INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Breanna Stewart and UConn stand alone. Geno Auriemma, too, after another flawless season by the dominating Huskies. UConn won an unprecedented fourth straight national championship Tuesday night, capping another perfect season by routing Syracuse 82-51. Until now, only the UCLA men’s team had won four in a row in Division I, rolling to […]
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Trenton tennis beats visiting Carrollton 5-4, grabbing victory #1 of the spring
In their third head-to-head match of the spring, the Trenton Bulldog tennis team has its first elusive team win, playing their second straight 5-4 duel in as many days, but unlike Monday’s result in St. Joseph against Benton, Tuesday’s result was a 5-4 win over the visiting Carrollton Trojans. Winning for the Bulldog varsity were #2 […]
Area near Meadville placed under boil water advisory
Linn-Livingston Public Water Supply District #3 has issued a precautionary boil order because of a water main break that was repaired on Tuesday night. The district describes the affected area as the “main line from the corner of Route Y east of Meadville, south of U.S. Highway 36, and west to Parson Creek”. The precautionary […]
Risk of building collapse closes Princeton Square’s east side
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday morning, announced that the east side of the Princeton Square will remain closed until further notice, due to the high probability that one of the structures involved in Tuesday’s fire was going to collapse. There is no parking on Broadway between Main and Hicklan, on Hickland between Broadway […]
Trenton’s Croy tames the wind, earns medalist honors in Riverside golf duel
Playing in windy conditions that Coach Travis Mullenix referred to as “brutal”, Trenton’s boys golf team defeated the visiting Brookfield Bulldogs, 173 shots to 205 on Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Country Club. Trenton sophomore Lathan Croy shot a nine-hole round of 38, marking the only sub-40 score of the 10 varsity players on the course. […]
Mercer lifts Pirates over Cardinals 6-5 in 11 innings
PITTSBURGH (AP) Jordy Mercer arrived at spring training without having to look over his shoulder or worry about his spot in the lineup for the first time in his career. That freedom allowed the shortstop to fine-tune his approach in search of a better start than the miserable April he endured in 2015. The early […]
Tuesday accident injures Chula teen on Highway 65
The highway patrol reports a Chula resident was hurt when the car she was driving hit the rear of a pickup truck that was slowing for an oncoming emergency vehicle. 18-year-old Katlyn Hamilton of Chula was taken to Hedrick Medical Center at Chillicothe with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup, 19-year-old Derek Eckert of […]
Chillicothe rider strikes deer on motorcycle
The operator of a motorcycle was injured last night in an accident with a deer nearly three miles south of Utica. The highway patrol described injuries as serious for 52 year old Dennis Evans of Chillicothe. He was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The state patrol said the motorcycle was southbound on LIV Road […]
Mo. Department of Conservation to hold workshop for women
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites women to discover nature at a summer workshop this May. The weekend workshop will take place May 13 – 15 at Mark Twain Lake’s Bourdreaux Visitor Center, located at 21629 Missouri Highway J, near Perry. Participants have the option to choose their activities on Saturday from either archery, […]
North Missouri Election results by the numbers
Trenton voters approve a city sales tax and elect three new councilmen. There will be two new members for the Trenton R-9 board of education. School issues were approved by patrons of the Princeton and Chillicothe school districts. With majority support in each of Trenton’s four ward and among absentees, Trenton voters give 60 percent […]
Syndergaard, Mets shut out Royals following ring ceremony
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Noah Syndergaard threw six dominant innings, Neil Walker hit his first homer with the Mets and New York beat Kansas City 2-0 Tuesday after the Royals were given their 2015 World Series rings. Syndergaard (1-0) was the only pitcher to beat the Royals in the World Series last year, winning Game […]
LeBlond edges St. Pius by 1 stroke, Trenton by 15 in golf triangular at Fairview
Trenton and St. Pius the Tenth sent their boy’s golf teams to the Fairview Course in St. Joseph on Monday afternoon, for a triangular hosted by the Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles. LeBlond shot a team score of 160 to edge St. Pius’ score of 161, while Trenton was a respectable third place at 175. LeBlond’s […]
Benton squeaks by Trenton in competitive tennis duel
The Trenton High School boy’s tennis squad was competitive as a team can be without grabbing a team win on Monday afternoon, battling in four separate 9-8 head-to-head duels before falling to the host Benton Cardinals, 5-4 at Noyes Court in St. Joseph. Out of the four 9-8 matches (three singles and one in doubles), […]
Royals receive 2015 World Series Champion rings
The Kansas City Royals presented players with their 2015 World Series Championship rings today during a special on-field ceremony at Kauffman Stadium. Created by Jostens, the leading national custom jewelry designer and producer, the one-of-a-kind championship ring celebrates the team’s historic comeback win to bring the World Series trophy to Kansas City. “Today is a […]
Princeton fire destroys at least two buildings, moves polling site
Area firefighters, this (Tuesday) afternoon, have been battling a blaze on the east side of the Princeton Square. Smoke from that fire is blowing towards the Hal England Center, causing the polling place at that location to be moved to the Mercer County Courthouse. The polling location will be in the hallway on the first […]
NFL picks Twitter to stream Thursday night games
NEW YORK (AP) The NFL has picked Twitter to stream its Thursday night games. When the league negotiated its latest deal for the Thursday package, it decided to sell the streaming rights separately for an “over the top” broadcast. This past season, it partnered with Yahoo to stream a game from London that took place […]
Royals to receive rings before today’s Game 2 vs. New York Mets
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — New York right-hander Noah Syndergaard drew the ire of the Kansas City Royals during last year’s World Series. Now he’ll try to put a damper on their championship ring ceremony on Tuesday when the Mets and Royals conclude their season-opening two-game series at Kauffman Stadium, 3:15 on Tuesday afternoon on […]
Villanova tops Carolina 77-74 on Jenkins’ buzzer-beater
HOUSTON (AP) Kris Jenkins is one of those players who believes every shot is going in. Sometimes, it feels so right to be right. The Villanova junior answered a double-clutch, game-tying 3-pointer by North Carolina’s Marcus Paige with a buzzer-beating 3 of his own Monday night to lift the Wildcats to a 77-74 victory and […]
Chillicothe Police Department highlights recent calls
The Chillicothe Police Department is highlighting some of their recent calls. Officers received a report of property damage in the 600 block of JFK Avenue. Arrested was Cameron Tuttle for property damage. He was processed at the police department, cited, and released. A second suspect has been identified and charges are pending. A report of […]
Watch for farm equipment on roads during planting season
It’s getting to be that time of year in north Missouri, planting season. Drivers should pay special attention as they travel rural roads and highways during spring planting time, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. It’s the time of the year when the rural roads are filled with tractors pulling […]