Two Princeton City Council members were sworn in Monday evening after poll results were announced. Mike Homedale and Dee McKinney were sworn in for their terms. The poll results were also announced for Princeton’s bond issue regarding improvements for the waterworks and sewer system. The issue passed 155 in favor and four against. Deputy City […]
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Head Start Center in Trenton to hold application day Friday, April 12, 2019
The Head Start Center in Trenton plans to have application day this coming Friday, April 12th. Families with children eligible for Head Start are invited to visit the Head Start Center, located at 1807 Chestnut Street, between 4 and 7 o’clock. Those attending are asked to take the most recent tax return as well as […]
Highway 65 south of Carrollton opens to traffic
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traveler Information Map indicates U. S. Highway 65 between Carrollton and Waverly is now open to traffic. U. S. 65 had been closed in both directions in that area since March 28th due to flooding of the Missouri River and Moss Creek. MoDOT’s list of planned roadwork for next week […]
Stanberry woman injured in two-vehicle crash on Highway 136
The Highway Patrol reports a Stanberry woman sustained moderate injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck a car about two miles northeast of Stanberry Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 48-year-old Ramona Crouse to the Northwest Medical Center in Albany. The driver of the car, 19-year-old Haley Van Horn of Stanberry, was not reported […]
Kidder woman arrested on drug allegations
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kidder woman in DeKalb County Friday afternoon on several allegations. Thirty-one-year-old Elysia Stone was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway. Stone was transported to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail on […]
North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center participates in “Pinwheels for Prevention”
The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center of Trenton placed pinwheels on the lawn of the courthouses in Grundy and Livingston counties as well as a few other places in the area on Thursday as part of Pinwheels for Prevention. Child Advocate Ashlay Berry says April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and today (Friday) is […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of April 8, 2019
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 8 – 14. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Congressman Sam Graves to be keynote speaker at Lincoln Days event in Trenton
United States Congressman Sam Graves will be the keynote speaker at the Seventh Legislative District Lincoln Days next week. The Grundy County Republican Central Committee will host the event in the gym of the Ketcham Community Center of Trenton April 13th. The event will start at noon with a fee of $20.00 per person. RSVP […]
Friends of the Library to hold annual book sale at Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library
The Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale at the Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library of Trenton next week. The sale begins on the third floor of the library on Monday, April 8, 2019, with only members of the Friends of the Library allowed to shop from noon to 4 o’clock. All other […]
Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library’s Hoover Theater free for public use
The Hoover Theater on the third floor of the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library of Trenton is available for the public to use. Library Director Theresa Hunsaker says the theater is handicap accessible, can seat about 134 people, and has four handicapped spots. There is a stage entrance from the green room without going into […]
Five from THS win medals in Job Olympics
Five students from Trenton High School won medals when they competed in the Job Olympics held Friday in Chillicothe. Job Olympics in a skills-based competition centered on vocational simulations. Students competed in events that showcase their individual employability skills. THS students developed their skills through working in the Black and Gold Coffee Shop and the […]
Grundy County Clerk reports on number of absentee ballots cast for April 2 election
The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports 111 absentee ballots for Tuesday’s Municipal Election had been returned or voted on as of Friday morning, March 29, 2019. Another 20 absentee ballots had been requested but had not yet been received by the county clerk’s office. Seventy-three voted absentee in Grundy County in last April’s election. Tuesday’s […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of April 1, 2019
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 1 – 7. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Trenton High School students to compete in Job Olympics
Trenton High School students with special needs will display their skills in various competitions during Job Olympics. The students will compete in job interviews, laundry, housekeeping, sorting, personal hygiene against other school districts at the event at the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe Friday. The students must dress as professionals. Trenton students learn their skills […]
Volunteers needed for Special Olympics Missouri State Indoor Games March 29-31
The Special Olympics Missouri State Indoor Games will bring nearly 3,000 athletes, coaches, and Unified Partners from across the state to St. Joseph to compete in basketball and bowling, as well as take part in other special events. This state-level event takes place March 29-31, at various facilities in St. Joseph. Competition events will take […]
2019 Special Olympics Missouri State Indoor Games coming to St. Joseph
The Special Olympics Missouri State Indoor Games will bring nearly 3,000 athletes, coaches, and Unified Partners from across the state to St. Joseph to compete in basketball and bowling, as well as take part in other special events. This state-level event takes place March 29-31, at various facilities in St. Joseph. The State Indoor Games […]
Grundy County Sheriff’s Monday report includes three arrests
Three arrests are today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Martin Herrity the third of Chillicothe was arrested Monday morning for alleged violation of parole. Probation has been suspended by the circuit court pending an April 11th appearance in Division One. Herrity was on probation on an original charge of felony possession […]
Investigation in Chillicothe results in multiple arrests on drug allegations
The Chillicothe Police and Livingston County Sheriff’s Department began a drug investigation Friday in the 300 block of Clay Street. Officer seized drug paraphernalia and evidence of drug distribution from a resident of the home. A 30-year-old male was arrested on a parole warrant. Later that night, officers working the drug investigation obtained a search warrant at […]
Audio: Corps of Engineers: flood control is the priority here
There are over 350 miles of levees on the Missouri, Platte and Elkhorn rivers and tributaries that have experienced significant flood damage. According to the Army Corps of Engineers – which says that the magnitude of damage along these levees, means repair efforts will take *quote* an extended period of time. The corps spent Friday […]
Two injured in crash on Highway 69 south of Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained minor injuries when one car rear-ended another about two and a half miles south of Cameron Friday evening. Emergency medical services transported 23-year-old Ronald Lambert of Cameron and 57-year-old Katherine Coffman of Excelsior Springs to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Both cars traveled north on Highway 69 when […]