The Missouri Department of Conservation has partnered with the Missouri Disabled Sportsmen to offer a dove clinic and hunt in Macon County for youth and mobility-impaired hunters. The free event for disabled hunters and/or youth ages 11 to 17 years old will be held at the Atlanta Conservation Area on September 12th from 8 to […]
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December 22, 2020, trial date set for Drake Kately
A one-day bench trial has been set for a Kansas City man who reportedly escaped from the Mercer County Jail twice in August 2019. The Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 28-year-old Drake Andrew Kately’s trial is scheduled to begin December 22nd. Kately has been charged in multiple Mercer County cases with two felony counts […]
More than 300 Grundy County students take part in Bright Futures “Back-to-School” event
More than 300 Grundy County students received backpacks and school supplies during Bright Futures Trenton’s Back to School Event Thursday, August 13th. Two hundred forty-one of those students were from Trenton R-9, which was 18 more than at last year’s event. Twenty-six Spickard students and 44 Laredo students also received backpacks and supplies. There were […]
Galt man arrested on felony non-support allegation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt man Thursday, August 13th on felony non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments under an order of support. An alternate address for 33-year-old Brian Christopher Southers is listed at Green City. His bond is $1,500 cash only and is scheduled for the […]
Grundy County Annual Delinquent Tax Sale set for August 24, 2020
As of the morning of Friday, August 14th, 101 properties are listed for the Grundy County Annual Delinquent Tax Sale later this month. The sale will begin at the courthouse in Trenton the morning of August 24th at 10 o’clock. Properties with three years of back taxes due are offered in what is called the […]
Grundy County Democratic Central Committee to meet
The Grundy County Democratic Central Committee next week will elect officers to serve for the next two years. The committee will meet at VFW Post Number 919 in Trenton the night of Tuesday, August 18th at 7 o’clock. The election will include a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer. Other committees may be appointed. Committee members […]
North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Chillicothe to host free parenting classes
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Chillicothe will hold a series of free parenting classes beginning next week. They will be held Tuesday mornings from 8 o’clock to 9:30 from August 18th to September 15th. Topics will include an introduction to protective factors and concrete support, parenting resilience, parenting knowledge, social and emotional […]
Grundy County Circuit Court news for Thursday, August 13, 2020
A Kansas City man received a pair of prison sentences then was placed on probation Thursday after pleading guilty in June to felony stealing charges. In Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court, Bevan James Bohm was sentenced to seven years with the Department of Corrections for stealing of a motor vehicle and seven […]
Two Weatherby teenagers involved in crash near Maysville
Two girls from Weatherby were involved in a DeKalb County accident Thursday evening three miles southeast of Maysville. A 13-year-old passenger received moderate injuries and sought treatment at the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The 15-year-old female driver was not hurt. Names were not released by the highway patrol due to being juveniles in age. The […]
Three Chillicothe residents accused of drug trafficking
Three Chillicothe residents were arrested Thursday night for investigation of drug trafficking and possession. Taken into custody were 48-year-old Wyatt Cooper, 24-year-old Alec Trent, and 21-year-old Chyanna Cooper. The highway patrol has accused each of second-degree felony drug trafficking of methamphetamine and alleged felony possession of a controlled substance, synthetic narcotic. The arrest report indicates […]
Bethany man charged with felony counts of statutory sodomy
A Bethany man has been charged in Harrison County with two felony counts of statutory sodomy, first degree, and two counts of statutory sodomy—second degree. Twenty-two-year-old Ethan Lamberson is scheduled for arraignment Friday, August 14th. Bond was initially set at $100,000 cash only. A probable cause affidavit alleges the dates of the incidents involving the […]
Paving on Interstate 35 in Harrison and Daviess counties begins soon
Mainline paving for the resurfacing project on a portion of Interstate 35 in Harrison and Daviess counties is scheduled to begin next week. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. to resurface I-35 between U.S. Route 136 in Bethany and Route C near Pattonsburg (Exit 92 to Exit 78), including […]
Grant request form to be available from Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled will have grant request forms available for fiscal year 2021 beginning Monday, August 17th. Completed forms should be returned to the FFDD office at the courthouse in Trenton by September 30th. Anyone interested in receiving an application should contact Executive Director Kayla Graham at 654-0660 or 359-3285. […]
Passenger injured in crash on Highway 63 near Millard
The Highway Patrol reports a Huntsville woman sustained minor injuries when the car in which she was a passenger struck another car at Millard the morning of Thursday, August 13th. Seventy-one-year-old Rebecca Beck was to seek her own treatment, while no injuries were reported for the driver of that car, 74-year-old Harold Beck of Huntsville, […]
Pleasant View Board of Education increases tax rate; re-opening plan reviewed
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education increased the tax rate on the evening of Tuesday, August 11th. The tax rate will be $4.9508. That is up by 14.14 cents from the previous rate. During the regular meeting, the board adopted the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Special Education Compliance Plan. Items approved included […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve tax levy rates; special meeting to be held concerning water rates
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance setting tax levy rates at a hearing prior to this week’s regular meeting. The rates were set at 64.01 cents for the General Fund, 22.77 cents for Parks and Recreation, and two cents for Band. The total assessed valuation is estimated to be $14,248,173 for the current […]
Are postal service delays hampering small business?
Operational changes intended to help the financially troubled U.S. Postal Service save money aren’t going over well with some small-business owners in Missouri and other states. Recent modifications, including the end of overtime for workers, have led to numerous reports of delays, both in personal and commercial mail and package delivery. John McHugh, chairman of […]
Missouri Board of Education to consider proposal intended to boost available substitute teachers
Missouri is in the market for more K-12 substitute teachers during the COVID-19 time. The level of need varies around the state depending on the district, grade, subject, and region. According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the number of candidates preparing to become full-time teachers has been declining steadily over […]
Second person from Galt charged on Wednesday in Daviess County assault case
The Daviess County Prosecutor has filed felony charges against two people from Galt following an altercation Saturday at Jamesport in which another person received what authorities called serious physical injuries. Online court information shows charges of domestic assault in the first degree were filed Tuesday on 26-year-old Toni Yarbrough and on Wednesday for 27-year-old Amber […]