Main Street Chillicothe has received a $5,000 grant from the Livingston County Community Foundation to continue revitalization work in the Arts District in Downtown Chillicothe. The revitalization on Locust Street from Clay to Ann streets focuses on art-based revitalization, such as creative crosswalks and sidewalks, trees, benches, flowers, signage, and lights. Main Street Chillicothe Executive […]
Probation violation hearings were held and other defendants were sentenced among numerous cases Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Miriah Mae Butler admitted violation of probation. The probation was revoked and two prison sentences were ordered one of which was 15 years with the Department of Corrections on distribution […]
Missouri Day parade entries will continue to be accepted through Tuesday, October 16th. Beginning on October 17th, a representative of the sponsoring Trenton Rotary Club will be contacting the entries advising where they will line up for the October 20th parade in Trenton. Parade entries can be made by calling Steve Taylor at 660-654-0069. There’s […]
Preliminary hearings were waived by 11 defendants during Tuesday’s session in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Two others appeared for probation violation hearings with two others entry guilty pleas. Bound over to future appearances in Division One of Circuit Court were Bryce Raylan Farmer, Mickeal Dale Hogan, Kandi Lea Johnson, Steven Kyle Johnson, […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education at its meeting Monday evening approved school trips. One was the National FFA trip to Indianapolis, Indiana where FFA members Nathan and Matthew Wells, Hannah and Sarah Garcia, Emily Otto, and Lillian Fordyce presented the trip itinerary and budget. The other trips approved were for the band to go […]
The Trenton R-9 School District continues to move closer to the possibility of a performing arts center being built and several renovations to district buildings. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported to the Board of Education Tuesday evening that the district received nine requests for qualifications for architectural services, which was more than he expected to receive. […]
Low water pressure has prompted a precautionary boil advisory for the town of Mercer. City Clerk Colleen Hinshaw reports the boil water advisory continues for the next 48-hours until Thursday morning for customers in Mercer.
Dr. NiCole McHargue Neal is the newest member of the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees. Dr. Neal was recently inducted at the September Board of Trustees meeting joining as the sixth trustee. She will fill the remainder of Steve Busch’s term who moved out of the service area. Dr. Neal graduated from Trenton […]
Tarana Burke, a social justice activist and the founder of the “me too” movement, will appear at Northwest Missouri State University as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series and deliver the University’s 2017-18 James H. Lemon Lecture. Burke shares the story behind the genesis of last year’s viral and Time magazine Person of the Year-winning […]
West-central Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler says there are still issues standing in the way of the farm bill reaching committee agreement. Hartzler, a Republican serving as a farm bill conference committee member, says the primary disagreement is the food stamp benefit work requirements favored by House Republicans. The Farm Bill has expired, however, […]
A man identified as a former teacher at Cameron High School charged with seven felonies allegedly involving children has been denied a motion for bond reduction in Clinton County Associate Circuit Court. Online court information shows 39-year-old William Derek Williams has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, three counts of sexual […]
North Central Missouri College’s Cohort Default Rate (CDR) continues to decline. The rate is the percentage of a school’s student loan borrowers who began paying on specific federal loans and defaulted within three years. NCMC’s most recent rate is 13.8% which is a decline of two and a half percent from the previous year and […]
As we continue our series on Wright Memorial Hospital, Chief Executive Officer Steve Scheiber, in an interview on Open Line, announced a new program that will be based in Trenton. The program is called “Senior Life Solutions,” which is targeted at older residents in northern Missouri, to assist in coping with various issues that arise […]
A Jameson man facing charges stemming from an accident in March entered a guilty plea in Daviess County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Online court information shows 29-year-old Andrew Adkison plead guilty to felony first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk—first offense and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The court accepted his plea, […]
Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst made the following statement regarding the new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, and Congress’s failure to pass a new farm bill: “Missouri farmers are breathing a sigh of relief as the United States, Mexico and Canada have joined together in a new trade agreement. The United States, Mexico, […]
The Missouri Corn Merchandising Council and the Missouri Corn Growers Association have announced a new slate of officers, the appointment of recently elected board members and national committee assignments. The election of the 2018-19 MCMC officer team took place during an August board meeting held in Branson. The following MCMC leaders assumed their new roles […]
Thousands of dollars are missing, city funds were used to pay a personal credit card and firearms are unaccounted for according to an audit of Glasgow released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The suspicious activity took place under the supervision of a former city administrator, Kevin Atwood, who was responsible for many of the city’s […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory into place due to a water main break. Customers affected include those on Route B south of Kentucky Road to Route N. The boil advisory also includes Kentucky, Misty, Shady, East Gate, Line, King, Leslie, Lyric, and May Ridge Roads as […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports two Chillicothe residents who were occupants of a car stopped for traffic violations on Highway 190 outside of Chillicothe this week were arrested after the passenger allegedly verbally assaulted a deputy. Sheriff Steve Cox says two Chillicothe Police officers assisted the deputy in arresting 28-year-old Joycelynn Lavonne Still on […]
Multiple charges were filed Wednesday in Clinton County against a Cameron resident, 39-year-old William Derek Williams, identified as a former teacher at Cameron High School. Online court information shows Williams is facing seven felony counts allegedly involving children. There are three counts alleging possession of child pornography on September 6th and 8th; three counts of […]
