Operation Triple Beam, an initiative led by the U.S. Marshals Service to track down some of the metropolitan area’s most violent and persistent offenders, resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of dozens of firearms and illegal drugs. Results of the 10-week initiative were announced today by U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, U.S. Marshal Mark […]
An expert on revitalizing rural communities will speak at an event in Trenton next month sponsored by the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri. Author and speaker Andrew McCrea of Maysville will be featured at Community Strengths: Providing for Your Town Now and Forever at The Space in Downtown Trenton September 18th from 10:30 to noon. […]
A representative of the Grow with Google partner program will speak at workshops in Trenton and Cameron about growing businesses online. The Trenton and Cameron area Chambers of Commerce and North Central Missouri Business Facilitation sponsor the workshops with Bryan Caplan. The Trenton workshop will be in Cross Hall Room 208 on the North Central […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen will meet in special session Tuesday, August 13, 2019, regarding various matters. The meeting will be held at the Spickard City Hall that night at 7 o’clock. Items on the agenda include sewer and water updates, the clerk’s report, a financial report and claims, fairgrounds, the fire department, a dump […]
A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held later this month for the Memorial Wall at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. Senior Director of Advancement for the University of Missouri College of Engineering Matt Osterthun will speak during the Memorial Wall Dedication the afternoon of August 30th at 1:30. Osterthun will be followed by Chief […]
Hope Ellsworth of Cainsville and Naomi Thomsen of Eagleville, were among the 103 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held on July 17-19, 2019, in Jefferson City. They were sponsored by the Grundy Electric Cooperative, Trenton. Each […]
Livingston County Health Center is hosting a Breastfeeding Baby Shower for expectant and breastfeeding Moms Tuesday, August 13th at Celebrations at Jerseys from 5:30-7 p.m. The event will include a light supper, a few speakers, vendor booths, information about the benefits of breastfeeding and prize giveaways. Each Mom can bring one adult guest and will […]
Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, announced the creation of the Interim Committee on Oversight of Local Taxation. Haahr formed this interim committee to evaluate how local governments are determining taxes and are impacted by current tax policy. “Missourians across the state have raised serious concerns on how counties access property tax values and the fairness of […]
An arrest was made when the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a location in the Wheeling area on Sunday for a reported domestic assault and trespassing. A deputy learned an adult female was claiming to have been physically assaulted. Sheriff Steve Cox reports as the deputy was going to speak with a male […]
Jesse James Days will be held in Winston this weekend with activities to include an ice cream social, gospel sing, and food shack opening at the Winston City Park Friday evening, July 12, 2019, at 6 o’clock. Food available will include tenderloins, hamburgers, pies, and cakes with entertainment by Servants of the Most High and […]
Grundy and Livingston counties, plus two others in extreme northwest Missouri, were locations where the highway patrol conducted driving while intoxicated saturation checks on July 4th. Results from the four counties, Grundy, Livingston, Holt and Atchison, show troopers issued seven citations, 21 warnings and assisted three motorists. Officers also made one misdemeanor drug arrest. The […]
18th District State Senator Cindy O’Laughlin of Shelbina will be the speaker at a July 18, 2019 meeting of Linn County Republican Women. The meeting will be held at the Center Stage Restaurant in Marceline. Social time is scheduled for 6:30 with the meeting at 7 o’clock. Senator O’Laughlin is to give a legislative update. The […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shared its initial plan for a limited elk-hunting season with the Missouri Conservation Commission at the Commission’s public meeting June 28 at MDC headquarters in Jefferson City. The Commission gave its initial approval of the proposed plan, and MDC is asking for public comments. According to MDC Elk and […]
Modena Baptist Church on Route D south of Princeton will hold a revival starting this weekend. The “God and Country Celebration” will kick off Saturday and continue through June 28th. Saturday is considered to be Family Night from 3 o’clock to 5:30. Everyone is welcome to take part in Saturday’s activities, which will include a […]
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 31 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on June 21, 2019. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The 107th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on […]
Trenton Elks Lodge Number 801 and Cub Scouts will hold a Flag Day Ceremony Friday evening, June 14, 2019. The annual event will be in front of the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton at 5 o’clock. Elks member Harry Kately says each flag flown over the United States will be flown during the ceremony, and […]
The public is invited to hear a man who has visited the graves of every United States president and vice president speak at the next Linn County Republican Women meeting. Eric Montagna is the general manager of Meierhoffer Funeral Home in Saint Joseph. He will present the program “Visits to Our Presidents’ Graves” at Captain […]
House of Prayer of Chillicothe will present God and Country later this month. Patriotic and gospel music and speaking will be held at the Jaycee Shelter House, which is near the Country Club Drive entrance at Simpson Park of Chillicothe, the afternoon of June 30th at 3 o’clock. Those attending should bring lawn chairs for […]
A member of the Trenton FFA Chapter recently received an award for being a finalist at the Missouri FFA Public Speaking Academy on the University of Central Missouri campus of Warrensburg. Kaci Persell received a plaque and State Public Speaking pin for second place in the beginning division. Trenton FFA members Allison Yoder and Camdyn […]
In a ceremony at Jefferson City Correctional Center, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law a state operating budget that includes the largest pay raise for corrections staff in Missouri Department of Corrections history. Developed by the department, championed by Governor Mike Parson and approved by the state legislature, the pay plan calls for a […]
