Linda Crooks will be the next Mayor for the city of Trenton and there will be three new members of the city council to join one who won re-election Tuesday. The Trenton R-9 school levy question received a super majority and passed, and Trenton Township will have a new trustee. There was a 32% voter […]
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Election 2019: A preview of issues voters face at the polls in northern Missouri
Numerous issues highlight election ballots today in cities and counties across the Green Hills Region. Voters within the city of Trenton decide from among four candidates in the race for Mayor. There are two candidates in each of the four wards for the city council. Voters within Trenton township decide between two candidates on the […]
Linn County Route 129 closed April 2nd
Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close Route 129 from Route U to Meade Street tomorrow, April 2, 2019, for an emergency culvert replacement. The road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorists will need to use an alternate route during the closure. All work is weather permitting and the […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of April 1, 2019
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 1 – 7. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Highway patrol reports arrest of two area residents
The highway patrol reports a Brookfield resident was arrested Saturday morning in Linn County and accused of possessing ten grams or less of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Forty-seven-year-old Lori Willard was transported to the Brookfield Police Department. Thirty-one-year-old Melissa Billington of Novinger was arrested Saturday night in Sullivan County and accused of possession of […]
Patrol reports arrest of Brookfield man
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Brookfield man in Linn County Thursday afternoon on several allegations. Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Rainey was accused of driving while suspended, no insurance, and possessing plates of another. Rainey was transported to the Brookfield Police Department before being released.
January unemployment rate shows four area counties at 4% or higher
January unemployment rates show four area counties at 4% or higher. Figures from the Division of Employment Security for the latest month available have Linn County at the highest rate in northwest Missouri at 5-1/2%. Linn is followed by Putnam County at 4.9%, Harrison County at 4.3% and Grundy County at 4% unemployment. The Grundy […]
Livingston County Commission to meet on Tuesday
The Livingston County Commission plans to discuss a culvert and road issue in Sampsel Township next week. The Commission will meet at the courthouse in Chillicothe Tuesday, March 19th starting at 9:30 with an agenda that includes George Quinn, John Quinn, and Chris Ruoff at 10 o’clock regarding the road issue and meeting with the […]
First Impact course for parents of new drivers to be held in Brookfield
Parents of teen drivers are invited to learn about Missouri’s Graduated Drivers License Law during a First Impact program in Brookfield in April. Sergeant Eric Brown with the Highway Patrol and retired Missouri Department of Conservation Agent Marsha Jones will speak at the free 90-minute evidence-based traffic safety program at the Linn County Health Department […]
Investigations by Livingston County Sheriff’s Department lead to multiple arrests
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has conducted multiple drug investigations this month. Those investigations included one near U. S. Highway 36 and LIV 255 last Thursday. Sheriff Steve Cox reports a free air search around a vehicle by Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter and K-9 Zaki and further investigation led to the seizure of a methamphetamine smoking […]
Chillicothe man arrested on felony warrant
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Chillicothe man in Livingston County Tuesday evening on a felony warrant and other allegations. The Linn County warrant for 40-year-old Daniel Gaunt was for child neglect. The Patrol also accused him of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of paraphernalia. Gaunt was taken to the Chillicothe […]
Some area unemployment rates nudge up slightly in December
Some of the area counties have unemployment rates that are less than the statewide average of three point one percent. Figures are provided by the division of employment security for December – the most recent month available. Grundy County’s unemployment rate is above the state average at three point four percent in December. That’s based […]
Audio: Dairy program to be presented at Forage Systems Research Center
University Extension presents a dairy day program Monday at the MU farm in Linn County. The program begins at 10 o’clock, February 18th at the Forage Systems Research Center on Genoa Road, east of Linneus. MU extension specialist Valerie Tate talks about Monday’s speakers. Reservations are to be made with MU dairy specialist Reagen […]
Linn County Republican Women to meet
Missouri Right to Life Vice President Therese Sander will present a program at the next Linn County Republican Women meeting. The group will meet at Ginnie’s Restaurant of Brookfield the night of February 21st. Social time will begin at 6 o’clock, and the meeting will start at 7 o’clock.
Driver totals big rig west of Meadville
The Highway Patrol reports a Brunswick man sustained moderate injuries when the tractor-trailer he drove ran off the road one mile west of Meadville on Friday. An ambulance transported 63-year-old Harold Goodwin to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The truck traveled east on Highway 36 before running off the right side of the road and […]
Two from Wheeling hurt in Linn County crash
An accident early Monday evening in Linn County injured two residents of Wheeling. Fifty-year-old Karla Knouse and her daughter, 22-year-old Alexis Knouse, received minor injuries and went to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. Both women were using seat belts. The pickup driven by Karla Knouse was eastbound on Highway 36 when it went out of […]
Grundy County’s unemployment rate nudges up for November
Grundy County’s unemployment rate is up a bit for November when compared to the previous month. November is the most recent month with county statistics available Grundy County’s unemployment rate of 2.7% is based on 125 on unemployment out of a civilian labor force of nearly 4,600. In October, Grundy County had 111 on unemployment […]
Audio: Scott Blair of National Weather Service discusses upcoming winter storm to hit north Missouri
As we wait on the approaching winter storm to bring snow to northern Missouri, Meteorologist Scott Blair of the Pleasant Hill office of the National Weather Service explains what’s predicted for the Trenton area. Most of our listening area has a winter weather advisory beginning later in the day. But Linn County of the […]
Woman falls asleep at the wheel and crashes near Brookfield
The Highway Patrol reports a Huntsville woman sustained minor injuries when she fell asleep, and the car she drove ran off the road two miles east of Brookfield Tuesday morning. An ambulance transported 25-year-old Marissa Avila to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. Avila traveled west on U. S. Highway 36 when the car traveled off […]
MoDOT announces road work plans around Christmas, New Year’s Holidays
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports a portion of Route TT in Daviess County will be closed one day this week for a culvert replacement. Route TT is to be closed a quarter of a mile north of Route J Thursday from 8 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. MoDOT also […]