After an executive session on June 22nd, the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 303 East Crowder Road in Trenton for $35,000. NCMC will pay the closing cost and any back taxes. Chief of Staff Kristi Harris says NCMC will likely demolish the property and use it for parking for […]
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City Administrator addresses Trenton Utility Committee at meeting on Tuesday
Trenton City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton discussed several topics at the Trenton Utility Committee meeting on June 22, 2021. Urton said the city is proceeding with getting prices for control panels and pumps for three lift stations, getting a price for a replacement pump for the headworks grit removal system to have a spare since […]
North Central Missouri Amateur Radio Club to host “Field Day” in Trenton
The North Central Missouri Amateur Radio Club will host a “Field D”ay in Trenton on June 26th. Those interested in amateur radio are invited to the public portion of the event at Moberly Park at 1 o’clock. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says Amateur Radio Field Day is a national contest and emergency […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Among the cases dispensed with on Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court include 19-year-old Alejandro Bruno Cuevas of Paola, Kansas, who plead guilty on two misdemeanor counts and had a felony drug charge dismissed by the prosecution. Cuevas entered pleas to possession of liquor by a minor and unlawful possession of […]
Infrastructure, events, budgets and purchases among agenda items tackled at meeting of NCMC Board of Trustees
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees on June 22nd heard about upcoming events involving academic affairs. Vice President of Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre said a dual credit and adjunct workshop on June 23rd will provide professional development for returning faculty and orientation for new instructors. He noted the college hopes to gather […]
Livingston County Health Center reports three new COVID-19-related deaths; Linn County reports 12 new cases of COVID-19
The Livingston County Health Center reports three new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total to 64. Nine cases have been added since June 21st, making a total of 1,963. Fifty-one cases are active. The number of COVID-19 cases in Linn County has increased by 12 since June 16th to 1,663. The number of active cases dropped […]
Macon man charged in Linn County with 118 counts of child molestation, sodomy and rape
A Macon man has been charged in Linn County with 118 felony counts related to child sex crimes. Fifty-four-year-old Kenneth Harper’s charges include multiple counts of child molestation, statutory sodomy, and statutory rape, stemming from 1996 to 2010. An arraignment is scheduled for June 23rd. The court ordered that the probable cause statement be kept […]
Webinar and publications offer guidance for local broadband initiatives
Thirty-seven percent of Missourians did not have wired broadband in their homes from 2015 to 2019. Should we be concerned that one out of three Missouri households are not connected to high-speed internet? What does “wired broadband” mean? As governments roll out new broadband initiatives, these are timely questions that Broadband Technologies: A Primer on […]
Trenton Police Department reminds residents of city code regarding fireworks
The Trenton Police Department reminds residents of the Trenton city code regarding fireworks. Fireworks can be discharged July 2nd and 3rd from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and July 4th from 8 a.m. to midnight. Bottle rockets and sky lanterns cannot be discharged within the Trenton city limits. Fireworks can be sold from June 20th […]
Trenton Police Department reports the arrest of three individuals
A Trenton man operating a motorcycle was arrested Friday by the Trenton Police Department. A felony charge was filed in the Associate Division of circuit court against 42-year-old Stephan Elliott, accusing him of driving while intoxicated, persistent offender. Court information shows Elliott has two previous convictions of driving while intoxicated, one in Lucas County, Iowa […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees to meet on Tuesday
Reports, bids, purchases, budgets, and personnel highlight the agenda for the Tuesday meeting of the North Central Missouri College trustees. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 pm, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in the Frey Administrative Center on the campus in Trenton. Topics are listed as NCMC budgets for the fiscal year beginning in July, the […]
Trenton Municipal Utility Committee to meet on Tuesday
There’s a routine agenda for the monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, of the Utility Committee that oversees Trenton Municipal. The 6 o’clock meeting will be held at city hall but also available via Zoom. Contact city hall to get the Zoom ID. The agenda is listed as departmental reports, the director’s update, and […]
Missouri Department of Conservation on Missouri’s wild turkey population
Interested in learning more about Missouri’s wild turkey population? Curious how fall harvest is affecting turkeys? The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Wild Turkey Biologist Reina Tyl is myth-busting and shedding light on wild turkey population trends for hunters, landowners, and managers. WHY AM I SEEING FEWER TURKEYS ON THE LANDSCAPE? “The number of turkeys we […]
Audio: Missouri’s Medicaid Numbers are Up 141,000 in Past Year
The number of Missourians receiving Medicaid benefits has increased for 11 straight months. The Missouri Department of Social Services says the number has increased from about 940-thousand in June 2020 to about one million, 81-thousand in May. That’s an increase of almost 141-thousand.
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of June 21, 2021
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of June 21 – 27. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Sullivan County Health Department to hold multiple vaccine clinics next week
The Sullivan County Health Department will offer Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week. Vaccines will be available at the health department in Milan on June 21 from 1:30 to 4 o’clock, June 22nd from 2 to 4 o’clock, June 23rd from 1 to 4 o’clock, June 24th from 2 to 4 o’clock, and June 25th […]
Grundy County Public Housing Agency to hold public meeting on June 22
The Grundy County Public Housing Agency will review the agency’s annual plan update and administrative plan revisions to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for review and final approval. A public meeting will be at the agency office at 1506 Oklahoma Avenue in Trenton on June 22, 2021, at 9:30 in the […]
North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors to meet on June 22
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors will discuss the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget next week. A meeting will be held at the mental health center of Trenton on June 22, 2021, at 4:30 in the afternoon. It will also be available on Zoom, with a meeting ID of 960 5277 6134 […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approve new telephone system proposal
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved a proposal for a new telephone system for the district on June 16th. The proposal was from the Grand River Mutual Corporation. The cost will be $23,533 for both the Galt and Humphreys buildings. The board approved a request from the Newtown-Harris R-3 School District for Algebra […]
Lawmaker announces that he will reintroduce Taiwan Defense Act
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will reintroduce the Taiwan Defense Act (TDA), following new signs of China’s increasing belligerence in the Asia-Pacific and imperial ambitions worldwide. Sen. Hawley’s bill ensures the United States is able to defeat any attempted Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Originally introduced in June 2020, TDA is co-sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Steve […]