Precipitation has been below average in Trenton nine consecutive months and in eleven of the past 12 months. Rainfall in July in Trenton was just 25 percent of normal while the yearly precipitation is just 39 percent of average. Rainfall totaled 1.06 inches in Trenton during July which is 3.25 inches below average. Rain and […]
A man from San Benito, Texas has been charged in Daviess County with eight felonies. Online court information shows 39-year-old Gregory Scott Hill’s charges include burglary in the first and second degree, stealing and stealing of $750 or more, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of burglary tools, and resisting […]
A traffic stop for speeding in Livingston County resulted in the arrest of a passenger. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter stopped a vehicle for going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit and was soon assisted by the sheriff. Cox says the driver was cited for speeding, and one of the […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for part of Trenton due to replacing a section of a water main. The advisory affects Lord Street from East 16th to East 13th Street and East 13th east from Lord Street to the end of East 13th Street. The boil advisory will be in effect until […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is looking for an Executive Director. Current director Aaron Franklin of Princeton is leaving the job in Trenton to work in an administrative capacity for another community action agency. Franklin has been selected as Finance Manager for the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency headquartered in Appleton City. He’ll […]
A Trenton resident was among two injured Monday afternoon west of Trenton when the car he was driving collided with two oncoming vehicles. The highway patrol reports 25-year-old Drew Kelly of Trenton received moderate injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Kelly was eastbound when the car crossed the […]
“USDA is committed to being a strong partner to rural communities in building their futures,” Hazlett said. “All people – regardless of their zip code – need modern, reliable infrastructure to thrive, and we have found that when we address this need, many other challenges in rural places become much more manageable.” Eligible rural communities […]
The Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission has approved the following five actions in response to Governor Parson’s Executive Order 18-05 Drought Alert: Require soil and water conservation districts to move landowners completing the drought practices listed below to the top of waiting lists. Defer the Grazing School Requirement for 12 months after contract approval […]
(Missourinet) – The new U-S Attorney for the Western District of Missouri says the state’s increasing violent crime rate has drawn the attention of White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly. Tim Garrison briefed Mr. Kelly during President Trump’s Kansas City visit last week. Garrison tells reporters he told Kelly that Missouri has three […]
(MissouriNet) – A criminal investigation has been launched into the Duck Boat mishap near Branson that killed 17 out of 31 aboard and has triggered two lawsuits. Mary Compton of Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s Office confirmed to Missourinet that a probe is underway over the accident in which a Duck Boat sank […]
Missouri’s top 30 FFA high school seniors completed the fourth annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) FFA Academy June 26-28, in Columbia The three-day intensive program is designed to inform and empower students to effectively engage in pressing agriculture topics. Since 2015, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council has sponsored and facilitated the academy in […]
The 26th Annual Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Area Youth Benefit Fund dinner/auction and golf tournament will be held in August. The dinner & auction will be held at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge on Saturday, August 25 and will be co-sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center. A reception will begin that evening at 5 p.m. with dinner to follow […]
Attorneys for family members who lost relatives in the Duck Boat mishap on Table Rock Lake near Branson have filed a $100 million lawsuit. Jason Taylor with the MissouriNet reports. The suit filed in federal court in Kansas City for family members handling the estates of two people who died in the accident, […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department was dispatched to MFA Oil on Washington Street for a report of a fuel spill just past midnight on Monday. The department, upon arrival, found approximately 20-gallons of diesel fuel spilled on the lot and edge of 2nd Street. Four bags of fuel absorbent was used to soak up the spilled fuel. […]
A southwest Missouri resident was injured south of Cameron when the sports utility vehicle he was driving left Highway 69 and hit an embankment. Twenty-four-year-old Kyle Maserang of Carthage was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning three miles south of Cameron on Highway 69 when the southbound […]
Chillicothe police say a Chillicothe woman escaped injury Saturday morning when she fell into a dry well. The hole was described as about four feet deep, which was located on a vacant lot in the 500 block of Jackson Street. Authorities report the lot at one time housed a building but now is grass. Officers […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrests of out of state residents in area counties Friday. Arrested in Caldwell County on Friday was 30-year-old Donovan Benson of Kansas City, Kansas on three Lee’s Summit Police Department misdemeanor warrants on traffic violations. He was also accused of speeding and driving while suspended. Online court information shows he has […]
The U. S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday indicates as many as 26 counties have been classified in D-3 or extreme drought. That’s an expansion in parts of four more counties from last week’s drought map. Countywide extreme drought conditions exist for Grundy, Sullivan, Daviess, Caldwell, Livingston, and Linn from the Green Hills Region. Also […]
Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt has announced the transfer of one officer and the promotion of another in the area, effective August 1st. Sergeant Daniel Spring is transferring from Chariton and Linn counties to Putnam and Sullivan counties where he will be designated the zone commander. Spring was appointed to the […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting at the Chillicothe City Hall Monday evening. Topics for the 5:30 workshop may include discussion regarding street projects and equipment, radio bids for police and fire, a new phone system, and finance options for upcoming purchases. The regular city council meeting will start […]
