The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hamilton man following a one-vehicle accident four miles south of Gallatin Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Dennis McGroom traveled north on Highway 13 when the vehicle he drove ran off the west side of the road and struck an embankment. The vehicle came to rest in a ditch and […]
The National Main Street Center has named Main Street Chillicothe a 2019 Great American Main Street Award Semifinalist. The award recognizes Main Street America programs whose successes serve as a model for comprehensive, historic preservation-based commercial district revitalization. A national jury selected this year’s 10 semifinalists from a nationwide pool of accredited applicants based on […]
Trenton’s Administrative Committee did not have a quorum for a meeting Tuesday evening when just two of the four members were present. However, a discussion was held with information to be forwarded to the city council without a recommendation. Council members present were Dave Mlika and Jenn Hottes. Advancing to the city council is the […]
A tax levy was adopted and a new member appointed during a meeting last night of the Spickard Board of Aldermen. The levy was accepted as proposed at 97.32 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Following a closed session, Randy Howe was offered the position of city Alderman and he accepted the appointment. Larry Marrs […]
School days bring congestion with school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially […]
The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture Day, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, on Saturday, Aug. 18. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, raising $195,350 – the largest amount ever raised in the history of the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions! The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Mackenzie […]
Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Detective Sgt. Ryan Glidden of the Maryville Department of Public Safety has received the 2018 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community. Glidden […]
Waiving preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court were Andrew Lane Epperson of Laredo, David Clay-Austin Travis of Spickard, James Lewellen, and Ricky Eugene Shoemaker—both of Trenton. Each was bound over for arraignments September 6th in Division One of the circuit court. Epperson, from a February 1st arrest, faces charges of driving […]
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the availability of $20 million for construction of a lake that will serve 10 north-central Missouri counties. State Conservationist J.R. Flores made the announcement at a location near Milan that will be at the bottom of East Locust Creek Reservoir when the reservoir is completed. The 2,352-acre […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports officers were dispatched Monday afternoon to a person attempting to pick up a child while in the checkout line of a business in the 1000 block of Graves Street in Chillicothe. Sergeant Curtis Hays says officers were notified the person exposed her breasts while in the store and took an […]
(Missourinet) – The Missouri Ethics Commission wants all bank records from former Governor Eric Greitens’ political non-profit organization. Brian Hauswirth from the Missourinet files this report. The Commission has subpoenaed Carrollton Bank for all bank records from Greitens’ political non-profit organization – A New Missouri. It wants to examine the information to learn […]
Probation was revoked for Trenton resident Levi Grant Bell when he appeared Thursday in Division One of Grundy County circuit court. The previous stay of execution was set aside and Bell was sentenced to a prison term of seven years on each of two counts of second-degree burglary. The terms run concurrently and Bell was […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Wednesday on two felony charges. Fifty-two-year-old Alfred Demond Green has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000 as well as damage to jail or jail property. His bond was set at $15,000 cash only, and he […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a citizen-requested audit of the City of Bethany, which found that poor planning in tax increment financing projects (TIF) spearheaded by the city resulted in delays and lack of oversight. “Economic incentives can be valuable for communities, but they must be presented transparently and used effectively as part […]
A St. Joseph, Mo., in-home health care nursing assistant pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing bank account information from one of her clients in order to illegally transfer more than $207,000 out of her account. Ashley N. Garr, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to one count of filing a […]
A Princeton native has started a scholarship for students of Smithville High School. The $1,000 Zane Myers Agency Scholarship will be awarded to a 2019 graduate of Smithville High School. The one-time, non-renewable scholarship will be offered to qualifying students and may be used at any college, university, or trade school. The scholarship will be […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area residents Monday and the extradition of another area resident Tuesday. Twenty-five year old Ellen Olivia Stevenson of Laclede has been charged with felony stealing of $750 or more with her bond set at $10,000 cash only. Court documents accuse Stevenson of appropriating United States […]
Like other livestock farmers trying to make a living in the grasp of a severe drought, Adam Boman was on the road to Kansas City in early August to market some of his cattle. But Boman, owner of Good Life Grass Farms, was only transporting the few cows he direct markets each month. The others […]
Daviess County Public Water Supply District Number 1 reports water has been pumping since Monday night to an area in the rural district in Daviess and DeKalb Counties that had been without water or had low water pressure since Thursday. The Water Supply District notes it will take time for the water to reach everyone […]
Daviess County Emergency Management reports as of Monday night, water was being pumped within the Daviess County Public Water Supply District Number One. An area of the rural district had been without water, or low water pressure, since last Thursday. The news release issued Monday night noted it will take some time for all customers […]
