The Chillicothe Police reports the department has been awarded a 2017 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) in the amount of $6, 127.45. A news release from Chillicothe Police reports the money was obtained from a competitive grant through the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The grant money will be used to purchase equipment related […]
Notice has been given at Chillicothe that 11 offices will be up for election during April 4th balloting. Candidates can begin filing at the Chillicothe City Hall on Tuesday, December 13th. To be filled are the positions of Mayor, Councilman-at-Large, and councilmen from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th wards. Others are for City Auditor, […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce conducts its annual radio auction on KTTN FM this Saturday, December 3 as a fundraiser. Volunteers will take over the announcing duties and answer the phone when the auction is on the air. Debbie Carman is president of the Chamber of Commerce: Chamber 1 Items and certificates will be […]
To assist the Trenton Kiwanis Club in raising funds for the kids Christmas Wish project, a group of cub scouts will be holding a fund-raiser Saturday, December 3 at a Trenton business. Bear Cub Scouts from Trenton Pack 23 will have a bake sale and raffle starting at 8 o’clock Saturday morning at the ShopKo […]
The City of Trenton is seeking sealed bids for asbestos abatement and removal at six properties in the city’s demolition program this fiscal year. Questions, including the property locations, can be made to Code Enforcement Officer Donnie Vandevender at Trenton City Hall. Sealed bids are to be marked “2016-2017 Demolition Project Asbestos Abatement” and submitted […]
Temperatures in November were considerably above average while precipitation was only 40% of normal. Highs in November in Trenton averaged seven degrees above normal while lows were nine degrees above typical. Highs averaged 59.3 degrees and the low 41.2 degrees. A record high was set November 17 when the temperature reached 77 degrees. The warmest […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen this week continued work on the city budget for next year. The electric department budget is to include the purchase of a new bucket truck with grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to be included. The board discussed increasing the electric service charge from the current $10 […]
The Grundy County Health Department recently posted to their blog that they are currently investigating several suspected cases of mumps in Grundy County residents. At this time there has been one lab-confirmed case of the illness in Grundy County. There is currently an outbreak of mumps in Central Missouri with 73 cases reported. Grundy County Health […]
Come celebrate the small town charm and friendliness of Unionville, Missouri at Winterfest Saturday, December 3. Many activities have been planned for Winterfest and most take place around the historic downtown square. Merchants will be open late as well. Two new events have been added this year: an art show and a lighted Christmas parade. […]
A reminder from the Missouri Public Service Commission that they will hold public hearings in Marceline and Moberly December 8 regarding a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). Additional hearings will be held December 13th in Cameron and Faucett, December 14 in Polo and Carrollton. Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of […]
A single vehicle wreck in rural Carroll County resulted in a DeWitt resident being flown to a hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. Monday morning, 20-year-old Barry VanDeventer was northbound when, according to the highway patrol, he reportedly fell asleep causing his vehicle to travel off the left side of a county road. The vehicle […]
In western Adair County Monday afternoon, the highway patrol reports a pickup traveled off a road and struck a parked truck, then hit a fence. 47-year-old Denise Simonis of Greencastle received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. This accident happened on Highway 149, about one mile […]
A rollover accident happened Monday afternoon five miles south of Reger, injuring Milan resident, 45-year-old Patrick Swan. Swan was taken by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The state patrol reports Swan was driving a truck, southbound on Route Z when it traveled off the right side of the road. The driver […]
A rollover accident Monday night approximately five miles north of Coffey resulted in what the highway patrol called minor injuries for a teenager from Holts Summit. 18-year-old Gage Humphrey was transported by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The patrol reported the northbound vehicle Humphrey was driving ran off twice, on the east side of […]
The Trenton City Council meeting began with a closed session regarding personnel, however, no action was taken and the council held general discussion on various topics Monday night. Bids are to be sought to replace a motor in a pickup truck used by the electric distribution department. The council is to study options to dispose […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows young deer hunters ages 6 through 15 checked 2,944 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of this year’s deer hunting season. Of the nearly three thousand deer harvested this past weekend: 1,149 were antlered bucks, 426 were button bucks, and 1,369 were does. The two different […]
Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources has granted a permit to Trenton Farms R-E on its second application to the state for a CAFO proposed for southwest Grundy County. Trenton Farms R-E submitted its application this summer to the DNR’s water protection program. That application was made while hog farm proponents waited on the outcome of […]
The highway patrol troop at St. Joseph has released results of the traffic enforcement operation over the Thanksgiving Day weekend encompassing two heavier travel days, November 23 and 27. Interstate 29 was designated with troopers assigned a 20-mile stretch of the interstate from the Buchanan County line to the Iowa state line. Troopers also were […]
A Unionville woman was hurt late Thursday afternoon when the sports utility vehicle she was driving overturned on Highway 5 north of Unionville. 50-year old Brenda Davis was to seek her own treatment for minor injuries. The accident happened eight miles north of Unionville on Highway 5 as the southbound vehicle went off the left […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce is reminding the public about Christmas related activities this weekend. Christmas Around the Square will be observed on Saturday, December 3 with Santa arriving by fire truck at 5 o’clock. Santa meets with children in the basement of the Hal England Center with free cookies or donuts, and hot chocolate. […]
