Community members will teach professional development classes during Trenton High School Student Professional Development Day in March. Students can choose four of the more than 30 classes in fields of interest specific to them in exchange for their regular sixth, seventh, and eighth-period classes the afternoon of March 20th from 12:45 to 3 o’clock. Professional […]
The Trenton City Council Monday night approved a lease-purchase agreement for the modular fire training tower for Trenton, but before the ordinance passed with support from seven councilmen present, there was a discussion about additional costs due to what was called requirements of the lending institution. The lease purchase is with First Security Finance Incorporated […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has offered a contract for the school district’s Superintendent position. The name of the person was not expected to be announced before Monday because of a notification process. Seven candidates were interviewed Friday during a special meeting of the Board of Education with the vote to offer a contract […]
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash last night five miles east of Milan. Seventy-one-year-old Kenneth Morris of Milan was pronounced dead at the scene by the Deputy Coroner, Robert Wyant. The accident also left a Kirksville man, 35-year-old Fiston Muenyi, with minor injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center […]
Twenty-seven year Marty Fisher of Trenton was westbound when the pickup he was driving traveled off Highway 6, began sliding on the icy road, went off the north side where it overturned and came to rest upright demolishing the pickup. Fisher, who was using a seat belt, was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital […]
Two brothers formerly of Hamilton have been charged in Daviess County with multiple sex-related crimes. Enos Ray Yoder of Bloomfield, Iowa faces eight felonies: first-degree statutory rape—sexual intercourse with a person less than 14 years old, second-degree rape, first-degree child molestation, and second-degree sodomy as well as two counts each of incest and sexual misconduct […]
Trenton has seen a total of 23-1/2 inches of snow since the first snowfall of the 2018-2019 season October 15th, when KTTN measured a quarter of an inch with measurable snow falling on 10 different dates. The Trenton Fire Department, where official measurements are taken, reported a total of six and a quarter inches of […]
For the third year in a row, more than 900 people were killed in Missouri traffic crashes. Preliminary numbers indicate 918 lives were lost in 2018, down slightly from 932 fatalities in 2017. Speed, distraction, impairment, and fatigue continue to be the top causes of fatal crashes. In particular, the number of cell phone related […]
One person was killed and two others injured in a Clinton County collision Monday night three miles east of Lathrop. Seventy-nine-year-old Leonard Vanderpool of Cowgill was pronounced dead at the scene. Three people from Cameron in another vehicle were taken by two emergency medical service units to Liberty Hospital. Fifty-eight-year-old Fang Ming and 16-year-old Anna […]
The Missouri Supreme Court will determine whether a man was wrongly given capital punishment and whether the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional. Former US Army soldier and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy Marvin Rice was convicted of murdering the mother of his child and her boyfriend in December 2011. After the incident, Rice […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education President Doug Franklin reports there were 17 applications for school Superintendent at Trenton. During a meeting last Friday, members of the board narrowed the list to seven finalists for interviews. The Missouri school boards association is assisting the Trenton R-9 district with the superintendent search. MSBA is to contact the […]
A single vehicle rollover accident on a snow-covered road Sunday evening in Harrison county injured an Eagleville teenager. Seventeen-year-old Olivia Babinski was taken by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. Babinski was northbound when the sports utility vehicle went out of control on snow-covered Route W, the vehicle crossed […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education voted to hire a part-time Superintendent during a closed session Wednesday. Phil Fox was hired for the position for the 2019-2020 school year with a salary of $36,000. Fox replaces Rob Deaver who is retiring at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. The board also voted to […]
Several defendants were placed on probation when they appeared Thursday before Judge Thomas Alley in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Erick James Wattenbarger received two prison terms when he pleaded guilty. Execution of the sentences was stayed and he was placed on five years probation. The sentences issued were six […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will host a trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan September 6th through 13th. Highlights of the Discover Mackinac Island trip will include Chicago, Millennium Park, Traverse City Winery, the Charlevoix Mushroom Houses, The Grand Hotel, Frankenmuth, Greenfield Village, and the Henry Ford Museum. The trip package includes seven breakfasts; four […]
During its seventh annual dog tag campaign, Casey’s General Stores raised more than $845,000 for Hope For The Warriors®, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family and hope for veterans, service members and military families. The check presentation took place at the Siloam Springs, Arkansas Casey’s store – the location that […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a bond resolution for the proposed district building project at a meeting Wednesday evening. The approved ballot question to appear on the April 2nd ballot asks if the school district should borrow seven million dollars to construct, renovate, improve, furnish, and equip district facilities. The question says the […]
Winners and alternates in Trenton Middle School’s Spelling Bee Wednesday morning will compete in the Grundy County Spelling Bee. Chylissa Turner won the fifth-grade bee with the word resemble. Titus Kottwitz was the runner up, and the alternate is Isaac Bonta. Shaylise Turner was the sixth-grade winner with the word flail. Josh Truitt was the […]
A class-action lawsuit seeking major reforms of Missouri’s parole system just got the go-ahead from a federal judge in St. Louis. The case, Gasca vs. Precythe, alleges that the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole violates people’s due-process rights by not sufficiently educating them about their right to a hearing, and not screening them quickly or […]
Trenton Middle School has announced the students selected as the January “Courage” Students of the Month. The students are fifth graders Kaylianna Stephens and Zach Dysart, sixth graders Kera Boyle and Devin Allen, seventh graders Dulce Lopez and David Sharp, and eighth graders Krysta McCullough and Brody Polk.
