The Missouri Department of Conservation confirms Matt Neuling of Perryville is the latest state record holder under alternative methods after shooting a colossal 125-pound, 5-ounce bighead carp. Neuling was bowfishing with a friend on July 24 when he shot the mammoth at Lake Perry. “I was out with my buddy early that morning when we […]
A 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 of […]
John Stamos will be performing with The Beach Boys during our show at the Missouri State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Stamos is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated television, film, and theater actor and producer with a career spanning many decades. A gifted drummer, singer, and musician, Stamos has toured, recorded, and collaborated with The Beach […]
Many 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 at […]
Chillicothe firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday morning at 325 Dickinson Street. Chillicothe Police said no one was home when the fire was reported at 7 in the morning. Upon arrival, a tree limb was on the ground with the service power line from the house under the limb. Sparks were coming from the […]
The tractor pull scheduled for July 31 has been canceled at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. A spokesperson says the fairgrounds were checked in the morning, and the event has been canceled due to too much rain. It will not be rescheduled.
North Central Missouri College Athletic Director and Ketcham Community Center Director, Nathan Gamet, presented the program at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on July 29. Gamet talked about his work as a college basketball referee, which was a job he got after leaving college coaching while in Oklahoma. Gamet currently works games in NCAA Division 2 […]
There will be one item that those attending the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton will likely miss this year. Spokesperson Michelle Shaw says there was no carnival at the fair last year due to the COVID-19 situation. The carnival company told the fair board it would be back for the 2021 run of the […]
The North Central Missouri Fair Parade will be back this year after not having one last year. Line up will begin August 3rd at 5 o’clock in the evening, and the parade will start at 17th and Normal streets at 5:30. Spokesperson Michelle Shaw says the parade will take the normal route and end near […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Brookfield teens sustained injuries when a car ran into the back of a Peterbilt truck five miles south of Chillicothe on Tuesday morning, July 27. The driver of the car was later arrested. The passengers in the car, a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, were taken by emergency medical […]
This article is a commentary. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of KTTN/KGOZ Radio, staff, management, or webmaster. (Missouri Independent) – No doubt, what is happening to sections of our state is absolutely heartbreaking. Currently, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is […]
The Putnam County Fair will be at the fairgrounds of Unionville September 7th through 11th. Livestock shows are open to surrounding counties in Missouri and counties that let children from Putnam County show at their fairs. Livestock entries are due August 1st. Entries can be submitted, and payments can made at putnam.fairwire.com. Only dogs and […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to the botched robbery of a Grandview, Mo., auto dealership that ended when he shot an employee while fleeing after a shootout with the owner, who was also armed. Lyndale E. Watson, also known as “Red, “Blood,” and “Stoni Blud,” 36, Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. […]
A Trenton man escaped injury when the car he was driving in Benton county struck the rear of a pickup pulling onto Highway 65. The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon and injured the driver of the pickup, 78-year-old Charles Carr of Warsaw, who was to seek his own treatment for minor injuries. The driver of […]
Results have been released from July 13th’s Poultry Show at the Livingston County Fair. For bantam breeding, Addison George had the best of class champion male rooster. Yoo Jung Lee had the bantam hen one year and older champion female and supreme champion overall female. For chicken breeding, Rayanna Harris showed the chicken hen one […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox has released information about recent incidents involving the sheriff’s office. One incident involved grandparents reporting a juvenile running away from home. Cox says the sheriff’s office responded to a rural area July 4th, and a deputy located the pre-teen. The youth was caught after a reported foot chase of about […]
Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson will visit Chillicothe to participate in Sliced Bread Day activities on Saturday, July 10. Mrs. Parson will serve as Grand Marshal of the Sliced Bread Day Parade in Downtown Chillicothe at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The parade route travels Washington Street from Polk to Third Street and then Locust Street […]
(Missouri Independent) – As federal officials land in Missouri at the request of the state to assist with combatting a wave of new COVID cases spurred by the Delta variant, Gov. Mike Parson publicly rebuffed outreach strategies President Joe Biden touted. On Tuesday, a member of the newly-created federal surge response team arrived in the […]
The 130th Annual Jameson Picnic will be held at the Jameson City Park from August 5 through 7, 2021. Activities will begin that Thursday evening at 6 o’clock with an open mic. Mixology will perform country and rock music at 7:30. That Friday evening will include a baby show at 6:30 and Hammertoe and The […]
A Blue Springs man has been charged in Daviess County after reportedly leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit on Thursday, July 1. Forty-seven-year-old Jerret Michael Hilderbrand faces two felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm as well as one felony count each of resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing, creating a substantial […]
