Two Cameron residents received minor injuries in an accident in Cameron where one vehicle failed to yield to another as it was making a left turn into a residential drive. The mishap occurred on Route EE, one mile north of Cameron early Tuesday evening. Taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center were the two drivers, 24-year-old […]
The American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially life-saving treatment for patients with COVID-19. The Red Cross has seen demand for convalescent plasma more than double over the last month as the number of coronavirus cases increases across the U.S. Convalescent plasma products are now being distributed faster than donations […]
A group of Grundy County residents next week will discuss the formation of a farmers market. Any producer or interested person is welcome to attend the meeting in the basement of the Alexander Student Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton on the evening of July 30th at 6 o’clock. The discussion […]
Results have been announced from the Sheep and Goat Show at the Mercer County Fair of Princeton. For the sheep, the grand champion ram was shown by Wyatt Vogel of Lineville, Iowa. The reserve champion was shown by Ayra Meeker of Laredo. The grand champion ewe belonged to Hayley Whittington of Lucerne, and the reserve […]
For the ninth consecutive year the American Red Cross is teaming up with family and friends and Marceline Fire and Rescue to host a blood drive in memory of Zach Cupp on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Walsworth Community Center, 124 Ritchie, in Marceline. In August 2012, Zach Cupp was […]
Results have been announced from Thursday, July 9th’s Daviess County Junior Livestock Show Swine Show in Gallatin. The champion boar belonged to Wade Horton, and the reserve champion belonged to Grady Rains. Mary Rodenberg had the champion gilt, and Alex Heussner had the reserve champion. Morgan Bottcher had the grand champion barrow, and Kala Piatt […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City woman was arrested following a one-car accident on Interstate 35 in Harrison County on the morning of Tuesday, June 30th in which she sustained moderate injuries. An ambulance transported 25 year old Alexus Thornton to the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. The car traveled north on I-35 […]
Chillicothe Fire Department personnel Sunday night responded to what was described as a structure fire at 1433 Alexander Street. The response was due to a fire in a bathroom of an apartment belonging to Bruce and Sharon Carnes. The complex is owned by the Chillicothe Housing Authority. Two trucks and eight personnel responded with the […]
North Central Missouri College President Doctor Lenny Klaver provided a COVID-19 update to the Board of Trustees the evening of Tuesday, June 23rd. He said the college is working on back to campus plans. He wants to incorporate best practices and be quick to react to changes. The National Junior College Athletic Association has made […]
The judge in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court handed down sentences, including probation to defendants in the Thursday session of Division One. At a hearing, Christopher Eudean Parsons of Cainsville admitted probation violations. The probation was revoked. Parsons was sentenced to five years with the Missouri department of corrections. The term runs concurrently […]
The Jamesport City Council Monday, June 8th discussed a parking problem on Main Street between Broadway and Grant. It was decided to put $75 hundred dollars into the upcoming budget towards an update for the area. City Clerk Shelley Page reports asphalt was laid on three streets last month, and there is a drop off […]
Arrests have been made in three separate law enforcement investigations locally. Forty-four year old Bevan James Bohm of Kansas City faces two felony stealing charges stemming from the thefts of a car and personal property in January of this year. Bohm was picked up today at the Western Regional Diagnostic Center in St. Joseph. Bond […]
A state judge has ruled today the St. Louis Planned Parenthood meets requirements to get its abortion license renewed. The State Administrative Hearing Commission’s decision is a major blow to Gov. Mike Parson’s administration attempting to shut down the only abortion clinic in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Health denied the clinic license one year […]
A vacant house near Trenton is considered a complete loss after a fire Thursday night. Firefighter Alex Lovell reports the structure at 355 South U. S. Highway 65 was fully involved when the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District arrived on scene. Firefighters contained the fire to the structure of origin and protected any exposures. […]
Students at Grundy R-5 and Chillicothe high schools are among 35 recipients of FCS Financial scholarships. Each receives $1,500 to assist with the cost of higher education. Among the local recipients of FCS scholarships are Jandie Peterson of rural Trenton and Madelyn Wilford of rural Laredo. Others from schools in northwest Missouri include Olivia Owen […]
President Trump, at the White House, signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The bill, which unanimously passed the Senate on Tuesday, provides additional coronavirus relief funding for small businesses, agriculture producers, and hospitals and health care providers. “More help is on the way for Missouri small businesses and the health care […]
The Missouri FFA Association has named a record 988 members receiving the State FFA Degree. The members qualified for the highest honor the state can give to members as a result of agricultural and leadership achievements. State FFA Degree recipients include Braymer Chapter members Kayla Lynn Henry, Lillian Smith, and Brett Stephenson; Bodey Yaeger from […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education heard several reports during on Tuesday evening’s virtual meeting. Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey recommended postponing graduation and continue to consider how the district might hold the event. The board agreed with that recommendation. Bailey acknowledged some students might not be able to attend graduation if postponed due […]
Senators Roy Blunt and Lamar Alexander, chairmen of the two Senate committees responsible for health policy and spending said, “Health professionals agree that Americans who have had the disease are almost certainly immune for a time and can go back to work and back to school without contracting the disease again or exposing others. Free […]
Several area youths will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture Committee. The students are seeking higher education at a Missouri college or university and were selected from 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors. Anderson Rogers of Bethany was selected to receive the $5,000 platinum scholarship, offered by Youth in Agriculture […]
