Probation violation hearings dominated Thursday’s docket in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Shawn Michael Yuille saw his probation revoked on an original Grundy county charge of stealing a motor vehicle in April of 2015. Yuille was sentenced to three years with the Department of Corrections with the term to run concurrently […]
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Two hiring events to be held in Trenton
Two hiring events will be held at the Trenton Job Center at 1104 Main Street next week. The Department of Corrections will have a job fair on the morning of August 13th from 8:30 to 11:30. Individuals interested in joining the Western Missouri Correctional Center team should contact the personnel clerk at 816-632-1390 extension 2119 […]
Consumer groups call for fraud protections in new e-payment system
Consumer groups are calling for more fraud protections in a new electronic payment system announced this week, to be developed by the Federal Reserve. It now can take a day or two for funds from direct-deposit and online bill payments to actually hit the account. The new system would make that process instantaneous, but Lauren Saunders, associate […]
Two sustain serious injuries when pickup overturns east of Hamilton
The Highway Patrol reports two Kansas City residents sustained serious injuries as the result of a pickup truck overturning five miles east of Hamilton on Friday afternoon. An ambulance from Caldwell County transported driver 33-year-old Kevin Ream to the Liberty Hospital. Another ambulance from Chillicothe transported passenger 30-year-old Stephen Sellers to the Cameron Regional Medical […]
Chillicothe man faces additional charges from incident that ended in Mooresville
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports additional charges have been filed in the Livingston County Associate Circuit Court on a Chillicothe man stemming from an incident that ended in Mooresville in July. Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Aaron Case allegedly fled from a deputy prior to being arrested on a felony warrant for alleged violation of bond conditions […]
One injured in crash east of Trenton
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City resident sustained minor injuries as the result of a car striking a utility pole about 12 miles east of Trenton Thursday morning. Emergency medical services transported 18-year-old Brittany Savage to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The driver, 17-year-old Tiffany Savage of Kansas City, was reported as not injured. […]
North Central Missouri Fair officials correct error in parade judging
North Central Missouri Fair officials have corrected one of the winners from last evenings’ parade judging in Trenton. The oldest vehicle driven in the parade was by Roger Hawkins with a 1950 Ford pickup. Hawkins also won for best-restored motor vehicle. Information provided by fair officials had reported the winner as John Urich. While officials […]
97-year-old Trenton woman crashes through fence, car travels 192 yards before coming to a stop
Trenton Police investigated an accident in which a car crashed through a wooden fence and traveled over 180 yards before coming to a controlled stop. The crash happened Thursday morning of last week and involved a woman who was to visit a doctor’s office but instead turned from 9th Street, into the exit drive of […]
Trenton High School class of 1994 honors Barbara Spencer
Making a selection as the 2019 Trenton High School Alumni Honoree was a difficult one for the Class of 1994 as many teachers and staff members were deserving and considered for the honor. To allow for each voice to be heard, class members were invited to vote for their choice and with a fantastic class […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of two
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men on failure to appear in court. Thirty-nine-year-old Jon Freddrick Ashford of Saint Joseph was arrested in Buchanan County today (Wednesday) on a capias warrant for failure to appear on a felony charge of second-degree burglary as well as a warrant for failure to appear […]
Specialist provides tips to assure quality corn silage
University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Ted Probert says this is a good time to review management practices to harvest good quality silage. He offers the following tips: Prepare the storage structure. Empty, clean and inspect bunkers and towers for structural damage. If storing in bags, choose and prepare a hard-surface site in a well-drained […]
Law enforcement praised by State Auditor for progress in ensuring sex offender registry is updated
Auditor Nicole Galloway says law enforcement in Missouri has made significant progress in the past nine months to ensure sex offenders comply with the state’s registration law, and to update the database that provides the public with information about offenders. The progress, which comes after an audit of the sex offender registration program last October, […]
Three corrections officers receive “Award of Valor” from Department of Corrections
Three corrections officers have received the Missouri Department of Corrections Award of Valor for their roles in ensuring the safety of staff and offenders at the Crossroads Correctional Center last year when 209 offenders staged a protest. Corrections officers David Baker and Jason Huff with Crossroads and Corrections Supervisor Cade Thompson of the Western Reception, […]
J. Eggleston to chair committee on oversight of local taxation
Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, announced the creation of the Interim Committee on Oversight of Local Taxation. Haahr formed this interim committee to evaluate how local governments are determining taxes and are impacted by current tax policy. “Missourians across the state have raised serious concerns on how counties access property tax values and the fairness of […]
Audio: Crossroads Correctional Center and Western Missouri Center in Cameron are now officially consolidated
Two prisons in northwest Missouri’s Cameron have officially consolidated. State Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann says all Crossroads Correctional Center prisoners have been moved to Western Missouri Correctional Center. Pojmann says the move helps to bolster safety for workers and prisoners statewide. Many workers moved to other locations in the […]
Former detention officer at Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail pleads guilty to sexual conduct with prisoner
A former detention officer at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail of Pattonsburg pleaded guilty in Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Tuesday to felony sexual conduct with a prisoner or offender by probation/parole officer or employee of a jail, prison, or correctional facility. Online court information shows a sentence assessment report was ordered for […]
Suspect flees authorities in Livingston County, points handgun at deputy before surrendering
An individual who fled from a Livingston County Deputy late Saturday afternoon was arrested at Mooresville and taken by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe after complaining of chest pain. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the deputy was in western Livingston County and saw a person on a motorcycle believed to be a […]
Two draw prison time in Thursday session of Grundy County court
Two Trenton residents, facing separate charges, were sentenced to prison on Friday then saw their sentences stayed in favor of probation issued in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Michael Anthony Stantruff pleaded guilty to an amended charge of assault in the second degree for an incident December 17th of 2018. Stantruff received […]
North Mercer Board of Education discusses no longer accepting tuition waivers
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education discussed no longer accept tuition waivers at its meeting on Monday evening. The topic is to be on the August agenda. The discussion was due to parent transportation concern requests. Immediate family members paying taxes to the district will be considered for a waiver if and only if […]
Carrollton man sentenced on leaving the scene of an accident charge
A Carrollton man pleaded guilty in Division One of Carroll County Circuit Court on Tuesday on charges stemming from an incident in December in which officials reported he fled from the scene of a vehicle accident. Online court information shows Edward Everett Arnold, the Third (III) was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department […]