Multiple activities are planned during the 15th Annual Gooseberry Festival in Trenton June 13th through 16th. Activities begin with a youth tennis tournament at the Trenton High School tennis courts. David Sager is in charge of the tennis tournament and says the tournament for players 14 through 18 years old will be June 13th and […]
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Preliminary flood Damage Assessment Report released for Grundy County
Preliminary information has been released from a Damage Assessment Status Report for Grundy County for recent flooding. The report prepared, by Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs, includes information from 11 townships, one community, and one road district. Estimated dollar loss for private property totals $42,500, which includes $35,000 for single family homes and […]
Three indicted in 1,000-kilogram marijuana distribution conspiracy
A Columbia, Missouri, man and two others have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in Boone County, Missouri. Eapen George Thampy, 35, of Columbia, Mo.; Craig Dewitt Smith, Jr., also known as “Carson,” 37, of Central Point, Ore.; and Michael John Ricketts, 57, of Union, […]
Camp Rainbow to begin 60th season next week
Camp Rainbow will begin its 60th year of camp next week. Assistant Director Jillian Liu says the camp for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities will be held at Crowder State Park west of Trenton and run June 14th through 23rd. The event will be split into three three-day sessions and Liu says each session […]
Crowder State Park to offer a multitude of events this Summer
Crowder State Park west of Trenton has multiple activities planned the next few months. One of those activities is Summer Fun Day at the lake parking lot on Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock. Park Resource Manager Anna Persell says there will be kayak tours of the lake and free fishing. This weekend is […]
Man who ran over Cameron police officer, led authorities on high-speed chase, facing three felony counts
A Kansas City man faces three felony counts stemming from his alleged involvement Saturday that began in the Walmart parking lot at Cameron. According to online information, 33-year-old Michael Clyde David Moses was charged Monday in DeKalb County Circuit Court with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest by […]
Free meals will be served to low-income children at hundreds of locations in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offers an online map that can help low-income families in Missouri find out where their children can receive free meals this summer. The interactive map pinpoints hundreds of locations in Missouri where meals will be provided through the state health department’s Summer Food Service Program. Community organizations […]
Princeton man arrested on drug allegations
The highway patrol reports a Princeton resident was arrested Saturday afternoon in Grundy County. Thirty-six-year-old Aaron Clark was accused of felony possession of meth and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia/prior offense. Clark was taken to the Grundy County Detention Center.
Officer fires service weapon at suspect after being run over in Walmart parking lot in Cameron
One individual was taken into custody west of St. Joseph in connection with an incident Saturday in Cameron in which a Cameron police officer was hit by a car and run over in the Walmart parking lot. The officer was treated and released from a local hospital. Cameron Police Chief Rick Bashor said Cameron officers, […]
Two injured after driver loses control on gravel road south of Maysville
The Highway Patrol reports two Cameron residents sustained minor injuries as the result of a driver losing control on loose gravel four miles southeast of Maysville Friday afternoon. Forty-three-year-old Suzanne Gardner and 45-year-old Sammie Parker were transported by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. A sports utility vehicle traveled east on Grindstone Road when […]
Six area youth injured in crash on Highway 69 near Bethany
Six area residents sustained injuries when a sport utility vehicle overturned one mile north of Bethany Friday evening. The Highway Patrol reports emergency medical services transported 12-year-old Trayton Mitchell of Bethany to the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany with serious injuries. EMS also transported 17-year-old Elijah Carlson, 14-year-old Destini Mitchell, 15-year-old Alexis Pratt, and […]
Officer Involved Shooting: Suspect dead, two motorists injured after incident on Interstate 35
Highway Patrol Information Officer Sergeant Jake Angle reports an officer-involved shooting on Interstate 35 Friday morning ended with a rollover accident and the death of a suspect. Troop H Communications received a call of shots fired from a car on northbound Interstate 35 at the 48-mile marker. Troopers observed the vehicle traveling at a high […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen accept financing option for new wheel loader
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a financing option for a new Caterpillar loader for the Public Works Department Wednesday. The loader will cost $156,576.81 and be financed with seven payments at 3.75 percent. The board agreed to extend the temporary water hydrant meter contract with McBee Farms since the permanent water meter has not […]
Roads closed in Northeast Missouri due to flooding
Many roads in Northeast Missouri are flooded this Wednesday morning due to the rains that fell Tuesday evening. Here is a complete listing by county from the MoDOT website of roads closed in Northwest Missouri as of 5:00 am, May 29, 2019. These road closures may change as waters recede so please check the […]
Hundreds of roads in northwest Missouri closed due to flooding
Hundreds of roads in Northwest Missouri are flooded this Wednesday morning due to the torrential rains that fell Tuesday evening. Here is a complete listing by county from the MoDOT website of roads closed in Northwest Missouri as of 5:00 am, May 29, 2019. These road conditions will change as water recedes from the […]
Interstate 29 closed again due to flooding, traffic being rerouted at U.S. Route 71 intersection
Interstate 29 is once again closed at U.S. Route 71 (mile marker 57) due to flooding in Missouri. Water is over the road on U.S. Route 59 in Mound City and has begun to go over I-29 near mile marker 85. The Missouri Department of Transportation is working closely with the Missouri State Highway Patrol […]
Main Street Chillicothe to host annual Farm to Table Banquet
Main Street Chillicothe will host the Third Annual Farm to Table and Awards Banquet next month to benefit the revitalization of Locust Street from Clay to Ann into the new Arts District. Uprooted Kitchen, in partnership with the Chillicothe Farmers Market, will prepare the outdoor dinner on Webster Street in front of Silver Moon Plaza […]
Trenton and Winston graduates to receive Douglas Harper Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Two recent high school graduates have been named the recipients of the first Douglas Harper Memorial Athletic Scholarship. Trenton High School graduate Salem Croy and Winston High School graduate Jacob Lewis were chosen from over 60 applicants for the scholarship established to honor the late Doug Harper. Miss Croy plans to attend North Central Missouri […]
Audio: City of Trenton to complete work on projects prior to 9th Street resurfacing
Bid letting will be this fall through the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highways and Transportation Commission for Highway 6 resurfacing through Trenton in 2020. Trenton has several projects it wants to take care of prior to the Highway 6 resurfacing. City Administrator Ron Urton says those include two water main projects around Adams Park Apartments […]
Audio: Construction work at Trenton airport being done at no cost to City of Trenton
A project has begun at the Trenton Municipal Airport involving an extra parking area for planes and realigning the taxiway. City Administrator Ron Urton says the project “got off to a good start” and says the contractor moved in equipment and planned to finish in about a month. The project was put on hold, though, […]