Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard reports her office will send the names of write-ins to the Trenton Township Board, and the board will choose who will hold one board member position. This follows April 6th’s election, in which Albert Trump and Danny Peto were running for two open positions. Peto died in March. The Grundy […]
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Todd Graves approved for University of Missouri curators despite bipartisan filibuster
(Missouri Independent) – A bipartisan coalition of state Senators was unable to stop politically connected Kansas City attorney Todd Graves from winning a seat on the University of Missouri Board of Curators. After a two-round filibuster — three hours last week and eight more hours ending around 1 a.m. Wednesday — the Senate voted 19-13 to […]
State of Missouri establishes weekly COVID-19 testing event schedule
Testing has been a pillar of the State’s response to COVID-19 for the past year. The increasingly widespread availability of testing resources and available laboratories made it possible for the State of Missouri to host intermittent testing events in communities throughout the state to provide greater accessibility to testing options and to learn more about […]
Election results in northern Missouri for the Tuesday, April 6, 2021 election
There will be two new members each for the Trenton R-9 Board of Education and the Trenton City Council following the election on Tuesday. Voter approval was given to the local use tax for the city of Trenton and brush control for Grundy County. It was a 17% voter turnout (992 votes out of 5,859 […]
Missouri man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to purchase chemical weapon on the dark web
A Missouri man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison without parole for attempting to purchase a chemical weapon, capable of killing hundreds of people, on the dark web with Bitcoin. Jason William Siesser, 46, of Columbia, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to acquire a chemical weapon and one count of […]
Emergency bridge repairs will keep Shoal Creek Bridge closed through Wednesday in Livingston County
A section of Livingston County Route C is now closed for emergency repairs to the Shoal Creek Bridge, northwest of Dawn. On Tuesday, April 6, local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation discovered an issue on the bridge’s driving surface that prompted the immediate closure of the bridge. A steel plate will be […]
Compass Health to host Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinic as Phase 3 opens to all Missourians
Compass Health will hold a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine event in Marceline on April 9th. Missourians at least 18 years old will be eligible to receive a vaccine at the Walsworth Community Center. No walk-ins will be accepted. Anyone who registers for this week’s clinic will be automatically scheduled for a booster shot in 28 days. […]
Grundy County Health Department to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic as Phase 3 opens to all Missouri residents
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic on Friday, April 9 by appointment only. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose with the clinic scheduled to take advantage of the opening of Phase 3. Beginning on April 9, all Missouri adults will be eligible for vaccination regardless […]
Lillian DesMarias Youth Library in Chillicothe announces return of “Wee Read Storytime”
The Lillian DesMarias Youth Library is happy to announce the return of “Wee Read Storytime” on April 13. The storytime is geared for children up to the age of 5, but all are welcome. Storytimes will be held each Tuesday morning at 10 am. Space is limited so registration is required as the library will […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation Scholarship Reception set for April 14
The North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception to honor 2020-2021 scholarship recipients will be held on April 14, 2021, in the Jeanette Hoffman Robison Auditorium in the Ketcham Community Center. This annual event is hosted by the North Central Missouri College Foundation to highlight NCMC Foundation scholarship recipients and all NCMC institutional scholarship recipients for […]
USDA announces funding available to assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announces the availability of $2 million to establish partnerships with organizations to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The funding was made possible by USDA’s new Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, an effort to distribute resources more broadly and to put greater […]
Death of man in 2004 now ruled a homicide after case is re-examined; FBI offering $100,000 reward
The death of a Kansas man whose body was found in a creek in La Cygne, Kansas, in 2004 was a homicide, according to a new report by a federal forensic examiner. As part of a continuing federal investigation of Alonzo Brooks’ death, his body was exhumed and transported to Dover Air Force Base for […]
A preview of choices voters will see during today’s election in northern Missouri
In addition to candidates for public office, election ballots in the Green Hills Region today feature numerous ballot issues with polls open until 7 o’clock tonight. The city of Trenton offers the local use tax question which will be decided by the voters of the four wards of Trenton. All voters of Grundy county determine […]
Audio: Missouri and FEMA prepare to open new 8 week program in St. Louis to vaccinate 168,000 Missourians
Missouri and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are launching a new eight-week program on Wednesday that will provide 168-thousand coronavirus vaccines in St. Louis. The program will allow three thousand people to get vaccinated seven days a week at the Dome at America’s Center. During a press conference today in St. Louis, Governor Parson says […]
Date and time announced for ceremony to re-name THS tennis courts
The date and time have been announced for a ceremony to re-name the Trenton High School tennis courts. The tennis courts were built in 1973 and will officially have a name next month. The event on May 1st at 1 o’clock will make the official designation of the Carl Carpenter and Mike Bosley tennis courts. […]
Road projects get underway on Highway 6 and Sullivan County Route D and FF
Motorists are seeing projects underway on Highway 6 and Sullivan County Routes D and FF in Green Castle including American With Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements, curb and gutter improvements, as well as some resurfacing. As a result of the work on Route D, MoDot reports as of April 12, if weather conditions permit, the contractor […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of April 5, 2021
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 5 – 11. 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 […]
County Clerk to open on Saturday in Grundy and Livingston County for absentee voting
The Grundy County Clerk’s office will be open special hours on Saturday morning for individuals wishing to vote absentee in Tuesday’s election. The special hours are from 8 until noon on Saturday. The Grundy County Clerk’s office is on the second floor of the courthouse in Trenton. The Livingston County Clerk’s office in Chillicothe will […]
A rundown of issues and ballot choices in Grundy County for the April 6 election
There have been 83 absentee ballots cast in Grundy County, as of noon on Friday, in advance of next Tuesday’s election. Another two dozen (24) remain out but could be voted and delivered in person or by mail in time to be counted with the election results. The county clerk’s office on the second floor […]