The Trenton City Council is requesting more information before it can decide whether to give an endorsement allowing a public vote to make the Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney position full-time instead of the current part-time. Kelly Puckett is the Prosecuting Attorney and prosecutes cases investigated by Trenton Police that result in felony charges. That’s in […]
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Trenton Building and Nuisance Board declares five locations a nuisance
Five locations in Trenton have been declared a nuisance by the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board, four of them have had property damaged by fire. Added to the nuisance list last night was 213 East Crowder Road with Building Inspector Wes Barone reporting the owners, Russell and Bea Shaw, signed a letter of intent to […]
Governor Parson makes appointments to seven boards and commissions
Governor Mike Parson announced seven appointments to various boards and commissions. Sheriff Jim Arnott, of Springfield, was appointed to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. Sheriff Arnott has served as the Greene County Sheriff since 2008. He has also simultaneously served as the Interim Chief of the Fair Grove Police Department and Ash Grove Police […]
Firefighters respond to barn fire on Northwest 10th Avenue
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to a barn fire at 89 Northwest 10th Avenue on February 20th. Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reports nothing was in the barn owned by Don Brittain at the time. No one was injured, and no other buildings were damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown, but […]
Trenton man charged with arson involving fire on East Crowder Road
A Trenton man has been charged with felony second-degree arson after a fire at 213 East Crowder Road in Trenton on January 29th. Forty-one-year-old Joshua Phillips’s charge came after an investigation by the Missouri Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Safety. A probable cause statement from Fire Safety Investigator Tyler Anderson accuses Phillips of […]
American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘voice of agriculture,’ Others beg to differ
(Missouri Independent) – This story was originally published as a collaboration between Investigate Midwest and Watchdog Writers Group. The American Farm Bureau Federation calls itself the “voice of agriculture,” a slogan it trademarked in 2007. But as the divide between agribusiness and small farmers has grown in recent decades, a unified voice of agriculture has become harder to […]
Fire destroys barn at rural Galt address
Fire late Saturday afternoon destroyed a barn at 662 Northeast 45th Street in rural Galt. According to Assistant Chief Brian Smiley of the Galt Fire Protection District, approximately 200 bales of hay, one lamb, and two ewes were also lost. A nearby metal barn, which was approximately ten to fifteen feet from the barn that […]
Man falls through ice and drowns at Jamesport Community Lake
The Highway Patrol reports a Rushville man fell through the ice on the Jamesport Community Lake and drowned on February 8, 2022. Seventy-one-year-old Otto Sonnenmoser was pronounced dead by the Daviess County Coroner. Sonnenmoser was ice fishing on the northeast point of the Jamesport Community Lake before falling through the ice. Assistance was provided by […]
Chillicothe Planning and Zoning Board, Chillicothe Board of Adjustments approve zoning amendment and variance
The Chillicothe Planning and Zoning Board and Board of Adjustments approved matters involving a zoning amendment and variance on February 7th. Zoning Administrator Kevin Shira reports the Planning and Zoning Board approved a petition to amend the zoning at 1500 Third Street from P-1 Public to R-3 High-Density New Multi-Family Residential. The city-owned land is […]
Bankruptcy of failed Moberly factory project nears end after 10 years in court
(Missouri Independent) – Unsecured creditors will get less than a nickel on the dollar for debts left by a Moberly economic development project that went bust in 2011 as Missouri lawmakers worked on a plan to finance air freight shipments from China. A final report pending before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Dow describes how $2.1 million […]
City of Trenton accepting bids for mowing of city-owned lots
The City of Trenton will be accepting sealed bids for mowing city-owned lots in Trenton. A list of properties may be obtained at City Hall. Proof of insurance must be presented when the bid is awarded. All bids should be returned to City Hall no later than 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. The […]
Trenton Rotary Club hears presentation from Trenton business, Vintage Vines
A Trenton businesswoman presented the program during the Thursday meeting of the Trenton Rotary Club. Sena Arnold is a co-owner of Vintage Vines with her sister, Rachel Arnold. They purchased what had been a vacant building at 805 Main Street, renovated it, and opened the business on Halloween, October 31, 2018. Sena Arnold said she and […]
Chillicothe Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Adjustments to meet February 7th
The Chillicothe Planning and Zoning Board will review a petition to amend zoning, and the Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing regarding a variance application. The meetings will be at the Chillicothe City Hall on February 7th. The Planning and Zoning Board will meet at 5:30 in the evening and review the petition […]
Century Farm applications for 2022 now available
If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. The University of Missouri Extension, the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and the Missouri Farm Bureau sponsor the program. The application deadline to be recognized as a 2022 […]
North Central Missouri College crowns Homecoming King and Queen
North Central Missouri College celebrated Homecoming and Alumni Appreciation Day Saturday, January 29th, and crowned the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen. Both Lady Pirates and Pirates won, with Lady Pirates scoring 94-80 against North Platte Community College and Pirates 93-64 against Ellsworth Community College. The NCMC Dance Wave performed at halftime of the women’s and […]
Judge sentences Missouri woman to 3 years in prison for Medicare and Medicaid fraud
A Missouri woman previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,520,779.00 in restitution. Brandy McKay, 42, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on January 18, 2022. According to the plea agreement, between 2017 and 2019, McKay owned or managed multiple […]
Trenton Building and Nuisance Board grants extensions due to winter weather and illness
Citing winter weather conditions and/or illness among owners, the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board on Monday evening granted time extensions to five properties of concern. Granted a 90-day extension was 604 Linn Street where repairs were done to a basement wall. It remains in the category “findings of fact.” Given a 60 day extension was […]