WDAF-TV meteorologist Joe Lauria talked weather for more than two hours Thursday evening in Trenton. Much of Lauria’s presentation was geared towards the upcoming severe weather season and for individuals who serve as storm spotters. At the completion of the presentation, the Fox 4 meteorologist talked about the importance of storm spotters and the general […]
Tag: Grundy county
Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District to hold appreciation luncheon
The Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District will celebrate 51 years of conservation efforts in Grundy County with its annual Customer Appreciation Day Luncheon today. A free lunch will be served at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus Lager Building in Trenton from 11 o’clock this morning until 1 o’clock this afternoon.
Grundy County R-5 School District to conduct preschool and Kindergarten screenings
The Grundy County R-5 School District will conduct Preschool age to Kindergarten screenings and Kindergarten enrollment next month. The screenings and enrollment will be done by appointment at the Galt Christian Church April 6th from 8 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The screening will be conducted on children three to […]
Spickard and Grundy County firefighters respond to fires on Sunday
Spickard and Grundy County Rural Fire Protection Districts responded to grass fires early Sunday evening. Training officer Jesse Richmond for Spickard said the first blaze was reported from a passer-by who noticed a field on fire north of Route Y and 64th Street which is located southeast of Spickard. Richmond said an estimated 40 acres […]
Saturday blaze burns 300 acres in Grundy and Mercer counties
Fire Saturday north of Galt burned approximately 300 acres of Conservation Reserve Program, pasture, and soybean ground. Galt Fire Protection District Chief Terry Wynne said two old vacant buildings, one a house and the other a shed, also caught fire. The blaze encompassed several properties in the area of 126th Street and 100th Avenue in […]
Four face judge in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court
Among cases in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday Darrell Wayne Graham of Trenton provided a written waiver for the preliminary hearing on felony charges of first-degree child molestation. Graham’s Bond was re-set at $100,000 and his case was bound over to the March 15th docket for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. […]
Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District to host fundraiser for Andy Burress
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District will sponsor a benefit auction and lunch late next month for a volunteer firefighter recently diagnosed with kidney failure. The Benefit Auction and BBQ for Andy Burress will at the North Central Missouri Fairgrounds in Trenton March 31st starting at 11 o’clock in the morning. Those attending can […]
Area organizations to participate in Severe Weather Awareness Week
Next week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Cutter says that the purpose of the week is to encourage the public to think about the severe weather that could occur in the area, including thunderstorms, flooding, hail, and tornadoes, and what they should do in a severe weather event. Grundy […]
Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District to hold customer appreciation luncheon
The Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its annual Customer Appreciation Day Luncheon next week. The event celebrating 51 years of conservation efforts in Grundy County will be held at the Barton Farm Campus Lager Laboratory Building in Trenton March 9th from 11 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the […]
North Central Missouri Business Facilitation assists area businesses with development
North Central Missouri Business Facilitation aids area businesses with development. Facilitator Stephanie Williams explains that the organization is made up of a group of individuals from Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, and Harrison counties. She says its mission is to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs, obtain the information they need, and help them move […]
Carrie Lamm-Clark files as candidate for Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney
A candidate has filed for Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney for the August primary election. County Clerk Betty Spickard reports incumbent Carrie Lamm Clark filed as a Republican. County candidates may file for the primary election at their respective courthouses until the evening of March 27th at 5 o’clock.
Trenton man arrested on alleged weapons charge
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Tuesday on two felonies. The Trenton Police Department arrested 31-year-old Aaron Michael Perez for unlawful use of a weapon—subsection four—exhibiting and resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. Bond is $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division […]
Day one of candidates filing for office keeps courthouses busy
More district-level candidates have filed for the August Primary election. Henry Robert Martin of Kansas City and Winston Apple of Independence have filed as Democrats for Sixth District U. S. Representative. Republican Sam Graves of Tarkio filed for re-election for the Representative position. Republican Dan Hegeman of Cosby filed for reelection for 12th District State […]
Texas man arrested in Grundy County for non-support
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Texas man Tuesday, February 27, 2018, for non-support. Thirty-five-year-old Jason Christopher Neff of Pottsboro, Texas faces two charges of felony non-support with total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under a support order. Neff posted bonds totaling $11,000 and is scheduled to appear […]
Candidates on hand at courthouse to file for office this morning
Candidate filing begins today subject to the August primary election in Missouri with county candidates filing at their respective courthouses beginning at 8 o’clock this morning. As of just before 6:30 this morning, waiting to file for a Grundy County office were four incumbents: Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull, County Clerk Betty Spickard, Associate Circuit Court […]
Candidate filing for August primary begins Tuesday
Candidate filing begins Tuesday, February 27, 2018, subject to the August Primary Election in Missouri. Area courthouses will be the location for candidates to file if they are seeking a county-wide office. For Grundy County, this includes the offices of presiding commissioner, county clerk, associate circuit court judge, clerk of the circuit court/recorder of deeds, […]
Trenton woman faces drug charge
A drug possession charge has been filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against a 25-year-old Trenton resident. Kyanna Maleia Merritt has been accused of felony possession of methamphetamine Saturday in Trenton. Bond has been set at $15,000 pending her appearance March 13th in Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court.
Man who stole Grundy County ambulance faces additional charges
Additional charges have been filed in Grundy County against 37-year-old Bobby Morgans the second of Trenton who was arrested following the theft of a Grundy County ambulance on Tuesday, February 20th. Authorities have accused Morgans of two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of tampering with a motor vehicle last Tuesday. Documents were filed […]
Absentee ballots now available for Grundy County residents
Grundy County residents can now vote absentee for the April 3rd election. Individuals may vote absentee at the Grundy County Clerk’s Office at the courthouse in Trenton weekdays from 8:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon. County Clerk Betty Spickard says the office will also be open Saturday, March 31st from 8 o’clock […]