The Highway Patrol reports a Green City man sustained minor injuries when a tractor-trailer truck overturned one mile south of Lucerne Wednesday morning. Fifty-four-year-old William Clark drove the truck south on 143rd Road when it ran off the right side of the road and overturned, which caused moderate damage to the vehicle. An ambulance transported […]
Candy and treats were passed out to Spickard R-2 students and children from the community at an event at the school gym Wednesday. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze says more than 20 teachers and community members passed out the candy and treats. Tables set up in the gym were decorated for Halloween.
The Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors has announced scholarship applications will be available for the Spring 2019 semester beginning Thursday, November 1st. The scholarship is available to female, non-smoking, unmarried graduates of high schools in Mercer County. Potential recipients must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university in […]
Boy and Girl Scouts from the Trenton area will collect nonperishable food and household items Saturday for their annual Scouting for Food Campaign to benefit the Grundy County Food Pantry. Scouts and parents helping collect items will meet at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. Items to be donated […]
Today (Wednesday, October 31st) is the last day to request an absentee ballot be mailed for the November 6th General Election. However, Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard reports a registered voter cannot just call the County Clerk’s Office and request a ballot be mailed. An application must be filled out and signed in order to […]
Trenton High School Marching Band members received awards Tuesday night. Band Director Timothy Gilham says Karissa Brock received the award for Outstanding Senior, Lily White for Outstanding Junior, and Amanda Parrack for Outstanding Sophomore. Best Marcher went to Juan Garcia; Camryn Willey to Outstanding Colorguard Member; Kael Brock, Most Improved; Trager Leaper, Outstanding Freshman; and […]
Missouri Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Brent Hampy announced Tuesday that the United States Department of Agriculture will begin mailing ballots to eligible agricultural producers next Monday, November 5th for the 2018 FSA county committee elections. Hampy said county committee members represent farmers, ranchers, and foresters. He added that producers elected to the committees […]
The Grundy County Commission met with Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jack Peace Tuesday afternoon to discuss proposed renovations for the third-floor circuit courtroom at the courthouse in Trenton. Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull says the commission will inquire about construction for the remodel and see if the company that previously submitted a bid for the […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved information technology purchases at its meeting Tuesday night. One of the IT purchases was cybersecurity protection through Network Technology Partners of Saint Louis for $54,000 annually and a one-time setup fee of $12,500. It was the lowest of two bids for the services. The services included […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities will flush fire hydrants Wednesday through Friday. Work will begin in the area located from U. S. Highway 65 east to the city limits and will include the Trenton Lake area. Flushing will take place from 7:30 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. TMU reports customers can expect discolored […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Livonia man was arrested following a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Greentop Tuesday morning. Twenty-two year old Collin Williams traveled east on Route J when the pickup truck he drove ran off the left side of the road, crossed over another road, impacted the ground, and overturned. The truck […]
An appeals court ruled today that a challenge to the state of Missouri’s failure to provide adequate funds to educate the public and make appropriate preparations to implement its voter ID law can proceed. The voter ID law went into effect on June 1, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Missouri, and Advancement […]
On October 29th, 2018 North Central Missouri College was officially designated as a Purple Heart College by the Patriot Members of the Department of Missouri Military Order of the Purple Heart. NCMC was designated for honoring students, Veterans, and their families throughout the years who have earned the Purple Heart Medal. The Purple Heart is […]
Santa Claus will visit the Museum’s main building, 1100 Mable Street, Saturday, November 3 from 1:00p until 4:00p. All children who visit with Santa will receive a gift and parents are encouraged to bring their cameras. There is no cost and photos are encouraged. In addition to photos with Santa, the always popular Rudolph will […]
Theatre Northwest will perform its version of one of the world’s most widely produced plays, “Same Time, Next Year,” November 8 through November 11th. “Same Time, Next Year” is set between the 1950s and 1970s and follows the 25-year love affair of George and Doris, who are married to others but secretly meet once a […]
Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring reports the drug deposit bin at the law enforcement center has collected one hundred five and a half pounds of expired or unwanted drugs. This included what was deposited there last Saturday during the national take back drugs day as well as what had been collected during the past six […]
A man from southwest Missouri’s Brighton isn’t ignoring flu shots anymore after a near-death experience from influenza complications earlier this year. 50-year-old Loren Martin recently got his first flu shot ever after being put into a medically induced coma and staying in the hospital for two months. Martin says he’s lucky to be living now. […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department this morning responded to a brush and debris fire in the vicinity of the Canadian Pacific Railroad bridge over the Grand River. The fire was called into authorities by Matthew Stirling, who was driving on Highway 65. Upon arrival at 6 o’clock Monday morning, Chief Darrell Wright reported there was a […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation will test its readiness to plow snow for the upcoming winter season with a statewide drill on Wednesday, November 7th. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after 8 a.m. In urban areas, the drill will not […]
On Thursday, November 1st, Special Olympics Missouri will host a public dedication ceremony for the new Training for Life Campus at 305 Special Olympics Dr., in Jefferson City. Anyone from the public is welcome to come and see this world-class campus designed to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in Missouri. Tours will […]
