The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education accepted health insurance and two resignations at a special meeting Thursday. Ozark Schools Benefit Association will be the district’s health insurance provider for the 2019-2020 school year. The monthly premium will be approximately $550 per month. The board accepted the resignation of Elementary Principal Doctor Anne Billington, effective […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Thursday on two drug-related felony charges. Thirty-year-old Domanic James Lee Ratkovich has been charged with possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia-amphetamine or methamphetamine. Bond was set at $25,000 […]
The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports 111 absentee ballots for Tuesday’s Municipal Election had been returned or voted on as of Friday morning, March 29, 2019. Another 20 absentee ballots had been requested but had not yet been received by the county clerk’s office. Seventy-three voted absentee in Grundy County in last April’s election. Tuesday’s […]
A Nixa man has pleaded guilty in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court to felony non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under an order of support. Court information says the court suspended formal imposition of sentence and ordered Adam Bentz to be placed on probation for five years under the […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 1 – 7. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Patrons of the Trenton R-9 School District will vote on the district’s no-tax-increase bond levy Tuesday, April 2nd. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the bond issue would allow the district to increase safety, address the need for a performing arts center, and provide for upgrades to the Trenton High School and Middle School Library Media Center. […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton resident Tuesday on a capias warrant on a probation violation. Thirty-one-year-old Bobbie Jo Dunkin is accused of violating her probation on an original felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $10,000, with 10% cash approved, and she is scheduled […]
Among cases Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, Duane Shiner of Lexington appeared via Polycom video communication and waived a preliminary hearing on five felony counts. The cases were bound over to the May 16th docket in Division One of circuit court. Shiner was arrested following a law enforcement pursuit east […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Monday of two area residents on capias warrants on probation violations and one resident on drug-related charges. Twenty-two year old Joseph Martin Herrity the Third (III) of Chillicothe and 18-year-old David Clay Austin Travis of Spickard are accused of violating their probations. They were both originally charged […]
Three arrests are today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Martin Herrity the third of Chillicothe was arrested Monday morning for alleged violation of parole. Probation has been suspended by the circuit court pending an April 11th appearance in Division One. Herrity was on probation on an original charge of felony possession […]
Several governmental jurisdictions within Grundy County do not have an election on April 2nd. That’s because of a state law that allows them to forgo an election when they have the same number of candidates file as there are open positions. School districts meeting the criteria of two candidates for two board member positions include […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and the Grundy County Health Department have joined forces to offer free sports physical exams for Trenton R-9 students planning to participate in athletics, cheerleading, color guard, and marching band activities during the 2019-2020 school year. Free sports physical exams will be offered on March 27 and April 3 from 8:30 a.m. […]
The Grundy County R-5 Junior/Senior Prom will be held next week. The “Memories”-themed event will start in the high school gym March 30th with pictures at 6 o’clock. The public is invited to attend the Grand March and coronation of the king and queen, which will begin at 7 o’clock. All seniors are royalty candidates. […]
The Grundy County Republican Central Committee invites the public to the Seventh Legislative District Lincoln Days in April. The event will start in the gym of the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton April 13th at noon. The cost is $20.00 per person with interested individuals to RSVP is […]
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors discussed work on energy projects at its meeting this week. The projects involve upgrading the boiler to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system and window replacement. Sunnyview Nursing Home Administrator Donita Youtsey reported a new lift van will be purchased through a United States Department […]
Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring reports he has received an increased number of complaints lately regarding trains stopping on the tracks and blocking the Route E crossing in Laredo. Herring says the Canadian Pacific Railroad claims the reason trains are stopping in that location is because of flooding, traffic backups, and work on the rails. […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two individuals Tuesday. Thirty-nine-year-old April Dawn Hanson of Trenton has been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia-amphetamine or methamphetamine. Bond was set at $20,000 cash only. […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County held their monthly cooking class at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Trenton. The March cooking class was made up of 16 students and FFDD volunteers. The students learned to make homemade fruit muffins and easy, quick homemade ice cream. Dorothy Taul and Diana Hoppe, volunteers […]
The Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of a Trenton man on Monday on a misdemeanor charge of first-degree sexual misconduct – first offense. Bond for 44-year-old Jason Lee Lovett was set at $1,500 and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court March 26th. Court documents accuse Lovett of exposing his genitals […]
A resident of Gladstone, 30-year-old Jason Edward Clay, has been arrested and faces two misdemeanor counts from an incident late last year in Grundy County. He was arrested Friday in Sullivan County. Clay is accused of resisting arrest and second-degree property damage with bond set at $3,500. Clay is scheduled for the Associate Division of […]
