Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox has released information about recent incidents. Cox reports a male driver claimed to not have identification with him during a traffic stop and lied about who he was. The man was identified as 38-year-old Christopher Michael Vaughn who was wanted out of state on felony probation violation for original possession […]
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Missouri voters pick Donald Trump over Joe Biden
(Missouri Independent) – President Donald Trump once again easily picked up Missouri’s 10 electoral votes on Tuesday, cruising to victory over former Vice President Joe Biden in the Show-Me State. The Associated Press called the race for the president shortly after 9:30 p.m. with roughly half the precincts reporting and Trump leading by 20 percentage points […]
Northern Missouri election results for November 3, 2020
Grundy County experienced a 76 percent voter turnout in yesterday’s general election – favoring Republicans in their races and each of the unopposed Republican candidates for countywide offices. Donald Trump received 81 percent of the presidential vote from Grundy County while Joseph Biden had 18 percent of the vote. Also receiving huge majority support in […]
St. Joseph man pleads guilty to meth trafficking
A Missouri, man who led law enforcement officers in a pursuit in Taney County, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing approximately six pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Andrew R. Trammell, 47, of St. Joseph, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of possessing 500 grams […]
“Heroes to Hives,” beekeeping program that supports veterans begins classes
Missouri has the first state chapter of Heroes to Hives, a program that supports veterans who want to learn beekeeping. New sessions of the free program begin on March 2021, says Karen Funkenbusch, state director of the Missouri AgrAbility Project, which provides education and assistance to farmers and ranchers with disabilities. Enroll at www.heroestohives.com. Army […]
Polling places in Grundy County remain the same as August election, Sullivan County Clerk offers curbside voting
Grundy County’s eight polling places on Tuesday will be the same as those used for the August primary election. Each polling place has either two of the rural Townships or a Trenton Ward plus a Township. Changes made earlier this year due to the closing of the Tindall location include Lincoln Township voters joining those […]
Missouri Election Day FAQ: What you need to know to make sure your vote counts
(Missouri Independent) – Across Missouri, local election officials have received 628,395 mail-in and absentee ballots, according to the Secretary of State’s Oct. 27 report. Already, that’s more than twice the total absentee ballots counted in the November 2016 election. While many Missourians have already voted by mail or in-person absentee, many more will head out […]
100 vote absentee in Grundy County on Saturday bringing total to 887 absentee ballots cast
There were 80 people who voted absentee for Tuesday’s General Election during special hours on Saturday morning at the Grundy County Clerk’s office in Trenton. Another 20 people voted absentee early Saturday afternoon after making reservations with the Grundy County Clerk’s Office to vote at curbside. The clerk’s office previously had announced it would allow […]
Cowgill resident injured in crash on Highway 116
A Cowgill resident was hurt early Sunday in Caldwell County when the car he was driving overturned on Highway 116 near Polo. Seventeen-year-old Zachary Stratton was taken to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. The accident happened approximately two miles northeast of Polo as the car was westbound on Highway 116 when it traveled off the […]
Curbside voting to be available at Sullivan County polling places
Curbside voting will be available at all Sullivan County polling places Tuesday. Curbside absentee voting will also be available at the courthouse in Milan October 31st from 8 o’clock to noon. The County Clerk’s Office asks that anyone who has been quarantined and does not have symptoms vote curbside. Voters should have their identification ready. […]
Grundy County real estate and property tax bills to be mailed Monday
Grundy County real estate and property tax bills will be mailed Monday, November 2nd. Payments are due by December 31st to avoid penalties. Payments can be returned by mail, put in the dropbox on the north side of the courthouse in Trenton, or paid in person at the Collector-Treasurer’s Office in the courthouse. Collector-Treasurer Barbara […]
728 absentee ballots returned to Grundy County Clerks office as of Friday morning
Seven hundred twenty-eight absentee and mail-in ballots had been returned to the Grundy County Clerk’s Office as of Friday morning of October 30th at 10:30 for November 3rd’s General Election. The office reported 54 requested ballots had not yet been returned. It is predicted that 80% of the 5,861 registered voters in Grundy County will […]
Four injured in crash on Highway 63 in Randolph County
Four people were injured, two of them seriously Wednesday afternoon, in an accident on Highway 63 at Jacksonville in Randolph County. The highway patrol listed the serious injuries for the driver of the car, 26-year-old Colton Hammes of Novinger, and one of his passengers, 24-year-old Andrew Morgan of Kirksville. Both went to the University Hospital […]
Livingston County Health Center to offer curbside Flu Shot Clinic November 2, 2020
Livingston County Health Center has announced an upcoming opportunity for county residents to receive their vaccination for influenza for the 2020-2021 flu season. A Curbside Family Flu Shot Clinic will be held on Monday, November 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the lunch hour, in their parking lot at 800 Adam Drive. County […]
Grundy County Clerk to offer curbside voting for residents in quarantine
The Grundy County Clerk’s Office is making arrangements to have curbside voting for residents who are quarantined by the health department, and the quarantine will not expire by the November 3rd election. County Clerk Betty Spickard is looking to schedule appointments for those residents on the afternoon of October 31st. Quarantined residents are asked to […]
Nominations sought for NCMC/TJC Distinguished Alumni
Nominations for distinguished alumni from North Central Missouri College and Trenton Junior College are being accepted for 2020. The North Central Missouri College Foundation, Inc. will honor the selected alumni who attended TJC/NCMC during the Pirates Ball being planned for March 2021. To nominate an alum (either a graduate or someone who successfully completed one […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen to consider purchases in 2021 budget
Gallatin Public Works Director Mark Morey provided various purchases Monday, October 26th for the Gallatin Board of Aldermen to consider in the 2021 budget. Morey talked about purchasing a new dump truck and buckets for the 2003 and blue bucket trucks. The board agreed for Administrator Lance Rains to collect interest rate bids for purchasing […]
EPA announces 2020 Dicamba registration decision
At the Cromley Farm, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and extending the registration of an additional dicamba product. All three registrations include new control measures to ensure these products can be used effectively while protecting the environment, including non-target plants, animals, […]
EPA to make announcement on herbicide today
Farmers might learn Tuesday what they can and cannot do with dicamba next growing season. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is planning an afternoon announcement in Georgia, with the state’s ag commissioner, and Farm Bureau’s Zippy DuVall. A senior communications official with the EPA tells Brownfield he can’t be specific, but “it’ll pertain to a herbicide […]