Temperatures in December in Trenton averaged above normal by four and one-half degrees during daytime highs and above normal by two-point-three degrees during lows. Highs averaged nearly 43 degrees while lows averaged 25.4 degrees. There was a high of 66 degrees on December 10th, which was a record for that date in Trenton. The 66-degree […]
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District reports a fire destroyed a structure at Leisure Lake on Wednesday afternoon. The cause was undetermined, and the owner was listed as Brent Hauge. Grundy County Rural was assisted by firefighters from the Trenton and Jamesport departments and the Grundy County Ambulance Service. Firefighters were on the scene […]
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to a woodworking shop fire south of Trenton on Highway 65 on Thursday morning, December 31st. Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reports firefighters tore off some metal siding to get to the fire and put water on it. He says the shop owned by Zack Jones and tools […]
Area veterans events have been announced for January 2021. A veterans service officer will be at the Trenton VFW on January 4th from 9 to 1 o’clock to help with VA paperwork and answer questions. Attendees are asked to bring a copy of their DD-214. A veterans service officer and a counselor will be at […]
The Grundy County Commission will meet with a representative of the Howe Company regarding bridge projects. John Dwiggins is scheduled to be at the courthouse in Trenton on the morning of January 5th at 11 o’clock. The commission will also work on the annual budget. It was previously reported the commission will meet to prepare […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on December 30th of a Galt woman on a steeling allegation and a Trenton man on a capias warrant on a probation violation. Thirty-one-year-old Ashley Rose Tharp has been charged with felony stealing, $750 or more. Bond is $10,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the […]
Emergency medical services evaluated one Trenton resident, and another was cited after a two-vehicle accident on the afternoon of December 29th. Trenton Police Lieutenant Larry Smith says 44-year-old Nichole Jean Hyer refused transport for medical attention and reported no injuries at the scene. No injuries were reported for the other driver, 19-year-old Jordin Paige Miller. […]
The City of Trenton is accepting bids for the demolition and clean up of nine properties. Addresses of proposed demolition work subject to cost figures include houses at all of the properties: 1701 Chestnut Street, 200 West Seventh Street, 911 Kumler Street, 1311 Gillmore, 213 West Sixth Street, 1721 Lulu, 2012 Oak Street, 403 Jefferson, […]
A Trenton woman sustained minor injuries when a car went too fast on ice and overturned one mile west of Jamesport on Tuesday night, December 29th. A private vehicle transported passenger 30-year-old Jomelle Baker to the Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. No injuries were reported for driver 33-year-old Colby Baker of Trenton. The car traveled […]
Trenton’s emergency snow route ordinance will go into effect the night of December 29th, so snow can be cleared from streets designated as emergency snow routes. Vehicles are prohibited from parking on streets designated with signs as emergency snow routes during the hours the ordinance is in place from midnight until 7 o’clock on the […]
The Grundy County Commission approved an employee classification change and accepted a resignation involving Grundy County Ambulance on December 29th. The employee classification change involved Sarah Crosson. She completed her paramedic training/certification to allow for the change. The resignation was from Emergency Medical Technician Lilly Simmons. Ambulance Director Steve Tracy and Billing Clerk Beth Leeper […]
The Trenton Police Department reports 123 nuisance incidents had been filed for the year so far as of December 26th. A nuisance summary indicates the largest number of incidents filed involved grass and weeds with 59. Thirty-one incidents involved trash and debris, 19 unregistered vehicles, and 14 open storage of disabled vehicles. The summary shows […]
Wright Memorial Hospital reports the first administration of the COVID-19 vaccine was Monday to a healthcare worker. Darrin Moulin is a registered nurse in the emergency department and received the first COVID-19 vaccination at Wright Memorial in Trenton. Staff have been preparing for the day and employees were described by a spokesman as “eager to […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board Monday evening took action on five properties of concern. Five members of the board attended the brief 10-minute meeting at 5 o’clock at Trenton City Hall. A business building at 1117 Main Street was moved to the category “Findings of Fact.” Bricks have fallen in the past from the upper […]
The Trenton Police Department has released additional information about the tractor-trailer truck overturning into the ditch near Landes Oil Amoco on December 28th. Lieutenant Larry Smith reports the truck with one unit was unoccupied at the time it overturned. Aaron Bunnell was identified as the operator prior to parking it. Bunnell advised he parked the […]
The National Weather Service office at Pleasant Hill says it’s conservative when it issued a Winter Weather Advisory for north central and northeast Missouri for Tuesday from 12 noon until 6 am Wednesday. A NWS map shows the advisory area from St. Joseph, east to Trenton and Kirksville, and other locations to the north. The […]
Many parts of Missouri are expected to see a wintry mix Tuesday morning through tomorrow night. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill says an area from St. Joseph and Chillicothe to Moberly, Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia, and Clinton should see the wintry mix. The NWS says bridges and overpasses will freeze first. […]
Trenton City Clerk Cindy Simpson reports the first filing for the Trenton City Council. Glen Briggs of 701 East Fifth Street filed for reelection as First Ward Councilman the morning of December 23rd. One candidate from each ward is to be elected to the Trenton City Council in the April 6th Election. The candidate filing […]
A former Trenton police officer will continue to be held in jail without bond on felony charges of statutory rape in the second degree. 25-year-old Michael Wilson appeared Tuesday in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Wilson told the court he has retained his own attorney for the case. A public defender, […]
According to spokesperson Kara Helmandollar, the 2020 Trenton Kiwanis Christmas Wish Project helped 48 families with 130 total children which is close to the same number of families helped in 2019, and the number has been fairly consistent the last several years. Close to $3,000 was raised in monetary donations to be used to purchase […]
