A McFall man charged after an alleged pursuit in Harrison and Daviess counties earlier this month was sentenced in Division One of Harrison County Circuit Court Thursday after waiving formal arraignment and pleading guilty. Online court information shows William Stanley Perkins was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on felony charges […]
Twenty-four cases of Influenza B and four cases of Influenza A in Grundy County have been reported to the Grundy County Health Department in Trenton as of Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Epidemiology Specialist Kelli Hillerman expects the actual number of cases of flu in the county to be higher because not everyone who has it […]
Prison sentences were issued and probations were ordered for numerous individuals Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Sean Philip Biller pleaded guilty to an amended charge of drug possessions. Biller was sentenced to seven years with the Department of Corrections. Execution of the sentence was suspended and Biller was […]
The Grundy County Health Department in Trenton reports influenza cases in the county are on the rise with six times as many influenza B cases as influenza A cases. Influenza A and B viruses are responsible for flu epidemics each year. Flu activity is considered to be high in the United States and expected to […]
Five defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Their cases were bound for court appearances either Thursday or next month in Division One. Trenton residents Daniel Brown and Krystal Leanna Martin are charged with trafficking drugs, or an attempt to do so, as of December 24th. Both are to […]
Flu activity is currently widespread throughout Missouri. 11,171 cases of influenza have been reported in Missouri so far. 11 people have died from influenza-associated illness this season. Nationally, influenza activity remains high, and forecasts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that it will remain elevated for several more weeks. As of […]
A Sparta, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for drug trafficking, counterfeiting, and failing to register as a sex offender. William W. Chamlee, 53, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 19 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the federal sentence to be served […]
A man involved in what law enforcement called a fugitive investigation and manhunt in September entered a plea of guilty in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning to felony stealing of $750 or more. Online court information shows the prosecution recommended five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for Brandon […]
Evergy Missouri West, Incorporated has made two filings with the Missouri Public Service Commission requesting to adjust the fuel adjustment charge on the bills of its electric customers. In the first filing, Evergy Missouri West proposes to adjust the charge to reflect fuel and purchased power costs for the period from June to November 2019. […]
A Trenton resident, facing three felony counts, has waived a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. The cases involving Christy Lynn Russell have been bound over to the January 16th docket in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. She faces charges stemming from November incidents allegedly involving second-degree […]
Chillicothe Dispatchers received a report of a stolen vehicle on Tuesday night from the 200 block of North Washington Street. In just a matter of minutes, the vehicle was located and one person was arrested on several allegations. Police report a 2012 Lincoln SUV was taken from a convenience store and headed north on Highway […]
The total number of influenza cases in Missouri recently surpassed the 1,500 mark, and the state has received three reports of influenza-associated deaths this season. As preparations are made for holiday gatherings, getting the annual flu shot should be on the to-do list so that holiday cheer can be spread rather than influenza. It is […]
Missouri’s Operation Game Thief (OGT) is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the poacher/s that shot a female adult elk and left it for dead Nov. 18 on National Park Service property near the end of M Highway in Carter County. No meat or other parts of the animal were […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation credits public cooperation, investigative work, and an anonymous tip for a major poaching arrest near the Lake of the Ozarks. Throughout the month of October, conservation agents who work the area near the Lake of the Ozarks responded to multiple complaints of dead deer with only the heads, tenderloins, and […]
The Trenton Police Department reports 296 nuisance incidents have been filed so far in 2019. A Nuisance Summary shows the greatest number of incidents filed involve grass and weeds with 139. There have been 101 regarding trash and debris, 32 involving open storage of a disabled vehicle, and 24 regarding an unregistered vehicle. Twenty-nine of […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the 45th Circuit Court in Lincoln County. The audit questioned purchases and phone reimbursements under the former clerk and detailed errors made in the disbursement of municipal fine receipts under the current clerk. “Courts should operate efficiently, effectively and fairly, and this audit makes recommendations […]
A Missouri woman in her mid-50s died last week with her death being associated with the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products. This is the second vaping-related death in Missouri. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), in discussion with the person’s treating physicians, concluded that vaping was a contributing factor to the female’s […]
Among cases Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, Kyley Culbertson of Trenton pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution stemming from October 26th. On a plea agreement, Culbertson was sentenced to 60 days in the detention center with the execution of the sentence suspended by the court in favor of two years probation. […]
With the November portion of Missouri’s fall firearms deer season opening Saturday, the Missouri Department of Conservation wants hunters, landowners, and others to know key information about chronic wasting disease, or CWD. MDC is continuing its efforts this fall and winter to limit the spread of CWD in Missouri deer by finding new cases and […]
A man involved in what law enforcement described as a fugitive investigation and manhunt in September waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty on three felonies in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court Tuesday morning. Online court information shows Brandon Michael Wood has been charged with stealing, $750 or more in […]
