There will be Polynesian music and dancing at Tropical Tonga Dayz in Trenton this weekend. The free event will be held at 1858 East Ninth Street in the Eastgate Shopping Center on August 12th from 7 pm to midnight and on August 13th starting at 2 pm. August 12th will also include refreshments, and August […]
The Galt Board of Aldermen will hold a public tax rate hearing at the city hall on August 10th at 6 pm. The proposed tax rate for this year is $1 per $100 of assessed valuation. The maximum authorized levy rate is $1. Galt’s assessed valuation for the current tax year totals $996,029, which is […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of an Independence woman at the Chillicothe Correctional Center on August 9th on felony charges from Grundy County. Forty-nine-year-old Mira Ann Huffman has been charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia involving amphetamine or methamphetamine. […]
The Princeton City Council approved bids for the ball field project on August 8th. City Clerk Cory Willett reports one was from Unlimited Sports Solutions for $172,820 for fencing. Another bid was from Musco for $370,459 for lights. Approval of a $500,000 loan from Farmers Bank was approved. The loan is for the ball field […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education set meal prices on August 8th. Student meals will be $1.50 for breakfast, $2.25 for kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch, and $2.50 for seventh through 12th-grade lunch. Extra milk will be 40 cents. Adult prices were set at $3.25 for lunch and $2.50 for a salad bar option. The […]
North Mercer R-3 students can drop off supplies and meet teachers at an open house later this month. The event will be on August 22nd from 6 to 7 p.m. An orientation for seventh graders will begin in the gym at 7:30. They will learn what is expected for the upcoming school year. Students in […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved the tax rate on August 8th. It was rolled back 14.32 cents to $5.85. The board approved bus routes and continued to allow children within one mile to be picked up. The implementation of a late start schedule was also approved. Free and reduced lunch eligibility criteria guidelines […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the county collector and property tax system of Miller County, located in central Missouri. The report gave an overall rating of fair. Missouri law requires an audit to be performed when a vacancy occurs in a county collector’s office. William Harvey served as county collector until Nov. […]
Authorities in Daviess County have charged a Ridgeway teenager after an investigation involving the alleged molestation of a child. Nineteen-year-old Trevor Wayne Bradley of Ridgeway has been charged with two counts of second-degree child molestation allegedly involving a child younger than 12 years old. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department reports the incident is alleged to […]
A used car salesman in Imperial, Missouri pleaded guilty Monday to three tax charges and admitted hiding more than $300,000 in sales commissions from the IRS. Donald Benck was primarily compensated for his sales job at a used car lot through commissions. Benck admitted that starting in 2014, he recruited acquaintances to receive the commissions […]
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Monday sentenced a man from Hannibal who was caught with stolen firearms to five years and three months in prison. Hannibal police and the Ralls County Sheriff’s Office were investigating the theft of firearms when they located Ronald Allen on Dec. 24, 2020, in a home in Hannibal. […]
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Monday sentenced a man involved in two carjackings and the theft of a gun after a shooting to 15 years in prison. Jeremiah Couch, 32, pleaded guilty in April to two carjacking charges, a charge of possession of a stolen firearm and a charge of being a felon […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department reports a fan was used Monday evening to evacuate smoke after food being cooked on a stove began smoking. A neighbor reported a smoke detector was sounding and smoke was seen coming out a window of the residence at 1722 Maple Street in Chillicothe. The fire department said the occupant had […]
The Highway 36 bridge over Interstate 35 in Cameron was struck on Monday by a dump truck. After an initial inspection, the eastbound right-hand lane of the bridge has been closed and a 12-foot width restriction was put in place. These safety measures will remain in place until further notice. A more extensive evaluation is […]
There were 35 entries in three categories when Art’s Alive presented the Fine Arts Show at the North Central Missouri Fair last week. The purpose of the exhibit was to encourage all area artists, both junior and adult, to showcase their artistic talents for the public to view and appreciate. The entries involved painting, drawing, […]
President Biden has approved Governor Mike Parson’s request for a major disaster declaration. Parson’s request is in response to recent historic flooding in the St. Louis region. Two people were killed and more than 750 homes and 131 businesses have major flood damage in the City of St. Louis, as well as St. Louis, St. […]
After accepting the low bid for the removal of asbestos, the Trenton City Council on Monday night approved seven houses to be demolished – keeping within the $50,000 budget for demolitions during the 2022-23 fiscal year. Enviro Solutions was approved to remove hazardous materials from three of the sites for a total cost of $4,324. […]
Authorities say two residents of Eagleville are in custody and have been charged with child abuse which authorities say resulted in the death of a child on July 31, 2022. According to a probable cause statement, emergency medical services and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to an unresponsive child, who was later pronounced dead […]
A federal jury convicted a North Carolina woman for her role in a scheme to defraud several private health insurers by submitting over $34 million in false and fraudulent claims for physical therapy services that were never actually provided. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Jaroslava Ruiz, 50, of Chapel Hill, […]
A man from Missouri pleaded guilty on Monday to a murder-for-hire charge and a drug conspiracy charge and admitted trying to have a man who owed him more than $100,000 killed. Kevin Cunningham, 36, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty Monday in front of U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig to the murder-for-hire charge. He pleaded […]
