Nominations for people to serve on County Committees to advise the Farm Service Agency will be accepted beginning today (Friday, June 15th). Nomination forms must be postmarked or received by local USDA Service Centers by the close of business on Wednesday, August 1st.

As part of the Gooseberry Festival this weekend in Trenton, the Grundy County Museum will serve "Gooseberry" ice cream on Sunday afternoon at the museum.

An Eagleville girl was killed when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 69 north of Eagleville, hit an embankment, and overturned several times, throwing her from the vehicle. Sixteen year old Brittni Brenizer of Eagleville was pronounced dead at Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany on Saturday night, about 90 minutes after the accident.

Kicking off the annual Gooseberry Festival in Trenton later this month will be the Iowa-Missouri Sanctioned Truck and Tractor Pull. The event is scheduled at 7 o'clock the night of Friday, June 15th at the Fairgrounds in Trenton.

Republican candidate for Governor, Dave Spence, campaigned in the local area on Monday—noting Grundy was the 102nd county he has visited so far out of 114 in the state.

The old Leeper Hotel building in Chillicothe, which has been undergoing demolition in recent weeks, caught fire on Saturday evening while that demolition was continuing. The fire was contained to that structure, although there was smoke damage to a nearly chiropractor's office. No injuries were reported.

A Gentry County accident on Sunday night injured a King City resident. The Highway Patrol said 21 year old Donna Overton of King City received MODERATE injuries and was taken by ambulance to Northwest Medical center of Albany.

A resident of Dawn was hurt when the van he was driving traveled off a Livingston County road, hit a tree, and overturned. Forty-three year old Justin Mitchell was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, with injuries described as minor by the Highway Patrol.

Five people were injured, three of them seriously, when two vehicles collided at an intersection five miles south of Gower in rural Clinton County. It happened at the junction of Highway 116 and County Line Road.

Cortney Roberts, the daughter of Shelly Rinehart and Todd and Shelley Roberts, signed a letter of intent to play both softball and basketball at North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Lady Pirates Basketball Coach Jenni Croy announced. Roberts is a graduate of Southwest R-1 School at Ludlow.

The Stacy Center in Princeton will hold its annual triathlon on Saturday, June 30th. There are two age divisions ----- Under 15 and 15 and Older. The distances for youths under 15 are a 100 yard swim, a two mile bike ride, and a one mile run. The distances for adults are a 500 yard swim, a six mile bike ride, and a two mile run.

The 10th annual Puppetfest Midwest will be held in Trenton on July 10th through the 15th, featuring five shows and a puppet exhibit open to the public. There also will be workshops for the puppeteers.

A GALLATIN, MISSOURI RESIDENT, BRICE GARNETT, HAS QUALIFIED FOR A PROFESSIONAL GOLF MAJOR EVENT. THE 28 YEAR OLD GARNETT WON A QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY JUNE 4TH.

More entries are needed for Saturday's Five Points Chili Cook-off for charity in Trenton. The event, featuring the on-site cooking of chili and salsa, will be held around the Five Points flag pole location in downtown Trenton. It is a fund raiser for the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association and North Central Missouri Children's Advocacy Center.

The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man died early Monday morning when he was thrown out of his overturning vehicle in rural Livingston County. The victim, identified as 68 year old Chris Vanderau, was pronounced dead at the scene some two and a half hours after the accident is believed to have occurred.

An Independence company will be laying underground fiber optics cable in southern Trenton for the next several days. It is part of work that covers a large area of northwest and north central Missouri.

The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville boy was fatally injured in an all terrain vehicle accident early Sunday evening in rural Adair County. The operator of the A-T-V was subsequently arrested on suspicion of DWI.

Residents of Green City and Moberly were injured when a pickup truck overturned off a Randolph County road late Saturday night.

A Wheeling resident, 33 year old William Knouse, has been accused in Livingston County with manufacturing or attempting to manufacture methamphetamine and three counts of first degree child endangerment.

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