The pursuit of affordable health insurance for all in Missouri is expected to get even harder in the coming year. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates premiums will increase by 31 to 54 percent in 2019 largely because of the decision to eliminate federal subsidies for low- and middle-income people to help them pay […]
(MissouriNet) – About 1,200 Missouri veterans report steady progress in the quality of care they have received at the state’s VA hospitals. Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who briefed reporters in St. Louis’ Forest Park, says it pleases her to hear about the improvements described in her annual survey results of the state’s five VA medical […]
(MissouriNet) – The special House committee investigating Governor Eric Greitens is frustrated that his defense team has refused to release documents in its possession. Republican Representative Don Phillips of Kimberling City is a committee member who spent 28 years as a Missouri State Trooper. Phillips notes he’s interrogated hundreds of witnesses over the years and […]
(MissouriNet) – Memorial Day unofficially marked what is known as the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers. Sergeant Jason Pace of the Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages parents to educate their teens about being responsible behind the wheel. Car crashes involving teen drivers climb during the summer months because teenagers drive more during […]
The Chillicothe R-2 School District has announced the employment of Jenni Boon as the Field Elementary School Principal. Boon has resigned as the Principal at Rissler Elementary School in Trenton effective June 30th. She’s been employed by the Trenton R-9 district 12-years. Mrs. Boon begins her duties with the Chillicothe School District August 1st and […]
The highway patrol reports the arrest two St. Paul, Minnesota residents Saturday night in Harrison County and accused them of possessing methamphetamine, possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, as well as unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Thirty-two-year-old Nathaniel Polk and 25-year old Q’shawn Lucas were taken to the Harrison County Law Enforcement […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports the arrest of two partially-dressed men last weekend. Sergeant Curtis Hays reports officers responded to a male without any pants lying on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of Elm Street early Friday morning at 1:06 am. Officers arrested Milan John Bender of Pattonsburg for trespassing, tampering with the property […]
The highway patrol reports a Ridgeway man lying on a road Northwest of Bethany was hit by a pickup truck early Sunday. Thirty-nine-year-old Ronald Gibson was life-flighted to St. Lukes North Hospital in Kansas City with serious injuries. The driver of the pickup, 17-year old Joseph Welling of Hatfield, was not reported hurt in the […]
The resurfacing and realignment project in DeKalb County near Osborn is in full swing. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to realign and resurface the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 near the junction with Route 33 North and Route M. Traffic is diverted off the westbound lanes via crossovers and […]
Jessie O’Dell has been hired as the new Band Director at Princeton R-5 School. O’Dell graduated from East Buchanan High School and earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Missouri Western State University and marched in Missouri Western’s marching band during her tenure there. She was a graduate assistant for Truman State University’s marching band […]
The highway patrol reports a Carrollton man was hurt early Sunday when the vehicle he was driving traveled into a ditch while he was pursuing another vehicle through a cornfield. The 2003 GMC driven by Reynolds was extensively damaged in the incident off County Road 381 in Carroll County. Reynolds was wearing a seatbelt. 25-year old […]
Bethany and New Hampton residents were injured when, according to the highway patrol, a Freightliner truck hit a pickup that attempted to make a U-turn on Highway 136 west of Bethany. The driver of the pickup, 47-year old Joseph Flinn of Bethany, and a passenger in the pickup, 47-year old Jack Rickey of New Hampton, […]
A Bethany man was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control of the motorcycle he was operating on Interstate 35. 38-year old Jerald McDaniel was pronounced dead at the scene six miles north of Bethany. The motorcycle was southbound on I-35 when it began skidding and overturned, ejecting McDaniel from the vehicle. It was noted […]
A Brunswick woman was hurt early Sunday when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 24 west of Keytesville. 47-year old Jennifer Ess was transported to Moberly Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries after the crash five miles west of Keytesville on Highway 24. The patrol said the westbound car received minor damage when […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted a resignation and a retirement at a special meeting Friday morning. The board accepted Rissler Elementary School Principal Jennie Boon’s resignation who has worked in the district for 12-years. Trenton High School secretary Carmen Coon will retire after 34 years with the district. Leeper says both the resignation […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman in Livingston County Thursday on a probation violation and failure to appear or pay. Twenty-one year old Jazmine McCallum is accused of violating her probation on an original misdemeanor charge of second degree tampering with a motor vehicle. She is also accused of […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a trash can fire behind a residence on Friday Captain Les Hinnen reports firefighters found a large trash can that had been on fire upon arrival to 1430 Trenton Road in Chillicothe. A resident had extinguished most of the fire prior to the fire department’s arrival. Crews used a […]
The Grundy County Health Department will sponsor the Gooseberry Festival 5K/10K Walk/Run at Eastside Park in Trenton next month. The free race will be the morning of June 16 with sign-in beginning at the park shelter house at 7 o’clock. The walk/run will start at 7:30. Medals will be awarded in all of the age […]
The Grundy County Museum in Trenton will open for the season this weekend. This year’s feature exhibit is the traveling Smithsonian exhibit called Hometown Teams, which focuses on athletics, how sports teams are embedded into our culture, and the impact of team participation on individuals. There will also be a companion exhibit focusing on teams […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Ridgeway man sustained minor injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident in Clay County Sunday morning. Sixty-two-year-old Calvin Baumgarten traveled north on Interstate 35 when his minivan ran off the right side of the road at mile marker 23.2. Then the vehicle struck the guardrail end, returned to the […]
