The Highway Patrol arrested a Milan man in Sullivan County Tuesday morning on several allegations. The Patrol accused 26-year-old Mousas Aani of felony driving while intoxicated—persistent, driving while revoked, careless and imprudent driving, failure to display valid registration, and no seat belt. He was transported to the Sullivan County Jail on a 12-hour hold.
The results of Tuesday evening’s North Central Missouri Fair Parade have been announced. The Oldest Farm Tractor was a 1927 McCormick Deering 1020 driven by Mitch Flowers and owned by Neil Peery. Best Business Float went to Crow Miller Insurance Agency. Lowell Anderson and his 1939 Ford 9N Tractor received Most Unusual Entry. The Best […]
A traffic stop for speeding in Livingston County resulted in the arrest of a passenger. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter stopped a vehicle for going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit and was soon assisted by the sheriff. Cox says the driver was cited for speeding, and one of the […]
The Linn County Soil and Water Conservation District of Brookfield will hold its annual cost-share sign up Wednesday, August 1st through August 31st. The sign up is for the fiscal year 2020, which runs from July 1st, 2019 to June 30th, 2020. Summer construction practices will have a higher priority than other practices if they […]
The Trenton Park Department is accepting sealed bids for the purchase of recreation equipment. Bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of August 16th at 3 o’clock. Contact Park Superintendent Jason Shuler at 660-359-2004 for more information and specifications.
This week’s report on crop conditions indicates the soil moisture supplies in Grundy County are getting worse as the extreme drought continues. A report from the Farm Service Agency office shows topsoil moisture as 40 percent very short, 50 percent short, and just 10 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture is only a little better: 30 percent […]
The Trenton Police Department arrested a Trenton man Sunday on allegations of child molestation and child endangerment. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 53-year-old Tony Augustus Stanley has been charged with the felonies of fourth-degree child molestation, a child less than 17 years of age and offender greater than four years older and first degree […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for part of Trenton due to replacing a section of a water main. The advisory affects Lord Street from East 16th to East 13th Street and East 13th east from Lord Street to the end of East 13th Street. The boil advisory will be in effect until […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled, Senate Bill 40 in Grundy County, Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on its property tax rates proposed to be set. The hearing will be held on the first floor of the courthouse in Trenton on the evening of August 13th at 6 o’clock. The […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is looking for an Executive Director. Current director Aaron Franklin of Princeton is leaving the job in Trenton to work in an administrative capacity for another community action agency. Franklin has been selected as Finance Manager for the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency headquartered in Appleton City. He’ll […]
A volunteer work camper at the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner discovered Wood Storks at the refuge. The refuge reports Ron Conner saw the birds Thursday as he drove by the Swan Lake outlet to the south pool and it was reported the birds were still there as of Sunday. This is […]
The 79th Annual Lucerne Stock Show will start on Wednesday evening. The Community BBQ kicks off the event August 1. Meat, buns, drinks, and table service are provided and organizers ask that community members bring a side dish or dessert. The meal begins at 6:30 with kids games to follow. The show continues on Thursday […]
A Cooper County soybean farmer has been selected by a group of his peers to lead the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. Robert Alpers of Prairie Home, Mo. was named the organization’s chairman following a vote by the board of directors during their summer meeting in Jefferson City. Robert Alpers “I am honored to take on […]
A boy riding a dirt bike was injured early last evening at McFall when according to the highway patrol, an animal entered the street and was struck by the dirt bike. After impact, the dirt bike overturned throwing the operator off. Fourteen-year-old Chavez Roeder of McFall was taken by private vehicle to the Harrison County […]
A Trenton resident was among two injured Monday afternoon west of Trenton when the car he was driving collided with two oncoming vehicles. The highway patrol reports 25-year-old Drew Kelly of Trenton received moderate injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Kelly was eastbound when the car crossed the […]
“USDA is committed to being a strong partner to rural communities in building their futures,” Hazlett said. “All people – regardless of their zip code – need modern, reliable infrastructure to thrive, and we have found that when we address this need, many other challenges in rural places become much more manageable.” Eligible rural communities […]
The Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission has approved the following five actions in response to Governor Parson’s Executive Order 18-05 Drought Alert: Require soil and water conservation districts to move landowners completing the drought practices listed below to the top of waiting lists. Defer the Grazing School Requirement for 12 months after contract approval […]
(Missourinet) – West-central Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler is proposing to let VA hospitals recruit and hire doctors during their residency. She tells Missourinet doctor offices and hospitals practice such recruitment measures. Hartzler, whose district includes Columbia, goes on to say she thinks failing to recruit doctors during the residency period has contributed to […]
(Missourinet) – Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Austin Petersen says he’s received several death threats since announcing a giveaway of a machine that makes unserialized guns. During a podcast on Missourinet affiliate KZRG in Joplin, Petersen says the threats made on social media include hoping he gets shot in the face and his head blown […]
(Missourinet) – The new U-S Attorney for the Western District of Missouri says the state’s increasing violent crime rate has drawn the attention of White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly. Tim Garrison briefed Mr. Kelly during President Trump’s Kansas City visit last week. Garrison tells reporters he told Kelly that Missouri has three […]
