The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has a new member as the board filled a vacant seat. The board reviewed applications at a meeting Tuesday evening from George Moore and Marcie Cutsinger to fill the vacant position left following previous member Brooke McAtee’s resignation. The board then interviewed each applicant individually while the other stepped […]
The Gilman City Fair will be held this week starting on Thursday, June 14th. Events for the fair include goat and sheep shows Thursday, June 14th, a hog show Friday, June 15th, and rabbit and cattle shows Saturday, June 16th. Livestock shows are open to livestock exhibitors age 21 and younger on the day of […]
The Grundy County Commission opened a bid Tuesday morning for the Grundy County Courthouse third floor courtroom remodel. The bid was from EZ Cabinets of Spickard for $18,200, however, the bid did not include carpeting or electrical. The Grundy County Commission decided to table a decision on the bid until it is determined how much […]
The Iowa Missouri Truck and Tractor Pullers and the Milan Old Timers Committee will present a truck and tractor pull. The event will be held at the Sullivan County Expo Center and Fairgrounds of Milan Saturday night, June 16th, with a brush pull at 5 o’clock featuring stock trucks, stock diesel pickups, and local tractor […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved quotes at its meeting Monday evening for installation of garage doors at the bus barn and flooring for the elementary bathrooms. The approved quote for the installation of three new garage doors for the bus barn was from CSI of Trenton for $4,640, which will include the installation […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education accepted bids at its meeting Monday evening. The board accepted the only milk bid from Prairie Farms. Secretary Mona Loyd says the price for milk will change with the markets. The board accepted a propane bid from Ferrellgas for the firm price of $1.16 per gallon and approved a […]
The Jamesport City Council approved Monday evening the purchase of fireworks for an entertainment and firework show. The council approved purchasing $500 worth of fireworks from Bill and Susie Bear to be used at the event July 5th. The council approved an ordinance authorizing the Daviess County Associate Circuit Court to hear municipal ordinance violations for […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discussed employee salaries for the 2018-2019 school year at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved allowing only teachers who can move a step on the salary schedule for a year of experience to move that step. The base teacher salary will remain at $29,200. The board accepted […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation has expanded its restrictions on feeding deer and placing minerals for deer to seven new counties in response to finding cases of chronic wasting disease in or near them. The seven new counties are Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Grundy, Madison, McDonald, Mercer, and Perry. The feeding ban for these seven new […]
A chip seal project is planned this week for Route D in Caldwell County. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to apply this preventive maintenance treatment from U.S. Route 36 to Route 116. Crews will have Route D reduced to one lane both Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15 between […]
The United States Department of Agriculture has released the crop progress and condition for Grundy County for the week ending June 10th. There were seven days suitable for fieldwork, compared to six the week before. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 10% very short, 40% short, and 50% adequate. Subsoil moisture supply was rated five percent […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman Tuesday on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. The bond for 54-year-old Susan Michelle Johnson is $15,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court June 26th. Court documents accuse Johnson of possessing methamphetamine.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two longtime suspects in the killing of a 24-year-old Lincoln, Nebraska woman have been charged with first-degree murder. Authorities announced the charges Monday against 51-year-old Aubrey Trail and 23-year-old Bailey Boswell, both of Wilber, Nebraska. Officials previously listed Boswell with a Trenton address as recently as 2016. Trail has publicly acknowledged […]
An accident late Monday night on Highway 10 in Ray County injured a resident of Carrollton. Forty-six-year-old Mary Lang sustained minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. She was a passenger in a vehicle operated by 40-year-old Gaetano D’Angelo of Kansas City who wasn’t hurt. The highway patrol reports […]
Two individuals from Kingsville were injured Monday afternoon in a Carroll County accident in the southbound lane of Highway 65. Fifty-two-year-old Tyrone Rollins was transported by ambulance to Carroll County Memorial Hospital. His passenger, 48-year-old Beverly Rollins, was quoted as saying she’d seek treatment at a later date. The highway patrol listed injuries to both […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce announces the performing bands for Music on the Bandstand during June and July. On Saturday, June 23rd, at 6 o’clock in the evening, Mac McComas and Friends will perform. Then on Saturday, July 14th, at 6 o’clock, it will be Jordan Crouse and the Lifeline band. Princeton city council has […]
(Missourinet) – Branson, the state’s largest tourist destination is considering another draw to the city – Gondola’s. A plan calls for the aerial transportation to run along the 76 Highway corridor, the roadway along which much of Branson’s attractions are located, with two endpoints. Joel Hornickle, the city’s Director of Planning and Development, told KOLR-TV the […]
(Missourinet) – Kansas City Democratic State Rep. Greg Razer was pleased with Governor Parson’s speech last night to the legislature and Missourians. Parson’s message urged lawmakers to serve with integrity, work as a team and elevate the tone of the political discourse. About 300 people attended a reception afterward in the governor’s office […]
The Trenton City Council last night adopted three ordinances and approved three purchases – one of which is a new asphalt plant. One of the ordinances adopted allows the water tower painting contractor, already in Trenton, to do additional work yet this year. The change order allows Ozark Applicators, LLC to paint the interior of […]
A Chillicothe resident, 30-year-old Cody Allen Minard, awaits a preliminary hearing next week on a felony charge of attempted sexual exploitation of a juvenile. Minard was arrested Saturday by Chillicothe Police with a warrant issued Sunday. At an arraignment Monday in Livingston County Associate Circuit Court, bond was set at $15,000 cash with certain conditions. Online […]
