The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved an increase in the base salary for certified staff at its meeting Monday evening. The base was increased by $500, which makes it $28,400. The board approved a two point five percent increase for all non-certified staff and bus drivers as well as extra duty contracts. It also […]
New board members will be sworn in at the Laredo R-7 Board of Education meeting next week. Brad Wilford and Matt Foster will be sworn in, and the board will be reorganized Monday evening at 6 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include a salary proposal; the 2018-2019 career ladder; non-certified, extra duty, counseling, occupational […]
The Grundy County Commission accepted bids for fuel, pipes, and concrete Tuesday morning. The Commission accepted bids from Landes Oil of Trenton and MFA Oil of Trenton for five cents off the pump price per gallon for gasoline and diesel. It accepted the bid from Owens Trenching and Tile of Laredo for polyethylene pipe ranging […]
The Laredo R-7 School District will hold its Preschool and Kindergarten Roundup next month. Children three, four, and five years old will be screened during the event at the school the morning of April 13th from 8:30 to 11 o’clock. Children who will be four by August 1st will be eligible for the 2018-2019 preschool […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved a co-op agreement and a mowing bid at its meeting Monday evening. The coop agreement is with Pleasant View R-6 for seventh and eighth-grade track. The agreement is pending Pleasant View’s approval. The approved mowing bid was from H and B Mowing for $100 each time for the […]
Two defendants, who surrendered themselves at the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, are scheduled for appearances Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. 34-year-old Dustin Matthew Haskins of rural Laredo is charged with two felony counts of criminal non-support of two minor children. Court information accuses Haskins of being in arrears by more […]
Among cases in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday Darrell Wayne Graham of Trenton provided a written waiver for the preliminary hearing on felony charges of first-degree child molestation. Graham’s Bond was re-set at $100,000 and his case was bound over to the March 15th docket for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved the 2018-2019 school calendar at its meeting Monday evening. The first day of next school year will be August 21st, and the last day will be May 9th. The board voted to allow the Grundy County Health Department to hold a health fair April 19th at the school […]
Trenton Police arrested three men Sunday who face drug charges in Grundy County Circuit Court. Felony charges of possession of methamphetamine have been filed against 21-year-old Joseph Martin Herrity of Chillicothe, 20-year-old Joseph Sheridan Parr of Cameron and 17-year-old Michael Ray Oesch of Princeton. Bonds for each were set at $15,000 cash and they are […]
The Grundy County Spelling Bee will be held at the Grundy R-5 Elementary School in Humphreys Tuesday, February 6 at 4:30 in the afternoon. Principal Doctor Anne Billington says that participants for this year will include students from Laredo, Trenton, and Pleasant View schools. She explains that a winner and an alternate from each school […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Laredo man for domestic assault. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old Joseph Adam Vivone for felony third-degree domestic assault. Bond was established at $10,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court February 13th. Court documents accuse Vivone of causing physical […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Laredo man sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident about five miles east of Laredo Thursday night, and he was later arrested. Fifty-seven-year-old Andrew Epperson traveled south on Route JJ north of Route E when his pickup traveled into the northbound lane, began skidding and swerved to the west. Then […]
Three candidates filed for three open positions on the Laredo Board of Aldermen. Helen Golden and Bruce McFie filed for the two Alderman at Large positions. Carol Holloway filed for the mayor position. Each position has a two-year term. All who filed for the positions in Laredo are incumbents. Three candidates filed for three open […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Laredo man Monday on a charge from 2012. Thirty-nine-year-old Daniel Justin Rosson was arrested for misdemeanor passing a bad check of less than $500. He posted his bond of $1,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court January 23rd. […]
Six individuals waived preliminary hearings yesterday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court and each was then bound over for arraignments in Division One of the circuit court at Trenton. Those whose cases advance in the courts include Rodney Wallace Cranor, James Irving Lewellen, Monica Kay Proctor, Bret Marvin Thomas and Colby Weaver – […]
The Laredo Board of Aldermen held an annual employee review for the city clerk Monday evening. The board voted to increase Ashley Boren’s pay by 41 cents an hour, which is a three percent increase. Her new rate will be $13.47 per hour.
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved third through sixth-grade boys and girls participation in the fifth and sixth grade basketball season at its meeting Monday evening. The girls will also be allowed to play on the boy’s team due to the low number of boys. The board also approved two field trips which include […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved purchasing fifth grade Go Math and the school audit at its meeting Monday evening. The board also approved May 7th, 2018 as the eighth-grade graduation date and the candidate filing period for the April 3rd municipal election. Candidates may file in the school office until the evening of […]
Registered voters of Galt and Laredo will be selecting three city officials in the municipal election next April 3. Positions to be filled in both Galt and Laredo will be for Mayor and two Aldermen at large. Each of the terms runs two years. The candidate filing period begins December 12th and concludes on January […]
A Laredo man, 26-year-old Daniel Earl Windsor, has been arrested on felony charges of child molestation in the second degree. Bond is $50,000 cash with Windsor to appear December 12th in Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. In September or October of this year, authorities accuse Windsor of subjecting a seven-year-old child to […]
