A Chicago, Illinois, man who was arrested while driving through northern Missouri was sentenced in federal court for possessing nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine to distribute. Kevin M. Phyfiher, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 29, 2019, Phyfiher pleaded guilty to one […]
The Grundy County Commission has formed an appointed CARES Task Force to analyze the various needs of federal relief available to taxable entities within the legal boundaries of the county. Parameters may change based on need and are to be continuously reassessed to identify best practices and procedures to utilize CARES Act funding. The commission […]
Extensions of time were granted regarding eight residential properties when the Trenton Building and Nuisance Board met Monday evening, May 18, 2020. Two other properties were removed from the declaration of a nuisance as repairs were made as requested. Those locations are 912 West 14th Street owned by Teresa Coltrain and 2108 Main owned by […]
A judge in Caldwell County has approved a settlement of two million dollars in a lawsuit filed last fall by the family of two missing brothers from Wisconsin. Circuit Court Judge Ryan Horsman entered the judgment Friday after the parties came to an agreement. He wrote that the plaintiffs are to collect and receive that […]
Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies on Monday morning, May 18, 2020, assisted other agencies in pursuing a stolen vehicle southbound on Interstate 35 from Clinton County. The vehicle eventually stopped and the driver was arrested on I-35 just north of Exit 20. The highway has since reopened. Cameron police reported the pursuit of the stolen car […]
The Missouri Legislature has passed changes to the state’s new medical marijuana industry. The FBI informed the state health department, which licenses and regulates the medical marijuana industry, that the department will not have access to its national fingerprint background check database. Representative Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, says his legislation would clear up that problem. “Because […]
Absentee ballot legislation that expands voting by mail through the rest of 2020 is on its way to Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s desk, after receiving final approval from the House in Jefferson City on Friday evening. The final House vote was 121-24 and came with about 30 minutes to spare before the mandatory 6 p.m. […]
A federal judge has issued a stay of execution in the case of a convicted southwest Missouri killer, who was scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening at the maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. 64-year-old Walter Barton was convicted of first-degree murder for the 1991 killing of 81-year-old Gladys Kuehler. She managed a mobile home park […]
Missouri’s municipal electric utilities are encouraged by the outcome of the 2020 General Assembly Among the favorable outcomes was the reconsideration and defeat of parts of SB 782 by the Missouri Senate. Senators found a ‘hidden’ House amendment in the bill that was an attempt to kill the Grain Belt Express transmission line project (GBX). […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education has approved a health insurance proposal from broker Thomas McGee that involves no increase in premiums for employees. The base PPO for an employee will remain at $607.35, and the base HSA will stay at $516.63. The district cap will remain at $600. This is the second year the […]
Congressman Sam Graves, along with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, sent a letter to Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within Department of Health and Human Services and Loren Sweatt, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health Administration within the Department of Labor, demanding further clarification on […]
Contractors are scheduled to being repairing a bridge in Caldwell County that was struck by a vehicle last year. Due to the damage it sustained, the bridge on Route 13 over U.S. Route 36 in Hamilton has been narrowed since the crash. Crews from Comanche Construction, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan […]
A COVID-19 amendment will be attached to the service agreements approved by the Chillicothe City Council last (Monday) night involving funding for several organizations. The amendment modifies the contract for services between the City of Chillicothe and the service provider for the 2020-2021 city fiscal year. It says the amount to be paid to the […]
A southern Missouri high school teacher has been charged in federal court with the sexual exploitation of a minor after he blackmailed a 14-year-old victim in New Jersey to force her to send him sexually explicit photos and videos. Brandon Lane McCullough, 31, of Branson, Missouri, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports two arrests involving alleged driving while intoxicated. A deputy reported a vehicle traveling south on Route B in the Wheeling area Friday came into the deputy’s lane and nearly struck the patrol vehicle. The vehicle was stopped on Highway 36, and further investigation led to the arrest of 32-year-old […]
Missouri will receive $66 million for child care assistance and $1.5 million for food banks under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Governor Parson was joined by the Missouri Department of Social Services Acting Director Jennifer Tidball and Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard Brigadier General Levon Cumpton. Child Care […]
North Central Missouri College has released information regarding the reopening of the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. The Ketcham Center will operate under modified summer hours during Phase 1 of the reopening on Monday, May 11 through June 1st. The hours will be weekdays from 5 o’clock in the morning to 8 o’clock at night […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ website shows Livingston County has three positive cases of COVID-19. The Livingston County Health Center reports the third case is not a “new” local case. The health center explains the person resides in Livingston County but contracted the virus and recovered in another county. The case had […]
A breaker tripping open at the north substation in Trenton caused a power outage Tuesday morning in the north and east parts of the city. That is according to City Administrator Ron Urton. Power was out in the area for around half an hour and Urton says it is unknown why the breaker tripped open. […]
Upon the recommendation of Young at Heart Resources, formerly known as the Northwest Area Agency on Aging, the North 65 Center in Trenton will continue its closure to congregate clients through May 15th when the situation will be re-evaluated. The North 65 Center notes those who are served are part of the population most vulnerable […]
