A Livingston County deputy attempted to stop a vehicle Saturday which was traveling westbound on U.S. 36, as the occupant was believed have one or more felony arrest warrants. As the Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle about 3 miles east of Chillicothe, the driver continued westbound, finally stopping near U.S. 65 with the suspect exiting […]
The Livingston County Library is giving away free comic books to the public on May 6 as part of the international Comic Book Day event. Comics will be available on a first come, first serve basis and until supplies last. There will be comic books suitable for children, teens, and adults. National Comic Book Day was […]
Missouri farmers who participate in USDA programs will be required to provide additional control of ephemeral gully erosion on their highly erodible fields, State Conservationist J.R. Flores said. Ephemeral gullies are the smaller ditches in fields that farmers often smooth with a disc before planting crops. Flores, who heads the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports they began receiving multiple reports on Thursday of a vehicle traveling southbound, in the northbound lanes, of U.S. Highway 63 near Jacksonville, Missouri. Two troopers responded to the area to search for the suspect vehicle with one trooper stopping northbound traffic on U.S. 63 near the Moberly airport. […]
The Rotary Group Study Exchange Team from District 4845 of Argentina and Paraguay presented information about the communities where they live as well as projects their clubs do at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting Thursday. Those projects include construction of a library, medical projects related to new mothers, obtaining medical and fire equipment, providing business […]
The Trenton High School Scholar Bowl team competed in the Sectionals held in Trenton on Wednesday. Coach Alicyn Studyvin says the team competed against Savannah and lost both games, the first by a score of 560 to 190, and the second game 540 to 160. Senior Aidan Clark scored 12 points in the first game […]
Two area men were arrested this week in Linn County on similar charges. Online court information indicates 59-year-old Ronald Riedl of Browning was arrested for the felonies of second-degree statutory rape and incest as well as the misdemeanor charge of second-degree molestation. The online information also indicates 46-year-old Roger Cassity of Milan was arrested for […]
The Chillicothe Farmers Market will start the morning of May 6 at 8 o’clock. It will be open Saturdays through October 28 rain or shine. The 31st year for the Farmers Market will start with the “Ringing of the Bell” on the Chillicothe Courthouse Square. Along with produce, there will be greenhouse plants, baked goods, jams and […]
First-grade students from Dewey Elementary school got to go on an educational trip to Indian Creek Lake. While at Indian Creek the students got to participate in seven different learning stations including water invertebrates, Predator/Prey book, and game, Nature Scavenger Hunt on a trail, learning about parts of a plant with the Litton Crusaders, checking […]
The following Chillicothe FFA students received first place in the Area 2 proficiency award selection. These students competed at the state level against fifteen other area contestants. Liberty Cox – Agriculture Education – Related to education and extension, including, but not limited to: youth mentoring, agricultural education departmental assistants, PALS mentors and student coordinators, students […]
Two defendants, facing drug charges, waived preliminary hearings Tuesday when they appeared in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Cases involving 48-year-old Carl Woodson May and 61-year-old Robert Clayton Sloan – both from Trenton – were bound over for arraignments scheduled May 11 in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Each defendant […]
The Trenton R-9 Summer School enrollment deadline is May 3. Enrollment forms were sent home with students, are available at Trenton Middle School and Rissler Elementary School offices, and may be downloaded from the school district’s website. Applications may be returned to the Trenton R-9 school office. Summer School will be held May 22 through […]
Brookfield Police Chief Joel Dixon reports a Brookfield man was arrested after he reportedly fired a gun one time in a residence Monday night. Forty-year-old Jeffery William Lorton is charged with a felony of discharging a firearm in a habitable structure and unlawful use of a firearm. Dixon says he was a convicted felon and […]
Linn County Prosecuting Attorney Tracy Carlson has charged a Marceline man with felony charges of two counts of first-degree statutory rape, first-degree statutory sodomy with a minor less than 12 years old and incest. Twenty-seven-year-old Dustin Foster was arrested Tuesday by Marceline Police. His bond is $50,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for arraignment […]
The Trenton Police Department’s Coffee with a Cop program will be at the Hy-Vee in Trenton the morning of May 3 from 7 to 9 o’clock. The program provides an opportunity for the community to meet and visit with police department members. Citizens are encouraged to attend and ask questions about the department, special programs, […]
The highway patrol reports a Braymer man was injured, then arrested, following a single vehicle accident last night one mile west of Dawn. The patrol said 36-year-old Jesse Moore of Braymer received minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene. Moore was arrested and accused by the highway patrol of careless and imprudent driving involving […]
Trenton High School students have the option of using the A+ Program to pay for post-secondary education. Assistant Principal of Trenton Middle School and High School Kasey Bailey explains that A+ is a scholarship established by the state to pay the tuition of students who attend a Missouri community college or technical school full time. […]
An accident yesterday afternoon on westbound U.S. 36 in DeKalb County has claimed the life of a Kearney resident. The highway patrol reports 30-year-old Paul Binkley was pronounced dead at Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph one hour after the accident occurred. Binkley was driving a dump truck when it traveled off the north side of […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a bill authorizing the mayor and city administrator to sign and execute an equipment lease agreement with Foley Equipment Company at its meeting Monday evening. Taryn Dustman with Gallatin R-5 High School and Middle School requested ideas for community service projects for students in fifth through 12th grade to […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton resident on a probation violation. Eighteen-year-old Taya Sternquist was arrested on special conditions of failure to complete the Third Circuit Supervisory Program. Her bond is $15,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court May 9. Sternquist was originally […]
