KTTN has received notice of several announcements that are due to precautions taken out of concerns for the Coronavirus. Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library in Trenton will be closed as of March 17th and possibly longer. The Jewett-Norris library has canceled the children’s story hour on Wednesdays. The Livingston County Library in Chillicothe is closed until […]
A total of 17 defendants, primarily from the Kansas City metropolitan area, have been indicted for their roles in a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine. Fahrudin F. Fejzic, also known as “Frank,” 48, Steven M. Lyons, also known as “Pops,” 60, Shelly Marie Exton, 38, Mary L. Corona, 38, […]
Three Trenton residents sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle overturned five miles south of Jamesport Friday night. The driver, 20-year-old David Stark, was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care with serious injuries. Passengers in the vehicle, 23-year-old Sean Pruitt and 17-year-old Cassie Stark, were transported by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center. Pruitt’s injuries […]
The Highway Patrol reports an Albany man sustained moderate injuries when the International truck he drove overturned five miles south of Albany on Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 83-year-old Donald Coburn to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany. The truck traveled south on Route A before running off the right side of the road, returning to […]
Due to the possibility of those attending various events in northern Missouri being exposed to the Coronavirus, many organizations are taking precautions to reduce exposure risks. To that end, three organizations have either canceled or moved events to another date. The North Central Missouri College Ag Club Contest next Thursday, March 19th has been canceled in […]
The Missouri State High School Activities Association will make adjustments to the access allowed at this weekend’s Show-Me Showdown as recommended by the Green County Director of Public Health and in consultation with Missouri State University. With a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Missouri and concern for the safety of those working and attending the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained serious injuries when she was ejected from a sports utility vehicle six miles southeast of Milan Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 54-year-old Naioma Gladfelder to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The SUV traveled north on Route U before running off the right side of the road, […]
Pleasant View R-6 will hold its Annual Extravaganza next week to support field trips as well as school and faculty needs. This year’s event will be a dodgeball tournament instead of basketball as in past years. Doors and a silent auction will open the evening of March 21st at 5 o’clock, followed by Pleasant View […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education on Monday approved the bell schedule and school calendar for the next school year. A school representative says the first day of school will be August 24th, and the last day will be May 21st, 2021. Newtown-Harris will have a four day per week schedule and meet Tuesday through […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved hiring constructional engineering company Norton and Schmidt of Kansas City to approve plans for a new addition to the school building. A proposed drawing of the addition included three new classrooms, a concession stand area, two new bathrooms, and a new gym entrance. A motion was approved […]
The Princeton City Council approved two service contracts and the closure of an alleyway Monday evening. Deputy City Clerk Corey Willett reports one service contract was awarded to Marcie Davis with the Mercer County Fair Board for $3,000 for the band Fast Times to play at the fair July 17th. The other service contract went […]
Bluegrass music star Rhonda Vincent of Greentop will be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry later this month. Vincent was born and raised in Greentop, Missouri. She has come a long way. She started her professional music career at age 5. The so-called “Queen of Bluegrass” started by playing drums for her family’s band, the […]
The Missouri Legislature is being asked to ban doctors and their workers from assisting with or doing sex changes to those under 18. Representative Adam Schnelting is proposing to charge them with a felony and yank their professional licenses for providing gender reassignments, hormonal therapy, and puberty blockers, which are different from surgically changing genitalia. […]
State Representative Ben Baker, R-Neosho, wants to ban drag queen storytime at public libraries. About 300 people, including queens dressed in full drag and LGBT supporters, rallied Saturday at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City against Baker’s bill. Missouri Capitol Police provided security and crowd control. The event included many holding signs like “Knowledge is […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his office has filed a lawsuit, citing violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), and obtained a temporary restraining order against Cornerstone Farms, a dog breeding company operated by Debra Ritter and located in Curryville, Missouri. This case was referred to the Attorney General’s Office by the Missouri Department of […]
A Plattsburg resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle she was driving went off eastbound Highway 36, through the median, across the westbound lanes, and hit an embankment west of Stewartsville. Forty-eight-year-old Nancy Peery was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with minor injuries. The patrol accused her of felony driving while […]
City Administrator Ron Urton reports wind blowing power lines by BTC Bank in Trenton caused a power outage for about an hour on Thursday. The outage affected an area from Highway 6 to 28th Street and Oklahoma Avenue. Urton says two wires were blown together, and one wire burned into two before falling to the […]
A Trenton woman and young girl were involved in a single-vehicle accident early Thursday evening five miles south of Bethany. Twenty-six-year-old Stacey Blackburn was northbound when the minivan went off the east side of Highway 13, returned to the road and she overcorrected, causing the car to go off the east side again and strike […]
A man from Braymer was fatally injured when he was thrown out of his overturning vehicle on Thursday afternoon two miles south of Braymer. The highway patrol identified the victim as 71-year-old Russell Coldiron. Coldiron’s pickup was northbound when it failed to negotiate a curve on Route E, he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross […]
A Kirbyville, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri. Brent A. Tribble, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 24 years in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 16, 2019, Tribble pleaded guilty to participating in a […]
