Views: 1Separate arrests of Jamesport and Milan residents were reported on Sunday by the Highway Patrol. Online information from the patrol shows 61-year-old Lester Bryan of Jamesport was taken to the Daviess DeKalb county regional jail on a 24-hour hold. Bryan, in the arrest made in Daviess County, is accused of driving while intoxicated for […]
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Jamesport teen demolishes SUV in crash on Route F
Views: 0A Jamesport teenager was injured when according to the Highway Patrol, the vehicle he was driving traveled off Route F, southwest of Trenton, and rolled over three times. Seventeen-year-old Johnny Cosper received minor injuries and was taken by Grundy County ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Cosper was wearing a seat belt when […]
Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approves budget
Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved the 2019-2020 budget at a special meeting Thursday evening. Superintendent David Probasco reports revenues are projected at $2,863,512, and expenditures are expected to be $2,843,275. That leaves a surplus of $20,267. The board also approved to pay the remaining bills for 2018-2019 and to transfer funds to […]
“Fireworks in the Park” sert for July 5, 2019 in Jamesport
Views: 0The Jamesport Community Association and Lil’ Red Shed Fireworks will sponsor the Third Annual Fireworks in the Park in Jamesport next month. Activities will begin in the Jamesport City Park July 5th with bounce houses by Rare Air and vendors from 10 o’clock in the morning to 8 o’clock at night. Homemade ice cream […]
Annual two-day Spring Hill School Consignment Auction slated for July 3rd and 4th near Jamesport
Views: 21Various items will be up for auction at the Annual Two-Day Spring Hill School Consignment Auction in July to benefit area Amish schools. The sale will be held at the Raymond Troyer Farm half of a mile west of the Route NN and Highway 6 junction July 3rd and 4th, starting each morning at […]
Head-on crash west of Trenton claims the life of Jamesport man
Views: 7A head-on crash 3 miles west of Trenton at 5:30 Thursday morning has claimed the life of a Jamesport man. The Highway Patrol reports 38-year-old Eric Virtue of Jamesport was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater. 61-year-old Russell Louderback of Trenton was transported to Wright Memorial […]
Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approves bids
Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved several bids at a meeting Monday evening. Approved bids were from Grand River Concrete for a new sidewalk and pad, Ferman Hostetler for window replacement at the high school, and Bill Stevens Backhoe for a new drain line. Bids for custodial services were discussed, but no action […]
Victim left in ditch: Two charged in Daviess County with kidnapping and assault
Views: 0Two men accused of restraining someone, causing him to lose consciousness twice, and leaving him laying in the road or ditch in Jamesport Saturday night, have been charged in Daviess County. Twenty-year-old Caleb Kettner of Belton and 20-year-old Connor Monteer of Jamesport face felony charges of first-degree assault or attempt and second-degree kidnapping. Online […]
Annual Highway 190 Car, Truck, Bike, and Tractor Show in Jamesport set for June 22, 2019
Views: 0The 16th Annual Highway 190 Car, Truck, Bike, and Tractor Show will be held in Jamesport later this month. Registration begins in Downtown Jamesport on the morning of June 22nd at 8 o’clock with the event running from 9 to 3 o’clock. Awards will be presented for the top five stock and modified; the […]
Crash on Highway 36 sends one individual to hospital
Views: 0The Highway Patrol reports a Chula woman sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck the towed unit of a pickup truck and overturned two miles west of Stewartsville Wednesday morning. An ambulance transported 80-year-old Rita Jacobs to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. The pickup driver, 78-year-old Ronald Nichols of […]
Phone and internet service restored after Monday outage
Views: 1Grundy County Emergency Management reports it was late last night when service was restored for AT&T landline phones, cell phone service, and for internet customers. The outage began early in the afternoon on Monday. Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs said the reason for the outage was first believed due to a cut fiber optic […]
Area students receive scholarships from GRM Networks
Views: 0 GRM Networks has selected 6 area students to receive $5,500 in scholarship monies through the GRM Networks Scholarship Program. The selected students are: Riley James Dawson Still, Gilman City, MO will receive $1,500 Chet Spire, Parnell, MO will receive $1,000 Garrett AP Clark, Jamesport, MO will receive $1,000 Kallie Alisha Kinney, Davis City, IA […]
Jamesport City Council approves purchase of storm siren
Views: 1The Jamesport City Council approved the purchase of a storm siren at its meeting Monday evening. The cost for the siren, pole, and installation will be $12,500. The siren will be able to be remotely operated from Daviess County dispatch. The vote on the siren came after David Roll with the Daviess County Emergency […]
Trenton postal service collects over 4000 pounds of food during “Stamp Out Hunger” drive
Views: 0The Trenton Post Office reports it collected about 4,400 pounds of non-perishable items during the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday. A spokesperson says the items the Trenton Post Office collected were from the Trenton, Jamesport, and Gilman City area. The food was to be donated to the Community […]
Area schools to hold graduation ceremonies Friday evening
Views: 0Several area school districts will hold graduation ceremonies Friday evening, May 10, 2019. Four seniors will graduate from North Daviess R-3 at 6 o’clock with Business and Technology teacher Jonathon Elder will giving the commencement address. Forty-one students will graduate from Gallatin R-5 High School at 6:30. Teacher Ryan Beenken will speak at the […]
Jamesport man to present program on Purple Martins at Grand River Audubon Society meeting
Views: 1A man who has spoken on Purple Martins at various conferences and has a large number of Purple Martin houses on his farm outside of Jamesport will present a program for the Grand River Audubon Society. The public is invited to attend Ivan Ray Miller’s program at the Mildred Litton Community Building at the […]
Teresa Yoder of Jamesport wins the Missouri FFA Agricultural Processing Proficiency Award
Views: 0Teresa K Yoder of Jamesport won the Missouri FFA Agricultural Processing Proficiency Award at the 91st Missouri FFA Convention. Yoder is a senior at Trenton High School and is a member of the Trenton FFA chapter. Her parents are Levi Jr. and Mattie Yoder. Her advisors are Kabel Oaks and Brook Kreatz. Yoder’s supervised […]
Jamesport Board of Education approves sports cooperatives
Views: 0The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved a bid for audit services on Wednesday evening. The bid was from Conrad and Higgins for $5,450 for the 2018-2019 fiscal year audit. Several sports cooperatives were approved including junior high football and varsity Spring baseball with Gallatin and junior high softball and varsity fall baseball with […]
Jamesport City Council addresses employee salaries
Views: 0The Jamesport City Council accepted an ordinance regarding employee salary at its meeting on Monday. The ordinance set the salary for utility personnel Ray Bontrager at $15 per hour and Trent Brewer at $14 per hour. It also set City Clerk Shelley Page’s salary at $12.50 per hour and the assistant city clerk’s at […]
Farm Toy and Classic Tractor shows slated for Saturday in Jamesport
Views: 0The Jamesport Community Association will sponsor the annual Farm Toy and Classic Tractor shows Saturday, April 13, 2019. Both will be held at the Spillman Event Center of Jamesport from 9 to 3 o’clock. Attendees can trade, buy, sell, and show at the Farm Toy Show. Exhibitors can set up Friday from 10 o’clock […]