The offices of the City of Trenton and Trenton Municipal Utilities will be closing at Noon on Friday, September 1st, 2017 to allow employees to attend the funeral and pay respects to the family of Steven Sims. Steven was an employee of Trenton Municipal Utilities for the past 25 years and supervisor of the TMU […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for downtown Trenton to start Wednesday, August 30 due to a valve replacement. The advisory will affect Main Street from Ninth to Seventh Streets, Eighth Street from Main Street to Haliburton, and Eighth Street from Laclede to Haliburton. The advisory will begin Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock […]
The Chillicothe City Council unanimously approved the hiring of a Chillicothe Street Department employee during an executive session Monday evening. Street Commissioner Barry Arthur requested the approval of full-time employment for Elizabeth Osbon. Osbon will begin her duties September 4th.
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released a regularly scheduled audit of Mercer County. The county received an overall performance rating of good. “In order to ensure that public dollars are protected, it’s important to implement safeguards against loss or misuse of funds,” Auditor Galloway said. “I’m encouraged Mercer County officials are taking the audit […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a Missouri Farm Leases Program in several locations in the state next month. One of those locations will be the North Missouri Livestock Auction, LLC in Milan the night of September 21st from 6 to 9 o’clock. Topics discussed will include current cash rents in Missouri and trends, […]
Main Street Chillicothe will host the Third Annual Washer Tournament next month. The tournament will be held at the Silver Moon Plaza in Chillicothe the evening of September 9th at 5 o’clock. The entry fee for each team is a $20 donation and cash prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. The […]
Hundreds of people are expected in Trenton for the annual Labor Day weekend alumni activities. Events begin Friday, September 1 and conclude Sunday the 3. Specific events were mentioned during Open Line with Steve Maxey about a golf tournament on Friday Saturday morning at 9 o’clock is the beginning of an open house and registration at […]
Mayor Nick McHargue opened last night’s Trenton City Council meeting with a moment of silence to reflect on the life of Steven Sims and the service he provided to the city of Trenton. He was a TMU employee for more than 20 years, serving as the electric plant supervisor, who died in an off-duty accident […]
After nearly five years of work the North Central Missouri Region Water Commission has acquired acres on which the 2,352-acre reservoir will reside. The 4,550 acres was contained in eighty-one privately owned parcels requiring separate and distinct negotiations with each landowner. All 81 parcels were secured without invoking eminent domain. Chairman Rick Gardner said, “We […]
Just nine properties sold this morning during the annual delinquent tax sale held at the Grundy County Courthouse. Collectively, the nine parcels generated $2.987.35 in tax revenue. The largest amount paid was $1,999.78 for a property within Trenton Township. A total of 130 properties were offered in the 10 am tax sale. The list included properties […]
A Kansas City man is to appear in circuit court at Trenton next month after being charged with a felony and two misdemeanor counts stemming from a rollover, injury accident last week. The crash happened last Thursday on Highway 6 east of Trenton and the arrest was made by the State Highway Patrol. A charge […]
When Princeton hosts Milan in high school football Friday night, Smithfield will sponsor the tailgate supper. Serving is from 5:30 until 7 o’clock Friday evening at the Princeton grade school cafeteria. The event is eat and pay what you want with proceeds going to the Princeton R-5 Booster Club. The Friday, September 1 menu includes […]
Officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle that was parked in a private lot in the 2600 block of N. Fair Street being struck by an unknown vehicle that left the scene. Officers observed minor damage to the vehicle. Officers arrested Sheniqua Helm in the 900 block of Vine Street for possession of […]
A truck driver from Indiana was injured Sunday when the tractor trailer he was driving went off westbound Highway 36, three miles west of Utica in Livingston County. The highway patrol reported injuries as moderate for 50-year-old Kenneth Knorpp of Centerville, Indiana who was taken by an ambulance to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. […]
Three residents of Iowa were injured Sunday in an accident that happened three miles north of Princeton in Mercer County. Sports utility vehicles driven by 80-year-old Carole Kirchhof of Thor, Iowa and 62-year-old Cynthia Kingsbury of Mercer were southbound on Highway 65 when the Kingsbury vehicle attempted to make a right turn onto Design Place […]
A pedestrian was hurt early Sunday at Milan when a car backed into a parked sports utility vehicle causing the SUV to hit the pedestrian. 24-year old Savana Dampier of Milan was taken by a private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened on a Milan motel parking lot when […]
A Trenton man has died in an accident just after 12 a.m. Saturday in Doniphan County, Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a Polaris UTV driven by Steven Greg Sims, 50, of Trenton was northbound on Ash Point Road just south of 170 Road when the UTV rolled onto its right side. The driver and […]
As a new school year begins parents and guardians need to ensure children are up-to-date on their immunizations. Missouri law requires that children in kindergarten through 12th grade receive immunizations to protect against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. This helps protect everyone: children, teachers, staff and the community as a whole. “Proper immunization can prevent serious health issues […]
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces Missouri’s Blue Alert System is now operational. Senate Bill 34, signed by Gov. Eric Greitens on July 6, becomes effective on Monday, August 28, and called for the creation of the Blue Alert System in Missouri. “Blue Alert is an important program […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft held a Missouri Elections Reform meeting at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Milan this week. Third District State Representative Nate Walker helped host Ashcroft. Walker says Ashcroft listed three main priorities: fair ballot language, secure elections, and voter identification. Ashcroft said citizens should know exactly what they are voting for […]
