The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the City of Carrollton, will hold a free pesticide collection event later this month. All Missouri farmers and households can bring items to the collection at the parking lot behind the Carrollton City Hall at 206 West Washington Avenue June 29th from 8 o’clock to noon. […]
Two Carrollton drivers were injured Monday night in rural Carroll County when one vehicle attempted to pass while the other was making a left turn. The collision, at 8:45 Monday night took place on Route E northwest of Carrollton and involved a tractor, driven by 59-year-old Phillip Henderson, and a vehicle operated by 75-year-old Sandra […]
Governor Mike Parson has activated the Missouri National Guard as the state continues to respond to damaging flooding, tornadoes, and severe storms and remains under the threat of additional flooding and severe storms this week. “I have directed Major General Steve Danner to begin moving our Missouri Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to locations where they will […]
A Carrollton resident was hurt Saturday morning north of Ludlow when the pickup truck he was driving went off Route D and hit a culvert. Twenty-nine-year-old Charles Henson was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with moderate injuries. The accident happened about one mile north of Ludlow on Route D when the southbound […]
A Kansas City man died as the result of a tractor-trailer truck accident in Carroll County Monday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 43-year-old Matthew Vignere’s body was transported to Frontier Forensics. The truck traveled east on Highway 10 when it ran off the right side of the road about one-half of a mile east of […]
Senator Roy Blunt will visit five cities in northern Missouri today (Tuesday, April 16, 2019) including St. Joseph, Cameron, Hamilton, Chillicothe, and Carrollton. At 11:30, Senator Blunt attends a literacy award luncheon at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. It’s the 29th year for the annual Roy Blunt literacy award to an individual in […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traveler Information Map indicates U. S. Highway 65 between Carrollton and Waverly is now open to traffic. U. S. 65 had been closed in both directions in that area since March 28th due to flooding of the Missouri River and Moss Creek. MoDOT’s list of planned roadwork for next week […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traveler Information Map now indicates Highway 10 southwest of Carrollton has been re-opened. The roadway has been closed for more than a week due to flooding of Moss Creek. Highway 65 remains closed between Waverly and Carrollton due to flooding of the Missouri River. A MoDOT representative reported it will […]
A Lawson man charged with 11 felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child and two felony counts of tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution entered a plea of not guilty in Division 3 of Ray County Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Online court information indicates Gary Wyant waived reading of information in open […]
A Lawson man accused of restraining his ex-girlfriend’s son and his daughters with zip ties and keeping them in cardboard boxes overnight on several occasions entered a plea of not guilty in the Associate Division of Ray County Circuit Court Friday. Online court information shows Gary Wyant waived a preliminary hearing, and the case was […]
Three agriculture students from North Central Missouri College participated in the National Professional Agriculture Student Organization Conference March 12-16 held in Loveland, Colorado. Over 500 agriculture students competed in Career Program Areas, participated in leadership workshops, and visited Loveland area attractions. NCMC students who attended the conference were Breanna Chambers, Spickard, Alyssa Kosse, Trenton, and […]
Shoulder work on Highway 65 south of Carrollton will begin this week in preparation for the traffic shift moving motorists onto the shoulders during bridge rehabilitation work. Contractors from Lehman Construction LLC will begin prepping the Wakenda Creek and Missouri River Overflow bridge shoulders on Wednesday, March 20. Work is expected to continue through early […]
A sentencing hearing was held in Division One of Carroll County Circuit Court this week for a Carrollton man who previously pleaded guilty to two felony counts of second-degree involuntary manslaughter stemming from a vehicle accident in December 2017. Online court information shows the court rejected a plea agreement for Blake Wilson, and he was […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is seeking homes to weatherize in Daviess and Caldwell counties. Applications can be downloaded online by clicking HERE and returning the application to CAPNCM in care of Weatherization at 1506 Oklahoma Avenue in Trenton, Missouri 64683. Call the Community Action Partnership for more information at 855-290-8544 extension […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved the 2019-2020 school calendar at a school start date hearing prior to the regular board meeting Wednesday evening. The first day of school for next school year for Grundy R-5 will be August 15th, and the final day of school will be May 13th, 2020. During the […]
In career development event results from the Lathrop judging day on Monday, March 11, 2019, the Princeton FFA had two teams win first place while teams from Trenton, Grundy R-5, Gallatin, Hamilton, South Harrison, and Putnam County each had one first-place finish. Princeton took top honors at Lathrop in horse evaluations. Individually, Payton Goodin was […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Hale man sustained minor injuries when he was partially ejected from a vehicle in Carroll County Thursday night and was later arrested. Fifty-six-year-old Steven Nier was transported to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. Nier drove east on Route C when he allegedly failed to stop at a stop […]
The Highway Patrol reports two men sustained injuries when a transit van struck a sports utility vehicle west of Carrollton Thursday morning. Emergency medical services transported the van driver, 26-year-old Jarrodd Ford of Carrollton, and the SUV driver, 78-year-old Charles Kallenberger of Norborne, to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Ford sustained moderate injuries and Kallenberger’s […]
The parents of the North Mercer R-3 School junior class are accepting monetary donations, gift certificates, and/or products from area businesses for door prizes during After Prom activities April 13th. Students will be taken to Sky Zone in Des Moines and provided breakfast. The North Mercer After Prom Committee notes the goal of the After […]
Residents of Carrollton and Warrensburg were hurt early Friday afternoon when a car overturned in northeastern Carroll County. The highway patrol reports 34-year-old Sandra Taylor of Carrollton sustained moderate injuries and 17-year-old Treasur Overturf of Warrensburg received minor injuries with both taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. They were passengers in a car driven […]
