Chillicothe Area Arts Council announces their 2018-19 Show Season begins with the “Sliced Bread Jam Bluegrass Festival” on a Saturday & Sunday, July 7th and 8th. The Festival is scheduled to celebrate the 90th year of “Sliced Bread” in Chillicothe. Music July 7th includes the Clint Campbell family and the Petersen family with bluegrass music […]
Authorities at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron say the inmates involved in a disturbance Saturday night have been identified, searched, placed in restrictive housing, and may face referrals for prosecution and payment for damages. The Missouri Department of Corrections reports the prison’s dining halls, kitchen facilities, storage areas, and staff offices as well as […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of one man and the transfer of another. Fifty-seven-year-old Tommy Joe Graham of Trenton was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance, manufacture of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon. His bond is $60,000 cash […]
This year’s Milan Old Timers Reunion will include many activities to be held at various locations in Milan. The event will run May 24th to May 28th with activities that will feature the Jones and Company Carnival that Thursday through Sunday, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League Friday, Crowbar the Mechanical Bull Friday through Sunday, the […]
Routes for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, leading up to the Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games, will go through several Northwest Missouri communities next week. Torch run routes on Tuesday will start at the Nodaway County Courthouse in Maryville at 9 o’clock that morning, at the Kawasaki plant in Maryville heading south on U. […]
The Trenton Police Department announces KC Wolf of the Kansas City Chiefs will be at the Battle of the Badges. The police department will play the Trenton Fire Department in the Sixth Annual Guns ‘N’ Hoses Charity Basketball Game in the Trenton High School gym Saturday night to benefit the Lieutenant Eric Lorenz First Responders […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved several employees for next school year at its meeting Monday evening. Rachael Spence will be the kindergarten through 12th-grade counselor. She has worked with the Missouri Division of Family Services for 10 years, primarily in Sullivan and Linn counties. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a change order for the new water plant at a meeting Monday evening. The change order was for $5,150 for a lime sludge washdown and $1,780 for stainless steel lockboxes on top of the clear well. The board approved authorizing Mayor Barb Ballew to sign the Certificate of Substantial […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the increase of lunch and breakfast prices for the 2018-2019 school year at a meeting Monday evening. Student prices increased by ten cents meaning kindergarten through 12th-grade breakfast will be $1.50, kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch $2.35, seventh through 12th-grade lunch $2.60, adult breakfast $2.00, and adult lunch $3.40. […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will host a softball tournament. The slow pitch coed tournament will be held at the Ebbe Sports Complex in Trenton July 21st. Twelve team slots are available, with the entry fee set at $200 per team. There will be concessions available during the tournament and volunteers and […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host a free youth outdoor skills event featuring target marksmanship with archery and firearms gear. Five skill stations will be provided at the event at the Habitat Flats Lodge of Sumner, Saturday, May 19 from 10 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The stations will […]
The highway patrol reports the driver was injured when a vehicle swerved to miss a deer Monday afternoon eight miles south of Gilman City. The vehicle is reported to have traveled off the west side of Route K, struck a ditch, then overturned through a fence coming to rest on its wheels. The southbound vehicle […]
The University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a workshop to help landowners learn how to improve the quality of their woodland and how to market it. The workshop will be held at the MU Forage Systems Research Center east of Linneus the night of May 30th from 6:30 to […]
The bridge on Route AA/H over Interstate 35 in Harrison County is scheduled to close Monday, May 21. Contractors from Chester Bross Construction Company of Palmyra, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will close the overpass for approximately two months for a bridge deck replacement project. The removal of the old bridge deck will […]
The Galt Board of Aldermen accepted two resignations at a meeting Saturday. The board accepted the resignations of Mayor Chris Bonnett and Alderman at Large Victor Tunnell. City Clerk Ashley Boren reports the two positions are available to be filled until the next election. She says anyone interested should contact her during office hours on […]
The Trenton City Council has approved additional specialized training for police officers as well as a change in zoning and a conditional use permit to allow for a food business to have a permanent location. At the request of the council last month, Police Chief Tommy Wright was asked to prepare a list of training […]
On Friday, May 11, officers with the Cameron Police Department began looking for Megan McClane, 21, who did not appear in court on a Cameron Police Department drug arrest. Officers proceeded to a residence in Cameron located in the 300 block of West Fifth Street. Upon arrival, two male subjects were taken into custody for […]
A new date has been announced for public hearings on requests for zoning variances at several locations within Trenton. The Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings beginning at 7 o’clock the night of June 4th at Trenton City Hall. Three requests were previously scheduled to be considered May 7th but could not be held […]
Probation has been suspended for a defendant when he missed an appearance May 10th in Division One of Grundy County circuit court. Paul Burstert of Hale was arrested in Callaway County and has been returned to Grundy County. His bond has been set at $15,000. Burstert had been on probation on a felony charge of […]
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, May 26th, will be picking up any and all opioids (capsules, tablets, pills) that citizens of Carroll County are no longer in need of. Various times and five locations have been set and the sheriff’s office reports that no liquids or syringes will be allowed. The sheriff’s office […]
