The Grain Belt Express Clean Line, a proposed energy transmission project through northern Missouri, got new life Tuesday following a ruling by the state’s highest court. The Grain Belt Express Clean Line, if built, would carry energy from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, running through several counties including Clinton, Caldwell, Carroll, and Chariton within […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has extended the boil advisory issued Friday evening due to a positive coliform sample. Coliform bacteria are a commonly used indicator of the sanitary quality of foods and water. While coliforms themselves do not normally cause serious illness, they are easy to culture, and their presence is used to indicate that other […]
Following repairs to a water main late last night, a portion of Trenton has a precautionary boil water advisory. According to Trenton Municipal Utilities, affected are customers on Lulu street between 21st and 23rd streets as well as those on East 21st Street, between Chicago and Lulu. The boil advisory will expire at 5:30 Saturday […]
Fire Saturday evening in Chillicothe destroyed a garage and damaged surrounding structures. Firefighters arrived at 1430 Burnam to find an unattached garage with heavy fire in the front and a side of the structure. Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports a power line between the garage and house was burning with fire in an attic vent […]
Mid-States Services of Trenton is bringing fiber optic internet inside the Trenton city limits. Informational Technology Specialist Terry White said boring crews have been installing conduit in the ground to house the fiber in the lake area and aerial crews would be brought in after Independence Day to string fiber and attach it to the […]
(Missourinet) – A sweeping new law allows Missouri utility companies to use an accounting practice that lets them recover depreciation on investments up front. Ameren, the state’s largest power company, says it stimulates investment in long-needed infrastructure upgrades. Cara Spencer with Consumers Council considers the accounting practice a ploy on the part of utilities to […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has issued a boil advisory for part of Trenton due to the repair of a water main break and valve problems. The advisory affects Pleasant Plain from 20th Street south to 15th Street, 17th Street from Pleasant Plain to Princeton Road, and East 18th Street from Pleasant Plain to Chicago Street. The […]
After a stormy early morning on Saturday, the Trenton Police Department hosted 73 local children at the 6th Annual Cops ‘N Bobbers fishing event. Numerous fish were caught as area kids spent the morning of June 2nd fishing with the men and women of the Trenton Police Department and other First Responders from the area. […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for portions of Trenton starting Thursday, May 31st due to the installation of a new valve. Water is expected to be off for three hours with the advisory affecting Oak Street from East 16th Street to East 17th Street as well as Princeton Road from East 17th […]
A far-reaching utility bill just passed by the state legislature calls on Missouri power companies to pass the savings they’re getting from corporate tax cuts on to customers. David Woodsmall with the Midwest Energy Consumers Group contends the stipulation has an out clause for the utilities. He says it allows them to delay the savings […]
Missouri lawmakers have passed a far-reaching utility bill that satisfies the state’s largest electric companies after years of haggling in the legislature. The bill changes the way regulated utilities negotiate rates with the state by allowing them to more quickly recover the cost of infrastructure upgrades. It would give them more flexibility to change customer rates […]
One of multiple programs the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Executive Director Aaron Franklin says that LIHEAP assists families by paying utility bills. He says the agency began the winter portion of the program in November. The agency was able to make a one-time […]
