Trenton High School will host a 5K/10K Run and 5K Walk next month to benefit The Thirst Project. The Thirst Project is a group of socially-conscious young people on a mission to end a global water crisis by building fresh water wells in Swaziland in Southern Africa. Registration for the Holly Jolly Jog will start […]
Area FFA members participated in the Area 2 Fall Speaking Leadership Development event in Gallatin Wednesday night. Camdyn Leeper of Trenton FFA received first place, Josie Reeter of Chillicothe placed second, and Amanda Dawn Pieper of Polo placed third. Trenton Ag Education teacher Brooke Kreatz reports the top three will move on to the district […]
The Trenton Park Board discussed security cameras at a meeting Wednesday evening. Member Gary Schuett did some research into security cameras from Blink. He said he has some installed at his home. Schuett reported one camera with a module to connect to the internet costs about $119. Three cameras are about $329. He thinks it […]
A Chillicothe man was processed at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office after he was stopped for speeding. Sheriff Steve Cox reports he checked a vehicle driven by 38-year-old Christian Shane Stretch traveling east on U. S. Highway 36 near the airport going 115 miles per hour in a 65 zone Monday morning. Stretch posted his […]
In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Hy-Vee, Inc. will provide free Hemoglobin A1C screenings throughout its eight-state region during the month of November. The free Hemoglobin A1C screenings will be offered on a first-come, first served basis at the Hy-Vee Healthy You Mobiles in 168 Hy-Vee store parking lots. Hy-Vee registered dietitians will conduct […]
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports separate arrests this weekend in Daviess and DeKalb counties. Early Saturday evening, 46-year-old Jeffery Rylander of Seabeck, Washington was taken into custody following a traffic stop. Online court information shows Rylander faces a felony count of driving while intoxicated persistent offender as well as three misdemeanor counts including careless and imprudent […]
Two people were killed and a third individual was injured Sunday night in a Randolph County accident. The highway patrol identified the fatality victims as 47-year-old John Birmingham of Bucklin and 31-year-old Kayla Cox of Salisbury. Receiving moderate injuries was the driver of a pickup, 67-year-old David Dunn of Huntsville who was taken to University […]
An accident involving a farm tractor in Carroll County Friday night claimed the life of a Dawn man. The Highway Patrol reports 43-year-old Matthew Olson drove the tractor south on County Road 151 when he attempted to turn right when the tractor overturned and landed on top of Olson. Olson was pronounced dead at the […]
The North Central Missouri College Foundation will be hosting their annual Estate Planning Seminar on Wednesday, November 7th in Cross Hall 105 on the college campus in Trenton. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. It is free and open to all members of the public. Phil Michaud, Vice President and Wealth Trust Advisor for US […]
A magician will provide entertainment at the Green Hills Animal Shelter’s Annual Chili Supper Fundraiser. Curtis Sneden of Topeka plans to perform magic one-on-one with attendees and do a show for the group at the chili supper. The event will be held in the Activity Center of the First Christian Church of Trenton the night […]
The highway patrol reports a Marceline resident was taken to a hospital following a traffic accident Thursday afternoon in Johnson County. Sixty-four-year-old Leota Davolt of Marceline received minor injuries when the car she was driving left Highway 2, struck a driveway and went airborne before traveling in the ditch where it came to a stop. […]
Last minute campaigning in the Missouri U.S. Senate race has hit overdrive. But in a rare less contentious moment on the stump, Republican challenger Josh Hawley praised incumbent Democrat McCaskill for her public service before launching to his usual talking points. With the intensity at a fever pitch approaching next Tuesday’s election, Republican […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 2,169 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Greene with 57, Henry with 48, and Laclede with 47. Last year’s fall firearms turkey harvest total was 2,899. MDC’s turkey biologist says the low harvest total can […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports it arrested a Trenton man Tuesday on a domestic assault allegation. Twenty-eight-year-old Christopher Eudean Parsons was charged Wednesday with felony first-degree domestic assault. His bond is $35,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court November 13th. Court documents accuse Parsons of slamming a […]
Modine in Trenton will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house Saturday and Plant Controller Kimberly Mengel says the event from 8 o’clock to noon will include plant presentations and guided tours. Plant Superintendent Miles Moore says attendees will be able to see light production at the facility. Moore notes golf […]
The annual University of Missouri Crop Management Conference offers updates on how 2018’s drought-to-downpour growing season affected crops, pests, and disease, and provides insights on how trade affects agricultural commodity markets. The event, Dec. 18-19 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, also includes information on dicamba research and label requirements, says MU Extension […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden says there’s something different about this year’s election. During a stop last night in the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton, he urges Missourians to vote next Tuesday for Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill and eastern Missouri Congressional candidate Cort VanOstran. During a Wednesday stop at the Machinists’ Hall […]
A mid-Missouri caretaker charged with felony child abuse involving the death of a four-year-old Jefferson City boy is being held without bond this Thursday morning. Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson has charged 26-year-old Quatavia Givens with one felony count of child abuse resulting in death. The Jefferson City Police Department’s probable cause statement […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Livonia man was arrested following a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Greentop Tuesday morning. Twenty-two year old Collin Williams traveled east on Route J when the pickup truck he drove ran off the left side of the road, crossed over another road, impacted the ground, and overturned. The truck […]
An appeals court ruled today that a challenge to the state of Missouri’s failure to provide adequate funds to educate the public and make appropriate preparations to implement its voter ID law can proceed. The voter ID law went into effect on June 1, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Missouri, and Advancement […]
