The Grundy County Commission heard a report from Grundy County Ambulance Director Steve Tracy regarding a $38,000 grant Grundy County Ambulance received from the CARES Act relief fund for service payment. The grant amount is based on 2019 collected fees involving Medicare Part B. The grant funds can be used for items such as specialized […]
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Spickard woman charged with endangering the welfare of a child
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Spickard woman regarding alleged neglect of a young child. Twenty-eight-year-old Avery Elizabeth Mock has been charged with a misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child, second degree. Bond is $4,000 cash pending her appearance on May 12th in the Associate Division of the Grundy […]
Chillicothe Police Department investigates child molestation
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports the department investigated five child victim cases this week, however, few details were released. The Detective Division is investigating the cases with assistance from the Patrol Division. The Detective and Patrol divisions have conducted a child sex crime recently. The police department also worked with partner agencies, such as […]
Bridge engineering work to disrupt traffic on three Northwest Missouri routes
Soil borings for three planned bridge projects in Nodaway and Gentry counties will impact traffic beginning next week. The projects are all scheduled for bid lettings in late 2021 but are in the design phase right now. April 21: Nodaway County U.S. Route 136 at the bridge over Long Branch Eastbound lane closed, 8 a.m. […]
Trenton Finance Committee trims proposed budget; deficit reduced to $115,693
Using a combination of adding some revenue and reducing some spending has resulted in an adjustment of over $42,000 on the proposed city of Trenton budget for the one year period beginning the 1st of May. Revisions are recommended in several line item categories as Trenton Finance Committee members and department heads agreed upon reductions. […]
Trenton Board of Education briefly addresses graduation at Tuesday meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education heard several reports during on Tuesday evening’s virtual meeting. Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey recommended postponing graduation and continue to consider how the district might hold the event. The board agreed with that recommendation. Bailey acknowledged some students might not be able to attend graduation if postponed due […]
Livingston County Health Center announces 2nd case of COVID-19
The Livingston County Health Center has announced the second positive case of the Coronavirus in Livingston County. The case is not travel-related, and the patient is quarantined at home. Health center staff is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to determine close contacts of the individual who were possibly exposed. Health […]
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 […]
Trenton man charged with misuse of 911
Charges have been filed against a Trenton resident following his arrest by police on Thursday. Twenty-nine-year-old Steven Kyle Johnson is charged with alleged misuse of the 911 emergency number as well as resisting arrest by fleeing. Johnson also has been served with a probation violation warrant. Johnson is accused on Thursday of making repeated phone […]
Breaking down proposed budget expenditures for the city of Trenton
Each of the city of Trenton departments has requested a portion of the funds generated by the capital projects sales tax. The proposed city of Trenton budget includes $1.037,641 in projected capital spending for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Categories involve police, fire, streets, airport, sidewalks, and demolition. The single largest payment coming out of capital […]
Audio: Churches being creative for Easter; “Stay-at-Home” order still in place
Governor Mike Parson says the social distancing portion of the stay at home order is still in place for worship on Easter Sunday – there are no exceptions. The Governor noted many churches are being creative for their services. The Governor’s order states that Missourians shall avoid leaving their homes unless necessary to […]
Missouri Department of Conservation sets game bird and waterfowl hunting seasons
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations at its April 8 meeting from the Missouri Department of Conservation for the upcoming 2020 migratory-game-bird-hunting seasons and 2020-2021 waterfowl-hunting seasons. 2020 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING Mourning Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves, and White-Winged Doves Season: Sept. 1 through Nov. 29 Limits: 15 daily and 45 in possession combined total […]
Blunt announces $27.7 million in Coronavirus Response Grants for 29 Missouri community health centers
Senator Roy Blunt, the co-chair of the Senate Community Health Center Caucus, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $27 million in coronavirus response grant funding to 29 Missouri community health centers (CHCs). The funding will help CHCs meet staffing needs, and prevent, diagnose, and treat coronavirus patients. […]
Audio: Demolition of 17th Street Bridge scheduled for June 1, 2020
It will be the first of June before demolition begins on the old 17th Street Bridge in Trenton. Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton discussed the project and was asked if the bridge project has been delayed because of the coronavirus? Boone Construction Company of Columbia was awarded the bid at $2,339,736. Once demolition […]
Stay-At-Home Order: What you can and cannot do during the Missouri Governor’s directive
To further combat the spread of COVID-19 in Missouri, Governor Parson directed Dr. Randall Williams, Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, to issue a Stay at Home Order which is effective April 6, 2020. This Order directs all Missourians to avoid leaving their residences unless necessary and to practice social distancing […]
Health provider at Community Medical Associates Clinic of Brookfield tests positive for COVID-19
The Pershing Health System reports it has become aware of an employed provider at the Community Medical Associates Clinic of Brookfield who tested positive for COVID-19. The health system has worked with the Linn County Health Department regarding reporting and contact tracing of persons who may have been in contact with the provider. Patients who […]
“Stay at Home” order issued for Linn County to slow spread of COVID-19
The Linn County Commission and Linn County Health Department Administrator have issued a Stay at Home Order for the county. The order’s intent is to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county while enabling essential services to continue. The Stay at Home Order supersedes and replaces prior orders for Linn County for COVID-19. It […]
Community of Mercer issues “Proclamation of Emergency”
The City of Mercer has issued a resolution and “Proclamation of Emergency” regarding the Coronavirus. The proclamation provides the city with the ability to take measures to reduce exposure to the disease, control the risk, and promote the health and safety of Mercer residents. The state of emergency will remain in effect for the duration […]
Watch your children’s online activity at home
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is issuing a consumer alert and a public service announcement for parents to be watchful of their children’s online activity during quarantine or stay at home orders, as traffickers or other bad actors may use that increased online presence as a way to contact, groom, or otherwise exploit children. “Because […]
Grants available to help local public safety agencies address COVID-19
Public safety agencies in the Western District of Missouri are eligible for more than $3.2 million in Department of Justice grants announced today to aid their response to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation, will allow eligible state and local and […]