A Polo man was involved in a two-vehicle accident in which two individuals sustained serious injuries one mile east of Lathrop on Sunday afternoon, February 7th. An ambulance transported the driver of a car, 28-year-old Jurell Medina of Kansas City, Missouri, to the Liberty Hospital. Another ambulance transported car passenger 37-year-old Nazareth Viramontes of Kansas […]
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Audio: Missouri congresswoman wants $2,000 monthly coronavirus payments for Americans
Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush wants Congress to give Americans monthly checks of $2,000 until the pandemic is over with. Bush, a Democrat from St. Louis, says the payments should be retroactive – from the beginning of the pandemic. During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, she says she wants people to get […]
Audio: Missouri prison system experiences significant drop in COVID-19 cases
In early December, the Missouri Department of Corrections began installing 1,400 air purifying devices and using disinfectant sprayers within the prison system. Since then, department spokesperson Karen Pojmann tells Missourinet the number of coronavirus cases has fallen by 80%. The agency reports 7,612 staff and inmates have been infected with the virus since last spring – 147, or […]
Audio: Resident of Northeast Missouri has state’s first confirmed case of UK Coronavirus variant
The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says an adult in northeast Missouri’s Marion County has the state’s first confirmed case of a COVID-19 variation initially detected in the United Kingdom. A press release from DHSS says the version, known as B.1.1.7, was identified in a sample from the individual. The […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts up for first ten months of fiscal year
Trenton city sales tax receipts are up around 6% for general purposes, capital projects, and parks in the first ten months of the city’s fiscal year, which is May through February. During that same period, Trenton city sales tax revenues are up by nearly 7% for fire department needs and up 7-1/2% for transportation, which […]
Audio: Missouri fence laws topic of in-person program on February 23 and March 8, 2021
The differences between Missouri’s general and optional fence laws will be discussed at a program to be held in person and online via Zoom on February 23rd and March 8th. Sessions will be held at the Harrison County Extension Center of Bethany, Adair County Extension Center of Kirksville, and North Central Missouri College Barton Farm […]
Trenton man involved in three-vehicle crash east of Green Castle
An Indiana resident was hurt on Saturday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident east of Green Castle. The driver of an SUV, Thirty-four-year old Jennifer Steward of Carmel, Indiana, was to seek treatment on her own for minor injuries. The other two drivers, 21-year old Grant Bennett of Trenton and 20-year old Devon Clinch from Milan, […]
Chillicothe police arrest man on domestic violence allegation
Chillicothe police were dispatched to a disturbance in the 1000 block of South Washington Street on Saturday night and, according to Sergeant Curtis Hays, arrested a male for domestic assault. The individual was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail pending the filing of formal charges. No name was released at the time of the arrest.
Chillicothe man injured in crash on Route A
A Chillicothe man was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving overturned on Route A northwest of Chillicothe. Forty-four-year-old Robert Skipper was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with serious injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning approximately eight miles northwest of Chillicothe as the pickup was southbound on Route A, went out of […]
Audio: Former coach at Trenton High School and member of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame dies at 76
A former coach at Trenton High School and other schools, Jerry Armstrong, died February 4th at his home in Mountain Grove. He was 76. Jerry Armstrong completed 30 years of service as a high school coach, teacher, and administrator. He was an assistant boys basketball coach at Trenton High School in the 1966-1967 school year […]
Trial date changed for Trenton man accused of shooting Trenton police officer
A jury trial has been reset for a Trenton man accused of wounding a Trenton Police officer in June 2019. Forty-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s trial is now scheduled to be August 23rd through 27th. A pre-trial conference is set for July 1st. A trial was originally scheduled to be February 16th through 19th. Griffin has […]
Livingston County reports 9 new cases of COVID-19; Harrison County 1 new case
The Livingston County Health Center on February 5th reported nine new COVID-19 cases since Monday for a total of 1,398. Active cases increased by two to 34. Thirty-one active cases were in the community, and three were facility actives. Ten current COVID-19-related hospitalizations and 49 deaths were reported for Livingston County. One additional COVID-19 case […]
Daviess County Health Department administers 480 doses of COVID vaccine; Sullivan County 100 doses
The Sullivan County Health Department administered 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to residents at the North Central Rural Electric Coop in Milan on February 5th. The residents vaccinated were previously registered and met Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1 and 2 descriptions. The Moderna vaccine requires a second dose after 28 days […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital adds Trent Link to staff
Carroll County Memorial Hospital announces the addition of Trent Link, FNP-BC, to the staff. “We are so excited to add Trent to our team of family care providers with Jefferson Medical Group,” said Jeff Tindle, CCMH Chief Executive Officer. “He is a well-known provider in this area and his emergency department experience will be valuable […]
Emily Neill is NCMC Outstanding Student of the Month
Emily Neill from Princeton, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for February. Emily plans to obtain her Associate in Arts degree from NCMC and then transfer to Northwest Missouri State University to study English education. Emily is involved in Student Support Services, where she is a tutor and Phi Theta […]
Putnam County reports COVID-19 related death; 12 new cases reported over three counties
The Putnam County Health Department reports another COVID-19-related death as well as four additional cases since February 1st. That brings the totals to 12 deaths and 464 cases. The Putnam County Health Department and Putnam County Memorial Hospital have provided 565 COVID-19 vaccine doses to individuals who qualify. The health department continues to request doses […]
Milan High School announces King and Queen candidates
The Milan C-2 High School king and queen candidates have been announced. King candidates are Mallan Cole, Dominic Dabney, Axel Pagan, Riley Shoemaker, and Jose Vicente, all from boys basketball. Queen candidates are Noemi Garcia and Yaneth Garcia from dance as well as Jordyn Gray, Fanny Marquina, and Chekinah Mukuacishi from girls basketball. The candidates […]
Trenton man extradited to Grundy County from Clay County
A Trenton man arrested in Clay County on February 4th has been extradited by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office to Grundy County. The sheriff’s office reports 30-year-old Steven Kyle Johnson 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 […]
Trenton Middle School announces Students of the Month
Trenton Middle School has announced the February Students of the Month for the character trait honesty. Those selected are fifth-graders Lillee Dalrymple and Malachi Kottwitz, sixth-graders Taeghyn Yerington and Dillon Hunter, seventh-graders Shelby Romesburg and James Chamberlain, and eighth-graders Jena Hunter and Trusten Streett.