The Trenton Police Department reports three individuals sustained injuries and a driver was cited as the result of a three-vehicle accident at Ninth and Main streets in Trenton last week (Wednesday, December 12th). Pickup truck driver 48 year old Andrew Wayne Osborn and sport utility vehicle driver 41 year old Dereck Allen Coursen as well […]
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Late-week accident injures Bethany man
The Highway Patrol reports a Bethany man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road about six miles northwest of Bethany this (Friday) morning. A private vehicle transported 43 year old Richard Davidson to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Davidson drove east on Harrison County Road 267 when […]
Powersville man injured in crash on Route U
A resident of Powersville was injured early Tuesday morning when the pickup he was driving traveled off a Putnam County lettered route and into a ditch. Fifty-two-year-old Andrew Untrauer was taken by ambulance to Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville with minor injuries. Untrauer had been driving northbound on Putnam County Route U, six miles […]
Rapid Removal given 4-month extension on trash contract while Trenton City Council explores options
Residential trash collections will continue to be temporarily picked up by Rapid Removal Disposal after the City Council’s vote last night on a WCA contract ended in a tie and the City Council has reversed itself, re-instating the monthly charge for residential curbside recycling at Trenton. Over two dozen residents from the public crowded into […]
Unionville man hurt in Monday morning crash on Highway 149
A Unionville man was injured early this morning when the pickup he was driving ran off a highway in southeastern Putnam County. Sixty-year-old Calvin McCree was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. McCree was northbound when the pickup left Highway 149, traveled through a fence and came to a stop […]
Two injured in Sunday crash on I-35 in Daviess County
Two people from southern Iowa were injured Sunday evening in an accident on northbound Interstate 35 in Daviess County. The occupants were passengers in a pickup driven by 45-year-old Teresa Marks of Leon, Iowa. Taken by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center were 49-year-old Brian Marks of Leon, Iowa and 48-year-old Victoria Herring of […]
Slick roads cause two accidents in Sullivan County
Two traffic accidents happened on Highway 5 in Sullivan County Thursday morning that injured drivers. The first accident was at 7:15 when a car driven by 34-year-old Joni Ussary of St. Joseph was northbound on Highway 5 when it slid off the road, struck a tree, and a fence. She was taken by private auto […]
Postal service to suspend mail pickup and delivery on December 5th
There will be no mail pickup or delivery on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, though there will be a limited package delivery service. A spokesperson for the Trenton Post Office says packages will be delivered, and mail dropped off in the blue mailboxes inside and outside of the post office will be picked up and taken […]
Trenton residents save money with new trash service but city loses tipping fee revenue
Actions taken last night by the Trenton City Council would mean a savings of $50.00 per household for next year on residential trash pickup and recycling. On a split vote of four in favor and three opposed, WCA was selected to provide trash pickup service based on their low bid of $9.54 per month. That’s […]
Kirksville woman injured in crash east of Green Castle
A Kirksville resident was injured Monday in an accident two miles to the east of Green Castle. The highway patrol reports 55-year-old Veronica Cruz was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. A car driven by Ms. Cruz and pickup operated by 26-year-old Tyler Anderson of Greentop were both eastbound on […]
Two life-flighted after crash on I-35 north of Cameron
An accident four miles north of Cameron on Monday resulted in injuries for two out of state residents. The crash happened on southbound Interstate 35 about noon Monday involving three vehicles, including a Freightliner. The highway patrol reports a pickup driven by 45-year-old Gretchen Vecellio of Yale, Oklahoma was stationary and undamaged in the median […]
City council chooses new trash service provider for Trenton residents
It took three attempts Monday night before the city council decided on a company for residential trash pickup which results in a change from the current provider. The city council, on a single vote, decided to discontinue the recycling program in which households are currently charged a fee every month. Submitting bids for a five-year […]
Trash bids and recycling top tonight’s meeting of Trenton City Council
The city of Trenton received three bids for residential trash pickup and curbside recycling for the next five year period, beginning in January. Tabulations of the bids were included in the packet provided last week for city councilmen to study with a copy also made available for the news media. The council agenda for a […]
Pickup strikes farm tractor on Highway 10
A pickup truck hit the rear of a farm tractor on Highway 10 southwest of Carrollton Saturday morning resulting in minor injuries. The patrol reports a passenger in the pickup, 70-year old Lola Ford of Richmond, was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup, 70-year old […]
General Lengyel shares Thanksgiving breakfast with deployed Troops from Sedalia
U.S. National Guard Bureau Chief, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, and U.S. Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the senior enlisted advisor to Lengyel, shared a Thanksgiving breakfast with U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, headquartered in Sedalia, Missouri, who are currently deployed to the […]
What’s coming and going on Netflix in December, 2018
The streaming site released a list of the movies, TV shows, comedy specials and documentaries coming and going next month. Here’s the full list of what’s being added to Netflix in December: Dec. 1 8 Mile Astro Boy Battle – Netflix Original Bride of Chucky Christine Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Crossroads: One Two […]
Lee’s Summit couple among 13 indicted for $62 million cocaine conspiracy
A Lee’s Summit, Missouri couple are among 13 defendants who have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $62 million conspiracy to distribute more than 2,000 kilograms of cocaine, and a money laundering conspiracy. Howard Christian Walters, also known as “Chris,” 41, and his wife, Nina Walter, 37, both of Lee’s […]
Unionville woman injured in crash on Highway 149
A Unionville resident was injured Sunday in a single vehicle accident on Highway 149 in eastern Putnam County six miles north of Glendale in rural Putnam County. Seventy-five-year-old Barbara Brooks was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, Iowa with minor injuries. Brooks was southbound when she lost control of the pickup she […]
Green City woman hurt after losing control on ice-covered highway
A Green City resident was hurt early Sunday when the pickup truck she was driving overturned off ice-covered Highway 6 near Green Castle. Thirty-five-year-old April Weaver of Green City was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. The accident happened one mile west of Green Castle on Highway […]
One dead, two injured in Nodaway County crash
A Hopkins resident was killed and two others from Hopkins were hurt Saturday night in the head-on collision of a van and a pickup truck on a snow-covered road in Nodaway County. Fatally injured was 34-year-old Sharon Snuffer who was a passenger in the van driven by her 37-year-old husband, Justin snuffer. He was taken […]