The Highway Patrol will participate in Operation Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort (CARE) over the July 4th holiday weekend, as well as an Independence Day, Driving While Intoxicated Enforcement operation. The counting period for the July 4th holiday will start the evening of July 3rd at 6 o’clock and end the night of July 7th […]
The approximately 1.4 million children who comprise nearly one-quarter of Missouri’s population are more likely to live in poverty than Missouri’s children in 1990. According to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The 30th edition of the Data Book — a comprehensive annual report on child well-being for […]
Injured Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab reports via Facebook that she’s feeling grateful for the citizens who came to her aid Friday afternoon at Winston after being shot while transporting a prisoner in Daviess County. A photo of Jasmine and two of the men was posted to the Helping Jasmine Diab Facebook page. The police […]
After an extended closure due to flooding in our neighboring state of Iowa and occasional flooding in Missouri, Interstate 29 is open north of St. Joseph. The roadway briefly reopened May 29, 2019, but had to be reclosed that same day. Traffic may be narrowed to one lane in some locations between St. Joseph and […]
The city of Trenton is eligible for a much lower interest rate when it decides to borrow money to pay for improvements now underway and those that are planned at the Trenton sewer plant. Utility committee members Tuesday evening reviewed preliminary information that shows Trenton could borrow money at a fixed interest rate of three […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education has accepted contracts for a Superintendent and a Principal for next school year. The contract for Superintendent came from Lucas McKinnis and the contract for kindergarten through 12th-grade principal came from Amy Carlson. Bookkeeper Amanda Neff says McKinnis is coming from Bernie High School and Carlson is coming from West […]
Monetary donations to assist wounded Trenton police officer Jasmine Diab and her daughter can be left with an account at the Citizen’s Bank and Trust in downtown Trenton. The Trenton Police Department is accepting get well cards and gift cards if they are sealed in an envelope and marked for Jasmine Diab. Those can be […]
Over the weekend, friends of wounded Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab began a Facebook page to provide updates and to share support and information. The page can be found at “Helping Jasmine Diab” which now has members from not only Missouri but all over the United States and Canada. It is a public group and […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri has a new fund to provide disaster relief, particularly to flood victims in Northwest Missouri. The fund was seeded by an out-of-state donor looking for a community foundation to disperse the funds, as the person is familiar with community foundations and has given to them in different parts of […]
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 […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of June 17 – 23. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
The deadline has been extended to reserve a spot for a free workshop on how landowners, gardeners, and local communities can improve their property by establishing native pollinator plots. Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist John Marshall will present information during the Pollinators and Wildlife Presentation and Field Tour at the Barton Farm Campus of Trenton the […]
