(Missouri Independent) – The recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill isn’t just about roads and bridges — it also spends billions to address wildfire, drought, flooding, and other effects from climate change, Interior Department officials said Wednesday. The $1.2 trillion measure, which is awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature after the House cleared it last week, includes pay […]
A Carrollton resident was injured on Tuesday morning when the car she was driving went off a Chariton County highway and struck an embankment on Highway 5 one mile north of the unincorporated town of Forest Green in southeast Chariton County. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 19-year-old Sally Schmidt, who was taken […]
The Trenton Police Department has released information on a one-car accident near Car Deals on October 29, 2021, in which a utility pole was hit. No injuries were reported for the driver, 20-year-old Paige Marie Huffman of Trenton. The car turned left from Laclede Street onto Ninth Street when the right front of the vehicle […]
Actions taken Monday night by the Trenton City Council include approval of two ordinances and six motions. Two of the topics resulted in split votes of the council. With a roll call vote of six in favor and two opposed, a conditional use permit was issued by ordinance to Terry Hearn to operate a used […]
Portions of the KTTN/KGOZ listening area were under tornado warnings on Sunday afternoon and evening. The warnings affected southeast Harrison County, northern Grundy County, and southern Mercer County. Another warning included Livingston and Linn Counties. Severe weather reports relayed by the National Weather Service include a report of a tornado six miles west southwest of […]
A Highway 24 accident in Carroll County early Wednesday evening injured drivers of two vehicles. Injuries were minor for 30-year-old Patrick Swan of Brunswick and 18-year-old Trenton Kiesling of Buckner. Swan was taken to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall and Kiesling went to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. Kiesling’s sports utility vehicle crossed the centerline […]
A Marceline woman was injured Monday afternoon when the car she was driving traveled off a lettered route, struck a ditch and utility pole on Linn County Route WW one mile east of Marceline. Forty-eight-year-old Erin Hand received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital. The car was extensively damaged in […]
A Rushville resident was hurt when she drove through a T-intersection where a stop sign was not visible. Seventy-six-year-old Joyce Newton was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with serious injuries. The accident happened late Saturday morning in southwestern Buchanan County about three miles south of Rushville. Ms. Newton was eastbound on Blakley […]
The Chillicothe Police Department September 29th responded to vehicle damage and a crash in which power lines were struck by a tractor-trailer truck. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports officers arrested a 23-year-old after being dispatched to the 1000 block of Graves Street in the morning in reference to vehicle damage. The suspect was processed […]
A car fire on Saturday afternoon in Trenton extensively damaged the engine compartment of the vehicle. The car was on the shoulder of southbound Highway 65, about one-half mile north of Highway 6. When firefighters from the Trenton Fire Department arrived on the scene, flames were coming from the engine compartment. The cause of the […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a damaged water meter replacement policy on September 13th and set the wholesale water rate for Public Water Supply District Number 2. The damaged water meter replacement policy states that the City of Gallatin has been installing automated metering infrastructure meters at city properties. The meters consist of a […]
Two children from Mendon received serious injuries when an all-terrain vehicle overturned several times, ejecting both from the vehicle. The ATV was operated by a five-year-old boy with an eight-year-old girl as a passenger. Both children were flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. The crash happened early Saturday evening on […]
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Missouri following President Biden’s federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred June 24 – July 1, 2021, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits […]
Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 15 first responders and 7 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions during 2020. The awards are Missouri’s highest recognition for first responders acting during critical incidents. The civilians, who include a 12-year-old boy who performed a life-saving rescue at age 11, were honored […]
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Missouri to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornados, and flooding from June 24-July 1, 2021. Federal funding also is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board last night took action on three properties and heard reports on other locations of concern. The fire-damaged house at 208 East 10th Court was advanced to a public hearing, and 604 Linn Street was moved to the next category called findings of fact. 511 East 9th Court was removed from […]
Fire Saturday evening extensively damaged the Brad Middleton residence at 60213 Northwest Highway 146 west of Trenton, which is a Lake Wittona address. Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District Chief Kenny Roberts said no one was home at the cabin at the time of the blaze, and there were no injuries. The cause of the […]
Governor Mike Parson requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri to provide federal assistance to a total of 21 counties in response to severe storms and flooding that began on June 19 and continued through July 1. “Due to extremely heavy rains and significant flash flooding in late June, Missouri experienced […]
Fire Friday evening destroyed a pickup truck at 603 Rural Street in Trenton and damaged the siding of a house near the pickup. Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler said the pickup was fully involved when firefighters arrived. The owners of the vehicle were listed as Robert Frisk and Hailey Clubine. The owner of the house […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board on Monday evening added two locations to the list of nuisances. One location is the fire-damaged house at 208 East 10th Street belonging to Michael Airey. Building Inspector Wes Barone described damages to a wall and roof as extensive enough that the structure needs to be torn down. The other […]
