A single vehicle accident early this morning at Albany injured three people, who have addresses from three separate towns with one person transported for medical treatment. The patrol reports a pickup had been westbound when it crossed the center line of Highway 136, traveled off the south side of the road, and struck a ditch […]
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“Hometown Heritage” the theme of 2018 Missouri Day Parade
“Hometown Heritage” is the theme of the 34th annual Missouri Day Festival Parade. The Trenton Rotary Club announced the theme encouraging organizations, businesses, churches, and individuals to help celebrate the importance of our local history, historic individuals and cultural traditions as they plan their entries in the October 20th Festival parade. Organized in October of 1984, the Missouri Day […]
Stanberry man demolishes motorcycle, accused of multiple drug allegations
A Stanberry man was arrested Sunday after being injured in an Andrew County motorcycle accident five miles north of St. Joseph. Twenty-nine-year-old Christopher Nelson of Stanberry was taken to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph with serious injuries. Nelson was northbound on Highway 169 when he slowed abruptly, skidded, overturned, and went off the east side […]
Audio: Missouri Senator McCaskill and Attorney General Hawley on Post Office privatization
(Missourinet) – Missouri’s senior senator AND her GOP opponent in November both oppose privatizing the United States Postal Service. Senator Claire McCaskill, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, tells Missourinet she’s worked hard on this issue. McCaskill and her GOP challenger are BOTH critical of a proposal […]
Missouri FIRST initiative results in 136% increase in agriculture investments
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has announced his Missouri FIRST initiative has increased agriculture investments through the state’s linked deposit program by 136%. Since the launch of Missouri FIRST in March, the total volume of active agriculture linked deposits has risen from $29.3 million to $69.3 million. Schmitt will visit the State Fair in Sedalia today […]
Kirksville resident hurt in crash east of Milan
A Kirksville resident was hurt Friday afternoon when the car he was driving overturned off Highway 6 east of Milan. Twenty-six-year-old Rossaly Matuvangu of Kirksville was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. The accident happened five miles east of Milan on Highway 6 when the westbound car veered off the […]
Three dead, ten injured when church van crashes north of Bolivar
Three teenagers from the Kansas side of the Kansas City area were killed and ten others hurt when a church van had a tire blow-out and crashed north of Bolivar in southwest Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 14-year-old girl from Louisburg, Kansas, a 16-year-old boy from Olathe, Kansas, and a 17-year-old […]
Braymer teen dies in Friday night dirt bike crash
A Braymer resident was fatally injured when the dirt bike he was operating hit the rear wheel of a four-wheeler, went over a curb, and hit an exterior wall of a building, ejecting him from the bike. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Leamer of Braymer was pronounced dead late Friday night at Cameron Regional Medical Center approximately an […]
Two big rigs crash on Highway 36, one demolished
A Michigan man was hurt Friday afternoon in Livingston County when a tractor-trailer unit hit the back of another tractor trailer truck. Forty-four-year-old Ayad Danyal of Troy, Michigan was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with minor injuries. The driver of the other truck, 61-year-old Kenneth Faiet of Sterling Heights, Michigan, was not reported hurt. […]
Jamesport Board of Education meets with full agenda
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education has chosen Ozark School Benefits Association to provide health insurance to full-time district employees. The district will pay nearly $451 monthly towards the employee’s premiums which includes seven plans. A health reimbursement account also is to be offered. The board approved a bid from Gatewood/Huston to perform janitorial services […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for week of August, 13, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri planned for the week of August 13 through the 19 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving […]
Trenton man injured when motorcycle strikes animal in roadway
The highway patrol reports a Trenton resident was injured Thursday night at 9 pm four miles west of Jamesport when a motorcycle hit a cow. The patrol reports 66-year-old Glenn Tucker was transported by medical helicopter (LifeFlight) to the North Kansas City Hospital with serious injuries. Tucker was eastbound on Highway 6 when the accident with […]
One dead, one injured in Macon County motorcycle crash
The highway patrol reports a motorcycle struck a deer resulting in two persons from Bevier being thrown off the motorcycle in Macon County Thursday night killing one of the individuals and hospitalizing another. The operator of the motorcycle, 74-year-old Phillip Long of Bevier received serious injuries and was transported to University Hospital in Columbia while […]
Judge hands down prison sentences in Division One of Grundy County court
Probation was revoked for Trenton resident Levi Grant Bell when he appeared Thursday in Division One of Grundy County circuit court. The previous stay of execution was set aside and Bell was sentenced to a prison term of seven years on each of two counts of second-degree burglary. The terms run concurrently and Bell was […]
North 65 Center to sponsor trip to Branson
The North 65 Center of Trenton will sponsor a bus tour to Branson this Fall. The four-day, three-night tour will depart from the North 65 Center the morning of October 25th at 7 o’clock. The itinerary includes the Hughes Brothers Theater’s “Six”, The Presleys’ “Country Jubilee”, the “Landing Princess” dinner and cruise, the Baldknobbers Comedy […]
Email scam hits residents of Livingston County
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office received information from a resident Thursday about a scam involving an email account for another resident being hacked. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the scammer hacked the email account before requesting several individuals on the victim’s email place money on a card for the victim’s child. The email also allegedly said […]
Trenton man arrested on two felony charges
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Wednesday on two felony charges. Fifty-two-year-old Alfred Demond Green has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000 as well as damage to jail or jail property. His bond was set at $15,000 cash only, and he […]
St. Joseph man injured in crash near Osborn
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when a car ran off the road two miles west of Osborn Wednesday morning. Eighty-two-year-old Billie Gilpin drove the car west on U. S. Highway 36 when it ran off the south side of the road into the median and struck a culvert. The […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education agenda includes tax levy hearing
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold a tax levy hearing prior to its regular meeting next week. The hearing will start at the district office Tuesday evening at 5:25. The proposed tax levy for the district is $4 and 14 and a half cents for the 2018-2019 fiscal year which is an increase […]