The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board evaluated several properties of concern during a nearly one-hour meeting last night at City Hall. The board voted to remove three of the locations from the list after determining issues had been abated. These are at 825 West Crowder Road, owned by Bill Grubb, 1909 Carnes belonging to Rogelio Olivo and […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen met last evening with three members of the council present. Dave Dirks of Midwest Assistance Program made a presentation on board member responsibilities and council member Betty Lee mentioned looking into country ordinances regarding what she called a dog neglect problem in Spickard. Approval was given to change the name […]
A change of venue from Harrison County to Grundy County was granted for an Eagleville man Tuesday. Michael John Welling’s bond is set at $25,000 cash or corporate surety with special conditions and he is scheduled to appear in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court July 13. Welling was originally charged with the felony […]
The first month of 2017 is coming to an end, which means we’re getting another batch of new titles coming to Netflix and another batch being deleted. Netflix will be adding 82 titles in February and dropping another 49 with the largest number of titles being added February 1. Some titles we’re saying goodbye to […]
Grundy County Assessor Kathy Veatch is notifying real estate property owners of her efforts to meet Missouri State Tax Commission expectations. Based upon studies done, the state tax commission determined Grundy County is out of compliance for the 2017 re-assessment cycle. It’s noted real estate is re-assessed every two years (odd number year). Under Missouri’s […]
The Trenton City Council’s Finance Committee is recommending the salaries of five city employees be increased and compensation to another city employee be changed from salary to hourly. The U.S. Department of Labors’ overtime law which takes effect December 1 requires eligible employees receive overtime pay at time and one-half for hours above a 40 […]
Summit Natural Gas customers will have a change in their natural gas rates effective November 9th. The change is due to estimated changes in wholesale natural gas rates and a change in the company’s actual cost adjustment factor. The Missouri Public Service Commission says residential customers in the Gallatin division will see a decline of […]
The 9th Annual Festival of Trees has changed this year’s date to Saturday, November 5th instead of holding the event on the day after Thanksgiving as has been the practice in previous years. Organizers report the Trenton High School Band and families have been big supporters of the holiday festival for many years, providing entertainment, […]
The location for the Manpower Job Fair, to be held on Tuesday, August 30th from 10 AM to 11:30 AM has been changed. The original location of the event was to be the Trenton Job Center, at 1104 Main Street. The fair will now take place at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library. There will […]
Drier 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 of […]
(KRCG-TV) – A Macon man accused of murdering a 92-year-old Moberly woman with a machete 3 years ago on Easter Sunday will not face the death penalty. Christopher Lewis, 21, cut a deal with prosecutors by offering guilty pleas to 19 charges in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of […]
The 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 with […]
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]
