The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education has offered a part-time teaching contract to Connie Critten to return to the district, she’s to teach middle school English. Ms. Critten was a full-time instructor last school year at Tri-County before retiring and a fifth-grade teacher for several years. The board offered daycare staff positions to Amber Mayberry […]
The Princeton Board of Education has approved a property tax levy of nearly five dollars eleven cents on the 100 dollars of assessed valuation. That’s nearly 20 cents lower than last year, nearly 30 cents lower than two years ago, and nearly 50 cents lower than three years ago. This year’s property tax levy in […]
At a meeting Wednesday evening, the Trenton Park Board approved user agreements for North Central Missouri College and the Trenton R-9 School District to use Burleigh Grimes baseball field. The agreements still need to be presented to the college and the school district for their approval, and it’s possible the agreements still could be modified. […]
The highway patrol described injuries as minor for a Laredo woman involved in a traffic accident last night at the Thompson River bridge half a mile west of Trenton. The patrol reports 70-year-old Jackie Owens was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital. The report noted that just past 8:30 Wednesday evening, the eastbound car […]
Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater says an initial, or preliminary autopsy report, is inconclusive regarding the deaths of a Trenton woman and her young daughter over the weekend at Trenton. Slater said officials will await the results of toxicology tests. He noted it may take at least two months before toxicology results become available for […]
A report was given during last evenings’ meeting of the Grundy R-5 Board of Education stating the maintenance and remodeling project has been completed at the elementary school in Humphreys. The project involved relocating the library and dividing the former library into two classrooms. The board set the annual tax rate public hearing for 5:30 the evening […]
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting that a registered sex offender has moved from the state of Arkansas to Livingston County. Joseph Orville Lawson is reporting an address of 9803 LIV 229, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Lawson is described as a white male, five feet, eight inches tall, weighing one hundred thirty-five pounds. He has brown […]
The Missouri State Highway patrol has released their arrest report for north Missouri, which includes several from the listening area in north Missouri. Adrian Gutshall, a 35-year-old Jamesport man was arrested at 2:30 a.m Sunday morning on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was transported to the Daviess County sheriff’s office on a 12-hour […]
The highway patrol reports a 33-year old Bethany resident, Tracy Friend, received minor injuries in a Saturday night traffic accident, four miles south of Bethany. The patrol reports Harrison County Community Hospital called law enforcement to report the accident when Friend sought treatment on Sunday. The patrol reports Friend as saying the accident occurred as […]
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
A Carrollton Police Officer has resigned their position in the wake of a sexual misconduct allegation. Chief Robert Turner of the Carrollton Police Department reports the allegation occurred on February 17, 2016. After an internal investigation, the Chief suspended the officer pending a hearing, however, the officer chose to resign prior to the hearing. The […]
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]
Fire Friday afternoon at Trenton destroyed a mobile home at 1908 Colt. Nobody was home at the time. The owner of the property was listed as Robert Allen. Trenton Fire Marshall Robert Romesburg said the blaze was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Lieutenant Romesburg reported a faulty meter box caused a short resulting in an […]
