Various weekend investigations involving drug allegations are in the news today from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. A search warrant obtained by Sheriff Cox was served Friday evening and resulted in the seizure of alleged methamphetamine and methamphetamine drug paraphernalia. Officers arrested 33-year-old Steven Burns of Chillicothe who was transferred to the Daviess-Dekalb County Regional […]
Hunters and anglers can add fresh wild game and fish to their Memorial Day menus. The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds Missourians that squirrel and black bass seasons open May 25, the Saturday before Memorial Day. SQUIRRELS The open season on eastern gray and fox squirrels runs from May 25 through Feb. 15, 2020. Allowed […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities is accepting bids for abatement of hazardous materials including asbestos at the Trenton water plant. Bids will be accepted at Trenton City Hall until 2 o’clock on the afternoon of April 25th. Bid packets are to be sealed and labeled water treatment plant abatement bid. Specifications and more information can be obtained […]
With 896,570 Missourians labeled as “food insecure” according to the Map the Meal Gap 2016 study, Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance recognizes the need to obtain and distribute food to hungry families across the state. For the fourth consecutive year, insurance agents are accepting donations from April 1, 2019, to April 30, 2019, at their local […]
Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Arkansas establishment, is recalling approximately 69,093 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced on November 30, 2018. The […]
The annual mass mailing to more than 6,000 Trenton High School alums will be held in April to prepare for the Labor Day Alumni Weekend. Volunteers are invited to assist in the mailing scheduled in the Trenton High School Commons the afternoon of April 7th at 1:30. The general letter, envelopes, and mailing labels will […]
University of Missouri Extension of Mercer County will host a Private Pesticide Applicator Training next week. Growers are welcome to attend the meeting in the Hal England Center basement the morning of February 22nd at 8:30 regardless of needing recertification. Mercer County Extension especially encourages growers to attend if their license has expired or will […]
As officials from the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region VII office continue monitoring the development of an arctic outbreak that could bring recording-setting cold temperatures to several cities throughout the Midwest, residents are encouraged to act now, preparing both their home and families for whatever may arise. “We are […]
Planning is underway for the 2019 Trenton High School Alumni Weekend with an all-class meeting on Sunday, January 13th at 1:30 at Royal Inn Pizza in Trenton. THS classes are encouraged to send representatives; especially the honor classes who celebrate special reunions this fall. Class mailing lists will be distributed in order to begin work […]
The major players in the meat industry have developed what they’re calling a “stewardship plan” they say will ensure that they use antibiotics in livestock only when necessary. At issue is the possible development of deadly “super-bug” infections that are resistant to antibiotics and harmful to humans. The group has developed a set of guidelines and […]
Various media sources report a Chillicothe man faces potential prison time and a hefty fine after pleading guilty in U-S District Court in Iowa. Randy Constant appeared in federal court Thursday and pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in an alleged scheme to defraud that authorities claimed involving the marketing of 140 million dollars of grain […]
The Internal Revenue Service and Security Summit partners have released a warning to the public of a surge of fraudulent emails impersonating the IRS and using tax transcripts as bait to entice users to open documents containing malware. The scam is especially problematic for businesses whose employees might open the malware because this malware can […]
