Missouri Republican Senator-elect Josh Hawley plans to reintroduce Senator Claire McCaskill’s duck boat legislation in the new Congress. Hawley released a statement Wednesday announcing his intention. McCaskill, a two-term Democrat who was defeated by Hawley in November’s election, filed her bill in August after 17 people died in July when a duck boat […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt man Tuesday on two drug-related felony charges. Forty-six-year-old Patrick Stephens has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon—possession of a weapon and a controlled substance. Bond is $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate […]
A northeast Missouri school official says the next K through 12 education commissioner brings a sense of collaboration to the table. Paris Superintendent Aaron Vitt says Margie Vandeven does not use a top-down approach. Paris Superintendent Aaron Vitt thinks having Vandeven at the helm is a great sign for Missouri’s students. […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri announces a new executive director, Dr. Christopher A. Small who recently began with the agency. Many from north central Missouri know the organization as Green Hill Community Action Agency. Several years ago the agency began doing business under the name of Community Action Agency of North Central […]
A prior sex offender in Fulton, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court after his mother and grandmother transported a 13-year-old child victim from Alabama to engage in illegal sexual activity with him. Michael James Collins, 21, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr. Collins, who was a resident at the Community Supervision […]
the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced it will not pursue Special Local Needs (24c) labels for the use of Engenia, FeXapan, and XtendiMax for the 2019 growing season. This announcement follows the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to extend the registration of these three Dicamba products for another two years with additional safeguards. The Missouri […]
You’ll see extra Missouri state troopers on the road this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, starting today (Wednesday). They’re participating in Operation C.A.R.E, which stands for crash awareness and reduction effort. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz predicts a record travel weekend nationally and in Missouri. Missouri state troopers are urging you to put […]
Among incidents the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office responded to in the past week, Sheriff Steve Cox reports a Chillicothe man was arrested following a report of a possible drunk driver. Cox says a caller reported the man was then slumped over the wheel in a driveway. A deputy checked on the driver on the concern […]
More women than men die every year from heart disease and stroke. The good news is that 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and lifestyle changes. Annually, the month of February is designated National Heart Month. While the red dress promotes awareness about women’s heart disease, the red scarf symbolizes lifelines […]
The utility committee will recommend to the Trenton City Council to make some changes in the TMU shut off policy in an effort to reduce the number of late notices, the shut-off notices, and re-connect fees. With payments due by the 18th, bills are sent a shut-off notice with a date when shut off will […]
Two Trenton men were arrested by police officers on Saturday with each facing two felony counts in the Grundy County Circuit Court with appearances scheduled on November 27th. Twenty-year-old Jeffrey Chad Corbin has been charged with driving while his license was suspended or revoked as well as resisting/ interfering with an arrest. Court information shows Corbin was […]
Four high school students from this area are in the running for a national scholarship offered by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Announced as 2019 semifinalists for the scholarship are Werthen Gass of Trenton, Kylie Willett of Princeton, Mardee Sadowksy of North Harrison at Eagleville, and Sydney Baxter of Chillicothe High School. Those four are among […]
Centennial coins are to be minted this Spring to commemorate the American Legion’s 100th anniversary. American Legion National Commander Brett Reistad of Manassas, Virginia talked about the coins during a visit to the American Legion post in Trenton on Saturday. The American Legion was chartered in 1919 and Reistad, during his Trenton speech, […]
A Brookfield resident was fatally injured early Sunday when the UTV she was operating went off the road east of Brookfield. Forty-nine-year-old Sharese Tollerton of Brookfield was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 8 o’clock Sunday morning, approximately seven hours after the accident was believed to have occurred two miles east of Brookfield on […]
There’s strong opposition among Missouri Republican lawmakers to expanding Medicaid, even after voters in three red states passed ballot measures to do so in the recent election. Newly elected House Majority Speaker Pro-Tem John Wiemann of O’Fallon told Missourinet earlier this year that more states would be retreating from Medicaid expansion. Missouri Republican […]
A preliminary hearing was held in the Associate Division of Sullivan County Circuit Court Thursday for a Kirksville woman charged with felony hindering the prosecution of a felony in September. Online court information shows 35-year-old Rikki Franklin’s case was bound over to Division One and is to appear for arraignment December 5th. The Highway Patrol […]
(AP) – A southern Missouri teacher who oversaw a history class presentation in which a ninth-grader dressed as a member of the Ku Klux Klan has apologized for a “lapse of judgment” and is suspended indefinitely, the superintendent of the predominantly white district said Tuesday. The Poplar Bluff student who dressed as a Klansman Friday […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports one arrest as well as one transfer. Forty-one-year-old Stephanie Erica Ricketson of Saint Joseph was arrested Saturday and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Bond is $15,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court November 27th. Court documents accuse Ricketson of […]
Poverty fighting groups in Missouri are asking federal leaders to protect those who protect our country. Congress is working on the Farm Bill, which includes funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Jeanette Oxford, executive director of the advocacy group Empower Missouri, explains more than 37,000 veterans in the state rely on the […]
The newly elected National Commander of the American Legion will visit Missouri in November. Reistad’s American Legion membership eligibility is through his Vietnam War-era service (1974-1978) as an active duty U.S. Army infantryman where he served with the Presidential Salute Battery of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at historic Fort Myer, Va. […]
