Trenton High School

THS Winter Concert set for Monday evening

The Trenton High School Concert Band and THS Jazz Band will perform at a Winter Concert next week. The event will be held in the THS gym on Monday night December 16 at 7 o’clock. Director of Bands Ethan Stewart reports the Concert Band will play Ed Huckeby’s “Abingtonton Ridge,” Steven Reineke’s “Heaven’s Light,” “Sweet […]

Accident Graphic

Cameron man hurt in crash on Highway 69

The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man sustained moderate injuries as the result of a pickup truck striking a van and the van overturning about six miles north of Cameron Thursday morning. An ambulance transported van driver 62-year-old Allen Reed to the Liberty Hospital. No injuries were reported for pickup driver 44-year-old Jeannie Little of […]

Livingston County Library

Livingston County Library among nine that receive grants

Nine libraries have received Workforce Development Collection Improvement Grants totaling $15,900.  “Missouri’s libraries serve as resource hubs for their communities, with many acting as the de facto business center in their area,” Ashcroft said. “These grants ensure they can continue to offer their patrons materials which are vital to the development of business and workforce […]

Payden McCullough earns Eagle Scout

Payden McCullough receives Eagle Scout award

An Eagle Scout award was presented during a Court of Honor ceremony Monday night for Trenton Boy Scout Troop 97. Payden McCullough received his Eagle Scout award at the First Christian Church. Payden is the son of Tabitha McCullough and Shaun and Lisa McCullough, all of Trenton.  Payden has earned a total of 30 merit badges. […]

Corn in the field

Grain crop review for November 2019

Driving down the road in Missouri, you can see most of the fields have been combined and some farmers have applied anhydrous, unlike last year. Everyone still remembers last fall with the muddy conditions and having to push off anhydrous application until the spring, causing a shortage this past year. A notable shortage in some […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period, from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019. : Patrol’s Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Statistics for 2019  Crashes ─ 404 Injuries ─ 166 Fatalities ─ 7 DWI ─ 94 Drug Arrests ─ 63 During the 2018 Thanksgiving […]

Drug Trafficking

Additional charges filed against former Kansas City Chiefs player, more defendants in drug-trafficking conspiracy

Additional charges have been filed against a former Kansas City Chiefs football player and eight co-defendants for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that operated primarily in Eastern Jackson County. Saousoalii P. Siavii Jr., also known as “Junior,” 41, of Independence, Missouri, was charged in a nine-count superseding indictment returned under seal by a federal […]

Farm Field

Missouri land values up 4% on average

University of Missouri Extension’s recent land value survey shows that average land prices for non-irrigated cropland across the state increased by about 4% or $204 per acre from last year. The study shows averages of $5,421 per acre for good non-irrigated cropland. Survey respondents rated well-irrigated cropland at $6,148 per acre, $634 more per acre […]