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Queen City man dies in crash on Route K
A Queen City man died as the result of a pickup truck accident one mile west of Greentop the morning of Wednesday, July 1st. The Highway Patrol reports an ambulance transported 34 year old Tyson Vincent to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The pickup traveled west […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approves budget and contracts for staff
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved the preliminary 2020-2021 budget at a special meeting Monday. Revenues are expected to be $2,354,851, and expenditures are anticipated to be $2,354,031. There is a projected surplus of $820. The board approved amending the 2019-2020 budget to reflect actual expenditures and revenues. Actual expenditures were $2,300,623, and […]
Daviess County Junior Livestock Show at Dockery Park to begin July 9, 2020
The Daviess County Junior Livestock Show will be held in Gallatin next week. The show will be in Dockery Park on July 9th through 11th. Livestock barn set up will start Monday evening at 5 o’clock. The schedule for the Junior Livestock Show includes a swine show the evening of July 9th at 5 o’clock. […]
Livingston County Health Center announces Curbside COVID-19 testing
Livingston County Health Center would like to announce two free Curbside Community COVID-19 Testing Opportunities in July for county residents at their 800 Adam Drive location. Testing will be conducted curbside by health center staff, while clients remain in their vehicles. A specimen will be taken from the lower nostril area, which is less […]
Crowder State Park to celebrate July 4th with nature programs
Crowder State Park west of Trenton will hold several nature programs Saturday, July 4th. An Explorer Hike will begin at the campground amphitheater that morning at 10 o’clock. Closed toe shoes are recommended for the short hike. A nature game or craft will be held at the campground shower house that afternoon at 3 o’clock. […]
Historic Downtown Walking Tour in Chillicothe includes 23 buildings
The Livingston County Library, in partnership with Main Street Chillicothe, the Grand River Museum, and the Livingston County Preservation Society, has created a Downtown Historic Walking Tour that currently includes 23 buildings. Each building on the tour has been assigned an individual QR code that can be placed in a window for public access. Anyone […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri receives box fans from Evergy
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri has received a donation of box fans from Evergy. Twelfth District State Senator Dan Hegeman delivered the fans. Current customers of Evergy may qualify to receive a fan. Call the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri for more information at 855-290-8544.
Trenton Police Department corrects identity of driver involved in accident on 9th Street
The Trenton Police Department has corrected the identity of a driver involved in an accident on the afternoon of Monday, June 29th. The driver of one of the cars was the daughter of the vehicle owner, Brian White. The police, due to her age and classification as a minor, declined to release her name. A […]
Crash on 9th Street in Trenton injures Galt teenager
The Trenton Police Department reports a Galt resident sustained minor injuries in a two-car accident the afternoon of Monday, June 29th. An ambulance transported 17-year old Brian White to Wright Memorial Hospital with injuries including a cut on his forehead. No injuries were reported for the other driver, 77-year-old Lowell Dean Anderson of Trenton. The […]
Trenton Police Department reminds public of city code regarding fireworks
The Trenton Police Department reminds the public of the Trenton city code regarding fireworks. It is illegal to discharge, ignite, or explode any article of fireworks in Trenton, except July 2nd and 3rd from 8 o’clock in the morning to 10 o’clock at night and July 4th from 8 o’clock in the morning to midnight. […]
FEMA yet to obligate funds to several projects in Grundy County
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated about $1.1 million dollars to Grundy County in reimbursement funds so far for flooding last year. That is according to Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs who notes the amount involves estimates from townships. FEMA has yet to obligate funds to several projects, and Briggs notes that could push […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply issues boil advisory
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects Sullivan County Rural Water customers in Macon and Linn counties on Route J north of Nagel Road. It includes Alpine Avenue, Aspen Street, Alpha Street, Barrell Street, Anvil Street, and Route JJ. […]
Additional cases of COVID-19 announced in area counties
Additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Green Hills area counties. The Livingston County Health Center reports it has received notification of three additional positive cases. The additional cases bring Livingston County’s total to 15. Five of the cases are recovered. The new cases were symptomatic and will isolate at home for two weeks. Close […]
Auditor Galloway issues statement regarding federal indictments in multi-state $1.4 billion hospital billing scheme
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a statement after the head of a hospital management company and nine other people were charged in a federal indictment of conspiring to operate a multi-state $1.4 billion billing scheme that used rural hospitals to submit fraudulent claims. The scheme was first uncovered after a 2017 audit of Putnam County Memorial […]
Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group to offer free sports physicals
Free sports physical exams will be offered the afternoon of Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton. In order to maintain proper social distancing, appointments are required. Please call the Physicians’ Group at 660-358-5750 to schedule the free screening. The final day to make an appointment will be Friday, July 17. […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves deficit budget, looks for ways to cut spending
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education has approved the 2020-2021 budget. Estimated revenues total $1,656,423, and projected expenditures are $1,666,809.55. That leaves a deficit of $10,386.55. Superintendent Lucas McKinnis reports Newtown-Harris is undergoing a shift in staff population, as there are new teachers, and other teachers retire. The district also saw costs it does not […]
Laredo Board of Education approves budget for next school year
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved the 2020-2021 budget the evening of Monday, June 29th. Board Secretary Robin Griswold reports revenues are anticipated to be $983,924, and expenditures are expected to be $983,986. That leaves a surplus of $938. The board approved amendments for the 2019-2020 school year and to have that budget match […]
KC woman arrested following crash on Interstate 35
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City woman was arrested following a one-car accident on Interstate 35 in Harrison County on the morning of Tuesday, June 30th in which she sustained moderate injuries. An ambulance transported 25 year old Alexus Thornton to the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. The car traveled north on I-35 […]
Princeton man dies when car runs off road overturning in creek bottom
A car accident one mile northeast of Blythedale claimed the life of a Princeton man. Forty year old Steven McReynolds was pronounced dead at the scene by Harrison County Coroner Zach Wilson the night of Monday, June 29th. He was transported to the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. The Highway Patrol reports the time of […]