Motel Bed Tax

Audio: How the “Bed Tax” on the June 2 ballot works and the benefits the tax offers to Trenton

If a five percent lodging tax is approved by Trenton voters next Tuesday, a seven-member commission will be appointed to oversee the spending of the money for tourism-related promotions. Trenton City Councilmember Cathie Smith provides details.     Among other communities, money generated by the so-called “bed tax” has been used to purchase advertising in […]

COVID-19 or Coronavirus Update

Gentry County reports first COVID-19 related death

The Tri-County Health Department reported Tuesday the first death of a Gentry County resident due to COVID-19. The female was in her 90s, and the case was not travel related. The health department urges everyone to take precautions to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. Those preventative actions include avoiding social gatherings of more than […]

Randall Tharp booking photo

Kansas man to face four charges in Daviess County

A Kansas City, Kansas man arrested by the Highway Patrol in Daviess County Tuesday faces four charges. Online court information shows 56-year-old Randall Tharp has been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of synthetic cannabinoid and driving while revoked or suspended. He has also been charged […]