The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Monday on felony charges of third-degree domestic assault and hindering prosecution of a felony as well as on a probation violation. Bonds for 32-year-old Michael Anthony Stantruff total $30,000 cash only and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court May […]
On Wednesday, May 15th, the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome Director Anna Hui of the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations as their featured speaker for their monthly luncheon series. Director Hui will speak on a variety of topics related to ongoing workforce trends and future plans within our state in addition […]
A Kansas City man died as the result of a tractor-trailer truck accident in Carroll County Monday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 43-year-old Matthew Vignere’s body was transported to Frontier Forensics. The truck traveled east on Highway 10 when it ran off the right side of the road about one-half of a mile east of […]
Requests were approved regarding a property at 1712 Harris Avenue at Trenton Board of Adjustments and Planning and Zoning Commission hearings Monday night. Trenton Deputy City Clerk Tracy Maberry reports no further action is needed on the City’s request to the Board of Adjustments, which involved a 30-foot variance on the required 20-foot height requirement […]
The highway patrol reports a Green City man was injured in a two-vehicle accident early Monday evening five miles east of Milan. Sixty-three-year-old James Heaton of Green City received minor injuries and was taken by private vehicle to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The other driver was listed as 38-year-old Abdoul Nsungula of […]
Kendra Holt from Kansas City, Missouri has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student. Kendra is a sophomore A+ student and after graduating from NCMC, Kendra plans to transfer to continue her bachelor’s degree and play softball. Kendra is a softball player for the Lady Pirates and works at the NCMC Library. Kendra […]
Today, May 6, 2019, is opening day for the National Corn Growers Association’s National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC). Baseball and growing record corn yields may have little in common on the surface, but both feature intense competition, months of preparation and good old-fashioned hard work. Farmers have from today, May 6, through Sunday, July 31, […]
The highway patrol troop in St. Joseph has announced results of an eight-hour driving while intoxicated saturation effort conducted in Livingston County. The saturation was held from 7 o’clock on Friday night until 3 o’clock on Saturday morning. During this enforcement operation, four officers patrolled Livingston County with a goal of detecting impaired drivers and […]
Trenton police on Saturday arrested a Trenton man following an investigation that involved alleged stealing and identity theft. Thirty-four-year-old Justin Wayne Stephenson is to appear May 14th in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Bond on the felony counts has been set at $15,000 cash. Stephenson is accused of appropriating currency of at least […]
The highway patrol reports several arrests around the area over the weekend. A twenty-four-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, Daquan Pierce, was arrested about 11 o’clock Sunday night on Interstate 35 in Daviess County. He’s been accused of speeding 104 miles an hour in a 70 zone as well as felony, illegal use of a card […]
A Kirksville resident was injured while a resident from Novinger escaped injury in an accident late Sunday Sixty-year-old Curtis Daniels of Kirksville received moderate injuries and was flown by medical helicopter (air evac) to the University of Missouri Medical Center. The driver of the second vehicle was 45-year-old Kelley Frost of Novinger. Daniels apparently had […]
A Cameron teenager was injured Sunday afternoon when the car she was driving overturned four miles east of Lathrop. The highway patrol reports 16-year-old Makayla Provin of Cameron received moderate injuries and was taken by an ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. The driver was using a seat belt. The car was southbound when it traveled […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a memorandum to state agencies (PDF, 156 KB) encouraging them to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to cooperate with child support programs. “We want states to take action to ensure that SNAP and child support work together to help children,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “Increasing […]
The wet and cold start to this year’s corn planting season bodes poorly for yields, based on research from the University of Missouri Extension. But MU Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold says farmers should not switch from corn to other crops or early maturing corn varieties because of rain-delayed planting. There is still time to get […]
Emergency rooms experience an increase in lawn mowing injuries this time of year. Dr. Christopher Sampson with MU Health Care says the most severe injuries are cuts and amputations. A recent report suggests about 250,000 Americans will be seen in emergency rooms this year with injuries caused by lawn mowers.
The Missouri Senate passed Thursday proposed protections on CAFOs from county rules that are stronger than state regulations. Tim Gibbons with the Missouri Rural Crisis Center says the state should be standing up for Missouri’s nearly 100,000 family farms – not the corporate lobbyists working for industrial agriculture. Bill sponsor Mike Bernskoetter says […]
Numerous awards and honors were presented during the annual Trenton FFA banquet Friday evening. The banquet concluded with the installation of officers for the 2019-20 school year. The Trenton FFA President will be Grace Allen, Vice Presidents are Mackenzie McAtee and Allena Allen. Other officers are Secretary McKenna Cox, Treasurer Kayli Crawford, Sentinel Kidridge Griffin, […]
Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater has ruled a 69-year old Galt man’s death a suicide. David Hagler, took his own life Saturday afternoon at his Galt residence. Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring said authorities were at the residence previously on a domestic matter but had left the scene. The sheriff indicated Hagler was home alone […]
Roadways in Northwest Missouri sustained significant damage in the floodwaters that first inundated the area in March 2019. In some places, water remains over roadways more than a month later. As floodwaters recede, broken and missing roadways, damaged bridges, debris, drainage issues, and hazardous materials have been left in their wake. The Missouri Highways and […]
United States Senator Roy Blunt will make several stops in Northwest Missouri on Saturday, May 4th, 2019. Blunt will meet with state and local officials during a visit to the Grant City Medical Center at noon. He will tour the new facility, which provides primary family health care services in Worth County. Blunt will discuss […]
