Views: 0Across Northwest Missouri, the effects of winter weather are evident everywhere you look frozen ground, canceled classes, snow-covered fields, and potholes. The Missouri Department of Transportation normally launches its pothole efforts in March, but with the extreme weather we’ve faced this year, the roads are taking a beating. When they’re not out plowing ice […]
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North Mercer school seeking donations for “After Prom” event
Views: 0The parents of the North Mercer R-3 School junior class are accepting monetary donations, gift certificates, and/or products from area businesses for door prizes during After Prom activities April 13th. Students will be taken to Sky Zone in Des Moines and provided breakfast. The North Mercer After Prom Committee notes the goal of the […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to gas odor on Nichols Street
Views: 0Trenton firefighters disconnected power to a furnace and shut-off natural gas to the residence after a high level of natural gas was measured at 1510 Nichols. Firefighters used a ventilation fan to help remove the gas odor from the residence with the occupants advised to contact a furnace repair person. The owner of the […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to construction site
Views: 0The Chillicothe Fire Department on Saturday extinguished debris in a 14-foot trailer at 1301 Monroe Street. The debris half-filled the trailer, which was attached to a vehicle at a construction site. Firefighters used a hand-line to extinguish the blaze and Assistant Fire Chief Eric Reeter said the blaze was contained to the trailer and […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to Monroe Street
Views: 0The Trenton Fire Department late Friday afternoon extinguished a small attic fire at the Kathy Reder residence located at 515 Monroe Street. Firefighter Derek Hert reports a thermal imaging camera verified the location of the attic fire above a bedroom where there was a darkened ceiling and occupants of the residence smelled a burning […]
La Plata teen hurt in crash on Highway 63
Views: 2The Highway Patrol reports a teen from La Plata sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck she drove slid off the road five miles north of Macon Thursday afternoon. An ambulance transported 16-year-old Karisa Thompson to Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The pickup traveled south on Highway 63 when it slid off the left side […]
Raytown man hurt when car slides off snow-covered road
Views: 0A Raytown man sustained injuries when a car slid off a snow-covered road and overturned three miles south of Atlanta Monday night. Twenty-two-year-old Ian Mahl was treated for minor injuries and released at the scene. Mahl traveled north on U. S. Highway 63 when he reportedly lost control of the car, and it slid […]
Missouri unemployment rate for December, 2018 edges up to 3.1 percent
Views: 0Missouri’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.1 percent in December, retreating slightly from the record low of 3.0 percent reached in November. Even with this uptick, the current rate is still six-tenths of a point below the year-earlier value. Missouri’s rate has now been lower than the corresponding U.S. rate, which was 3.9 percent […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to fuel leak
Views: 0Chillicothe firefighters on Saturday afternoon dealt with a fuel leak from a semi-trailer truck that had jack-knifed east of Chillicothe. Firefighters were dispatched to Highway 36 east of Livingston County Road 255 where the truck had jack-knifed and a fuel tank was punctured leaking approximately 45 gallons of fuel onto the ground. Lieutenant Tracy Bradley […]
NRCS watershed efforts continue to benefit farmers, communities
Views: 0Sixty years after the first of 1,182 flood-prevention structures were built in Missouri with federal financial and technical assistance, landowners who have witnessed the before-and-after effects of heavy rain are still praising the benefits of the watershed projects. “Panther Creek used to flood almost every time it rained, but it hasn’t flooded at all […]
Audio: Outnumbered Democrats in Missouri legislature to defend progressive ballot victories, seek bipartisan criminal justice changes
Views: 0Minority leaders in the Missouri legislature believe they’re taking a realistic approach to the upcoming session. New House Democratic Leader Crystal Quade of Springfield says her party will focus on defending progressive ballot measures passed by voters, noting the new laws are already under threat. Senate Democratic Leader Gina Walsh of Bellefontaine […]
Trenton Park Board reviews budget for 2019-2020
Views: 0The Trenton Park Board discussed the 2019-2020 budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. President Duane Helmandollar said there might be “a couple of hiccups” for the budget due to the state’s minimum wage increase and sales tax figures for the Trenton Park Department declining the past several years. It was suggested the board might […]
Investigation begins into reports of explosion on Monroe Street in Chillicothe
Views: 0Chillicothe Fire Captain Les Hinnen reports investigation by the Missouri State Fire Marshal continues into a possible explosion in the kitchen of the Barnabas Home in Chillicothe. The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a call of a kitchen fire at 1301 Monroe Street this (Wednesday) morning. Firefighters could hear the fire alarm sounding upon […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to oven fire on Jackson Street
Views: 0The Chillicothe Fire Department responded Thursday night to 1306 Jackson Street involving a call with an oven fire. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire was out. Assistant Chief Eric Reeter said the ovens’ heating element had burned in two with the homeowner advised to have repairs made. The fire department listed the owner […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to 436 Elm Street
Views: 0The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 436 Elm Street Thursday morning. Assistant Chief Eric Reeter reports that prior to the fire department’s arrival, the Chillicothe Police Department notified firefighters the flames were out at the residence owned by Teresa Jones, but the burned area was smoldering. Firefighters began removing the […]
Missouri man charged after shooting Z-Trip driver at least 20 times during robbery
Views: 0 A Kansas City man was charged in federal court for the armed robbery of a female Z-Trip driver who was shot at least 20 times. Z-trip is a service that allows users to book rides or taxis. Derron D. Nevels, also known as “Ronnie,” 18, was charged in a two-count complaint filed in the U.S. […]
Audio: Missouri farm and environmental groups clash over Trump administration’s rollback of clean water protections
Views: 0The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to roll back Obama-era rules which placed federal regulations on creek beds and ponds that aren’t directly connected to larger bodies of water. Eric Bohl (Bowl) with the Missouri Farm Bureau says the rules are a legal overreach because creek beds and ponds aren’t navigable. Eric […]
Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee to hold exercise at Sunnyview
Views: 0The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee will hold a tabletop exercise focusing on helping long-term care facilities better prepare to respond in an emergency situation. The exercise will be at Sunnyview Nursing Home of Trenton the morning of December 27th at 9 o’clock and will help Sunnyview and other facilities to meet regulatory […]
Spickard and Grundy County firefighters respond to 406 Northwest 100th Street
Views: 0Spickard and Grundy County firefighters responded to a fire call Monday afternoon at the Zooks residence at 406 Northwest 100th Street. Spickard fire department training officer Jesse Richmond said a shed had been converted into a kiln for drying out wood and the structure caught fire. Richmond reported the loss was approximately four to […]