Kate Dougherty attempted to drive her shiny white SUV across a road flooded by the swollen waters of the Fabius River in northeast Missouri. In a self-shot Facebook video, she calls the experience a combination of mortification and embarrassment. Though she survived, Dougherty realized she had put her life in danger. And she totaled the […]
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Missouri requests joint Federal, State, and local damage assessments in preparation for 2nd Federal Disaster Declaration
Governor Mike Parson has announced Missouri has requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) participate in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments across a total of 56 counties – almost half the 114 counties in the state – in response to tornadoes, severe storms, and worsening flooding. The joint teams will survey the damage that began with […]
Date for community fireworks display in Trenton moved to July 4, 2019
The date of the Trenton community fireworks display has been changed. The evening of the display has been moved from July 3rd to July 4th to allow Galt resident Brad Coursey to shoot off the fireworks. The display will take place near the Rock Barn at dusk Independence Day. The cost of the fireworks will […]
Crowder State Park to offer a multitude of events this Summer
Crowder State Park west of Trenton has multiple activities planned the next few months. One of those activities is Summer Fun Day at the lake parking lot on Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock. Park Resource Manager Anna Persell says there will be kayak tours of the lake and free fishing. This weekend is […]
Missouri Department of Conservation proposes new efforts to limit spread of CWD
The Missouri Department of Conservation is increasing its efforts to slow the spread of the deadly deer disease called Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) throughout Missouri by proposing new regulations that would change requirements for transporting deer carcasses and add carcass-disposal requirements for meat processors and taxidermists. If approved, the regulations would become effective Feb. 29, […]
Man who ran over Cameron police officer, led authorities on high-speed chase, facing three felony counts
A Kansas City man faces three felony counts stemming from his alleged involvement Saturday that began in the Walmart parking lot at Cameron. According to online information, 33-year-old Michael Clyde David Moses was charged Monday in DeKalb County Circuit Court with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest by […]
Officer fires service weapon at suspect after being run over in Walmart parking lot in Cameron
One individual was taken into custody west of St. Joseph in connection with an incident Saturday in Cameron in which a Cameron police officer was hit by a car and run over in the Walmart parking lot. The officer was treated and released from a local hospital. Cameron Police Chief Rick Bashor said Cameron officers, […]
Authorities in Livingston County respond to flood-related incidents
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports several flood-related incidents Friday morning. The sheriff’s office received information from the railroad crew south of Chillicothe that a man was on a levee south of U. S. Highway 36 and a couple of miles west of Highway 65. The man was reportedly yelling for someone to come tow […]
Change in Missouri law to require school district volunteers to undergo background checks
State Auditor Nicole Galloway praised a change to Missouri law that she said will help protect children at their schools. House Bill 604, now headed to the Governor’s desk, requires school districts to ensure that volunteers undergo criminal background checks before being left alone with children. Galloway urged legislators to add the requirement after her audit of […]
Trenton Economic Development Committee collaborates with North Central Missouri Development Alliance
The Trenton Economic Development Committee discussed projects with the North Central Missouri Development Alliance Wednesday evening. City Administrator Ron Urton reports various ideas were shared about how to attract new businesses and help existing businesses. He says areas of possible development included Downtown Trenton, the Eastgate Shopping Center, the former Shopko building, the area around […]
Missouri Highway Patrol executes water rescue on bridge over Thompson River near Brimson
The Highway Patrol reports a driver was rescued from flood waters when his vehicle became stranded on a bridge over the Thompson River near Brimson Wednesday morning. A trooper says the water came up around the vehicle and trapped it when it was on the bridge. The driver was the only person in the vehicle, […]
Authorities in Chillicothe meet and discuss plans for emergency situation in Livingston County
Livingston County officials met at the Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services on Wednesday afternoon to discuss plans for emergency situations around the county. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Livingston County has plans to use are first responders, law enforcement, and emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas as well as area agencies, the Highway Patrol, […]
Main Street Chillicothe to present children’s movie at Silver Moon Plaza
Main Street Chillicothe will show a children’s movie at the Silver Moon Plaza in Downtown Chillicothe in June. Executive Director Ben White says the Livingston County Library and Citizen’s Bank and Trust will provide free children’s activities during Silver Moon Cinema the night of June 28th. The activities will begin at 7:45, and Zootopia will […]
NCMC Board of Trustees approves 2019-2020 salary schedules and stipends
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved 2019-2020 salary schedules, salaries, and stipends at a meeting Tuesday evening. Faculty salary schedules for regular and nursing will see a one percent increase in the base and allow movement of one vertical step, which is one year of service, with an average three percent total […]
Livingston County Emergency Management Director encourages preparations as Grand River to reach record high
The Grand River near Chillicothe is predicted to rise to a record high around 40 and a quarter feet this week, which is considered to be major flooding. The current record for the Grand River in Chillicothe is 39 and six-tenths feet. Livingston County Emergency Management Director Darrell Wright encourages residents to make preparations, as […]
Audio: City of Trenton to complete work on projects prior to 9th Street resurfacing
Bid letting will be this fall through the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highways and Transportation Commission for Highway 6 resurfacing through Trenton in 2020. Trenton has several projects it wants to take care of prior to the Highway 6 resurfacing. City Administrator Ron Urton says those include two water main projects around Adams Park Apartments […]
DNR requiring Trenton to test for lead levels in water every six months
The Department of Natural Resources requires Trenton to test lead levels in its water every six months. City Administrator Ron Urton says this is because the city became aware in 2017 of a house that had high lead levels in its water. Trenton Municipal Utilities has to test 40 houses it believes has lead service […]
New report finds states that have not expanded Medicaid lag behind in maternal and child health
A new report finds that Missouri has among the highest uninsured rates for women of child-bearing age. The uninsured rate for Missouri women ages 18-44 is 13.9 percent, compared to an average of nine percent in Medicaid expansion states. Medicaid expansion has played a key role in improving several maternal and child health outcomes, according […]
Four Texas men receive prison sentences for stealing 654 firearms from UPS trailers
Four Texas men were sentenced in federal court for stealing 654 firearms from United Parcel Service trailers in Springfield, Mo., en route to Bass Pro Shops. Frank McChriston, 35, and Derrick White, 33, both of Dallas, Texas; Quinton Haywood, 27, of Glenn Heights, Texas; and Eric White, 28, of Arlington, Texas were sentenced in separate […]