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Big rigs crash on I-35 in Harrison County

Residents of Georgia and Nebraska were injured early Thursday morning in an Interstate 35 accident in Harrison county involved two tractor trailers. A Freightliner driven by a Minneapolis, Minnesota man, 45-year-old Abdurazaq Jama, had already jack-knifed in a crash causing the semi and towed unit to block a majority of the southbound Interstate. A Peterbilt […]

Grundy County Extension Council

Grundy County Extension Council re-opens election

The Grundy County Extension Council has decided to reopen its election until February 20th. Paper ballots are available at the Grundy County Extension Office in the basement of the Alexander Student Center on the campus of the North Central Missouri College in Trenton. Any Grundy County adult can vote. The council decided at a meeting […]

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Polo teen injured in Sunday evening crash

A teenager from Polo was injured Sunday night when the westbound car she was driving, went off the south side of U-S 36, struck a ditch and came to a stop in the median. Eighteen-year-old Makenzie Garrett received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. She was wearing a seat […]

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Big rig crash near Laclede injures one

A man from Orlando, Florida was hurt when a tractor-trailer truck overturned on highway 36 west of Laclede. Thirty-seven-year-old Nathan Lee was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with moderate injuries. Lee was a passenger in a truck driven by 21-year-old Adam Simpson of Independence who was not reported hurt during the crash. The […]

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No action taken during meeting of Trenton Utility Committee and Trenton Administrative Committee

Discussion dominated meetings last evening involving members of the Trenton Utility Committee and Trenton Administrative Committee. City Administrator Ron Urton said no action was taken but information was shared with councilmen on several topics. Utility committee members Dave Mlika and Travis Elbert reviewed the TMU net metering report. Urton said the report, in part, noted […]

Missouri Department of Insurance

Over $16 million returned to Missouri consumers with the assistance of the Missouri Department of Insurance

Missouri consumers received an additional $16.2 million from their insurance companies in 2018, thanks to the work of the department’s Consumer Affairs Division and Market Conduct Section.  “One of our primary responsibilities is to protect Missouri consumers and ensure they are treated fairly by insurance companies,” said Chlora Lindley-Myers, Director of the Missouri Department of […]

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Two injured in Carroll County rollover crash

Residents of Carrollton and Warrensburg were hurt early Friday afternoon when a car overturned in northeastern Carroll County. The highway patrol reports 34-year-old Sandra Taylor of Carrollton sustained moderate injuries and 17-year-old Treasur Overturf of Warrensburg received minor injuries with both taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. They were passengers in a car driven […]

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One dead, one injured in crash east of Milan

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 […]

Traffic Accident

Trenton man slides off road west of Galt

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 […]