A Milan man was killed and another injured Saturday evening when a UTV overturned on a road north of Green Castle. Fatally injured was the driver, 46-year old Nathanial Wolfe, while the patrol reports his passenger, 27-year-old Kelby West of Milan, received serious injuries. West was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. […]
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Special Olympics athletes embark on journey to National Games on Friday
Every four years, Special Olympics North America manages the national summer games in the United States that include athletes from all 52 US programs. The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates (athletes, coaches, and […]
Northern Missouri counties to be recipients in portion of $237M from USDA funding
The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $237,000,000 in 119 rural community service facilities in 29 states with some of that money is going to recipients in northern Missouri. The Sunnyview Foundation, Incorporated will receive a $36,500 loan and a $19,400 grant to be used to purchase an accessible lift van for the Grundy […]
University of Missouri Extension seeking landowners and renters to complete survey
The University of Missouri Extension is seeking landowners and land renters to respond to an online survey for the MU Crop Resource Guide. The Cash Rent Survey covers rent for grain bins, machine sheds, and recreation land as well as land agreements, including crops, pastures, and hay ground. It only covers cash rent and is […]
Livingston County Sheriff seeks assistance from public with theft investigation
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance as officers investigate a burglary and theft in northern Livingston County. Sheriff Steve Cox reports it was about 2 o’clock Monday morning when someone entered a building in the two thousand block on Route V. Cox said items stolen include various tools, chainsaw, and a […]
Special Olympics athletes set to represent Show-Me State at Nationals
The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1 through the 6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates including athletes, coaches, and Unified Partners from around the country to the greater Seattle area to compete in a variety of sports. Hosted at […]
Audio: Governor Parson signs five bills, but 61 still await his attention
(Missourinet) – Governor Mike Parson has signed five bills into law since replacing Eric Greitens as head of state, but 61 other measures await his attention. Among the bills signed by Parson Friday was one dealing extensively with the Department of Natural Resources. It gives the agency the authority to establish rules and […]
Trenton man facing multiple charges of statutory rape and incest in Livingston County
A rural Trenton resident, recently released from jail on a percentage bond, is to be in circuit court next month in Chillicothe. Thirty-eight-year-old Dustin Lee Hall was a Chillicothe resident when he was arrested and charged with two counts each of statutory rape and incest. Online court information shows Chillicothe Police investigated the incidents that […]
Nuisance officer and downtown buildings dominate Trenton Administrative Committee meeting
Discussion of two topics dominated a meeting last night of the Trenton City Councils’ Administrative Committee. One involved downtown buildings with the other designating one person to handle nuisance violations on behalf of the city. For the last few years, Trenton Police officers have been responsible for investigating nuisances such as tall weeds, automobile parts; […]
St. Joseph woman sentenced to 5-years in prison for selling stolen firearms
A St. Joseph woman was sentenced in federal court for selling stolen firearms. O’Ceonna S. Thomas-Weston, 23, of St. Joseph, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to five years in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 28, 2017, Thomas-Weston pleaded guilty to selling a stolen firearm. Co-defendant Ronnie Lee Martin III, 22, […]
Mercer and Grundy Counties added to deer feeding ban by Department of Conservation
The Missouri Department of Conservation has expanded its restrictions on feeding deer and placing minerals for deer to seven new counties in response to finding cases of chronic wasting disease in or near them. The seven new counties are Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Grundy, Madison, McDonald, Mercer, and Perry. The feeding ban for these seven new […]
MoDOT’s online Traveler Information Map to offer new feature
Starting June 9, MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map will have a new feature. The map will be able to display preferred bypass routes whenever there is an incident/congestion on I-44 and I-70. A bypass will be shown on the map as a green and yellow dashed line with a bypass symbol placed intermittently along the route. […]
Trenton Aquatics Center reports highest attendance since 2010
The Trenton Park Board approved the purchase of a lifeguard stand for the Trenton Family Aquatic Center at its meeting Wednesday evening. The lifeguard stand will be purchased from Recreonics for $2,470. Aquatic Center Manager Alexis Whitney reported a lifeguard stand bottom had cracked and needed to be replaced. She was told she could not […]
Springfield man faces at least 15 years in prison for child sexual Exploitation, illegal firearm
A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court to the sexual exploitation of a child and to illegally possessing a firearm. Corey Dean Frasher, 42, of Springfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to the charges contained in an April 6, 2017, federal indictment. Frasher remains in federal custody. The investigation […]
Audio: State Auditor to announce results of probe into Missouri’s delivery of food stamps
State Auditor Nicole Galloway will announce results of an examination of the state’s delivery of the federal program that used to be known as food stamps. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is managed by the state’s Department of Social Services. Galloway announced the audit more than a year ago to examine safeguards […]
Ducks Unlimited to begin major restoration at Swan Lake on June 1, 2018
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner reports Ducks Unlimited will begin a major habitat restoration project at the refuge Friday, June 1st. The refuge notes Ducks Unlimited secured a $1,000,000 grant from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to restore and enhance the refuge’s wetland habitat. The project was bid out to CC […]
Missouri judge rules Greitens committees must turn over subpoenaed documents
(MissouriNet) -A Cole County judge has ruled that Governor Greitens’ political action and campaign committees must turn over documents by Friday to a House committee investigating Greitens. During a court hearing last week, Mark Kempton, the attorney for the House committee, said the lawmakers want documents that are relevant to their investigation of the governor. […]
Car show to benefit DAWGS set for June 23rd
Classic cars, hot rods, and motorcycles will be on display at a community event at Black Silo Winery of Trenton in June to benefit the Disabled Athletes with Grundy Support. There will be 17 different classes to enter for the Wheels and Wine Car Show that will be held June 23rd. Registration starts at the […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 9 dead over Memorial Day weekend
Nine people died in traffic crashes over the 2018 Memorial Day weekend which is the same number of those killed during the three-day weekend in 2017. During the counting period of 6 p.m., Friday, May 25, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2018, the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated 294 traffic crashes which included 124 […]