On October 19, the Great Central U. S. “ShakeOut” earthquake drill will be held. More than 440,000 Missourians have registered to participate. Almost 2.5 million people are registered in the 14 central U.S. states that could be impacted by a New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake. At exactly 10:19 am Thursday, participants will be expected to: […]
A meeting to discuss the newly implemented center for Medicaid services will be held at the Grundy County Health Department in Trenton next month. The meeting will be held October 12th from 11 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs encourages representatives from long-term care […]
One firefighter sustained injuries at a fire involving three houses in the 400 block of Reynard Street in Chillicothe, which crews responded to early Saturday morning. Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports crews found the houses fully involved when they arrived at the scene. He says that crews had contained the fire as of 5 o’clock, […]
Nanetta Carter of Savannah will be recognized as the Lead Gift Contributor for 2016-2017 at the North Central Missouri College Foundation Celebration at the Ketcham Community Center the evening of April 27th at 6 o’clock. Distinguished Alumni Paul Costello, Linda Crooks, Don Gibson, and George “Jack” McCausland, as well as scholarship recipients, will also be […]
A Resident of Galt, Cynthia Lynn Gott, died late Saturday night at the University of Kansas medical center in Kansas City. She was 55 years old, had operated the Galt Cafe since 1995 and was an EMT with the Galt Fire Protection District. Surviving relatives include her father Bob Gott of Galt; brothers Ben and […]
The Grand River Multi-Purpose Center is hosting an open house at 12:00 noon on Friday, January 20th at the Center, 607 West Business Highway 36 in the former Aldi building to kick off their fund drive with a $400,000 goal to purchase the building, make improvements in the parking lot and establish an emergency fund […]
SkillPath described as the nation’s largest public seminar company, held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, for their new building in the Chillicothe Industrial Park. SkillPath, based in Mission, Kansas is constructing a new facility for its Call Center operations with construction scheduled to be completed by Spring 2017. The company was established in 1989 by founders, Jerry Brown and Denise […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in December in a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, […]
The Princeton City Council has agreed to sell a lot on the Princeton square to the Mercer County Senior Center. That is the lot where a fire damaged building housing a hair salon was removed by the city after the property was quit deeded to the city by the previous owner. The lot is to […]
A Meadville woman has been arrested on a Grundy County warrant. Thirty-one year old Dorothy Kathryn Archuleta is charged with possession of a controlled substance, identified as methamphetamine, on May 24th. Bond is $15,000 cash, with the defendant to appear in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, September 13th. Thirty-year […]
The Trenton Family Aquatic Center in Trenton has announced their final day of the season. With back to school time approaching, the center will close at 4 o’clock Saturday, August 13 in order to host a private pool party. The final day of the season for the aquatic center is Sunday, August 14th.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B, Macon, announces a boater safety certification course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at the Long Branch Lake Corps of Engineers Visitor Center, 30174 Visitor Center Road, Macon, Missouri. There is no fee for this course; however, students are required […]
Access Two Independent Living Center hosts a Back to School Bash” for Daviess County youth July 27th at the Access Two office at Gallatin. The event is geared for elementary students, but older students may also attend. There will be free school supplies for elementary students, free vaccinations, immunizations, and eye screenings. Persons with insurance […]
The Grundy County Learning Center provides jobs for about ten developmentally disabled adults allowing them to earn a small wage. The center, which has been located at 2600 Princeton Road since the year 2000, has six employees who guide the work being done. Director of the learning center, Ruth Ebersold, was the speaker at a meeting of the […]
Gates open at 10 o’clock this morning for the Sliced Bread Jam Bluegrass Festival near Chillicothe. Three bands perform tonight. KBA Treblemakers are at 6 o’clock; the Peterson family is at 7, and Lonesome Road performs at 8 o’clock. Admission for today (Friday) is ten dollars for adults and five dollars for students from kindergarten […]
Red Cross swim lessons are next week, and the week after at the Trenton Family Aquatics Center. Instruction will be given each morning Monday through Thursday with Friday as a weather makeup day. The swim lessons are June 20th to 23rd and June 27th to 30th. Another two weeks of swim lessons are in July: […]
A Platte City resident, 27-year old Ashley Fulkerson, was being held in the Grundy County Detention Center in connection with a charge accusing her of attempted theft of a motor vehicle last August. Ms. Fulkerson is to appear June 28th in Associate Division of Grundy County circuit court. She was taken transported to Grundy County […]
The highway patrol reports 24-year-old Eric Gregg of Cameron was injured when the car he was driving went out of control, and traveled off the right side of Highway 69. The car traveled down an embankment, overturned, and ejected the driver. The patrol listed injuries as serious, with Eric Gregg transported by ambulance to the […]
Under sunny skies, light winds, birds chirping, and approximately 75 people watching, VFW Post 919 at Trenton conducted a flag raising ceremony and rifle salute Monday morning, Memorial Day, to officially open up the Grundy County Museum properties for this season. While VFW members were hoisting the U.S. flag out in front of the Baker one-room school, […]
Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright yesterday told Trenton Rotarians the police department’s adopt a street clean-up program has resulted in 250 pounds of trash being picked up thus far, with twenty two streets have been adopted. Persons wishing to adopt a street or help financially with costs of the program should contact Trenton Police Chief […]
