AgriVision Equipment Group, a locally owned and operated farming equipment company with 17 locations across southern Iowa, has added its support to Northwest Missouri State University’s School of Agricultural Sciences and a planned Agricultural Learning Center at the University’s R.T. Wright Farm, pledging $100,000 toward the project. “We are so grateful and appreciative of the […]
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Iowa resident hurt in crash on I-35 near Eagleville
An Iowa resident was injured in an I-35 accident north of Eagleville late Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-two year old Alec Breon of Oskaloosa, Iowa received minor injuries when the front of a northbound car she was driving struck a covered cargo trailer being pulled by a pickup truck. She was taken by ambulance to the Harrison […]
Four additional counties in northern Missouri reach extreme drought status
The U. S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday indicates as many as 26 counties have been classified in D-3 or extreme drought. That’s an expansion in parts of four more counties from last week’s drought map. Countywide extreme drought conditions exist for Grundy, Sullivan, Daviess, Caldwell, Livingston, and Linn from the Green Hills Region. Also […]
Area highway patrol trooper transfered to new station after promotion
Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt has announced the transfer of one officer and the promotion of another in the area, effective August 1st. Sergeant Daniel Spring is transferring from Chariton and Linn counties to Putnam and Sullivan counties where he will be designated the zone commander. Spring was appointed to the […]
Minnesota man driving big rig crashes in southern Iowa on I-35 killing driver
The Iowa State Patrol reports a Minnesota man died as the result of a semi tractor-trailer truck hitting a heavy utility truck in Decatur County, Iowa on Thursday. Forty-four-year-old David Nickell of Allerton, Iowa drove the utility truck north on Interstate 35 at the one-mile marker pulling a directional arrow sign on a trailer advising […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for week of July 30, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of July 30 – Aug. 5 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick […]
Former Trenton resident Andy Peterson announced as Director of Athletics at Northwest Missouri State
Northwest Missouri State University has announced that Andy Peterson, a former student-athlete, and coach who has served in the University’s athletics administration since 2013, is Northwest’s next director of athletics. Peterson had served as Northwest’s interim director of athletics since Mel Tjeerdsma’s April 30 retirement. His new appointment is effective immediately. “Andy is a Bearcat […]
Blood drive to be held at Wright Memorial Hospital
The Community Blood Center is the primary supplier of blood for local hospitals and has been serving Missouri and Kansas hospitals for more than 50 years. The blood center needs to collect 580 pints of blood every day and over 140,000 pints annually to meet the needs of our local hospitals. An individual within the area […]
NCMC Foundation elects new officers and members
Attorney Allan Seidel of Trenton is the new President of the North Central Missouri College Foundation Board of Directors. Seidel was elected at the annual meeting of the Foundation in May. Seidel replaces Cathy Bailey of Trenton, who has served as the President for the past three years. “The NCMC Foundation supports all the great […]
Mercer County Fair officials announce winners of the Beef Show
Results from the beef show at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton included Allena Allen of Trenton showing the Grand Champion female and winning Senior Showmanship honors. Morgan reed of Gilman City exhibited the Grand Champion bull with Sari Rogers of Princeton showing the Reserve Champion Bull as well as placing second in the county […]
MoDOT planned road work for the week of July 23, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in Northern Missouri planned for the week of July 23 through July 29 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick […]
Six additional counties reach “Extreme Drought” status in northern Missouri
The newest Missouri map from the U.S. Drought Monitor now reports all or portions of 22 counties are considered to be D-3 or extreme drought. The map was released Thursday morning and indicates additional counties have reached the extreme drought status when compared to last week when just 16 counties were regarded as D-3. The area […]
Pickup totaled after striking big rig on Highway 136 near Unionville
The Highway Patrol reports a Norway, Iowa man sustained minor injuries when his pickup truck struck a tractor-trailer truck six miles east of Unionville Wednesday morning. Thirty-seven-year-old Brad Oberreuter drove west on U. S. Highway 136 when his pickup reportedly crossed the center line and struck the tractor-trailer, driven by 55-year-old James Sly of Fairfax, […]
Hy-Vee voluntarily recalls spring pasta salad due to reported illnesses
Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling its Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad due to the potential that it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The potential for contamination was brought to Hy-Vee’s attention last night when approximately 20 illnesses in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa were potentially linked back to customers consuming […]
Grain Belt Express sent back to State Public Service Commission by Missouri Supreme Court
The Grain Belt Express Clean Line, a proposed energy transmission project through northern Missouri, got new life Tuesday following a ruling by the state’s highest court. The Grain Belt Express Clean Line, if built, would carry energy from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, running through several counties including Clinton, Caldwell, Carroll, and Chariton within […]
Highway 65 resurfacing project to continue through August
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is expected to continue at least through mid-August. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 near […]
Audio: Painting and maintenance on Trenton’s water towers continues
Water tower work is being done this year at two locations in Trenton, one on Iowa Boulevard and the other is on Princeton Road. City Administrator Ron Urton provided an update when he appeared on KTTN’s Open Line. Both the exterior and interior of the water towers are inspected, repairs are made as needed, […]
Princeton man life-flighted after crashing east of town
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained serious injuries when a car ran off the road and overturned three miles east of Princeton Saturday afternoon. Twenty-five-year-old Sauny Encarnacion-Montero drove west on U. S. Highway 136 when the car reportedly crossed the center line and traveled off the south side of the road. The vehicle […]
MoDOT planned road work for week of July 16, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in Northern Missouri planned for the week of July 16 – 22 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
Northern Missouri drought escalates into extreme conditions
Warmer than normal temperatures dominated the region, with the Upper Midwest having the greatest departures with temperatures 4-6 degrees above normal. It was also a fairly dry week over the region with only spotty precipitation over portions of central Illinois into Indiana. Minnesota into northwest Iowa recorded the most precipitation during the week as the […]