Of 13 career development events Thursday for FFA students competing in ag contests in Trenton, Princeton FFA had three teams win first place and Savannah FFA teams finished first in two other categories of judging. For Princeton, top honors at NCMC occurred in judging of livestock, meats, and soils. Princeton had a team finish in […]
The Trenton Police Department arrested a Trenton man for stalking. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 39-year-old Jerrid Steven Fox is charged with felony first-degree stalking—first offense. His bond is $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court Tuesday. Court documents accuse Fox of purposely disturbing a 17-year-old on […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted resignations and approved hirees during a special closed session meeting Thursday. The board accepted the resignations of elementary teachers Bradley Ewald and Taylor Hinton. Ewald currently teaches second grade and Taylor Hinton teaches fourth grade. The board hired Mike Tipton for high school science, Tristan Dugan and KelLeigh […]
Congress has until Friday night to pass a budget to fund the government or risk putting some federal employees, in Missouri and elsewhere, out of work until the issue is resolved. On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says Congress has a lot of priorities to fund, including for education and health. […]
The Brookfield Police Department is reporting a shooting at a local business. At approximately 11:00 am Wednesday morning, officers with the department responded to Smith Motors at 309 Forrest Drive in response to the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers determined the victim was male, and located outside of his vehicle in the parking […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved Kansas City Power and Light Company’s request to change its fuel adjustment charge on its electric customers’ monthly bills. The first filing proposed to adjust the fuel adjustment charge to reflect changes in its fuel and purchased power costs for July through December 2017. The second filing was the […]
Grundy County residents age 10 and younger can hunt for candy and other prizes during the Community Easter Egg Hunt in Trenton. The Trenton Kiwanis Club and the Trenton High School Key Club will host the event in the upper area of Moberly Park near the enclosed shelter house March 31st. Games and activities will […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton resident Monday for a probation violation of laws and drugs. The bond for 19-year-old Hayden McGill is $15,000 cash or corporate surety and he is scheduled for Division One of circuit court April 12th. McGill was originally charged with second-degree burglary.
Princeton high school FFA members continue to do well in area judging competitions leading up to next month’s state FFA convention. Out of 16 categories in the Savanah Ag Day judging Monday the Princeton FFA chapter had teams capture first place in five career development events. Princeton was the top-ranked team at Savannah in meats, […]
During the Spickard R-2 Board of Education meeting Monday evening, it was announced a tax levy will be on the April 3rd ballot. The levy is for 68 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The board also reviewed the Title 1 evaluation and in a closed session, all tenured teachers were offered contracts. Probationary contracts […]
The Highway Patrol is seeking applicants for its 107th Recruit Class. Candidates must have a minimum of 30 college credits, two years of federal active duty military service with an honorable discharge, or two years of full-time Peace Officer Standards and Training-certified experience. The selection process includes a written exam, physical fitness for duty assessment, […]
Eight Chillicothe Police officers attended a Street Survival Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri last week. The police department reports the seminar addressed surviving daily threats and prepared officers for making sound, legal, and reasonable decisions under stress in order to preserve citizens’ lives as well as their own. The seminar emphasized the need to understand […]
The Highway Patrol arrested a Bethany woman after her sports utility vehicle struck a parked vehicle in Albany Tuesday afternoon. Forty-six-year-old Jennifer Walker traveled north on 13th Street at Peery when her vehicle hit the other vehicle, overturned onto its driver’s side, and struck a mailbox. The SUV came to rest on the east side […]
After an audit released in January showed state income tax refunds to Missourians have been increasingly and deliberately delayed, Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today announced a new audit of the Department of Revenue’s timeliness in issuing refunds. The Auditor said citizen feedback again will be vital as she continues efforts to determine if the […]
For the second time since 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked this week’s execution of convicted killer Russell Bucklew. Former Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Morley Swingle tells Missourinet Bucklew is the evilest person he’s ever prosecuted. In 1996, Bucklew killed Michael Sanders in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau County for getting involved with […]
Federal prosecutors in St. Louis say a former southeast Missouri sheriff has been indicted on eleven counts of identity theft. Brian Hauswirth with the Missourinet has this report. The U-S Attorney’s office in St. Louis announced Tuesday’s federal indictment, saying former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson has pleaded NOT guilty to all charges […]
Defense attorneys for Governor Eric Greitens claim the grand jury that indicted him was never presented with a key photo to the charges brought against him. KMOV-TV reports that in a seven-page motion, Greitens’ defense team argued Assistant Circuit Attorney Robert Steele mislead the grand jury when he instructed it to find probable […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Kirksville regarding a natural gas rate case filed by Liberty Utilities Corporation. A Public Service Commission staff public information and question and answer session will be held in Truman State University’s Student Union Activities Room the night of March 27th beginning at 6 o’clock. […]
Missouri turkey hunters can expect a more challenging spring season overall according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The spring turkey hunting season starts with a youth-only weekend April 7-8. The regular spring season runs April 16 through May 6. Although the good hatches of 2011, 2012, and 2014 helped to bolster turkey numbers in […]
Two arrests have been made and the names of those involved released as a result of an investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Daviess County. Arrested on a Daviess County felony warrant was the driver of the vehicle in Monday’s incident, 52-year-old Elmer Martin Sorrell of High Ridge, Missouri. Sorrell faces charges of first-degree assault […]
