Bond reduction was denied September 14th for a Kidder man arrested on July 29th as the result of an investigation of an incident involving an airplane being shot July 10th. Online court information shows bond was previously set at $500,000 cash only for 62-year-old Donald Vincent Bates Junior. He was bound over to Division One […]
A Missouri Rural Water Association representative reported on a recent rate study during the Laredo Board of Aldermen meeting September 12th. The study was done with the city clerk for possible water and wastewater rate increases. A recommendation was given for a slight water increase and no sewer rate increase needed at this time. A […]
Toddlers and other preschool-aged children are invited to Toddler Tuesdays at Crowder State Park. These events will be held at the enclosed shelter at 9 a.m. starting Sept. 27 through Nov. 1. Each week, children will enjoy a nature story, make a nature craft or do another activity, such as a nature walk to look […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center is pleased to introduce Bill Moore as their Fatherhood Program Manager. Mr. Moore oversees all the male services and facilitates the training for male volunteers. “I have a great team of men volunteers. Each one brings wisdom, gifts, and respect for each other and to this special […]
Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased by 5,700 jobs from July 2022 to August 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.5 percent. Private industry employment decreased by 3,800 jobs and government employment decreased by 1,900 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5 percent in August 2022, remaining unchanged from July […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education received an update on September 12th on the relocation of the ball fields. The Federal Land, Water, and Conservation Fund Grant administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded more than $300,000 to the project. Construction started this week on the concession stand and restrooms. It is […]
The Jamesport City Council, on September 12th, agreed to start the process of closing parts of two streets. Visitor Adrian Gutshall approached the council requesting it close parts of Jackson Street from Broadway Street to the city limits and Elm Street north of Old Highway 6 to Grand Street. Mayor Dana Urton appointed residents Ricky […]
A resident of Trenton, Gregory Dee Baecht, has waived the courts’ preliminary hearing on a felony charge involving the alleged theft July 23rd of a motor vehicle. The case was bound over to the October 13th session for Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. A Kansas City resident, Nathan Clark, pleaded guilty to […]
Trenton, Missouri, September 14, 2022 – Grundy Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors, voted to make a general refund of capital credits in the amount of approximately $451,636.26. The board voted to retire 100% of the capital credits for the year 1989 and twenty-five percent of the year 2021 to the membership. The Cooperative began returning […]
Grundy County Health Department along with the Mercer County Health Department in Princeton have received the updated bivalent Moderna and Pfizer booster doses. COVID-19 vaccinations are available by appointment on Tuesdays at the Grundy County Health Department, call the Mercer County Health Department to schedule an appointment at 660-748-3630. People ages 12 years and older […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a request to hear a case about a recreational marijuana ballot measure. That means Missouri voters will get to decide the issue in November. Jefferson City resident Joy Sweeney requested the high court to take on the case that a lower court dismissed last week. She sued […]
Secretary Ashcroft, for a third time, was pleased with the court’s decision pertaining to Amendment 3. The Supreme Court of Missouri expedited the application for transfer of Sweeney v. Ashcroft and issued an order denying transfer. This effectively upholds Ashcroft’s ballot certification and the process pertaining to the Marijuana Ballot Initiative. “I represent the people […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released the findings from an audit of the Cornland Special Road District. Taxpayers in Bates County petitioned Galloway’s office for an audit of the district, which oversees 12 miles of gravel road outside the city of Butler. The audit resulted in a rating of “fair.” Auditors found that two commissioners […]
Aaron Broussard of Hopkins, Minnesota, has been sentenced to life in prison for distributing controlled substances, including fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of 11 people and caused serious bodily injury to four people. “Let today’s sentencing serve as a wakeup call to the drug traffickers pushing fentanyl in and around our communities,” Drug Enforcement […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced in a video message the results of joint violent crime enforcement efforts throughout the summer, recognizing the essential cooperation of local and state law enforcement agencies around the country. Between May 1, and Sept. 2, 2022, the FBI and local and state law enforcement partners arrested nearly 6,000 alleged violent criminals […]
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced a man from St. Louis County who robbed two stores while wearing a GPS ankle bracelet placed on him after other robbery charges to 14 years in prison. On Dec. 5, 2020, Darrion Gardner and a co-defendant robbed a T-Mobile store on Lackland Road in Overland […]
A Missouri physician was sentenced in federal court after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its fentanyl drug to his patients so often that he ranked highest in the state in net sales of the product. Randall Halley, 65, Nixa, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to one […]
A Missouri woman was sentenced in federal court today for a wire fraud scheme in which she embezzled more than $362,000 from her Springfield, Mo., employer and failed to pay nearly $1 million in business payroll taxes and personal income taxes. Carrie Leigh Long, 52, Ash Grove, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. […]
The Leadership Northwest Missouri Cohort 2022 and Northwest Missouri Children’s Advocacy Task Force Director Jackie Cochenour will host child abuse prevention training. In-person training will be held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville on October 4th, North Central Missouri College of Trenton on October 11th, and the Cameron First Baptist Church on October 25th. […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved amendments to the 2022-2023 budget on September 13th. Superintendent Daniel Gott reported new money added to the budget totaled $337,640.74, and $158,950 was added to money spent. The adjustments ended on the plus side for the district. The amendments involved an expected increase in taxes collected, matching the […]
