Summer break is here, so it’s time for fun in the sun! Join Crowder State Park is participating in a Summer Fun Trail Clue Scavenger Hunt throughout the month of June. Hike the park’s trails and see if you can discover the clues hidden along the way. The clues on each of the five trail […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of May 16 – 22. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
Two individuals were injured in a two-vehicle accident half of a mile north of Troy Mills on Friday morning, May 13th. The driver of a sports utility vehicle, 66-year-old Terry Collins of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, sustained moderate injuries. He was seen by ambulance personnel, then airlifted to University Hospital in Columbia. The driver of a pickup […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education has hired a new Superintendent. Doctor Matthew Copeland was hired on May 11th. No other information was provided to KTTN on the matter. The board also hired Camille Preston for seventh through 12th grade science. The resignation was approved of Paraprofessional Becky Neighbors at the conclusion of this school […]
The Trenton R-9 School District has announced the Board of Education released Superintendent Mike Stegman from his contract, effective May 18th. A special closed session board meeting was held on May 13 and no other information has yet been released on the matter. Stegman started as superintendent for Trenton R-9 on July 1st, 2019. Before […]
Area schools will hold graduation ceremonies on May 15th. Thirty-seven students will graduate from Milan C-2 in the new high school gym at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. High School Science Teacher Jeri Ann Herington will speak. Milan’s valedictorian is Ashley Bahena. The salutatorian is Kassie Johnson. Chillicothe High School has 134 students receiving diplomas. […]
Four students will graduate from Spickard R-2 on May 17th. Teacher Terri Holtzclaw will speak at the ceremony in the gym at 6 o’clock in the evening. Randy Wilson is the Valedictorian for Spickard.
The Linn County Prosecuting Attorney reports a Linn County jury returned guilty verdicts for a man on two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. The verdicts for 26-year-old Jaren Hooten of Bucklin came May 12th after a two-day trial. Sentencing is scheduled for July 5th. The Linn County Sheriff’s Department investigated the case.
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of three individuals on May 12th on capias warrants. The warrant for 42-year-old Lucas Griffin of Columbia was for an alleged probation violation on original felony charges of violation of an order of protection for an adult and third-degree assault involving a special victim. The warrant for […]
The Galt Board of Aldermen took action May 11th on items related to water and wastewater. City Clerk Ashley Bonnett reports the board voted to proceed with design on the approved engineer’s report for water system improvements. The design is not to exceed $65,000 in engineering fees. These fees would be reimbursable by grant or […]
Trenton High School has announced its top students for the class of 2022. The Valedictorian is Kaci Persell, and the Salutatorian is Mallory Sole. They will speak at the commencement ceremony at C. F. Russell Stadium on May 14th at 7:30 p.m. Sixty-five seniors will graduate during the ceremony. The southeast gate of the stadium […]
Three prison sentences have been ordered for a Trenton man after he admitted to violations of probation. Probation was revoked, and Justin Stephenson was sentenced to seven, five, and four years with the department of corrections on three separate counts of stealing on different dates in 2019. The sentences are to run concurrently. Trenton resident […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox announced on Thursday night the arrest in Kansas of 41-year-old Jennifer Anne Hall, who was wanted for alleged first-degree murder in connection with the death of a patient. Sheriff Steve Cox said Hall is to be extradited at their earliest opportunity from Kansas to Livingston County. She was arrested at […]
A wide-ranging K-12 public education package is headed to Missouri’s governor for action. The state Legislature has passed the bill that includes several reading interventions, methods to get lead out of school drinking water, and Holocaust Education initiatives, among several other items. During final work on the plan, state Representative Paula Brown, a Democrat and […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri voters will be required to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot under a wide-ranging elections bill headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. The bill includes several other provisions — such as prohibiting touchscreen voting machines and requiring a number of cybersecurity checks — that came out of hearings last summer, […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Senate passed a congressional redistricting map Thursday and then adjourned for the year. The 22-11 vote came after Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden invoked a rarely-used rule to bring a bill from the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting to the floor. The adjournment came a day before the constitutionally mandated […]
A Kirksville man arrested as a homicide suspect had his case bound over to Division One of Adair County Circuit Court. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Anquan Glover on May 11th. The preliminary hearing was taken under advisement, and Glover is now scheduled for an arraignment on June 6th. Rijos Romero is scheduled for […]
Eleven public high schools in Missouri are being recognized for helping students plan financially for postsecondary education. In an effort to promote completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) among high school seniors, the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) launched the Show-Me FAFSA Challenge in October 2020. This […]
The Jamesport Tri-County School District will hold Baccalaureate and graduation in the Robert Kimberling Gym on Friday, May 13, 2022. Baccalaureate will start at 6 p.m. Eighteen seniors will graduate at 7 o’clock. Third Grade Teacher Deb Tomlinson will speak. The Valedictorian for Tri-County is Benjamin Lewis. The Salutatorian is Garrett Skinner.
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education took action on personnel matters on May 11th. A contract recension was accepted from Cassie Moore of Humeston, Iowa for seventh through 12th-grade Communication Arts. Contracts were offered to a first-grade teacher and for seventh through 12th-grade Communication Arts. Names will be released later. A contract was offered to […]
