Rollover Accident

Princeton teen demolishes pickup in Thursday crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton teen, 17-year-old Calvin Berwanger, was injured Thursday night when the pickup he was driving traveled off Highway 136 and overturned at Mount Moriah. The highway patrol last night described his injuries as serious and Berwanger was taken by ambulance to the Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The accident report noted […]

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Three in Monday arrest report from Grundy County Sheriff

Three arrests are in the report from the Grundy County Sheriff’sDepartment with each being arrested following unrelated investigations. 27-year-old Tyler Joe Williams of rural Princeton has been charged with stealing. Williams is accused of receiving or retaining certain physical evidence with a value of over three thousand dollars allegedly knowing it was stolen. Specifics were […]

Wright Memorial Hospital

Green Hills Medical Clinic doctors and staff to move to Wright Memorial Physicians Group

Green Hills Medical Clinic Doctor Jennifer Bowe, Nurse Practitioner Sydney Arnold, and staff will move to Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton next month.  They will begin seeing patients at the Physicians’ Group October 2 and Bowe says she and her staff will still provide the highest level of care to patients. Bowe is originally from […]

Smithfield to sponsor events in Princeton

When Princeton hosts Milan in high school football Friday night, Smithfield will sponsor the tailgate supper. Serving is from 5:30 until 7 o’clock Friday evening at the Princeton grade school cafeteria. The event is eat and pay what you want with proceeds going to the Princeton R-5 Booster Club. The Friday, September 1 menu includes […]

Accident

3 hurt in Sunday crash north of Princeton

Three residents of Iowa were injured Sunday in an accident that happened three miles north of Princeton in Mercer County. Sports utility vehicles driven by 80-year-old Carole Kirchhof of Thor, Iowa and 62-year-old Cynthia Kingsbury of Mercer were southbound on Highway 65 when the Kingsbury vehicle attempted to make a right turn onto Design Place […]

Missouri State Fair 2017

Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions raises $171,000

The annual Sale of Champions at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia raised a record-breaking $171,500 Saturday. Results involving this area included the Grand Champion steer exhibited by Katelyn Gillum of Unionville selling for an all-time high of $28,500 dollars. The 1,355 pound crossbred steer was donated to the Missouri FFA Leadership Fund. The Grand […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol reports arrest of two area men

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two area men on felony warrants in Sullivan County Friday night. Thirty-two-year-old Nicholas Wendt of Galt was arrested for a Mercer County warrant for possession of methamphetamine. Thirty-seven-year-old Christopher Owen of Princeton was arrested on a probation warrant for non-support. Both were transported to the Sullivan County Jail.

Princeton R-5 School Website

Princeton Board of Education holds pre-bid meeting

The Princeton R-5 Board of Education held a pre-bid meeting for general contractors for the district’s construction project last Thursday. Representatives of six general contractors and numerous subcontractors attended. The meeting provided potential contractors an opportunity to tour the site and ask questions regarding the building plans. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reported the excavation work is […]

Princeton in Mercer County Missouri

Princeton City Council approves contracts

The Princeton City Council has approved its tax rate for the year. The total tax rate will $.9063 which includes the general fund rate of almost 82 cents ($.8173), and the band fund of nearly 9 cents ($.089). The city council also approved several service contracts in the amount of $2,050 for the Princeton Chamber […]