The Chillicothe Fire Department on Monday afternoon responded to a trailer home fire at 315 East Polk Street in Chillicothe. The owner was listed as Larry Kinsella. Upon arrival at the Shady Valley Trailer Park, firefighters found a single wide mobile home fully engulfed. The fire was located mainly from the middle of the home […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board is to discuss at least eight properties next week. The meeting will be at the Trenton City Hall October 25th at 6 o’clock in the evening and will also be available on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/85760502761. The agenda includes five properties listed under declaration of a nuisance and two for […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department, with mutual aid calls to two other departments, responded to a house fire last night at 16758 LIV Road Number 230. Upon arrival at 5:40 pm, Chillicothe firefighters found a single-story house with fire and heavy smoke coming from the center front of the house and roof. There also was fire […]
A Coffey man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly conspired with friends to help him steal a four-wheeler and reportedly did not register a vehicle on the sex offender registry. Thirty-one-year-old Brandon Tyler May faces charges of stealing a motor vehicle, failure to register as a sex offender, and two counts of […]
A pursuit that law enforcement reports started in Princeton led to the arrest of a man in the Lake Marie area on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department reports the Highway Patrol contacted the sheriff’s office and requested assistance with the ongoing pursuit. The person allegedly continued to flee, abandoned the vehicle, […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Tuesday morning, October 19. Captain Tracy Bradley reports that, upon arrival to the residence at 101 Jackson Street at approximately 6:30 a.m., firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the roof and eves. Utilities were shut off, and firefighters found fire in a bedroom on the […]
Results have been released from the Missouri Day Baby Show held on Friday, October 15. First place for Little Mister and Little Miss Missouri Day were Zavier Odor and Realynn Yarbrough. The Little Mister and Little Miss Missouri Day contestants were four and five years old. Other boys receiving first place were Leo Moseley for […]
Trustees of North Central Missouri College meet in a special session, Tuesday, October 12, 2021, to accept a grant. The meeting begins at 12:30 in the Frey Administrative Building on the campus in Trenton. College Chief of Staff Kristi Harris reports NCMC has received notice that approval was given for a Trio talent search grant. […]
One person was hurt when two vehicles attempted to turn at a Polo intersection. Seventy-seven-year-old Sherry Funk of Stanberry was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. She was a passenger in a sports utility vehicle driven by 78-year old Herman Funk of Stanberry who wasn’t hurt. The driver of the other vehicle, […]
The Chillicothe City Council will consider an ordinance accepting a memorandum of understanding with the Bird Company involving scooters. The council will meet in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on October 11 at 5:30 in the evening. Other items on the agenda include a hydrology study, potential financing for police and fire projects, and a […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a car fire at Walmart on October 7. Captain Tracy Bradley reports the fire department was told the vehicle was near the automotive area, and no one was inside. She says employees tried to put out the flames with fire extinguishers. Upon the fire department’s arrival, firefighters found flames […]
Information on the Missouri Day Marching Festival was shared at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on October 7th. Phillip Ray reported 29 bands entered the festival on October 16th, and 23 bands will participate in the parade that morning at 8:30. Bands will also compete in field show competition at C. F. Russell Stadium and […]
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline. The use of this new three-digit number will begin on July 16, 2022. The FCC is implementing this new three-digit number in an effort to simplify the hotline’s […]
The Salvation Army of Chillicothe will take applications by phone and in-person for Christmas assistance for the 2021 Christmas season. Spokesperson Lynda Snuffer says the office, which serves Livingston and Grundy counties, will take applications the last two weeks of October in Chillicothe and the first week of November in Trenton. The in-person locations for […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education will discuss snow removal and elementary building repairs next week. The board will meet on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Other items on the agenda include a COVID-19 report, a review of policy updates, and a bus barn update. A closed session is also listed for […]
Two men from Albany were injured when a pickup one of them was driving, struck the rear of another waiting to make a turn in Albany on Tuesday afternoon. Taken to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany were 31-year-old Derek Williams and 76-year-old Lyle Powell. Williams received minor injuries Powell was listed with moderate injuries. The […]
(Missouri Independent) – Exasperated lawmakers slammed leaders of the Missouri Department of Social Services on Tuesday, accusing them of passing off blame for a federal review that found the state fails to adequately report missing foster children. Tuesday’s hearing of the House Children and Families Committee was spurred by a report issued last week by the U.S […]
Two topics are listed for discussion at this months’ meeting of the Trenton Park Board. The members will meet Wednesday, October 5, 2921, at 5:15 at the Moberly Park shelter house in Trenton. New business topics include discussion of the upper Moberly parking lot and the VFW War Memorial at Moberly Park. The meeting also includes […]
Approximately 50 community members attended a special meeting of the Grundy County Health Department Board of Trustees on September 30, 2021. The meeting addressed isolation and quarantine at schools and more than a dozen individuals spoke. Before comments were made by the public, Board President NiCole Neal began the meeting by saying the health department […]
A coloring contest will be held as part of this year’s Missouri Day Festival. The contest is open to Grundy County youth from preschool through fourth grade, including homeschooled children. The coloring page has been sent via email to area schools and may be downloaded from the KTTN website as a PDF file by clicking […]
