Two members of the Penney High School (Hamilton) boys basketball team were named All-KCI Conference first team, while two boys and one girl (Meredith Clevenger) were named to the All-KCI honorable mention squad, with the eight-school conference officially announcing those honors this week. Joining Hamilton’s LaTroy Harper and Jaran Richman on the boy’s first team […]
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Gallatin’s plan for new water plant gets the “OK” from USDA
Gallatin’s City Administrator reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved plans for a new water plant. Tony Stonecypher told Gallatin councilmen that he expects the project to be put out for construction bids by the end of this week. Discussion was held Monday night on water rates for the rural water district. Stonecypher is […]
Chillicothe man dead in Motorcycle accident in Carroll County
A man from Chillicothe, operating a motorcycle, was killed late last night in a Highway 65 accident in rural Carroll County. The highway patrol reported 30-year-old Cody Adkison of Chillicothe was pronounced dead at the scene by the Carroll County coroner. Adkison was riding a motorcycle when it struck a deer in the roadway, ejecting […]
Inmate reportedly tries to escape from WRDCC
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
Retired Sedalia, Mo. High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Engage in Illicit Sex with a Minor
A retired high school teacher in Sedalia, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to arranging to meet a woman and her 14-year-old daughter (actually an undercover law enforcement officer) for illicit sexual activity. Paul Robert Cannon, 71, of Sedalia, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to attempting to induce a minor to […]
Missouri players Isabell, Wright decide to transfer
COLUMBIA, Missouri (AP) – Missouri sophomores Namon Wright and Tramaine Isabell have decided to transfer, becoming the fourth and fifth players with eligibility remaining to leave since last fall. Wright started 25 games and averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds. Isabell made two starts and averaged 6.2 points. Wes Clark, Martavian Payne, and D’Angelo Allen […]
Northwest Missouri State loses heart-breaker in Division 2 playoffs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (TheMIAA.com) – Top seeded Augustana got two free throws with under five seconds to play to pull out an 80-78 victory over second seeded Northwest Missouri in the central regional final. NWMSU went on a 9-2 run with just under two minutes to play to tie the game with 23 seconds to […]
Royals’ Escobar, Infante get two hits in 4-2 loss to Reds
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Alcides Escobar doubled, scored and drove in a run in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Escobar opened the game with a double and scored on a single byEric Hosmer against former Royal Brandon Finnegan. The Royals’ Omar Infante also had two hits and scored with two outs […]
Brandon Gibler named as Trenton Fire Chief
The Trenton City Council has approved the employment of Brandon Gibler as the next Trenton Fire Department Chief, effective July 6, when current Chief Rick Morris retires. Brandon Gibler has served 18 years with the Trenton and Grundy County Rural Fire departments. He’s assistant chief of the Grundy County Rural Fire Department and a firefighter […]
Mercer Board of Education meets, accepts resignations, begins process to fill openings
The North Mercer Board of Education has accepted the resignations of Social Studies teacher Brian Patterson, Communication Arts instructor Angie Michaelis, and Band teacher Ethan Stewart – all at the end of the school year. The district is accepting applications for those positions. All other current teachers were employed for the 2016-2017 school year. Salaries […]
Pattonsburg woman injured in Highway 69 accident
At a U-S 69 location, three miles south of Pattonsburg, one person was injured when her southbound car ran off the west side of the road, struck a mailbox, then a highway sign, and the ground. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 57 year old Jacqueline Emerson of Pattonsburg. She was taken to […]
Daviess County motorcycle accident injures Winston Man
An accident Tuesday evening in Daviess County injured the operator of a motorcycle. 45-year-old Jeremy Boydston of Winston was taken to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with serious injuries Authorities reported Boydston was eastbound when his motorcycle went off the right side of U-S 69 and struck a mail box. The scene was at 122nd […]
Officers cleared in DeKalb County shooting
(St. Joseph News Press) – MAYSVILLE, Mo. — Charges will not be filed in the November shooting of a DeKalb County man after a prosecutor completed his review of a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation into the incident. Prosecutor Eric Tate said Monday no charges will be filed against any of the four officers in […]
Newtown teen hurt in accident near Ravanna
A Newton resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving skidded into the path of another pickup, was hit, and then went off the road, through a ditch, and struck a tree. 17-year-old Damion Goodman of Newton was taken to Wayne County Hospital at Corydon, Iowa with minor injuries. The driver of the […]
Local Election Results: Republicans vote Trump, Democrats split
Grundy Countians favored Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in the Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries Tuesday. The nearly 39 percent voter turnout was far greater than previous presidential primaries for Grundy County in 2012 and 2008. Among 491 Democrat votes, Bernie Sanders received 262 and Hillary Clinton had 219. (Sanders was favored 53.4% to Mrs. […]
Four Trenton wrestlers eligible for Kids state tournament in St. Louis
The Trenton Kids Wresting Club had six participants in Saturday’s regional tournament at Staley High School in North Kansas City this past weekend. Out of the six, four have advanced to become eligible to advance to the state tournament. Those reaching state eligibility are Tyler Siemer, who finished 2nd in the 12 and under-120 pound […]
Chiefs add receiving depth with Streater signing
The Kansas City Chiefs, in one weekend move, added to their depth at wide receiver, while taking away from the same position from AFC West rival Oakland, announcing the signing of veteran wide receiver Rod Streater on Monday morning. Streater, a product of Temple University, had spent his first four NFL seasons with the Raiders, […]
MU women in NCAA tournament for first time in 10 years, draw BYU on Saturday night in Round 1
It was a closer shave than many expected, but the Mizzou women’s basketball team found itself on the right side of the NCAA’s cut line, receiving a #10 seed in the Bridgeport (Connecticut) region, announced on Monday night. The Tigers, after a late-season slump, had to sweat out the selection process, but received a bid, […]
Laredo School Board holds regular meeting, approves numerous teacher contracts
The Laredo Board of Education, on Monday night, received preliminary salary information for its review. No action was taken during the meeting. By a vote of 4-2, the contract of 7th and 8th grade teacher Tammy Meeker, working under a tenured contract, was renewed. Non-tenured contracts to probationary teachers Trisha Sharp (Art), Abbie Herrold (Physical […]
Newtown-Harris School Board close to hiring new principal
The Newtown-Harris School Board has offered contracts for a third and fourth grade teaching position and a kindergarten through 12th grade art and librarian job. Names were not released until signatures have been received. The district is also awaiting a signature before announcing the hiring of a new elementary and high school principal, for a […]