The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week continued work on the city budget for next year. The electric department budget is to include the purchase of a new bucket truck with grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to be included. The board discussed increasing the electric service charge from the current $10 […]
A Gallatin teenager was injured last night when, according to the highway patrol, the car she was driving northbound, went off Highway 13 and struck several small trees. The car came to a stop at the bottom of a creek bed and was demolished. The highway patrol reported 17-year-old Jade Wayne received moderate injuries and […]
A Gallatin man was arrested over the weekend on four felony counts stemming from a Trenton Police Department investigation. 22-year-old Justin Jay Rainey was charged yesterday with second-degree burglary, theft of a controlled substance, possession of the controlled substance, and resisting arrest for a felony by allegedly running from a police officer. Bond was set at $25,000 pending […]
The city of Gallatin has received a plaque and a grant of slightly over $9,000 from the Mirma Self Insurance pool. The money is to be used to purchase a car camera and surveillance equipment for the police department, and for an electric crimper and gas detector for the utility department. The Gallatin electric department is test […]
A Gallatin man was hurt Saturday morning west of Gallatin when he attempted to make a right turn off Highway 6 onto Route DD, but the sports utility vehicle he was driving went off the lettered road and hit a ditch. 71-year-old Ronald Moore of Gallatin was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor […]
Nine Trenton FFA members participated in area Fall speaking competition at Gallatin. Trenton students finishing first in their categories were Jayden Roeder, Mariah Fox, Hannah Persell, and Jaylen Neff. Placing second were Allena Allen, Tenna Roberts, and Katerina Black with Emily Kasinger placing third. Students placing in the top three of their categories qualify for […]
A committee at Gallatin is in the process of obtaining a 501-C3 tax deductible designation in order to seek grants. It’s proposed to be known as the “Friends of Gallatin organization. The Gallatin Board of Aldermen was told that sub-committees would be created for special projects. Grants for purchase of equipment are available to communities […]
Several financial documents have been accepted by Gallatin Board of Aldermen as efforts continued to move toward having a new water plant. An ordinance was adopted that authorizes $3,900,000 in waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds. The ordinance states 35-year revenue bonds are with the U-S Department of Agriculture at a low-interest rate of 1.375%. […]
Watch as the Trenton Bulldogs take on the Gallatin Bulldogs at Gallatin High School in the Grand River Conference Event. Tom Johnson has the play-by-play call with Tucker Franklin on color. Logan Demsich is the man behind the camera tonight capturing all the action live on video. The live video stream starts between 6:30 and […]
A Gallatin woman was injured last night, according to the highway patrol, when the car she was driving northbound went through the median of Interstate 35 in Daviess County and collided with a vehicle traveling in the other lanes. The highway patrol reported 22-year-old Amanda Hommertzheim of Gallatin was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional […]
North Central Missouri College’s Annual Dual Credit Student Day was held on Saturday, October 8th at the NCMC Campus in Trenton. The College’s dual credit program allows qualified high school students to enroll in college-level classes that earn both high school and college credit. All of NCMC’s dual credit students were invited to attend. Students […]
For those who are concerned about falling, University of Missouri Extension has classes starting on October 24, 2016, in Gallatin and Trenton that can help them stay independent longer. The Matter of Balance class helps people address concerns about falling. The eight-session class is designed to benefit community-dwelling older adults who have sustained a fall […]
A tractor cruise left the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Trenton at 9 o’clock this (Friday) morning in connection with this weekend’s Calamity Jane Days Festival in Princeton. The participants will be traveling to Cainsville, where a lunch will be served at the Cainsville Community Center by the ladies of the Bethel Church. The tractors will […]
Several events are Friday night and throughout Saturday for the annual Daviess County Chautauqua in Gallatin. Opening ceremonies are Friday night at 6 o’clock with special salutes to veterans and to the owners of Century Farms. Mary Hacking is co-chairman of the Daviess County Arts Council: Saturday events for Chautauqua in Gallatin include […]
Gallatin Boy Scout Justice Fry presented seven color-coded fire hydrant maps to Mayor Barb Ballew and the Board of Aldermen. Fry created the maps for an Eagle Scout project. His work also included painting 125 fire hydrants within the city limits. Tops of the fire hydrants have been painted red, orange, green, or blue based on […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week continued discussion related to plans to construct a water plant pending additional funding being secured. The board approved an ordinance to amend water rates to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture funding requirements. The rates are $33.25 cents for the first one thousand gallons and $7.25 for usage per […]
The Missouri Office of Administration is now accepting management contract bids for the Gallatin License Office. Interested individuals and groups must submit their bids to operate the Gallatin License Office by Sept. 19, 2016.For a list of bid opportunities and bid response instructions, visit missouribuys.mo.gov/bidboard. In the fiscal year 2015, more than 9,400 transactions were conducted […]
The highway patrol reports a Gallatin woman was injured when her car swerved to miss a dog, traveled off Clinton County Route A, and struck a fence post. The accident yesterday afternoon was about three miles southwest of Cameron. 45-year-old Teresa Pummill of Gallatin, according to the patrol, was taken by an ambulance to the Cameron […]
Area schools are reporting in with enrollments for the school year. Grundy R-5 reports an enrollment of 126 which is down 11 compared to opening day a year ago. There were 64 students in Kindergarten through sixth grade at Humphreys and 62 in grades 7 through 12 at Galt. The largest grade at Grundy R-5 […]
William “David” Iddings, a 40-year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation, will retire on August 1, 2016. Iddings retires as a senior maintenance worker at Gallatin. Iddings began working with MoDOT in 1976 as a crew worker at the former Coffey maintenance facility. In addition to his work at MoDOT, Iddings has worked at […]
