The Second Harvest Community Food Bank based out of Saint Joseph and the National Association of Letter Carriers will participate in the 26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 12. Second Harvest Communications Director Blake Haynes describes the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive as the biggest one-day food drive in the country. Post […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Livingston Circuit Clerk Brenda Wright recently furnished the sheriff’s office with 450 questionnaires for prospective jurors to serve on the next pool for jury trials in Livingston County. By law, the circuit clerk of each county obtains the names and provides that information to the sheriff for service. The […]
Tick season is here and milder winters and warm spring temperatures could result in higher numbers of ticks and tick-borne disease. National numbers recently released May 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that cases of diseases transmitted by ticks doubled from 2004 – 2016. In addition, new disease-causing agents that can […]
North Central Missouri College in Trenton has named students with outstanding academic achievements to the Academic Honors Lists for the 2018 spring semester. Students named to the President’s List have earned at least six credit hours and achieved a perfect 4.0-grade point average (GPA), and students on the Dean’s List have earned at least six […]
Two Trenton residents and one Maryville man sustained injuries when one pickup truck struck another two miles east of Arkoe Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 74-year-old Thomas Metzgar of Trenton drove west on Route VV when he failed to yield at a stop sign and entered the intersection with Route N. Sixty-eight year old […]
Chillicothe Police are reporting the arrest of six individuals, all Tuesday morning, following various investigations with one person an alleged wanted individual. While a detective was applying for a search warrant, officers were waiting at the residence. In the meantime, Police Chief Jon Maples responded to a trespassing call and arrested a 20-year-old female who […]
A natural gas leak Thursday morning resulted in the evacuation of residents near Norton Street and Crowder Road in Trenton. Trenton Fire Lieutenant Doug Franklin reports firefighters arrived at the corner of Norton Street and Crowder Road and found boring equipment operated by Boley Utilities Construction that had a significant amount of natural gas coming […]
The 2018 Missouri Rural Survey is now available online to solicit input from Missouri residents, business owners, and elected officials on sustaining local communities and building strong local economies. The University of Missouri Extension reports the survey will take participants about 10 minutes to complete, there are no right or wrong answers, and answers will […]
Missouri has seen a rise in concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs, whether they produce cows, hogs or chickens. Now, residents and environmental groups are concerned about a bill they say will take away local governments’ ability to put public-health protections in place. House Bill 1614, sponsored by state Rep. Bill Reiboldt, R-Neosho, would prevent […]
Next week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Cutter says that the purpose of the week is to encourage the public to think about the severe weather that could occur in the area, including thunderstorms, flooding, hail, and tornadoes, and what they should do in a severe weather event. Grundy […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
A Laclede resident received the Best in Show in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Marian Frizzell’s photo “End of a Harvest Day” was chosen from among a record-breaking 1,370 submitted photos from amateur photographers from the state. Several other area photographers participated in the five contest categories for those […]
A power outage this morning affected some customers of Trenton Municipal Utilities along and near the railroad tracks through Trenton. That’s according to City Administrator and Utility Director Ron Urton who reported an insulator went bad at a substation by the GFG main office which tripped a breaker. TMU crews replaced the insulator, reset the […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce honored a local organization, two businesses, and two couples at its annual banquet at the New Hope Building Friday night. Chamber President Debbie Carman and Board of Directors Chairperson Rick Hull presented awards for Organization of the Year to the Family and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled, Businesses of […]
The University of Missouri Extension will provide free tax preparation and e-filing assistance to eligible residents of NW Missouri. “If you are an individual or family of any age with low-income to moderate income, in need of help with filing your taxes, we will help at no cost to you,” said Dr. Meridith Berry, MU Extension […]
Two residents of Marceline were injured in a Randolph County accident Monday afternoon. The highway patrol reports a passenger in a car, 81-year-old Maureen Hays, received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia. The driver of the car, 47-year-old Daniel Hays, received minor injuries and declined treatment at the scene […]
The city of Princeton has announced the date for the fall city-wide cleanup. A dumpster will be available Saturday, October 29th at the city barn. Citizens of Princeton with household items to dispose of can take them to the city barn and put them in the dumpster. If it’s a large item, such as an […]
The City of Princeton and Mercer County in conjunction with the North Missouri Solid Waste Management District Region B is sponsoring a solid waste collection event. This event is funded with grants funds from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. This an opportunity for all residents of Mercer County to dispose of special waste items […]
Three Chillicothe residents were involved when two pickup trucks collided late Sunday afternoon two miles west of Chillicothe on Highway 190. One occupant, 40-year-old Tomie Walker of Chillicothe, was listed with minor injuries and transported to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The state patrol reports an eastbound pickup was driven by 41-year-old Larry Walker and a […]
