Two individuals were taken into custody as the result of a search warrant being served at a Princeton residence on Thursday evening, April 21, 2022. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department reports a male was a non-compliant sex offender and a female was taken into custody for allegedly hindering prosecution. They were placed on 24-hour investigative […]
The Grundy County Commission will speak with Missouri Department of Transportation representatives on April 26, 2022. The agenda for the meeting at the courthouse in Trenton includes Nathan King with MoDOT at 9 a.m. for a bridge inspection and close out meeting and Michael Marriott with MoDOT at 1 p.m. to discuss active construction contracts. […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will meet before the Trenton City Council on the evening of April 25th. Both will meet at the Trenton City Hall and be available on Zoom. The Building and Nuisance Board meeting can be accessed on Zoom at this link. The city council meeting can be accessed at this […]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday in Savannah where North Central Missouri College in Trenton plans to have a new campus. Among the speakers was NCMC President Lenny Klaver who said multiple classes will be held there. Also speaking was NCMC Foundation and Development Director Alicia Endicott and John Gilbert, who described himself as a […]
Two residents of Chillicothe were arrested Thursday evening by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Grundy County. Twenty-six-year-old David Gamble and 23-year-old Shyan Close were taken on 24-hour holds to the Grundy County Law Enforcement Center. Both are accused of two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance and one count of misdemeanor possession […]
Serving with Colton Roy of Trenton as the incoming State FFA President will be 1st Vice President Hannah Rice of Brunswick and Secretary Jodi Robinson of Richmond. South Harrison of Bethany student Kate Rogers will be a Vice President on the Missouri FFA 16-member state officer team. In news from the FFA Convention Thursday, Trenton […]
A resident of Green Castle was injured Thursday afternoon in a crash one mile west of Novinger. Twenty-six-year-old Steven Prough received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Prough was westbound on Highway 6 when he slowed to turn south onto Route K when his car was […]
An Albany woman received serious injuries in a single-vehicle accident on Thursday afternoon. Fifty-seven-year-old Cindy Lynch was taken by an ambulance to Mosiac Health care in Albany. The pickup truck was eastbound when it went off Highway 136, traveled off the south side, and struck a tree. The vehicle was demolished in the wreck at […]
You may be getting a tax credit from the state of Missouri. Joey Parker has details on a measure that passed the Missouri House on Thursday and moved to the Senate. If passed in the upper chamber, individual Missouri taxpayers would get a $500 credit and married couples one thousand. Nearly 9000 residents […]
The Missouri Senate will get to work next week on the state budget. The current plan would ban Medicaid reimbursements to abortion clinics or any affiliate. State Senator Lauren Arthur, a Democrat from Kansas City, says Planned Parenthood provides a variety of healthcare services, including preventative care. She says the GOP effort does not belong […]
(Missouri Independent) – Democratic state Rep. Wiley Price is threatening to sue the Missouri House over a $22,000 penalty incurred as part of his censure last year for allegedly lying about a sexual encounter with an intern and retaliating against the House employee who reported it. In a Feb. 15 letter to the House clerk […]
Silence? Yes. Inaction? No. The annual Day of Silence, led by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, is meant to raise awareness about the discrimination and harassment LGBTQ+ students face in schools. Hundreds of anti-trans bills have been introduced across the nation in 2022 alone, including in Missouri. Katy Erker-Lynch, executive director of PROMO Missouri, noted […]
Trenton High School Senior and Trenton FFA Chapter President Colton Roy has been named as the State FFA President for 2022-2023. He says he is “extremely excited” to serve FFA members for the upcoming year. Roy found out he would be state president during a business session at the state convention on April 21st. […]
Country music artist Ryan Griffin will headline this year’s Leadership Northwest Music Jam to raise funds for the Leadership Northwest Missouri program. Trenton native Charlie Bacon will be the special guest opening the show at the Black Silo Winery of Trenton on August 27, 2022. Doors will open at 6:30 that evening, and music will […]
No injuries were reported during a residential structure fire in Chillicothe on April 21st where crews were on the scene for more than seven hours. Chillicothe Fire Chief Eric Reeter, reports firefighters arrived at 1119 Bryan Street on Thursday morning, April 21st to find heavy smoke coming from the second and third story windows and […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security expects to be short on cash for border and immigration operations later this year after the federal government ends a Trump-era policy that prevents migrants from claiming asylum during a health crisis. A halt to the program, known as Title 42, has divided Democrats, some of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Eviction moratoriums designed to keep people in their homes during the pandemic have drawn the ire of Missouri lawmakers, with Republicans pushing a plan to prohibit them in the future. State Rep. Chris Brown, R-Kansas City, is sponsoring a measure that would prohibit any county, municipality, or political subdivision from imposing or enforcing a […]
A Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. Sonia Ornelas, 44, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Oct. 1, 2018, to Aug. 7, 2019. A confidential source purchased […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Monticello, Minnesota man in Harrison County on Thursday morning, April 21 on multiple allegations. Thirty-two-year-old Christopher Ellis was accused of felony resisting arrest creating a substantial risk of injury or death, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, exceeding the posted speed limit by 26 miles […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted multiple precautionary boil advisories issued on April 18th and 19th for Sullivan Rural Water customers. One lifted advisory affected Route T from Highway 5 to Cora. It included Cora, Ember Road, and Victory Road. Another lifted advisory affected Highway 5 south of Silver Road to […]
