The Trenton R-9 School District will hold virtual parent/teacher conferences in October. The end of the first quarter and an early dismissal will be October 15th. Virtual conferences will be held that afternoon and evening. More information is to be released on the sign-up process from buildings and teachers. The Trenton R-9 School District will […]
A former IRS employee was sentenced in federal court for stealing tax refunds. Tamara R. Miller, 40, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to two years and two months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 23, 2020, Miller pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government funds. […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen received a risk management grant award for $1,553.50 on Monday, September 28th from Jeff Arp with the Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association. The grant funds will be used to purchase an AED and fire-retardant t-shirts for the electric department. Funds will also be used to buy barricades and men working signs […]
The Grundy County Commission voted to modify the county employee handbook, accepted a resignation, and approved Coronavirus Relief funding. The modification to the employee handbook states employees must submit all required paperwork to the county clerk’s office. The information must be verified prior to their first day of employment. A resignation was accepted from Blake […]
The Trenton R-9 Annual Halloween Carnival has been canceled this year due to construction at the high school and the COVID-19 pandemic. Spokesperson David Burkeybile hopes the carnival will return next school year. The carnival is co-sponsored by the Trenton Bulldog Mascot Team, THS Student Council, and other school district classes, clubs, and organizations.
Green City School District teachers in northern Missouri have been declared as essential workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Superintendent Tenille Banner tells Missourinet affiliate KWIX in Moberly the declaration gives its teachers three options. “They can choose to teach from home using a video conferencing method. If they’re not comfortable coming in, they can go […]
U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, at a joint press conference with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, announced that 518 arrests have been made by local and federal law enforcement officers in Operation LeGend. “On behalf of the team of federal law enforcement agencies involved in this groundbreaking initiative, I […]
A former city clerk has been sentenced in federal court for her role in a money-laundering conspiracy related to methamphetamine trafficking. Kristy A. Conn, 46, of Everton, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to 10 years in federal prison without parole. “This defendant was placed in a position […]
Nearly 2,000 Buchanan County voters in northwest Missouri will be sent new ballots after receiving absentee ballots with language thrown out by the courts. Some voters in southwest Missouri’s Vernon County were reportedly also given ballots with the wrong language. Buchanan County Clerk Mary Baack-Garvey says the county received ballots with the original language for […]
The Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant will begin utilizing free chlorine, or a free chlorine conversion, in its water system Friday, September 25th. The temporary changes to water disinfection will last for three to six weeks. The changes will involve feeding free chlorine, instead of chloramines, as the disinfectant leaving the water treatment plant. […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) wants to create a new program designed to shape high school students into future teachers. It is requesting $200,000 dollars in its FY2022 state budget to launch the “Grow Your Own” program. During a state Board of Education meeting, DESE Chief Budget Officer Jennifer Jordan says […]
The State Emergency Management Agency announced more than $9 million in grant funding has been approved to build tornado safe rooms in six Missouri school districts. The federal grants for school districts in Dunklin, Henry, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, and Wright counties will pay for 90 percent of the cost of the safe rooms, which are […]
The Grundy County Commission approved Coronavirus relief funding requests from the Laredo R-7 School District and Sunnyview Nursing Home Tuesday, September 22nd. Laredo R-7 was approved for $2,614.46, and Sunnyview was approved for $15,083.82. Grundy County was notified of a registration qualification last week, and the county is required to submit a report detailing the […]
A Sparta, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Christian County, Mo. Travis W. Robinson, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 14 years in federal prison without parole. On March 11, 2020, Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute […]
An El Dorado Springs, Missouri, woman and a North Plainfield, New Jersey, man were sentenced in federal court for producing child pornography. Amanda Errin Hunt, 41, and Daniel Thomas Baggott, 38, each were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 18 years and four months in federal prison without parole. The court also […]
A prior sex offender in Forsyth, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. Timothy Wayne Carnelison Jr., 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 20 in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Carnelison to spend the rest of his life on supervised release following […]
A prior sex offender in Neosho, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. Benjamin H. Cole, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 15 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Cole to spend the rest of his life on […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory for customers described as south of Cainsville following a water main break on Monday. Rural water customers within the boundary are advised to boil water until further notice. This includes those within the area, clockwise, Elk Road and Route N on the north, […]
The Trenton R-9 School District has announced a calendar change to cancel school for next Monday, September 28, 2020. The district reports September 28th will instead be used as a professional development day for what’s listed as preparation of online, planning, and development for instructional purposes. No school at Trenton R-9 pre-kindergarten through 12th grade […]
Chillicothe Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported the district was notified Sunday that additional students and staff have been reported as positive for corona-virus and will require an even larger number of students and staff to be quarantined. A decision has been made, according to the Wiebers, that the Chillicothe Middle school will transition to all virtual […]
