Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education candidate filings were discussed at a meeting Tuesday evening. Two candidates have filed for the board including incumbent Danny Westcott and Laurie Frisbie filed for three-year terms. No one filed for the two-year term. The board discussed transportation contracts and a new accounting program with no action taken. Superintendent […]
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Chillicothe Police Department reminds residents of sidewalk snow removal ordinance
With the conclusion of the recent weather event, snow and ice accumulations have been deposited on the sidewalks. Chillicothe’s sidewalk snow removal ordinance requires residents and businesses to clear their adjacent public sidewalks of snow and ice in a timely manner. Providing clear, safe sidewalks for pedestrian routes ensures access to jobs, schools, and services in the […]
Audio: Scott Blair of National Weather Service discusses upcoming winter storm to hit north Missouri
As we wait on the approaching winter storm to bring snow to northern Missouri, Meteorologist Scott Blair of the Pleasant Hill office of the National Weather Service explains what’s predicted for the Trenton area. Most of our listening area has a winter weather advisory beginning later in the day. But Linn County of the […]
Audio: Heavy winter storm developing in Missouri
A winter snow storm is developing in Missouri that’ll leave substantial accumulations across the state. Ben Herzog with the National Weather Service in St. Louis says the system will have an extensive reach. The storm is predicted to leave 1-2 inches of snow in southern Missouri and roughly six inches in the northern […]
Audio: Storm spotter training scheduled for Grundy and Livingston counties
The National Weather Service and Grundy County Emergency Management will host a Storm Spotter Training next month. Meteorologist Jared Leighton with the National Weather Service says a variety of topics will be discussed at the courthouse in Trenton the evening of February 7th from 6 o’clock to 7:30. Children interested in learning about […]
Trenton Park Board reviews budget for 2019-2020
The Trenton Park Board discussed the 2019-2020 budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. President Duane Helmandollar said there might be “a couple of hiccups” for the budget due to the state’s minimum wage increase and sales tax figures for the Trenton Park Department declining the past several years. It was suggested the board might want […]
Audio: $50 million renovation in progress to spruce up 100-year-old Missouri Capitol
Work continues on $50 million in renovations of the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. Dana Rademan Miller chairs the State Capitol Commission which is charged with the preservation of the structure. She says the building has been in urgent need of repair after state revenue declines led to 15-years of deferred maintenance. Rademan […]
Changes to planned closures on Chariton County Route D this week
Work along Route D in Chariton County is progressing quicker than anticipated. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation had planned to work only between Route 5 and Mussel Fork Avenue this week, but will wrap that culvert replacement work up today. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 9 through the 11th, they will close Route […]
Burns and McDonnell recommend no sewer rate increases in Trenton until 2021
While no official action was taken, information was presented yesterday to city officials on a study of sewer rates and the progress of the improvements at the sewer plant in Trenton. Attending the workshop were representatives of the Burns and McDonnel engineering firm plus six members of the city council, the mayor, and other city […]
Newtown Branch Bridge to close in January for replacement work
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports the Newtown Branch Bridge on Highway 139 south of Newtown will be closed for several months for a replacement project. Crews plan to close the Newtown Branch Bridge January 2nd and reopen it in early March. The replacement project will be led by contractors from Widel, Incorporated, who will […]
New pump and drainage system planned for Fountain Grove Conservation Area of Livingston County
The Missouri Conservation Commission has approved a contract for a project to install a pump station and drainage system to improve wetland habitat management at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Fountain Grove Conservation Area in Livingston County. The contract for the eight point three million dollar project was approved with Lehman Construction, LLC of California, […]
Christmas lights added to Grundy County Courthouse
Christmas lights have been put up on the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton. Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull says the Grundy County Commission tried to find someone to install the Christmas lights earlier in the year. The county commission helped park buses during the Trenton Marching Festival in October, and some of the proceeds from the event […]
Weather in 2018 was near normal, but averages hide record-setting events
Do the math on temperatures and rainfall for all of 2018. On average, you get “near normal,” says Pat Guinan, University of Missouri Extension climatologist. “Weather was anything but that,” Guinan adds. Record-setting numbers hide in an average. For starters, look at the “non-spring” of 2018. April was the second coldest on record going back […]
Christmas parade begins at 6 o’clock this evening in downtown Trenton
Five Points Alive’s Trenton Downtown Christmas Parade postponed due to inclement weather December 1st has been rescheduled for Friday evening. The line up for the parade will start at Geyer Hall at 5:45, and the parade will begin at 6 o’clock. Five Points Alive member Cindy Jennings says the parade route will travel down Main […]
Trenton Board of Education approves audit
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved of the final draft of the 2017-2018 audit during a meeting Tuesday evening. At last month’s meeting, Mark Higgins with Conrad and Higgins, LLC presented a rough draft of the audit. At that time he said he was “impressed” and that things went “smoothly”. Higgins commented budgetary compliance […]
Laredo Board of Education approves school audit
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved the 2017-2018 school audit Monday evening. The candidate filing period was set for the board election. Candidates may file for the April 2nd Municipal Election today (December 11th) through January 15th from 8 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The school office will be […]
Annual First Friday Hike scheduled for January 1st at Crowder State Park
Crowder State Park west of Trenton will hold its annual First Day Hike January 1st. The free guided hike of the three-point two-mile Tall Oaks Trail will begin at the Shelter 3 parking lot at 2 o’clock that afternoon. Resource Manager Anna Persell says the hike will last one to two hours depending on how […]
MoDOT planned road work for the week of December 10th, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of December 10 through the 16th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
Prices average $2,099 per head at Fruitland Show-Me-Select sale
What a sale!” said sale coordinator Erin Larimore about the $2,099 average price for replacement heifers at the Show-Me-Select sale in Fruitland, Mo., December 1. The fourth of six fall sales kept the upward trend in prices. Two sales remain for heifers raised with protocols from the University of Missouri Extension animal scientists. Larimore, a […]
Officials release tentative schedule for High School Holiday Hoops
High School Holiday Hoops officials have released the upcoming schedule featuring 115 teams, 63 high schools from Missouri and Iowa and a total of 77 games. Hoops Director Steve Maxey says this year’s event features some of the most outstanding high school basketball programs in all of north Missouri and southern Iowa as well as […]