The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of January 11 – 17. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
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Three-vehicle crash totals highway patrol vehicle on Interstate 35 near Eagleville
A Patrol trooper and another man sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident two miles south of Eagleville on Thursday night, January 7th that involved a patrol emergency vehicle en route to a priority call and a tractor-trailer truck. Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 29-year-old Dylan Wilburn of Saint Joseph, and the driver of another […]
Statewide project testing wastewater for markers that cause COVID-19 underway
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and researchers at the University of Missouri – Columbia have been collaborating on a statewide project to test domestic wastewater for genetic markers of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Missouri’s Coronavirus Sewershed Surveillance Project is funded by a Centers for […]
Missouri 4-H continues the fight against hunger
Missouri 4-H continues its partnership with Feeding Missouri and the Missouri Farmers Care Drive to Feed Kids. To date, efforts have raised more than 400,000 meals to feed Missourians. The third annual food drive runs January through April to allow plenty of time for clubs to plan and carry out their activities, says Anne Reeder, […]
Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen’s statement on prosecuting participants involved in Capitol Building violence
Regarding the violence that took place in the Capitol Building, acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen made this statement: “Yesterday, our nation watched in disbelief as a mob breached the Capitol Building and required federal and local law enforcement to help restore order. The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that those responsible for […]
Audio: Hawley doubles down on challenging election process after violence at U.S. Capitol
Despite violence breaking out at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to derail the certification of election results, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is doubling down on his challenge to the election process. On the Senate floor Wednesday night, Hawley, a Republican, says those who engage in violence will be prosecuted. But he says millions of Americans are […]
Garland Nelson has stealing case transferred to Johnson County
A motion for change of venue was sustained in Caldwell County this week on a felony charge of stealing—motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft for a Braymer man charged in Johnson County with two counts of first-degree murder. Garland Joseph Nelson’s case involving the stealing charge was transferred to Johnson County. A probable cause statement accuses Nelson of convincing […]
Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education to discuss preliminary school calendar at next meeting
The Jamesport Tri-County R-7 Board of Education will discuss a preliminary school calendar as well as COVID-19 response and planning. The board will meet in the old gym Monday evening January 11, 2021, at 6 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include a certificate of deposit renewal, a hazard mitigation plan resolution, and technology. An […]
Trenton Downtown Improvement Association/Main Street Trenton annual meeting to be held next week
The Trenton Downtown Improvement Association/Main Street Trenton’s annual meeting will be held next week. The meeting will be held at the Trenton City Hall on the morning of January 12th at 11 o’clock. The meeting can also be viewed on Zoom. RSVP is required to allow for social distancing. Contact Main Street Trenton Executive Director […]
Green Hills Regional Planning Commission announces new Executive Director
The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission Board of Directors announces the next Executive Director of the commission. Corrine Watts plans to assume her duties in the first week of March. She is currently the Director of Workforce Services for the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council in Olympia, Washington. She will replace Randy Railsback who was […]
East Locust Creek Reservoir timber harvest announced
The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission has posted a Request for Qualifications for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Phase 1A for timber harvest. This will be, likely, the smallest of multiple phases of timber harvest and tree clearing. It is approximately 90 acres where the future East Locust Creek Reservoir (ELCR) dam […]
Year In Review: Missouri’s Governor highlights successes in 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, Governor Mike Parson highlights the state’s many successes and accomplishments despite the challenges of the past year. “Although 2020 has brought many challenges, we remained committed to serving the people of this state and moving Missouri forward,” Governor Parson said. “We still made great strides in advancing Missouri’s economy, workforce, and […]
Laclede man charged with first-degree felony assault
A Laclede man accused of attempting to cause serious physical injury to someone by choking and hitting the person at a residence on Linn County Route FF on December 27th has been charged. Twenty-one-year-old Ryan Scott Schneider faces a first-degree felony assault charge. A probable cause statement from Stacy Walton with the Linn County Sheriff’s […]
Missouri monthly jobs report for November, 2020
The Missouri labor market showed further improvement in November 2020. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 17,400 jobs over the month. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points from October 2020 to November 2020, and the civilian labor force increased more than 23,000. However, the labor market still showed substantial losses from […]
No charges to be filed against Cleveland officers over 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice
The Justice Department announced that the career prosecutors reviewing the independent federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio, found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback. The department notified counsel for Mr. Rice’s family […]
Grundy County Commission approves employee classification change and accepts resignation
The Grundy County Commission approved an employee classification change and accepted a resignation involving Grundy County Ambulance on December 29th. The employee classification change involved Sarah Crosson. She completed her paramedic training/certification to allow for the change. The resignation was from Emergency Medical Technician Lilly Simmons. Ambulance Director Steve Tracy and Billing Clerk Beth Leeper […]
Trenton Police Department reports 123 nuisance incidents in 2020
The Trenton Police Department reports 123 nuisance incidents had been filed for the year so far as of December 26th. A nuisance summary indicates the largest number of incidents filed involved grass and weeds with 59. Thirty-one incidents involved trash and debris, 19 unregistered vehicles, and 14 open storage of disabled vehicles. The summary shows […]
18-wheeler overturns in entrance to Landes Oil on 28th Street
The Trenton Police Department has released additional information about the tractor-trailer truck overturning into the ditch near Landes Oil Amoco on December 28th. Lieutenant Larry Smith reports the truck with one unit was unoccupied at the time it overturned. Aaron Bunnell was identified as the operator prior to parking it. Bunnell advised he parked the […]
Audio: Federal judge blocks execution of Lisa Montgomery, sentenced to death for gruesome killing in Skidmore, Missouri
A federal judge said that the Justice Department broke the law when it rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row last month, potentially pushing her execution into President-elect Joe Biden’s new administration. Her execution had originally been scheduled for December 8, but Moss agreed last month to delay after […]