The Highway Patrol reports a Humphreys woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove was struck by another at the east city limits of Humphreys on March 17th. Sixty-two-year-old Roxanna Carter was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital while the other driver, 27-year-old Monica Proctor of Trenton, was reported as not injured. The vehicles traveled […]
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Two injured in crash five miles east of Gallatin
The Highway Patrol has released updated information on an accident five miles east of Gallatin on March 17th, correcting the names of drivers and occupants. The updated information indicates 77-year-old Gail Siemer of Jamesport was the driver of one pickup truck, and 25-year old Robert Reed was the driver of another pickup. No injuries were […]
Audio: Better Woman Conference in Trenton to feature founder of Keypoint Church in Arkansas
The founder of a church in Arkansas will be the speaker at Trenton’s First Assembly of God Church’s Better Woman Conference this year. Pastor Stacy Henagan and her husband Casey founded the Keypoint Church in northwest Arkansas. She will speak at the conference on March 19th and 20th. Doors will open at the Family Activity […]
Trenton Utility Committee presented details on financial impact of extremely cold weather in February
Trenton’s Utility Committee heard details Tuesday evening on the preliminary financial impact for TMU regarding substantially-increased prices for natural gas and the electric market due to the prolonged extreme cold weather last month. Trenton Municipal Utility Comptroller Rosetta Marsh says having a large reserve in the electric department will help Trenton withstand the higher costs […]
Audio: Due to staffing shortages, two Missouri prisons temporarily transfer workers and inmates
To help deal with staffing shortages, workers and prisoners at two Missouri prisons have been temporarily relocated to nearby prisons. State Department of Corrections Spokeswoman Karen Pojmann tells Missourinet workers and inmates at a Fulton prison in mid-Missouri have been moved to the minimum-security prison in town. Staff and offenders at Kansas City […]
Three Missouri universities earn nursing grant awards
The Missouri State Board of Nursing recently announced the award of substantial nursing education program grants to three Missouri universities. The Nursing Education Incentive Program (NEIP) grants were established in 2011 in order to increase the physical and educational capacity of professional nursing programs in Missouri. The funding, through legislative appropriations, comes from the Missouri […]
A breakdown of eligible voters and polling locations in Grundy County for the April 6 election
More than 5,800 people from Grundy County will be eligible to vote in the April 6th election, with a total of 5,859 certified by the county clerk’s office. That’s the same number as those eligible for last November’s general election. There will be eight polling locations in Grundy county for April 6th in-person voting, with […]
One case of COVID-19 remains active in Grundy County, with no new cases reported
Just one case is listed as “active” for covid according to this morning’s report from the Grundy County Health Department with no new cases of COVID -19 reported by the health department as of Monday morning. The total number of cases since testing began is 1,057. This includes 816 confirmed cases with the rest listed […]
Two injured in crash on Highway 36 west of Hamilton
Two men sustained injuries, in a two-vehicle accident, two miles west of Hamilton on March 11th. An ambulance transported the driver of a sports utility vehicle, 37-year-old Jared Shuman of Hamilton, to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. The driver of a pickup truck, 47-year-old Gary Nease of Brookfield, reportedly refused medical treatment at the scene […]
Macon woman life-flighted to University Hospital after being ejected from vehicle during crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Macon woman sustained serious injuries when the car she drove overturned three miles northeast of Elmer on March 11th, ejecting her from the vehicle. An air ambulance transported Mathis to University Hospital in Columbia. The car, driven by Thirty-seven-year-old Chrystal Mathis, traveled south on Highway 3 before running off the […]
Cainsville woman totals vehicle after striking animal in roadway
The Highway Patrol reports a Cainsville woman sustained serious injuries as a result of attempting to avoid hitting an animal with a car four miles east of Cainsville on March 11th. Emergency medical services transported 28-year-old Megan Mouzakis to the Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The car traveled east on Route N before it struck […]
Judge Thomas Alley hands down prison time in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court
Three people were sentenced to prison during Division One proceedings in Grundy County Circuit Court on Thursday. Trenton resident Vance Allan Gannon pleaded guilty to three counts and had one dismissed. Gannon was sentenced to five years with the department of corrections for resisting arrest, detention or stop by fleeing creating a substantial risk to […]
Grundy County Health Department reminds residents that COVID-19 vaccinations for Phase 1B Tier 3 opens March 15
The Grundy County Health Department reports no new COVID-19 cases since its March 8th report, keeping the total at 1,057. Active cases dropped by one to one. Eight hundred 16 have been confirmed, and 241 are probable. Forty COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. The health department reports the Department of Health and […]
Owners of Christian reform school in Missouri charged with more than 100 counts of abusing girls
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced in a press conference that his office has filed a total of 102 criminal charges against Boyd and Stephanie Householder, who were the owners and operators of the now-defunct Circle of Hope Girls Ranch and Boarding School. Boyd and Stephanie Householder have been arrested and are in custody. […]
Active cases of COVID-19 drop by 18 in Daviess County, 30 doses of vaccine available
Active COVID-19 cases have dropped by 18 in Daviess County since February 25th, which brings the total to six. The health department thanks residents for doing their part to slow the spread of the virus. Three cases were added for 669. Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Daviess County. The health department has about […]
House in Milan, destroyed by fire, a total loss
The Milan Rural Fire Department and Medicine Creek Fire Protection District responded to a house fire in Milan on March 9th in which the house was considered a total loss. Milan Rural Fire Chief Rick Gardner reports nothing was saved of the two-story structure at 19626 Boulder Drive. The fire was described as being fully […]
Missouri unemployment rate drops to 4.3% in January, 2021, down from 4.4% in December, 2020
Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased in January 2021, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a tenth of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 5,900 jobs over the month, but over-the-year job losses were back above 100,000 following benchmark adjustments to 2020 estimates. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent […]
University of Missouri system launches “Missouri Online” to make online programs more accessible
The University of Missouri System today launched Missouri Online, a new unified resource and administrative structure that supports online certificate and degree programs at all four UM System universities. The launch represents the culmination of strategic priorities made by the UM Board of Curators and UM President Mun Choi over the last three years to […]
Audio: Missouri gas tax hike proposal pulled from debate
The Missouri Senate spent about eight hours Tuesday working on a proposed gas tax increase that would also offer a rebate. Two Conservative Caucus members, Senators Bill Eigel and Andrew Koenig blocked a vote on the bill, eventually leading to the proposal getting pulled from debate. Senate President Dave Schatz of eastern Missouri’s Sullivan, says […]
Milan woman crashes northwest of Winigan; accused of driving while intoxicated
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove failed to negotiate a curve and overturned five miles northwest of Winigan on March 9th. She was later arrested. An ambulance transported 60-year-old Christy Fanning to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The vehicle traveled north on Route V […]