Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments has entered into an Energy Performance Contract with Energy Solutions Professionals of Overland Park, Kansas. Sunnyview states the contract will result in $215,000 in infrastructure upgrades and that Sunnyview is guaranteed to save more than $32,800 annually in energy and operational costs after energy-saving improvements are made to the facility […]
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Audio: McCaskill says rural America would be hurt by U.S. Postal Service privatization
(Missurinet) – Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill opposes the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service. During a committee hearing this week in Washington on the proposed plan, she says rural America would experience a decline in service. The Postal Service has been asking for flexibility to increase prices and ease some of the […]
Trenton’s Administrative Committee mulls airport hangar leases
Trenton’s’ Administrative Committee will recommend to the city council, a lease with Gary Jordan of Trenton to rent the north end of the big hangar at the airport which is 48 by 62 feet in size and can house two planes. The cost that the committee and Jordan agreed upon during an open meeting last […]
Aaron Tucker sentenced in beating death of Lock Springs man
A Milan man accused in the beating death of a Lock Springs man has been sentenced in Daviess County Circuit Court. Online court information shows 26-year-old Aaron Thomas Tucker was sentenced to the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail for a period of one year on a misdemeanor charge of assault in the third degree. The execution […]
Meeting planned to provide input into federal conservation programs
A local working group charged with identifying local priority resource concerns and providing input about program criteria to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will meet at 1:30 pm, July 26 at the USDA Service Center in Bethany. The working group is comprised primarily of representatives of various local, state and federal agencies with knowledge […]
Missouri Department of Conservation offering mentored dove hunts for first-time hunters
The Missouri Department of Conservation, in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Forever, the Missouri Prairie Foundation, The Conservation Federation of Missouri, and private landowners, will provide mentored dove hunts for first-time hunters on 10 fields primarily located on private land across the state. Hunt locations will be in or near Chillicothe, Joplin, […]
“Mercer County Pride” is Calamity Jane Days theme for 2018
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce has announced the theme for this year’s Calamity Jane Days which is “Mercer County Pride.” The Princeton Chamber notes this year’s festivities will celebrate the past, present, and future of Mercer County. Calamity Jane Days will begin September 14th with a tractor cruise, a pork supper, awards, and musical entertainment. […]
Galt Board of Aldermen fill vacant positions
Two vacant positions on the Galt Board of Aldermen were filled at a meeting this week. City Clerk Ashley Boren reports Jessica Gannon took the oath of office for Mayor, and Jay Blackburn took the oath of office for Alderman at large. The annual city clerk’s employee review was also conducted with the board voting […]
“Best in Two Days” to perform at Jewett Norris Library this morning
Local band “Best in Two Days” will perform at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton as part of the Summer Reading Program “Libraries Rock” this morning. The free concert will be held at the Hoover Theater on the third floor of the library at 10:30. Members of the band are Trenton Crawford, Jacob […]
Prison sentences the rule of the day in Thursday session of court in Trenton
Among cases Thursday in the Grundy County Circuit Court, probation was revoked for a Chillicothe resident, Timothy Joe Ashlock, on an original charge of tampering with a motor vehicle. A previously suspended sentence was set aside and the court ordered a ten-year sentence with Department of Corrections. Credit was given for time served to await […]
Shawn Yuille pleads not guilty to murder charge in Danette Rardon case
A Chillicothe resident, Jeremy Osburn, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with an accident last November that injured a young girl. Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren filed information in lieu of a complaint with the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court. The new charge is a misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of […]
Three appear in court on misdemeanor charges
Three defendants from Trenton appeared in Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday on various misdemeanor charges. Jay Loran DeLong pleaded guilty to domestic assault, fourth degree. He was sentenced to nine days in confinement in the Grundy County Jail, given credit for time served, and released on this charge. DeLong is also to pay a $200 […]
Princeton City Council approves contracts for entertainment at Calamity Jane Days
The Princeton City Council approved service contracts at its meeting Tuesday evening. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports the approved service contracts included one for $2,500 for five shows of a melodrama at Calamity Jane Days. Three service contracts were approved for the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. Those included one for $150 for the National Anthem […]
Fire Saturday evening in Chillicothe destroys garage
Fire Saturday evening in Chillicothe destroyed a garage and damaged surrounding structures. Firefighters arrived at 1430 Burnam to find an unattached garage with heavy fire in the front and a side of the structure. Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports a power line between the garage and house was burning with fire in an attic vent […]
Meeting in Bethany to address local resource concerns
A work group will meet later this month to identify local priority resource concerns and provide input about program criteria to the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Service. The meeting will be held at the USDA Service Center in Bethany on the afternoon of July 26th at 1:30. Grundy County District Conservationist Scott […]
Local band to perform in Hoover Theater at Jewett Norris Library
A local band will perform during the Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton. “Best in Two Days” will perform in the Hoover Theater on the third floor of the library the morning of July 13th at 10:30. Members of the band include Trent Crawford, Jacob Davis, and […]
Gilman City R-4 Board of Education approves 2018-2019 budget
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has approved the 2018-2019 budget for the district. Total expenditures are budgeted at $1,735,719 with projected revenues totaling $1,727,456 leaving a projected deficit of $8,263. The board approved a bid for gravel from Dan Chalfant of $150 with Wayne Wyatt also submitting a bid of $100. The Federal […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports four arrests
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four area individuals over the last few days. Nineteen-year-old Taya Sternquist of Trenton was arrested Monday on a probation violation of special conditions on original charges of possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child. Her bond was set at $15,000 cash […]