Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments of Trenton has been working with Energy Solutions Professionals of Overland Park, Kansas on energy improvement projects. Sunnyview Administrator Donita Youtsey says the projects started with an energy survey for the nursing home facility. Three of the projects are complete, and one is ongoing. One of the completed projects involved […]
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Fifteen members of the Chillicothe FFA attend LEAD training
Over 1200 local Chapter FFA Officers, 186 advisors from 138 chapters attended annual LEAD training. LEAD (Learn, Educate, Advance, and Develop) training is designed to help prepare each officer team for their term of service for the 2019-2020 school year. There were 15 members of the Chillicothe FFA Assistant and Chapter officer teams that attended. […]
Chillicothe sophomore attends Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Leadership in Practice Student Forum
A Chillicothe High School sophomore attended the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Leadership in Practice Student Forum. Chillicothe High School professional staff and the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce nominated Carter Allen to attend, and the Chamber sponsored him. Allen was among more than 110 youth selected from schools in the state to participate […]
Flower Foods recalling hamburger, hot dog buns due to plastic choking hazard
Flowers Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling hamburger and hot dog buns and other bakery products due to the potential presence of small pieces of hard plastic that may have been introduced during production. Consumption of product may cause a choking hazard. The products being recalled were distributed to retail customers under a variety of brand […]
Saturday Night Live in Princeton to feature Cowboy Country
Cowboy Country will perform during Saturday Night Live in Princeton Saturday, July 13, 2019. The event, to also include special guests vocalist Ann Brock and her husband Terry Brock playing the fiddle, will perform at the Bandstand at 7:30. Ann Brock is the director of the Saint Joseph Orchestra, and Terry Brock is the first […]
Carrollton man sentenced on leaving the scene of an accident charge
A Carrollton man pleaded guilty in Division One of Carroll County Circuit Court on Tuesday on charges stemming from an incident in December in which officials reported he fled from the scene of a vehicle accident. Online court information shows Edward Everett Arnold, the Third (III) was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department […]
Federal disaster declaration granted for 20 counties in Missouri
A major federal disaster declaration has been approved today for 20 Missouri counties damaged by flooding, tornadoes and severe storms this spring. In a press release today from Governor Mike Parson’s office, it says President Trump’s declaration makes the federal Individual Assistance program available to eligible residents in Andrew, Atchison, Boone, Buchanan, Carroll, Chariton, Cole, […]
State Treasurer partners with Department of Social Services to use unclaimed property for past-due child support
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and the Department of Social Services have partnered to launch a newly-automated process that uses unclaimed property held by the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office to pay past-due child support. “Missouri’s kids benefit from this collaborative effort with the State Treasurer’s Office. In the first phase over $2 million has been […]
Green Hills Animal Shelter announces “Kitten Palooza” fundraising event
A doubles nine-pin bowling tournament will be held at the Fast Lanes Bowling Alley of Chillicothe Saturday to raise money for repairs for the Green Hills Animal Shelter of Trenton. Kitten Palooza will showcase kittens available for adoption Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock prior to the bowling tournament. Kittens from the Green Hills Animal Shelter […]
Princeton City Council to contribute funds to Rotary Club project
The Princeton City Council agreed Monday evening to contribute to the Princeton Rotary Club purchasing a welcome sign. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports the Rotary discussed a grant they received for approximately $2,600 for a welcome sign, but about $4,100 would not be covered for the sign. Rotary has one year to install the sign, […]
Jamesport Board of Education approves lunch prices for next year
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education accepted several bids Monday evening. A bid for bread was accepted from Graves, and a bid for milk was accepted from Anderson Erickson. Bookkeeper/Secretary Heather Turner reports the price varied on the bread and milk depending on the type. Bids for fuel were accepted from Landes and MFA Oil. […]
Equipment in place to begin demolition of buildings for construction of new 17th Street Bridge
Machinery has been moved to the east side of the 17th Street Bridge to begin demolishing three city-owned buildings to make way for construction of a new and longer bridge. Perkins and Son Dozing of Lock Springs is the demolition contractor. City Administrator Ron Urton expects the demolition work to begin soon. He also told […]
Former Arkansas State Senator pleads guilty to bribery
A former Arkansas state senator pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting multiple bribes in connection with a multi-district investigation spanning the Western District of Missouri and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Jeremy Hutchinson, 45, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of conspiracy to […]
Trenton City Council approves financing options for improvements to sewer plant
The Trenton City Council last night approved two documents by way of ordinances, authorizing long term financing of sewer plant improvements. One document involves the re-financing of the effluent disinfection project. The other is for the headworks building project. Money is to be borrowed at a lower interest rate of three point six percent; covering […]
Rotational grazing benefits cattle herd
Twenty-five years ago, Brian Pemberton bought acreage filled with thorn trees, scrub brush and multiflora roses. The only water source was a frog pond. The land needed four things: a road, buildings, fences, and water. Thanks to hard work and cost-share programs, those goals were met. Grazing Acres Farm is now complete with a solid […]
United States makes first sale of rice to China
GUANGZHOU, CHINA – After decades chasing the enormous China market, a sale of U.S. rice was confirmed here last week. “This sale marks a turning point for the U.S. rice industry and its relationship with China as it is the first ever of U.S. rice to a private importer and is truly historic as it […]
Sliced Bread Days Festival kicks off this weekend in Chillicothe
The Sliced Bread Days Festival kicks off with a bang this weekend in Chillicothe. Activities will include an open house at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center in the Chillicothe Baking Company Building at First and Elm Friday from 1 to 5 o’clock and Saturday from 9 to 3. The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and […]
Livingston County Sheriff reports on traffic enforcement operation
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office recently increased traffic enforcement, focusing on aggressive and careless drivers, drunk or drugged drivers, and other hazardous moving violations. Sheriff Steve Cox reports 16 citations were issued recently for going over the speed limit and the department also gave a number of warnings, made traffic stops, and gave one driver […]
Shawn Yuille sentenced to 35-years in prison for death of Danette Rardon and child endangerment
A former Trenton resident has been sentenced to 35 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on felony charges stemming from a fatality crash in downtown Chillicothe in November 2017. Shawn Michael Yuille was sentenced to 30 years on second-degree murder and five years on first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial […]
State Treasurer’s office returns more than $45M in unclaimed property
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick has announced that his administration returned $45,083,224.85 of unclaimed property in the recent fiscal year that closed June 30th. In the prior fiscal year, the Unclaimed Property Division returned $44,696,518.89. “I encourage all Missourians to visit our website and check to see if they are entitled to unclaimed property,” Treasurer […]