A garage was destroyed by fire while the adjacent house received fire, smoke, and water damage early Tuesday evening in Trenton. Members of the Trenton Fire Department and Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded with equipment and personnel to 503 East 22nd Street in north Trenton. The call came in at 5:37 pm with […]
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Hale man charged with multiple offenses after arrest on Friday
A Hale man arrested by the Highway Patrol in Grundy County on November 5 faces multiple charges. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 40-year old Robert Joe Singer has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated as a chronic offender as well as the misdemeanors of possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or […]
Trenton woman arrested for failure to appear in court
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman on a capias warrant on November 2 for allegedly failing to appear in court. Twenty-one year old Keylee Erika Vestal’s original charge was felony first degree harassment, stemming from an alleged incident in July of 2018. Vestak’s bond is $2,500 cash only, and […]
Trenton man arrested for violating protection order
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the Trenton Police Department arrested a Trenton man on October 28, 2021, on misdemeanor violation of an order of protection for an adult. The bond for 32-year-old Jerome Michael Ford Lowe was set at $5,000 cash only. He is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court on November […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of Newtown woman with multiple warrants
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Newtown woman in Sullivan County on October 27, 2921, on multiple warrants. An arrest report shows two warrants for 25-year-old Lindsey Tovrea were from Grundy County for failure to appear on original charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and one from Sullivan County for speed. She […]
Trenton man arrested on drug allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on October 21, 2021. Thirty-year-old Devin Aaron Pierce’s bond is $20,000 cash only. He faces charges of felony delivery of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of […]
Kansas City man arrested in Grundy County for failure to pay child support
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Kansas City man on October 20, 2021, on four felony counts of non-support with total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under an order of support. Fifty-five-year-old Byron Ray Dickerson was arrested in Jackson County and extradited to Grundy County. His bond totals […]
Two charged in Grundy County after threatening to harm probation officer
Two men have been charged in Grundy County with felony tampering with a judicial officer after they allegedly threatened to cause harm to their probation officer last week. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 44-year-old Timothy Adam Stanley of Sumner turned himself in on October 18, 2021, and 43-year-old Michael Cole Lewis of Brookfield was […]
Man from Amazonia to appear in court on stealing charge
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports an Amazonia man had a writ on October 13th from the Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center to appear in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court on October 14th for a guilty plea. Twenty-four-year-old Brandon Kieth Walker’s original charge was felony stealing a motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft. His […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of a Trenton man and woman from Galt
A Trenton man who allegedly tried to unlawfully enter a building owned by K4C Cottages in Trenton on October 9 faces two felonies. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 36-year-old Brandon Charles Bellamy was arrested by the Trenton Police on October 9, 2021. He has been charged with first-degree attempted burglary and first-degree property damage. […]
Trenton man arrested on drug allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton man on October 4, 2021, on felony unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia involving amphetamine or methamphetamine. Bond was set at $3,000 cash only for 43-year-old Richard Dale Leeper. He is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court on October 12. Court documents accuse Leeper […]
Grundy County Commission to meet on Tuesday
Two additions have been made to the agenda on Tuesday for the weekly meeting of the Grundy County Commission. Representatives of Hickman Insurance will be available Tuesday to assist with open enrollment for employees interested in having insurance. The commissioners will receive an update from Grundy county extension at 11 o’clock. Previously announced was the […]
Trenton man charged with domestic assault and endangering an unborn child
A Trenton man accused of hitting and shoving a pregnant woman on Wednesday, September 29 faces charges in Grundy County. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 20-year-old Colton Lester Chaney was arrested Thursday, September 30th. He has been charged with felony third-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Bond was […]
Fire damages engine compartment in car on Highway 65 near Trenton
A car fire on Saturday afternoon in Trenton extensively damaged the engine compartment of the vehicle. The car was on the shoulder of southbound Highway 65, about one-half mile north of Highway 6. When firefighters from the Trenton Fire Department arrived on the scene, flames were coming from the engine compartment. The cause of the […]
Trenton woman transported to Wright Memorial Hospital after crashing near Laredo
The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton woman sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck she drove failed to negotiate a curve and overturned three and a half miles northwest of Laredo on Friday, September 24. Emergency medical services took 20-year-old Sidney Lynch to Wright Memorial Hospital. The pickup traveled north on Route E before running […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of three area residents
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of three area residents on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, on various charges. Thirty-six-year-old Zachary Lee Wilson of Spickard has been charged with the felonies of unlawful use of a weapon involving exhibiting, first-degree property damage, and armed criminal action. He also has been charged with misdemeanor unlawful possession, […]
Residents of Trenton and Humphreys injured in crash at edge of Galt; driver life-flighted to Kansas City hospital
Residents of Trenton and Humphreys were taken to hospitals following a single-vehicle, rollover, accident Tuesday afternoon in Galt. The highway patrol described injuries as serious for both 31-year-old Travis Vasey of Trenton and 26-year-old Dakota Dalton of Humphreys. Vasey was flown by medical helicopter (Life Flight Eagle) to the Truman Medical Center in the Kansas […]
Princeton man arrested on warrant for violation of probation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Princeton man on a capias warrant for a probation violation on September 9th and on an additional charge on September 10th. Forty-nine-year-old James Leroy Houk allegedly violated his probation on original felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. […]
Trenton authorities report the arrest of two on failure to appear in court
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on September 8, 2021, of two individuals who failed to appear in court. Fifty-three-year-old Barbara Lois Strout of Eldon was arrested in Miller County. She allegedly failed to appear on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Strout’s bond is […]
Grundy Electric bucket truck a “total loss” after fire on Saturday
A Grundy Electric Cooperative bucket truck is considered a total loss after a fire near Grundy Electric on Saturday night, September 4, 2021. Trenton Fire Lieutenant Jeremy Summers reports the bed area of the truck was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Crews used a one-and-a-half-inch hose line to extinguish the fire. The cause of the […]