The Trenton Finance Committee and City Council will meet at the Trenton City Hall and via the web application Zoom Thursday. The Finance Committee will discuss the 2020-2021 budget at 5:30 that evening. The City Council will consider the approval of ordinances at 7 o’clock regarding a property at 1840 East 28th Street and work […]
The FBI says a man shot and killed Tuesday in Belton, near Kansas City, was the subject of a monthslong domestic terrorism investigation and was actively planning a bombing. KMBC-TV in Kansas City reports agents were attempting to arrest Timothy Wilson, 36, in Belton. Wilson, who was armed with a weapon, was injured and taken […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education continues to receive many questions about COVID-19 and how it impacts student attendance, school closure, assessments, and virtual education opportunities. We are aware that local education agencies must consider a number of factors when making decisions in this current situation. Administrative Memo COM-20-001, issued from the Commissioner […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his office has filed a lawsuit, citing violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), and obtained a temporary restraining order against Cornerstone Farms, a dog breeding company operated by Debra Ritter and located in Curryville, Missouri. This case was referred to the Attorney General’s Office by the Missouri Department of […]
A man from Maryville was fatally injured in a rollover crash on Tuesday afternoon four miles east of Fillmore. The victim was identified as 49-year-old Stephen Coleman of Maryville who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Andrew County Coroner. Coleman was traveled westbound on Route A when the car traveled off the north […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen voted Monday evening to move forward with negotiations and drafting of a contract with Mid-States Services, LLC for fiber installation and rental of electrical poles within the City of Gallatin. Mid-States proposed using Gallatin’s electrical system poles to install the fiber throughout the city at an annual per electrical pole […]
A Kirksville woman died from injuries sustained when a sports utility vehicle and a tractor-trailer struck head-on at the intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 6 Monday afternoon. The Kirksville Police Department reports an ambulance transported the driver of the SUV, 28-year-old Monica Steele, with serious injuries to the Northeast Regional Medical Center, where she […]
The Department of Economic Development announced Wednesday that it would award $7.3 million through its Neighborhood Assistance Program to nonprofits across Missouri for community development projects. The Neighborhood Assistance Program helps not-for-profit organizations leverage private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that make contributions to approved community improvement projects. The program can […]
North Central Missouri College’s Foreign Film Club with launch the spring semester with on Thursday, February 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Cross Hall 208 on the NCMC campus with the movie Purple Noon. The Foreign Film Club is open to the public. Purple Noon Remade into the highly successful 1999 film The Talented Mr. […]
The Trenton FFA Chapter will participate in several events during National FFA Week next week. Members will meet for breakfast at the First Baptist Church Sunday morning at 8:15. Pictures will follow. Members are asked to wear official dress for the church service at 9:30. Senior FFA officers will be on KTTN’s Open Line Monday […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a few purchases Monday evening. One was for the purchase of skid load tracks from Terry’s for $1,485 each. Another was for flame-resistant t-shirts for $55 each, since the purchase was budgeted. Public Works Director Mark Morey reported the quotes received for the purchase of a valve exerciser were […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the summer school student/parent and staff handbooks on Tuesday evening. The handbooks say that students will be allowed one morning and one-afternoon bus stop. Parents may not call the school office to ask for a student to ride a different bus than what is listed as his or […]
A Kirksville man died after the all-terrain vehicle (2010 Polaris Sportsman) he was operating hit a pickup and overturned. The accident took place on Sunday, February 2. 2020 in eastern Putnam County, one mile to the east of Martinstown. Fifty-four-year-old Clell Evans was pronounced dead at (2:10 pm) at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in […]
A pickup truck accident in La Plata on Friday afternoon, February 7, 2020, claimed the life of a La Plata man. Seventy-two-year-old William Stites was transported to the Macon County Coroner’s Office. Stites drove the pickup south on U. S. Highway 63 before it ran off the west side of the road, overcorrected, went off […]
A Gilman City man died Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Jamesport. The highway patrol identified the victim as 92-year-old William Turner. He was pronounced dead at Wright Memorial Hospital nearly one hour after the wreck. The other driver, whose from Gallatin, received minor injuries. Turner’s pickup was eastbound and a sports utility vehicle […]
Planning is underway for the 2020 Piccadilly Ladies Night Out Auction & Gala. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 5:30 pm at the Celebrations Event Hall located at the south end of The Fast Lane Entertainment Center. “We have some wonderful and exciting things in store for our eleventh annual […]
The Chillicothe Elks Lodge’s Annual Gun and Knife Sports Show next month will emphasize shooting and sportsmen while benefitting area youth and veteran activities. Those attending can buy, sell, and trade at 401 Harvester Road February 7th from 5 to 8 o’clock in the evening, February 8th from 9 to 6 o’clock, and February 9th […]
Flu activity is currently widespread throughout Missouri. 11,171 cases of influenza have been reported in Missouri so far. 11 people have died from influenza-associated illness this season. Nationally, influenza activity remains high, and forecasts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that it will remain elevated for several more weeks. As of […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Blackduck, Minnesota resident died as a result of a sport utility vehicle losing control on ice six miles north of Bethany on Friday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Tucker Depew was pronounced dead at the scene, his body was taken to the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. The SUV traveled north on Interstate […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen approved several actions Monday evening regarding loan applications. One involved looking into a loan from the National Rural Water Association to repair the existing pump station. That vote was taken following discussion of a small borrowers loan for wastewater and drinking water needs. City Clerk Amy Chapman reports the city […]
