The highway patrol reports the drug-related arrests last night of Bethany and Hamilton men in Harrison County. Both 24-year-old Isaac Smith of Bethany and 23-year-old Michael Bunch of Hamilton were taken to the Harrison county law enforcement center at Bethany. The highway patrol has accused Smith with felony possession of a controlled substance, synthetic narcotic; felony […]
The highway patrol reports one Chillicothe resident was injured while four others were not hurt in an accident early Wednesday evening one mile west of Chillicothe. The highway patrol said 25-year-old Amber Breeze was driving southbound when the pickup went off county road 235 and into a ditch, coming to a stop on the driver’s side. […]
The young man who exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer at the Missouri State Fair has family members in Trenton. Cole Murphy of Houstonia is a son of Brent and DeEtta Murphy, and a member of a 4-H club in Saline County. Brent Murphy is a former Trenton resident and son of Linda Antle […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance on a burglary and stealing in the Mooresville area. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the sheriff’s office began an investigation Tuesday of the burglary and theft at a building in the 20 hundred block of LIV 408. Cox reports the burglar or burglars forced entry into the […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the Seventh Annual Jailbreak Poker Run next month. The poker run will start at the old Grundy County Jailhouse on 8th Street September 9. Registration will start at noon, and a parade will begin at 1 o’clock with the poker run to travel a 140-mile route of […]
A section of Mable Street in Trenton will be closed Saturday and Monday. Mable will be closed from 13th Street to Crowder Road from 8 o’clock in the morning until midnight Saturday and from 10:30 in the morning until 1:30 in the afternoon Monday. The closure will maintain North Central Missouri College student safety while […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission denied an application filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line, LLC. The application sought Commission authority and a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate, control, manage and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within eight Missouri counties. Those counties were Buchanan, Clinton, […]
A Unionville resident’s steer was named the Grand Champion Market Steer at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Katelyn Gillum’s Grand Champion Market steer weighed 1,355 pounds. Gillum will sell her steer in the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions Saturday. She is a member of the Putnam County FFA Chapter and is the daughter […]
The Trenton R-9 School District’s first-day enrollment was 1,072 students. The enrollment number is down by 26 compared to the first day of school last year. The ninth grade class is the largest with 103 students, second grade is the smallest class with 65 and 85 students are enrolled in kindergarten. All other grades at Trenton […]
Missourians attending the State Fair Thursday, Aug. 17, will have an opportunity to comment on Department of Higher Education administrative rules that establish regulations for state student financial aid, student residency requirements, degree program approval, and other department operations. The goal of the review is to identify and update rules in the Missouri Code of […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of Ray County Memorial Hospital at Richmond. The audit was a part of a series of reviews initiated by Auditor Galloway of county hospitals focusing on financial and operating best practices. The audit found that the Ray County Hospital has adopted the practice of offering yearly […]
The Serve Trenton initiative is seeking projects to work on during the event starting next month. Micah Ferguson says anyone can give ideas on projects to be done September 30th and October 1 noting that the projects can be for a personal need someone might have or ones that are needed in someone’s neighborhood, church, […]
The Chillicothe City Council hired a 911 dispatcher and a paramedic/firefighter during an executive session following the regular council meeting Monday evening. The council employed Shawn Gott of Trenton to fill the vacancy created by Donnie Rogers retiring. Gott currently works for the Trenton Fire Department and ambulance service. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said Gott […]
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce hired a new Communications Coordinator recently. Heather Vivone of Chillicothe replaced Kate Lyons and started work in the position Monday. Lyons left after announcing her plans to take a position with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Chamber Executive Director Crystal Narr says Vivone has a lot of experience in customer […]
The Trenton Board of Adjustment and the Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings next month. Both hearings will be held at the Trenton City Hall the night of September 5th at 7 o’clock. The Board of Adjustments will hear a request from Paul and Barb Cox for variances in square footage and height […]
University of Missouri Extension specialists recently began a survey to learn how many specialty crop growers there are in the state and what their economic impact is. MU Extension commercial agriculture economists Joe Horner and Ryan Milhollin say the survey helps MU and the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) decide how to best help these […]
Two individuals won the cash during the annual golf ball drop Saturday evening at Riverside Country Club in Trenton. Winning the top prize of $2,000 cash was Jim Gillilan of Chillicothe. Prize money was donated by Barnes Baker of Trenton. Winning the second place prize of 500 dollars was Debbie Guffey. The golf ball drop was […]
Food, music, games and much more will be featured when the annual Spickard Fall Festival is held next month September 7 through 10 with a theme of “By Gone Days.” Exhibits and a country store will be at the Wise building. On September 8th, Spickard school students will have a balloon launch and games in […]
Calamity Jane Days in Princeton are coming up next month. Individuals who have a special photo or painting that they’d like to have included in an art display are invited to do so during the Calamity Jane Festival. Forms for Miss Calamity Jane, Little Miss Calamity, and Little Wild Bill may be picked up at […]
The Missouri FFA Association has released a list of 532 recipients this fall of the American FFA Degree. It’s the highest honor that an individual member of the FFA can earn and ceremonies will be held October 28th during National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Many from this immediate area are scheduled to receive their degree. […]
