The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has received notice of a sales incident and unrelated scam notifications in Livingston County. The aggressive sales incident was reported to have involved 2 men and 1 woman that when greeted at the door acted quickly with the female telling the resident they were there to clean her house. The […]
Trenton city sales tax revenue in the first nine months of this fiscal year is down nearly 3% for general purposes, capital projects, and parks compared to the same period a year ago. Trenton did receive a sizable increase in this month’s distributions compared to January a year ago. Income from the city sales tax […]
The Trenton High School Key Club is organizing a “Pink Out” night to be held Friday, October 7th during the home football game against the Maysville Wolverines. The focus of the event is to raise funds and awareness and show support to those in the school district and community who are currently fighting breast cancer […]
After eight months of the calendar year, Grundy County sales taxes are running approximately $1,200 behind the pace for revenues that were received last year. Each of the sales tax funds so far this year tops $312,000 thousand dollars. Grundy County (half a cent) sales taxes are for general revenue, ambulance service, and law enforcement. A public hearing is […]
By state law, the back to school sales tax holiday begins on the first Friday in August and continues through the following Sunday. This year, the three-day holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 5th, and runs through Sunday, August 7th. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items as […]
The Trenton City Council last night approved a five-year plan for several water distribution system improvements. The plan is to be submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for a permit, which allows the work to be done without getting a permit for each individual project. It also allows for flexibility in the order […]
The collection of Trenton’s newest sales tax begins the first of October. That’s according to City Clerk Cindy Simpson who noted the Missouri Department of Revenue will be sending letters around September 10th to local businesses advising them of the increase in the local sales tax. This will be the fourth city sales tax. City […]
There are an extra two days for the discharge of fireworks within the city limits of Trenton. That was the result of action taken this morning by the Trenton City Council when members voted six in favor and one opposed to adopting a new ordinance. Fireworks can be discharged within the city of Trenton on […]
The Trenton City Council is to hold a special meeting Thursday morning to consider an ordinance to change when fireworks may be discharged in the city. Currently, fireworks only can be discharged in Trenton on July 4th between 8 in the morning and midnight. The ordinance to be considered Thursday morning by the city council […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts are up more than three percent for general purposes and capital projects, up four percent for parks. That’s for the first two months of this fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago. Income from those sales taxes is nearly 136-thousand dollars for general purposes, nearly 68-thousand dollars […]
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]
