More than 70 students are scheduled to compete in the Trenton Middle School Spelling Bee next week. The event will be held on January 14th, starting with the fifth grade at 8:15 that morning. The sixth grade will compete at 9:15, seventh grade at 1 o’clock that afternoon, and eighth grade at 2 o’clock. No […]
Grundy County Clerk and Budget Officer Betty Spickard will hold a public hearing with the Grundy County Commission before preparation of the 2021 budget document. The hearing will be at the courthouse in Trenton on the morning of January 19th at 9 o’clock. It will include general revenue, road and bridge, assessment, ambulance, and law […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports another COVID-19-related death, which brings the total to 29. Health Department Administrator Elizabeth Gibson notes there can be delays in reporting deaths due to a verification process to make sure a death was caused by the virus. Cases increased by 11 for a total of 920. Six hundred ninety-seven […]
Hospitals and health departments in the state have reported immunizing their employees and front line workers with a COVID-19 vaccine. Grundy County Health Department Administrator Elizabeth Gibson reports no doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are yet available at the health department for its employees. The health department is working on getting a vaccine for individuals […]
COVID-19 cases increased by 19 in Grundy County since January 4th, while active cases went up by four. The health department reports 909 total cases, with 682 being confirmed. Eighty-three cases are active. Twenty-eight COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. The Putnam County Health Department reports two new COVID-19 cases on January 6th, […]
The Community Resource Center in Chillicothe has received a grant for up to $500,000 to reduce homelessness in six counties, including Livingston, Linn, Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy Carroll. The grant will enable the resource center to provide help to eligible persons or families in those counties. Funding is through the CARES Act Coronavirus Emergency Solutions Grant […]
Monday morning’s report from the Grundy County Health Department shows an increase of seven cases of COVID-19 from the New Year’s weekend, raising the total since testing began to 890. There are 79 active cases of COVID-19 which is six less than the previous report provided on Thursday by the Grundy County Health Department. The […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the Saturday arrest of a Galt man on drug-related charges. Forty-four-year-old Floyd Lane Jarrett also is described in court documents as a prior offender. Jarrett faces Grundy County charges of felony possession of a controlled substance listed as methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia described as two glass […]
The Grundy County Health Department on Friday evening reported an additional 12 cases of COVID-19, making the total 883 since testing began. There have been 663 confirmed and 220 probable cases. The number of active cases stands at 85, which is up one case from Wednesday’s report. The number of deaths in Grundy County attributed […]
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District reports a fire destroyed a structure at Leisure Lake on Wednesday afternoon. The cause was undetermined, and the owner was listed as Brent Hauge. Grundy County Rural was assisted by firefighters from the Trenton and Jamesport departments and the Grundy County Ambulance Service. Firefighters were on the scene […]
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to a woodworking shop fire south of Trenton on Highway 65 on Thursday morning, December 31st. Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reports firefighters tore off some metal siding to get to the fire and put water on it. He says the shop owned by Zack Jones and tools […]
A Winter storm is expected to impact the area late Thursday night into Friday bringing accumulating snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Travel conditions will quickly deteriorate. All areas north of Highway 36 in northern Missouri are encompassed by either a Winter Weather Advisory or a Winter Storm Warning. Areas, where lighter snow and ice is […]
The Grundy County Commission will meet with a representative of the Howe Company regarding bridge projects. John Dwiggins is scheduled to be at the courthouse in Trenton on the morning of January 5th at 11 o’clock. The commission will also work on the annual budget. It was previously reported the commission will meet to prepare […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on December 30th of a Galt woman on a steeling allegation and a Trenton man on a capias warrant on a probation violation. Thirty-one-year-old Ashley Rose Tharp has been charged with felony stealing, $750 or more. Bond is $10,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the […]
(12/31/2020) -The article below is now out of date. We have an updated article on the storm that is to pass through northern Missouri on New Year’s day, which is available HERE. The potential for a widespread winter storm could bring hazardous road conditions at the peak of New Year’s celebrations. A complex weather system […]
The number of COVID-19 cases has increased by two in Mercer County since December 29th. Confirmed cases went up by one to 124, and probable cases also increased by one to 145. The health department reports active cases remain at 17, and COVID-19-related deaths remain at seven. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Grundy […]
The Grundy County Commission approved an employee classification change and accepted a resignation involving Grundy County Ambulance on December 29th. The employee classification change involved Sarah Crosson. She completed her paramedic training/certification to allow for the change. The resignation was from Emergency Medical Technician Lilly Simmons. Ambulance Director Steve Tracy and Billing Clerk Beth Leeper […]
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Grundy County has decreased when compared to the day before Christmas. A report on Monday morning provided by the Grundy County Health Department shows 91 active COVID-19 cases, which is five less than last Thursday’s report. The overall number of cases is up by 14 during that four […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District on Monday announced a precautionary boil advisory for some of their customers following repairs to a water main leak. The boil advisory runs until further notice for rural water customers in an area with the boundaries that are clockwise from Highway 65 and Imperial Street on the north; Route […]
Grundy County’s unemployment rate for November is down when compared to October and November of 2019. The Missouri Division of Employment Security report shows Grundy County’s current rate is two point six percent, based on 114 unemployed out of a civilian labor force of 4,359. This past October, Grundy County’s rate was three point three […]
