Scattered rain showers are expected to transition to a rain-snow mix then over to all snow across far northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri by early Thursday morning. Periods of snow will continue through Friday morning. Several inches of snowfall is possible across northern Missouri with lighter amounts further south. Given the time of year, snowfall […]
Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton reports a power outage in the western part of Trenton on Tuesday afternoon. The outage was caused by an auger on Midwest Injection Incorporated’s truck catching on and tearing down primary power lines. He says the contractor was removing lime sludge by the ponds by the power plant before the […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen on Monday evening accepted bids for cemetery mowing and repaving. The accepted mowing bid was from Michael Walker and was $150 for Lile Cemetery and $950 for Greenwood/Brown Cemetery. That bid was one of four submitted. The others ranged from $150 to $260 for Lile and $500 to $775 for […]
The University of Missouri and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will postpone their annual series of management-intensive grazing schools in 2020 due to safety concerns about COVID-19. Organizers will look at the situation in late May to consider options, said MU Extension forage specialist Craig Roberts. NRCS and MU Extension specialists hold more than […]
University of Missouri Extension food safety specialist Londa Nwadike says that, right now, science is on the side of produce growers. “There is currently no evidence that the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has been transmitted through food or food packaging,” said Nwadike, who has dual extension appointments with MU and Kansas State University. That’s […]
Portions of 21 streets in Trenton have been designated for improvements this year under projects listed for the proposed 2020-21 city of Trenton budget. A private contractor is to mill four locations this Wednesday and Thursday as long as weather conditions allow. Motor vehicles need to remove by 7 a-m from along portions of the […]
The Laredo Fire Protection District responded to a fire on the ground on Route V three miles north of Laredo on Thursday morning. Kenny Meeker with the fire department reports the fire on John Engleman’s land was rekindled from Wednesday. Meeker says hardly anything burned on Wednesday, but Thursday’s fire involved several bales of hay […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation announces it will offer Missourians the state’s first elk-hunting season in modern history starting this fall. At its April 8 meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved the issuance of five permits for hunting bull elk for the 2020 season. Four general permits will be for the public and one permit […]
The Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant will begin using free chlorine, or a free chlorine conversion, in its water system on Friday, April 10th. Water disinfection involves feeding free chlorine, instead of chloramines, as the disinfectant leaving the water treatment plant. The process will last about three to six weeks and affect customers of […]
A rehabilitation project on the Grand River Bridge on Highway 65 south of Chillicothe is scheduled to begin a new phase next week. Contractors from Radmacher Brothers Excavating Company, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will narrow the bridge to one lane beginning Monday morning, April 13, 2020, at 7 o’clock. The first portion […]
A resurfacing project on two lettered routes has reached the halfway point. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corp. to complete the resurfacing of Daviess/Caldwell County Route J from Route 6 in Altamont to U.S. Route 36 and Grundy County Route Z from Route 6 to U.S. Route 65. Work on […]
Route WW will close for a culvert replacement on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the road between Route ZZ and the Macon County line from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the closure, motorist will need to use an alternate route.
The Grundy County Commission accepted bids Tuesday morning for culverts. Metal Culverts Incorporated’s bid for steel corrugated tubes was accepted. The price for the steel culverts varies from $21.73 for 24-inch to $74.02 for 60-inch per linear foot. Metal Culverts was the only bid submitted for metal culverts. Owens Trenching’s bid for black N12 double […]
In the final month of the second annual 4-H Feeding Missouri statewide food drive, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have put unprecedented demand on food banks and pantries across the state. “With school and workplace closures, many vulnerable families will face an even greater risk of food insecurity,” said Lupita Fabregas, director of the […]
Gov. Mike Parson says the coronavirus has already been hard felt in the state’s economy – more people are staying home, business operations have been limited, many people have lost their jobs and state revenue is down. During Wednesday’s press briefing, he says he is freezing $180 million in spending during the current state budget […]
Out of an abundance of caution and in response to recent events, Missouri State Parks will modify operations at five state parks to address overcrowding and concerns regarding public safety. The modifications, including the temporary closure of four of Missouri’s state parks and partial closure of one additional park, go into effect at 5 p.m. […]
The increase in water rates for Trenton Municipal Utility customers is the fourth and final one in a schedule that the City Council adopted in 2017. The council chose to raise the water rates by specific amounts during a four year period to pay for infrastructure and water system improvements. This was described then as […]
The Trenton Finance Committee and City Council will meet at the Trenton City Hall and via the web application Zoom Thursday. The Finance Committee will discuss the 2020-2021 budget at 5:30 that evening. The City Council will consider the approval of ordinances at 7 o’clock regarding a property at 1840 East 28th Street and work […]
City Administrator Ron Urton is reminding Trenton Municipal Utility customers that the next increase in the water rates takes effect on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, and will be reflected on bills received in May. Urton explained the increase of eight and a half percent (8 1/2%) was previously approved by the City Council and he […]
Growers needing to recertify or certify for a private pesticide applicator license usually attend a training event or come to their local County Extension office to watch a DVD. Because of COVID-19, this procedure has changed. The Missouri Department of Agriculture and the University of Missouri policy is “until further notice, private applicators are no […]
