Another lawsuit has been filed against a former employee of a company contracted for services at the Chillicothe Correctional Center who previously pleaded guilty to felony sexual conduct with a prisoner. The Kansas City Star reports the lawsuit alleges that John Thomas Dunn sexually assaulted 49-year-old Teresa Ketner after she sought counseling at the correctional […]
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Authorities investigate unwanted photos sent via social media
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox has released information on incidents investigated recently. One of the incidents involved an adult male allegedly contacting a woman on social media and sending her what is described as “a very personal photo.” The photo was unsolicited, unwanted, and unappreciated because the woman’s child was present when the woman received […]
Three generations of family build a beef business at Ayers Stock Farm in Green City
Ayers Stock Farm in Green City, Mo., has spent three generations in the rolling hills of northern Missouri building a beef business driven on horseback. Rick Ayers has been involved in his family’s livestock farm since 1967 and his wife, Jonna Ayers, joined the family farm while both were teaching agriculture education at the local […]
Livingston County fugitive captured after being on the run for more than a year
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office found and arrested a felony fugitive last week after more than a year of following multiple leads. Thirty-nine-year-old Miranda Nicole Adams of Chillicothe was arrested on a warrant for alleged violation of bond conditions on an original charge of felony possession of a controlled substance, with bond […]
Unemployment rates in Northern Missouri remain steady
Grundy County’s unemployment rate for October is steady with September but it’s lower than the figures reported for August and July. The latest statistics are for October which indicated Grundy County had 102 on unemployment out of a civilian labor force of 4,400. That’s a jobless rate of two point three percent. For the previous […]
Audio: Coon Creek Baptist Church serves annual Thanksgiving meal
With the cooperative efforts of many, an estimated 640 Thanksgiving Day meals were delivered or eaten at the Union Coon Creek Baptist Church. One of the coordinators for the annual project is Diana Crawford of Trenton. Mrs. Crawford noted some of the meals were delivered to people who were“shut-ins” The Thanksgiving meal […]
Coffee with a Cop set for December at Hy-Vee in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department’s next Coffee with a Cop will be in December. Community members can meet and visit with members of the Trenton Police Department and ask questions about the department, special programs, or law enforcement in general at the Hy-Vee Food Store in Trenton The event is scheduled for the morning of December […]
Veteran service events scheduled for the month of December
Events for veterans will be held in Trenton during the month of December. A veterans service officer will help with VA paperwork and answer questions at the Trenton VFW Hall on December 6th from 7 to 2 o’clock. A vet center counselor will also be at the VFW Hall December 6th from 9 o’clock to […]
Chillicothe Area Arts Council to present Enrico and Friends
A musical trio including a saxophone, piano, and violin will perform secular and sacred music for the holiday season at Chillicothe. The Chillicothe Area Arts Council will present Enrico and Friends “Music of Christmas” at the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe the afternoon of December 8th. The box office will open at 2 o’clock, and […]
Patrol arrests South Carolina man on warrants involving indecent liberties with a child
The Highway Patrol reports it arrested a Fort Mill, South Carolina man in Linn County on Wednesday afternoon and accused him of being a felony fugitive from out of state. The North Carolina warrants for 55-year-old William Rockow allegedly involve two counts of indecent liberties with a child and one count of contributing to the […]
Maysville man charged with murder makes court appearance on drug-related charges
A Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse saw a case involving drug-related charges bound over to Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning. Kenneth Wykert was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana […]
Marceline man arrested in Saline County
The Highway Patrol arrested a Marceline man in Saline County Tuesday night on several allegations. Fifty-seven-year-old Allen Scott is accused of driving while intoxicated, alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident, and consumption of an alcoholic beverage while driving. Scott was transported […]
Fire damages house on Norton Street in Trenton
Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler reports a fire caused minor damage to the front porch of a house on Tuesday morning. The fire was out but still smoldering at 1433 Norton Street when firefighters arrived, as occupant Lance Horton had used a fire extinguisher. Burning contents were removed from the porch, and the burned area […]
November firearms deer season ends with total harvest of 178,936
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 178,936 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, Nov. 16- 26. Of the 178,936 deer harvested, 91,420 were antlered bucks, 17,237 were button bucks, and 70,279 were does. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 4,008 deer […]
Four waive preliminary hearings in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court
Four defendants have waived preliminary hearings on various charges and each was given a December 12th date to appear in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Sean Philip Biller of Trenton is charged with delivery of a controlled substance or synthetic cannabinoid. Sara Kay Sparks of Spickard is charged with non-support. Both Brandon Tyler May […]
Great Plains Growers Conference set to begin January 9, 2020 in Saint Joseph
The Annual Great Plains Growers Conference in Saint Joseph will offer updates on technology, production, and safety in commercial fruit and vegetable production. The event will be held at the Fulkerson Center on the Missouri Western State University campus on January 9th through 11th. Workshop topics will include food safety grower training, honeybees, drip irrigation, […]
Three-car crash on I-35 injures Braymer teenager
A Braymer teenager was injured and the car she was driving was demolished Tuesday evening in a three-vehicle wreck on the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Clinton County. Two other drivers were not injured in the accident four miles east of Lathrop. Taken by emergency medical services to the Liberty Hospital with minor injuries […]
Chillicothe Kids Christmas slated for December 4th
Children four to 14 years old can shop for their loved ones during Chillicothe Kids Christmas next week. Children can shop in the courthouse lobby and purchase specially priced items costing less than $15.00 on December 4th from 4 to 6 o’clock. Christmas cards can also be made while purchases are wrapped for free. Chillicothe […]
Teenager arrested in Daviess County on multiple allegations
A teenager from Overland Park, Kansas was arrested Tuesday in Daviess County. Nineteen-year-old Jacob Palmer, who faces multiple allegations, was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail in Pattonsburg. Palmer is accused of tampering with a motor vehicle, felony resisting arrest by fleeing and felony possession of methamphetamine. He’s also accused of […]
Call to Missouri Department of Conservation’s Operation Game Thief leads to arrest
The Missouri Department of Conservation credits public cooperation, investigative work, and an anonymous tip for a major poaching arrest near the Lake of the Ozarks. Throughout the month of October, conservation agents who work the area near the Lake of the Ozarks responded to multiple complaints of dead deer with only the heads, tenderloins, and […]