Chillicothe police on Friday morning arrested 37-year-old Jeffrey Carroll of Kansas City after receiving a report of suspicious activity in the 1000 block of South Washington Street. Carroll has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and bond was set at $10,000 cash only. Carroll was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail where he awaits […]
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TMU issues boil advisory for portion of Trenton
Trenton Municipal Utility employees Thursday night repaired a water leak and issued a precautionary boil water advisory for a small area of northwest Trenton. Affected are customers on Carnes between 18th and 20th Streets as well as those on 20th between Carnes and Bolser. The precautionary boil advisory for this specific area is in effect the […]
Northwest Missouri State Homecoming to be ‘Greatest Show at Northwest’ October 7-15
Northwest Missouri State University will celebrate “The Greatest Show at Northwest” during its 2018 Homecoming week. The week begins Sunday, Oct. 7, with the hanging of the banners at the J.W. Jones Student Union, and the festivities conclude Monday, Oct. 15, with the presentation of awards in the Charles Johnson Theater. Highlights include the Homecoming […]
“Ignite Revival” location in Mercer County changed due to weather
The Mercer County Ministerial Alliance’s Ignite Revival next week has been relocated. The event will now be held at the First Baptist Church in Princeton next Monday through Friday at 6 o’clock each evening. Abner Neill with the Ministerial Alliance says the reason for the move is due to wet weather conditions.
Billy Joel to perform at Kauffman Stadium Friday, September 21
For those of you attending the Billy Joel concert on Friday, September 21, the Kansas City Royals are announcing details for the day of the event. Parking lots at the Truman Sports Complex will open at 1 p.m. Parking will cost $30 for cars, $45 for oversized vehicles and $60 for RVs and buses. Day […]
Northwest Missouri State University to present 28th annual Freshman/Transfer Showcase
First-year students in Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present “Love/Sick” as the 28th annual Freshman/Transfer Showcase. Performances will be in the Studio Theatre at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-6 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 7. Tickets are $10 and can be […]
“Local Artists Showcase II” to open at Dorris Rider Art Gallery
A collection of works by area artists will begin the 2018-2019 exhibition schedule in the Dorris Rider Art Gallery at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. “Local Artists Showcase 11” will open on Tuesday, September 25 and run through October 12. Artists can submit up to two pieces of original art that have not previously […]
Audio: Senator McCaskill and Attorney General Hawley Spar on Kavanaugh nomination, health care and tax returns
(Missourinet) – The two main candidates for Missouri’s U-S Senate race battled over the issue of health care at a Friday forum near St. Louis, sponsored by the Missouri Press Association. GOP Senate nominee Josh Hawley, who as Attorney General joined a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, says he supports maintaining requiring insurance companies […]
Audio: Electric linemen from Missouri heading to South Carolina
(Missourinet) – More than 150 Missouri linemen are heading to South Carolina to assist with Hurricane Florence cleanup. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives says 162 lineworkers from 33 coops have left for Tennessee to get closer to the East Coast. The lineworkers will then be heading to Kingstree, South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach. […]
Grundy Electric sends crew to South Carolina to assist with power restoration
Four Grundy Electric Cooperative linemen left for Santee Electric Cooperative in Kingstree, South Carolina Friday morning to help with power restoration efforts after Hurricane Florence. Grundy Electric reports Mace Ormsy, Brent McClintick, Rick Gamble, and Mason Larson join 162 Missouri cooperative line workers from 33 of the state’s electric cooperatives. The cooperative notes Missouri is […]
Driver demolishes car in Carroll County crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Clifton Hill man sustained moderate injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident in Carroll County Friday evening. Fifty-five-year-old Richard Best traveled east on U. S. Highway 24 when the vehicle he drove ran off the right side of the road east of Route V and hit a tree demolishing […]
Girl Scout registration to take place in Gilman City
Girls can register to join a Girl Scout troop during a registration and information open house at the Gilman City United Methodist Church next week. Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions and find out more about Girl Scouts during the event next Friday, September 21st evening from 5 to 6 o’clock. More information can be […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of 4
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four individuals on various unrelated charges. Forty-four-year-old Miriah Butler of Trenton was arrested Thursday on failure to obey judge’s order on felony charges of third-degree domestic assault—third or subsequent offense and distribution, delivery, manufacture, or production or attempt to possess with intent to distribute, deliver, manufacture, […]
Audio: Jamesport Community Association to hold fish fry
The Jamesport Community Association will hold a fish fry on Friday, September 14, 2018, to raise money for the upkeep of the Spillman Evens Center and other community projects. Wayne Scott with the association says the serving of food at the Spillman Center starts at 5 o’clock in the evening. Those attending the […]
Audio: Tractor cruise, baby show and Melodrama all part of Calamity Jane Day Festival
The Calamity Jane Day Festival kicks off in Princeton Friday with a tractor cruise. Kelly Bertrand with the festival says tractors will leave the lower Mercer County Fairgrounds at 9 o’clock that morning. The tractors will return to Princeton at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon and will then be parked on the west side […]
Harrison County Route AA now closed
Due to a collapsed culvert, Route AA in Harrison County is now closed between U.S. Route 69 and Interstate 35. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation closed Route AA this morning. They will work over the next few days to replace the culvert and hope to reopen the route by 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. […]
Princeton, Mercer placed under boil advisory
The entire City of Princeton and City of Mercer have been placed under a 48-hour precautionary boil advisory. Princeton City Clerk Danette Snapp reports the advisory is due to a washout, clean out of the Princeton water tower Tuesday. Mercer City Clerk Colleen Hinshaw says Mercer buys its water from Princeton. The precautionary boil advisory […]
Pleasant View Board of Education increases gymnasium rental fees
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved increasing the gymnasium rental fee at a meeting Tuesday evening. The rental fee is now $200 for in-district residents and $250 for out-of-district residents. The board approved a field trip for the first and second grades to go to the Kansas City Zoo May 1st as well […]
Missouri’s 2018 unclaimed property auction set for September 13-14 in Columbia
Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has announced the 2018 Unclaimed Property Auction will be held September 13 and 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Columbia. An auction preview will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 12. The auction will begin at 9:00 a.m. on both Thursday, September 13 […]
Chillicothe man arrested on burglary and property damage charges
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports one person was arrested and charged following an investigation of a burglary and property damage at a home on LIV Road 228. Thirty-one-year-old Cody Lee Whiteside of Chillicothe was arrested for alleged burglary and property damage. Bond on a charge of second-degree burglary was initially placed at five thousand […]