A section of Mable Street in Trenton will be closed Saturday to maintain the safety of North Central Missouri College students on Move-In Day. Mable Street will be closed from 13th Street to Crowder Road Saturday from 8 o’clock in the morning to midnight as students move into Selby and Ellsworth residence halls.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is accepting applications for new commercial vehicle officers. The 10th Commercial Vehicle Officer Class is scheduled to begin training on February 3, 2020. The application deadline is October 1, 2019. Interested parties are encouraged to apply. The Human Resources Division will contact each applicant to determine their location(s) of interest. […]
North Central Missouri College Upward Bound (UB) high school students from Trenton, Galt, Hamilton, Gallatin, Chillicothe, and Jamesport recently spent five weeks on the NCMC campus participating in academically and culturally enhancing activities through the UB Summer Component. Upward Bound is a college-prep program designed to assist participants in their preparation for college through academic, […]
The state of Missouri has received federal funding for a program that provides counseling for residents feeling stressed or overwhelmed because of the April 29-July 5 storms and flooding. The Show Me Hope program is open to individuals and families who live in the following 20 counties designated for federal disaster assistance: Andrew, Atchison, Boone, […]
Convicted murderer Pamela Hupp will spend the rest of her life behind bars in the fatal shooting of a mentally disabled man. On Monday, a St. Charles County judge gave Hupp a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the fatal shooting of Louis Gumpenberger. Investigators have long said that Hupp lured […]
The Missouri Public Defender System has rolled out a pilot program in five cities that aims to reduce overcrowded local jail populations. The Uptrust program will send text messages to defendants to remind them about court dates and other legal appointments. Public Defender System Director Michael Barrett thinks the new software could have an impact […]
While all eight agenda items were eventually approved, several were decided by split votes last night of the eight-member Trenton City Council. By the end of this year, Trenton Municipal Utilities will have transitioned to having an Olathe, Kansas company provide the billing and mailing services. The change is seen by TMU officials as saving […]
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce has hosted a travel program for nearly a decade and has taken travelers to numerous countries and continents. The Chamber will be hosting a complimentary travel show on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, in the Livingston County Library – Second Floor for all interested individuals. “Each year we offer two […]
A jury trial has been scheduled in Division 3 of Ray County Circuit Court for a Lawson man charged with 11 felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child and two counts of tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution. Online court information shows a pre-trial conference for Gary Wyant is scheduled for January […]
Applicants who disagree with their FEMA decision letter for federal assistance for the April 29 -July 5 storms and flooding in Missouri may want to appeal. Missouri residents should read their entire letter to see why they are ineligible for FEMA assistance and how to appeal. For help understanding the letter, call FEMA at 800-621-FEMA […]
The owner of a Kansas City, Missouri, daycare center was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently receive more than $556,000 in federal benefits. Sharif Karie, 41, of Olathe, Kan., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to four years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. […]
Missouri residents and business owners affected by the April 29–July 5 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding have until September 9 to apply for federal disaster assistance. Disaster assistance is available from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration, the federal government’s primary source of funding for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. There are […]
One of 15 panels for a mural to be on display in the Truman Building at Jefferson City for Missouri’s 200th birthday in 2021 will come to in Trenton during the Missouri Day Festival. Communities from across Missouri will provide artists to complete the Missouri Bicentennial Paint for a Cause mural over the next two […]
The Trenton man accused of wounding a Trenton police officer in June appeared in the Associate Division of Daviess County Circuit Court Tuesday. The Daviess County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s case was continued to August 20th for the setting of a preliminary hearing. Griffin has been charged with the felonies of […]
This week the Department of Justice announced the nationwide recovery or identification of 103 child victims and the arrest of 67 sex traffickers through the FBI-led Operation Independence Day. This initiative was a month-long coordinated law enforcement effort, focused on the recovery of child sex trafficking victims and providing them with the assistance they needed. […]
The next Trenton Cruise Night will be held next week. Vehicles will be on display at the Car Quest parking lot the evening of August 17th at 6 o’clock. Organizer Jeremy Soptic says it has not yet been determined if there will be an actual cruise, but vehicles might cruise around Trenton at 8 o’clock. […]
The water has finally retreated from U.S. Route 65 south of Carrollton and the roadway to Waverly has reopened. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation have worked to clear debris and prepared the roadway for reopening as floodwaters receded. With water fully off the road, crews were able to clean off the last bits […]
Consumer groups are calling for more fraud protections in a new electronic payment system announced this week, to be developed by the Federal Reserve. It now can take a day or two for funds from direct-deposit and online bill payments to actually hit the account. The new system would make that process instantaneous, but Lauren Saunders, associate […]
Stephen Thomson, son of Leanna Thomson, is the exhibitor of the 2019 Grand Champion Market Pen of Chickens at the Missouri State Fair. Thomson is from Salisbury and is a member of the Chariton Shining Stars 4-H Club. Thomson’s prize-winning Pen of Chickens weighed an average of 8.1 lbs. The Reserve Grand Champion Market Pen […]
Smithfield Foods, Incorporated announces construction has been completed on a low-pressure natural gas transmission line connecting a Smithfield hog farm with the city of Milan’s natural gas pipeline. Renewable natural gas (RNG) produced at the hog farm will be directly injected into the transmission line flowing into Milan’s natural gas distribution system prior to delivery. […]
