Firefighters responded to a blaze today in one of Milan’s oldest buildings located at West 3rd and South Broadway. Reports indicate heavy damage was contained to the front of the building at 112 West 3rd Street in Milan. The fire started at 8:30 this morning and responding to the blaze were the Milan Fire Department, […]
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Carroll County Sheriff’s Department to pick up opioids on May 26
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, May 26th, will be picking up any and all opioids (capsules, tablets, pills) that citizens of Carroll County are no longer in need of. Various times and five locations have been set and the sheriff’s office reports that no liquids or syringes will be allowed. The sheriff’s office […]
MoDOT planned road work for the week of May 14, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri region planned for the week of May 14 through the 20th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter […]
Workshop to train those growing produce to be held in Grundy County
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a workshop in Grundy County to train produce growers about food safety. Horticulture Specialist Tim Baker says the workshop will be held on a farm between Trenton and Spickard May 24th. Growers who sell more than $25,000 of produce covered under the Food Safety Modernization Act must attend […]
Trenton FFA members participate in community service project
Members of the Trenton FFA Chapter picked up trash on 17th Street Wednesday as part of a community service activity. Reporters Mackenzie McAtee and Kayli Crawford report that the chapter welcomed incoming freshmen to participate in the trash pick up with current FFA members.
Prison sentences handed down in Division One of Grundy County court
Numerous cases were processed Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Bobby Dean Morgans the second of Trenton has been sentenced to prison for theft of a county ambulance, a burglary, and probation violations. Morgans admitted to the violations and probation was revoked. A previously suspended sentence was set aside and a […]
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to be held Saturday
The Second Harvest Community Food Bank based out of Saint Joseph and the National Association of Letter Carriers will participate in the 26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 12. Second Harvest Communications Director Blake Haynes describes the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive as the biggest one-day food drive in the country. Post […]
Ticks can carry many diseases so be tick aware this Summer
Tick season is here and milder winters and warm spring temperatures could result in higher numbers of ticks and tick-borne disease. National numbers recently released May 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that cases of diseases transmitted by ticks doubled from 2004 – 2016. In addition, new disease-causing agents that can […]
Free parenting classes to be held in Trenton
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center will offer six weeks of parenting classes starting next week. The free classes will be held at the Mental Health Center in Trenton Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 o’clock from May 15th through June 19th. Topics to be covered include parenting 101 and building relationships, infants and […]
LIHEAP Summer program to begin June 1
One of multiple programs the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Executive Director Aaron Franklin says that LIHEAP assists families by paying utility bills. He says the agency began the winter portion of the program in November. The agency was able to make a one-time […]
Trenton residents injured in crash near Arkoe, Missouri
Two Trenton residents and one Maryville man sustained injuries when one pickup truck struck another two miles east of Arkoe Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 74-year-old Thomas Metzgar of Trenton drove west on Route VV when he failed to yield at a stop sign and entered the intersection with Route N. Sixty-eight year old […]
Livingston County Library to celebrate “Share Your History”
The Livingston County Library and the Grand River Museum of Chillicothe will observe Preservation Month by providing two opportunities for individuals to share Livingston County history. Anyone can bring pictures or family heirlooms pertaining to the county’s history to “Share Your History” at the library in Chillicothe May 12th from 10 o’clock to noon and […]
Cameron teen injured when brakes fail on pickup near Osborn
A Cameron resident, Sixteen-year-old Jordon Weisgerber, was injured in an accident three miles north of Osborn Tuesday and taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The patrol reports the teenager was westbound on Gridley Road, attempted to halt the pickup he was driving at a stop sign for Highway 33, […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education member resigns
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers announced the resignation of a Board of Education member at a meeting Tuesday evening. Wiebers read Brooke McAtee’s letter of resignation which will be effective June 12th. Wiebers told the board it did not need to vote to approve McAtee’s resignation, it only needed to be announced to the board. […]
NCMC students honored by Missouri Community College Association
North Central Missouri College students were recently recognized by the Missouri Community College Association for their outstanding leadership or participation in Phi Theta Kappa. Four students attended MCCA’s spring luncheon to receive recognition for their success. Janelle Popish was the selected recipient of the Student Leadership Award for North Central Missouri College. This award is […]
Grundy County deputy, Jose Lopez, accepts position with Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Judge Jack Peace swore in the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office’s newest deputy Monday. Jose Lopez served more than three years as a deputy sheriff for the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office and also served on the Grundy County Crisis Intervention Team. Lopez received his law enforcement training while serving in the Military Police in the United […]
Five injured on I-35 when big rig causes chain reaction crash
Five individuals from Oklahoma City were taken to hospitals in Liberty and Cameron following a chain reaction, three-vehicle accident this morning in Clinton County. The Interstate 35 accident happened five miles to the north of Lathrop with the highway patrol listing all injuries as minor. Heading northbound were a tractor-trailer, a pickup truck, and an […]
GEC Foundation awards $6,461 in grants to area organizations
The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. met April 13, 2018, and awarded 14 grants totaling $6,461. All grants are funded by member donations called Operation Round Up where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund grants to eligible entities. Education grants were awarded to Grundy County R-V School District, Humphreys; Trenton […]
Milan man injured in crash on Route OO
The highway patrol reports a Milan man was injured last night in a single vehicle accident approximately six miles north of Milan. The patrol listed injuries as serious for 52-year-old Shawn Mosele of Milan who was transported by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Mosele was driving a pickup southbound when the […]