Many people will travel somewhere during the upcoming 4th of July holiday weekend and the Missouri State Highway Patrol says no matter what you plan for the four-day holiday, please be courteous and follow all Missouri traffic and boating laws. In 2016, five people were killed and 565 injured in Missouri over the holiday in […]
The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra, which was formed in 2009, presented its 16th concert Saturday night in Trenton. George Brundage is the choral conductor, Buddy Hannaford the orchestral conductor, and Cathie Lowrey plays organ and piano for the organization. The volunteer singers and instrumental performers included 28 in the choir and 15 in […]
Winners have been announced in the Gooseberry Festival 5k/10k run/walk Saturday in Trenton. 32-year old Roberto Garcia of Trenton was the fastest male finisher in the 5K with a time was 19 minutes 52 seconds. 13-year old Daya Allnut of Galt placed first among the female entries in the 5K with a time of 28 […]
A Trenton resident, 30-year-old Aaron Michael Perez, was arrested on misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident last Friday. Perez faces charges of resisting a lawful detention and assault in the fourth degree of a special victim. Bond is $2,500 and Perez is to appear June 27th in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. […]
The Princeton chamber of commerce reports it has 11 new flower boxes for around the Square. They need 6 more at a cost of $100 each and if anyone would like to purchase a flower box, contact Kelly Bertrand or Donna Herdrich. Among coming events, the Pep Band will be playing concerts on the Bandstand […]
The Chillicothe FFA Chapter members met for their June Meeting. The meeting was held at the Mudcat Baseball game held at Shaffer Park with 65 members in attendance having a tailgate before the game. Chillicothe FFA President Claire Shipp threw out the first pitch of the game, and Assistant 1st Vice President Macy Gutshall sang […]
Nearly 700 people attended the 79th Annual Meeting of Farmers’ Electric Cooperative last Tuesday evening at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe. The Member-Owners of the Cooperative re-elected three directors to serve three-year terms. Re-elected to the Cooperative’s seven-person Board of Directors were: District 2’s Leroy Kern (Caldwell and Clinton Counties), District 3’s […]
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting the arrest of a Chillicothe teen. 19-year-old Jonathan Patrick Patterson was arrested Saturday on alleged class D felony sex offender registration violations. Sheriff Cox reports that an investigation into allegations that Patterson was not complying with sex offender registration requirements spurred the arrest. Patterson was transferred to the Daviess-DeKalb […]
A slow pitch softball tournament will be held Saturday, July 22 at the ballfield in Galt. The cost to enter is $150 per team with each team consisting of ten players including a minimum of three girls on the team. Contestants must be fourteen years of age or older to play. All proceeds go to […]
Trenton Mayor Nick McHargue has issued a statement to clarify the city’s acceptance of a bid on the purchase of a pickup truck for use by the Trenton Municipal Electric distribution department. The city council Monday night accepted a local bid from Barnes Baker of Trenton that appeared to the media and the public to […]
The Sliced Bread Jam Bluegrass Festival starts at the Litton Agri Campus in Chillicothe today. The Finley River Boys will kick things off at 1 o’clock this afternoon and perform again at 6 o’clock this evening. Po Anna will perform at 1:50 at 6:40, Lonesome Road at 2:40 and 8 o’clock, Rural Roots at 3:30 […]
Chillicothe invites patrons from all around to a two-day Fourth of July celebration featuring two main events to be held June 30 to July 1 to be held at Simpson Park. The first ever Grillin & Chillin event will be held in Chillicothe and feature a BBQ contest with approximately 25 teams from all over the […]
Numerous cases were processed Thursday in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court which included prison time, probation, and the scheduling of jury trials. Jennifer Boullion of Oxnard, California appeared by Polycom video and admitted to violation of probation. The probation was revoked. She was sentenced to serve time with the Department of Corrections: five […]
Street improvements will continue in Chillicothe the rest of this week and into next. Street Superintendent Barry Arthur says M and M Utilities will continue to place storm drainage pipes on Tomahawk Road in order to install a new curb and gutters. M and M’s asphalt contractor, Tandem Paving Company, will start milling and paving […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman on the felony charge of tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. Twenty-one year old Erin Nicole Gathercole was arrested Wednesday. Her bond is $7,500, and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court June 27th. Court documents accuse Gathercole […]
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission will hear a request for a conditional use permit to change from business use to residential at a public hearing next month. Bill Stevenson will make the request at the city hall the night of July 5th at 7 o’clock. The conditional use permit change would allow for the […]
The Mercer County Fair will be held in Princeton next month. The Northwest Missouri Tractor Puller Association will hold a tractor pull July 1st. July 15th, a community breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 o’clock in the morning, a corn hole tournament as well as a dunk tank at 1 o’clock in the […]
Construction will begin on the Danner Park walking trail in Chillicothe next week. The Chillicothe Parks Department reports that Tandem Paving Company will start work Tuesday with transitional milling around the concessions area as well as other portions of the walking trail. Demolition and reconstruction of deteriorated sections of the trail along the northwest portion […]
MFA Grain Originator Diana DeHart discussed the expansion of MFA Agri Services’ rail services near Hamilton with the Trenton Rotary Club at its meeting Thursday. DeHart reported 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 car train in less […]
A resident of Cowgill, 76-year-old Sandra Reeves, was injured Wednesday in a Highway 13 accident in Ray County. The highway patrol reports Reeves was taken by ambulance to Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond with minor injuries. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 76-year-old Charles Reeves of Cowgill. They were driving northbound when […]
