The Trenton Fire Department hosted a Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony and had tours of its training tower on June 15th. Fire Chief Brandon Gibler says the tower can be used in multiple ways and has already been used. Other fire departments can also use the tower. Gibler emphasizes […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, opposing their recent move to reconsider the more limited Navigable Waters Protection Rule, a President Trump-era rule that reversed the 2015 Obama-era Waters of the United States rule. EPA Administrator Michael Regan and the […]
The Trenton Police Department reports no one was injured when a trailer pulled by a pickup truck struck a utility pole at 18th and Chestnut streets on Sunday afternoon June 13. Lieutenant Larry Smith says the pickup, driven by 35-year-old Andrew Myles Riley of Trenton, was making a right turn onto 18th Street from Chestnut […]
Two Chillicothe residents have been charged with three felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child following a house fire in Chillicothe in January. Twenty-seven-year-old Donnie Clay Matheson’s charges involve serious emotional or physical injury. The bond for Matheson and 26-year-old Heather Louise Woods is $15,000 cash only, no surety for each. Probable cause […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports 12 COVID-19 cases have been added since June 10th, making the total 1,897. The number of active cases dropped by 10 to 105. The Grundy County Health Department reports 11 new COVID-19 cases since June 10th, which brings the total to 1,148. Twenty-seven cases are active. The Sullivan County […]
Missouri’s population grew by about 11,000 people from 2019 to 2020. This 0.2% increase is only half the national rate of 0.4%, though it is typical of the modest growth experienced by many other Midwestern states. But the picture gets more complicated when you zoom in to specific regions and counties. “This growth is uneven,” […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man sustained minor injuries when he lost control of a pickup truck. The vehicle overturned one mile south of Jamesport on Friday morning, June 11. He was later arrested on several allegations. Twenty-three-year-old Daniel Butts drove himself to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The pickup traveled north on Highway […]
The Livingston County Health Center in Chillicothe provides reflective numeric address signs for rural locations. Sheriff Steve Cox says these signs help paramedics or law enforcement responding to an emergency. A mailbox sign and mount are $15, a sign and mount for a post are $20, and a six-foot post is $15. Cox notes that […]
A report of a stolen utility terrain vehicle in Milan led to the arrest of a Green City man. Milan Police Chief Gail Hayes reports the police responded to the 200 block of Southeast Grandview Street on June 8th in reference to the UTV that had been taken from the victim’s front yard. During an […]
The Livingston County Health Center reported the afternoon of June 9th that 14 COVID-19 cases had been added since June 8th. Total confirmed cases to date stood at 1,874. There were 122 active cases, which was an increase of six. As of the morning of June 9th, Livingston County’s fully vaccinated rate was 30.1%, and […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by 82 in Linn County since June 2, making the total case count 1,610. The health department notes 110 cases are active, which is down 69. The number of Linn County residents who have initiated a COVID-19 vaccine series is 4,142. The number who have completed a vaccine series is 3,556. […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a civil lawsuit against an illicit massage business, Royal Day Spa, located in St. Louis County. This lawsuit is the fifth filed by Attorney General Schmitt as part of his Office’s Hope Initiative to combat human trafficking in illicit massage businesses. “Human trafficking is a scourge on our society […]
The Daviess County Health Department reports the county is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 10 new cases in one week. Daviess County is now considered a hot spot in the state due to its positivity rate, which is 20% for the past seven days. One of the new cases was a breakthrough case, […]
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission voted June 7 to recommend to the city council final approval of a conditional use permit for a bed and breakfast facility. The commission also voted to pass on a report to recommend the designation of the Downtown Historic District as a historic district within the meaning of Trenton […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by 20 in Livingston County since June 3rd, which makes the total 1,811. The health center notes 132 cases are active, which is down one. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ website shows Livingston County’s PCR positivity rate at 20.6% for the last seven days using the Centers for […]
Results from community sewershed surveillance in Brookfield indicate possible increases in COVID-19 transmission. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services saw increasing and elevated trends of concentrations of COVID-19 genetic fragments in wastewater from the Brookfield (Linn County) sewershed during the weeks of May 17th and 24th. During the week of May 17th, the […]
The Missouri Secretary of State, Securities Division ordered Cryotherm USA, Inc., John (Jianxin) Wang, and Dennis R. Di Ricco to cease and desist after allegedly issuing more than $2 million in unregistered, non-exempt promissory notes. Between December 1, 2015, and October 31, 2020, the Florida-based Cryotherm USA allegedly sold the promissory notes through a Las Vegas, […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by 46 in Linn County since May 28th. The health department reports there have been 1,528 total cases. The number of active cases dropped by six to 179. As of June 2nd, 4,042 Linn County residents had initiated a COVID-19 vaccine series. Three thousand four hundred sixty-one residents had completed a […]
The Missouri Conservation Commission gave final approval to the Missouri Department of Conservation on a proposed change to the Wildlife Code of Missouri regulations that would require permits for commercial or for-profit photography and videography on MDC areas. Commercial use is defined as any activity that directly or indirectly results in financial gain, or where […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports 24 COVID-19 cases have been added since June 1st, making the total 1,769. One hundred thirty-two cases are active. The health center notes 29.6% of Livingston County residents are fully vaccinated, and 33.8% have had at least one dose. Last week, 29% of county residents were fully vaccinated, and […]
