The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory includes all Sullivan County Rural Water Customers in Osgood, including customers on Highway 139 north of Osgood to Mohawk Road as well as customers on Autumn Road and Oakland Road. The advisory […]
Twenty-seven Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 23. Area graduates in the 104th Recruit Class included Dylan Wilburn of Cameron and Allen Neighbors of Unionville. Wilburn’s first assignment is to Gentry and Harrison Counties in Troop H, and Neighbors’s assignment is to Pike and Lincoln Counties […]
Missouri Rx program coverage will expire at the end of the month for members with Medicare only due to a law passed in 2014. The last day members can receive help with prescription drug co-payment costs from MO Rx is June 30th. Prescriptions filled after that date will not be covered by the program. Seventh […]
Several area schools received recognition as exemplary schools at the 12th Annual Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Summer Training Institute. Schools achieving the Recognition Award of Excellence Gold level include Milan Elementary. Gold schools implemented universal, targeted, intensive, and individualized interventions with fidelity. Those achieving the Silver level include Rissler Elementary in Trenton, South Harrison […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man sustained minor injuries after losing control of his sports utility vehicle in Jackson County overnight during the early morning hours of Friday at 1:40 am. Twenty-five year old Aaron Dueker lost control of the vehicle on westbound Interstate 70 when the SUV he was driving struck a median […]
A Chillicothe man eluded law enforcement on U. S. 36 around Chillicothe Thursday. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a Missouri Parole Officer observed 30-year-old Nathan Osborne walking along the highway when he fled into brush and timber. Osborne, who is on probation/parole, had an outstanding Chillicothe Municipal arrest warrant for possession of marijuana and […]
With the Grand Opening of a new train loading facility at the MFA in Hamilton that was held on Wednesday, Missouri will soon move grain faster to market. Diana DeHart reports that the project includes construction of a rail loop and three-grain storage units. The facility will be designed to load a full 110 rail […]
Governor Eric Greitens this week, signed a bill into law relating to decreasing burdensome regulations for county governments. Promoters of the legislation noted county commissioners have struggled to keep up with maintenance and other costs associated with public cemeteries, due to restrictive government regulations. House Bill 51 removes these restrictions by expanding investment tools that […]
While the lack of a quorum prevented official action, several topics were discussed last evening during a meeting of the administrative committee at Trenton City Hall. It’s expected that at least some of the topics will surface at Monday nights’ regular meeting of the Trenton City Council. Two of the four committee members were present […]
A Vet Center Counselor from Kansas City will be at Trenton VFW Post 919 July 7. The counselor will provide free confidential help to veterans and families of active duty military from 8 o’clock that morning to 1 o’clock that afternoon. Topics discussed include stress management, post traumatic stress disorder, and marriage counseling. No information […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is collecting unwanted or unused pesticides from farmers and households in the area July 15th. The Missouri Pesticide Collection Event is Saturday, July 15th, from 8:00 am to Noon and will be held at the Litton Ag Center near Chillicothe. They will accept all pesticides including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, […]
Crowder State Park will celebrate Great American Backyard Campout this Saturday, June 24. Natural Resource Manager Anna Persell tells that Explorer Hour will be at 10 o’clock that morning. The walk will start at the amphitheater and go a short distance on Tall Oaks Trail. A Nature Touch Table will be at the campground shower […]
The Milan Driver Examination Station will move to a new location. The examination station will be moved from the Milan Community Center to the Social Services Department at 309 East Third Street in Milan. Testing will begin at the new location July 11th. Testing will be held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month […]
The “Step Back in Time” Car and Motorcycle Show will be held in downtown Jamesport Saturday. Registration runs from 8 to 10 o’clock in the morning, and judging starts at 10 o’clock with awards presented at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The event will feature antique, classic, and sports cars; street machines; street rod, antique, […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Humphreys teen sustained minor injuries when his vehicle ran off Missouri 6 about one mile west of Humphreys Wednesday night. Seventeen-year-old Carter Searcy traveled west when the sports utility vehicle went off the right side of the road and struck a ditch, causing it moderate damage. The Patrol reports Searcy […]
The Trenton High School football and basketball cheerleaders earned high ranks at the Universal Cheerleaders Association Camp at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. The cheerleaders received gold ribbons for their stunt sequence and pyramid and dance as well as a superior squad award, both of which are the highest awards that can be earned. […]
Would you like to have input on the Missouri Highway Patrol? If so here is your chance. Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, the Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, is inviting the public to take part in a public opinion survey regarding safety and security, officers’ attitudes and competency, overall agency performance, and concerns regarding […]
Personnel and equipment from Spickard and Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire east of Spickard late Wednesday afternoon. Training officer for the Spickard department, Jesse Richmond, reported approximately 20 acres of pasture ground burned on land belonging to Jim Roy. The location is along Route B, about two miles east […]
A Lexington, Mo., business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to pay over to the IRS more than $1.4 million in payroll taxes. Randy K. Small, 50, of Lexington, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to a federal information that charges him […]
North Central Missouri College received a five-year grant, which will allow the college to continue to provide services under the Federal TriO Upward Bound program. The funding will assist qualifying high school students to prepare and enter postsecondary education. TriO Director Marcie Cutsinger says the funding will allow NCMC to continue to serve current students […]
