Views: 0Residents from New Cambria and Bucklin were to seek treatment on their own after a car overturned northwest of New Cambria Saturday afternoon. The driver, 39-year old Rebecca Karney of Bucklin, and a passenger, 39-year old Susan Akins of New Cambria, both received minor injuries. The accident happened five miles northwest of New Cambria […]
Views: 0The Green Hills Women’s Shelter recently moved to a new location in Trenton. Trenton Police Chief and Shelter Board President Rex Ross reports that the plan at one time was to make the former shelter into transitional housing, however, the money was not there to make that happen, so the former shelter was sold. […]
Views: 0Two former executives of a Springfield, Mo.-based charity and an Arkansas state senator have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a multi-million-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement, bribes and illegal campaign contributions for elected public officials in Missouri and Arkansas, announced U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison of the Western […]
Views: 5Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler has provided a quick guide for open burning within the city limits of Trenton. The information for the guide comes from the Trenton city ordinance and the International Fire Code. The guide says burning in the City of Trenton is limited to organic products, such as yard waste, leaves, […]
Views: 0Some defendants received prison sentences, others were placed on probation during Thursday’s session of Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court on April 11, 2019. April Dawn Hanson of Trenton pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. A drug paraphernalia charge was dismissed. She was sentenced to four years with the Department of […]
Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved a bid for audit services on Wednesday evening. The bid was from Conrad and Higgins for $5,450 for the 2018-2019 fiscal year audit. Several sports cooperatives were approved including junior high football and varsity Spring baseball with Gallatin and junior high softball and varsity fall baseball with […]
Views: 0The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education accepted a bid for mowing at its meeting Wednesday evening. Superintendent Rob Deaver reports the accepted bid was from Chris Novak for $160 per combined mowing of the elementary and high school lawns. The board approved the transfer of $80,000 from the general fund to the capital […]
Views: 0Several area high school sophomores were recently selected as part of a group of 30 to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness Academy. Students selected for the 2019 class include Ada Fox of Galt, Seth Hansen of Chillicothe, and Rylee Johnson of Laredo. The selected students will convene at the Missouri […]
Views: 0The Jamesport City Council accepted an ordinance regarding employee salary at its meeting on Monday. The ordinance set the salary for utility personnel Ray Bontrager at $15 per hour and Trent Brewer at $14 per hour. It also set City Clerk Shelley Page’s salary at $12.50 per hour and the assistant city clerk’s at […]
Views: 1Numerous cases were processed Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court including six defendants who waived preliminary hearings. Each was bound over to appear tomorrow in Division One of the circuit court at Trenton. Bryant Olan Ellis of Trenton has eight felony counts: possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession […]
Views: 0The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a brush fire Wednesday morning that the property owner reportedly said had been burning for four days. Captain Derrick Allen reports owner Dennis Savage and a deputy were on the scene when Hazmat 1 and Brush 1 arrived at 12478 LIV 222. Firefighters found a large pile of […]
Views: 0The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved increasing the base pay of certified teachers at its meeting Tuesday evening. The base pay will increase $1,000 to $30,000 and a six percent raise was approved for all non-certified hourly employees as well as a five percent increase on extra duty contracts. The board approved […]
Views: 0The North Central Missouri College Library will be hosting “Human Book” session April 15 at 9:00 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of the NCMC Library in Geyer Hall. The goal of these sessions will be to learn more about human beings and overcome stereotypes and prejudices. At each session, […]
Views: 0 On Thursday, April 25, the University of Missouri Extension in Mercer County in cooperation with the Princeton Rotary Club will be offering Mental Health First Aid training in Princeton. This groundbreaking eight-hour training course gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with mental health or substance use problem and […]
Views: 1Information from an executive session of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education last night shows six resignations were accepted and nine hirings were approved. Resignations were accepted from teachers Jamee Greener at the elementary school and from Amy Franklin and Jeremy Austin at the high school. Brian Upton resigned duties as the girls’ basketball […]
Views: 2The Laredo R-7 Board of Education voted to increase the certified base salary and increase pay for several other positions at a meeting Monday evening. The certified base salary was increased by $500 to $28,900. The office aid and part-time custodian position were increased to $8.60 per hour. The bookkeeper, head cook, head custodian, […]
Views: 0The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the district’s health insurance provider as well as salary increases at its meeting Monday evening. Ozarks Schools Benefits Association will be the health insurance carrier for the next school year. Insurance rates increased by eight point six two percent with Blue Cross Blue Shield to be the […]
Views: 0The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved an audit bid and a grant request at its meeting Tuesday evening. Conrad and Higgins, LLC was the only audit bid submitted for the school district. The audit fee for 2019 will not exceed $8,950. Conrad and Higgins also submitted bids for the 2020 and 2021 audits […]
Views: 0The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved several bids Monday evening for the construction of a maintenance and storage facility. Ledgerwood Concrete of Blythedale was awarded the concrete building pad bid for $36,897. Trainer Construction of New Hampton was approved for the labor bid package for $38,500. The bid from Girdner Post and Lumber […]
Views: 0A written statement was sent to parents of the Trenton R-9 School District on Tuesday following an incident at the Trenton High School Tuesday morning in which a student used a classroom kitchen knife to cause a self-inflicted wound. In the statement, Superintendent Dan Wiebers says “classroom staff and students quickly notified emergency personnel […]
