Art’s Alive will be in charge of this year’s Fine Arts Show at the North Central Missouri Fair of Trenton. Art’s Alive President Dan Maxey says the organization will keep some of what has been done in the past, but there will be new things, too. The group is “raising the ante” on the amount […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 18 – 24. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
Results have been released from the Sheep, Goat, and Beef shows at the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair. For the Sheep Show, Rylee Anderson showed the overall grand champion market lamb and overall grand champion ewe. Anderson also received senior sheep showman. Benjamin Brubaker had the overall reserve grand champion market lamb and received […]
Results have been released from the Sheep and Goat shows at the Mercer County Fair on July 15th. In the Sheep Show, Jordann Doty of Maryville showed the grand champion ram, the grand champion ewe, and the reserve champion market lamb. Doty also received junior showmanship. Ayra Meeker of Laredo had the reserve champion ram. […]
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office has identified the remains recovered during an investigation in the area of Youngstown Trail on July 10th. Through DNA testing, the remains were confirmed to be that of Stephen Munn. The person of interest, 38-year-old Jesse Darrell Rongey of Adair County, is still at large. The sheriff’s office has described […]
A petition was submitted to Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard the morning of July 15th to put a measure on the November ballot for a vote that could form an ambulance district for Grundy County. Ambulance Employee Jenny Hunter reports the petition included around 780 signatures. Spickard reports about 450 signatures were required. That number […]
Results have been released from the Super Farmer Contest at the Mercer County Fair on July 14th. For the mini division for ages five to eight, McKenna Sticken and Kaylen Sticken placed first, Luca Stockman and Tessa Ellsworth placed second, and Sadie Henke and Paisley Power placed third. For the junior division for ages nine […]
The Trenton Street Department plans to asphalt part of East 17th Street starting Sunday night, July 17th, depending on weather conditions. Asphalting is scheduled on 17th Street from Normal Street to Harris Avenue from July 17th at 8 pm to July 18th at 7 am. The area will be closed to traffic, and motorists are […]
The Hamilton Police Department will hold a Kids Fishing Day for children 15 years old and younger. The event will be held at Hamilton City Lake on August 27th from 10 am to noon. Participants should sign in at the shelter house when they arrive. Lunch will be provided, and there will be prizes. The […]
The Sixth Annual Pig Out in the Park will be held on July 16th as a fundraiser for the Shoal Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Judging will begin at Braymer Tait Park at noon. Participants can check in on the evening of July 15th. There will be four categories: chicken, pork, ribs, and beef brisket. All […]
Praise and worship will be held in the parking lot of Washington Street Food and Drink in Trenton next month. “Worship Awakening” will be held on August 7th at 4 pm. The service will include The Hybrid Five, Steadfast Grace, The Bonta Family, Servants of the Most High, and Kingdom Age. There will be door […]
Prison sentences and probation were dispositions of the criminal cases for numerous defendants Thursday in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Mercer County Associate Judge Matthew Krohn presided for the court. Stephanie Ann Critten of Trenton pleaded guilty to three drug charges stemming from May 28th. She was sentenced to seven years with the […]
(Missouri Independent) – Columbus, Ohio, police have arrested a 27-year-old on charges of raping a 10-year-old who traveled to Indiana late last month for an abortion, The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday. Ohio Republican leaders, who passed and implemented a law making rape victims ineligible for abortions after six weeks, have been trying to raise doubts […]
Treasurer Fitzpatrick announced an Unclaimed Property Auction will be held July 18 and 19 at the Stoney Creek Inn in Independence. An auction preview will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 17. The auction will begin at 9:00 a.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, with daily previews beginning each day […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act to protect these centers and houses of worship from radical pro-abortion activists’ campaigns of violence, destruction, and intimidation. “The Biden Administration has turned a blind eye while radical leftists attack pregnancy care centers and houses of worship,” said Senator Hawley. “And now left-wing politicians […]
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Thursday sentenced a St. Louis County man to 12 years and 10 months in prison for his role in carjacking two drivers in 2021. On Feb. 9, 2021, Joman Williams and another man stole a 2018 Honda Civic from a man outside his apartment in St. Louis. Williams […]
An Ohio man was sentenced in federal court for traveling to Missouri in an attempt to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 12-year-old child. Timothy M. Zukoski, 35, of Southington, Ohio, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Zukoski to […]
A corrections officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center and his wife were charged in federal court with video recording their sexual assault of a 4-year-old victim. Paul Emerson Schofield, 33, and his wife, Sara Ellen Schofield, 29, of Jefferson City, each was charged in separate criminal complaints filed in the U.S. District Court in […]
A Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for carjacking and using the victim’s debit card to withdraw $500 from his bank account. Regginald Dace Jr., 20, Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Wednesday, July 13, to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 21, 2021, Dace […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved a cooperative bus maintenance agreement and the purchase of a math curriculum on July 13th. The bus maintenance agreement is with Princeton and was for $8,400. The Bridges Math curriculum was purchased for $8,671.25 through The Math Learning Center. The board approved MFA Oil’s gas and diesel bid. […]
