GRM Networks has partnered with the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, to offer grants that support local organizations in their efforts to build and help sustain a high quality of life in rural America. Grants may be awarded for the following categories: Business and Economic […]
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Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group to offer free sports physicals
Free sports physical exams will be offered the afternoon of Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton. In order to maintain proper social distancing, appointments are required. Please call the Physicians’ Group at 660-358-5750 to schedule the free screening. The final day to make an appointment will be Friday, July 17. […]
Princeton Board of Education approves 2020-2021 budget and ten cent increase in lunch price
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the 2020-2021 preliminary budget at a special meeting. Revenues are anticipated to be $4,805,382, and expenditures are projected $4,936,658. That leaves a deficit of $131,276. The board also approved activity balances being zeroed out and the amending of the 2019-2020 budget to actual. Actual revenues were $22,567 less […]
Grundy County Commission presented update from Road and Bridge Department
The Grundy County Commission heard an update from the Road and Bridge Department Tuesday, June 23rd. Work was to be completed Tuesday, June 23rd on the approach of a bridge on Northwest 102nd Street in Taylor Township. The crew plans to move to Southeast 12th Street to repair a bridge approach and back wall. Shannon […]
Missouri brothers plead guilty to $4 million investment fraud scheme
Two Kansas City-area brothers have pleaded guilty in federal court this week to their roles in a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme. Phillip Hudnall, 49, of Lenexa, Kansas, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to a federal information that charges him with conspiracy to commit […]
First medical marijuana facilities in Missouri complete commencement inspections
Two state-licensed medical marijuana facilities have successfully completed commencement inspections with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the agency tasked with regulating the state’s new program. Both facilities, which have received authority from DHSS to operate, are cultivation facilities and will be among 60 total facilities in Missouri able to grow medical […]
Missouri woman receives prison sentence for selling meth in exchange for SNAP benefits
A Milo, Missouri, woman has been sentenced in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to sell methamphetamine in exchange for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (commonly known as “food stamps”). Melanie A. Person, 54, was sentenced by M. Douglas Harpool on Wednesday, June 10, to six years in federal prison without parole. […]
Jamesport City Council discusses parking issue in downtown area
The Jamesport City Council Monday, June 8th discussed a parking problem on Main Street between Broadway and Grant. It was decided to put $75 hundred dollars into the upcoming budget towards an update for the area. City Clerk Shelley Page reports asphalt was laid on three streets last month, and there is a drop off […]
Stacy Center in Princeton offering refunds in regard to Iddy Biddy Basketball season
The Stacy Center of Princeton is offering parents a choice regarding the Iddy Biddy Basketball season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents can receive a partial refund of $15, or they can have their refund become a donation to the Stacy Center. Parents will have to come to the center to receive a […]
Grundy County Commission review procedures at Monday meeting
Several topics were discussed during the Grundy County Commission meeting Monday. Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs reported there were site inspections not completed related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster regarding last year’s flooding. The inspections will resume June 15th. They involve verifying damage. Briggs also talked about elected officials and staff needing to […]
Harrison County Route A closure extended
Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation have closed Harrison County Route A, 5 miles east of Ridgeway, on Friday, May 29, due to a culvert washout. The road is closed until further notice between Route T and Route B for the safety of motorists. The anticipated closure duration will not be known […]
Governor Parson announces plan to increase COVID-19 testing volume in Missouri
Governor Mike Parson announced a plan to rapidly increase COVID-19 testing volume to 7,500 tests per day in Missouri. Expanding testing capacity and volume is one of the four pillars of Missouri’s “Show Me Strong Recovery” Plan. “We cannot fully recover economically without increasing our testing numbers. We have made great progress over the past […]
Audio: Missouri Department of Revenue Director Ken Zellers says “no tax return backlog this year”
The state has received and completed about 2.5 million individual income tax returns. Missouri Department of Revenue Director Ken Zellers says the figure represents a roughly 358,000 decline compared to this time last year. “I expect it to stay pretty steady. I do not expect a backlog,” says Zellers. “Every year, we process […]
Grundy County Commission presented update from Road and Bridge Department
The Grundy County Commission heard an update from the Road and Bridge Department Tuesday morning. Tube repair continues on Southwest Fir Lane. One tube was displaced by heavy rains Thursday night. The Road and Bridge crew plan to have the project completed this week. Residents from the northeast portion of the county talked with the […]
Section of Route Z in Carroll County closed due to slide over roadway
A section of Carroll County Route Z from Route C to County Road 217 is closed due to continued damage caused by a roadway slide. Crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation have attempted repairs to slow the road deterioration, but the slide has significantly progressed this spring. Route Z in northern Carroll County was […]
Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discusses graduation plans
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discussed the high school and elementary graduations at a meeting Thursday evening. Both ceremonies are scheduled for June 27th, with the elementary in the morning and high school in the afternoon. More details are to be determined in the near future. The board approved salary increases. Approval was […]
THS School Alumni Reunion letters are “in the mail”
Information announcing plans for the 2020 Trenton High School Alumni Reunion are now in the mail. Nearly 6,000 letters have been sent to alums of THS across the United States and beyond announcing the annual Labor Day Reunion and persons are asked to complete and return information sheets as soon as possible. Steve Maxey, Foundation […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen accept ordinances, move forward with plans for county fair
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted several ordinances at a meeting Monday evening. One added a new chapter to city code regarding regulations for medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and dispensaries. The board voted in April to draft a city ordinance reducing the medical marijuana dispensary distance requirement from 1,000 feet to 100 feet […]
Grundy County Commission reviews bridge closures with MoDOT
Two bridges in Grundy County have been closed by the Missouri Department of Transportation due to structural deficiencies. During a conference call this (Tuesday) morning regarding recently completed bridge inspections, a MoDOT representative told the Grundy County Commission one bridge was closed on Northeast 90th Street and another was closed on Southwest 86th Avenue. Presiding […]
First month of new fiscal year in Trenton sees sales tax receipts climb into the black
This is the first month of the new fiscal year in Trenton and city sales tax receipts this month are up compared to May 2019. Income received this month for general purposes is up nearly $2,800 compared to May, 2019, revenue from the capital projects sales tax is up nearly $1,400, and income this month […]