Views: 33The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on September 8, 2021, of two individuals who failed to appear in court. Fifty-three-year-old Barbara Lois Strout of Eldon was arrested in Miller County. She allegedly failed to appear on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Strout’s bond […]
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Patrol stops speeder clocked at 113 mph in Harrison County
Views: 0A Texas man was stopped last night for alleged speeding on Interstate 35 in Harrison County. The highway patrol accused 24-year-old Amani Swedi of Fort Worth of traveling 113 miles an hour in a posted 70 mile per zone. The online arrest report listed the driver as “bondable.”
Parson’s rationale for removing LGTBQ exhibit from Missouri Capitol called into question
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Fireworks, this week over the sudden removal of an LGBTQ history exhibit from the museum in the Missouri Capitol caught the attention of John Cunning. For 24 years before he retired in 2018, Cunning oversaw the museum as part of his job at Missouri State Parks. So when he read Gov. […]
Saint Luke’s Health System Region CEO answers employee questions on the COVID-19 vaccination mandate
Views: 0Saint Luke’s Health System Critical Access Region Chief Executive Officer Steve Schieber answered questions during a conference call on September 1st regarding the COVID-19 vaccination mandate announced by Saint Luke’s on August 30th. The health system will require all employees to be fully vaccinated by October 30th. Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick […]
Attorneys argue Missouri is violating federal law, courts on Medicaid expansion delays
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Attorneys who successfully sued to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion argued in a letter to state officials Thursday that delays in implementation violate not only the court order but also federal law. The plaintiffs’ attorneys, Chuck Hatfield and Lowell Pearson joined with Joel Ferber, director of advocacy for Legal […]
Kari Smith named Wright Memorial Hospital’s Employee of the Quarter
Views: 0Kari Smith, a registered nurse II at Wright Memorial Hospital, was honored as the hospital’s Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2021. Steve Schieber, CEO, presented the award to Smith at a ceremony held in her honor on August 26. The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who provides […]
Authorities report the arrest of two men from Trenton
Views: 0Brandon Tyler May, a Trenton resident, has been arrested for an alleged violation of requirements within the Missouri Sex Offender Registry. Bond is $5,000 cash for the 31-year-old May, who is scheduled to appear on August 24 in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Court documents say May failed to report to […]
Trenton Board of Education discusses COVID-19 protocols during lengthy meeting
Views: 0The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on August 10th discussed COVID-19-related matters for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Mike Stegman began by going over a list of protocols. They included staff and students attending school in person and using social distancing. Masks will be optional for staff and students inside district facilities. It is […]
Missouri agency begins implementation of new law to regulate unlicensed boarding schools
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Unlicensed youth residential facilities across Missouri are expected to submit materials notifying the state of their existence by mid-October, but background checks for facility staff required under a new law likely won’t be completed by that time. That’s because the Department of Social Services (DSS) is still working to make hires […]
Vehicle stopped on Highway 36 speeding 105 mph results in arrest of driver
Views: 1A vehicle allegedly traveling 105 miles per hour on Highway 36 in Livingston County around noon August 5 resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports 39-year-old Scott Ryan Ottersen of Plainfield, Illinois, was arrested for excessive speed in a 65 miles per hour zone. Ottersen posted bond […]
Missouri man sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole for illegal firearm following police chase
Views: 0A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm after leading police officers on a high-speed chase. Raymond L. Pierce, 23, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 10, 2021, Pierce pleaded guilty to one count […]
In conjunction with the Missouri Bicentennial, we list every ice cream social event in northern Missouri
Views: 0Many locations in the area plan on having community events on the same day next week to recognize the Bicentennial for Missouri by offering ice cream. All events posted to the Missouri 2021website are on Tuesday, August 10th. Among those holding ice cream socials are Crowder State Park west of Trenton offers ice cream […]
Chillicothe Police Department seeks assistance identifying individual regarding stolen vehicle
Views: 0The Chillicothe Police Department is seeking public assistance in reference to a stolen vehicle investigation. A picture of the suspect from surveillance footage is posted below. Anyone who can help identify the man is asked to contact the Chillicothe Police at 660-646-2121.
Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court news for Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Views: 1Three people accused in spray painting incidents July 5 in Trenton appeared Tuesday in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Twenty-two-year-old Kelli Danielle Corrigan of Trenton pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree property damage – a misdemeanor. Imposition of sentence was suspended, and Corrigan was placed on two years […]
Vote for the best looking law enforcement cruiser in “2021 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest”
Views: 0The Missouri State Highway Patrol is taking part in the American Association of State Troopers’ “2021 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest” and invites the public to vote for the MSHP’s cruiser. The 2021 MSHP submission features a marked, black MSHP Dodge Charger sitting in front of a rustic barn with the U.S. flag painted […]
Missouri man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting children and child pornography
Views: 0A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sexually assaulting two young children to produce child pornography and to receiving and distributing child pornography after his wife pleaded guilty to the same charges last month. Mark John Millman, 37, of Merriam Village, a citizen of Great Britain and a legal alien resident, […]
Train derails north of Marceline closing railroad crossings
Views: 0The Marceline Police Department reported no one was injured, and nothing hazardous was spilled when a section of a westbound train derailed north of Marceline Thursday night, July 8. A representative for the police said there was a malfunction with a connector, and some of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train came unhooked from […]
Governor Parson signs SB 51 into law giving healthcare providers and others protections against COVID-19 related civil action
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson signed SB 51 into law, which protects health care providers, businesses, religious organizations, and others from being held liable in COVID-19 exposure civil actions. “When COVID-19 first struck Missouri, health care providers, manufacturers, businesses, churches, schools, and other entities quickly altered their operations to protect public health and accommodate the needs […]
Authorities seek assistance in locating missing Trenton man
Views: 0The Trenton Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Trenton man. Forty-year-old William Harville was last seen in the 900 block of Main Street in Trenton on June 23 around 7 o’clock at night. He is said to be driving a white 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer with Missouri license plates of […]