Aurora Packing Company, Inc., a North Aurora, Illinois, company, is recalling 62,112 pounds of raw beef products due to possible E. coli contamination just days before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to a Thursday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The products were packaged on April 19 and shipped across […]
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 Grundy County Museum of Trenton will have other exhibits on display beside this year’s feature exhibit of Chairs with Stories. Linda Overton with the Grundy County Historical Society Board says one display shows a dugout canoe some men found sticking out of the bank of the river near Spickard about 40 years ago. The […]
A Hamilton man accused of molesting a child over the course of several years, who entered a guilty plea in Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court in April, was sentenced Wednesday. Jamey Keith Stone was sentenced to a facility to be determined by the Missouri Department of Corrections for a period of 15 years […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Columbia man was transported to Grundy County Monday after his arrest in Boone County Sunday on felony non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under an order of support. The bond for 30-year-old Michael Sanders is $5,000, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division […]
Children of all ages are invited to join the Livingston County Library this summer for a ‘Galactic’ good time as the 2019 summer reading program, A Universe of Stories, blasts into action. This summer’s theme explores all kinds of space topics. Reading during summer vacation is important for children to help prevent the “summer slide” […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office has joined the FBI’s efforts in the fight against human trafficking and exploiting children. During a press conference today in Kansas City, Schmitt says his office now has a seat at the table in the FBI’s task force made up of Missouri and Kansas law enforcement agencies and other […]
North Central Missouri College Dean of Extended Campus, Dr. Sharon Weiser, and NCMC Early Childhood Instructor, Noel Staddie recently received the Head Start Hero Award through the Community Action Partnership Head Start of St. Joseph, Missouri. “The Missouri Head Start Association annually awards local community heroes that are exceptional community partners to Head Start Programs […]
The Fourth Annual Kids Fishing Derby will be held Saturday, June 1st at the pond on the west side of The Baptist Home in Chillicothe. The event is co-sponsored by the North Missouri Sportsman’s Alliance (and the Missouri Department of Conservation. The fishing derby will run from 9 to 12 noon. Registration begins at 8:30 […]
The Missouri Legislature has sent to the governor a bill that would keep victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking from being evicted or denied housing. The measure, sponsored by Cameron Republican Representative Jim Neely, would also let them break their housing leases early. When a person is trying to leave a […]
The Missouri House is expected to vote today on a mammoth anti-abortion bill. The legislation would ban doctors from giving women abortions if they are eight weeks into their pregnancy. Physicians who violate the ban would face 5 to 15 years in prison. The proposal would also prohibit doctors from providing an abortion […]
A registered sex offender in Independence, Mo., has been sentenced in federal court for possessing and exchanging child pornography over the internet. Harrison Elliot Combs, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Wednesday, May 15, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Combs to 20 years of […]
In was a busy docket in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court on Thursday. Lexington resident Duane Lee Shiner pleaded guilty to four felony counts and was sentenced to prison. He received seven years for assault on a special victim; plus three years each on two separate counts of resisting or interfering with an […]
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, […]
Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library begins its Summer reading program with sign-up and other activities this Saturday, May 18, 2019. The signup period is from 10 in the morning until 1 o’clock in the afternoon at the children’s department of the library in Trenton. The theme is “A Universe of Stories.” Those participating on Saturday receive […]
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill along party lines that would ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. During the wee hours this morning, the chamber endorsed the measure that would also require both parents to be notified if a minor child is seeking an abortion. Lake St. Louis Republican Bob Onder says many […]
The Jamesport City Council approved the purchase of a storm siren at its meeting Monday evening. The cost for the siren, pole, and installation will be $12,500. The siren will be able to be remotely operated from Daviess County dispatch. The vote on the siren came after David Roll with the Daviess County Emergency Management […]
Joel Martin McCulley, loving husband, son, brother and uncle passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday evening, May 14th, 2019. Joel was born on January 14, 1956, in Trenton, Missouri to Lloyd and Roberta (Allen) McCulley. Joel was married to Sonya Marie Griffin on October 13th, 1983. Joel attended Trenton Schools when he was younger […]
The Trenton R-9 School District will hold Preschool and Kindergarten screenings next week for students not currently enrolled for next school year. Children must be three to five years old by August 1st to be screened May 21st through 23rd. Required documentation includes a child’s legal birth certificate, immunization records, and proof residency. Home visits […]
The Trenton R-9 School District reports children ages 18 and younger can eat breakfast and lunch for FREE on weekdays from May 29th through June 28th. Those are the dates of the Trenton R-9 Summer School presented by Catapult Learning. Director of Supportive Services Kris Ockenfels reports the free breakfast and lunch will be available […]
