Thousands of dollars are missing, city funds were used to pay a personal credit card and firearms are unaccounted for according to an audit of Glasgow released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The suspicious activity took place under the supervision of a former city administrator, Kevin Atwood, who was responsible for many of the city’s […]
Missouri’s 9-1-1 dispatchers want hunters to use a summertime Smartphone boating app while they’re out in the woods. In a promotional video, Osage Beach Fire Chief Jeff Dorhauer says the software called “Raft Up” will help emergency responders find people on land and water. Linda Clemons with Camden County in mid-Missouri says the […]
A Beach Boys tribute band, Sounds of Summer, is scheduled to perform in Chillicothe om October 7th. Chillicothe Area Arts Administrator Mary Lou Vandeventer says the show by the Indiana based band includes over 30 hits telling the story of the Beach Boys. The performance will take place the afternoon of October 7th at 3 […]
Improvements to the signals at the intersection of U.S. Route 169 (Belt Highway) and U.S. Route 36 are currently going on which will bring the signals into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In order to finish the ADA work, the power to the signals will be shut off Tuesday, Sept. 25 so contractor […]
The University of Missouri Extension has developed an innovative online program with the focus on building better leaders. The 11-week course runs Jan. 21-April 8, 2019. Leadership Online for Today (LOFT) is an interactive course that allows participants to improve communication skills, build relationships and networks, and develop a collaborative project to benefit a community […]
A Kansas City production company owned by a former Trenton resident has been nominated for three awards at the Mid-America Emmys. Blue Coffee Pictures is nominated for Editor-Short Film (Promo, PSA, Commercial), Commercial Campaign, and Branded Content Program. Owner Michael Ransdell says a film for Visit Kansas City received two of the nominations, and the […]
A series of free parenting classes will start at the North Central Missouri Mental Health Center of Trenton next week. Classes will meet on Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 o’clock September 4th through October 9th. Topics will include parenting 101 and building relationships, infants and toddlers, handling misbehavior and focusing on children ages five […]
Multiple charges have been filed against a Brookfield woman, including allegations of distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location such as a park. Forty-two-year-old Tammy Lundy of 312 East Clark in Brookfield faces three felony counts of alleged distribution of a drug; two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance; and one […]
A former church maintenance worker pleaded guilty in federal court to arson after setting a fire at Concord Cultural Center in Kansas City, Mo., and spray-painting racist graffiti on the front of the adjoining church, Concord Fortress of Hope, in an effort to cover up his burglary. Nathaniel D. Nelson, 49, pleaded guilty before U.S. […]
Netflix watchers can catch Black Panther, A Wrinkle in Time and new seasons of The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and Quantico in September. The streaming site released a list of the movies, TV shows, comedy specials and documentaries coming and going next month. Here’s the full list of what’s being added to Netflix in September: Sept. 1 10,000 B.C. […]
Gov. Mike Parson will be among the speakers at the Farm, Family & ME! Summit for Women Sept. 13-14 at the Missouri Farm Bureau headquarters in Jefferson City. University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Karisha Devlin says the two-day event offers women in agriculture an opportunity to hear from top-notch speakers and entrepreneurs. In […]
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt who represents Missouri recently spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City and the important role it plays in preserving the history of African-American baseball. Kansas City is the birthplace of the Negro National League which was established in 1920 during a meeting of […]
The death toll has climbed to 17 from a Ride the Ducks boat flipping last night during a storm on Table Rock Lake in Branson. Governor Mike Parson spoke at a press conference at the lake this morning interrupting when questions to the Stone County sheriff focused on speculation. Governor Mike Parson spoke […]
Although the Smithsonian component of the Hometown Teams exhibit departed July 1 the locally produced sports exhibit continues through the Missouri Day Festival weekend in October. The local sports exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing in American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and all the County’s Public School teams. […]
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 […]
Summer is synonymous with barbecues, parades and fireworks displays. But along with all the festivities are plenty of visits to emergency rooms – especially during July. In 2016, at least four people died and about 11,100 were injured badly enough to require medical treatment after fireworks-related incidents, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And while the […]
A business building that was in the process of being demolished, Anderson’s TBA in Chillicothe, resulted in a request to the Chillicothe Fire Department for assistance Wednesday night at 801 Locust Street. A report this morning from Assistant Chief Eric Reeter says the city codes officer at 8:20 last night, requested the fire department provide […]
Every four years, Special Olympics North America manages the national summer games in the United States that include athletes from all 52 US programs. The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates (athletes, coaches, and […]
The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1 through the 6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates including athletes, coaches, and Unified Partners from around the country to the greater Seattle area to compete in a variety of sports. Hosted at […]
University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch urges Missouri residents to take precautions to ward off mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in May that diseases from the bites of these insects tripled from 2004 to 2016. Also, CDC reported that nine new […]
