A funeral service for 25-year-old Cameron Lollar of Chillicothe will be at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the First Baptist Church in Chillicothe. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Chillicothe. Visitation will be held from 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock Thursday night at the First Baptist Church, Chillicothe. Cameron Lollar was killed in […]
Although there was considerable discussion involving the finance committee and city of Trenton officials, no apparent changes were made last night in the proposed budgets for the city and TMU for the fiscal year beginning May 1. This meeting occurred after the city council, on a split vote, April 10, upheld the Mayor’s veto of […]
The Trenton High School Prom candidates have been announced. The King candidates are Connor Cotton, Connor Lovell, and Ellis Gilham. The Queen candidates are Shayla Woodside, Lana Raymo, and Bailey Dannatt. Trenton’s Prom will be April 29.
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the contract for technology upgrades in the new elementary addition at a work session Monday evening. The contract will be through GRM to purchase and install communications and technology hardware. The project will cost $22,766.40 with $13,264 to be paid by the E-rate program leaving a balance owed […]
Continuing education was completed recently for three members of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Sheriff Ryan Ford attended training last week in Crawford County, Missouri for Certified Criminal Investigator. The training covered several topics including death investigations, Blood Splatter Evidence, Crime Scene Investigations, Autopsies, Deaths related to Suicide, Drug and Poisoning, Fire and Drowning, […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri recently partnered with the National Guard and Polo R-VII School to organize Youth Leadership Day. The event, held at the Community Center in Polo, offered activities and inspirational speakers. The day’s experiences covered topics like self-esteem, ethics, goal attainment, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication. Refreshments were furnished through […]
For those who are concerned about falling, the University of Missouri Extension has classes starting on May 16, 2017, in Albany and Princeton that can help them stay independent longer. It does not have to be a constant concern – it is a Matter of Balance. And doing something to prevent falls is not just […]
A Chillicothe resident, 25-year-old Cameron Lollar, was killed in a single-vehicle, rollover, accident Monday afternoon in rural Sullivan County. Cameron Lollar was southbound when the vehicle he was driving traveled off the west side of Highway 139, he then over corrected causing the vehicle to go off the east side of the road where it […]
A 43-year-old Kirksville woman died at a hospital Monday night after being injured in a single vehicle, rollover accident earlier in the evening in rural Macon County. Priscilla Weeks was driving southbound when her car crossed the center line of Highway 3 as she swerved to avoid oncoming traffic, then traveled off the right side of […]
Following an investigation by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety, a criminal charge has been filed in connection with a house fire that occurred in Bethany April 10. Bethany Fire Department responded to an early morning fire that damaged a house at 2607 Grand Avenue. The Bethany Fire Department then requested the Division of Fire Safety investigate the cause […]
Many young adults from area schools are scheduled to receive State Farmer Degrees at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia on April 21 Including: Trenton: Derek Stimpson, Tenna Roberts, Seth Reeter, and Emily Ann Lynch Princeton: Timothy Lehman, Shambree Hagan, and Allison Batson North Mercer: Lindsay Wyatt, Cashman Hartley, and Katie Dailey Jamesport: Chasity Smith […]
An accident south of Chillicothe Monday claimed the life of an infant child from Springfield and injured three other individuals. The location of the crash was on Highway 65 was about three miles south of Chillicothe as two vehicles were southbound. The highway patrol reports a sports utility vehicle driven by 26-year-old Warren Nichols of […]
A former Trenton area resident, 68-year-old Jerry Lynn Roberts of Springfield, died Saturday in a motorcycle accident in Dade County of southwest Missouri. The coroner pronounced Roberts dead at the scene moments after the accident. The highway patrol reported Roberts motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve, ran off Highway 39 and overturned throwing him off the […]
Two arrests have been made for unrelated probation violations in Grundy County. 38-year-old Samuel Edward Anders of Trenton was released today from prison at Moberly then arrested by Grundy County authorities who returned Anders to Trenton. Bond is $15,000 pending his appearance May 11 in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Anders was originally […]
The Grand River Historical Society Museum’s quarterly meeting held Tuesday evening April 11 that attracted over 140 history enthusiasts to the Chillicothe Elks Club for the program on the 1838 Nineteen Day Mormon War presented by Doug Doughty and Charlie Peniston. Doug spoke first and revealed that his family had been in the area […]
Bishop Hogan Memorial School in Chillicothe will host its 14th Annual Dinner Auction at the school April 29. Mike Miller will auction off over 60 items in a live auction and there will also be more than 100 silent auction items. Rick Williams and Angie Ciccarello of Hy-Vee and Master Chef Jeff Frampton will provide […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission granted Summit Natural Gas of Missouri, Incorporated a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate, maintain, and manage a natural gas distribution system. The distribution system would be in Barry, Daviess, Laclede, Lawrence, Pettis, Stone, Taney, and Webster counties. Summit noted that the area is developed and currently […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold parent education workshops at the North Missouri Center for Youth and Families in Chillicothe starting April 25. The five-week Building Strong Families series will run Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 o’clock. The workshops will focus on learning to identify and build upon family strengths to make families […]
The highway patrol reports a Marceline resident was injured Sunday evening when the car he was driving ran off Highway 149 one mile north of New Cambria, became airborne, and struck an embankment. 48-year-old Daniel Hays of Marceline was taken by ambulance to the Samaritan Hospital in Macon with moderate injuries. He was wearing a […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Trenton men. Fifty-four-year-old Gary Hanes was arrested for felony charges of third-degree assault, special victim, and resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony as well as a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault. His bond for the felonies is $15,000 cash only, and his bond […]
