Trenton has qualified eight entries for STAR events competition on the state level in March. Results have been announced following the regional STAR events held Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Chillicothe. STAR is an acronym for students taking action with recognition. It’s one of the programs for students in the school organization: Family, Career, […]
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Leadership Northwest Missouri class of 2019 to graduate in July
Several leaders from area counties are part of the newest Leadership Northwest Missouri class. The annual series of sessions help bring leaders together from throughout a 19-county region to discover and sharpen their leadership skills, explore regional issues, and build a network of contacts throughout Northwest Missouri. Members of the 2019 class from the Green […]
Program to educate landowners and tenants on farm leases to be held in Bethany
A program meant to educate landowners and tenants on Missouri Farm Leases will be held February 12, 2019, at the Harrison County Extension Office, located at 1505 Main, Courthouse Basement, in Bethany. The course will be instructed by a team of MU Extension Agricultural Business Specialists via live-stream and will be held from 6:00 to […]
Warrants issued for five individuals involving methamphetamine investigation
The Livingston County Sheriff’s office in conjunction with the Chillicothe Police Department is seeking the arrest of five individuals following a drug investigation. Sheriff Steve Cox identified those being sought as 26-year-old Cara Ann Hagler of Chillicothe, 39-year-old Peggy Jo Zorn of Chillicothe, 18-year-old Hunter Lee Forest Burns of Brookfield and 18-year-old Levi Lee McNeely […]
Missouri Department of Conservation test results reveal more deer with CWD
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 28 more deer from 11 Missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in Missouri to 103 since 2012. CWD is a deadly illness in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family, […]
Unionville teen accused of raping juvenile less than 14-years of age
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Unionville resident on a felony charge of first-degree statutory rape or attempted rape with a person less than 14-years of age. The Trenton Police Department arrested 18-year-old Hunter Clinkenbeard Wednesday. His bond is $150,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of […]
Missouri Department of Conservation reports final deer harvest for the season at more than 290,300
Missouri’s 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended January 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Franklin with 5,826 deer harvested, Callaway with 5,545, and Howell with 5,350. Of the 290,339 deer harvested, 136,776 were antlered bucks, 30,116 were button bucks, and 123,447 […]
Woman falls asleep at the wheel and crashes near Brookfield
The Highway Patrol reports a Huntsville woman sustained minor injuries when she fell asleep, and the car she drove ran off the road two miles east of Brookfield Tuesday morning. An ambulance transported 25-year-old Marissa Avila to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. Avila traveled west on U. S. Highway 36 when the car traveled off […]
Hunters harvest 12,080 deer during Missouri’s alternative methods season
Data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 12,080 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the fall firearms deer season, which ran December 22 through January 1st. Of the total harvest, 3,081 were antlered bucks, 1,586 button bucks, and 7,413 does. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 304 deer […]
Authorities investigating death in SE Livingston County
On Sunday night, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of an unattended death off L-I-V Road 318 in southeastern Livingston county. Sheriff Steve Cox said the victim had been deer hunting with an out of state friend but were hunting in separate areas and both were said to have had permission to be […]
Missouri’s largest-ever poaching investigation ends in jail time
A Greene County man’s court sentencing in December in Barton and Lawrence Counties are the most recent events in what is one of Missouri’s largest conservation cases involving the illegal taking of deer. On December 13, David Berry Jr. of Brookline received a 120-day sentence in Barton County Circuit Court for a felony firearms probation […]
Audio: Elk hunting in Missouri could start in 2020
The Missouri Department of Conservation says a limited elk hunting season could begin as early as 2020. David Hasenbeck, the Department’s Elk Program Manager, says they’re currently surveying hunters to get their preferences on different methods of hunting, when the season should take place and how to distribute tags. Elk Program Manager David […]
Missouri Department of Conservation reports 6,585 deer harvested during antlerless portion
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 6,585 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season, November 30th through December 2nd. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 261, Osage with 201, and Pike with 193 deer checked. Last year’s harvest total was 7,773. For […]
Longtime Trenton educator and author, Thomas Brown, dies at 94
Longtime Trenton educator and author Thomas Virgil Brown died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Trenton of natural causes. He was 94. Mr. Brown, Tom to his family and many friends, was born Aug. 9, 1924, on his parents’ farmstead just north of Melbourne in Harrison County, the son of Thomas Armfield Brown, a state legislator, […]
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease discovered in southwest Missouri
Missouri Department of Conservation reports that a young buck harvested in Stone County in early November has tested positive for the deadly deer disease — chronic wasting disease (CWD). According to MDC, this is the first detection of CWD in Stone County and the first detection in the far southwest region of the state. The […]
Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt to be held in Trenton
A Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt will be held in Trenton in December. Organizer Crystal Whitaker says teams of three to six members will travel and take pictures of specific lights and holiday decorations, solve riddles to collect holiday items, and use creativity to complete designated tasks December 14th. Teams can register for the scavenger hunt […]
Young hunters harvest 2,556 deer during late youth portion of season
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 2,556 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2018 deer hunting season, November 23 through the 25. Of the 2,556 deer harvested, 1,140 were antlered bucks, 336 were button bucks, and 1,080 were does. Top counties for […]
Christmas parade one of many activities at Winterfest in Unionville on Saturday, December 1st
A lighted Christmas parade is one of several events planned for Winterfest in Unionville Saturday. Parade entries are asked to enter the city park’s north entrance by 4:30 Saturday afternoon. The parade will start at the city park at 5:15 and be lead by Santa, Mrs. Claus, and two elves in a horse-drawn wagon courtesy […]
Missouri Department of Conservation reports November firearms deer harvest ends with 199,427
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested a near-record 199,427 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, November 10- 20. Of the 199,427 deer harvested, 102,930 were antlered bucks, 19,924 were button bucks, and 76,573 were does. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 4,021 […]
Chillicothe FFA Chapter attends trap shoot in Trenton
The Chillicothe FFA Chapter attended the area trap shoot held at the Trenton Trap Range on November 3, 2018. The Chillicothe FFA Chapter had 6 teams consisting of 24 individuals shoot on Saturday. They included Ethan Cooper A-46, Drake Bradley A-35, Clayton Walker A-44, Mack Anderson A-46, Garrett Cramer A-45, Trace Rardon A-43, Kale Campbell […]