Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,560 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2018 deer hunting season, which ran October 27-28. Top counties for the early youth portion were Howell with 350, Osage with 316, and Franklin with 263 deer checked. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned after a tractor-trailer truck struck it one mile west of Stewartsville Friday afternoon. Fifty-year-old Amanda Twitchell of Fernley, Nevada attempted to change lanes on westbound U. S. Highway 36 when the truck she drove struck the westbound car, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men on Thursday. Thirty-eight-year-old Joshua Phillips of Excelsior Springs was arrested on failure to obey a judge’s order on a felony charge of non-support—total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under an order of support. His bond is $100,000 cash only. Court documents […]
The Missouri Supreme Court is trying to determine if a workman’s compensation law is valid or unconstitutional based on its technical and unclear language. The state legislature changed the rules in 2014 for compensation when a second workplace injury occurs. Starting that year, new claims for benefits through the state’s second injury fund […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Trenton men Tuesday on probation violations. Forty-six-year-old William Griffin’s bonds totaling $10,000 cash only were posted. He was originally charged with the misdemeanors of third-degree assault and driving while intoxicated—alcohol. Twenty-six-year-old Mickeal Dale Hogan’s bond is $5,000 cash only. He was originally charged with the […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first half of this fiscal year are down one percent for parks and fire department purposes, and down less than one percent for general purposes and capital projects. The receipts are compared to the same period a year ago which encompasses May through October. Trenton city sales tax […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton resident Wednesday on felony driving while intoxicated, aggravated offender and a probation violation. Forty-one-year-old Michael Lee Puckett’s bonds total $35,000 cash only and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court Tuesday for the DWI charge and Division One November […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road east of Mercer Wednesday morning. Twenty-seven-year-old Clayton Bertrand traveled east on Route M when the pickup traveled off the south side of the road, returned to the road, skidded across the center line, traveled off […]
Trenton’s Utility Committee will recommend minimum cash reserves for each of the three departments of Trenton Municipal Utilities: electric, water, and sewer. Utility committee members, two councilmen, the Mayor, and other city officials reviewed financial information based on an April 2018 audit. The purpose of having minimum cash reserves is to have enough money for […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Bosworth woman sustained minor injuries as the result of a vehicle running off the road in northern Carroll County Friday afternoon. Forty-two-year-old Gayle Grace drove north on U. S. Highway 65 at Route U when a vehicle stopped on the side of the road allegedly pulled onto the road. Grace […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman sustained moderate injuries when a car struck a pickup truck south of Lancaster Friday night. The pickup, driven by 58-year-old David Jonaitis of Livonia, had reportedly stopped on northbound U. S. Highway 63 to attempt to make a left turn when the northbound car, driven by 23-year-old Angela […]
With the quail-hunting season starting November 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters that overall quail production was about the same as last year, but below the 10-year average. MDC staff note that good hunting can be found in areas with quality habitat in north the and west-central portions of the state. Each August, […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities will celebrate Public Power Week with an open house today (Friday, October 12, 2018). Cookies and punch will be served at the TMU office from 9 o’clock this morning until 3 o’clock this afternoon. Residents can enter a grand prize drawing to have the total electric portion of their bill paid. Each […]
Members of the Shooting Sports Club at North Central Missouri College (NCMC) recently competed at a shooting competition hosted by Hannibal-LaGrange University. This was the first intercollegiate shooting event for the Shooting Sports Club at NCMC, now in its second year. The event was held at Hannibal-LaGrange University’s home range near Taylor, Mo. The top […]
The Trenton R-9 School District continues to move closer to the possibility of a performing arts center being built and several renovations to district buildings. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported to the Board of Education Tuesday evening that the district received nine requests for qualifications for architectural services, which was more than he expected to receive. […]
Trenton’s rainfall is in excess of six inches since it began five days ago. For the 24 hour period ending at 7 o’clock Monday morning, Trenton’s official rainfall report from the fire station was 3.57 inches which established a new record for October 8th, in Trenton smashing the previous mark of 1.22 inches. The rain […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe man sustained minor injuries as the result of a car striking the tow unit of a pickup truck south of Cameron Saturday at 12:42 am. The car driven by 22-year-old Cody Kanniainen and pickup driven by 55-year-old Darryl Young of Cameron both drove north on Interstate 35 when the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries when the vehicle she drove hit a deer three miles west of New Cambria Friday evening. Twenty-five year old Alyssa Kapp drove east on U. S. Highway 36 when the vehicle struck the deer, totaling the vehicle. She was transported to Samaritan Hospital in Macon. […]
The Trenton Park Board heard reports on the Trenton Family Aquatic Center and several updates at a meeting Wednesday evening. Aquatic Center Manager Alexis Whitney said the pool had a “successful Summer”, which she attributed to high temperatures. She reported about $73,000 was generated from the front desk and concession stand, which was up around […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Bucklin man in Linn County Wednesday morning on two Macon County felony warrants. The warrants for 28-year-old Cody Laws were for tampering with evidence and livestock theft. Online court information shows his bonds total $20,000. The Patrol reports Laws was transported to the Linn County Jail.
