The Jamesport City Council accepted a salary ordinance April 11th. City Clerk Shelley Page reports the ordinance added Zack King as a new employee. His pay is $17 per hour. According to unapproved meeting minutes, King advised the council that the street department needed to purchase cold patch, so patching could begin on some hard […]
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Rachael Rongey named as 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year
Rachael Rongey has been selected by the Trenton R-IX Board of Education as the 2021-2022 District teacher of the year. Rachael is the 5th grade Science teacher and has been teaching for 16 years and in Trenton for eight years. Mrs. Rongey uses instructional methods that intrigue and inspires her students. One of her most […]
Bethany man charged with failure to register as a sex offender
A Bethany man has been charged in Harrison County after his arrest by the Highway Patrol on April 12th. Forty-five-year-old Jeffery Spicer has been charged with four felony counts of failure to register as a sex offender and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance. He has also been charged with misdemeanor owner […]
Trenton man arrested on multiple allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton resident on April 12th after an alleged incident on April 11th. Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Michael Graves has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance as well as the misdemeanors of possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid of 11 to 35 grams, unlawful possession […]
Two Kirksville teenagers injured in crash on Patterson Way
The Highway Patrol reports two Kirksville residents sustained moderate injuries as the result of a car running off the road two miles east of Kirksville Tuesday evening, April 12th. An ambulance took the passenger, 18-year-old August Lewis, to the Northeast Regional Medical Center. The driver, 18-year-old Gabriel Barber, refused treatment at the scene. The car […]
Chillicothe City Auditor resigns, applications being taken to fill position
Chillicothe City Auditor Hannah Fletcher has submitted her resignation effective the first week of June. City Clerk Roze Frampton reports the city is currently seeking applications to fill the position. The full-time position is to be appointed until the position is filled by a vote of the people in April 2023. The candidate must be […]
Princeton Board of Education review bids for an electric school bus
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education reviewed bids for an electric school bus on April 11th. Three bids were received, and only one met bid specifications for delivery within six months and the inclusion of a Level II charging station. Lion Bus Company’s bid was $351,320.25 and included the bus being available that day and […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen hear update on water meter installation, address street issue on South Market
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen April 11th heard an update on a boil advisory issued a couple of weeks ago. Public Works Director Mark Morey reported the advisory was issued after crews could not get water pressure shut down enough to repair a leak on an eight-inch water main. He explained crews had to shut […]
Main Street Trenton to host “Sip and Stroll” event
Main Street Trenton will hold Sip and Stroll in Downtown Trenton on April 30th. The event from 5 to 8 o’clock that evening will include Missouri wine tastings, shopping, and snacks at participating locations. Featured entertainment will be The Ghosted performing at the Trenton Elks Lodge after the Sip and Stroll. Check-in will be at […]
Obituary: William S. Draper
William S. Draper, a 93-year-old Trenton resident, passed away at 3:09 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Draper is to be cremated under the direction of Slater Neal Funeral Home. William S. Draper was born December 17, 1928, in Mansfield, MO to William Fredrick and Faye (Rockwell) Draper. On July […]
Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey resigns, accepts position with Ozarks Technical Community College
Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey has announced his plans after the Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted his resignation on April 12th. Bailey says he will be the Regional Director of College and Career Advisors for Ozarks Technical Community College based in Springfield. The position will be housed at North Central Missouri College. Bailey […]
Obituary and Services: Dale Kimberling
Long time basketball coach in Trenton and Sedalia, Dale Kimberling, died on April 7th at the age of 76. Kimberling was the men’s basketball coach at North Central Missouri College from 1979 through 1987. He then went to coach for one year at Missouri Southern State University. After that, Kimberling spent 17 years as the […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court for April 12, 2022
Four defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Each had their cases bound over to the Division One court docket on Thursday. Jennifer Dee Tunnell of Trenton is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance/synthetic cannabinoid as of March 13th. Domanic James Lee Ratkovich of Trenton is […]
Obituary and Services: Robert “Bob” Lee Marriott
Robert (“Bob”) Lee Marriott, 73, of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on April 11, 2022, after a hard-fought battle following his COVID diagnosis in May 2021. In true Bob fashion, he fought until there was no fight left in him. He was tough as nails until the end and is now with his Lord and Savior […]
Obituary and Services: Sandra Kingsolver
Sandra June Kingsolver, age 77, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at her residence. Sandra was born the daughter of Leroy and Lois Virginia (Hannah) Scott on June 27, 1944, in Los Angeles, California. She was united in marriage to James Everett Kingsolver on May 22, 1960, in Brookfield, […]
Obituary and Services: Bessie Wilford
Bessie Wilford a 90-year-old former resident of Galt, MO, passed away at 10:30 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022, at Sunnyview Nursing Home of Trenton, where she had resided since March 4, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Galt Christian Church. Burial will follow in Galt West Cemetery. […]
Patrol arrests north Missouri man on allegations of failure to register as a sex offender and drug possession
A Bethany man was arrested in Harrison County on Tuesday afternoon. The patrol accused 45-year-old Jeffrey Spicer of a felony of alleged failure to register as a sex offender and possession of methamphetamine. Traffic violations alleged by the state patrol are failure to display valid license plates, no insurance, and no seat belt. Spicer was […]
Amid curriculum debates, sweeping ‘parents’ Bill of Rights’ wins initial House approval
(Missouri Independent) -As debates over school curriculum rage nationwide, the Missouri House granted initial approval Tuesday to a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would allow for lawsuits and funding to be withheld from schools that repeatedly violate the proposed law. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, aims to “to empower parents to enforce” rights […]
Missouri Attorney General’s office and Moberly School District reach agreement in Sunshine lawsuit
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that the Attorney General’s Office has reached a favorable resolution in a lawsuit the Office filed against Moberly School District over alleged violations of the Sunshine Law. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed suit against the Moberly School District in November 2021 for failing to comply with the Sunshine […]