The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees March 23rd approved tuition and fees as well as room and board rates for the 2021-2022 academic year. The majority of tuition and fees increased by $5 per credit hour. The student development, facility, and technology fees increased by $1 per credit hour. Dual credit increased by […]
The Grundy County Commission approved March 23rd, on a vote of two to one, a motion involving the Natural Resources Conservation Service Streambank Stabilization near the Highway 6 Thompson River Bridge. Commissioner Don Sager and Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray voted in favor of the motion, which involved entering into a contract with NRCS, with the […]
Trenton Building Inspector, Wes Barone, has provided a monthly report of inspections, permit applications, and other matters from February 16th to March 17, 2021. During that time, there were 34 inspections. The category with the largest number of inspections was new construction with 14. There were 11 rental inspections. There were 10 permit applications. Half […]
The Trenton Police Department reported 10 nuisance incidents had been filed for the year so far as of March 22nd. All of the nuisance incidents in 2021 involved trash and debris, of which five were active and five had been cleared. Police Chief Rex Ross reported 19 cases were on the court docket pending from […]
A former Missouri governor who resigned three years ago announced Monday on national television that he’s running for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Current U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) will not seek re-election next year, which will leave the seat open for the 2022 election cycle. Republican Eric Greitens was elected as Missouri’s governor in […]
The Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities launched a partnership with StationMD to ensure that all 15,000 Missouri residents with disabilities who are on a Medicaid Waiver have 24/7 access to a doctor anytime they need it. After nine months of successful utilization of StationMD’s specialized telehealth service across the state, the […]
A man arrested by Trenton Police on Saturday was being returned on Monday to the Missouri Department of Corrections. Kansas City was the last known address for 44-year-old Patrick Oyler. The warrant from probation and parole accused Oyler of failure to obtain prior permission before changing his address and with failure to report as directed. […]
The Chillicothe Police Department report for March 18th included an individual said to be suicidal and a two-vehicle accident. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports the police were contacted in the morning in reference to a suicidal woman in the 900 block of Dickinson Street who was agitated and known to be aggressive. Police Chief […]
Five of seven candidates for the Trenton R-9 Board of Education answered questions during a forum in the Trenton High School Commons on March 18th. Mindy Walker with the Missouri State Teachers Association moderated the event. Candidates first introduced themselves, explained why they were running for the two open positions, and shared their qualifications. Melissa […]
The Putnam County R-1 School District recently recognized Justin Webb as the Career and Technical Education Student of the Month for March 2021. Student winners are chosen by the vocational faculty based on a set of criteria that includes: attendance, grades, cooperation with fellow students and teachers, enthusiasm for subject(s), attitude both in the classroom […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Humphreys woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove was struck by another at the east city limits of Humphreys on March 17th. Sixty-two-year-old Roxanna Carter was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital while the other driver, 27-year-old Monica Proctor of Trenton, was reported as not injured. The vehicles traveled […]
The Highway Patrol has released updated information on an accident five miles east of Gallatin on March 17th, correcting the names of drivers and occupants. The updated information indicates 77-year-old Gail Siemer of Jamesport was the driver of one pickup truck, and 25-year old Robert Reed was the driver of another pickup. No injuries were […]
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri, Caldwell County Commission, USACE, and Caldwell County SWCD will host a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the beginning of construction on the Little Otter Creek Reservoir on March 19th, 2021. After over two decades of planning, design, reviews, and permitting, the Little Otter Creek Reservoir will begin […]
The North Central Missouri College Foundation recently awarded four NCMC students the Jack N., Mildred M., Noble J., and Mayra A. Young A+ Outstanding Student Award Scholarship. This year’s recipients are Emily Poston (Maysville, MO), Samuel (Cody) McClaran (Harris, MO), Kennadie Crowe (Chillicothe, MO), and Noah Bodenhausen (Country Club, MO). All four students are actively […]
The Trenton Park Board, at a special meeting on March 12th, approved the building of an 18 by 20-foot carport at Van Meter Park not to exceed $2,500. The structure would replace a smaller shelter house taken down after its roof was damaged by hail. Board President Duane Helmandollar reported he got a quote from […]
An Osborn man charged with second-degree murder in relation to a motor vehicle accident that caused DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Clark’s death had his case bound over to Division One of DeKalb County Circuit Court on Thursday. An arraignment is scheduled for 35-year-old Gary Wayne Downs on April 9th. Downs was also charged with the […]
On Saturday, March 6, in a case handled by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, a jury convicted Elizabeth Kilgore in connection with the murder-suicide of her husband, Lance Kilgore, and father Charles Sander. On the morning of September 7, 2018, the defendant’s husband Lance Kilgore was ambushed and murdered by her father Charles Sander […]
The driver of a pickup truck that the Trenton Police Department reported hit the Harvest Moon building on Ninth Street on February 13th was arrested on March 10th and posted bond. The Grundy County Sheriff reports 36-year-old Braden Mark Spicher of Trenton has been charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident–property damage exceeded […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced in a press conference that his office has filed a total of 102 criminal charges against Boyd and Stephanie Householder, who were the owners and operators of the now-defunct Circle of Hope Girls Ranch and Boarding School. Boyd and Stephanie Householder have been arrested and are in custody. […]
The Milan Rural Fire Department and Medicine Creek Fire Protection District responded to a house fire in Milan on March 9th in which the house was considered a total loss. Milan Rural Fire Chief Rick Gardner reports nothing was saved of the two-story structure at 19626 Boulder Drive. The fire was described as being fully […]
