The Missouri State Highway Patrol is testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply and will offer testing at nine different locations in Missouri. Those who successfully complete testing will be eligible to continue in the selection process for the 112th Recruit Class, scheduled to begin training on […]
The Missouri Office of Workforce Development is continuing its series of Return Strong Virtual Job Fairs this year, starting with a fair for job seekers in the health care industry on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The Return Strong Virtual Job Fairs are part of the state’s efforts to help Missourians skill up and get back […]
An Independence, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm following a police chase in a stolen pickup truck. John D. Seger, 28, of Independence, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to being a felon in possession of a firearm. By pleading guilty, Seger admitted that he was […]
More than 70 students are scheduled to compete in the Trenton Middle School Spelling Bee next week. The event will be held on January 14th, starting with the fifth grade at 8:15 that morning. The sixth grade will compete at 9:15, seventh grade at 1 o’clock that afternoon, and eighth grade at 2 o’clock. No […]
Thirteen individuals have been charged so far in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. In addition to those who have been charged, additional complaints have been submitted and investigations are ongoing. “The lawless destruction of the U.S. Capitol […]
Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas was arrested today in Bentonville, Arkansas on multiple criminal charges related to his alleged unlawful activities earlier this week at the U.S. Capitol Building where he was photographed with his feet up on a desk in the Speaker of the House of Representatives’ office. Barnett is scheduled to make his […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has re-issued the boil advisory due to samples not meeting water quality standards. The advisory will be in effect until 6 o’clock Saturday evening, January 9th for Main Street from 17th Street to 18th Street, 17th from Main to Mable, Mable from Crowder Road to 18th, and Crowder from Main to Lulu […]
A motion for change of venue was sustained in Caldwell County this week on a felony charge of stealing—motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft for a Braymer man charged in Johnson County with two counts of first-degree murder. Garland Joseph Nelson’s case involving the stealing charge was transferred to Johnson County. A probable cause statement accuses Nelson of convincing […]
The first COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at the Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton next week. Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reports the long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will hold the clinic on January 14th. Vaccines will be offered to residents and staff members, who can choose if they want to be vaccinated. Another vaccine clinic is scheduled […]
A Ridgeway resident accused of causing physical injury to a Bethany Police officer at the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany on January 2nd has been charged with the felonies of third-degree assault, special victim, and resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. Thirty-six-year-old Daniel Lee Corrigan, Junior is scheduled to be in […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the Saturday arrest of a Galt man on drug-related charges. Forty-four-year-old Floyd Lane Jarrett also is described in court documents as a prior offender. Jarrett faces Grundy County charges of felony possession of a controlled substance listed as methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia described as two glass […]
Since the 2020 Trenton High School Alumni Reunion was canceled, officials are already working to make the 2021 week-end bigger and better. The first announced addition to the annual Labor Day weekend reunion is the addition of a Car Show to be chaired by THS Alum Jeremy Soptic. Believed to be the first-ever car show […]
Four Republican U.S. House members from Missouri say they will vote against certifying the Electoral College results of President-Elect Joe Biden. In a press release, Congressman Jason Smith, Billy Long, Sam Graves, and Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler plan to join Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley in showing their support for President Donald Trump. The vote is scheduled […]
The Grundy County Commission will meet with a representative of the Howe Company regarding bridge projects. John Dwiggins is scheduled to be at the courthouse in Trenton on the morning of January 5th at 11 o’clock. The commission will also work on the annual budget. It was previously reported the commission will meet to prepare […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on December 30th of a Galt woman on a steeling allegation and a Trenton man on a capias warrant on a probation violation. Thirty-one-year-old Ashley Rose Tharp has been charged with felony stealing, $750 or more. Bond is $10,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance approving the city budget at a meeting Monday evening. Anticipated revenues for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2021 are $5,413,717.67, and expected expenditures total $5,227,634.53. That leaves an anticipated surplus of $186,083.14. The ordinance will go into effect on January 1st. The board also approved resolutions […]
The senior center in Gallatin, known as the “Active Aging Resource Center” plans to offer a Christmas dinner on Tuesday, December 29th. The meal is a rescheduled event from a postponement last week. The meal will only be available by carry-out and delivery from 11 to 12 noon on Tuesday. Free will donations will be […]
A federal judge said that the Justice Department broke the law when it rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row last month, potentially pushing her execution into President-elect Joe Biden’s new administration. Her execution had originally been scheduled for December 8, but Moss agreed last month to delay after […]
The work on the bridge over the Grand River on Livingston County U.S. Route 65, just south of Chillicothe, originally scheduled for Monday, December 28, has been postponed. Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, has postponed the diamond grinding in the southbound lanes of the bridge due to the possibility […]
A New Hampton man has been charged in Harrison County with two counts of first-degree felony harassment after he allegedly threatened two boys on December 21st. Court information shows bond is $10,000 cash only, no 10% allowed for 28-year-old Garrett Lee Green. An initial court appearance is scheduled for January 6th. A probable cause statement […]
