The highway patrol reports a Marceline resident was taken to a hospital following a traffic accident Thursday afternoon in Johnson County. Sixty-four-year-old Leota Davolt of Marceline received minor injuries when the car she was driving left Highway 2, struck a driveway and went airborne before traveling in the ditch where it came to a stop. […]
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Audio: Outside money in Missouri Senate race tops $70 million
Last minute campaigning in the Missouri U.S. Senate race has hit overdrive. But in a rare less contentious moment on the stump, Republican challenger Josh Hawley praised incumbent Democrat McCaskill for her public service before launching to his usual talking points. With the intensity at a fever pitch approaching next Tuesday’s election, Republican […]
Hunters check 2,169 turkeys during Missouri’s Fall firearms turkey season
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 2,169 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Greene with 57, Henry with 48, and Laclede with 47. Last year’s fall firearms turkey harvest total was 2,899. MDC’s turkey biologist says the low harvest total can […]
Weather in October includes above normal precipitation and snow
The October weather summary in Trenton includes much above normal precipitation, cooler than average highs, and near normal lows. Trenton had the third most precipitation for October in a century of weather records. The moisture totaled 8.24 inches which trailed only the 9.91inches in October of 1941 and the 8.37 inches in 1967. We have […]
Green City man injured when big rig overturns near Lucerne
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 […]
Audio: Missouri man gets first ever flu shot after nearly dying of influenza earlier this year
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. […]
Special Olympics Missouri set to dedicate new Training for Life Campus November 1st
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 […]
Audio: Missouri’s New Medicaid Director Todd Richardson to Face Challenges
Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson will resign his seat in the Legislature on Thursday to become the new MO HealthNet Director. Medicaid provides low-income families and individuals with health care coverage. Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Steve Corsi says Richardson will face challenges. Rural hospitals in Farmington, Kennett, Osceola, and Reynolds […]
Rollover crash near Stewartsville sends one to hospital
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned after a tractor-trailer truck struck it one mile west of Stewartsville Friday afternoon. Fifty-year-old Amanda Twitchell of Fernley, Nevada attempted to change lanes on westbound U. S. Highway 36 when the truck she drove struck the westbound car, […]
Saint Luke’s Health System no longer to accept Ambetter Insurance beginning in 2019
Saint Luke’s Health System has announced it will no longer accept Ambetter Insurance beginning in 2019. Saint Luke’s Health System includes Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. Ambetter was the only option for health insurance in the area for 2018 on the Health Insurance Marketplace for residents who did not […]
Jamesport man hurt in crash on Highway 6 in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department reports a Jamesport man sustained minor injuries as the result of a car striking the rear of a sports utility vehicle on Highway 6 west of the intersection with South Main Street Monday. Forty-one-year-old Tashyanna Dowell of Trenton traveled west in the SUV on Highway 6 when she reportedly stopped for […]
Chillicothe man hospitalized after crashing into big rig on Highway 36
A Chillicothe man was taken to the hospital following an accident Tuesday afternoon ten miles west of Chillicothe. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for 30-year-old Danny Bullock of Chillicothe. An ambulance transported him to Hedrick Medical Center. Bullock was eastbound on Highway 36 when he attempted to overtake a tractor-trailer that was slowing […]
Audio: Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson Appointed as State Medicaid Director
Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Steve Corsi has appointed House Speaker Todd Richardson as the MO HealthNet Director, effective November 1. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters the appointment highlights his priority of bringing stability to state government. Parson made the announcement Monday at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. Richardson says […]
Saturday afternoon crash injures one on 9th Street in Trenton
One person was injured in a two-vehicle collision late Saturday afternoon on East 9th Street in Trenton, east of Rural Street. A Trenton police officer reported 56-year-old Mary Jane Willige of Marshfield was slowing to make a turn into a business parking lot when the car she was driving was struck from behind by a […]
Trenton sales tax receipts down slightly in first half of fiscal year
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first half of this fiscal year are down one percent for parks and fire department purposes, and down less than one percent for general purposes and capital projects. The receipts are compared to the same period a year ago which encompasses May through October. Trenton city sales tax […]
Two area nurses receive DAISY Award
Two area nurses have received the DAISY Award. Sarah Carey from Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Debbie Shafer from Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe were presented the award at a recognition ceremony. The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the clinical skill and care nurses provide. Others nominated were Ashley […]
Wright Memorial Hospital announces Senior Life Solutions service
Wright Memorial Hospital has announced the addition of a new service that will soon be offered to the citizens of Trenton and the surrounding region. Aging brings many joys, more time with family and freedom in retirement, but older years can also bring difficult life transitions including the loss of loved ones and stresses of […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education sets graduation date
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved the transfer of money from one fund to another at its meeting Wednesday evening for maintenance projects. Seventy-five thousand dollars was transferred from the general fund to the capital projects. The board set graduation for the afternoon of Sunday, May 12th at 2 o’clock with graduation to […]
Mercer man injured in Wednesday morning crash on Route M
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road east of Mercer Wednesday morning. Twenty-seven-year-old Clayton Bertrand traveled east on Route M when the pickup traveled off the south side of the road, returned to the road, skidded across the center line, traveled off […]
USDA Issues farm safety net and conservation payments
The United State Department of Agriculture continues to invest in rural America with more than $4.8 billion in payments being made, starting this month, to agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. Approximately $3 billion in payments will be made under the […]