The Princeton City Council approved service contracts at a meeting Tuesday evening. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports one was approved for the fair board for $3,000 for a band at next year’s fair June 19th. A $1,200 service contract was approved for the Princeton School Drama Club for a play November 30th and December 1st. […]
Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to two accidents on Thursday. Officers responded to the 1300 block of North Washington where they discovered a vehicle had struck a utility pole. A 2010 Ford was being driven southbound by Dominic Wilmes of Trenton, when he fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the west side of […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved an agreement in a case filed by the Middlefork Water Company, which authorizes the company to increase annual water operating revenues by $60,154. The increase of 19.39% will go into effect January 1st. Middlefork sought a rate increase, citing increases in operational costs, such as utility insurance, chemicals, and […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri is accepting applications for its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Vicky West with CAPNCM says there are several items needed to apply if everyone in a household receives food stamps. Those items include a completed and signed LIHEAP application and a copy of primary and secondary […]
An Albany resident was hurt early Sunday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving overturned off Highway 136 west of Albany. Twenty-four-year-old Mercedes Wilson was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. The accident happened about six miles west of Albany on Highway 136 when the westbound SUV traveled off […]
The Trenton Police Department reports a Jamesport man sustained minor injuries as the result of a car striking the rear of a sports utility vehicle on Highway 6 west of the intersection with South Main Street Monday. Forty-one-year-old Tashyanna Dowell of Trenton traveled west in the SUV on Highway 6 when she reportedly stopped for […]
A representative with MIRMA presented a grant award to the Mayor of Gallatin at the Gallatin Board of Aldermen meeting Monday evening. Jeff Arp presented the 75% cost grant award for $1,396.52 for the purchase of an electric crimper. The board approved purchasing two certificates of deposit for $350,000 each at Farmer’s Bank at the […]
Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission to establish a wind farm in extreme northwest Missouri. The utility company is seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own and operate an approximate 157-megawatt wind generation facility in Atchison County. Applications to participate […]
The Highway Patrol reports a child from Cameron sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle struck an International truck Tuesday morning. The SUV driven by 28-year-old Sherri Johnson of Cameron and the truck driven by 60-year-old Terry Gentry of Cameron both traveled south on Route EE in DeKalb County. The truck stopped at the […]
The Trenton City Council took action last night on several ordinances and bids. Approval was given for Advanced Environment Testing and Abatement of Belton to remove asbestos at two locations: 111 West 11th Street and 1502 Day. Combined, the cost of $3,100 comes from demolition money budgeted by the city. The city will purchase properties on […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities recently received the latest round of official drinking water test results from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. TMU reports the results from samples collected in late July and early August show nine of the 40 sample Tier One locations were above the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of 15 parts per […]
Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton reports the water tower project on Princeton Road will likely get completed earlier than scheduled. Urton told the Trenton Utility Committee that the contractor plans to have three crews working on the water tower in an effort to have the job done by the end of October. He said he […]
Trenton’s Utility Committee will recommend minimum cash reserves for each of the three departments of Trenton Municipal Utilities: electric, water, and sewer. Utility committee members, two councilmen, the Mayor, and other city officials reviewed financial information based on an April 2018 audit. The purpose of having minimum cash reserves is to have enough money for […]
The utility committee for TMU has agreed to offer an electric rate discount to a business that opened earlier this year and is described as consistently having large power bills. City officials describe it as an effort to show support for the business, Chelsie’s Food Market, for being in the community, and the people who […]
A Trenton teenager was injured in a traffic accident this morning at the Thompson River bridge, one mile to the west of Trenton. Sixteen-year-old Alexis Palmer was transported by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Palmer was eastbound on Highway 6 when an express van had slowed down due to a crash […]
USDA Rural Development State Director Jeff Case announced today that the USDA is investing over $734,000 in eight (8) projects that will build community infrastructure and provide essential services for over 57,000 rural Missourians. “The commitment to improving infrastructure and essential services throughout rural America is a priority of this administration,” said Case. “USDA is […]
A Memorial Day fatality accident at Trenton has now led to a felony manslaughter charge filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against the driver of a truck that, officers said, struck a utility vehicle at an intersection. Online court information shows a charge of involuntary manslaughter was filed Friday, October 5th, 2018 by Grundy County’s […]
The City of Trenton requests qualifications for professional engineering services to perform a cost of service and a rate study, including analysis of required revenue for Trenton’s electric department. Responses should be submitted to the Trenton City Hall by the afternoon of October 17th at 2 o’clock. Contact City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton for more […]
A state audit has found the former Callaway County Collector in mid-Missouri has stolen more than 300,000-dollars from the Collector’s office since 2016. Galloway says Pam Oestreich has been stealing county money since 2016. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann says a state audit has found that Oestreich used a shell game to […]
The Trenton City Council last night voted to authorize a 5% reduction in electric rates effective with the bills received in November, and the council ultimately voted to have an electric rate study done, but not until after the Mayor vetoed two separate motions. Last week, the utility committee advanced discussion on having a three-month […]
