A single vehicle rollover accident east of Trenton injured two Kansas City men Thursday afternoon. The highway patrol reported multiple charges are pending for the driver of the car. Taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton were the driver, 51-year-old Henry Mullenix, and passenger, 57-year-old Samuel Rhea. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious […]
A sanctioned truck and tractor pull is scheduled Friday night, August 25 in Trenton. It’s the event that was postponed due to wet grounds in June when Trenton’s Gooseberry Festival was held. The Iowa Missouri Truck and Tractor Pull Association present the competition at the fairgrounds in Trenton, beginning at 7 o’clock Friday night with […]
Several reports were given, and requests made, during meetings last night of the Trenton City Council’s administrative and utility committees at the city hall. Police Chief Tommy Wright is requesting the starting pay for a police officer in Trenton be increased to $30,000 in an effort to attract candidates and hopefully hire someone. The current […]
A Trenton man was arrested for a probation violation and failure to appear or pay. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 24-year-old Tony Clay Dittemore was arrested in Jackson County Tuesday. He is scheduled for Grundy County Circuit Court Division One September 7th for his probation violation, and his probation was suspended for his original […]
There will be meetings of two different committees are Thursday night at the Trenton City Hall. The administrative committee meets first, at 6 o’clock in the evening. The agenda includes a proposed contract that would have Trenton paving some streets at Sumner. Also for review is the Green Hills Animal Shelter contract. Discussion items include starting […]
Two veteran benefit events will be held in Trenton next month. A Vet Center Counselor will provide free confidential help to veterans and family of active duty military at Trenton VFW Post 919 September 8th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Topics discussed will include stress management, post traumatic […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has issued a boil advisory due to the repair of a water main break. The advisory affects Ninth Street from Kumler to the Ninth Street Bridge as well as Avalon from Ninth Street to 10th Street. The boil advisory will expire Wednesday evening at 6:30. The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District […]
The Trenton Police Department has received several calls regarding vehicles being entered and tampered with. According to information posted to the police departments’ Facebook page, the incidents have occurred on the west side of Trenton, in the area of West Crowder Road and West 15th Street. Police officers request citizens to make sure to remove […]
Entries are needed for office chair races that are planned as part of the 160th birthday celebration for the City of Trenton, which is part of the activities scheduled for downtown Trenton Saturday, September 16. Office chair races feature two-person teams competing for monetary prizes. CFM Insurance will provide the prize money: $75 for first […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the Seventh Annual Jailbreak Poker Run next month. The poker run will start at the old Grundy County Jailhouse on 8th Street September 9. Registration will start at noon, and a parade will begin at 1 o’clock with the poker run to travel a 140-mile route of […]
A section of Mable Street in Trenton will be closed Saturday and Monday. Mable will be closed from 13th Street to Crowder Road from 8 o’clock in the morning until midnight Saturday and from 10:30 in the morning until 1:30 in the afternoon Monday. The closure will maintain North Central Missouri College student safety while […]
The Trenton R-9 School District’s first-day enrollment was 1,072 students. The enrollment number is down by 26 compared to the first day of school last year. The ninth grade class is the largest with 103 students, second grade is the smallest class with 65 and 85 students are enrolled in kindergarten. All other grades at Trenton […]
The Serve Trenton initiative is seeking projects to work on during the event starting next month. Micah Ferguson says anyone can give ideas on projects to be done September 30th and October 1 noting that the projects can be for a personal need someone might have or ones that are needed in someone’s neighborhood, church, […]
The Trenton Board of Adjustment and the Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings next month. Both hearings will be held at the Trenton City Hall the night of September 5th at 7 o’clock. The Board of Adjustments will hear a request from Paul and Barb Cox for variances in square footage and height […]
Two individuals won the cash during the annual golf ball drop Saturday evening at Riverside Country Club in Trenton. Winning the top prize of $2,000 cash was Jim Gillilan of Chillicothe. Prize money was donated by Barnes Baker of Trenton. Winning the second place prize of 500 dollars was Debbie Guffey. The golf ball drop was […]
Four ordinances and an appointment were approved last night by the Trenton City Council and several reports also were given on continuing projects. Unanimous approval was given to setting the tax levy at $1.058 on the $100 of assessed valuation. This includes .89.3 cents for the general revenue fund which is four cents less than […]
The highway patrol reports three Trenton and Laredo residents sustained minor injuries in an accident this morning, approximately seven miles southwest of Trenton. The two vehicle accident occurred on Southwest 54th Street. Taken by a private vehicle to a doctors’ office in Trenton were the driver of one car: 16-year-old Adreanna Gard of Trenton and […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts for the first four months of this fiscal year are down 3.2% for General Purposes and Capital Projects and down 2.9% for parks compared to the same period a year ago. In dollar figures, the city sales tax for General Purposes raised nearly $238,000, receipts from the city sales tax for […]
Cub Scouts are taking applications for enrollment. Applications will be available at the open house for Rissler Elementary in Trenton Monday evening from 5:30 to 6:30. Members of the Cub Scouts will also be available that evening to speak to. Those unable to attend Rissler’s open house, but would still like to be part of […]
The Trenton Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold a Kickoff Banquet next week. Recent Trenton High School graduate and FCA alum Connor Cotton will speak during the banquet the evening of August 17th at 6 o’clock and information will be shared about the upcoming school year. Families of current FCA members and those who would […]
