Right-handed pitcher Jeremy Guthrie is now officially a former Kansas City Royal, after signing a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The contract includes a spring training invitation with Texas, a team that ironically trains next door to the Royals in Surprise, Arizona. Guthrie struggled in 2015, finishing 8-8 with an ERA […]
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Chillicothe Fire Department busy Monday and Tuesday
Chillicothe fire department responded to a pickup truck fire yesterday on LIV Road 238. Fire Chief Darrell Wright reported the 2006 GMC pickup was totally involved when firefighters arrived. The cause is undetermined. The truck was owned by Tanner Roberts of 14122 LIV Road 238. Wright quoted Roberts as saying he was driving when he […]
NCMC Trustees busy at latest meeting
North Central Missouri College reports seven semi finalists are considered for the next college president. There had been ten candidates last month narrowed from an original list of 40 applications. Three of the ten though have since withdrawn. After interviews were completed last week, the college presidential search committee discussed and scored the semi finalists. Those seven […]
Two from Chillicothe injured in accident near Humphreys
A single vehicle accident yesterday afternoon in western Sullivan county injured two Chillicothe residents. The highway patrol reports the driver of a car, 43 year old Jennifer Sprout,received moderate injuries and was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. Her passenger, 14 year old Elizabeth Horine, received minor injuries. The patrol noted she was […]
Man arrested at La Plata depot on meth charges
(KTVO) – LA PLATA, Mo. — Authorities arrested a Kansas City man Saturday at a northeast Missouri train station on charges of smuggling large amounts of illegal drugs. Nathaniel D. Bales, 41, is charged with first-degree drug trafficking and felony possession of a controlled substance. Drug trafficking in the first degree is a class A […]
Royals open full-squad camp Tuesday with a brisk workout
SURPRISE, ARIZ. – At just after 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Ned Yost paced down the first-base line on the George Brett Field and approached a cluster of pitchers, standing in foul territory. “Get out of here,” Yost shouted. “Go enjoy your day.” The first full-squad workout of Royals spring training was less than 90 minutes old, […]
Mizzou women roll past Auburn, 69-55
AUBURN, Alabama (MUTigers.com) – Mizzou Women’s Basketball (21-6, 8-6) never trailed in a balanced 69-55 victory at Auburn (18-9, 8-6) Sunday afternoon. Junior forward Jordan Frericks (Quincy, Ill.) became the 33rd member of the Mizzou Women’s Basketball 1,000-Point Club while head coach Robin Pingeton earned her 100th victory on the Mizzou sideline. Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, […]
Trenton softball earns academic honors
The Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced its Academic All-State teams for the 2015 fall season. With seven of its members earning Academic All-State recognition, and the entire 15 member Lady Bulldog team setting a 3.83 GPA, Trenton earned All-State distinction. Individual Trenton team members named All-State are seniors Ally Ockenfels, Daryian Otto, […]
Local incumbents file for elections
Seven incumbents were at the Grundy County Courthouse this morning to file for elections this year. Today is opening day for candidates to file for county, district, and statewide offices. The candidates for county offices file with their respective county clerks’ offices. Candidates seeking state representative, state senate, U-S Congress, or a statewide office file with […]
NCMC Lady Pirates open postseason play Tuesday night
The North Central Missouri College women’s basketball team will host the Wentworth Military Academy Red Dragons in a Region 16 first-round playoff game tonight (Tuesday, February 23rd) at 6 o’clock. The game will be played at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. North Central was forced into the game after finishing fourth in the five-team […]
Trenton City Council Meeting Report for Monday, February 22, 2016
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]
Trenton firefighters respond to mobile home fire
Fire Friday afternoon at Trenton destroyed a mobile home at 1908 Colt. Nobody was home at the time. The owner of the property was listed as Robert Allen. Trenton Fire Marshall Robert Romesburg said the blaze was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Lieutenant Romesburg reported a faulty meter box caused a short resulting in an […]
Edgerton victims were set on fire outside home| newspressnow.com
RIVERSIDE, Mo. — Law enforcement authorities revealed Monday that all four unidentified homicide victims and a pet dog found at a fire at 4170 Buena Vista Road in Edgerton, Missouri, were incinerated outside the residence with an accelerant. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd and Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen held a press conference to update […]
Trenton rides Richman to opening round district win over Brookfield
Early in the third quarter of Monday night’s Class 3, District 15 girls quarterfinal at Lawson High School, the favored Trenton Lady Bulldogs looked vulnerable to an upset against long-time rival Brookfield, as the #6 seed had surged to a 23-23 tie, applying pressure to a young THS team. With their season at stake, Trenton […]
Grundy County Sheriff Arrests Three
Three arrests are in today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Ninteen year old Dillon Pratt of Trenton faces four counts of tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree. Pratt is accused of acting in concert with one or more persons to deface four motor vehicles January 20th and 22nd. Authorities reported […]
Durham’s career-high 17 leads Arkansas past Missouri, 84-72
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Jabril Durham claimed the bulk of the responsibility for Arkansas’ disheartening loss to Auburn on Wednesday, a game in which his defensive gamble led to a crushing late 3-pointer. The Razorbacks point guard channeled any leftover frustration from that loss into a career-best effort on Saturday night, an 84-72 victory over Missouri. […]
Grundy R-V coaches shows for Monday, February 22, 2016
The Grundy R-5 girls, for the second consecutive season, are in a district semifinal contest, set to battle the Linn County Lady Mustangs Tuesday night at 7:30 at Green City High School. The winner moves into the Class 1, District 12 championship game on Friday night at 6:00. Over the past week, the Lady Panthers […]
Mercer Cardinal coaches shows for Monday, February 22, 2016
The Mercer girls open postseason play on Tuesday night, taking a 24-0 record to Green City to meet the Bucklin-Macon County Lady Bulldogs in a Class 1, District 12 semifinal. Dennis Stephenson will have the call on Hot Country Z 101.7 at 6 o’clock. Last week, Mercer survived an overtime scare from Gilman City, and […]
Grundy County Nursing Home Board Meets
At a meeting of the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board, members approved a program that begins to provide adult day care services at the nursing home for a limited number of clients.
Building and Nuisance board meets – Gilworth furniture store to open at Five Points in Trenton
A Gilworth Furniture store is to open at Five Points in downtown Trenton on March 7th. The building at 1001 Main Street, owned by Larry Gilworth, has been undergoing repairs and passed a city inspection Monday. The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board last night voted to allow the building to be occupied. In effect, the […]