The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the Grand Marshal for the 72nd Annual Holiday Parade in Chillicothe. The Holiday Parade Committee selected Kelly Poling and his family to receive the honor. Committee member Ronni Clark says Poling has been a major part in creating the murals in Chillicothe. “The Sounds of Christmas” themed […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Hannibal man sustained moderate injuries when a semi-truck overturned half of a mile east of LaPlata Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Roy Couch drove the truck east on Highway 156 when it ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to run off the left side of […]
A boil advisory has been issued for the City of Gallatin due to a leak. The advisory affects residents east of Main Street and north of Mill Street.
For many veterans, securing benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs proves challenging and time-consuming. According to recent estimates from the VA, veterans can wait up to seven years for resolution of an appealed claim. The University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic is hosting a symposium that will address the complex and […]
A Princeton couple recently won $50,000 through Powerball. A news release says James and Pam Hamilton decided to “throw in” a Quick Pick ticket for a Powerball drawing while buying Mega Millions tickets during the record-breaking 1.5 billion dollar jackpot run in October. Pam Hamilton says the couple plans to use some of their prize […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled in Grundy County will hold its Recognition Banquet and monthly meeting next week. The banquet starts at the Hodge Presbyterian Church of Trenton the evening of November 12th at 5:30. Anyone who participated in a Family and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled event is invited to attend. […]
The Trenton Middle School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America played Animal Shelter Bingo the past two weeks. FCCLA Adviser Suzi Beck explains students were invited to pick up a Bingo sheet listing items the Animal Shelter needs. Students who brought an item received a sticker to put over the item on their Bingo […]
A Chillicothe man was processed at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office after he was stopped for speeding. Sheriff Steve Cox reports he checked a vehicle driven by 38-year-old Christian Shane Stretch traveling east on U. S. Highway 36 near the airport going 115 miles per hour in a 65 zone Monday morning. Stretch posted his […]
President Trump put fourth familiar themes at his Appearance in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau last night. Among other things, he continued to accuse Democrats of being soft on immigration policy while portraying many migrants as criminals. Trump said Democrats want to give undocumented migrants special privileges. President Trump was surrounded by a number […]
In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Hy-Vee, Inc. will provide free Hemoglobin A1C screenings throughout its eight-state region during the month of November. The free Hemoglobin A1C screenings will be offered on a first-come, first served basis at the Hy-Vee Healthy You Mobiles in 168 Hy-Vee store parking lots. Hy-Vee registered dietitians will conduct […]
Grundy County R-V High School held an awards assembly to honor students who were chosen Students of the Quarter by the R-V Faculty and Staff. Selected were, left to right front row 7th Grade, Nicholas Mann-Smiley, 8th Grade, Avianna Nemo, and 9th Grade, Logan Foster. Back row left to right are Sophomore Abigail Mathews, Junior […]
This November, Hy-Vee is encouraging customers to join its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative for the sixth consecutive year in honor of our nation’s veterans. The Hy-Vee Homefront initiative consists of several company efforts, including Hy-Vee’s “Round-Up for the Homefront” program, complimentary Veterans Day breakfasts at all Hy-Vee stores, Honor Flights, and veterans and military member employee […]
Trenton R-9 School District will hold Veteran’s Day assemblies at two different buildings, during two different times, this coming Friday, November 9th. Rissler Elementary School has their Veteran’s program at 8 o’clock Friday morning in the gymnasium and is open to veterans and military personnel. Trenton Middle School and Trenton High Schools are inviting Veterans […]
Veterans Day programs are scheduled Friday at the North Mercer and Princeton schools. The veterans program at North Mercer begins at 10 o’clock at the school with a lunch to follow. The Veteran’s Day assembly in Princeton begins at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the elementary school gym. The Princeton FCCLA chapter will sponsor the […]
The Highway Patrol reports two persons were injured this morning when a pickup and car collided on Highway 13 in Daviess County. The patrol reports 35-year-old Brandon Bush of Coffey received serious injuries in that accident five miles south of Gallatin and was flown by medical helicopter (Lifeflight Eagle) to St. Luke’s Hospital on the […]
Proposition D on Tuesday’s ballot would increase Missouri’s motor fuel tax by two and a half cents a gallon per year for four years beginning July 1st, 2019. This means the fuel tax would overall increase from 17 cents to 27 cents per gallon. Communications Director for Safer Missouri Scott Charton, says the increase in […]
A Unionville teenager received minor injuries in a rollover crash Sunday afternoon in Adair County. Seventeen-year-old Jerry Gibson was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The Highway Patrol reports Gibson was southbound when the pickup he was driving went off Highway 63, traveled down an embankment, and overturned. The vehicle was demolished in […]
A rollover accident Sunday afternoon in Sullivan County has claimed the life of a Milan resident. The Highway Patrol reports 48-year-old Achai Aroub was westbound when a car went out of control and ran off Highway 6 where it struck a fence and overturned into a field near Apollo Road. Aroub, who was using a […]
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, voters will see three medical marijuana initiatives on their ballots—Amendment 2, Amendment 3, and proposition C. Voters are permitted to vote “yes” or “no” on each of the ballot measures. You can read the full text of each ballot issue in the November 6 General Election by going to the Missouri […]
FCCLA Advisor Suzi Beck reports more than 450 members, advisors, guests, and drivers gathered at the Grace Evangelical Church in St Joseph, Missouri for the 2018 Family Career and Community Leaders of America Regional Meeting on October 31st. Forty-eight members from Trenton Middle School and eighteen members from the Trenton High School chapter were in […]
