Golf carts, ATVs, vintage cars, horses, trucks, and businesses can be entered for free for the Downtown Trenton Christmas Parade. Line up for the parade will start in front of Geyer Hall on Main Street the afternoon of December 14th at 4:45, and the parade will begin at 5:15. There will be a prize for […]
The Trenton Police Department is accepting donations for its Seventh Annual Shop with a Cop to be held next month. The program allows children an opportunity to have positive interaction with law enforcement and allows the police department to assist children in a time of need during the Christmas season. The program is possible because […]
Joseph L. Norton VFW Post 919 plans to remodel its hall at 919 Washington Street in Trenton. Commander Tony Ralston says the anticipated $500,000 remodel would make the building ADA compliant and handicap accessible with a lift elevator. Several other upgrades are planned to make the VFW Hall a “safe place for veterans,” including installing […]
Members of the city councils’ Economic Development and Administrative committees met separately Tuesday evening at the Trenton City Hall. Information provided by City Administrator Ron Urton shows the Economic Development Committee is recommending a public vote next year on a hotel/motel bed tax issue at Trenton. The recommendation that’s to be presented to the full […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton man sustained moderate injuries when the car he drove collided head-on with a pickup truck one mile west of Pattonsburg on Tuesday morning. An ambulance transported 35-year-old Kyle Graves to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Pickup driver 86 year old Thomas Lambert of Pattonsburg was reported as not injured. The […]
A woman from Bucklin was injured when the vehicle she was a passenger in, struck a patch of ice, traveled off the north side of Highway 36 and struck a tree in Macon County one mile to the west of Callao. Seventy-five-year-old Patricia Shawn received minor injuries and was taken by an ambulance to the […]
An event, open to the public and called “Sip and Stroll” will be held this Saturday, November 16 in Trenton. The event is being promoted by Main Street Trenton. The activity involves people going from one location to another to sip wine. Those who participate must be at least 21 years of age. Megan Derry […]
Chillicothe police say a pedestrian complained of minor pain to an elbow and hip after being hit by a vehicle at an intersection Saturday morning. The pedestrian was taken by private vehicle to the hospital. The accident happened at the intersection of Polk and Fair streets as the vehicle was halted at a stop sign […]
The organizers of the Missouri Livestock Symposium announced that longtime dairy educator and agriculture industry leader Rex Ricketts, of Hallsville, will receive the 2019 Agriculture Educators Lifetime Achievement Award. Ricketts, University of Missouri professor emeritus of animal sciences, will receive the award at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the 20th annual symposium at William […]
Main Street Chillicothe will hold the Annual Memory Tree Lighting and Dedication Service later this month. Special ornaments can be purchased, which include cards for the names of persons to be memorialized. The cards will be placed inside the ornaments, and the ornaments will be hung on the Memory Tree at the ceremony at Silver […]
It will be a few weeks longer before it’s known what company will do the resurfacing project next year on Highway 6 through Trenton. According to the Department of Transportation Area Engineer Randy Mendenhall who reported to KTTN that the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission this week rejected the bid from JD Bishop Construction LLC […]
A vendor and craft fair and other activities are planned for the Seventh Annual Christmas Around the Square at Gallatin. About 40 vendors are expected to offer a variety of items at the vendor and craft fair at selected locations around Gallatin November 23, 2019, from 9:30 to 3:30. A Candy Cane Christmas Shop will […]
A Columbia, Missouri, man who crashed his vehicle in a high-speed chase has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing methamphetamine and firearms. Kenneth C. Fredenburg, 33, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Missouri, on Tuesday, November 5. The indictment replaces a federal criminal […]
The Trenton Park Board voted Wednesday evening to allow the Trenton R-9 School District to construct a concrete chain link fenced area for discus throwing. The location is to be determined in consultation with Park Superintendent Jason Shuler. Park Board President Duane Helmandollar said the school district currently uses a concrete pad with netting on […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports an investigation into a motorcyclist driving in a careless manner without a helmet in the area of Polk and Miller streets in Chillicothe last weekend led to the arrest of a Kansas City man on several allegations. The motorcyclist allegedly nearly struck a sheriff’s vehicle head-on and refused to […]
A multitude of activities are planned for the 12th Annual Festival of Trees at Trenton to raise money to provide individuals with special needs opportunities to participate in various activities. Santa will arrive on a fire truck in the parade near the Red Barn the afternoon of November 29th at 4:30. Entries will line up […]
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the Grand Marshal for the 73rd Annual Holiday Parade will be the Joy Toys Project. Parade Committee member Ronni Clark says the 55 and Go project has kept the magic of Christmas alive for area families for many years by providing gifts to children. He encourages parade […]
The Chillicothe Street Department reports a portion of the eastbound lane of Elmdale Road will be closed starting Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019, for street replacement. Elmdale Road is expected to be closed between Locust and Trenton streets for at least a couple of days.
October weather in Missouri gave sharp contrasts. September weather that felt like August went away. October 2019 was the coldest October in 10 years and the fifth month this year that was colder than normal. Unexpected snow over much of the state ended the month. October went from dry to wet, becoming the wettest October […]
The Princeton City Council approved two service contracts on Monday evening for Christmas-related events. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports one service contract was for $1,400 for 9 to 10 entertainers for a music show at the Cow Palace Saturday (November 9th) evening from 5 to 8 o’clock to benefit an Angel Tree. Admission will be […]
