A reported gas leak in the vicinity of 9th and Custer streets in Trenton is prompting the temporary closing of a portion of East 9th Street this afternoon. Motorists are asked to avoid the 9th and Custer area until further notice. A contractor struck a gas line today in the vicinity of 9th and Custer […]
Hepatitis A was diagnosed in an employee who handled food at Ruby Garden located at 812 S. Jefferson St. in Ava, Missouri. The investigation by the Douglas County Health Department found that this employee worked while infectious August 30-31. Ruby Garden is working with the Douglas County Health Department to prevent any new illnesses from […]
Free bridges are available all over Missouri but with a catch – you have to pay the bill to move them. Karen Daniels with the state Transportation Department says city parks departments and trail groups are a couple of the most common bridge takers. Daniels says the law requires the state to give […]
Missouri’s 57th governor wants to stay put in his office. During a large campaign gathering Sunday in southwest Missouri’s Bolivar, Governor Parson officially entered the 2020 governor’s race. During Parson’s address, protesters held Medicaid posters shouting “Shame on Parson”. Sunday’s announcement was made in southwest Missouri’s Bolivar – the town showcasing his humble […]
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City today (Monday) for a special session involving a complicated State Supreme Court ruling about vehicle sales. Governor Mike Parson announced in August that he’s calling the special session over the Supreme Court’s “Kehlenbrink vs. Department of Revenue” case. The Supreme Court’s summer ruling involves using the […]
An Osborn man received minor injuries when the farm tractor he was operating was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer unit near Stewartsville. Fifty-four-year-old Christopher Arnaman was taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The semi-truck driver, 55-year old Gene Cairo of Savannah, was not reported hurt. The accident happened Saturday afternoon on […]
A Milan resident was hurt early Sunday when a sports utility vehicle overturned on a country road northeast of Osgood. Thirty-nine-year old James Fordyce of Milan was taken by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. Fordyce was a passenger in the SUV driven by 37-year old Rachelle Fordyce of […]
The Pure Air Wildlife Management Cooperative and Quail Forever will host the Northeast Missouri Wildlife Management Field Tour in Kirksville later this month. Adam Keith and Matt Dye of Land and Legacy will speak on Restoring the Land and Finding Common Ground at the Missouri Department of Conservation Northeast Regional Office September 28, 2019. The […]
Grundy County Health Department has scheduled flu clinics for the 2019 Flu Shot Season. Flu shots will be given on a walk-in basis; no appointment is needed. Clinics will be held at the Health Department on: October 9 from 9:00-4:00, October 11 from 2:00-6:00 and October 18 from 9:00-4:00. In addition to these dates, the […]
The bridge on Sullivan County Route EE over the Medicine Creek Bridge just east of Newtown is scheduled to reopen by the evening of Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. The bridge was closed this spring due to damage from flooding. Contractors from Chester Bross Construction Company, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began work […]
Trenton Middle School has announced its Students of the Month for September. Students selected for the character trait responsibility are fifth-graders Kimberly Clark and Peyton Baker, sixth-graders Katy Simpson and Kylar Foster, seventh-graders Reece Weldon and Maxx Baker, and eighth-graders Ella Novak and Victor Markell.
Plans for the 8th annual Wright Run 5k/10k have been announced by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation in Trenton. The 2019 event will be held on Saturday, October 5, in Trenton and will begin and conclude on the campus of Wright Memorial Hospital. Participants will meet for their official send-off at the hospital and return […]
Autumn is a fine time to go fishing with good weather and active fish. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer free Discover Nature—Fishing programs at Marceline and Brookfield during September. Instructors will teach in four lessons the basics about how to catch fish, handle tackle, and where to go fishing. Participants go fishing […]
Hy-Vee, Inc., in partnership with Pinky Swear Foundation, a national charitable organization that supports children with cancer and their families, announced today that its register roundup event raised more than $100,000 across Hy-Vee’s more than 260 stores. The annual Hy-Vee Pinky Swear Register Roundup took place from August 1-18 to give customers the opportunity to […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of September 9, 2019. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, striping, […]
The Thompson Research Center will discuss numerous topics related to beef cattle during its annual Field Day, which will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Registration for the event begins at 3:30 p.m., with a farm tour scheduled at 4 p.m. Field Day presentations will begin slightly after 5 p.m. The event will feature numerous […]
The 35th Annual Missouri Day Festival Parade next month will be sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club with a parade theme of “Missouri Day Embraces the Past, Looks to the Future.” The October 19th parade will again feature marching bands, floats, antique cars and tractors, equestrian units and special guests. Prize money will be awarded […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation confirms Bill Babler of Blue Eye is now the new state-record holder for brown trout after catching a monster 40-pound, 6-ounce fish at Lake Taneycomo Sept. 4 using a pole-and-line. The previous record was set just seven months ago by Paul Crews of Neosho. Crews was also fishing at Lake […]
The Trenton Rotary Club heard about the Rotary Foundation at a meeting on Thursday. Don Purkapile said the foundation was established in 1917 “to do good in the world.” It allows Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. More […]
The Trenton Police Department has received several complaints about telephone calls involving their Social Security Number being suspended. The suspended Social Security number scam typically begins with a telephone phone call or a robocall. Scammers will often spoof the Social Security Administration number. This makes the caller ID show a call that looks like it […]
