The weather summary for March in Trenton includes temperatures and precipitation both being above average. Highs were above normal by 5.2 degrees and lows were above average by 6.6 degrees. Highs averaged 57.7 degrees while lows averaged 39.5 degrees. The warmest temperature in march was 74 on both March 9th and Monday of this week, […]
Law enforcement reports a pursuit took place on the morning of April 1. A minivan was reported stolen from the 300 block of Madison Street in Chillicothe; however, the vehicle eluded law enforcement. The Chillicothe Police Department notes the driver attempted to assault law enforcement with the vehicle. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office was involved […]
The Galt Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 2, 2021. Children from one to 10 years old can participate at the Galt Square at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Ages will be divided into three groups to search for candy-filled eggs.
Musselman and Hall Milling Contractors are scheduled to mill portions of two Trenton streets next week. Milling will be done on Mable Street from 17th Street to Tinsman Avenue and 17th Street from Chestnut to Pleasant Plain April 5th through 7th. Vehicles should be moved off those streets by April 5th at 12 am. Questions […]
Megan Pester from Trenton, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Director of Marketing and Admissions. Megan has worked on the NCMC campus since 2007. She holds a Master’s of Science in Higher Education Leadership from Northwest Missouri State University and a bachelor’s degree from Northwest in Marketing. Before moving to the Director […]
A contractor is scheduled to start demolishing the old south hangar at the Trenton Municipal Airport on April 5th. City Administrator Ron Urton reports the contractor will also start removing concrete and get ready for bringing in fill material that will come from on-site. Urton says the plan is to raise up that part to […]
A use tax will be on the City of Trenton ballot on April 6th. If approved, the use tax would be 2.625%, which is the same amount as the city’s sale tax. Trenton Third Ward Council Member Cathie Smith explains the use tax is a sales tax that would be applied to internet sales. It […]
A Bethany man has been charged in Grundy County with felony stealing—motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 51-year-old Keith Larson was picked up at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail on March 30 and is to be held without bond. He is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on April 13th. Court […]
A new Missouri Mesonet weather site is up and running at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus of Trenton. The site was installed in October through a partnership with the University of Missouri and NCMC. Department Chair of the NCMC Agriculture Program Rustin Jumps is the Barton Farm Manager and an Agriculture instructor. […]
Governor Mike Parson announced that the state will host a Mega Vaccination Site in Springfield with the potential to fully vaccinate up to 10,000 Missourians. The event will be held at Hammons Student Center at Missouri State University (MSU) on Thursday, April 8, and Friday, April 9, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on […]
Missouri turkey hunters can expect this spring season to be about as challenging as the past few spring seasons according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The spring turkey hunting season starts with a youth-only weekend April 10 and 11 followed by the regular spring season April 19 through May 9. “A great deal […]
A free workshop will be held for anyone interested in selling at the Brookfield Farmers Market. Winigan Farms will sponsor the program at the Burris Community Center of Brookfield on April 8th from 1 to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Topics will include customer service tips, pricing and marketing products, and labeling products. There will […]
The Trenton Historic Preservation Committee will consider a resolution establishing a historic district within a designated area of the City of Trenton. The committee will discuss the matter at the Seidel, Havens, and Dennis law office on April 7th at 5:30 in the evening.
Citing possible public perceptions, and not wanting to see a budget document that has a $600,000 spending deficit for the next year, the Trenton City Council Tuesday evening voted to reject the proposed amended budget and requested another revision that can be voted on at the next meeting. On a separate matter, approval was given […]
Gerald Howard Avery, age 82, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at his favorite fishing hole. Gerald was born the son of John Henry and Merle Grace (Wolford) Avery on August 12, 1938, in Gladstone, Illinois. He was a 1956 graduate of Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Illinois. Gerald served […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital will re-open Jefferson Medical Group’s Hale Medical Clinic and Norborne Medical Clinic, effective Monday, April 12, after suspending them due to staffing challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are excited to be re-opening our clinics in the surrounding rural areas,” said Jeff Tindle, CCMH Chief Executive Officer. “We are also […]
A Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held in Jamesport on April 1st. Individuals who fall under Phases 1 or 2 and reside in Region H can receive a vaccine at the Spillman Event Center from 9 to 1 o’clock by appointment. Region H involves Northwest Missouri and the Green Hills counties of […]
A Pattonsburg man charged with multiple counts of child molestation had his case bound over to Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on March 29th. Seventy-three-year-old Steven Dale Lawrence is scheduled for arraignment on April 14th. Lawrence has been charged with the felonies of second-degree child molestation, third-degree, and two counts of fourth-degree as […]
A Chillicothe woman accused of operating an illegal daycare out of a home had her bond amended in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on March 29th. Online court information shows 24-year-old Jessica Maurine Busker’s bond was amended to own recognizance posting pending making bond in Greene and Warren counties. No bond was […]
University of Missouri Extension will offer a free program on Growing Home Garden Tomatoes 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, via Zoom. MU Extension horticulture specialist Jennifer Schutter will talk about tomato genealogy, tomato varieties, planting, harvesting, physiological disorders, and diseases and insects. MU Extension agronomy specialist Dhruba Dhakal discusses soil sampling and testing, soil preparation, […]
