A Gallatin woman was arrested in Daviess County on Wednesday morning, August 10, on multiple allegations. The Highway Patrol accused 62-year-old Beverly Carpenter of felony driving while intoxicated, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana. She was taken to the Daviess DeKalb Regional Jail on […]
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Pleasant View Board of Education votes to increase substitute teacher pay and approve free and reduced meal guidelines
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education August 9th voted to increase substitute teacher pay. The pay will be $100 per day, which is a $10 increase. During a tax rate hearing, the board approved increasing the tax rate to $4.983. That is an increase of 1.86 cents. Items approved during the regular meeting included […]
News from the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Several defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday and had cases bound over to the docket, on Thursday for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. John Mayes Burman is charged with 2nd-degree domestic assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. Both counts are from July 25th. A resident of Independence, Mira Ann Huffman, is charged with 1st […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve purchase of replacement windows for city hall, hold discussion on city code
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a bid and purchases on August 8th. The bid was from Renewal by Anderson for window replacement and installation at Gallatin City Hall. The bid for Fibrex windows and installation with a 20-year warranty was $59,854. Pella Windows and Doors also submitted a bid for Fiberglass windows at $26,132.48 […]
Jamesport City Council approves tax levy and hears from resident on sewer issues
The Jamesport City Council approved a tax levy at a hearing before its regular meeting on August 8th. According to unofficial minutes, the levy is the same as the previous year at 92.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. It includes 74.95 cents for the General Fund and 17.75 cents for the Park Fund. During […]
In report from the executive session of Trenton Board of Education meeting, board accepts resignations from two and announce new hires
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted resignations and approved hirings after an executive session on August 9th. The resignations were from Trenton High School Custodian Graham McVay, effective July 1st, 2023, and THS Paraprofessional Angela Corbett, effective immediately. Those hired included Chris Parks for assistant varsity football, varsity girls track, and CPR training; Jessica […]
Spickard man arrested after reportedly damaging a pickup, injuring an individual and threatening a law enforcement officer
A Spickard resident was arrested on August 9th after an alleged incident in July in which he reportedly damaged a pickup truck, injured someone, and threatened a law enforcement officer. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports that 32-year-old Charles Lee Duncan has been charged with the felonies of first-degree property damage, third-degree assault, and resisting […]
Sullivan County Health Department to hold a wellness day and lab draws
The Sullivan County Health Department will hold a wellness day and lab draws later this month. The Safety and Wellness Day will be at the North Central Missouri Electric Cooperative of Milan on August 22nd from 1 to 5:30 pm. There will be information, resources, and activities. The North Central Missouri Electric Cooperative, Smithfield, and […]
Mercer County Health Department to hold open lab day
The Mercer County Health Department in Princeton will hold an open lab day on August 12th. Appointments will be offered from 8 to 10 o’clock that morning. Tests to be offered include A1C for $19, lipid $18.50, PSA $10.75, TSH $10.25, CMP $9.50, and CBC $6.50. There is a $5 office fee. No doctor’s order […]
Albany man ejected from ATV flown to Columbia hospital with serious injuries
A resident of Albany received serious injuries in an all-terrain vehicle accident Tuesday night in Shelby County. Forty-three-year-old James Gordon was taken by an ambulance to Samaritan Hospital in Macon and then flown by a medical helicopter to University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Gordon lost control of the ATV while traveling old Highway 36 […]
Missouri voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the November election
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri voters will decide this November whether to legalize recreational marijuana, four years after they first approved the drug for medicinal use. Secretary of State John Ashcroft announced Tuesday that an initiative petition to put the question before voters received 203,551 valid signatures across six Congressional districts — barely overcoming the minimum […]
Missouri woman sentenced to 27 months in prison for arson attempts during protests
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a woman who tried to set fires at a St. Louis 7-Eleven during a 2020 protest to 27 months in prison. On June 1, 2020, Nautica Turner took lighter fluid and began to pour it on the 7-Eleven located at 201 N. 17th Street in St. […]
Kansas attorney sentenced to prison for smuggling heroin into Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron
A Shawnee, Kansas, attorney was sentenced in federal court for smuggling heroin to an inmate at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Mo., with whom she had a romantic relationship. Juliane L. Colby, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one year and one month in federal prison without parole. On […]
Missouri man who shot himself before being arrested, sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegal firearm
A Missouri man who shot himself in the buttocks before being arrested was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Herbert Lee Jones, 55, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 4, 2022, Jones pleaded guilty to one count […]
Missouri man who fired into home occupied by mother and infant sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing the firearm he used to shoot into a home occupied by a woman and her infant child. Bernard Manuel, 34, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The sentence reflects an eight-year term […]
Major Sarah Eberhard to retire from Missouri State Highway Patrol on September 1, 2022
Major Sarah L. Eberhard, commander of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, will retire from the Missouri State Highway Patrol on September 1, 2022, after over 29 years of dedicated service. Eberhard was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1993, as a member of the 65th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Academy, she was assigned […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education to meet at 7 pm tonight
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education will hold a tax rate hearing before its regular meeting on August 10th. Both will be in the high school Family and Consumer Sciences Room. The hearing will start at 7 p.m. The proposed rate is $6.581 per $100 of assessed valuation. That is a decrease of 5.21 cents […]
Trenton Board of Education sets lunch prices, sets graduation date and discuss graduation during evening hours
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Daniel Gott informed the board of education on August 9th that the district received a credit from Apple Bus for combined school bus routes last year. He said the credit was for $13,751.38. He noted the company is confident there will be enough drivers this year. Back-to-school activities were discussed. An open […]
North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission votes to name the East Locust Creek Reservoir “Roy Blunt Reservoir”
At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission (NCMRWC) voted unanimously to name the East Locust Creek Reservoir (ELCR) in honor of Missouri’s senior Senator, Roy Blunt. Both the Sullivan County Commission and the NCMRWC received a letter from Governor Mike Parson to consider naming the ELCR in honor of […]
Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce to host “Coffee With a Cop”
Residents will be able to meet members of the Trenton Police Department during Coffee with A Cop next week. The program will be at the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce office at 1846 East Ninth Street in Trenton on August 17th from 8 to 10 a.m. Community members may ask questions about the police department, […]