The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved budgets at its meeting Tuesday evening. The NCMC Unrestricted Accounts operational budget for 2019-2020 projects total revenues of $10,725,769 and total expenses of $10,720,908. That results in a budgeted operational surplus of $4,861. The NCMC Auxiliary Service Accounts budget projects total revenue of $2,204,650 and total […]
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Emergency management agencies to meet in Trenton to assess damage
Representatives of the Federal and State emergency management agencies will hold a joint assessment meeting regarding public assistance for flood damage in Grundy County. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says the meeting with government officials, townships, and taxing entities with recent storm and flood damage will be held in the courthouse in Trenton […]
Route N to close in Eagleville on Wednesday
Route N (Drain Street) in Eagleville will close tomorrow, Wednesday, June 26, for a culvert replacement. Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close Route N at the junction with U.S. Route 69 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Schedules are subject to change. Motorists will need to use an […]
Missouri requests second federal disaster declaration this year in response to flooding and tornadoes
Acting on behalf of Governor Mike Parson, Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump issue a major disaster declaration to assist residents and businesses in 41 Missouri counties that have been hard hit by flooding, tornadoes, and severe storms beginning on April 29 and continuing throughout the spring. “Historic long-term flooding continues to devastate families, businesses, […]
Main attractions announced for 2019 North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton
A little more than a month from now, the North Central Missouri Fair will begin with main event activities including a rodeo on July 26th and 27th at 7 o’clock both nights. There will be a URA/MRCA rodeo presented by TNT Ranch and Rodeo company. On Sunday, July 28th, the North Central Missouri Fair tractor […]
Free class on “Frogging for Beginners” to be held at Locust Creek Conservation Area in Milan
Frogging is a great way to enjoy Missouri’s fish, forest, and wildlife resources while also putting food on the table the whole family can enjoy. Join the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for a free clinic on frogging for beginners, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. on Friday, July 5, at Locust Creek Conservation Area near […]
Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments to host open house
Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments reports it will host a blood drive next week and then an open house two weeks later. The community blood center will set up Wednesday, June 26th at Sunnyview. The blood drive hours are from 2 until 6 o’clock and appointments can be made online. Those signing up online are […]
Mexican nationals sentenced for conspiracy to distribute more than 30 pounds of heroin
Two Mexican nationals have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy that distributed more than 14 kilograms of heroin in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area, some of which is believed to have resulted in overdoses and deaths. Julian Felix-Aguirre, 46, and Martin Missael Puerta-Navarro, 38, were sentenced in separate hearings […]
14 southern Missouri residents indicted for meth conspiracy and illegal firearms
Fourteen southern Missouri residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, and elsewhere. Five of the defendants were also charged with illegally possessing firearms. Cheyenne W. Conn, 43, and Johnathon W. Arnold, also known as Jonathan, 38, both of Everton, Missouri; […]
Green City man arrested on drug allegations
The highway patrol reports the arrest of a Green City resident. Fifty-five-year-old Ira Helton was arrested Wednesday morning on a Sullivan County warrant accusing him of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. He was also accused of possessing 11 to 35 grams of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Helton was taken […]
UPDATE: Chillicothe firefighters extricate individual from car on Highway 36
An out of state resident was injured Wednesday during the noon hour in a traffic crash that involved a car that had overturned at the east edge of Chillicothe. Chillicothe Police and Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services responded to the single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 36 near the Blackwell Creek. The car was driven […]
Annual two-day Spring Hill School Consignment Auction slated for July 3rd and 4th near Jamesport
Various items will be up for auction at the Annual Two-Day Spring Hill School Consignment Auction in July to benefit area Amish schools. The sale will be held at the Raymond Troyer Farm half of a mile west of the Route NN and Highway 6 junction July 3rd and 4th, starting each morning at 8 […]
MoDOT to begin chip seal project on Interstate 35
A chip seal project to extend the pavement life of Interstate 35 will begin next week from the Iowa state line to Eagleville. Contractors from Herzog Contracting Corp., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, are scheduled to begin work Wednesday, June 19 and complete the project on Friday, June 21. Wednesday, June 19: Complete […]
Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library to hold two events the week of June 17, 2019
The Grundy County Jewett Norris Library of Trenton will hold two events next week for its Universe of Stories Summer Reading Program. Trenton Mayor Linda Crooks will be the guest presenter at the Children’s Weekly program in the Children’s Library on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at 10 o’clock. She will read the book “There Was […]
One person extradited to Grundy County, another charged with assault
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the transport of one area man and the arrest of another on Wednesday. Twenty-nine-year-old Donald Brown of Milan was extradited from Morgan County. He is accused of violating his probation on 12 felony counts of passing a bad check. His probation was suspended, and he was scheduled for Division […]
Gallatin man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
A rural Gallatin man pleaded guilty to felony possession of child pornography – first offense in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Online court information shows the court sentenced Allen David Coates to a facility to be determined by the Missouri Department of Corrections for four years on the child pornography charge. […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approves balanced budget for 2019-2020
A balanced budget has been approved by the Grundy R-5 Board of Education. Meeting Wednesday evening, the board accepted the 2019-20 budget which shows a surplus for the year of nearly $9,800. Anticipated revenues are listed at $2,388,055. Projected expenditures are $10,000 at $2,378,261. A purchase was approved to have three school buses from Masters […]
Novinger couple killed after tractor-trailer truck slams into pickup
A Novinger couple was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident at Monroe City, in Marion County. The highway patrol reports the driver of a pickup, 77-year-old Janie Goodwin, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, 72-year-old Earl Goodwin, died less than an hour later at University Hospital in Columbia. The eastbound pickup attempted […]
Two-vehicle crash west of Chillicothe injures three
Residents of Chillicothe, Winston, and Weatherby were taken to Hedrick Medical Center Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle accident about seven miles to the west of Chillicothe. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 57-year-old David Mitchell of Chillicothe, 51-year-old Lisa Piburn of Winston, and 55-year-old Sharon Clemons of Weatherby. According to state troopers, Mitchell […]
Trenton Park Board has split vote on purchase of new lawn mower
On a split vote Wednesday evening, the Trenton Park Board did not approve a lawn mower bid. Board member Gary Schuett moved to purchase a Dixie Chopper XCaliber 3574 mower from Landmark Lawn Equipment, LLC of Trenton for $11,500. Gary Berry seconded the motion, which ended with a vote of two in favor, three opposed, […]