […]
A federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, filed a superseding indictment against three federal correctional officers — two officers and a lieutenant — for their respective roles in assaults against three federal inmates and subsequent cover-ups. Officers Samuel Patrick, 41, Clinton Pauley, 40, and Lieutenant Kevin Pearce, 37, had previously been indicted in connection with […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Friday sentenced a woman from St. Louis County, Missouri to a year and a day in prison and ordered her to repay the $267,239 she reaped in a pandemic-related fraud. Semaj Portis, 43, registered a company called Forever Riding with the Missouri Secretary of State on Jan. 15, […]
U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from Cahokia, Illinois to 46 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm on two separate occasions. Freddie Tilmon, 31, pleaded guilty on June 7 to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted that […]
A Milan resident, 31-year-old Jorge Munoz, has been charged in Sullivan County with felony unlawful use of a weapon by exhibiting it. Bond was set at $15,000 cash only. Milan Police Chief Gail Hayes said police responded Friday afternoon to the 200 block of Hawthorne Drive in regards to a domestic disturbance. Munoz was alleged […]
Residents of Trenton and Clarksdale were injured early Sunday when a pickup truck went off a country road northeast of Maysville. A passenger, 21-year-old John McFarland of Trenton received moderate injuries, while the driver, 23-year-old Manuel Montoya of Clarksdale received minor injuries. Montoya was treated at the scene, but McFarland refused medical treatment at the […]
A Maryville resident received serious injuries when the sports utility vehicle she was driving traveled off Highway 46 west of Maryville. Thirty-three-year-old Amber Osborn was taken to Mosaic Lifecare in Maryville. The accident happened Saturday night two miles west of Maryville on Highway 46 as the westbound SUV went off the right side of the […]
