A rollover accident yesterday at Leisure Lake injured a rural Trenton woman. 70-year-old Diana Hoppe received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital. The highway patrol reports Mrs. Hoppe was eastbound when her sports utility vehicle went off the right side of Leisure Lake Drive and struck a wooden […]
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Firefighters respond to car fire north of Trenton
Fire Wednesday morning August 3, caused extensive damage to a car being driven north of Trenton in the area of Highway 65 and Route A. No injuries were reported involving the incident, however, the cause of the fire was undetermined. The name of the driver was not available. The driver apparently saw a puff of […]
Laredo woman hurt in crash west of Trenton
The highway patrol described injuries as minor for a Laredo woman involved in a traffic accident last night at the Thompson River bridge half a mile west of Trenton. The patrol reports 70-year-old Jackie Owens was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital. The report noted that just past 8:30 Wednesday evening, the eastbound car […]
Funeral services for firefighter Edward “Ed” Cosgrove set for Thursday, July 28
Edward Austin Cosgrove, Jr., age 53, a resident of Utica, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Utica, Missouri. Edward was born the son of Edward Austin and Delaine Marie (Curtis) Cosgrove, on February 2, 1963, in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a graduate of Lockport High School, Lockport, Illinois. Edward worked as a […]
Chillicothe Fire Department to hold demonstration at Mayor’s Coffee
The Chillicothe Fire Department will display a propane gas training prop and demonstrate high angle rescue techniques using a training tower and ropes during a program at its fire training center. The program is to be held Wednesday morning, July 6, at 10 o’clock at 1301 Green Street in southwestern Chillicothe. Two companies who have […]
Highway Patrol conducts crack-down in three area counties, announces DWI checkpoint for DeKalb County
The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms that 27 citations were given on Wednesday night, during a “hazardous moving operation” in Mercer, Grundy, and Livingston Counties. Of the 27 citations, 12 were for speeding, seven involved non-moving violations, six were for seat belt violations, and two for uninsured motorists. In addition, 55 warnings were given. The Patrol […]
Cultural luncheon planned for Chillicothe, today at noon
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council is sponsoring an “outdoor cultural luncheon” on Wednesday, May 11th at Silver Moon Plaza in downtown Chillicothe. The Chillicothe High School jazz band performs at 12 noon, followed by Central Elementary School’s fourth and fifth grade “Hornet Stinger Choir”. The one hour program is free to the public. The Silver […]
Wheeling man cited for speeding 107 mph: The cost of speed, it’s more than a ticket
It happened Wednesday, April 27 as a Livingston County Sheriff deputy was on Highway K near Liv 261. The deputy checked a vehicle on radar at 107 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver from Wheeling, Missouri was stopped, cited for the high speed and posted bond for the violation. The driver is scheduled […]
Severe weather, possibility of tornadoes, being monitored across Midwest for Sunday, Tuesday
(AccuWeather.com) – There is the potential for a damaging and dangerous severe weather outbreak to unfold next Tuesday and continue into Wednesday over part of the central United States. Families, individuals and emergency managers should review severe weather safety plans at this time. The pattern unfolding warrants communities to be prepared ahead of the situation. “All […]
Jenkerson, Coffey resignations announced at R-9 Board of Education meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has announced four resignations and four employments following a closed session on Wednesday regarding personnel. Resigning effective at the end of the current school year are Trenton Middle School Principal Dustin Jenkerson, his wife Lindsey (a music teacher at S.M. Rissler Elementary School), Trenton High School Assistant Principal Erik […]
Penguins top Rangers 5-2 in opener; Lundqvist injured
PITTSBURGH (AP) Banished to the third string in January, Jeff Zatkoff could have checked out. Instead, the Pittsburgh goalie kept showing up at the rink every day, cracking jokes to keep things loose and helping rookie Matt Murray – who took Zatkoff’s job as primary backup to Marc-Andre Fleury – get used to life in […]
Gashi’s first MLS goal gives Rapids 2-1 win over Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Shkelzen Gashi scored his first MLS goal in the 82nd minute and the Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Wednesday night. Gashi followed as Dillon Serna’s 35-yard knuckler crashed off the crossbar and finished the rebound with a left-footed roundhouse kick. The Rapids (3-2-1) acquired Gashi as a designated […]
Cardinals look for 5th straight win in mid-week duel vs. Milwaukee
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The results at the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals have changed so dramatically that they’ve gone from facing their first 0-4 start in 19 years to the verge of a positive the franchise hasn’t experienced since the 19th century. With a club runs record on the horizon, the Cardinals seek […]
Royals aim for season win #6 in third game of mid-week series at Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — A little more than a week into the season, the Kansas City Royals have already shown a knack for winning the close games. Looking to build on another nail-biting victory, the visiting Royals continue their four-game series with the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, with pregame on KTTN AM 1600 and KTTN […]
Sporting KC hosts Colorado tonight at Children’s Mercy Park
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City is off to its best start in four years, largely due to the play of the hottest goalkeeper in MLS. A visit from the league’s lowest-scoring team since the start of last season should only continue each trend. In a rematch of its inaugural game exactly 20 […]
Learn all about the tax issue: Trenton Fire Tax “Sparks” interest
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]
Trenton Park Board meets, discusses summer ball program
The Trenton Park Board has voted to not charge the Green Hills Recreation Association rent for use of the ball fields at Moberly and Ray Van Meter Parks this year. Park Board President Duane Helmandollar noted the newly-formed Recreation Association is “strapped for funds” this year. He added that he appreciates what the association is […]
Samuel Borntreger could face additional charges of child abuse and sexual misconduct
(St. Joseph News Press) – Testimony in a bond hearing Wednesday revealed an ongoing criminal investigation against an Amish man charged with poisoning his own wife. Samuel Borntreger appeared in a Harrison County courtroom Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Anna Yoder Borntreger, in 2006. Authorities raised the […]
Trenton City Council Meeting Report for Monday, February 22, 2016
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]