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 […]
Two weeks ago, the Trenton City Council approved budgets for the city of Trenton and its municipal utilities passing both then on margins of seven to one. Mayor Nick McHargue did not sign the ordinances authorizing the budgets which, in effect, was described as a veto. So the budgets were up for reconsideration by the council […]
Jose Sanchez Barron IV, a 19-year-old former Trenton, MO resident passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the University of Columbia Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at the Trenton High School Gymnasium. A rosary will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trenton city sales tax revenue in the first eight months of this fiscal year is down more than 7.5% percent for general purposes, capital projects, and parks compared to the same period a year ago. Income from the city sales tax for general purposes totals nearly $505,000, down nearly $41,000 compared to last year at this […]
Keith Warren, a 50-year-old resident of Trenton, MO, passed away at 7:03 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at St Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2016, at the First Christian Church in Trenton. A scheduled visitation will be held from 5 to […]
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 […]
The city of Gallatin has received a plaque and a grant of slightly over $9,000 from the Mirma Self Insurance pool. The money is to be used to purchase a car camera and surveillance equipment for the police department, and for an electric crimper and gas detector for the utility department. The Gallatin electric department is test […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first seven months of this fiscal year are down more than two percent for general purposes, capital projects, and parks compared to the same period a year ago. Income from the city sales tax for general purposes totals more than $432,000 which is down over $9,900 compared to […]
The city of Trenton today announced employment of a rural Trenton man for the combined position of City Administrator and Utility Director. Ron Urton begins duties for the city of Trenton on December 5th. Urton grew up in the Trenton area, graduated from Trenton high school and attended North Central Missouri College. Urton has worked […]
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 city of Princeton has announced the date for the fall city-wide cleanup. A dumpster will be available Saturday, October 29th at the city barn. Citizens of Princeton with household items to dispose of can take them to the city barn and put them in the dumpster. If it’s a large item, such as an […]
The city of Trenton held a brief public hearing late Wednesday afternoon to hear any conflict of interest concerns regarding this year’s demolition program involving dilapidated structures. City Councilman Larry Porter, City Clerk and Interim Administrator Cindy Simpson, and Code Enforcement Officer Donnie Vandevender attended the public hearing. One of the structures being considered for demolition […]
The Spickard City Council met briefly Monday night hearing a presentation about steps needed in connection with a sewer project. The discussion also included the need to increase sewer and water rates as soon as possible. On another topic, the council received a request from Frank Felder that the city have more participation in Spickard […]
The city of Trenton reports a workshop is scheduled Thursday regarding the bypass elimination plan for the sewer system. The engineering firm, Burns and McDonnell, is to be at City Hall for the workshop from 10 to 2 o’clock. The city of Trenton is publicizing what it’s calling an informational meeting in case enough Trenton […]
An accident in eastern Putnam County at 6:30 Monday evening injured a woman from Worthington, Missouri when there was a collision involving a car and farm tractor at a bridge five miles to the southwest of Livonia. The highway patrol reports 52-year-old Thersa Steiser of Worthington was flown by medical helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Des […]
The Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC otherwise known as the Grain Belt Express has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking 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, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe […]
The Princeton City Council has approved a property tax levy of nearly 91 cents on the 100 dollars of assessed valuation which is down nearly three cents compared to last year. Nearly 82 cents of the levy goes to general revenue and nearly nine cents on the 100 dollars goes to the band fund, which is […]
The Jamesport City Council has approved a property tax levy of slightly over 77 cents on the 100 dollars of assessed valuation. The rate is down nearly nine cents compared to last year. Assessed valuation at Jamesport is nearly four point nine million dollars, and up nearly 734-thousand dollars compared to a year ago. The council approved […]
