State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has announced his Missouri FIRST initiative has increased agriculture investments through the state’s linked deposit program by 136%. Since the launch of Missouri FIRST in March, the total volume of active agriculture linked deposits has risen from $29.3 million to $69.3 million. Schmitt will visit the State Fair in Sedalia today […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first four months of this fiscal year are up slightly over 4% for General Purposes and Capital Projects and up approximately 3-1/2% for Parks and Fire Department purposes. The increases are compared to the same period a year ago which runs from May through August. In dollar figures, […]
A St. Joseph, Mo., in-home health care nursing assistant pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing bank account information from one of her clients in order to illegally transfer more than $207,000 out of her account. Ashley N. Garr, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to one count of filing a […]
Grundy County will have a new Commissioner following balloting in the primary election Tuesday and the upcoming general election in November. Phillip Ray defeated Incumbent Rick Hull and challenger Mark Moore for Presiding Commissioner of Grundy County. The vote count shows Ray with 931 votes, Hull had 603, and Moore 348. Ray wins the majority of the […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture reports another dozen complaints of pesticide misuse were logged in the past week. All complaints are blamed on the herbicide Dicamba for damage to their crops which now brings the total number of complaints statewide as of Monday to 251. This includes 186 alleging damage from Dicamba with the next […]
There were more absentee ballots cast in Grundy County for the primary election when compared to the last primary held in August 2016. As of the deadline late Monday afternoon, 184 absentee ballots had been cast at the Courthouse in Trenton. Monday was busy at the county clerks’ office with 29 voting in person and […]
With a lower assessed valuation in the Trenton R-9 School District, an increase of a few cents has been proposed on the property tax levy. The R-9 Board of Education will hold a public hearing Tuesday, August 14th regarding the levy. The hearing is scheduled for 5:25 pm, just prior to the monthly board meeting […]
The Premium Sale held Saturday evening at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton raised $54,600 to help with livestock expenses of 23 young people from Grundy County. Each individual was allowed to have one animal in the sale. Those with animals in the sale received money from high bidders as well as others making […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Stewartsville man was ejected from a motorcycle early Saturday morning, sustaining serious injuries. Twenty-year-old Riley Flint traveled south on Route Y when he reportedly lost control of the motorcycle he was driving as he rounded a curve. The motorcycle ran off the road, struck an embankment, and came to rest […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Des Moines, Iowa teen sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident seven miles south of Cameron early Friday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Tyler Burton traveled north on U. S. Highway 69 when the vehicle he drove crossed the center line. He reportedly overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to run off the east […]
The North Central Missouri Fair Flower Show received a total of 37 participants with 276 entries at this year’s event. Judith Urich operated a help station on flower arranging for youth at the show, helping children arrange and enter items with co-sponsor Hy-Vee donating flowers for the arrangements. The Betty Taul Creative Awards were awarded […]
A large crowd attended Grundy Electric Cooperative’s Annual Membership Meeting held August 2, 2018, at the North Mercer R-III School in Mercer, Missouri. Prior to the business meeting, over 380 members and guests enjoyed the evening meal served by the Mercer County 4-H members. Entertainment was provided by The Marks Family from Jefferson City. Members […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan teen sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident two miles west of Osborn Thursday afternoon. Fifteen-year-old Perla Acosta drove a sports utility vehicle east on U. S. Highway 36 when the vehicle traveled into the median. The driver reportedly overcorrected, and the SUV traveled across the eastbound lanes. The […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of local governments and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. One report includes cities, towns, and villages while the other lists political subdivisions such as water, fire protection, and other taxing districts. These entities are required to file annual financial reports with the […]
(Missourinet) – Ameren Missouri is the first of the two largest utilities in the state to drop customer rates based on savings it’s receiving from a tax reduction. Congress cut the nation’s corporate income tax rate from 35%-to-21% last December with the reduction taking effect January 1st. Ameren’s drop of customer rates to […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown man sustained minor injuries when one pickup truck struck another one mile east of Jamesport Wednesday morning. The northbound truck driven by 77-year-old Charles Hartman of Newtown and the westbound truck driven by 16-year-old Malcon Henke of Princeton reportedly entered the intersection at July Avenue and 330th Street at […]
Precipitation has been below average in Trenton nine consecutive months and in eleven of the past 12 months. Rainfall in July in Trenton was just 25 percent of normal while the yearly precipitation is just 39 percent of average. Rainfall totaled 1.06 inches in Trenton during July which is 3.25 inches below average. Rain and […]
A man from San Benito, Texas has been charged in Daviess County with eight felonies. Online court information shows 39-year-old Gregory Scott Hill’s charges include burglary in the first and second degree, stealing and stealing of $750 or more, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of burglary tools, and resisting […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled, Senate Bill 40 in Grundy County, Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on its property tax rates proposed to be set. The hearing will be held on the first floor of the courthouse in Trenton on the evening of August 13th at 6 o’clock. The […]
The U. S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday indicates as many as 26 counties have been classified in D-3 or extreme drought. That’s an expansion in parts of four more counties from last week’s drought map. Countywide extreme drought conditions exist for Grundy, Sullivan, Daviess, Caldwell, Livingston, and Linn from the Green Hills Region. Also […]
