Roads closed in Buchanan, Caldwell and Livingston Counties due to flooding

Several roads remain closed due to flooding in Carroll, Daviess and Livingston Counties

Views: 6Drier conditions allowed several Northwest Missouri routes to reopen after closing yesterday due to high water. Routes in Carroll, Daviess, and Livingston counties remain closed, however. Situations can change quickly, especially during flooding. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and to not drive through any water over the roadway. It only takes six inches […]

Obituary

Funeral services for Elizabeth Nicole Lafolette & Shannon Therese Jeannoutot-Lafolette

Views: 1Elizabeth Nicole Lafolette, 25, of Trenton, Mo. and her daughter, Shannon Therese Jeannoutot-Lafolette, 10 months, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016, in Trenton MO. Memorial contributions may be made to Nicholas Jeannoutot to assist with the funeral expenses and mailed to or left at Heritage Funeral Home 3141N. Washington, Chillicothe MO. 64601. On-line condolences […]

Death Investigation

Coroner’s initial report on Elizabeth Jeannoutot-Lafolette and daughter Shannon inconclusive

Views: 0Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater says an initial, or preliminary autopsy report, is inconclusive regarding the deaths of a Trenton woman and her young daughter over the weekend at Trenton. Slater said officials will await the results of toxicology tests. He noted it may take at least two months before toxicology results become available […]

Car pursued by Putnam County Sheriff’s department crashes

Views: 0A car pursued by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department overturned south of Unionville Saturday night. The driver of the car, 26-year-old Christopher Sears of Unionville, was transported to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries after being thrown from the vehicle. The accident happened one mile south of Unionville on private property […]

Two arrested on drug charges in Daviess County

Leisure Lake man arrested on vehicle tampering charge

Views: 1A Leisure Lake resident, 19-year old Tristan Vencill, has been arrested on charges of tampering with a motor vehicle.  Vencill is accused of defacing a car (Pontiac Grand Am) belonging to Lawrence Allen on April 2nd. Bond for Vencill is $15,000 pending his Tuesday, May 24th appearance in the Associate Division of Grundy County […]

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7-year-old Trenton boy hit by car

Views: 6Police report a Trenton boy was injured early Sunday afternoon when struck by a car on a Trenton street. The police report indicates injuries were moderate for seven year old Braeden Henricks of 601 West 13th Street. Police said he was treated at the scene by emergency personnel then transported to Wright Memorial Hospital of […]

Chillicothe Fire Department recognized as”Fire Department of the Year” by Missouri Fire Fighters Association

Views: 0The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department […]

Trenton High School

THS student ranks #1 at state FFA convention; accolades and honors many for north Missouri attendees

Views: 0Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked  individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats […]

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Circuit Court news from Grundy County

Views: 0In the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, 41-year old Toby Street of Trenton has waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to Division 1 of Circuit Court on charges accusing felony possession of methamphetamine and possessing numerous smoking devices, intended to be used with methamphetamine.  A charge accusing Street with misdemeanor […]