The National Weather Service says Missouri faces above-average flood risk this spring because the soil is still saturated from last spring’s flooding. About 1.2 million acres of Missouri farmland was damaged by flooding in 2019. But, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the Governor’s Flood Advisory Task Force has received a glimmer of good news […]
Changes are coming in the business structure of GFG Ag Services that will include a temporary closing later this week of the office location in Trenton to prepare for the changes. According to Troy Smith, ownership of the GFG feed division will be changing effective March 1st. The new owner is Consumers Oil and Supply […]
A Missouri House committee could vote this week on a proposed public vote targeting transgender high school athletes. If approved by voters, transgender athletes would have to participate in sports based on their biological sex and females could no longer play football with their male teammates, for instance. During a public hearing, Yukon State Representative […]
The patrol reports a Hempsted, Arizona man, 35-year old Fue Xiong, was arrested early Sunday in Daviess County and accused of felony tampering with a motor vehicle and operating a commercial motor vehicle without an endorsement. Xiong was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. A northeast Missouri man, 28-year old Laurentino Rios Hernandez, was arrested […]
The Missouri Soybean Association welcomes a new farmer-leader following this year’s district director elections. Kate Lambert, a farmer from Laclede, was elected to the Association’s board of directors during the District 2 meeting on February 14 in Norborne. She joins her fellow board members in guiding the organization’s policy, advocacy and membership efforts. In addition […]
A retired Roman Catholic priest from southern Missouri is now charged with four sex-related felonies in southeast Missouri’s Stoddard County, involving alleged sexual abuse of minors. Missourinet’s Cape Girardeau television partner KFVS reports 76-year-old Frederick Joseph Lutz was arrested Wednesday morning in Springfield, where he now lives. Stoddard County Prosecutor Russell Oliver has charged Lutz […]
The Milan Elks will hold a Seven Point Pitch Tournament at their lodge to benefit a scholarship for area high school seniors. The two-person team competition will start Saturday at noon. Prizes will be awarded to first through third place, and food will be available to purchase. The entry fee is $20.00 per team. Contact […]
Saturday, March 7th is the date selected for the Trenton Kiwanis Club to host it’s Second Annual Trivia Night. The event will be held at the Black Silo Winery and is a fundraiser for the local club. The contest will get underway at 6:30 pm with doors opening at 5:30 pm. Concessions will be available. […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen met Saturday addressing several items. According to information provided by Secretary Amy Chapman, Cindy Edwards was nominated and approved to serve on the board of aldermen. The purchase was approved to get one new water meter for now. The approval also was given to have Mayor Alan Tharp sign a […]
Livingston County Extension Council has announced sponsorship of an event on the final day of this month called a “Leap into Soup Supper Fun and Games”. The fundraiser is from 3:30 until 7 o’clock Saturday, February 29th at the Jenkins Expo building on the Livingston County Fairgrounds. Free will donations will be accepted for the […]
A man described as a convicted felon with multiple offenses in his past was arrested on Saturday by members of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Forty-two-year old John Ervin Peterson was reported to have moved into a vacant house at Spickard and now faces two counts of receiving stolen property. Bond is $25,000 cash with […]
The fifty-ninth annual Western Farm Show runs from February 21 through February 23 at the American Royal complex in Kansas City. Doors open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings at 9 o’clock with over 500 exhibitors again featured this year. Promoter Ken Dean of the Western Farm Show stated attendees may wish to view the website […]
An exhibit featuring quilts involving the musical artist Prince will be on display at the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton. Museum Director Dakota Redford says the Prince Challenge Exhibition from Cherrywood Fabrics is made up of 75 two by two-foot art quilts designed by contestants from all over the world. The quilt will hang in […]
A federal jury has awarded a southeast Missouri peach grower 15 million dollars in compensatory damages and 250 Million in punitive damages in its dicamba drift case against Monsanto and BASF. The trial concluded Saturday which meant the gag-order was lifted. Monsanto Attorney Chris Hohn said after the trial, “I think it goes without saying […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a Kansas City man was taken into custody early Saturday morning after nearly striking a deputy’s vehicle on U. S. Highway 36 east of Chillicothe. Two deputies escorted 29-year-old Kyle Robert Hull to the sheriff’s office where he was reported to be uncooperative. He was then transported to the […]
An Altamont man accused of stealing dirt bikes in 2018 has been sentenced in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court. The court revoked probation for Brandon Pooler on two felony counts of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle, and his previously imposed sentence of five years on each count in the Missouri Department […]
A fundraiser is coming up later in the month to benefit the Camp Rainbow organization. Their annual chili, soup, and cinnamon roll fundraiser has been scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge. Serving is from 11 to \2 o’clock. Free-will donation will be accepted. Carry out meals also will be accommodated. Some […]
The local Disabled American Veteran Chapter #60 will host a free Sweetheart Lunch for veterans on Saturday, February 15th noon to 12:30 pm at Dino’s Diner in Trenton. “Our goal is to ensure that we as veterans give back to our fellow veterans in the community”, said Chapter Adjutant Jorry Browning. Veterans will be asked […]
A stove-top fire early Saturday caused what was described as minor smoke damage to a residence at Plaza Apartments in Trenton. Trenton firefighter Derek Hert reported there was no fire damage and no injuries. Firefighter Hert explained cooking was being done while there were papers in the middle of the stovetop, too close to the […]
Some 20 people gathered at the Grundy County Courthouse last Wednesday afternoon to view a trustees’ real estate sale of a former business location: the Country Home Inn. An attorney, John Franken of Carrollton, conducted the sale outside (at 2 o’clock) at the west steps of the Courthouse to satisfy a debt. Franken began the […]
