Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,712 birds over the past youth-hunting weekend, April 4 and 5. Top harvest counties were Miller with 74 birds checked, Franklin with 62, Callaway and Saint Genevieve with 60 each. The 2020 youth number is more than 160 higher […]
In the final month of the second annual 4-H Feeding Missouri statewide food drive, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have put unprecedented demand on food banks and pantries across the state. “With school and workplace closures, many vulnerable families will face an even greater risk of food insecurity,” said Lupita Fabregas, director of the […]
The Trenton Park Department has announced additional closings of park facilities in response to the coronavirus concerns and requests for social distancing. Parks Director Jason Shuler has announced the closing all shelter houses, the disc golf course, the skate park, basketball courts, tennis courts, and horseshoe pits. He noted the walking trail will remain open. […]
The Mayor of Trenton, Linda Crooks, says she supports the new Stay-at-Home order issued by Governor Mike Parson and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services director Randall Williams. The Mayor today issued her executive order for Trenton city officials in support of the statewide order aimed at taking action to reduce the possible exposure […]
It will be the first of June before demolition begins on the old 17th Street Bridge in Trenton. Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton discussed the project and was asked if the bridge project has been delayed because of the coronavirus? Boone Construction Company of Columbia was awarded the bid at $2,339,736. Once demolition […]
Two felony charges were filed today against a man from Texas following investigation of an alleged shooting Sunday in Bethany. Twenty-one-year-old Jackson Mateo Miesse of Dallas, Texas is charged with assault in the first degree by causing serious physical injury to another person. He’s also charged with armed criminal action and misdemeanor unlawful possession of […]
Plans remain on schedule for a new residence hall to be constructed on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton. That’s according to College President Lenny Klaver. Doctor Klaver also discussed future plans to replace some college buildings along Main Street. North Central Missouri College President Lenny Klaver.
Linn County has reported its third positive test for the COVID-19. The health department on Sunday said an individual is self-isolating to decrease the possibility of exposing others, but no other information is being released. On Saturday, the Linn County Health Department had announced its second positive case of COVID-19. That person, according to the […]
Additional medical professionals are needed by hospitals across Missouri to help meet the challenges posed by COVID-19. To supplement the state’s current health care workforce, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, and the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Missouri One Start Division are teaming up to recruit medical professionals not currently […]
Walmart has announced it will limit the number of customers that can be in one store at the same time. The company reports stores will allow no more than five customers per 1,000 square feet at one time, which is about 20% of a store’s capacity. Associates are to mark a queue at a single-entry […]
The highway patrol reports a Chillicothe resident was arrested Saturday evening in Livingston County. Thirty-eight-year-old Randy Campbell was accused of driving while intoxicated/drugs, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. Campbell was released to Hedrick Medical Center.
The Linn County Health Department announced on Saturday a second positive case of coronavirus in Linn County. The specimen was tested by a private laboratory. The health department reports the individual was recovering in the care of Northeast Regional Hospital and no other information about the patient has been provided. Efforts were being made to […]
