A Medicaid expansion measure is one of the hot items at the ballot box in Tuesday’s primary election. Missouri voters will be asked whether to expand Medicaid to another 230,000 low-income adults. Currently, about 950,000 Missourians get government-funded healthcare. Under Amendment 2, Missouri adults earning up to $18,000 annually could qualify. The clash between those […]
The July weather summary in Trenton shows precipitation was above normal by an inch and forty-two one-hundredths. Low temperatures averaged above normal by two degrees, however, high temperatures averaged below normal by slightly over one degree. July normally is the warmest month of the year in Trenton with highs averaging nearly 89 degrees and lows […]
The patrol reports a 14-year old Mercer boy was seriously injured when a pickup truck traveled off a road and hit bridge support in a creek east of Cainsville. The boy, who was a passenger in the truck, was flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. The driver of the pickup, […]
Three people were hurt Saturday afternoon when a van traveled into the path of a car in southern Macon County. The driver of the van, 86-year old Robert Ratliff of Excello had moderate injuries, a passenger in the van, 76-year old Lynn Ratliff of Excello received minor injuries, and the driver of the car, 44-year […]
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gibbs sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a Freightliner two and a half miles west of Gibbs the evening of Friday, July 31st. Seventeen year old Cody Mallett was treated at the scene. The other driver, 25 year old Cody Oberholtzer of Gorin, was […]
A boil advisory has been issued in Laredo until further notice due to the replacement of a fire hydrant. The advisory affects the area of Second Avenue west to West Avenue and Main Street north to First Street.
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the North Missouri region for the week of August 3 – 9. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in […]
Rapid Removal is following the national response set forth by waste haulers in the country regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The haulers are suspending weekly bulky item pick up and cleanups due to the ability of the virus to live on the surface of items. Rapid Removal notes suspending those services minimizes sanitation workers’ exposure to […]
A Booneville woman was injured Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident five miles south of Bethany. Fifty-six-year-old Nancee Swanson was taken by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. The other driver, 47-year-old Isaac Welling, of Hatfield was not injured. A trooper reported Welling’s sports utility vehicle was westbound on […]
Missouri has been added to the 21 states considered in the federal “red zone” for new COVID-19 cases. A report this week by the White House coronavirus task force is urging leaders to consider more restrictions in virus hot spots, including closing gyms and bars and restricting gatherings to no more than 10 people. The […]
A former Trenton resident has been appointed to the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri Board of Directors. Steve Maxey of Kansas City recently retired from the foundation as its Director of Marketing and Fund Development. Upon his retirement, he was appointed to the 21-member board made up of representatives from the 18-county region. Maxey is […]
Missouri school officials have been putting a lot of effort into developing reopening plans designed to help protect staff, students, and their families during the COVID-19 era. Gov. Mike Parson is traveling around the state this week to hear from teachers and administrators about their back-to-school plans. He has made stops in Jefferson City, Neosho, […]
