A Chillicothe resident was hurt when the car she was driving went off a lettered route east of Chillicothe and hit a ditch. Fifty-eight-year-old Cynthia Johnson was taken to Hedrick Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened late Saturday afternoon one mile east of Chillicothe on Route V when the westbound car went off […]
We have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2019 State Summer Games, scheduled to be held May 31-June 2 in Springfield. “We are heartbroken that we have to cancel State Summer Games,” said Susan Stegeman, SOMO president, and CEO. “The athletes deserve better, but based on the severe tornado damage to SOMO headquarters, the […]
The Trenton Family Aquatic Center plans to open for the season May 31st with daily hours of operation from 1 to 6 o’clock and Lap swimming from noon to 1 o’clock. Daily admission is free for children 23 months old and younger, $5 for two to 54-year-olds, $2.50 for those 55 and older, and $1 […]
One hundred three Retired Senior Volunteer Program volunteers attended the Grundy County RSVP Banquet at the North 65 Center of Trenton this week. In the absence of RSVP Director Edna Foster, Terry Toms led the recognition. Service awards were presented to volunteers who have served for five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years. […]
Governor Parson joined with House and Senate members and pro-life coalition leaders to sign House Bill 126. The bill was passed by super-majorities in both the House and the Senate. “By signing this bill today, we are sending a strong signal to the nation that, in Missouri, we stand for life, protect women’s health, and […]
The North 65 Center of Trenton will hold a bus trip fundraiser this summer. The trip to several locations in Oklahoma will be July 10th through 12th and will include the Frank Phillips Home and Museum of Bartlesville, the Pioneer Woman Mercantile and filming site of Pawhuska, a bus/walking tour of Tulsa, and the Federal […]
The Chillicothe Police Department Leadership Team went through training this week. Police Chief Jon Maples says he led a presentation for four shift sergeants, which covered servant leadership, best practices in leading and teaching officers, and creating new innovative ideas and goals for the department. The leadership team also attended a tactical seminar by the […]
Several events have been canceled at the Milan Old Timers Reunion this weekend due to anticipated inclement weather. The Milan Old Timers Facebook page says the Lucas Oil Pro Tractor Pull and Red Brush Band performance Friday night have been canceled and will not be rescheduled. “Taste of Italy” Saturday night will now be held […]
A new report finds that Missouri has among the highest uninsured rates for women of child-bearing age. The uninsured rate for Missouri women ages 18-44 is 13.9 percent, compared to an average of nine percent in Medicaid expansion states. Medicaid expansion has played a key role in improving several maternal and child health outcomes, according […]
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will accept applications for certain practices under the Conservation Reserve Program continuous sign-up beginning June 3rd and offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts. The FSA stopped accepting applications last fall for the CRP continuous sign up when 2014 Farm Bill authority expired, however, the 2018 Farm […]
“The Pleasant View R-VI School District has announced it is ranked 7th out of the 1,228 elementary schools in the state of Missouri. This ranking has been awarded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and is based on Pleasant View’s academic performance, high school readiness and attendance,” said Rebecca Steinhoff, Pleasant […]
A Ridgeway man faces potentially several charges after his arrest Monday in Harrison County. An online report from the Highway Patrol states 36-year-old Blaine Peery was arrested at midday and taken on a 24-hour hold to the Harrison County Law Enforcement Center in Bethany. The arrest report indicates Blaine Peery has been accused of first-degree […]
A Trenton man has been arrested and charged with burglary from an incident last week. Thirty-six-year-old Jonathan LeRoy Davis was arrested Sunday and accused of unlawfully entering an inhabitable structure, for the alleged purpose of stealing, at 30-39 East 10th Street. That’s the location for Richard’s (Ishmael) Used Tires. Bond for Davis is $10,000 (cash […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports a Brookfield man sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident in the 400 block of Elm Street in Chillicothe Friday afternoon. Twenty-five year old Zach Weaver was transported to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The vehicle he drove ran off the road and struck a tree which caused the vehicle to […]
The Livingston County Health Center will host Early Bird School-Aged Shot Clinics later this month and next month. The clinics will feature incentives from local businesses to encourage students needing required immunizations to get them early instead of waiting until the end of summer. Appointments are required for the clinics scheduled May 30th and 31st […]
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained minor injuries when one car stopped to let an animal cross Highway 36 at Cameron and was struck by another car Friday morning. Thirty-one-year-old Candace Wilson of Branson and 22-year-old Logan Lockhart of Maysville were transported by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Fifty-three-year-old David Justus of […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe resident sustained minor injuries as the result of a rollover accident half of a mile west of Chillicothe Wednesday evening. A private vehicle transported 18-year-old Blayne Hacker to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. Hacker drove a pickup truck west on County Road 235 when the truck reportedly failed to […]
Veterans will be honored during the Riding for Our Veterans Battle at the Grand Bull Riding at Chillicothe next month. The event will be held at the Litton Ag Center on June 7th and 8th with gates opening at 5 o’clock, and Pegasus Trick Rider performing at 6 o’clock each evening. Registration for mutton busting, […]
It is the time of year when proud but anxious parents watch excitedly as their teens graduate high school and begin the transition to independent adulthood. It is a time of mixed emotions, but parents aren’t the only ones who are anxious, says Graham McCaulley, assistant extension professor in personal financial planning at the University […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Kirksville residents sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle ran off the road five miles east of Milan Thursday morning. The driver, 40-year-old Didier Enswe and passenger 34-year-old Albertin Kamwezi, were transported by ambulance to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The SUV traveled west on Highway 6 […]
