Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced today that 46 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors, will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture Committee. These students are seeking higher education at a university/college of their choice and will be recognized on April 22, 2022, […]
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Obituary & Services: Terry Campbell
Terry Campbell, 58, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Terry had battled cancer in the past but succumbed to a recent recurrence. Terry Gerald Campbell was born in Davenport, Iowa, on February 13, 1964, the son of Gary Lee and Margaret Ann (Pitsenbarger) […]
Obituary & Services: Mary Kathleen “Kathy” Gilliland,
Mary Kathleen “Kathy” Gilliland, age 62, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born the daughter of Ralph and Louise (Posch) Wilson on September 11, 1959, in Chillicothe, Missouri. Kathy was a 1977 graduate of Chillicothe High School. She attended […]
Obituary & Services: Loren Ray Parkhurst
Loren Ray Parkhurst, 89, Eagleville, MO, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at a Des Moines, IA hospital. He was born on July 24, 1932, the son of Orville and May (Hunsicker) Parkhurst. He was the second of six children. Loren attended grade school at a country school just a few miles from home. He […]
Obituary & Services: Gloria Evelyn Midgyett,
Gloria Evelyn Midgyett, age 70, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Gloria was born the daughter of Thomas Lee and Clara Etta (Bentley) Midgyett on July 10, 1951, in Marceline, Missouri. She was a 1969 graduate of Marceline High School. She was […]
Services: Edward Evans
A funeral service for rural Princeton resident Edward Evans will be on April 15th at 10:30 in the morning at the Modena Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Salem Cemetery at Mill Grove. Visitation is on April 14th from 6 to 7 o’clock in the evening at the Slater Neal Funeral Home of Trenton. […]
Human remains discovered on farm near Gower
Clinton County Sheriff Larry Fish reports the sheriff’s office and coroner were notified on April 10th of human remains found on a farm outside of Gower. Assistance was requested from the Cameron Police Department and Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control Unit with processing the scene. Fish says the remains were taken to […]
Jamesport City Council accepts salary ordinance, approve purchase of “cold patch”
The Jamesport City Council accepted a salary ordinance April 11th. City Clerk Shelley Page reports the ordinance added Zack King as a new employee. His pay is $17 per hour. According to unapproved meeting minutes, King advised the council that the street department needed to purchase cold patch, so patching could begin on some hard […]
Rachael Rongey named as 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year
Rachael Rongey has been selected by the Trenton R-IX Board of Education as the 2021-2022 District teacher of the year. Rachael is the 5th grade Science teacher and has been teaching for 16 years and in Trenton for eight years. Mrs. Rongey uses instructional methods that intrigue and inspires her students. One of her most […]
Bethany man charged with failure to register as a sex offender
A Bethany man has been charged in Harrison County after his arrest by the Highway Patrol on April 12th. Forty-five-year-old Jeffery Spicer has been charged with four felony counts of failure to register as a sex offender and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance. He has also been charged with misdemeanor owner […]
Trenton man arrested on multiple allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton resident on April 12th after an alleged incident on April 11th. Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Michael Graves has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance as well as the misdemeanors of possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid of 11 to 35 grams, unlawful possession […]
Two Kirksville teenagers injured in crash on Patterson Way
The Highway Patrol reports two Kirksville residents sustained moderate injuries as the result of a car running off the road two miles east of Kirksville Tuesday evening, April 12th. An ambulance took the passenger, 18-year-old August Lewis, to the Northeast Regional Medical Center. The driver, 18-year-old Gabriel Barber, refused treatment at the scene. The car […]
Princeton Board of Education review bids for an electric school bus
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education reviewed bids for an electric school bus on April 11th. Three bids were received, and only one met bid specifications for delivery within six months and the inclusion of a Level II charging station. Lion Bus Company’s bid was $351,320.25 and included the bus being available that day and […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen hear update on water meter installation, address street issue on South Market
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen April 11th heard an update on a boil advisory issued a couple of weeks ago. Public Works Director Mark Morey reported the advisory was issued after crews could not get water pressure shut down enough to repair a leak on an eight-inch water main. He explained crews had to shut […]
Obituary: William S. Draper
William S. Draper, a 93-year-old Trenton resident, passed away at 3:09 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Draper is to be cremated under the direction of Slater Neal Funeral Home. William S. Draper was born December 17, 1928, in Mansfield, MO to William Fredrick and Faye (Rockwell) Draper. On July […]
Obituary and Services: Robert “Bob” Lee Marriott
Robert (“Bob”) Lee Marriott, 73, of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on April 11, 2022, after a hard-fought battle following his COVID diagnosis in May 2021. In true Bob fashion, he fought until there was no fight left in him. He was tough as nails until the end and is now with his Lord and Savior […]
Obituary and Services: Sandra Kingsolver
Sandra June Kingsolver, age 77, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at her residence. Sandra was born the daughter of Leroy and Lois Virginia (Hannah) Scott on June 27, 1944, in Los Angeles, California. She was united in marriage to James Everett Kingsolver on May 22, 1960, in Brookfield, […]
Obituary and Services: Bessie Wilford
Bessie Wilford a 90-year-old former resident of Galt, MO, passed away at 10:30 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022, at Sunnyview Nursing Home of Trenton, where she had resided since March 4, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Galt Christian Church. Burial will follow in Galt West Cemetery. […]
Audio: Missouri House leaders support one-time $500 tax credit
Leaders in the Missouri House are supporting a plan to give residents a one-time economic recovery tax credit to help with the increased cost of living. House Budget Committee Chair Cody Smith of Carthage says his bill would provide a $500 credit to anyone who filed a 2021 income tax return and couples […]