The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton man on May 4th on a technical parole violation involving employment, drugs, reporting, and directives. Thirty-one-year-old William Grimes allegedly violated his parole by refusing to find full-time employment, testing positive for methamphetamine and continuing to use the drug, not reporting to appointments, and refusing […]
A retirement celebration will be held next week for Trenton R-9 Director of Supportive Services Kris Ockenfels. The come and go reception will be held at the school district office on May 11th from 2 to 4 o’p.m. Ockenfels has been with the Trenton R-9 School District for 25 years. Ockenfels and other retiring employees […]
A Minneapolis, Minnesota man died as the result of a Freightliner truck overturning in a construction zone on southbound Interstate 35 two miles south of Bethany on May 5, 2022, at 3:50 a.m. Twenty-one-year-old Guled Abib was pronounced dead at the scene by the Harrison County Coroner and was transported to the Roberson Funeral Home […]
A Bethany man was sentenced in Harrison County May on 4th on felony sex offenses. Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Stevens was sentenced to four years with the Department of Corrections on one count of second-degree statutory sodomy, four years on another count of second-degree statutory sodomy, 4 years on one count of statuary rape, and 10 years […]
A Trenton man has pleaded guilty to an amended charge and had another charge dismissed in Grundy County Circuit Court. The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports Matthew Waddle was originally charged with two counts of misdemeanor second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, stemming from June 2020. The charges were amended to two counts of […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will consider approval of the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan next week. The board will meet at the school district office on May 10th at 5:30 p.m. Other items on the agenda include recognition of retirees, policy updates, a Leave Policy update, safety, a Title Program evaluation, and a closed […]
The Highway Patrol reports an Altamont woman sustained minor injuries as the result of a car hitting a deer two miles north of Kidder on Thursday, May 5. An ambulance transported the passenger, 24-year-old Heather Ragle, to Cameron Regional Medical Center. No injuries were reported for the driver, 29-year-old Tyler Kasney of Altamont. The car […]
An Altamont man faces felony charges after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend multiple times at their residence in Altamont on May 1st and 2nd. Twenty-six-year-old Roezunsky Eljin Rosenau has been charged with three counts of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy as well as two counts each of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, and […]
The University of Missouri Office of Student Accountability and Support (OSAS) under the Division of Student Affairs took an important step in their investigation of an incident resulting in the alcohol poisoning of an incoming fraternity member during the early hours of Oct. 20, 2021, at the now-closed Mizzou chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (also […]
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals were injured as the result of a pickup truck attempting to avoid a deer and overturning near New Boston on May 5th at 1:11 a.m. The driver, 20-year-old Cason Barker of Lancaster, sustained moderate injuries. The passenger, 23-year-old Mariah Farr of Kirksville, received minor injuries. They were taken by […]
The following students have been selected as May 2022 students of the month at Trenton Middle School for the character trait “Loyalty.” 5th grade Aynsley Foster, daughter of Mindy & Brian Foster Bryar Foster, son of Heather & Rickey Foster 6th grade Madelynn Barr (Bar), daughter of Amber Gann and James Barr Quinten Cannon, son […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled in Grundy County will hear reports at a meeting next week. The meeting will be at the east entrance of the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton on May 9th at 6:30 p.m. There are to be Transportation and Hope Haven Industries reports. Other items on the agenda […]
The Department of Public Safety today announced details of two ceremonies that will be held on May 6 and 7 at the Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol to honor Missouri law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate price for protecting their communities. On Friday evening, May 6, a candlelight […]
A 16-year-old teenager from Trenton was injured Wednesday night in a single-vehicle rollover accident two miles northwest of Laredo. The Highway Patrol listed the male driver with moderate injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The patrol does not release names of juveniles involved in accidents. The car was westbound […]
The Missouri Legislature is scrambling to pass the next state budget by Friday’s deadline. During Wednesday’s House and Senate negotiations, committee members went back and forth about what level to raise Missouri’s minimum K-12 teacher pay to. State Representative Rusty Black, a Republican from northwest Missouri’s Chillicothe, says the education community in his district prefers […]
Missouri and the nation continue to debate as the Supreme Court may likely overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision that made abortion legal in the U.S. Ours is a so-called trigger state which would make abortions illegal in Missouri should the high court do as the leaked opinion suggests. Although Missouri has only one clinic […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt secured roughly $2.5 million in restitution from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were […]
Representative Sam Graves, has received the the2021 NOSORH Legislator of the Year Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. Officials from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Rural Health and Primary Care nominated Graves and presented him with the award on Tuesday at Hannibal Regional Healthcare System. Paula Nickelson, who presented Graves […]
(Missouri Independent) – A record state operating budget that a top legislative Republican said “has a little bit of something for everyone” is heading for final votes in the Missouri General Assembly as tax revenue continues to pour into the treasury in historic amounts. Final figures weren’t available Wednesday, but the spending plan that emerged from a […]
The Trenton Park Board May 4th discussed the opening of the Trenton Family Aquatic Center and voted to enact two policies related to vandalism at city parks. Park Board President Curtis Crawford reported the board has been advertising for pool positions for several months, and as of the beginning of this week, there were no […]
