A Camdenton, Missouri, man with a history of predatory financial crimes against women was sentenced in federal court for a $78,000 fraud scheme in which he used his victim’s credit cards without authorization. Ivan Joseph Stark, Jr., 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 10 years in federal prison without parole. […]
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Two hurt in crash near Lake Viking
The Highway Patrol reports two women sustained injuries in an accident in which a car struck a hatchback four miles south of Lake Viking the morning of Friday, July 24th. An ambulance transported car driver 66 year old Willa Gibson of Gallatin to Cameron Regional Medical Center with what were described as moderate injuries. Hatchback […]
Missouri names new Assistant Adjutant General for Air Guard
Missouri’s Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Levon Cumpton, announced July 11, Brig. Gen. Ken Eaves will oversee the Show-Me State’s Citizen-Airmen. In a ceremony at the Missouri National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters here, Col. Ken Eaves was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Eaves officially assumed the role of Assistant Missouri National Guard Adjutant General […]
Woman injured after tire blows out causing crash on Highway 36
Two women from Los Angeles, California were in a car that ran off Highway 36 after a tire blew out Tuesday afternoon one mile to the west of Laclede. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for a passenger, 22-year-old Allie Cole, who was taken to the University Hospital in Columbia. The driver was 21-year-old […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center officially opens for services on July 6th
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center will officially open for services on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 1433 Lulu Street in Trenton, Missouri. Life Options Green Hills is a pregnancy medical center that will serve clients throughout the Green Hills area. As a pregnancy medical center, Life Options will meet the needs of individuals, […]
NCMC Board of Trustees presented report on COVID-19 back to campus plans; approve budgets
North Central Missouri College President Doctor Lenny Klaver provided a COVID-19 update to the Board of Trustees the evening of Tuesday, June 23rd. He said the college is working on back to campus plans. He wants to incorporate best practices and be quick to react to changes. The National Junior College Athletic Association has made […]
Missouri man sentenced to prison in $900,000 romance fraud
A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a romance fraud scheme that bilked victims across the United States and overseas of nearly $900,000. Ronayerin K. Ogolor, 51, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to three years in federal prison […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center to offer free ultrasounds
The Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center will offer a limited number of free obstetric ultrasounds to women in their first trimester of pregnancy. The ultrasounds will be provided at the center at 1433 Lulu in Trenton June 16th, 23rd, and 30th from 10 to 4 o’clock. Executive Director Rachael Brothers reports the […]
Farm Service Agency county committee nominations open June 15
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday, June 15, 2020. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in […]
Two more COVID-19 related deaths reported in Gentry County
The Tri-County Health Department reported the morning of Wednesday, June 3rd the third and fourth deaths of Gentry County residents due to COVID-19. The residents were women. One was in her 80s, and the other was in her 90s. The health department reported the second COVID-19-related death in Gentry County Tuesday, June 2nd. That resident […]
Adair County Health Department reports 3 additional cases of COVID-19
The Adair County Health Department reports three females, ages 23, 26, and 28, are the most recent county residents to test positive for COVID-19. Adair County now has a total of 52 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the year. The health department notes 37 of those residents are in […]
Jenni Croy selected as North Central Missouri College’s outstanding employee
Jenni Croy, Head Women’s Basketball Coach/Developmental Math Instructor, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee for May. Jenni, from Trenton, has been employed at NCMC for 13 years and holds a master’s degree in Secondary Administration from William Woods University. Since her employment, Jenni has consistently worked to build a successful women’s […]
Man taken into custody on Tuesday charged in Livingston and Lafayette counties
A suspect taken into custody Tuesday after an alleged incident in Lafayette County involving the stealing of a pickup truck and one suspect allegedly shooting at the vehicle owner has been charged in Livingston and Lafayette counties. Two other suspects remain at large. Online court information shows 35-year-old Jesse Moses Monreal has been charged in […]
Doctor Jennifer Bowe appointed Medical Director at Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center
The Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center of Trenton has announced a doctor with the Saint Luke’s Health System and Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton has joined Life Options as its medical director. Jennifer Bowe will oversee the medical services provided by the center. Services include medical-grade pregnancy testing, limited obstetric ultrasounds, and […]
Stolen vehicle and alleged shooting prompts manhunt on Tuesday
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox released information on one of three suspects taken into custody following an alleged incident in Lafayette County Tuesday morning. The incident involved the alleged stealing of pickup trucks and one of the suspects allegedly shooting at the vehicle owner. It is unknown where the firearm reportedly used is located. Cox […]
Adair County Health Department confirms 5 additional cases of COVID-19
The Adair County Health Department reports five more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Saturday in Adair County bringing the total number of cases to 27 since January 1st. The new cases were men ages 24, 35, and 43 and women ages 21 and 34. All five were tested at Complete Family Medicine in Kirksville. The […]
Trenton FFA Chapter wins Top Chapter Award
The Missouri FFA Association awarded Trenton FFA a Gold Emblem, a Top Chapter Award. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year. Model of Innovation winners and rankings will be announced at a summer event. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the […]
Local testing sites announce number of individuals tested for COVID-19
Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital COVID-19 testing numbers were announced via marketing and public relations director Jordan Ferguson of Trenton. According to Ferguson, the testing results collectively include those administered at the hospitals in Chillicothe and Trenton as well as the drive-through testing clinic on Highway 65 in Chillicothe. The drive through testing […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center announces hiring of Michaela Koon
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center announces the hiring of Michaela Koon of Chillicothe to be the Nurse Manager. Michaela attended nursing school at North Central Missouri College and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 2019. She has been a nurse at Hedrick Medical Center since June 2019. Michaela is passionate about providing […]
Grants available to help local public safety agencies address COVID-19
Public safety agencies in the Western District of Missouri are eligible for more than $3.2 million in Department of Justice grants announced today to aid their response to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation, will allow eligible state and local and […]