Fourteen people voted absentee Saturday morning during special hours at the Grundy County Clerk’s office. That brings to 150 number of persons who have voted absentee for Tuesday’s primary election in Grundy County. Another ten ballots have been requested but not yet returned to the Clerk’s office. Absentee balloting continues until Monday Afternoon at 5 […]
The Grundy and Livingston County Clerks offices will be open Saturday for absentee voting for Tuesday’s Primary Election. Registered Grundy County voters may vote absentee at the courthouse in Trenton from 8 o’clock until noon. Registered Livingston County voters may vote absentee at the courthouse in Chillicothe from 8:30 until 12:30. The deadline for absentee […]
The Trenton Police Department Thursday arrested a Trenton man accused of trespassing and damaging property. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 29-year-old Brendon Ebersold faces misdemeanor charges of one count of first-degree trespassing and two counts of second-degree property damage. Bond was set at $1,500, and he is scheduled for the associate division of circuit […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of Aug. 6 – 12 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
As of Thursday morning, 166 properties are being offered for sale at the annual Grundy County Delinquent Tax Sale. The sale will be at the courthouse in Trenton the morning of August 27th at 10 o’clock with registration for buyers to start at 8:30. Collector-Treasurer Barbara Harris reports that of the properties to be offered, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Trenton men Wednesday on probation violations. Forty-two-year-old Mark Romesburg’s alleged violations include drugs, reporting and directives, supervision strategy, and special conditions. His bond is $15,000 cash or corporate surety. Romesburg was originally charged with domestic assault. Twenty-seven-year-old Jonathon Woods’s alleged violations include drugs, reporting and […]
Local youth band Best in Two Days will perform live in concert at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton. The band will play a variety of music for all ages in the Hoover Theater on the third floor of the library on the night of August 14th at 7 o’clock. Admission will be […]
This week’s report on crop conditions indicates the soil moisture supplies in Grundy County are getting worse as the extreme drought continues. A report from the Farm Service Agency office shows topsoil moisture as 40 percent very short, 50 percent short, and just 10 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture is only a little better: 30 percent […]
The Trenton Police Department arrested a Trenton man Sunday on allegations of child molestation and child endangerment. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 53-year-old Tony Augustus Stanley has been charged with the felonies of fourth-degree child molestation, a child less than 17 years of age and offender greater than four years older and first degree […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled, Senate Bill 40 in Grundy County, Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on its property tax rates proposed to be set. The hearing will be held on the first floor of the courthouse in Trenton on the evening of August 13th at 6 o’clock. The […]
A Trenton resident was among two injured Monday afternoon west of Trenton when the car he was driving collided with two oncoming vehicles. The highway patrol reports 25-year-old Drew Kelly of Trenton received moderate injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Kelly was eastbound when the car crossed the […]
A burn ban has been enacted for all of Mercer County due to the continued dry weather and lack of rain. The Mercer County Commission reports the ban on open, outdoor burning, will continue until further notice is issued. Princeton and Mercer also are continuing with their water restrictions in an effort to conserve water […]
The Trenton Police Department arrested two men Wednesday on felony possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the bonds for 52-year-old Jeffery Lewellen of Trenton and 55-year-old Donald Dewayne Tucker of Macon are $15,000 cash only for each. Court documents […]
The Trenton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 3900 East 10th Street in Trenton Wednesday night. Lieutenant Doug Franklin reports firefighters found no smoke or fire upon arrival, but there was light smoke upon entry into the residence owned by Cindy Akers. Crews deployed a water extinguisher and a thermal imaging camera to […]
Several defendants waived preliminary hearings in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday with each being bound over to the August 9th docket in Division One. Krensa Kay Williams of Trenton faces four felony counts of stealing including a controlled substance/meth manufacturing material, in two different cases. Bonds were reset at $10,000 cash only […]
A hay bale fire was reported Wednesday at Black Silo Winery off Highway 6, just east of Trenton. Lieutenant Doug Franklin of the Trenton Fire Department reported ten large round bales of hay were on fire. Firefighters protected other exposures from the fire spreading to them. The landowner used a tractor to move bales away […]
Many activities will be held in the Trenton Rock Barn during the North Central Missouri Fair, which officially starts on July 31st, those attending the exhibits in the Rock Barn can expect a real treat. Rock Barn Superintendent Carol Ausberger provides details of the various exhibits. Ausberger says items should be released by […]
Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs has shared a list of upcoming State Emergency Management Agency training that will soon take place. Courses in the area include an eight-hour Hazmat IQ Training to explain a response tool that incorporates a series of job aids called Smart Charts, which enable responders to handle an incident […]
Grundy County soil moisture shortages and crop conditions remain unchanged from what was reported one week ago. The figures were updated Monday by the Grundy County Farm Service Agency while our year to date, moisture deficit at Trenton has climbed to 13 inches. With one week to go in July, Trenton’s rainfall total officially is only […]
The Trenton City Council has arranged financing for the city share of the costs related to replacement of the 17th Street Bridge. The council last night gave unanimous approval to an ordinance on a lease purchase transaction. A ten-year loan has been set up with the Security Bank of Kansas City as the trustee. The principal […]
