Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has obtained and executed a consent judgment against Missouri Fence Company Springfield, LLC, and its owner Justin P. Schmidt. The lawsuit, previously filed by the Attorney General’s Office, alleged that Schmidt, through Missouri Fence Company, solicited upfront deposits from customers on the pretense that Schmidt would […]
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Trenton City Council approves amended budget; swears in new council members
With the requested $300,000 in asphalt sales added to budgeted revenues, the Trenton City Council Monday night approved the amended city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1. The additional sales of asphalt raise the expected total sales to $1,300,000. Sales from Trenton’s new asphalt plant last year generated nearly $1,800,000 with expectations for […]
Benefit announced to assist Patty Kirk with medical expenses
Plans have been announced for a benefit next month in Trenton to assist an individual with her medical expenses. The benefit for Patty Kirk is set to be held on Saturday, May 15th at the activity center of the Assembly of God Church located at 11th and Avalon. Beginning at 4 o’clock that afternoon, the […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education to meet April 14
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education meets Wednesday evening, April 14, at 6 o’clock to consider numerous topics. The agenda includes the oath of office for two board members and the re-organization of the school board. Reports are to be provided on transportation, ESSER funding, a first reading of policy updates, and letting bids for […]
New college/career exploration program helps middle schoolers find their “sparks”
March 2020 would have been the fifth year of Camp CaPow—College Access-Planning Our Way. Held at the University of Missouri’s Family Impact Center in Columbia, Camp CaPow is a weeklong opportunity for middle school students to explore career and postsecondary education options through workshops, tours of Missouri college campuses, meetings with professionals from a range […]
WWE Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Jacobs aka “Kane” to join board as advisor to Missouri National Guard Hall of Fame
The new Missouri National Guard Hall of Fame (MONGHOF) was formed by a group of Missouri Veterans in 2020. The new Hall of Fame will be physically located in Kirksville, Missouri, and will announce its inaugural class on October 1, 2021. Missouri National Guard Hall of Fame Chairman John J. Sastry, Esq., CFP announces that […]
Senator Hawley introduces the “Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act”
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act, new legislation to take back control from big business and return it to the American people. Senator Hawley’s bill will crack down on mergers and acquisitions by mega-corporations and strengthen antitrust enforcement to pursue the breakup of dominant, anticompetitive firms. Senator Hawley […]
Rhonda Vincent to hold only one “Meet and Greet” on Saturday; current ticketholders to be contacted
The Chillicothe Arts Council reports the First Baptist Church has agreed to allow 30 more seats for the “Meet and Greet Listening Party” with entertainer and musician Rhonda Vincent Saturday afternoon, April 17. Mary Lou VandeVenter says the church’s fellowship hall is now accepting a total of 110 people for the 1 o’clock session. It […]
One injured, citation issued, after crash on 2nd and Kitty streets in Trenton
Trenton Police issued a citation alleging an improper turn resulting in a recent traffic accident on April 7 at 2nd and Kitty streets in Trenton. One driver, 24-year-old Dillon Matthew Pratt of Trenton, reported his forehead struck the driver’s visor, breaking it during the accident when the impact occurred. He declined medical attention. The other […]
Motorcycle rider strikes deer in roadway on Highway 129
A Unionville man, operating a motorcycle, was injured on Sunday afternoon when he attempted to avoid a deer in the road, and the machine overturned on Highway 129, eight miles north of Green City. Twenty-eight-year-old Carl Mendenhall received moderate injuries and was transported to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Mendenhall was not using safety […]
15-year-old girl hospitalized when ATV hits pothole in road and overturns
A Plattsburg teenager was taken to a hospital following an all-terrain vehicle accident on Sunday afternoon one mile south of Plattsburg. A Fifteen-year-old girl was a passenger on an ATV that struck a pothole on 240th Street and overturned onto its side. The girl was taken by EMS to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. No […]
Audio: Man who wounded 3 and killed 1 in southern Missouri, jailed without bond
Article note: We were initially sent the incorrect booking photo of the suspect, Christopher Lindley, and have requested and received the correct booking photo. We apologize for the error. ——————— Prosecutors in far southern Missouri say the suspect charged in that deadly weekend shooting at a Koshkonong convenience store is jailed without bond this (Monday) […]
Audio: Missouri Association of School Nurses hopes latest federal aid for schools will go toward hiring nurses
The U.S. Department of Education says Missouri’s K-12 schools will get 1.95-billion total dollars in federal aid from the latest coronavirus plan. Linda Neumann, with the Missouri Association of School Nurses, hopes the state’s school districts will consider using some of the federal funding to hire school nurses. Neumann tells Missourinet a 2020 state Education […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts up across the board compared to last fiscal year
Trenton city sales tax receipts were up more than five percent for general purposes, capital projects, and parks in the fiscal year ending this month compared to last fiscal year. Income from the transportation sales tax was up nearly seven percent, and receipts from the city sales tax for fire department needs were up more […]
Missouri Department of Conservation to offer workshops on morel mushrooms
The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer two workshops on morel mushrooms in northeast Missouri in April. One of Missouri’s most favored mushroom species emerges this month. Learn where to look for, and how to identify edible spring mushrooms, as well as species to avoid. An in-person workshop will take place Tuesday, April 13, from […]
Witness in Carroll County crash turns out to be the driver; arrested on active warrants
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is no longer seeking a white male involved in a vehicle accident at Route E and County Road 211 on April 8th. The office reports it discovered the female involved in the accident was the driver and the only party involved. The woman was taken into custody on active warrants. […]
Audio: Legislation involving Missouri veterans and driver’s licenses to be heard on Tuesday
Bipartisan legislation that requires designations of veteran status to be placed on the front of official driver’s licenses and ID cards will be heard by a Missouri Senate committee in Jefferson City on Tuesday. The bill, which is sponsored by Marshfield State Representative John Black, was unanimously approved by the House by a […]
Audio: President Biden’s gun plan not sitting well with Republicans in Missouri Legislature
President Biden has signed six executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence. They include tightening buyer restrictions for often untraceable homemade firearms. Another one would make it easier for states to adopt laws that could let the police take weapons from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others. During a press conference, State Senate […]
North Central Missouri College names Academic Excellence winner
Zane Smith from Maysville, MO, has been chosen as this year’s NCMC Arts and Sciences Academic Excellence Award winner. Zane will graduate in May from NCMC with his Associate in Science in pre-engineering. After graduating with his AS, he will transfer to Missouri S&T to study geological engineering. Zane was chosen for this award for […]