Missouri’s local election officials are projecting about a 40 percent voter turnout for Tuesday’s presidential preference primary. Polls will open Tuesday morning at 6 and will close at 7 p.m. statewide. Under Missouri law, you can only choose one political party ballot at the primary: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green or Constitution. Poll workers will ask […]
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Polls open at 6 am across the state of Missouri for Presidential Primary
Missouri’s Presidential Primary Election is today with polls opening at 6 am across the state until 7 o’clock this evening. One change in a polling location has been announced for today in Grundy County. Voters for Lincoln and Harrison townships are NOT to go to Tindall but instead vote on the first floor east room […]
Trenton City Council discusses, but takes no action, on establishing a cash reserve policy for the city
The Trenton City Council discussed, but took no action Monday night, on a proposal from the City Administrator to establish a cash reserve policy for the city. Discussion also was held on possible wage increases for city employees as well as potentially establishing steps of advancement within the police, fire, and street departments. This topic […]
Three from Chillicothe accused of first-degree assault in front of tavern
Three Chillicothe men accused of inflicting serious physical injury to someone by punching and striking that person in front of Saale’s Tavern in Chillicothe in December have been charged in Livingston County with assault in the first degree. Bond was denied for Trey Clinton McLemore while Collin Edward Donoho posted an appearance bond, and Aaron […]
Trenton City Council agenda to include Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act
The Trenton City Council will consider approval of an ordinance next week regarding the Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act for the city. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall Monday night at 7 o’clock. The ordinance would adopt procedures for soliciting bids for tax increment financing projects under the act. Other […]
Uprooted Kitchen and Catering to open restaurant in downtown Trenton
Downtown Trenton expects to have a new restaurant open sometime later this year. Uprooted Kitchen and Catering recently announced via their Facebook page, the selection of Trenton as a more permanent location for their business. Uprooted Kitchen was one of several food truck vendors that offered lunches in downtown Trenton on Wednesdays last summer. The […]
North Central Missouri College student Jacquelyn Perez honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 290 students who will make up the organization’s 2020-2021 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. The 2020 cohort—the largest group of Newman Civic Fellows to date—includes Jacquelyn Perez (Milan, MO), a student at North Central Missouri College. The […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department gains stroke and STEMI certification
Carroll County Memorial Hospital announces that its Emergency Department is both STEMI and Stroke certified. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Time Critical Diagnosis Unit recently certified CCMH as Level IV STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Center. CCMH has held a Level IV Stroke designation for over two years and continues to strive […]
Planning continues for 2020 Trenton High School Alumni Weekend
The planning is underway for the 2020 Trenton High School Alumni Weekend. This year’s dates are September 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2020. Preparations for the annual mailing are taking shape with classes encouraged to pick up mailing lists as soon as possible to finalize any address changes leading up to the mailing meeting scheduled for […]
Area libraries receive grants from Missouri Secretary of State’s office
Several area libraries have received technology mini-grants from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. The Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library of Trenton received a $2,500 grant to replace cabling and a network switch at the end of their life to ensure technology-based library services are reliable, efficient, and secure. The Daviess County Library of Gallatin was […]
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services revises rules for medical marijuana program
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has begun the process of revising its rules for Missouri’s medical marijuana program. As was the case for all other regulations proposed for this program, the Department will post drafts of revised rules on its website for public comment before filing them. “This process, while unusual, proved […]
Grundy County Democrats to hold meeting to begin Presidential delegate selection process
Grundy County Democrats have a meeting early next month to begin the Presidential delegate selection process. The meeting is scheduled Monday, April 6, at 7:30 pm at the VFW Post Home at 919 Washington Street in Trenton. In order to participate in the mass meeting, you must vote in the Missouri Presidential Primary Tuesday, March […]
Natural Resources Conservation Service announces March 30th application deadline for financial assistance
The Missouri USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced March 30th as the cut-off date to apply for Fiscal Year 2020 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program -Environmental Quality Incentive Program (RCPP-EQIP). EQIP allows farmers, ranchers, forestland managers, and landowners an opportunity to conserve natural resources by […]
February is 7th driest month since 1970 with just four-tenths of an inch of moisture
The February weather summary in Trenton shows temperatures were near average while precipitation was considerably below normal. There were just four-tenths of an inch of rain and melted precipitation for the month of February in Trenton which is only 28 percent of normal. Normal for the month is 1.45 inches. The four-tenths of an inch […]
Grundy County Commission approves bid for truck, signs Floodplain Management Ordinance
The Grundy County Commission approved a bid for a truck for the Road and Bridge Department and signed the Model Floodplain Management Ordinance Friday morning. The truck bid was from Admiral Truck Sales of Grain Valley for a 2011 Ford F-350, 4 by 4 utility truck for $18,500. It was the only bid received. Grundy […]
Construction crews to begin placing new deck on Grand River Bridge South of Chillicothe
The Grand River Bridge on Highway 65 south of Chillicothe will be under construction beginning Monday, March 2, 2020. A rehabilitation project to place a new bridge deck will be led by contractors from Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation. The first portion of the project, which will take approximately […]
Construction work to place new bridge deck on Thompson River Bridge begins March 2, 2020
Drivers headed west out of Chillicothe on Route 190 may encounter construction delays beginning Monday, March 2. A rehabilitation project to place a new bridge deck on the Thompson River Bridge will be led by contractors from Comanche Construction Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation. This bridge is included in Gov. Parson’s “Focus […]
Candidate from Worth files for office of State Representative District 2
A candidate from Worth filed on Thursday for State Representative District 2 for the August Primary Election. Bridget Gibson filed as a Democrat at the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office in Jefferson City. Filings Tuesday for Second District State Representative were incumbent J. Eggleston of Maysville as a Republican and Mindi Smith of Union Star as […]
Missouri State Auditor pursues answers for Missourians about offender giveaways
State Auditor Nicole Galloway said her office is demanding answers from the Missouri Department of Corrections on concerns related to the Missouri Offender Management Matrix. The program provides incentives to offenders who are on probation and parole. Local law enforcement and taxpayers have expressed repeated concerns related to this program and how incentives such as […]