The Livingston County Steam and Gas Association will sponsor Old-Time Harvest Days from September 24th through 26th. Steam and Gas Association Member Marie Hinnen says a different tractor is featured each year at the event at the Livingston County Fairgrounds. This year’s featured tractor will be the Massey Ferguson. Anyone with any type […]
Among cases in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Kyle Ray Graves of rural Trenton pleaded guilty to violating a protection order for an adult. On a plea bargain, the prosecuting attorney dismissed a burglary count. Graves was sentenced yesterday to 60 days at the Grundy County Detention […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Linneus woman sustained minor injuries after a deer traveled into the path of a car four miles west of Chula the morning of May 27th. An ambulance transported 58-year-old Kathi Tolly to the Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The car headed east on Route K before the deer traveled into […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports nine new COVID-19 cases were added on May 26th, which is the most cases in a single day since January 31st. The total number of cases is 1,102. Eight hundred forty-nine cases have been confirmed, and 22 are active. Twenty-three point one percent of Grundy County residents are fully […]
The Community Resource Center at 913 Webster Street in Chillicothe, has had two active COVID-19 cases in the administrative office. As a precaution, the Board of Directors has closed the offices of the Community Resource Center until at least June 9, 2021. No new clients will be admitted to the shelter and visitors are not […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a semi-truck fire on Highway 36 east of Chillicothe on May 26th. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a Peterbilt truck and its flatbed lowboy trailer on fire. The lowboy had a dozer on it, but it was not on fire. The fire was contained to the running […]
(Missouri Independent) – From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term. Experts in critical race theory say it’s about acknowledging how racial disparities are embedded in U.S history and society, and the concept is being mischaracterized […]
(Missouri Independent) – The lawsuit seeking to force Missouri to expand Medicaid coverage under a voter-approved constitutional amendment will go to trial June 18 in Cole County. On Wednesday morning, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem met in a conference call with Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office and attorneys for the three people suing for coverage. In an online notation with […]
An Eagleville teenager was taken to the hospital in Bethany after he was injured early Wednesday evening in a single-vehicle rollover accident near the Iowa state line. A sixteen-year-old boy received moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital following the 6:40 Wednesday evening wreck. The sports utility vehicle was southbound […]
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion: Sergeant Gerard G. Callahan, Q/HRD, will be promoted to lieutenant and transfer to the Patrol Records Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, where he will serve as the Patrol’s Custodian of Records effective June 1, 2021. Callahan was appointed to […]
Saying that there’s a labor shortage across Missouri, Governor Mike Parson (R) has issued a directive to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits. Missouri’s House Democratic Leader is blasting the decision. Governor Parson made the announcement during a Tuesday afternoon briefing at the Statehouse in Jefferson […]
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced he has joined a coalition of 15 State Treasurers to speak out against apparent attempts by the Biden Administration to pressure banks and other large financial institutions to divest from coal, oil, and natural gas companies. “While the pursuit of more renewable sources of energy is a noble cause, […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will hold a retreat to discuss various topics. No action is expected to be taken at The Space in Downtown Trenton on May 27th at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Items on the agenda include the Higher Learning Commission visit, corporate tuition rate, and academic honesty and […]
Over the next few months, Carroll County Memorial Hospital will be working with area providers to update the 2018 Carroll County Community Health Needs Assessment. Therefore, they are seeking input from the community regarding healthcare needs in order to complete the 2021 CHNA update. VVV Consultants LLC, an independent research firm, has been retained to conduct […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports 25 COVID-19 cases have been added since May 25th, bringing the total to 1,663. One hundred forty-one cases are active. The health center notes the fully vaccinated rate for Livingston County is 29%, and 33.3% have received at least one dose. Last week, 26.9% were fully immunized, and 32.6% […]
Beginning 2022, North Central Missouri College will be the primary community college for students, school districts, and businesses and industries in Buchanan County. The addition of Buchanan County will increase NCMC’s service region from sixteen to seventeen counties in northern Missouri. Both the NCMC and Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees approved a memorandum of […]
A case has been certified for Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court for a Chillicothe woman charged with six counts of felony first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk. Twenty-four-year-old Jessica Maurine Busker is scheduled for arraignment on June 15th. Co-defendant 21-year-old Cloyce Oliver Wollard of Chillicothe entered a guilty […]
Among cases in the associate division of Grundy County Circuit Court, Kyle Ray Graves of rural Trenton pleaded guilty to a violation of a protection order for an adult. On a plea bargain, the prosecuting attorney dismissed a burglary count. Graves was sentenced on Tuesday to 60 days at the Grundy County Detention Center with […]
Livingston County Health Center announces a free Curbside Community COVID-19 Testing Event on Friday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 800 Adam Drive location. Testing will be conducted curbside by health center staff while clients remain in their vehicles. A specimen will be taken from the lower nostril area, which is […]
Grundy County Health Department reports it has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases locally for the past couple of weeks. A Tuesday report shows, since one week ago, 14 new cases of COVID-19 have occurred, with 13 active in Grundy County. The total number of cases since testing began more than a year ago is […]
