Milan High School will hold its “Road Trip”-themed Homecoming the week of September 28th through October 2, 2020. The varsity cheerleaders have planned theme-related dress-up days for students and faculty to participate all week long leading up to the game against Gallatin that Friday night at 7 o’clock. Milan businesses can compete in the Third […]
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Trenton Utility Committee to review utility rates at meeting on September 22nd
The Trenton Utility and Economic Development committees will meet next week. The Utility Committee will review utility rates per the city council’s request at the Trenton City Hall the evening of Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 6 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include department reports, a director’s update, and a review of monthly financial reports. […]
Audio: Remains of two brothers killed in Missouri return to Wisconsin
Remains of two Wisconsin brothers killed in Missouri are finally home. Bob Hague (Haig) reports from Wisconsin. More than a year after they were killed, the cremated remains of 24-year-old Justin and 35-year-old Nick Diemel were returned to Shawano County Monday night. Community members in Navarino lined the streets and the fire department […]
Emergency shoulder repairs to close Highway 65 south of Chillicothe
Highway shoulders are not built to withstand constant traffic on them as roadways are. With traffic patterns changed for the Grand River Bridge deck replacement project on U.S. Route 65 south of Chillicothe, the shoulders at the end of the bridge have taken a beating from heavier traffic. Contractors from Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co, working […]
Homecoming in Trenton set for week of September 21st
The Trenton R-9 School District will celebrate its 76th Homecoming this year during a week of activities September 21st through 25, 2020. The student body chose the Homecoming theme of Survivor. The Trenton High School Student Council encourages all students and faculty from all district buildings to participate in Spirit Week. That Monday will be […]
Winston woman injured in crash on Interstate 35
A Winston resident was injured Tuesday night in an Interstate 35 accident that happened in Clay County. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 41-year-old Margaret Harryman of Winston who was taken by emergency medical services to the Research Hospital of Kansas City. Harryman was pulled from the shoulder into the right lane of […]
Main Street Chillicothe to host Fall Wine Walk
Main Street Chillicothe has made several changes to its Fall Wine Walk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen Downtown Chillicothe merchants will host the event October 2nd. Main Street will also have a Mystery Pour or two. Wine will be pre-poured using disposable plastic cups at participating merchants. No wine glasses will be at the […]
Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission to hear three requests
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission will hear three requests at a public hearing at the Trenton City Hall regarding a variance, a rezone of property, and a conditional use permit. The hearing will be the night of October 5th at 7 o’clock. One request is from Orscheln Properties in care of Cummings Signs for […]
Chillicothe Police Department announces road closures for upcoming events
The Chillicothe Police Department announces road closures have been approved for several events. They include for the Fifth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk the morning of September 26th. Roads to be closed from 7:45 to 9 o’clock include Trenton Street from JFK Avenue to 10th Street, 10th from Trenton Street to Easton […]
Feast of Trumpets Celebration to be held in Trenton
Praise, prayer, the proclamation of God’s word, and testimonies will be shared at a Feast of Trumpets Celebration in Trenton. The free non-denominational event will be at the Ketcham Community Center the night of Friday, September 18th from 6 to 9 o’clock and Saturday, September 19th from 8 o’clock to noon. A spokesperson says the […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen table sewer ordinance until October
The Spickard Board of Aldermen voted the night of Monday, September 14th to table a sewer ordinance change until next month. City Clerk Amy Chapman reports the ordinance change would involve removing the $10 reconnection fee for sewer only customers. Dropping a lien on Richard Tharp’s property was approved. During a sewer update, it was […]
Trenton City Council adopts ordinances relating to work at airport
The Trenton City Council on Monday night adopted two ordinances related to proposed work at the municipal airport. Also approved was a bid and contract regarding lime sludge at the water treatment plant. Each vote was unanimous among the six councilmen present at city hall and one on zoom with Kevin Klinginsmith absent. The council […]
Miss Calamity Jane crowned in Princeton
Crowned Miss Calamity Jane on Saturday night in Princeton was Kyla Coffman, a high school junior. Miss Coffman will reign over Calamity Jane Days activities this coming weekend. The first runner-up in is Becca Kile, a junior, and senior Livi Binkley was named the second runner-up.
Missing Hale resident found by private citizen on Saturday morning
A missing resident of the Hale community was located late Saturday morning, sometime after the pickup truck he was driving went off a road in southeastern Livingston County and hit a small grove of trees. Eighty-one-year-old William Weaver was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with moderate injuries. The highway patrol listed the […]
Des Moines woman injured after being ejected in crash on I-35 near Winston
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday night in Daviess County when a sports utility vehicle overturned on Interstate 35 north of the Winston exit. A passenger, 34-year old Courtney Blaine, of Des Moines, was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. The driver of the SUV, 48-year old […]
Two injured in crash on Brunswick Street in Chillicothe
Assistant Chillicothe Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports two drivers sustained injuries in a two-vehicle head-on traffic crash in the 500 block of Brunswick Street the night of Friday, September 11th. Emergency medical services transported one of the drivers for treatment. The northbound vehicle allegedly crossed into the path of the southbound vehicle before the crash. […]
Chillicothe police respond to assault call
Chillicothe police on Saturday night responded to the 200 block of South Washington regarding a reported assault. A person was taken to Hedrick Medical Center for treatment of injuries. Chillicothe Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel said information was obtained on a suspect, and charges of domestic assault were being sought. No names were released by […]
UTV crash south of Chillicothe injures three
The highway patrol reports two people were seriously hurt and a third person received minor injuries when a UTV overturned in a field south of Chillicothe. The driver, 56-year old William Englert of Ida, Arkansas, was flown by medical helicopter from Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe to st. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City with serious […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of September 14, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Sept. 14 – 20. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Trenton Parks Superintendent announces the hiring of an Assistant Superintendent
Trenton Parks Superintendent David Shockley has announced the hiring of an Assistant Superintendent. Accepting the offer was Scotty Lynch of Trenton. According to Shockley, it was Lynch’s preference to begin duties in January as Lynch is currently employed with the Missouri Department of Transportation. As the Assistant Superintendent, Lynch will earn an hourly wage. The […]