A resurfacing project on two lettered routes is scheduled to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corp. to complete the resurfacing of Grundy County Route Z from Route 6 to Route 65 and Daviess/Caldwell County Route J from Route 6 in Altamont to U.S. Route 36. The contractor plans […]
MFA Incorporated announces three new directors have been elected to its board. MFA member-owner delegates elected the board members at district meetings held across Missouri during the last week of February. New members include Frank Schieber of Stanberry, Mo., to represent District 1; Craig Lambert of Pattonsburg, Mo., to represent District 4; and Dwayne Schad […]
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has accepted the low bid for roadwork this year on Highway 6 and 69 in Grundy and Daviess counties. The bid includes one point seven miles through the city of Trenton. The general contractor will be Emery Sapp and Sons Inc of Columbia. Their bid of $4,322,000 was $66,000 […]
The Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Incorporated Board of Directors approved 23 female graduates of North Mercer and Princeton high schools to receive $117,639.44 in scholarships for the Spring 2020 semester. Eleven recipients are attending North Central Missouri College in Trenton. Five are attending Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. Four are attending Missouri Western State […]
The Missouri USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced March 30th as the cut-off date to apply for Fiscal Year 2020 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program -Environmental Quality Incentive Program (RCPP-EQIP). EQIP allows farmers, ranchers, forestland managers, and landowners an opportunity to conserve natural resources by […]
A congressman who represents north Missouri on Capitol Hill warns that northwest Missouri is still suffering from flooding and that there’s a lot of damage to infrastructure. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves traveled from his Atchison County farm to Jefferson City this week to file for re-election to his 11th term. Graves is the longest-serving Republican […]
The National Weather Service says Missouri faces above-average flood risk this spring because the soil is still saturated from last spring’s flooding. About 1.2 million acres of Missouri farmland was damaged by flooding in 2019. But, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the Governor’s Flood Advisory Task Force has received a glimmer of good news […]
Bids from two contractors were submitted to the Missouri Department of Transportation for resurfacing work this year in Trenton as well as Grundy and Daviess Counties. Three projects were combined into one for bidding purposes with both bids topping $4,300,000. Bids came from Emery Sapp and Sons Incorporated of Columbia and from Herzog Contracting Corporation […]
Lieutenant Clark N. Stratton, Troop A, is being promoted to the rank of Captain and designated commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, MO. Stratton was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1992, as a member of the 64th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation announces the Distinguished Alumni Class for 2019, Kevin Bailey, Loma Hurst, and Sam Smith all from Trenton, MO. Distinguished Alumni honorees will be recognized during the Pirates Ball on February 29, 2020, at the Red Barn Event Center in Trenton. The Pirates Ball is to celebrate the Voyage Fund, which […]
Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, Missouri, will retire March 1, 2020, after 28 years of service to the citizens of Missouri. McDonald was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1992, as a member of the 64th Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, […]
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has accepted a bid for replacement of the East Medicine Creek Bridge on Sullivan County Route PP. Missouri Department of Transportation Area Engineer Randy Mendenhall reports the project was awarded to Widel, Incorporated for $1,382,931.70. A work schedule has not yet been announced and all work will depend on […]
Twenty-Four women and men make up the 2020 class of Leadership Northwest Missouri, an annual series of sessions that bring together existing and emerging leaders from throughout a 19-county region to discover and sharpen their leadership skills, explore regional issues, and build a network of contacts throughout Northwest Missouri. The 2020 class began with a […]
Some 20 people gathered at the Grundy County Courthouse last Wednesday afternoon to view a trustees’ real estate sale of a former business location: the Country Home Inn. An attorney, John Franken of Carrollton, conducted the sale outside (at 2 o’clock) at the west steps of the Courthouse to satisfy a debt. Franken began the […]
The Braymer farmer charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Nick and Justin Diemel from Wisconsin appeared in the Associate Division of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. Online court information shows that upon motion of Garland Joseph Nelson, the case was continued to March 24th (at 9 am) […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the extradition of a Council Bluffs, Iowa man on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, from the Clarinda, Iowa Correctional Facility. Forty-five-year-old Lonnie Downs has been charged in Grundy County with felony stealing—fourth or subsequent offense. Bond was $1,500 corporate surety or 10%, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division […]
United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced on Tuesday that five Missouri projects will receive 60.9 million dollars in USDA funding for high-speed broadband infrastructure. The USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program announcement was made at the Metcalf Mechanical Resource Center at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $60.9 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 11,000 rural households, 81 farms, 73 businesses, 16 educational facilities, 12 critical community facilities, and two health care facilities in rural Missouri. […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved several personnel actions Tuesday evening. One action was an increase in salary for several Trio staff members to align with national Trio salary surveys. Student Support Services changes included Stacey Russell’s salary increasing from $24,877 to $27,000 for a 10-month, 80% time contract, John Wilbur’s salary […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Spickard residents on Monday. Fifty-five-year-old Terry Lee Duncan has been charged with a misdemeanor violation of an order of protection for an adult. Bond was set at $1,500 cash or corporate surety, 10% allowed, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court […]
