Bridge inspection crews based in North Missouri work to inspect the bridges in our area. This program of inspection, repair, and maintenance of the more than 10,000 bridges across the state ensures the bridges are kept in the best possible condition for as long as possible for all those that travel across Missouri’s roadways. Specialized […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of August 20th through August 26th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
The City of Trenton is accepting bids for fire station window replacement. Bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall at 1100 Main Street until the afternoon of September 7th at 2 o’clock. Contact Fire Chief Brandon Gibler at 660-359-5552 for specifications and more information. The City of Trenton reserves the right to reject […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities is accepting bids for tree trimming around electric lines as well as for installation of a new expansion tank and boiler line repairs. Tree trimming bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall at 1100 Main Street until the afternoon of September 5th at 2 o’clock. Call Supervisor Mark Newton at […]
Entertainment has been announced for the Gallatin Chautauqua which is scheduled this year for the weekend of September 14th and 15th. A free kids movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, will be shown on the north courthouse lawn Friday, September 14th at 8 o’clock. On Saturday, September 15th, children will be able to learn about machines at Kids […]
A King City woman died and a King City boy sustained injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident two miles northeast of King City Wednesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports 50-year-old Lori Pike drove east on the westbound side of 450th Street about one mile east of U. S. Highway 169 when she overcorrected. […]
A portion of north Princeton has been placed under a precautionary boil advisory. The area affected includes Brown Street to Highway 65 and Park to Hazelwood. The advisory followed repairs Wednesday to a water main break. The boil advisory is in effect until 7:30 Friday night, August 17th.
Residents of Mercer and Putnam counties can dispose of special waste items banned from landfills at a solid waste collection event later this month. Items will be collected on Steward Street by the City Barn in Princeton the morning of August 25th from 9 o’clock to noon. Items to be accepted for a fee include […]
Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation will elect three directors at its annual meeting of shareholders next week. The meeting will be held at the GRM Networks Corporate Office at 1001 Kentucky Street in Princeton Wednesday, August 22nd at 10 o’clock in the morning. The three directors will be elected each for a three-year term with […]
The Jamesport City Council set the tax levy for the city at its meeting Monday evening. The levy was set at 86.84 cents per $100 of assessed valuation and includes 70.21 cents for general and 16.63 cents for the park. The council approved paying half of the cost of materials and electricity for supplies needed […]
Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department report they had stopped a vehicle at the intersection of Ann and Washington Streets which purportedly had been harassing a vehicle that was traveling from Hamilton to Chillicothe. The suspect was transported to the police department for investigation of possible driving while impaired status and Brookfield’s K-9 unit was […]
A section of Mable Street in Trenton will be closed during North Central Missouri College “Move-In Day” to maintain the safety of students. Mable will be closed from 13th Street to Crowder Road Saturday, August 18 from 8 o’clock in the morning to midnight. Activities are planned for students on the lawn and street between […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports officers were dispatched Monday afternoon to a person attempting to pick up a child while in the checkout line of a business in the 1000 block of Graves Street in Chillicothe. Sergeant Curtis Hays says officers were notified the person exposed her breasts while in the store and took an […]
The Trenton City Council has voted unanimously to proceed with the headworks portion of sewer plant improvements. This followed a city council tour of the sewer plant and a review of plans for the headworks project. Previously, the city council authorized the effluent disinfection project to meet Department of Natural Resource requirements. That includes loan […]
“Hometown Heritage” is the theme of the 34th annual Missouri Day Festival Parade. The Trenton Rotary Club announced the theme encouraging organizations, businesses, churches, and individuals to help celebrate the importance of our local history, historic individuals and cultural traditions as they plan their entries in the October 20th Festival parade. Organized in October of 1984, the Missouri Day […]
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has announced his Missouri FIRST initiative has increased agriculture investments through the state’s linked deposit program by 136%. Since the launch of Missouri FIRST in March, the total volume of active agriculture linked deposits has risen from $29.3 million to $69.3 million. Schmitt will visit the State Fair in Sedalia today […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first four months of this fiscal year are up slightly over 4% for General Purposes and Capital Projects and up approximately 3-1/2% for Parks and Fire Department purposes. The increases are compared to the same period a year ago which runs from May through August. In dollar figures, […]
A fire late Friday afternoon near the Grundy-Daviess County line burned a hay baler, tractor, an estimated 20 large round bales of hay, along with approximately 30 acres in a field off Northwest 12th Street. Delbert Sandefur of the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District explained the fire began when the baler got hot while […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri planned for the week of August 13 through the 19 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area residents Monday and the extradition of another area resident Tuesday. Twenty-five year old Ellen Olivia Stevenson of Laclede has been charged with felony stealing of $750 or more with her bond set at $10,000 cash only. Court documents accuse Stevenson of appropriating United States […]
