Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and the Department of Social Services have partnered to launch a newly-automated process that uses unclaimed property held by the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office to pay past-due child support. “Missouri’s kids benefit from this collaborative effort with the State Treasurer’s Office. In the first phase over $2 million has been […]
A doubles nine-pin bowling tournament will be held at the Fast Lanes Bowling Alley of Chillicothe Saturday to raise money for repairs for the Green Hills Animal Shelter of Trenton. Kitten Palooza will showcase kittens available for adoption Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock prior to the bowling tournament. Kittens from the Green Hills Animal Shelter […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has announced a planned water outage Wednesday morning and an accompanying boil water advisory. Affected are water customers along Normal Street between East 8th and East 12th streets. Water is scheduled to be off in that area Wednesday morning from 8 o’clock until approximately 11 o’clock. As a result, customers along Normal […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Monday of a Trenton man on a probation violation and another on failure to appear in court. Twenty-nine-year-old William Edward Grimes the Fourth (IV) is accused of violating his probation on felony charges of stealing—fourth or subsequent offense within 10 years and resisting or interfering with […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education accepted several bids Monday evening. A bid for bread was accepted from Graves, and a bid for milk was accepted from Anderson Erickson. Bookkeeper/Secretary Heather Turner reports the price varied on the bread and milk depending on the type. Bids for fuel were accepted from Landes and MFA Oil. […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently released an audit of the City of Monroe City Municipal Division with the Tenth Judicial Circuit, in northeast Missouri. The audit, which gave the court a rating of “good,” made several recommendations to improve accounting procedures and records. The audit recommended the Monroe City Municipal Court segregate accounting duties or […]
A former Arkansas state senator pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting multiple bribes in connection with a multi-district investigation spanning the Western District of Missouri and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Jeremy Hutchinson, 45, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of conspiracy to […]
The Trenton City Council last night approved two documents by way of ordinances, authorizing long term financing of sewer plant improvements. One document involves the re-financing of the effluent disinfection project. The other is for the headworks building project. Money is to be borrowed at a lower interest rate of three point six percent; covering […]
The Environmental Protection Agency released the proposed Renewable Volume Obligation rule for 2020. Once again EPA has failed to account for lost volumes due to refinery exemptions and uphold the President’s commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “We are frustrated the EPA did not account for potential waived gallons going forward in the proposed […]
GUANGZHOU, CHINA – After decades chasing the enormous China market, a sale of U.S. rice was confirmed here last week. “This sale marks a turning point for the U.S. rice industry and its relationship with China as it is the first ever of U.S. rice to a private importer and is truly historic as it […]
Grundy and Livingston counties, plus two others in extreme northwest Missouri, were locations where the highway patrol conducted driving while intoxicated saturation checks on July 4th. Results from the four counties, Grundy, Livingston, Holt and Atchison, show troopers issued seven citations, 21 warnings and assisted three motorists. Officers also made one misdemeanor drug arrest. The […]
Two people from Iowa were injured Sunday night in a car versus deer accident six miles south of Bethany. The highway patrol reported injuries as minor for the driver, 22-year-old Conner Pietsch of Huxley and his passenger, 22-year-old Marissa Johnson of Carlisle. Both individuals planned to seek their own medical attention. The car was northbound […]
The highway patrol reports a Henrietta resident was arrested early Sunday in Ray County and accused of possessing methamphetamine, dangerous drugs, and not being a valid operator. Fifty-seven-year-old Catherine Martin was taken to the Ray County jail. A Unionville resident, 20-year old Isaiah Davidson, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Putnam County on Sullivan county warrants […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hale woman in Livingston County overnight on Friday at 12:43 am, on several drug-related allegations. Thirty-six-year-old Jessica Corthon was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana and the misdemeanors of possession of marijuana—10 grams or less, unlawful possession of […]
The Sliced Bread Days Festival kicks off with a bang this weekend in Chillicothe. Activities will include an open house at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center in the Chillicothe Baking Company Building at First and Elm Friday from 1 to 5 o’clock and Saturday from 9 to 3. The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton woman on drug-related and passing bad check charges. Twenty-seven-year-old Josy Simmons has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid as well as the misdemeanors of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and […]
The Trenton man accused of wounding Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab at Winston June 14th appeared via video in the Associate Division of Daviess County Circuit Court on Tuesday. The Daviess County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 38-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s case was continued to August 6, 2019, at 11:30 am for the setting of a […]
The Highway Patrol has released the names of the two suspects involved in the stolen vehicle investigation in Livingston County Wednesday morning. The Patrol reports 30-year-old Christopher Haun of Raytown was arrested about an hour and a half after 46-year-old Hazel Miller of Platte City was placed into custody. Online court information shows Haun has […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two individuals in Caldwell County Wednesday night on various allegations. Sixty-two year old Gregory Dana of Saint Joseph was arrested on a Washington County Sheriff’s Office felony warrant for a traffic offense and was also accused of the felonies of driving while revoked or suspended, possession of a […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is reporting that officers are noticing an increased use by individuals huffing an air duster as a way to get high. Just after 6 o’clock on Tuesday morning, police responded to a traffic accident at Business 36 and Mitchell Avenue where they found a woman passed out at the wheel. She […]
