On Monday, August 22, 2022, the Communications Center at the Trenton Police Department received a 911 call regarding a domestic dispute and gunshots being heard from the residence at 2132 Sportsman Road. Trenton Police Officers responded to the address along with Law Enforcement Officers from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and […]
Actions were taken on eight locations during a meeting on Monday evening of the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board. The board voted to declare as a nuisance, 1701 Tindall Avenue. 503 East 22nd Street previously was declared a nuisance after it was damaged by fire. Building inspector Wes Barone said the house was to have […]
A Maysville woman was injured Monday night when the pickup she was driving went off a DeKalb County road and overturned four and one-half miles north of Cameron. Twenty-year-old Josephine Kilgore received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care. The accident happened when the pickup was going south on Route EE, […]
An area of rural Grundy County has been placed on a precautionary boil advisory by the public water supply district following repairs Monday on a water main break. The boundaries for the boil advisory in Grundy County are Northeast 70th Street on the north, the Sullivan County line on the east, the Livingston County line […]
It’s back to school today for students in numerous area school districts. Among those beginning classes today in the area are: Trenton R-9 School District, Grundy R-5, Laredo, Princeton, North Mercer, Newtown-Harris, Jamesport Tri-County, Chillicothe, Milan, Linn County R-1, Green City, and the North Harrison school in Eagleville.
More than 5,000 new freshmen joined the University of Missouri community on Monday, up 2.7% from last year, as the university officially welcomed students back to campus for the Fall 2022 semester. Preliminary first-day figures show undergraduate enrollment was also up slightly with 23,571 students. “Students and families continue to recognize the value of a […]
Officers have been elected to the Grundy County Democratic Central Committee. The chairman is Marie Dolan from Jackson Township, the vice chairman is Roger Antle from 4th Ward, the secretary is Cindy Guthrie from 1st Ward, and the treasurer is Dan Dennis of 3rd Ward. Other committee members include Glen Briggs representing the 1st Ward, […]
A Missouri man is accused of entering a stranger’s home and asking for sex. According to the Maryland Heights Police Department, the incident happened on August 20 at the 2100 block of Renault Drive. The victim told police she was awakened by someone banging on her apartment door. She went into her living […]
(Missouri Independent) – In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an unexpected comeback. In late July, unofficial tallies showed the Legal Missouri campaign 2,275 signatures short of the threshold for getting on the ballot, leading many to believe its hopes were dashed. By Aug. 9, […]
(Missouri Independent) – An anti-drug legalization activist has filed a lawsuit arguing a recreational marijuana initiative petition was improperly certified by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and should not appear on the November ballot. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court — the final day within the 10-day window outlined under state […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that the Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that his office and a coalition of forty-two states can proceed with their litigation against the makers of Suboxone, Indivior, Inc. The states allege that Indivior, Inc. used illegal means to switch the Suboxone market from tablets to […]
An easy-to-use resource line for Missouri seniors has been launched by the Division of Senior & Disability Services, a division of the Department of Health and Senior Services. Individuals may call the resource line, input their zip code into their phones, and automatically be connected to their local Area Agency on Aging for assistance. The […]
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Monday sentenced a former high school security guard who recorded his repeated sexual abuse of a child to 25 years in prison. Mark A. Bennett’s victim was less than 10 years old when he began abusing her and filming it, he admitted in a guilty plea in March. […]
Among weekend reports provided by the Chillicothe Police Department, late Friday night, police and Livingston County Sheriff’s Office worked together to locate and arrest a Livingston County Most Wanted individual. Officers and Deputies responded to the 400 block of Locust Street where they took the 27-year-old male into custody without incident. The male had an […]
During a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has issued the official call for a special session to make historic income tax cuts and extend key agriculture tax credit programs for a minimum of six years. The General Assembly will meet in Jefferson City on September 6, 2022, at […]
Three ordinances were adopted, approval was given to purchase street lights, and a bid was accepted for pavement repairs during Monday night’s meeting of the Trenton City Council. Following a public hearing, the council adopted an ordinance setting the tax levy at $1.0017 for the city general fund, and .1843 for the park department. Combined […]
State Senator Dan Hegeman of Cosby is asking Missourians to “think carefully” when voting on the November ballot issue that would allow sales of recreational marijuana to persons 21 years of age and older. In 2018, 65 percent of Missouri voters said “yes” to “medical marijuana”. This allowed the state to have a system for […]
A Trenton resident, 47-year-old Patrick Oyler, was to be returned to the Department of Corrections following his arrest Friday on a probation and parole warrant. Oyler was accused of violations that included alleged failure to notify his probation and parole officer regarding the status of employment, Oyler also is accused of violating reporting directives on […]
Union Pacific Railroad reports a road will be closed for maintenance work on Tuesday near Lock Springs. To be closed is Shady Road which runs between Daviess County Route V and Highway 190. The road closing is scheduled for Tuesday from 8 am until 3 pm.
The Ketcham Community Center in Trenton, Missouri will have an introductory course on the game of Pickleball this Friday night, August 26 at 7 pm. The information session will be held on the college tennis courts. This course is free and racquets and balls will be provided. Instructor Bud Nelson will teach participants on how […]
