The Spickard City Council at its meeting approved a proposal to close part of a street. Richard Schooler presented the proposal to close Water Street next to his property. Paperwork will be done with Grundy County to make the street closure official. The council approved signing a Special Road District Agreement. The Council also accepted […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education reorganized during its meeting Monday evening. Ginger Youngs, Ruth Ann Shipps, and Melody Chapman took the oath of office. Ginger Youngs was elected as president, Ruth Ann Shipps as vice president, and Jesse Richmond as treasurer. The board approved the Missouri Sheep Producers using the building June 9th. Bids will […]
A controlled burn of grass in Spickard got out of control Saturday afternoon when the wind picked up and resulted in a vacant house catching fire. According to Jesse Richmond of the Spickard Fire Protection District the owner of the house, J.R. Roberts, told firefighters to let the structure burn. Richmond said Roberts had planned […]
While it was a very light voter turnout in Grundy County for the election Tuesday, the race for the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board turned out to be very close. Three incumbents will return to the Trenton City Council. Three candidates filed for the two open seats on the nursing home district board. The […]
Voters in several jurisdictions decide the outcome of various issues when they go to the polls today. A few of the entities have races for board positions. Many of the school districts and towns of under one thousand population, among others, do not have anything to vote on due to state law that allows them […]
A Spickard resident, Scott Lee Sims, has waived a circuit court preliminary hearing on a drug possession charge March 19th. Sims was bound over for arraignment April 12th in division one of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Among other cases processed Tuesday in the Associate Division of circuit court, Shannon Lynn Bingham of Trenton pleaded […]
During the Spickard R-2 Board of Education meeting Monday evening, it was announced a tax levy will be on the April 3rd ballot. The levy is for 68 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The board also reviewed the Title 1 evaluation and in a closed session, all tenured teachers were offered contracts. Probationary contracts […]
The Trenton Police Department arrested two area residents Monday for drug charges. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports 19-year-old Hayden Robert McGill of Trenton and 45-year-old Scott Lee Sims of Spickard have both been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. The bond for each has been set at $15,000 cash only, and they […]
Four faced the judge last Thursday and received prison time for their offenses in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. 38-year old Darrell Graham of Trenton pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation and was sentenced to seven years in prison. The time is to run concurrently with a case in Livingston County. 31-year old […]
The Spickard Fire Protection District responded to a timber fire at the Tindall River Bottoms Friday morning. Jesse Richmond with the fire department reports four personnel arrived to find about an eighth of an acre of timber on fire. He says one firefighter stayed at the station. Richmond notes there were no injuries and the […]
Spickard and Grundy County Rural Fire Protection Districts responded to grass fires early Sunday evening. Training officer Jesse Richmond for Spickard said the first blaze was reported from a passer-by who noticed a field on fire north of Route Y and 64th Street which is located southeast of Spickard. Richmond said an estimated 40 acres […]
A candidate has filed for Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney for the August primary election. County Clerk Betty Spickard reports incumbent Carrie Lamm Clark filed as a Republican. County candidates may file for the primary election at their respective courthouses until the evening of March 27th at 5 o’clock.
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
More district-level candidates have filed for the August Primary election. Henry Robert Martin of Kansas City and Winston Apple of Independence have filed as Democrats for Sixth District U. S. Representative. Republican Sam Graves of Tarkio filed for re-election for the Representative position. Republican Dan Hegeman of Cosby filed for reelection for 12th District State […]
Candidate filing begins today subject to the August primary election in Missouri with county candidates filing at their respective courthouses beginning at 8 o’clock this morning. As of just before 6:30 this morning, waiting to file for a Grundy County office were four incumbents: Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull, County Clerk Betty Spickard, Associate Circuit Court […]
The Spickard Board of Aldermen met last evening with three members of the council present. Dave Dirks of Midwest Assistance Program made a presentation on board member responsibilities and council member Betty Lee mentioned looking into country ordinances regarding what she called a dog neglect problem in Spickard. Approval was given to change the name […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the start date of the 2018-2019 school year at its meeting Monday. The first day of next school year will be August 22 with the final day of school set for May 15th, 2019. The board also approved a faculty health fair. Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze reported the local […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Spickard man for domestic assault. The sheriff’s office arrested 24-year-old Timothy Paul Persell Sunday, and he was charged Monday with felony fourth-degree domestic assault. He posted his bond of $5,000 cash or corporate surety, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court […]
Spickard Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the fairgrounds at Spickard on Saturday afternoon. Once on the scene, firefighters extinguished a small grass fire which had spread into old railroad ties along with trees. Training Officer Jesse Richmond reported the cause was undetermined and nothing else was threatened. Firefighters were on the scene about 90 […]
Another supply of smoke detectors will be available for distribution beginning on Thursday, January 25. Training Officer Jesse Richmond of the Spickard Fire Protection District reports he will pick up 60 to 70 smoke alarms tomorrow from the Red Cross at St. Joseph. This comes after 32 smoke detectors were recently distributed within the Spickard […]
