The Highway Patrol reports a Quincy man sustained minor injuries when a garbage truck’s mirror struck him in Carroll County Wednesday afternoon. Forty-three-year-old Jason Dull was a pedestrian working near the shoulder of Highway 65 when the southbound garbage truck reportedly did not move over for workers. That’s when the truck’s passenger’s side mirror struck […]
The Trenton Park Board reelected its President, Vice President, and Secretary at a meeting Wednesday evening. Duane Helmandollar remains President, Curtis Crawford Vice President, and Andy Cox Secretary, in name only. The board discussed replacing the small piece of play equipment at the lower part of Moberly Park with something comparable to what is currently […]
Although the Smithsonian component of the Hometown Teams exhibit departed July 1 the locally produced sports exhibit continues through the Missouri Day Festival weekend in October. The local sports exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing in American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and all the County’s Public School teams. […]
A Higginsville resident was injured Monday night in Carroll County when the Polaris ATV he was operating struck a gate ejecting him from the vehicle. Twenty-two-year-old Marcus Hayes was flown by medical helicopter (Lifeflight Eagle) to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. The accident happened at 8:15 on private property off Carroll County Road 239. […]
Trenton City Council last night adopted eight ordinances, four of them passing by way of split votes and two police officers were hired by the city council. On a vote of six in favor and one opposed, the council adopted a change in zoning for 132 West 4th Street, changing it from one and two […]
Grundy County Emergency Management is encouraging extra care with outdoor activities including burning. The prolonged dry conditions has lead to an increased threat for natural cover fires. The severe drought that a large portion of the area is now experiencing has lead to many natural grasses going dormant, which leads to an increased risk for […]
A Novinger man was hurt Saturday evening when the motorcycle he was operating traveled off a road south of Novinger. Fifty-eight-year-old Stephen Embree was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, then flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. The accident happened two miles south of Novinger on Route K as Embree […]
The Trenton City Council will consider eight ordinances regarding a change in zoning, several agreements, and amending city code during its meeting next week. The meeting will be held at the Trenton City Hall Monday night at 7 o’clock. One ordinance to be considered would change the zoning of property at 132 West Fourth Street […]
The Highway Patrol reports two persons sustained injuries when a four-wheeler ejected the driver and overturned on top of the passenger in Browning at 12:15 am on Wednesday. Thirty-four-year-old Angellee Piljerton of Las Vegas, Nevada drove the four-wheeler east on Line Street when it ran off the left side of the road at Route O. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan couple sustained moderate injuries when they were ejected from a motorcycle about three miles west of Milan Tuesday night. Twenty-year-old Samuel Eller drove the motorcycle west on Route E when it struck a dog in the road. The motorcycle overturned and ejected both the driver and passenger, 22-year-old Ashlin […]
Several fire departments responded to a fire near Bethany on Monday that burned several structures. Bethany Fire Chief Jacob Denum reports departments from Bethany, Pattonsburg, New Hampton, and Gilman City responded to the fire south of Bethany on Route AA. He says the fire burned two outbuildings and a barn as well as farm equipment, […]
A Milan man was killed and another injured Saturday evening when a UTV overturned on a road north of Green Castle. Fatally injured was the driver, 46-year old Nathanial Wolfe, while the patrol reports his passenger, 27-year-old Kelby West of Milan, received serious injuries. West was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. […]
The Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton saw a slight increase in its membership prices this year. Ketcham Center Director Nathan Gamet explains the increase comes out to less than $2.00 per month for the annual memberships. The new rate for a single membership costs $240 with a […]
A motorcycle and car collided Tuesday evening injuring 45-year-old Ray Lewis of Princeton who was transported by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with minor injuries. Lewis was operating a motorcycle southbound on Highway 65 when he made a left turn into the path of a vehicle, westbound on a private drive. Sixteen-year-old Austin Kelly […]
Trenton City Council last night approved a commitment to purchase a wheel loader for the street department use at the asphalt plant. A discussion was held on adding days to legally shoot fireworks within the city limits but ultimately doing nothing and not taking any vote on changing an existing ordinance at this time. Through […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first two months of this fiscal year are down for general revenue, capital projects, parks, and firefighting related needs compared to the same period a year ago. The reductions are nearly ten percent for parks, more than eight percent for firefighting equipment, training, and services and seven percent […]
The Trenton City Council will consider three ordinances and discuss multiple other topics at its meeting next week at the Trenton City Hall Monday night at 7 o’clock. The ordinances would approve an agreement with Foley Equipment Company for the purchase of a Caterpillar loader, the execution of a contract renewal with Green Hills Animal […]
The Trenton Municipal Utility Committee is recommending the city council next Monday night, accept an agreement involving phase two of projects planned at the wastewater treatment plant. At last evening’s committee meeting, engineers from Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City gave a presentation on the design-build project. The cost is not to exceed $4,900,000 and is […]
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the new alignment of the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 near Osborn. Since March, crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation and their subcontractors, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have been rebuilding the westbound lanes on a new alignment and added turn lanes at the junction of […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department Monday responded to a report of hay bales on fire along LIV Road 251 which is near the airport. According to a news release, Harold Dewey was having hay baled in the field by his home when a bearing on the baler failed and over-heated catching two large round bales of […]
