The GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated is accepting grant applications from qualifying schools and organizations. Applicants may apply by completing an application with supporting information. The application is available at Grundy Electric website or by calling the Grundy Electric Cooperative at 1-800-279-2249 extension 33 or 23. The application deadline is July 1st. The trustees will review […]
It was a light voter turnout of just 10.9% in Grundy County on Tuesday for the election. Trenton voters selected four city councilmen and three people to R-9 Board of Education and passed a city of Trenton ballot issue. The five percent bed tax was approved by a margin of 247 in favor and 107 opposed […]
One of the anticipated outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions that have been taken is a large increase in county unemployment rates across Missouri. That’s evident in the figures available for the April report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. Many of the county rates have doubled when comparing April to March […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of June 1 – 7. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
The Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri has announced scholarship recipients. Those receiving $500 scholarships include Kori Hornaday from Putnam County High School, Isaiah Morgana of North Mercer High School, Kayli Crawford of Trenton High School, Carter Williams of South Harrison High School, Cade Lechtenberg of Centerville High School, Macie McNeely of Gallatin High School, and […]
The Grundy County Commission Tuesday morning discussed a closed bridge on Southwest 86th Avenue. A replacement tube order for the bridge has been canceled. The Southwest 86th Avenue bridge will remain closed due to a failed inspection by the Missouri Department of Transportation in April. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray says the county is looking into […]
The highway patrol responded this weekend to an incident at Lake Thunderhead in Putnam County involving a vessel that was described as colliding after dark with a fixed object. No injuries reported among three residents of Iowa. The highway patrol listed the operator of the boat as 52-year-old Michael Maddison of Albia, Iowa. The occupants […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of May 25 – 31. MoDOT will halt temporary lane closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Memorial Day holiday. Most temporary lane closures […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of area residents in area counties Friday, one on various drug-related allegations. Thirty-nine year old Stephanie Dunkin of Unionville was arrested in Putnam County and accused of the felonies of possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance—lorazepam, and possession of a controlled substance—methylphenidate. She was also […]
A two-day jury trial has been set in Division One of Harrison County Circuit Court for a Columbia woman charged with three felonies after a shooting in Unionville in December. Online court information shows the jury trial for 22-year-old Victoria Hope Larsen is scheduled to begin October 29th. A pre-trial conference is set in Putnam […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of May 18 – 24. All road closures for roadwork, incidents, and ongoing flooding can be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes […]
Presiding Judge Thomas Alley of the Third Judicial Circuit Court reports he’s reviewed COVID-19 health conditions and received guidance from the Missouri Supreme Court to begin the process of re-opening local courts. This applies to the counties of Grundy, Mercer, Harrison, and Putnam which are in the third circuit of Missouri. Judge Alley stated these […]
