The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development has announced that eligible students who complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 1st will receive the Access Missouri Grant. The priority deadline to file in Missouri is typically February 1st; however, the deadline has been extended due to the delayed release […]
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Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce banquet coming on January 25
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet on Thursday, January 25th, with social time starting to the Chillicothe Country Club at 6 o’clock in the evening. Dinner and awards will begin at 7, with awards presented for Chamber Business of the Year, Outstanding Personal Community Service, Chamber Person of the Year, […]
Chillicothe police investigate Thursday morning shooting
An investigation is continuing into a Chillicothe man claiming to have been shot on Thursday morning. According to CPD Chief Jon Maples, E-911 dispatch took an emergency call from a man saying he had been shot at a business in the 600 block of Business 36. Officers responded to the scene and secured it, and […]
Mercer County man jailed, charged with failure to register as a sex offender
A rural Princeton man is in jail after being charged with a felony – failure to register as a sex offender. Seventy-year old Timothy J. Dennis was arrested and charged on Wednesday. He is accused of being a Mercer County resident that knowingly failed to register as a sex offender after moving to the state […]
Grundy County Sheriff’s Department receives grant to help detect COVID-19
The Grundy County Commission has signed a contract to allow the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department to receive a grant. The department will be awarded $160,000 through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The grant will help detect and mitigate COVID-19 in confinement facilities. The grant will be a 100% reimbursement model, with the […]
Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce plans marketing related luncheon
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Lunch and Learn with Amplify Creative. A representative from the digital marketing agency will be in the conference room at BTC Bank in Trenton on Wednesday, February 21st at noon. Topics will include free and cost-effective tools for digital marketing, why a business should be online […]
Separate Wednesday blazes at Callao C-8 under investigation
Firefighters responded to a pair of fires at the Callao C-8 School on Wednesday that are under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. According to Callao Fire Protection District Chiefs Tyler Hall, firefighters responded to the first fire on Wednesday morning at 9:30. Flames were contained to a small room on the second floor […]
Livingston County Commission plans 2024 budget review
The Livingston County Commission will review the 2024 budget in a series of meetings scheduled over the next several days. The agenda for the meetings at the courthouse in downtown Chillicothe will include budget review items on Monday (1/8), Tuesday (1/9), Wednesday (1/10), and Thursday (1/11), all at 9:30 in the morning. The commission could […]
Performance review planned for upcoming Princeton Board meeting
An annual performance review presentation will be given at Monday night’s (January 8th) Princeton R-V Board of Education meeting. The board will meet in the high school library at 5:30 that night. Other items on the agenda include a board policy review, school safety grant proposal updates, and a closed session for legal action, real […]
Results announced from Tuesday’s Bulldog Challenge at Gallatin High School
More than 300 non-perishable items were collected at the Sixth Annual “Bulldog Challenge” held during Tuesday night’s varsity basketball doubleheader at Gallatin High School. The challenge involved Bright Futures Trenton against Bright Futures Gallatin. Bright Futures Gallatin collected 177 items, with 157 items collected for Trenton. Those items included jars of peanut butter, fruit cups, […]
Several northeast Missouri counties seeking grant for 911 communications project
The Grundy County Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding in regards to the Missouri 911 Service Board Financial Assistance Program and entering into a project agreement. The MOU involves a grant application to receive financial assistance from the Missouri 911 Service Board American Rescue Plan Act 2023 Next Generation 911 funding cycle for Grundy […]
Trenton City Council to consider three ordinances on Monday night
The Trenton City Council will consider three ordinances on Monday night, meeting at 7 o’clock at City Hall. The meeting will be available on Zoom. The first ordinance would amend a section of city code involving land use. The second would approve two legal services agreements. One for the city attorney’s services, and the other […]
Benefit crow hunt announced for Pollock clean up work
A Crow Hunt benefit will be held this weekend to benefit clean-up activities in the Village of Pollock. Registration will be held at the Pollock Community Center tonight (Friday, January 5th) from 5 to 7:30. Hunting will begin Saturday morning at 7, with a request for harvest to be presented by Saturday night at 6:30. […]
Kansas man identified as victim in Clay County homicide
The Clay County Sheriff’s Department has released the identity of the victim believed to have been involved in a homicide. The man was identified as 53-year-old Gildardo Carvajal of Gardner, Kansas. On Friday, December 22nd, a county parks employee discovered Carvajal’s body at Rocky Hollow Park near Excelsior Springs, with evidence leading to the belief […]
Missouri announces shutdown of MOBUCK$ loan program
In an unprecedented turn of events, Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek announced that the MOBUCKS$ loan program faced an unparalleled surge in demand, exhausting all available funding within a mere six hours on the first business day of 2024. The overwhelming response prompted the immediate closure of the recently reopened MOBUCKS$ application portal. The portal […]
Alternative deer hunting season numbers released
Preliminary date from the Missouri Department of Conservation indicates 12,465 deer harvested in Missouri during the alternative methods of firearms deer season (December 23rd through January 2nd). Of the deer harvested, 3,130 were antlered bucks, 1,450 were button bucks, and 7,885 does. Top harvest counties in the state were Callaway with 296 deer harvested, Franklin […]
Trenton Board of Adjustments approves three variance requests
The Trenton Board of Adjustments, on Tuesday night, approved three variances, with two involving on-going projects with North Central Missouri College. The first request came from William Gutshall for a 180 square foot variance on the maximum are for an accessory structure of 720 square feet to allow for a 30 for 30 foot building […]
Wright Memorial Hospital retains local emergency department physician team
Effective January 1, 2024, Wright Memorial Hospital has entered into a new contract with Missouri Physician Partners, the chosen group to provide emergency medical care in the hospital’s emergency department. Missouri Physician Partners, founded by Dr. Wyatt Pickering and Dr. Jeremiah Yerton, ensures continuity of care as nearly the entire existing physician team from the […]
Livingston County Library plans a “Murder Mystery”
The Livingston County Library of Chillicothe will host a “murder mystery program” and reading challenge in the month of January. Pick up a “Winter Beacon : Murder Mystery” crime booklet at the library. The book will have details on the crime, a list of suspects, and clues. Patrons who solve the case will be entered […]
Meeting for expectant mothers announced for Unionville
The Putnam County Health Department of Unionville will host a group meeting for expectant and experienced mothers to support and encourage each other. The Breastfeeding and Moms Group will meet on Tuesday, January 23rd at 10 o’clock. Health Department Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Johnnie Howell will present information on breast milk collection, storage, feeding, and latching. […]