The Professionals and Leaders Uniting Grundy County group are seeking support to bring Bulldog Pride to Trenton by having paw prints painted in town. Paw prints can be painted at a personal residence or business location for $25 each. Sponsorships are also available to help paint paw prints leading into sporting facilities and schools. Paw […]
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Audio: Mid-Missouri official redirected money for schools, other local entities to steal $300k
A state audit has found the former Callaway County Collector in mid-Missouri has stolen more than 300,000-dollars from the Collector’s office since 2016. Galloway says Pam Oestreich has been stealing county money since 2016. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann says a state audit has found that Oestreich used a shell game to […]
Postal service announces fix in mail system for Missourians along Iowa, Arkansas borders
United States Postal Service has announced it has now successfully fixed a quirk in the mail system that resulted in some Missourians along the Iowa and Arkansas borders being assigned non-Missouri postal addresses. Senator Clair McCaskill stated a system that had people living in one state but having an address of another state didn’t make […]
Missouri Unclaimed Property Auction earns over $200,000 for account owners
The Unclaimed Property Auction earned $205,963.96 for account owners, $20,000 more than the last auction. The auction was held in Columbia at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center on September 13 and 14. Thousands of items were up for bid including old coins and currency, jewelry, sports memorabilia and a variety of other items. The […]
Trenton Utility Committee has heated discussion on electric rates
A lengthy discussion last night on electric rates evolved into a request to establish a minimum of three months operating reserves and a recommendation to ask for a rate study. The two-hour utility committee was attended by its three members plus the other five city councilmen; mayor, city administrator/utility director, city clerk, and four department […]
USDA details trade damage estimate calculations
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today released a detailed accounting of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture calculated estimated damage from trade disruptions. USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist developed an estimate of gross trade damages for commodities with assessed retaliatory tariffs by Canada, China, the European Union, Mexico, and Turkey to set commodity […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of 4
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four individuals on various unrelated charges. Forty-four-year-old Miriah Butler of Trenton was arrested Thursday on failure to obey judge’s order on felony charges of third-degree domestic assault—third or subsequent offense and distribution, delivery, manufacture, or production or attempt to possess with intent to distribute, deliver, manufacture, […]
Missouri’s 2018 unclaimed property auction set for September 13-14 in Columbia
Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has announced the 2018 Unclaimed Property Auction will be held September 13 and 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Columbia. An auction preview will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 12. The auction will begin at 9:00 a.m. on both Thursday, September 13 […]
Trenton Board of Education tackles numerous issues at Tuesday meeting
The Trenton R-9 School District is one step closer to possibly building a performing arts center and making several renovations to district buildings. The Trenton Board of Education approved the posting of a request for qualifications for architectural services at its meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported the district will be eligible for a […]
Grundy County Health Department to offer Social Media in Emergency Response Training
The Grundy County Health Department will offer Social Media in Emergency Response Training next week. Department of Public Safety Director of New Media and State Emergency Management Agency Public Information Officer Sara Dayley will present the one-day, interactive training at the First Christian Church of Trenton Monday, September 10th, 2018. Training will be held from […]
Foundation Trust for Trenton High School holds annual meeting
Board Members of the Foundation Trust for Trenton High School held their Annual Meeting on Sunday afternoon culminating a busy weekend of activities. Record numbers were reported for various weekend functions and for many of the reunions of the honor classes. In a very busy meeting of the Board, plans were made to establish a […]
Drought in Missouri improves by 5% overall in latest information from monitoring sources
Rainfall has helped to reduce drought conditions in some places but it wasn’t enough in other areas. The U.S. Drought Monitor map was released Thursday morning, is based on data as of Tuesday before the significant rains of Tuesday night. According to the latest map, all or parts of a dozen counties continue to have […]
Audio: Mid-Missouri official says federal law bans kids under 13 from social media
A mid-Missouri law enforcement official says federal law bans kids under 13 from getting on a social media account. Tracy Perkins with the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force says some children are lying about their age to get access to social media. Online predators are good about persuading people on social media […]
Audio: Missouri Auditor’s report says taxpayers on the hook for city projects they didn’t OK
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a report on Community Improvement Districts (CIDs), which found that lax oversight of taxpayer-funded projects has allowed for spending decisions to be made by those that benefit the most. Taxpayers will be burdened with increased taxes to pay for an estimated $2.2 billion in costs for more than […]
Area schools report first-day student enrollment totals
Several area school districts began classes for students on Wednesday. Pleasant View R-6 reports total opening day enrollment of 115 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade which is an increase of one student from the first day last year. Eighteen students are enrolled in prekindergarten at Pleasant View with third and fourth grades both reporting […]
Milan C-2 School District begins classes with 664 students
Students in the Milan C-2 School District began classes Monday with the district reporting a total opening day enrollment of 664 students. Preschool accounts for 19 students with 344 students enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade at Milan Elementary School, and 301 in seventh through 12th grades at the high school.
Spickard Board of Aldermen adopt tax levy
A tax levy was adopted and a new member appointed during a meeting last night of the Spickard Board of Aldermen. The levy was accepted as proposed at 97.32 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Following a closed session, Randy Howe was offered the position of city Alderman and he accepted the appointment. Larry Marrs […]
Enrollment figures down for Grundy R-5 and Jamesport Tri-County
Several area school districts started classes today (Thursday) and enrollment figures, in general, are down in those reporting. Grundy County R-5 reports a total first-day enrollment of 122 students which is down 11 from last year’s first-day enrollment. There are 59 students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Humphreys and 63 in seventh through 12th […]
USDA designates 25 Missouri Counties as primary natural disaster areas
(USDA) – Agricultural producers in Missouri who suffered losses and damages due to recent drought on two separate occasions may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. For the recent drought, the Secretary has designated Andrew, […]
What local government agencies can do to safeguard electronic data
Local governments often make common mistakes that put electronic data at risk of hacking and theft, Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway says. The Auditor today released a summary of the most common cybersecurity risks found by her audits of local governments and courts, along with recommendations those agencies can follow to better safeguard their data. […]