Both the state and Congress have taken small steps closer to legalizing recreational pot. An effort to legalize adult-use marijuana has cleared a step towards getting on the statewide ballot. The campaign called Legal Missouri 2022 says it has more than 325,000 signatures ready for Sunday’s deadline. The Sec of State will require […]
The Grundy County Commission met with residents of townships and the ambulance director on May 3rd. Jefferson Township resident David Hogan discussed road conditions following recent rainfall. Amy Keiderling and Keith Larson of Taylor Township and Ed Arnold discussed tourism opportunities and funding sources for related projects. Ambulance Director Sara Porter gave an update on […]
A $20,000 donation from Mosaic Foundation – Albany will support the expansion and renovation of Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph, Cancer Care. In recognition of their generosity, commemorative signage in the form of a plaque will be placed near the basalt water feature located in the Heckman Family Healing Garden. The funds will be […]
The United Way of Grundy County is seeking organizations for the 2022-2023 funding year. United Way organizations are required to participate in fundraising and attend seven of nine United Way yearly meetings. Any organization wanting to apply for membership must provide a tax-exempt letter or number, a brief overview of the organization, Grundy County demographics […]
On the north side of the Chillicothe square is a small park where buildings once stood. The area is called “the Silver Moon Plaza.” Grant money is being used to enhance the location. Other communities may wish to apply for similar funds from T-Mobile Communications. The host of the American Countryside radio program, Andrew McCrae […]
The Virgil and Susanne Walden Family donated $150,000 to the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation in 2021. Foundation Spokesperson Dave Bain says the money was used to construct a maintenance building. The building is south of the Wright Memorial Hospital near the U. S. Highway 65 exit to the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus. […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on May 3rd of an Amazonia man who allegedly stole a pickup truck in January. Twenty-eight-year-old Brandon Lewis Earleywine was extradited from Andrew County and has been charged with felony stealing a motor vehicle, a watercraft, or an aircraft. Bond was set at $2,500 cash only, and […]
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a fugitive from Novinger, who had a no-bond warrant on multiple felony offenses, including two counts of first-degree attempted murder. Fifty-year-old Kenneth Leon Potter was arrested at a residence in Connelsville on the morning of May 4th. Potter has also been charged with two counts each […]
On Monday, May 2, 2022 police officers from the Trenton Police Department were called to the Hy-Vee Food Store at 1617 E. 9th Street for two subjects that were asked to leave the property by management but refused. Officers contacted the two subjects but one of the subjects still refused to leave the property. Officers […]
Jarren Sears from Hale, MO, a North Central Missouri College graduate, was honored by the Missouri Community College Association for being named to the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Missouri Academic Team. This honor is bestowed on the state’s top community college students. “Jerren’s leadership is apparent within the classroom and in his community,” said Maryellen […]
Several Green Hills communities have been nominated for the Missouri Humanities Small Town Showcase 2023. Trenton, Hamilton, Green City and Macon are in the running to be in the Featured Five communities. Information on each nominated community and voting are available at mohumanities.org. Voting will end July 1st at 11:59 at night. An individual may […]
Smithfield Foods will host a hiring event on Thursday, May 12. The food company will offer qualifying walk-in candidates on-the-spot interviews for hundreds of available hourly positions across its facilities, farms, and distribution centers at the Princeton and Milan locations in this area. In-demand job openings include production, material handler, animal care, transportation, and maintenance […]
In the nation’s fifth execution of 2022, convicted double murderer Carman Deck is dead after Missouri’s (Tuesday evening’s) lethal injection. Joey Parker served as a witness to the execution. He was pronounced dead at 6:10. Twenty-six years after James and Zelma Long were murdered execution-style in their DeSoto, Missouri home, their killer met […]
Educators and labor leaders are voicing concerns about a bill in the Missouri Legislature. It’s being called the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” but critics say parents already have their rights within the public school system, and warn these measures might only serve to burden educators. The bill would require written permission from parents for kids to attend […]
(Missouri Independent) – If a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade holds true, nearly all abortions in Missouri would become illegal. But anti-abortion advocates worry the ban would be swiftly met with lawsuits. They hope the leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe will jumpstart efforts to place a proposal on the statewide […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program general signup, the first of the program’s multiple signups occurring in 2022. With about 3.4 million acres expiring this year, Vilsack encourages producers and landowners to […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced her office has begun an audit of the City of Dixon. The city Board of Aldermen passed a resolution requesting the audit, after a referral by the Missouri State Highway Patrol led to an initial review of the allegations by the Auditor’s Public Corruption and Fraud Division. “I appreciate the […]
The Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation will host its Second Annual Virtual Charity Auction from May 4th through 16th. The auction will support the Oncology Nurse Navigator Program and the Foundation’s General Fund. The auction will include more than 100 items. Foundation Spokesperson Dave Bain says each Wright Memorial Hospital department donated a themed basket, and almost […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources 2021 Annual Water Quality Report for Trenton Municipal Utilities shows no violations of drinking water regulations occurred in the calendar year of 2021. For regulated contaminants, 90% of the water utility levels were less than .0257 parts per million per liter for copper and less than 5.98 parts per […]
The Trenton Police Department will hold the 10th Annual Cops and Kids Fishing Event in June. Cops ’n’ Bobbers will be at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus on June 4th from 9 o’clock to noon. The event is free. Lunch will be provided by CFM Insurance. Participating youth will be eligible for […]
