The Spickard Board of Aldermen approved a motion Monday, July 13th to send nuisance property owners a letter to ask if they would clean up their properties. A primacy fee for the Department of Natural Resources will be applied to next month’s water bill. The tax levy hearing for Spickard was set for the evening […]
Requested expenditures were approved at Monday nights’ meeting of the Trenton City Council. Kipp and Cara McClellan requested city funds for infrastructure work to be done at the north end of Hoover Drive where several rental cottages have been proposed. Kipp McClellan told the council there’s to be 600 feet of water line and 462 […]
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry recognized 25 students from the state for committing to further their education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math Friday, June 26th. The Second Annual Missouri STEM Signing Day Award Ceremony was streamed on the Missouri Chamber’s Facebook page. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship and […]
North Central Missouri College President Doctor Lenny Klaver provided a COVID-19 update to the Board of Trustees the evening of Tuesday, June 23rd. He said the college is working on back to campus plans. He wants to incorporate best practices and be quick to react to changes. The National Junior College Athletic Association has made […]
Noting improvements were made as requested, the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board Monday evening abated three properties of concern. These are 2904 Mable Street owned by Richard and Corrin Seddon; 1011 Custer belonging to Birdie Wilson and Rose Ralston as well as 2002 Chicago owned by Samuel Southers Citing a safety issue with plywood covering […]
Protesters held signs Thursday night in west-central Missouri’s Sedalia to show their support for a 25-year-old woman killed last weekend by a Pettis County deputy. Hannah Fizer of Sedalia was shot to death after allegedly threatening to shoot the officer, but a gun was not found in her vehicle. Don Hockaday, a protest organizer, says […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education Monday, June 15th hired a new superintendent/principal. Current Superintendent/Principal Jonnie Beavers reports Kristi Weldon of Trenton will hold the position next school year. Weldon will be paid $52,000 for the year. She previously worked at Macon. The board also hired Jason Bears of Princeton for maintenance. He will be […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital was notified today that patients insured with Missouri Care insurance are receiving letters stating that certain providers will no longer be classified as “In-Network.” The providers listed in the letter include Dr. Horine, Dr. Ross, Dr. Reid, Tara Swan, and Greg Stafford from Jefferson Medical Group. According to hospital officials, the […]
The Grundy County Commission will open Board of Equalization meetings one day next month. Residents wanting to meet with the board July 20th to discuss letters received on assessed values should first visit with the Assessor’s Office in the courthouse in Trenton and discuss the valuation issue. If residents are not satisfied with the results, […]
The Trenton High School Alumni Association and Foundation Trust for THS have extended the deadline to submit information for the THS Alumni News due to the late delivery of the initial letter to alums. The deadline is now June 8th. That is also the deadline for former teachers and administrators of THS in sharing their […]
The Grundy County Commission Tuesday morning discussed a closed bridge on Southwest 86th Avenue. A replacement tube order for the bridge has been canceled. The Southwest 86th Avenue bridge will remain closed due to a failed inspection by the Missouri Department of Transportation in April. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray says the county is looking into […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Branson-area business, Tuning Element, LLC, for alleged price gouging and misrepresentations regarding face masks and respirators it began selling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The markups included 5-layer KN95 masks for $20 each; 3-layer KN95 masks for $15 each; and 50-count boxes […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education this week approved relieving Superintendent/Principal Jonnie Beavers of her contract for the 2020-2021 school year. That leaves the superintendent/principal position open. Beavers says applicants must have a certificate or be working on a certification as a principal or specialist. The district asks for references, a cover letter, and a […]
Information announcing plans for the 2020 Trenton High School Alumni Reunion are now in the mail. Nearly 6,000 letters have been sent to alums of THS across the United States and beyond announcing the annual Labor Day Reunion and persons are asked to complete and return information sheets as soon as possible. Steve Maxey, Foundation […]
Congressman Sam Graves, along with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, sent a letter to Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within Department of Health and Human Services and Loren Sweatt, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health Administration within the Department of Labor, demanding further clarification on […]
The Jamesport City Council discussed customer utility bills Monday. It was agreed there will not be more notices given to late customers. If payment is not made in full by the 25th of a month, non-payment customers will be disconnected, and an additional $100 reconnect fee will be applied to their bills. All utility payments […]
Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard reminds voters that the Municipal Election originally scheduled for April will be held June 2nd. The election will involve city, township, school, and tax measures. A Grundy County voter wishing to vote absentee by mail can request a ballot be mailed to him or her by sending a letter to […]
A teenager from Warrenton, Missouri was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with minor injuries after the van he was driving went off a lettered route in Linn County. Nineteen-year-old Jase White was driving the van when it was demolished after it went off the left side of Linn County Route C and overturned. […]
Missouri’s junior senator says four companies process 85 percent of all beef in the United States, and he’s calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an antitrust investigation into the meatpacking industry. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made his comments during a Wednesday interview with Missourinet, saying farmers need help. He says Missouri farmers […]
Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey has announced plans for collecting student ipads and distributing student belongings. Seniors are to turn in iPads and pick-up their personal belongings the afternoons of May 4th and 5th between 3 and 6 o’clock. Underclassmen are to turn in iPads May 4th through 8th between 11:30 and 12:30 in […]
