United Fiber and United Electric Cooperative announce their investment with the North Central Missouri College Foundation for the NCMC Savannah Campus. In recognition of their investment, the new Savannah campus welcome center will be named the United Fiber & United Electric Cooperative Welcome Center. “United and NCMC are both committed to strategic growth initiatives that […]
The Jamesport Community Association will sponsor a fish fry to raise funds for the upkeep of the Spillman Event Center in Jamesport and other community projects. Attendees can dine in or drive through at the Spillman Center on September 9th, starting at 4 pm. The menu will include fish, potatoes, hush puppies, slaw, beans, and […]
The Annual Hickory Threshing and Tractor Show will be held on September 3rd. The free outdoor event will be from 9 am to 5 pm. Threshing demonstrations will be at 10 and 3 o’clock. There will also be baling and blacksmithing demonstrations, a tractor and auto show, and on-site food vendors. Attendees are asked to […]
One of the activities planned for Calamity Jane Days in Princeton is a tractor cruise. Participants will meet at the Mercer County Fair Barn on September 16th at 7:30 am. Coffee and donuts will be available. Tractors will start their 30-mile ride at 9 o’clock. They will go through Princeton, head west on U. S. […]
The Missouri Department of Labor’s Division of Employment Security will accept applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance through September 9, 2022, from individuals in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis and St. Charles Counties whose employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms and flooding that occurred July 25-28, 2022. DUA provides unemployment […]
Jamesport’s Heritage Days will be held on September 23rd and 24th. Most of the activities will be at the Spillman Event Center. Activities will be available on both days from 9 to 4 o’clock. They will include a craft show, retail market, kettle corn, and other food, fall décor, antiques, and a flea market on […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton resident on misdemeanor violation of an order of protection for an adult. The Trenton Police Department arrested 50-year-old Gary Lee Riddle on August 30th. His bond was set at $5,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit […]
Eight contestants will compete in the Calamity Jane Pageant in Princeton. The event will be held at the Princeton United Methodist Church on September 10th at 7 pm. The contestants are: High school junior, Michelle Boswell High School Senior, Klaire Buckler High School Senior, Cheyenne Dinsmore High School Sophomore, Jolena Gibson High School Senior, Katelyn […]
Missouri voters will decide whether to legalize recreational cannabis for people 21 and older in November. “Legal Missouri” is Amendment 3 on the ballot. If voters approve the constitutional amendment, Missouri will join 19 other states and the District of Columbia to legalize recreational marijuana. The state’s medical marijuana program director, Lyndall Fraker says while […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Supreme Court reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Tuesday and fined her $750, finding that she violated professional misconduct rules during the investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. The court’s decision marks the final step in an ethics probe that began in July 2018. It aligns with the recommendation from a three-person […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit report on the Office of Missouri State Treasurer covering the year that ended June 30, 2021. As with other audits of the office issued since 2016, the most recent report had no findings and gave an overall performance rating of “excellent,” the highest rating available. The report […]
The medical director of the Breast Care Center at the Liberty Hospital will speak at the Mercer County Health Department’s breast cancer awareness lunch. Doctor Amy Patel will be at the in-person event at the Straight Line Beef Company of Princeton October 12th at noon. The cost is $15 per plate. Participants who register before […]
The Trenton High School Alumni Association organizes a newsletter before the Reunion Weekend each year. Association Vice President Doctor John Holcomb says THS Alumni News is sent to alumni who pay their dues each year. There were 356 paid members this year. He notes this year’s newsletter was sent in the mail last week, and […]
Homes and businesses can enter into the Mercer County Health Department’s Second Annual Scarecrow Competition to “Scare Away COVID and Flu.” Scarecrows should be done, and registration is due by September 30th. Health department representatives will come by and take pictures of the entries and judge them the first week of October. Prizes will be […]
A Bethany man faces felony charges after he allegedly forced entry into a Bethany residence and drove a pickup truck without permission August 29th. Thirty three year old Douglas Abram Dennis has been charged with second degree burglary and first degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Bond was set at $20,000 cash only, and he […]
More businesses have started moving into the Eastgate Shopping Center in Trenton since a man from Blue Springs purchased the property a few months ago. Owner Jason Lassiter says Pet Central recently moved into a space at the shopping center. Dunkin’s Liquidation has also expanded. Work is being done on a 24/7 laundromat […]
The Chillicothe Police Department has announced road closings for events in September. Some streets will be closed for the Chillicothe High School Homecoming Parade September 16th from 1:30 to 3:15. The streets will include Polk from Sunset to Washington, south to Ann, east to Locust, north to Calhoun, and back to the middle school. The […]
The Chillicothe City Council approved ordinances and contracts August 29th. City Administrator Rozanne Frampton reports one ordinance and contract was for a chip and seal street project through Vance Brothers for about $280,000. The project involves multiple streets, is scheduled to start in about three weeks, and is expected to take up to two weeks […]
“Heroes Past and Present” is the theme of this year’s Calamity Jane Days in Princeton. The 60th anniversary of the festival will be September 16th through 18th. That Friday will include a tractor cruise, music by High Strung and folk music, and a Princeton Chamber of Commerce dinner. The Northwest Missouri Tractor Pull Association will […]
A Missouri man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court for possessing child pornography. Mylon Duane Addis, 52, of Versailles, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Addis has prior state felony convictions for child molestation, which involved multiple occasions of […]
