(Missourinet) – The Missouri Department of Economic Development says Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy’s massive new distribution center in Kansas City will create about 315 new jobs. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 Friday afternoon. Kansas City Councilman Dan Fowler tells Missourinet the 762-thousand square foot facility is located in the Skyport industrial park, which is […]
Chillicothe Police report the arrest of a man who allegedly was driving through yards in the 700 block of Cowgill in Chillicothe. Officers Friday night arrested 65-year-old Sidney Leroy McNally of Chillicothe who has been charged with a felony of driving while intoxicated, chronic offender. Bond is $50,000 cash pending his appearance in the Associate […]
(Missourinet) – Thousands of people are expected to travel Thursday to west-central Missouri’s Sedalia for the opening of the 2018 State Fair. Governor Mike Parson is expected to speak at Thursday’s noon opening ceremony, on the fairgrounds. State Fair Director Mark Wolfe says one of the biggest changes involves SIX nights of fireworks, which are being […]
(Missourinet) – The top-ranking federal law enforcement official in the Western District of Missouri says there’s been an increase in violent crime and in drug trafficking in the western district. A public swearing-in ceremony was held Friday in Springfield for 42-year-old Tim Garrison, who’s a former military prosecutor in the Marine Corps. Garrison […]
The Trenton City Council has arranged financing for the city share of the costs related to replacement of the 17th Street Bridge. The council last night gave unanimous approval to an ordinance on a lease purchase transaction. A ten-year loan has been set up with the Security Bank of Kansas City as the trustee. The principal […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board last evening was told just three property owners have agreed to a cost-sharing arrangement with the city for demolition of houses. Two have returned a signed agreement and non-refundable $200 payment for hazardous materials inspection. Once such inspections are complete and owners are notified of the testing, the owner has […]
Trenton’s’ Administrative Committee will recommend to the city council, a lease with Gary Jordan of Trenton to rent the north end of the big hangar at the airport which is 48 by 62 feet in size and can house two planes. The cost that the committee and Jordan agreed upon during an open meeting last […]
Defendants facing various charges waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court include Jordan Lane Cabra and Tommy Joe Graham both of Trenton, Dustin Matthew Haskins of Laredo, Javier Hernandez of Kansas City, and Joshua Ryan Lusk of Independence. Bound over to appear Thursday, July 12th in Division One of […]
Trenton City Council last night adopted eight ordinances, four of them passing by way of split votes and two police officers were hired by the city council. On a vote of six in favor and one opposed, the council adopted a change in zoning for 132 West 4th Street, changing it from one and two […]
Summer is synonymous with barbecues, parades and fireworks displays. But along with all the festivities are plenty of visits to emergency rooms – especially during July. In 2016, at least four people died and about 11,100 were injured badly enough to require medical treatment after fireworks-related incidents, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And while the […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the 2018-2019 budget at a special meeting Thursday morning. The budget projects revenues of $12,505,923 and expenditures of $12,593,376 leaving a projected budget deficit of $87,453. The district’s fund balance is 30.1%, which is up from last year’s 29.48%. The board approved actualization of revenues and expenditures for […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance as officers investigate a burglary and theft in northern Livingston County. Sheriff Steve Cox reports it was about 2 o’clock Monday morning when someone entered a building in the two thousand block on Route V. Cox said items stolen include various tools, chainsaw, and a […]
Trenton City Council, acting on a recommendation from the Building Board, selected Red Rock of Kidder for the next round of housing demolitions. Derrick Fee submitted the only bid to tear down as many as 16 structures at Trenton. Next, it will be up to the property owners if they wish to pursue demolition on […]
Captain William Sarti and A1C Matthew Miller, both members of the Missouri Air National Guard, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as part of a rotation from the 131st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base (Miller) and the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in Saint Joseph Miller arrived in Qatar in […]
The Trenton City Council last night adopted three ordinances and approved three purchases – one of which is a new asphalt plant. One of the ordinances adopted allows the water tower painting contractor, already in Trenton, to do additional work yet this year. The change order allows Ozark Applicators, LLC to paint the interior of […]
Missouri’s record-breaking May heat and lack of precipitation set the stage for two unusual conditions in the state’s top cash crops—soybean and corn, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold. He urges farmers to look for rootless corn syndrome and heat canker in soybean, conditions that result from drought and heat effects on seedlings […]
(MissouriNet) – About 1,200 Missouri veterans report steady progress in the quality of care they have received at the state’s VA hospitals. Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who briefed reporters in St. Louis’ Forest Park, says it pleases her to hear about the improvements described in her annual survey results of the state’s five VA medical […]
In the month of May, Carroll County Memorial Hospital Foundation awarded six scholarships to local high school graduates. The recipients include graduates of Carrollton High School, Norborne High School, and Santa Fe High School. The Carroll County Memorial Hospital Foundation Scholarship Committee awards two different scholarships; the Jack Tindle Healthcare Scholarship in the amount of […]
An inspirational speaker will present a vision workshop at the Livingston County Library in Chillicothe next week. Julie Valluet will present “The Power of Vision: Three Keys to Mastering Your Results” in the library courtroom the morning of May 26th at 10 o’clock. The free one-hour workshop will cover how to maintain a positive outlook, […]
A bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating Governor Eric Greitens has issued more subpoenas. House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight Chairman Jay Barnes notes Greitens for Missouri Legal Counsel Catherine Hanaway criticized the committee’s report this month about the Mission Continues charity. Barnes announced Monday that the committee and House Speaker Todd Richardson have […]
