Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education candidate filings were discussed at a meeting Tuesday evening. Two candidates have filed for the board including incumbent Danny Westcott and Laurie Frisbie filed for three-year terms. No one filed for the two-year term. The board discussed transportation contracts and a new accounting program with no action taken. Superintendent […]
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Missouri Department of Conservation reports final deer harvest for the season at more than 290,300
Missouri’s 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended January 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Franklin with 5,826 deer harvested, Callaway with 5,545, and Howell with 5,350. Of the 290,339 deer harvested, 136,776 were antlered bucks, 30,116 were button bucks, and 123,447 […]
Missouri unemployment rate for December, 2018 edges up to 3.1 percent
Missouri’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.1 percent in December, retreating slightly from the record low of 3.0 percent reached in November. Even with this uptick, the current rate is still six-tenths of a point below the year-earlier value. Missouri’s rate has now been lower than the corresponding U.S. rate, which was 3.9 percent in […]
Three of six passengers injured in Tuesday evening crash east of Chillicothe; driver arrested on multiple allegations
Three people out of six who reported injuries were taken to the hospital who were involved in a sports utility vehicle accident Tuesday night on an icy road three miles east of Chillicothe. The driver, who was not injured, was later arrested by the highway patrol. Thirty-six-year-old Mathew Pike of Chillicothe was driving westbound with six […]
Gallatin woman arrested after stealing from Chillicothe resident
On Monday afternoon, January 14, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to investigate a theft from a residence in Livingston County with one suspect arrested and charged. Sheriff Steve Cox said a victim had been told that a vehicle was broken down near the home as a female arrived at the house asking to […]
Livingston County Sheriff warns of scam involving iTunes
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a scam involving iTunes. Sheriff Steve Cox says a resident reported Tuesday that he or she fell for information received attempting to verify an iTunes account. The victim reportedly submitted personal information, including credit card and social security number. Cox notes the person has since made notifications […]
Candidates finalized for Trenton City Council positions in April 2nd election
Tuesday was the final day to file for the Trenton City Council’s April 2nd election for the mayor and one councilman from each of the city’s four wards. Four candidates filed for Trenton’s Mayor, which is a four-year term and include incumbent Nick McHargue, current Second Ward Councilman Larry Porter, Linda Crooks, and Rocky Dunkin. […]
Filing deadline passes finalizing candidates running for office in Chillicothe
Several races exist in the City of Chillicothe April 2nd election. One of the races is for Mayor with Theresa Kelly and incumbent Reed Dupy both filing for the position. Other races include councilmen positions for two of Chillicothe’s four wards including Dennis Albertson, Junior and Adam Brown filed for First Ward Councilman. John E. […]
Traffic lights among discussions at Trenton City Council meeting
An issue involving a traffic light at 9th and Oklahoma was among reports at last nights’ meeting of the Trenton City Council. The department of transportation has been made aware of a concern that motorists, exiting the ShopKo/Orschlen’s lot, sometimes wait longer than expected before making a left turn onto 9th street. It was explained that some motorists […]
Trenton City Council approves new shut-off policy for TMU, update presented on sewer plant upgrades
Several topics related to Trenton Municipal Utilities were approved during last evening’s meeting of the Trenton City Council. The council voted six to nothing to proceed with Burns and McDonnel engineering to proceed with designing the headworks project at the sewer plant. Other improvements are underway in the design-build project at the sewer plant where […]
Highway 63 crash injures three
The Highway Patrol reports two Macon residents and one Farmington woman sustained injuries when a pickup truck slid on a snow-covered road and overturned one mile south of Jacksonville Friday afternoon. The driver, 23-year-old John Myers, and passenger 22-year-old Rose Masten, both of Macon, as well as passenger 24-year-old Daniele Janis of Farmington, were transported […]
Trenton Hy-Vee reports scam targeting customers
Tim Michael with the Trenton Hy-Vee reports a phone scam targeting customers. Michael says several customers have reported receiving a spoofed phone call from someone claiming to be from Hy-Vee, saying their account is overdue, and demanding payment immediately. Customers are advised to hang up if they receive a call like this. Michael says Hy-Vee […]
Gallatin man, Salvador Hernandez, pleads not guilty
A Gallatin man facing felony charges of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy, second-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault, and first-degree rape or attempted rape waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court this week. Salvador Hernandez also has been charged with misdemeanor patronizing prostitution, 18 years and […]
Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee holds lengthy meeting
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee approved the budget as proposed at a meeting Tuesday. Secretary Kelli Hillerman reports anticipated expenses for the local emergency planning committee include nearly 26 hundred dollars ($2,565) for Hazardous Materials dues, $200 for training, and $100 each for meetings and Tier 2 (II) notices, for a total of […]
Fire destroys home in Galt Wednesday night
Galt Fire Protection District Chief Terry Wynne reports a house in the eastern part of Galt is a “complete loss” after a fire Wednesday night. Wynne says firefighters found the back of the house on Garfield Street, owned by Victor Tunnel, fully engulfed. The fire is believed to have started around the back of a […]
Trenton Park Board reviews budget for 2019-2020
The Trenton Park Board discussed the 2019-2020 budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. President Duane Helmandollar said there might be “a couple of hiccups” for the budget due to the state’s minimum wage increase and sales tax figures for the Trenton Park Department declining the past several years. It was suggested the board might want […]
Carrollton man pleads guilty to two counts of manslaughter
A Carrollton man pleaded guilty in Division One of Carroll County Circuit Court Wednesday to two felony counts of second-degree involuntary manslaughter stemming from an automobile accident in December 2017. Online court information shows a plea agreement was involved in the case for Blake Wilson, and the court ordered a sentencing assessment report. The case […]
Suspect who escaped from Livingston County Sheriff’s car, while in restraints, involved in multiple stolen vehicle cases
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a fugitive from Bedford taken into custody Wednesday morning escaped from a patrol vehicle while in restraints and fled on foot before being caught again and placed in additional restraints. Three deputies and two state troopers originally found 29-year-old Linn Hoskins III in the back of a stolen pickup […]