Below is a synopsis of some of the new legislation the Missouri General Assembly recently enacted that is related to crime and motor vehicles. The listed legislation has been signed into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws went into effect August 28, 2018. The public needs to be aware of several of these new laws […]
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Unionville graduate to retire from Missouri State Highway Patrol after 33-years
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, 23rd superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced she will retire effective September 1, 2018, after 33 years of dedicated service. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Missouri as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol,” said Colonel Sandra K. Karsten. “For the past […]
Missouri Department of Conservation proposes requiring nontoxic shot on 36 dove hunting areas
The Missouri Department of Conservation is proposing regulations that will require the use of nontoxic shot for hunting doves on 20 conservation areas with heavy, concentrated dove hunting. MDC is also proposing adding 16 areas to its existing 21 conservation areas where non-toxic shot is required for all hunting with shotguns. The proposed regulations were […]
Trenton alumni band members invited to perform prior to football game
Trenton High School Golden Bulldog Marching Band Alumni members are invited to join the current high school band before the home football game during Alumni Weekend. Band director Timothy Gilham says alumni band members can practice with the current band at the high school the evening of August 31st at 6 o’clock and march to […]
Main Street Chillicothe named Great American Main Street Award Semifinalist
The National Main Street Center has named Main Street Chillicothe a 2019 Great American Main Street Award Semifinalist. The award recognizes Main Street America programs whose successes serve as a model for comprehensive, historic preservation-based commercial district revitalization. A national jury selected this year’s 10 semifinalists from a nationwide pool of accredited applicants based on […]
“Hometown Heritage” the theme of 2018 Missouri Day Parade
“Hometown Heritage” is the theme of the 34th annual Missouri Day Festival Parade. The Trenton Rotary Club announced the theme encouraging organizations, businesses, churches, and individuals to help celebrate the importance of our local history, historic individuals and cultural traditions as they plan their entries in the October 20th Festival parade. Organized in October of 1984, the Missouri Day […]
Missouri FIRST initiative results in 136% increase in agriculture investments
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has announced his Missouri FIRST initiative has increased agriculture investments through the state’s linked deposit program by 136%. Since the launch of Missouri FIRST in March, the total volume of active agriculture linked deposits has risen from $29.3 million to $69.3 million. Schmitt will visit the State Fair in Sedalia today […]
Princeton City Counsel approves contracts at latest meeting
The Princeton City Council at their latest meeting approved several contracts for the Princeton Chamber of Commerce for Calamity Jane Days. Deputy City Clerk Cory Willett reports the service contracts were for $450 for marching bands and Battle of the Bands, $400 for ice cream and music after the tractor cruise, $400 for the Saturday […]
Green Hills judge nominated for Western District of Missouri Court of Appeals
One of three nominees to fill the vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District is from the Green Hills area. Forty-third Judicial Circuit Presiding Judge Thomas N. Chapman was nominated by the Appellate Judicial Commission after about five hours of public interviews, more than one and a half hours of deliberations, and four […]
Princeton native, Zane Myers, creates scholarship for Smithville High School students
A Princeton native has started a scholarship for students of Smithville High School. The $1,000 Zane Myers Agency Scholarship will be awarded to a 2019 graduate of Smithville High School. The one-time, non-renewable scholarship will be offered to qualifying students and may be used at any college, university, or trade school. The scholarship will be […]
Missouri farmer profits from direct marketing, rotational grazing
Like other livestock farmers trying to make a living in the grasp of a severe drought, Adam Boman was on the road to Kansas City in early August to market some of his cattle. But Boman, owner of Good Life Grass Farms, was only transporting the few cows he direct markets each month. The others […]
Chillicothe City Council takes action on personnel
The Chillicothe City Council took action on two personnel matters and one real estate matter during an executive session this week. The council approved increasing Chillicothe Police Officer Jeremiah Grider’s job duties on a temporary basis until March 31st, 2019 to help with supervisory duties. William Cummings was hired as a paid-by-call firefighter. The council […]
What’s coming and going on Netflix in August, 2018
Netflix is providing subscribers with a host of new streaming options to watch in the comfort of their homes this August. From original shows to top-notch films, Netflix has a number of compelling offerings lined up. Arriving in August A * denotes a Netflix original. Links go to Netflix trailers and watch pages. August 1 Batman Begins Chernobyl […]
Jameson man pleads not guilty to crash that injured 4-year-old child
A Jameson man facing felony charges stemming from an accident in March has entered a plea of not guilty in Daviess County Circuit Court. Online court information shows 29-year-old Andrew Adkison waived his formal arraignment. He has been charged with driving while intoxicated, serious physical injury and first degree endangering the welfare of a child, […]
Highway Patrol reports arrest of three area residents
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of several individuals in area counties Friday night. The Highway Patrol arrested 43-year-old Boyd March of Trenton in Macon County on an Adair County warrant for child support. He was transported to the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. Online court information shows March has been charged with misdemeanor non-support. Thirty-nine-year-old […]
Rothville woman granted “own recognizance” bond, ordered to seek placement in mental health facility
A Rothville woman charged with felony first-degree murder in the death of her two-month-old daughter was granted an own recognizance bond in Chariton County Division Two Circuit Court Thursday. Online court information shows 19-year-old Sarah Linebaugh was granted the own recognizance bond with the condition that she is to seek placement in a mental health/medical […]
Jameson man to appear in Daviess County court on endangering a child and DWI
A Jameson man is to appear three weeks from now in Daviess County Circuit Court on charges stemming from an accident in March that a trooper said seriously injured the man’s son. Twenty-nine-year-old Andrew Adkison Thursday waived a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division and faces a charge of felony endangering the welfare of a […]
Registration opens for Trenton Marching Festival
Registration forms are being accepted for the 22nd Annual Trenton Marching Festival. The festival, which was formerly known as the Missouri Day Marching Festival, will be held October 20th during the Missouri Day Festival weekend. The event will include four competition areas: field competition, parade competition, indoor percussion, and auxiliary and color guard. There is […]
Highway 36 work wrapping up near Osborn
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the new alignment of the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 near Osborn. Since March, crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation and their subcontractors, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have been rebuilding the westbound lanes on a new alignment and added turn lanes at the junction of […]
Buddy Hannaford to conduct Fourth Army Band
A retired bandmaster from Trenton will be a guest conductor for the Fourth Army Band originally out of San Antonio, Texas when it holds its reunion in Branson. Buddy Hannaford will be a guest conductor for the Reunion Concert in the Jones Auditorium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks the night of […]