Injury accidents occurred Sunday in Sullivan, Linn, and Gentry counties. Two Kirksville residents, including a minor child, were injured when a car went off the right side of Highway 11 and overturned four miles east of Winigan. 24-year old Skylar Rhodes and a two year old girl were taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical […]
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Brimson man crashes on private property; arrested on DWI
A Brimson man was arrested after he sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident in Brimson the night of Friday, June 26th. An ambulance transported 56 year old Devin McGuire to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. The vehicle traveled east on Main Street before it ran off the left side at Milton Street onto private […]
Three area counties announce new cases of COVID-19
Additional positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in area counties. The Livingston County Health Center announces the 12th positive case in Livingston County. The person was symptomatic and will isolate at home for 14 days. Close contacts are being notified. The Linn County Health Department reports one new COVID-19 case. That brings the total number […]
Livingston County Health Center announces results of COVID-19 tests during blood draw clinic
The Livingston County Health Center announces the 75 serology COVID-19 tests administered at Wednesday, June 24th’s adult blood draw clinic were all negative. Public Information Supervisor Ann Burchett says the health center offered antibody testing at its blood draw clinics this month. Two hundred three antibody tests have been conducted all total in June. Only […]
Princeton man injured after pickup strikes tree
A Princeton man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road and struck a tree one mile south of Princeton the morning of Thursday, June 25th. A private vehicle transported 56-year-old Charles Olson to the Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. The truck traveled north on U. S. Highway 65 before […]
Officials announce activities for July 4th celebration in Princeton
Multiple activities will be held for the Princeton July 4th Celebration. The schedule includes the First Antiques and Junk on the Square from 9 to 5 o’clock. It will include Uprooted Kitchen and Norm’s BBQ. Activities at the fairgrounds that evening will include a free watermelon feast at 6:30, live music by The John and […]
Brookfield man involved in high-speed chase on Highway 36 bound over to Division One of Caldwell County court
A case was bound over to Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court the morning of Thursday, June 25th for a Brookfield man allegedly involved in a high speed chase of a vehicle going the wrong way on U. S. Highway 36 in December. The court accepted a waiver of preliminary hearing for 58 year […]
Seven face judge in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court
A Spickard man has waived a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Harold Stiner faces felony charges of driving while intoxicated – aggravated; as well as driving while revoked or suspended as of May 8th. Cameron resident Adam Ingersoll pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving while intoxicated– a […]
NCMC Board of Trustees presented report on COVID-19 back to campus plans; approve budgets
North Central Missouri College President Doctor Lenny Klaver provided a COVID-19 update to the Board of Trustees the evening of Tuesday, June 23rd. He said the college is working on back to campus plans. He wants to incorporate best practices and be quick to react to changes. The National Junior College Athletic Association has made […]
Trenton City Council adopts ordinances, airport hangar discussion continues
Three ordinances were adopted, appointments made to committees and boards, and reports were given during last nights’ meeting of the Trenton City Council. One ordinance allows the Howe engineering company to coordinate plans for a larger, six-inch water main to supply potable water to the wastewater treatment plant. The cost is $33,000 for services including […]
Audio: Missouri health officials reviewing hundreds of applications for medical marijuana licenses with invalid doctor signatures.
Based on findings during a recent and ongoing investigation, the Section for Medical Marijuana Regulation within the Department of Health and Senior Services has determined that approximately 600 patient licenses have been issued to applicants who submitted physician certification forms with an unauthorized physician signature. At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the affected […]
UTV crash injures 3; driver later arrested for driving while intoxicated
Three people were hurt Saturday night in northern Macon County when a utility terrain vehicle ran off a country road and overturned three miles south of Gifford on Festival Avenue. A passenger, 21-year old Justin Adams of La Plata received serious injuries while another passenger, 21-year old Tristan Collier of Atlanta, Missouri received moderate injuries. […]
Trenton City Council to consider ordinances at Monday meeting
The Trenton City Council will consider three ordinances next week regarding amending city code and approving work orders. A meeting will be at the Trenton City Hall the night of Monday, June 22nd at 7 o’clock. It will be open to the public and available on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/86325324854. One of the ordinances involves amending […]
Ambulance and SUV collide on 9th Street in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department reports a Spickard woman said her wrist hurt after an ambulance struck the sports utility vehicle she drove the morning of Tuesday, June 16th. Sixty-nine year old Kathy Diann Tabbert was not transported to the Wright Memorial Hospital. No injuries were reported for ambulance driver 30-year-old Elizabeth Ann Webb of Jamesport […]
Chillicothe Rotary Club to celebrate a “Century of Service” with fireworks display
Chillicothe’s Rotary Club will celebrate a century of service in Chillicothe with a fireworks display. Fireworks will be set off from a restricted area at the intersection of highways 36 and 65 on the night of July 4th at 9:45 pm. The Rotary Club encourages persons to park and watch the show safely. Those viewing […]
First medical marijuana facilities in Missouri complete commencement inspections
Two state-licensed medical marijuana facilities have successfully completed commencement inspections with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the agency tasked with regulating the state’s new program. Both facilities, which have received authority from DHSS to operate, are cultivation facilities and will be among 60 total facilities in Missouri able to grow medical […]
Four teenage girls injured in UTV crash near Powersville
Four teens from Smithville sustained injuries when a utility vehicle overturned four miles northwest in Powersville on the morning of Wednesday, June 17th. Two 13-year-old girls and two 14-year-old girls were transported by private vehicle to the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville. Injuries for the 13-year-old driver and a 14-year-old passenger were moderate while […]
Accident on 9th Street in Trenton injures Iowa woman
The Trenton Police Department reports a Corydon, Iowa woman sustained injuries as the result of a pickup truck striking the car she drove the morning of Tuesday, June 16th. A Trenton teen driving the truck received a citation. A private vehicle transported 25 year old Mindy Leann Carpenter to the Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. […]
Missouri man sentenced to prison in $900,000 romance fraud
A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a romance fraud scheme that bilked victims across the United States and overseas of nearly $900,000. Ronayerin K. Ogolor, 51, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to three years in federal prison […]
North Kansas City woman sentenced to prison for repteadely embezzling from her employers
A North Kansas City, Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court for embezzling from her employer in what was her fourth scheme to steal from a local company. Tonya A. Topel, 42, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to two years and nine months in federal prison without parole. The court also […]