Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports a street will be closed twice during the month of September. Trenton Street will be closed from JFK to 10th Street for the Fourth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K the morning of September 21st. An officer will lead the event, which starts at 8 o’clock. That section […]
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SUV strikes agricultural sprayer east of Gallatin
The Highway Patrol reports a Bartlesville, Oklahoma man sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle in which he was a passenger struck an agricultural sprayer one mile east of Gallatin around noon on Thursday. An ambulance transported 80-year-old John McCollum to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. SUV driver 79-year-old William Estes of Bartlesville, Oklahoma […]
Jefferson City police officer honored for community service
Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that Lt. David Williams of the Jefferson City, Missouri, Police Department has received the 2019 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community. Williams […]
Milan teenager hurt in Saturday crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan resident sustained minor injuries as a result of the sports utility vehicle she drove when it ran off the road and hit two guardrails three miles south of Browning early Saturday morning. Nineteen-year-old Mackenzie McDanel was transported to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The SUV traveled north on Highway […]
Investigation by authorities reveals cause of death for Chillicothe man who committed suicide
A farmer and former Chillicothe school board member sentenced to 122 months in federal prison Friday for a 142 million dollar grain fraud scheme has died. Officers were sent to conduct a well-being check and upon arrival, Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples and Livingston County Coroner Scott Lindley report Randy Constant was found deceased inside […]
Missouri’s largest music festival kicks off September 27, 2019 in Columbia
The warm hum of guitar amplifiers and the sweet, smoky smell of barbecue will be wafting through the wavering late summer air the last weekend of September. The 13th installment of Columbia’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival kicks off for a long weekend of live music, fun, and entertainment, September 27-29. Roots N Blues, […]
Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions nets $156,300
The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture Day, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Saturday, Aug. 17. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, raising $156,300! The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Gage Baker of Fulton. His 1325-pound Crossbred steer sold for a record price of $39,500 and was purchased by […]
Newtown woman injured during crash near Milan
A Newtown resident was hurt in Sullivan County when the van she was driving overturned off Route E west of Milan. Twenty-seven-year-old Judith Vasquez was taken by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. The accident happened five miles west of Milan on Route E as the westbound van slid […]
Gallatin man escapes injury, two from Jamesport hurt in Saturday crash
Two Jamesport residents were hurt Saturday afternoon when a mini-van hit the side of a pickup truck two miles south of Jamesport. The driver of the van, 69-year old Gerald Souders, was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. A passenger in the van, 51-year old Esther Miller was taken to Wright Memorial […]
Two Chillicothe teens injured in Saturday crash, driver accused of DWI
Two Chillicothe residents were hurt early on Saturday in Carroll County when the car they were in went off a county road and hit a tree. Rosalynn Pittman-Maupin and Marcella Epperson, both 15, were taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with minor injuries. Both were passengers in a car driven by 22-year old […]
Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri announces Louise Williams Wellborn Memorial Scholarship
As a new school year begins, the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri is honored to announce the establishment of the Louise Williams Welborn Memorial Scholarship to a graduating senior at Trenton High School. A 1967 graduate of THS, Louise was the Senior Philanthropic Advisor at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation at the time of […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education approves 2019 tax rate
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the 2019 tax rate at a hearing prior to its regular meeting on Tuesday evening. The board set the tax rate at $4.127 cents per $100 of assessed valuation which includes $3.227 for the incidental fund and 90 cents for the debt service. The 2019 tax levy is […]
Ribbon cutting at Wright Memorial Hospital to be held for “Memorial Wall”
A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held later this month for the Memorial Wall at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. Senior Director of Advancement for the University of Missouri College of Engineering Matt Osterthun will speak during the Memorial Wall Dedication the afternoon of August 30th at 1:30. Osterthun will be followed by Chief […]
Friday night crash injures man from Harris
The Highway Patrol reports a Harris man sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road five miles east of Harris Friday night. A private vehicle transported 53-year-old Jerald Dahlberg to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The pickup traveled east on Route E before it ran off the road […]
Crash at Merrill and 15th Street in Trenton sends one to hospital
The Trenton Police Department reports one Trenton man was transported to the hospital and another was cited after a sport utility vehicle struck a minivan Monday afternoon. Twenty-five year old Jacob Ishmael was treated at Wright Memorial Hospital for pain in his left hip and leg area and released. No injuries were reported for 49-year-old […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education to review 2018 fiscal audit
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will discuss an amended 2018 fiscal audit as well as various other items at its regular meeting next week. The meeting will be held at the district office Tuesday evening, August 13, 2019, at 5:30, following a tax rate hearing at 5:25. New business on the agenda includes the […]
16-year-old killed in head-on crash near Newtown
The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown teenager died and two area residents sustained minor injuries as the result of a pickup truck and sport utility vehicle involved in a nearly head-on crash two miles northwest of Newtown Wednesday morning. The body of 16-year-old Coy Miller was taken to the Roberson Funeral Home in Princeton. Fifteen-year-old […]
Humphreys man injured after striking animal in roadway with motorcycle
A Humphreys resident was injured early Wednesday morning when the motorcycle he was operating struck an animal four miles west of Galt. Fifty-six-year-old Johnny Hines received moderate injuries and was taken by Grundy County Emergency Medical Services to Wright Memorial Hospital. An investigator with the patrol reports Hines was eastbound when he swerved the motorcycle […]
Miniature golf event raises nearly $5,000 for Backpack Buddies
A miniature golf event and associated activities at Trenton on Saturday raised money to support the backpack buddies weekend food programs of Grundy and Livingston Counties. The Regional Nurse Practice Council for Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center report a total of $4,717.00 was raised during events held at Johnny Popper’s mini-golf and the […]
Friday evening crash at 9th and Rural streets in Trenton involves 2 vehicles and 9 people
The Trenton Police Department reports one person was transported to the hospital after a pickup truck struck a car at Ninth and Rural streets Friday evening. An ambulance transported car passenger 13-year-old Zackary Lawrence to Wright Memorial Hospital after he reportedly complained of knee pain. No injuries were reported for other car passengers, Joely Johnson, […]