Grundy County real estate and property tax bills will be mailed Monday, November 2nd. Payments are due by December 31st to avoid penalties. Payments can be returned by mail, put in the dropbox on the north side of the courthouse in Trenton, or paid in person at the Collector-Treasurer’s Office in the courthouse. Collector-Treasurer Barbara […]
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Gallatin Board of Aldermen to consider purchases in 2021 budget
Gallatin Public Works Director Mark Morey provided various purchases Monday, October 26th for the Gallatin Board of Aldermen to consider in the 2021 budget. Morey talked about purchasing a new dump truck and buckets for the 2003 and blue bucket trucks. The board agreed for Administrator Lance Rains to collect interest rate bids for purchasing […]
Missouri Medicaid expansion: Will it bust the budget or pay for itself?
(Missouri Independent) – When Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion in August, they were told by the ballot language that the price tag was unknown, with possible costs at $200 million stated alongside $1 billion in potential savings. What is known for certain is that about 250,000 Missourians will become eligible for coverage next year — […]
Missouri makes COVID data available to download, explains difference in positivity rate
(Missouri Independent) – For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Department of Health and Senior Services made some — but not all — of its data on the coronavirus outbreak available to download this week. In a new tab on its website, DHSS now includes accessible data breaking down tests, cases, and […]
Trenton Police Department, Grundy County Sheriff to participate in Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The Trenton Police Department is teaming up with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Take-Back Day Saturday, October 24th from 10 to 2 o’clock. Old and unused medications can be placed in the green receptacle box in the vestibule of the Grundy County Law Enforcement Center in […]
Approval on water and sanitary sewer service policies to be recommended to Trenton City Council
The Trenton Utility Committee will recommend to the Trenton City Council conditional approval of TMU policies on water and sanitary sewer service connections. The three-member committee met Tuesday evening to discuss the draft of the two policies, agreed to a couple of additional clauses, and will recommend them for final approval at a meeting of […]
Audio: Garland Nelson denies killing brothers from Wisconsin
The Missouri man accused in the murders of two Wisconsin brothers still denies killing them. Bob Hague from Wisconsin Radio Network has this: A prosecutor told a judge in Johnson County Missouri Tuesday that Garland Nelson admitted to law enforcement that he disposed of the bodies of Nicholas and Justin Diemel at his […]
Garland Joseph Nelson appears in court, has several motions denied, others are granted
A motion hearing was held in Johnson County Tuesday, October 20th for a Braymer man charged with two felony counts of murder—first degree in the deaths of two brothers from Wisconsin. Online court information shows the court ruled on seven motions regarding Garland Joseph Nelson after hearing arguments. Motions denied included for an order permitting […]
Free soybean cyst nematode egg count tests available to area farmers
A limited number of free Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) egg count tests are available for area farmers. The free tests, provided by an SCN Coalition grant, can be claimed by contacting the Harrison County Extension Center at (660) 425-6434. Soybean Cyst nematodes are one of the most yield-limiting pests in Missouri soybean fields. Many commercial […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen discuss service fee for utilities; hear request for dog breed exception
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week discussed setting a cost of service fee for electricity, water, and sewer for apartments and commercial buildings that are currently single-metered properties but have multiple apartments and/or businesses utilizing services. Howard Bailey II and Scott Crose shared concerns with the additional cost of service fees for businesses at […]
Wesley United Methodist Church to hold trick or treat event
Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton will hold a drive-through trick or treat. The event will take place in front of the glass doors on Washington Street on the evening of October 26th from 5:30 to 7 o’clock. Participants can drive through and collect their treats. Peanut allergy bags will be available. Costumes are also […]
Grundy County sales tax collections on the rise for the fiscal year
Grundy County sales tax collections for the year through October are more than $410,150 each for general revenue, ambulance, and law enforcement. That is up about $12,900 for each compared to the same time period last year. Collections for each category for October are more than $51,500. That is an increase of more than $18,550 […]
DEA’s Prescription Drug Take Back day set for October 24, 2020
Unused and unwanted prescription drugs will be collected during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Area collection sites October 24th from 10 to 2 o’clock include the Adair County Sheriff’s Office of Kirksville, Richmond Police Department, Excelsior Springs Police Department, and the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office in Centerville, Iowa. The DEA acknowledges […]
Missouri’s governor releases $133 million in funding; says he’d pardon the McCloskeys
Missouri’s governor has announced that he is releasing about $133 million in funding that was previously withheld, saying the state’s unemployment rate has improved and state revenues outpaced expectations. Governor Mike Parson (R) made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City while addressing Capitol reporters. He’s releasing $95 million in CARES Act funding and $40 million […]
Braymer man issued continuance in court appearance on Monday
A continuance has been issued in the court cases involving Braymer resident Garland Joey Nelson who faces multiple felony counts stemming from the deaths more than a year ago of two brothers from Wisconsin. At an arraignment Monday in Johnson County Circuit Court with the defendant present, online docket information shows the defense attorney requested […]
Garlan Nelson to appear in Johnson County court on change of venue in Diemel brothers case
An arraignment is scheduled in Johnson County for a Braymer man charged with two felony counts of murder—first degree in the deaths of two brothers from Wisconsin. The arraignment for Garland Joseph Nelson is scheduled for Monday, October 5th in front of Judge R. Michael Wagner. The case was transferred on a change of venue […]
Application for wrongful death settlement filed in Grundy County in regard to crash that occurred in 2019
An application has been filed in Grundy County for approval of a wrongful death settlement regarding an accident on Highway 146 five miles west of Trenton on October 17th, 2019. Cayla Marie Foster of Trenton is listed as the plaintiff, and Tyler Cheyenne Willey of Trenton is the defendant. The application says Foster is the […]
October 5th announced as target date to conclude 2020 Census
The Secretary of Commerce has announced the target date of Monday, October 5th to conclude the 2020 Census self-response and field data collection operations. The date to conclude data collection operations were previously announced as Wednesday, September 30th. As of the morning of Wednesday, September 30th, the Census website showed 98.4% of households had been […]
Green Hills counties have lower self-response rate for U.S. Census compared to national response rate
As of Thursday, September 24th, most of the Green Hills area counties had lower self-response rates for the United States Census than the national rate of 66.2% and the state rate of 65.4%. Only Livingston County had a self-response rate higher than the national and state rates. Livingston County’s rate was 67.5%. Linn County had […]