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Chillicothe City Council approves ordinance amending employment agreement with City Administrator

The Chillicothe City Council approved an ordinance in an executive session Monday night which authorized a second amendment to the employment agreement with City Administrator Darin Chappel. The ordinance amended part of the employment agreement regarding health, disability, and life insurance benefits. The agreement now says that Chillicothe will provide health, hospitalization, surgical, and comprehensive […]

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Three appear in court on misdemeanor charges

Three defendants from Trenton appeared in Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday on various misdemeanor charges. Jay Loran DeLong pleaded guilty to domestic assault, fourth degree. He was sentenced to nine days in confinement in the Grundy County Jail, given credit for time served, and released on this charge. DeLong is also to pay a $200 […]

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Trenton resident facing felony charges after stabbing incident

A Trenton resident is facing felony charges following an alleged stabbing at a residence Sunday morning with the victim taken to Wright Memorial Hospital. Thirty-two-year-old Heather Gayle Michael of 308 East 8th Street is charged with domestic assault in the second degree. Court information says another person, described as a family or household member, sustained […]

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Resurfacing project planned in Cameron

A much-needed resurfacing project through Cameron is scheduled to begin after the Independence Day holiday. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the U.S. Route 36 resurfacing project which stretches from Grindstone Creek to just east of the Caldwell County line. Crews will mill off the old surface and […]

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Grundy County Sheriff reports four arrests

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four area individuals over the last few days. Nineteen-year-old Taya Sternquist of Trenton was arrested Monday on a probation violation of special conditions on original charges of possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child. Her bond was set at $15,000 cash […]

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Altamont man charged with stealing and burglary

An Altamont man has been charged with stealing and burglary after allegedly stealing a dirt bike. Online court information shows the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-year-old Robert Brian Wilson Monday. He has been charged with two felonies including stealing a motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft and second-degree burglary. Wilson’s bond was set at $15,000 […]

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Royalty crowned at Sullivan County Fair in Milan

The Sullivan County Fair Queen and Junior Miss Fair Queen were crowned in Milan Friday night. Ali McCully with the Fair reports Kenna Michael of Milan was crowned Sullivan County Fair Queen and named the crowd favorite. She received a $200 cash scholarship from Barnes Baker Automotive of Trenton, Woody’s Automotive Group of Chillicothe, and […]

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Man turns himself in to Grundy County Sheriff

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports an Independence man turned himself in Monday for failure to appear on two misdemeanors. Twenty-five year old Aaron Blake Phipps posted his bonds totaling $1,000 cash only on failure to appear on an activities violation in a nondesignated conservation area and second-degree property damage. Phipps is scheduled for the […]

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Two from Marceline face judge in Linn County

Two Marceline residents who face multiple drug-related charges in Linn County were arraigned Thursday in court. Online court information shows 39-year-old Briana Jean Jefferson and 41-year-old Rodney Kiel have both been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance as well as two counts of misdemeanor […]