Tips and information are sought from the public while the investigation continues into a fire on October 29 at the railroad bridge that crosses the Grand River just south of Chillicothe. Investigator Adam Crouch of the state fire marshal’s office has called the fire arson – meaning it was intentionally set. The blaze, described at […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds people using its free resident landowner permits for deer and turkey hunting to comply with the Wildlife Code of Missouri by being sure they qualify for the permits and use them properly. MDC issues free resident landowner permits for deer and turkey hunting to qualifying Missouri landowners and […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton resident Monday on a felony charge of non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. The bond for 18-year-old Keylee Erika Vestal is $10,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court October 23rd. Court documents accuse Vestal of intentionally disseminating […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board Monday evening addressed ten properties of concern including three new locations. Declaration of a nuisance was approved at 200 West 7th Street, 212 West 7th Street, and 1011 Custer Street. Each will be on the agenda for next months’ meeting of the board. Following a public hearing, 1312 Gilmore […]
Two men from rural Milan have been arrested and face drug charges in Grundy County. Thirty-eight-year-old Ricky Gene Banner and 29-year-old Thomas Nakona Miller are charged with felony possession of methamphetamine. Banner also faces a felony charge of possession, with alleged intent to distribute a controlled substance listed as more than 35 grams of marijuana. […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports two Trenton men have been arrested and charged on drug allegations. Twenty-year-old Bryce Raylan Farmer was arrested Wednesday on four felony counts of delivery of 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid as well as one felony count of delivery of a controlled substance except for 35 […]
A Trenton man faces a felony charge in Grundy County after allegedly setting his mother’s house on fire September 10th. Online court information indicates 48-year-old Stacy Todd Davis has been charged with second-degree arson, however, he has not yet been taken into custody for the charge but Davis’s bond was set at $10,000 cash only. […]
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has announced a bill that would honor Arla Harrell, a Missouri World War II veteran intentionally exposed to mustard gas, by naming the Macon post office for him. The proposal comes on the heels of new data from the Department of Veterans Affairs that shows that the agency has granted nearly […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four individuals on various unrelated charges. Forty-four-year-old Miriah Butler of Trenton was arrested Thursday on failure to obey judge’s order on felony charges of third-degree domestic assault—third or subsequent offense and distribution, delivery, manufacture, or production or attempt to possess with intent to distribute, deliver, manufacture, […]
(Missourinet) – Lawyers for the owners of the Branson duck boat that sank in July have fired back against a consumer-fraud lawsuit from Attorney General Josh Hawley. The Springfield News-Leader reports three attorneys based in Springfield and Kansas City, who represent Ripley and the Branson Duck Vehicles, strongly deny those claims and say […]
The University of Missouri Extension has developed an innovative online program with the focus on building better leaders. The 11-week course runs Jan. 21-April 8, 2019. Leadership Online for Today (LOFT) is an interactive course that allows participants to improve communication skills, build relationships and networks, and develop a collaborative project to benefit a community […]
Below is a synopsis of some of the new legislation the Missouri General Assembly recently enacted that is related to crime and motor vehicles. The listed legislation has been signed into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws went into effect August 28, 2018. The public needs to be aware of several of these new laws […]
A former church maintenance worker pleaded guilty in federal court to arson after setting a fire at Concord Cultural Center in Kansas City, Mo., and spray-painting racist graffiti on the front of the adjoining church, Concord Fortress of Hope, in an effort to cover up his burglary. Nathaniel D. Nelson, 49, pleaded guilty before U.S. […]
(Missourinet) – The Bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City says Missouri’s Attorney General has called to express his gratitude for voluntarily letting the AG’s office review diocese files about clergy abuse. Bishop Shawn McKnight briefed reporters Friday afternoon and discussed the Pennsylvania grand jury report. McKnight is critical of previous church leaders. […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting next week with both meetings to be held at the Chillicothe City Hall Monday evening. Topics for the 5:30 workshop include delivery of the rough draft of the audit and presentation of proprietary funds, financing of new radios for fire and police, and […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is reporting the arrest of two individuals following a call of allegedly suspicious activity in a motel room. Tuesday afternoon, officers responded to a business in the 300 block of West Business 36 highway. Police said when contact was made at the suspect’s room, officers requested to search the room for […]
Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Detective Sgt. Ryan Glidden of the Maryville Department of Public Safety has received the 2018 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community. Glidden […]
SSM Health has signed letters of intent with two Missouri health systems to explore transferring ownership of its ministries in Maryville, Jefferson City, and Mexico. The Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Saint Louis is in discussions with Mosaic Life Care based in Saint Joseph to transfer ownership of Saint Francis Hospital—Maryville and affiliated outpatient […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports officers were dispatched Monday afternoon to a person attempting to pick up a child while in the checkout line of a business in the 1000 block of Graves Street in Chillicothe. Sergeant Curtis Hays says officers were notified the person exposed her breasts while in the store and took an […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education has chosen Ozark School Benefits Association to provide health insurance to full-time district employees. The district will pay nearly $451 monthly towards the employee’s premiums which includes seven plans. A health reimbursement account also is to be offered. The board approved a bid from Gatewood/Huston to perform janitorial services […]
