North Central Missouri College has earned the 2019-2020 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to veterans and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade school to receive the education and training needed to pursue a civilian career. “NCMC is proud […]
This February, Missouri 4-H is partnering with Feeding Missouri in a first-of-its-kind statewide food drive. All of the state’s more than 1,600 4-H clubs, serving youth ages 5 to 18, are invited to participate. Throughout February, 4-H’ers across Missouri will engage in a friendly service competition to see which clubs can contribute the greatest amount […]
As officials from the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region VII office continue monitoring the development of an arctic outbreak that could bring recording-setting cold temperatures to several cities throughout the Midwest, residents are encouraged to act now, preparing both their home and families for whatever may arise. “We are […]
Citing winter weather conditions, Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board last night granted several extensions of time for exterior work to be done on properties of concern. Following public hearings, 90-day extensions were granted at 409 East 19th, 812 Grant, 813 Olive, and 2002 Chicago Street. After review for the “findings of fact” phase, 90-day extensions […]
The Trenton City Council Monday night approved a lease-purchase agreement for the modular fire training tower for Trenton, but before the ordinance passed with support from seven councilmen present, there was a discussion about additional costs due to what was called requirements of the lending institution. The lease purchase is with First Security Finance Incorporated […]
An educator, with over 20-years experience as a Superintendent in Kansas, will become the next Trenton R-9 School Superintendent. The R-9 Board of Education made the announcement Monday morning that Mike Stegman of Cimarron, Kansas has been hired as Trenton’s Superintendent beginning July 1st for the 2019-2020 school year. Stegman currently is Superintendent of the […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s office in conjunction with the Chillicothe Police Department is seeking the arrest of five individuals following a drug investigation. Sheriff Steve Cox identified those being sought as 26-year-old Cara Ann Hagler of Chillicothe, 39-year-old Peggy Jo Zorn of Chillicothe, 18-year-old Hunter Lee Forest Burns of Brookfield and 18-year-old Levi Lee McNeely […]
Grundy County will have a new prosecuting attorney by the end of this week. According to the Grundy County Circuit Clerk’s office, Kelly Puckett of Cameron has been appointed by Presiding Judge of the 3rd circuit, Thomas Alley. Beginning on Friday, February 1st, Puckett is to serve in the capacity of “special prosecutor” until an […]
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash last night five miles east of Milan. Seventy-one-year-old Kenneth Morris of Milan was pronounced dead at the scene by the Deputy Coroner, Robert Wyant. The accident also left a Kirksville man, 35-year-old Fiston Muenyi, with minor injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man sustained moderate injuries when he lost control of 2005 Jeep Wrangler on a snow-cover road and it overturned three miles east of Stewartsville Thursday afternoon. An ambulance transported 22-year-old Riley Horton to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Horton was traveling west on Highway 36 when he lost control, and […]
Cameron High School will be honored at the Missouri Powerful Learning Conference next week for its commitment to professional learning opportunities for students. Cameron High School is one of nine schools to be named an Exemplary Professional Learning Communities School for promoting cultures focused on collaborative learning while effectively using data to increase student achievement. […]
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for those counties along the Iowa border in northern Missouri, and a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for all counties in northern Missouri extending south to counties along Highway 36. A bitterly cold air mass will sweep across Nebraska and Iowa into Kansas and Missouri this morning. […]
An accident south of Bethany Monday afternoon injured two people in two different vehicles. Sustaining moderate injuries were one driver, 48-year-old Janie Harding of Ridgeway, and a passenger in the other vehicle 41-year-old Angela Labee of Jameson. Both were transported by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Ms. Labee was riding in a […]
One person was killed and two others injured in a Clinton County collision Monday night three miles east of Lathrop. Seventy-nine-year-old Leonard Vanderpool of Cowgill was pronounced dead at the scene. Three people from Cameron in another vehicle were taken by two emergency medical service units to Liberty Hospital. Fifty-eight-year-old Fang Ming and 16-year-old Anna […]
The Missouri Supreme Court will determine whether a man was wrongly given capital punishment and whether the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional. Former US Army soldier and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy Marvin Rice was convicted of murdering the mother of his child and her boyfriend in December 2011. After the incident, Rice […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections is moving many inmates and workers at the Crossroads prison in Cameron to the nearby Western Missouri Correctional Center. Director Anne Precythe says moving to the older prison makes sense. The state has budgeted three-million dollars to convert half of Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron into a […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hamilton man in Caldwell County early Saturday morning on several allegations. Fifty-two-year-old Martin McIntosh is accused of driving in the wrong direction causing an immediate threat of an accident, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while intoxicated—persistent offender. McIntosh was transported to the Caldwell County Detention Center.
A Jamesport man sustained injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a car in Winston and ran off the road Thursday evening. Fifty-nine-year-old Rock Dirks did not seek immediate medical treatment of minor injuries but was later taken by family to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The driver of the car, 57-year-old Joyce Hullinger of […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections has announced a new plan that, if approved by the General Assembly, will help address two chronic department issues: a staffing shortage and low employee wages. The department plans to consolidate Crossroads Correctional Center (CRCC) and Western Missouri Correctional Center (WMCC), both in Cameron, Missouri. The plan calls for moving […]
With the upcoming Winter storm, the City of Trenton is reminding property owners to clear snow from sidewalks. City Administrator Ron Urton says this allows residents a safe way to get to and from work, school, and businesses. The City of Trenton also asks business owners and snow plow operators to not block the visibility […]
