A 1970 Trenton High School graduate, Barry Kenady, is a resident of Ridgecrest, California near the epicenter of a 6.4 magnitude quake that happened on July 4th and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday evening. Kenady, who’s lived in California about 35 years, has experienced earthquakes before but nothing like this. Kenady’s residence was […]
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Sliced Bread Days Festival kicks off this weekend in Chillicothe
The Sliced Bread Days Festival kicks off with a bang this weekend in Chillicothe. Activities will include an open house at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center in the Chillicothe Baking Company Building at First and Elm Friday from 1 to 5 o’clock and Saturday from 9 to 3. The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and […]
Main Street Trenton to host “Paint Party” in downtown Trenton
Main Street Trenton will host a professionally-led painting class in downtown Trenton next week. Participants can create a painting of an old-time sign at the Downtown Paint Party at 905 Main Street on the evening of July 11th at 6 o’clock. Trisha Sharp will instruct the class with paint, supplies, and light snacks provided. Participants […]
Woman who hid heroin to appear pregnant pleads guilty to drug trafficking
A woman who hid heroin around her waist and pretended to be pregnant pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking. Perla E. Murillo, 18, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. Law enforcement officers were conducting interdiction activities at a local bus station […]
Shawn Yuille sentenced to 35-years in prison for death of Danette Rardon and child endangerment
A former Trenton resident has been sentenced to 35 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on felony charges stemming from a fatality crash in downtown Chillicothe in November 2017. Shawn Michael Yuille was sentenced to 30 years on second-degree murder and five years on first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial […]
Missouri WIC program goes electronic
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is offering families a new way to shop for WIC-approved food using an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, eWIC. Families participating in WIC in Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Miller, Moniteau and Osage counties will be the first to use the new eWIC […]
MU Agronomist says corn and soybeans can be good cover crops on prevented planting acres in 2019
Rain and flooding prevented many Missouri farmers from planting corn and soybean this year. Now farmers want to protect these unplanted fields by seeding a cover crop. Cover crops do just that: The plants cover the ground, and their roots stabilize the soil. Cover crops provide a simple and natural way to reduce soil erosion, […]
$7.5 million improvement project at Northwest Medical Center in Albany nearing completion
As of July 1, 2019, Northwest Medical Center is operating under the Mosaic Life Care corporate brand and has completed the implementation of Mosaic Life Care’s electronic medical record system across all of its locations. The hospital in Albany now is officially known as Mosaic Medical Center-Albany. The four primary care clinics closely connected to […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to North Herriford Street
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire at 105 North Herriford overnight on Friday. Lieutenant Rob Williams reports the Chillicothe Police Department assisted the fire department and advised a small fire was outside the address. He says, upon arrival to the property owned by Ronald Dryer, firefighters determined trash and furniture were […]
Help save lives at the 29th annual Kirksville Media Blood Drive
The Kirksville Daily Express, KTVO-TV, KIRX-AM, KRXL-FM, KTUF-FM, KLTE Bott Radio, Cable One, Rehoboth Baptist Church and the St. Louis Cardinals are once again teaming up with the American Red Cross to help save lives at an important time of year. The 29th annual Kirksville Media Blood Drive will be held Thursday, July 25, from […]
Officer Jasmine Diab released from hospital to rehabilitation facility
A Facebook post from Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab reports the officer was transferred to a rehabilitation facility Friday afternoon. Diab calls it the “first big step to being able to go home,” and she believes the rehab will “be intense.” No timeline has been announced as to how long Jasmine will stay at the […]
Additional details released on Sliced Bread Days carnival in Chillicothe
During the upcoming holiday weekend, Chillicothe is going to be the full of activity including a long-awaited family-friendly carnival. The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce, with the support of the City of Chillicothe and Chillicothe Parks & Recreation, will be bringing back a carnival to the community. “We’ve been asked for several years to try […]
Mexican national sentenced to 30 years for methamphetamine trafficking, illegally reentering the U.S.
A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court for attempting to sell about 15 pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer after illegally reentering the United States. Javier Corona-Verduzco, 36, of Montclair, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 30 years in federal prison without parole. The court also […]
Authorities executing search warrant in Maysville find unidentified body
Authorities in DeKalb County have found unidentified human remains as the investigation continues into the disappearance earlier this month of a Maysville woman. Sheriff Andy Clark reports a search warrant was issued and executed Wednesday afternoon at 4:45 on a property in DeKalb County that’s reportedly outside of Maysville. Sheriff Clark said other evidence also […]
Missouri business owner sentenced to 25-years for leading methamphetamine conspiracy
A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. Christopher A. Jefferson, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 25 years in federal prison without parole. Jefferson, who has two prior state convictions for distribution/delivery of a controlled substance, was sentenced […]
“Blue Smoke for Jasmine” event scheduled for July 4th in Trenton
Blue smoke bombs will be set off in Trenton July 4th in honor of Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab, who was injured in the line of duty earlier this month. Individuals wishing to participate in 4th of July “Blue Smoke for Jasmine” event are asked to gather on the north side of the Law Enforcement […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees review budgets at Tuesday meeting
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved budgets at its meeting Tuesday evening. The NCMC Unrestricted Accounts operational budget for 2019-2020 projects total revenues of $10,725,769 and total expenses of $10,720,908. That results in a budgeted operational surplus of $4,861. The NCMC Auxiliary Service Accounts budget projects total revenue of $2,204,650 and total […]
Emergency management agencies to meet in Trenton to assess damage
Representatives of the Federal and State emergency management agencies will hold a joint assessment meeting regarding public assistance for flood damage in Grundy County. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says the meeting with government officials, townships, and taxing entities with recent storm and flood damage will be held in the courthouse in Trenton […]
Slater man pleads guilty to transporting a minor for illicit sex
A Slater, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to transporting a 16-year-old victim across state lines for illegal sexual activity. Daniel Lee Kirby, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr., to the charge contained in a July 11, 2018, federal indictment. By pleading guilty today, Kirby admitted that […]
Cameron man sentenced to 18-years in prison for conspiracy to distribute meth
A Cameron, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court on Monday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Benjamin W. Clark, 27, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 18 years in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 4, 2019, Clark pleaded guilty to participating in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Co-defendants […]