Multiple faculty and staff members submitted written reports for the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening. One report was from Vice President of Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley. She said votes were taken on End of the Year Awards, and Student Senate elections were held. Student Senate officers for 2020-2021 will […]
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Officers responding to “car stuck in cemetery” call arrest suspect on a multitude of violations
A case file is now complete regarding the arrest of a 24-year-old man after the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a vehicle stuck in a cemetery east of Chillicothe March 24th. Officers arrested William Rex Long (no address given) on various criminal violations. Cox reports Long has a prior drug-related conviction […]
Seven face judge via video link in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court
Video conferencing was used on Monday for the criminal cases of seven defendants in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Probation violation hearings were held, and dispositions announced, regarding five of those defendants. Each of them admitted to violations of their probation. Judge Thomas Alley presided in court. A resident of Dawn, Rodney […]
North Central Missouri College announces purchase of property on Tinsman Avenue
North Central Missouri College finalized a purchase at Trenton Abstract on Friday for properties on Tinsman Avenue adjacent to the college campus. NCMC Board of Trustees Clerk Vicki Weaver reports the price for Troy Hanes’s properties was $62,000. The board, in an executive session in August, authorized President Doctor Lenny Klaver to negotiate a purchase […]
Laredo Board of Aldermen approve mowing fee if city has to mow property
The Laredo Board of Aldermen Monday evening passed an ordinance revising maintenance manager benefits. The pay is now $12.00 per hour part-time for 20 hours per week. The board also approved changing the mowing rate for customers if the city has to mow properties. If a customer voluntarily contacts the city wanting property mowed, it […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen address street paving, marijuana dispensary and possible electric rate change
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen on Monday evening accepted bids for cemetery mowing and repaving. The accepted mowing bid was from Michael Walker and was $150 for Lile Cemetery and $950 for Greenwood/Brown Cemetery. That bid was one of four submitted. The others ranged from $150 to $260 for Lile and $500 to $775 for […]
Farmers market vendors prep for season amid COVID-19 concerns
University of Missouri Extension food safety specialist Londa Nwadike says that, right now, science is on the side of produce growers. “There is currently no evidence that the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has been transmitted through food or food packaging,” said Nwadike, who has dual extension appointments with MU and Kansas State University. That’s […]
Missouri Department of Conservation announces Missouri’s first elk-hunting season coming this fall
The Missouri Department of Conservation announces it will offer Missourians the state’s first elk-hunting season in modern history starting this fall. At its April 8 meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved the issuance of five permits for hunting bull elk for the 2020 season. Four general permits will be for the public and one permit […]
Midwest Trotting Horse Sale near Seymour, Iowa takes place despite social distancing guidelines
Several hundred people attended the Midwest Trotting Horse Sale near Seymour, Iowa on Thursday despite social distancing guidelines. The show was to be held on March 18th but was postponed due to state guidelines prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people. The Wayne County Health Department set up checkpoints to pre-screen attendees before going on […]
Trenton City Council votes to delay water rate increase, waive late fees on TMU bills for three months
The Trenton City Council last night on a split vote decided to delay by two months, implementation of a planned eight and a half percent increase in the water rates. The decision moves the rate increase to reflect water usage in June and reflected on bills customers received for July, however, the status of increasing […]
Trenton police arrest two on tampering, property damage and probation violation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Wednesday of a Trenton man on tampering and property damage charges and a Trenton woman on a probation violation. Twenty-two-year-old Jonah Newman has been charged with the felonies of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle and first-degree property damage. His bond is $10,000 cash only, […]
Trenton City Council to meet via video conference on Thursday
The Trenton Finance Committee and City Council will meet at the Trenton City Hall and via the web application Zoom Thursday. The Finance Committee will discuss the 2020-2021 budget at 5:30 that evening. The City Council will consider the approval of ordinances at 7 o’clock regarding a property at 1840 East 28th Street and work […]
Additional details released in burglary of 7th Heaven Convenience Store
Additional details have been released in the arrest warrant issued to a Milan resident accusing him of burglary, stealing, and property damage last week at the 7th Heaven Convenience Store 1419 East 9th Street in Trenton. Nineteen-year-old Keone Edwards Stanton of 503 East 4th Street in Milan is in Grundy County custody in lieu of […]
Charges filed against Milan man in 7th Heaven Convenience Store burglary
Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross reports a 21-year-old Milan man was taken into custody after an investigation of a burglary at the 7th Heaven Convenience Store on Thursday night. Keone Edwards Stanton has been charged in Grundy County with four felonies including second-degree burglary, stealing–$25,000 or more, and two counts of first-degree property damage. Bond […]
Trenton City Council meets via video conference; declares “State of Emergency” in Trenton
Meeting for the first time using internet technology, the Trenton City Council Monday night declared a “State of Emergency” within the city of Trenton and ordered certain measures to protect public life, health, safety, and property to limit the spread of the coronavirus or Covid-19 – the disease creating the emergency. Essentially, five members of […]
Trenton City Council to hold special meeting tonight via Zoom video conference
The Trenton City Council will meet in special session, Monday, March 23, 2020, at 7:00 pm via Zoom video conferencing. On the agenda will be Resolution No. 2020-1, a resolution of the city of Trenton, declaring a state of emergency within the city and order to employ measures to protect public life, health, safety and […]
Grundy County Assessor’s office to temporarily close
Grundy County Assessor Kathy Veatch has announced her office at the Courthouse in Trenton will be closed beginning Tuesday, March 24 through Friday, March 27, 2020, as a health and safety precaution for employees and the public. The assessors’ office, she said, plans to reopen on Monday, March 30th. Individuals with property tax assessments may […]
Trenton R-9 School District to cancel classes March 23 through April 3, 2020
Trenton R-9 School District officials met on Tuesday, and have made the decision to cancel classes. Superintendent Michael Stegman provided details of the closure as well as safeguards established to ensure the safety of Trenton R-9 students. Below is the letter to parents as published on the Trenton R-9 School District website. Dear Parents, Students, […]
Chillicothe School District to close for 3 weeks
The Chillicothe School District is canceling all classes beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020, for a minimum of three weeks out of concerns for the Coronavirus. The Chillicothe School District website includes a letter for parents, patrons, students, and staff. It noted the decision by Chillicothe administrators to cancel classes was made with guidance from the […]
Drake Kately pleads “Not Guilty” in Mercer County Circuit Court
A Kansas City man who reportedly escaped from the Mercer County Jail twice in August waived formal arraignment and plead not guilty to multiple charges in multiple cases in Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court this week. Twenty-eight-year-old Drake Andrew Kately has been charged in one case with the felonies of first-degree assault or […]