The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education approved the 2024-2025 budget during their meeting on June 25. Total expenditures are budgeted at $2,015,305, while revenues are projected at $1,938,532, resulting in a projected deficit of $77,273. Superintendent Roger Alley noted that the local salary schedule base will be $31,381. Free textbook expenditures were budgeted at […]
On Tuesday, multiple cases were heard in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Owen Lee Brown of Trenton pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree domestic assault. He was sentenced to 90 days at the Grundy County Detention Center with credit given for time served. The execution of the sentence was […]
A Farmington man died in a single-car crash on Wesley Chapel Road near Holmes Road on June 26, 2024, at approximately 8:10 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Dalton M. Belken, 21, was driving a 2004 Ford Focus northbound when the vehicle traveled off the left edge of the road and struck a […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently released a report detailing the number of arrests made in north Missouri between June 23, 2024, and June 27, 2024. The report indicates that a total of eight individuals were arrested during this period. Some of the reasons for these arrests include driving while intoxicated, driving without a valid […]
Police have identified a suspect in connection to the death of an infant found near Mozingo Lake Recreation Park in Maryville, Missouri. An employee at the park discovered the body over Memorial Day weekend while performing routine maintenance in a remote area. The discovery was reported to the police just before 11 a.m. on May […]
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), along with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC), and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Grace Napolitano (D-CA) introduced H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) earlier this week, and it […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected arguments by Missouri and Louisiana that the federal government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading, and dangerous information online. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court held that neither the states nor seven individuals who […]
A St. Louis woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to defraud a COVID-19 pandemic relief program. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk handed down the sentence to Jeannine Buford, 46, for her role in a scheme to obtain a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. In April 2020, Buford altered the […]
A former Overland Park, Kansas, man was sentenced in federal court for fraudulently receiving more than $800,000 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for a business that was no longer in operation. Mirza Michael Reazuddin, 66, currently a resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips […]
Craig Anthony Reynolds, co-founder of a Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy and for making false statements on a personal tax return. Reynolds, 62, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 17 years and […]
Two Stafford, Mo., women were indicted by a federal grand jury today for sexually abusing two children to produce child pornography. Mallory Nicole Bunch, 40, and Jessica Nicole Pickett, 34, were charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint filed against Pickett on […]
A Kansas City, Mo., woman and her son have been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing the firearms they used in two shootings at Swope Park on Father’s Day last year. Kippie R. House, 54, and her son, co-defendant Darryel L. Pennington, 32, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays last week. House […]
The Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton has appointed a new library director, Sarah Shoberg, who began her role on June 3. Shoberg, originally from Chillicothe, pursued her graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma, where she obtained a degree in library science. Shoberg has accumulated experience working in various libraries, including those in […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education voted against a drug testing proposal in a split vote on June 25. The vote was three in favor and four against. Concerns were raised about confidentiality, the fairness of limiting testing to only extracurricular participants and not all students, and the intrusive nature of drug testing. The vote […]
Two women were injured in a collision on southbound Interstate 29, one mile north of St. Joseph, Missouri, on the morning of June 26, 2024. The accident occurred at the 51.6-mile marker when a 2012 Toyota Sienna, driven by Kellie R. Schwabe, 43, of Bellevue, Nebraska, slowed for congestion and was rear-ended by a 2005 […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved an amended salary schedule for the upcoming school year on June 24. The approval includes participation in the Teacher Baseline Salary Grant, raising the minimum teacher salary to $40,000. Superintendent Dr. Matt Copeland reported that the new grant funds ensure teachers earning less than $40,000 receive a $2,000 […]
The Northeast Missouri Fair is set to return to Kirksville next month, featuring a week-long lineup of activities from July 13 through July 20. The campgrounds will open on July 13, kicking off with a horse show. The following day, Sunday, will host a baby show, a public speaking contest, and the Northeast Missouri Fair […]
Nineteen-year-old Logan Zachariah Layne Allen of Cameron, 19-year-old Kayden Allen Brown of Cameron, and 19-year-old Zayden Briant Hacking of Gallatin have each been charged with three counts of stealing a motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft. A personal recognizance bond is allowed for each individual, with supervision by Supervision Services and no contact with the co-defendants. […]
Delegates from Trenton attended the Missouri State Chapter of the PEO Sisterhood’s 130th Annual Convention earlier this month. The delegates included Chapter MN President Barbara Cox and Chapter AD President Marjorie Keuhn. Others attending from Trenton included Chapter AD Member and State Chapter PEO Educational Loan Fund Chairperson Terry Cobb and Chapter AD Treasurer and […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance on June 24 to authorize a contract for prosecution and legal services with Annie Gibson. City Clerk Crystal Dorrel reported that the contract would cover any municipal tickets issued, including nuisance violations and traffic tickets within city limits. Gibson will serve as the prosecuting attorney for all […]
