A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court to the sexual exploitation of a child and to illegally possessing a firearm. Corey Dean Frasher, 42, of Springfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to the charges contained in an April 6, 2017, federal indictment. Frasher remains in federal custody. The investigation […]
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Milan man arrested on multiple allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest and transport of a Milan man on a probation violation on original felony charges of 12 counts of passing a bad check of $500 or more with no account or insufficient funds. Twenty-eight-year-old Donald Brown, the Third was arrested Friday and transported to Grundy County from Morgan […]
Spickard Board of Education approves insurance bid
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the 2018-2019 budget and a bid for life insurance at its meeting Monday. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze reported the approved budget included projected revenues of $784,946 and projected expenditures of $779.996. The board approved a bid for $200,000 in life insurance from Principal Financial Group for full-time employees and […]
NCMC Board of Trustees approve salary increases
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved increases in salaries, salary schedules, and stipends for 2018-2019 at a meeting Tuesday evening. The base will increase by one percent for faculty salary schedules for regular and nursing. A movement of one vertical step will also be allowed. The base will increase by two percent […]
Massive utility bill passes Missouri legislature
Missouri lawmakers have passed a far-reaching utility bill that satisfies the state’s largest electric companies after years of haggling in the legislature. The bill changes the way regulated utilities negotiate rates with the state by allowing them to more quickly recover the cost of infrastructure upgrades. It would give them more flexibility to change customer rates […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves teaching appointments
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved several employees for next school year at its meeting Monday evening. Rachael Spence will be the kindergarten through 12th-grade counselor. She has worked with the Missouri Division of Family Services for 10 years, primarily in Sullivan and Linn counties. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from […]
Princeton Board of Education meets with full agenda
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the increase of lunch and breakfast prices for the 2018-2019 school year at a meeting Monday evening. Student prices increased by ten cents meaning kindergarten through 12th-grade breakfast will be $1.50, kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch $2.35, seventh through 12th-grade lunch $2.60, adult breakfast $2.00, and adult lunch $3.40. […]
Continuation of free trade and open markets is critical for beef sales
If U.S. beef exports are going to keep up with production, the immediate future rests on consumers in just five countries. The longer-range outlook, however, ties more closely to the East’s economic powerhouse, China. Trevor Amen, an animal protein economist with CoBank, says today’s export market is concentrated around Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico and […]
Greitens cell phone examined by expert in locked St. Louis courtroom
An expert was examining a cell phone of Governor Eric Greitens Tuesday in the same courthouse where he’ll go on trial Thursday for felony invasion of privacy. The examiner was reported to be analyzing the phone in a locked courtroom by numerous media outlets. The inspection came days after Greitens defense team filed […]
Funeral service for Trey Shaw announced
The funeral service for 20-year-old Trey Shaw will be at the Union Coon Creek Baptist Church west of Trenton Monday morning at 11 o’clock with burial in Coon Creek Cemetery. Visitation is at the First Baptist Church in Trenton Saturday evening from 5 to 7 o’clock. Survivors for Trey Shaw include his father and step-mother […]
UPDATE: Services set for Barbara Mock
A Trenton resident, Barbara Mock, died this morning at Wright Memorial Hospital at the age of 71. She was employed for 30 years by KTTN, working in the accounting and office areas of the radio station. Survivors are her husband Tom Mock and daughter Pam Hattesohl of Trenton. Services for Mrs. Barbara Mock will be […]