Human bones discovered near Pattonsburg

The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department says numerous human bones recovered near Pattonsburg will be receiving DNA testing by a Kansas City crime lab.  On Monday afternoon, the department responded to the area of Interstate 35 and Granite Avenue near Pattonsburg, where a local farmer discovered a shotgun and possible human bones in his field. The […]

North Missouri Election results by the numbers

North Missouri Election results by the numbers

Trenton voters approve a city sales tax and elect three new councilmen. There will be two new members for the Trenton R-9 board of education. School issues were approved by patrons of the Princeton and Chillicothe school districts. With majority support in each of Trenton’s four ward and among absentees, Trenton voters give 60 percent […]

MoDOT Road Work

MoDOT Road Work for North Missouri, April 4 -10

The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of April 4 – 10 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]

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MoDOT begins bridge painting in North Missouri

Mysterious tarps and sheets have begun appearing at some bridges in Putnam County prompting some passersby to wonder what was going on. Is someone setting up permanent residence under the bridge and wants a bit more privacy? It turns out that the answer is pretty simple and fairly mundane. Contractors working with the Missouri Department […]

Unemployment rises in Grundy County

Grundy county’s unemployment rate has climbed to a little above the latest,  statewide, jobless rate of four point three percent. The January rate (latest month available from the state) is four and a half percent in Grundy County. That’s based on 228 unemployed out of a civilian labor force of over five thousand workers. It should be noted the […]