Iowa man demolishes motorcycle in crash north of Kirksville

Grundy County has several proposed highway improvement projects in the latest five-year plan by the Missouri department of transportation. Each year, MoDOT develops a tentative list of projects that eventually get done. What’s been proposed covers the five-year highway and bridge construction schedule from 2023 to 2027. One of...

An Overland Park, Kansas resident received serious injuries when a car went off Highway 36 near Brookfield striking a utility pole. Twenty-three-year-old Meghana Doram was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. She was a passenger in a car driven by 23-year-old Mohan Gampala of Overland Park, who was not reported hurt.

A Trenton resident has been arrested for allegedly stealing from a Trenton business. Forty-six-year-old Anthony Michael Roberts has been accused of the theft last Thursday of Fox Pro Protector calls and a bottle of deer scent from Orscheln’s in Trenton. Roberts has been charged with misdemeanor stealing and is...

Grundy County 4-H reports a county resident won Best of Show in woodworking at the Missouri State Fair. Owen Sharp’s entry is titled Country Side Intarsia. A North Central Missouri Fair spokesperson says Sharp’s woodworking was entered in the junior division at the fair in Trenton and was displayed at the Rock Barn.

Bonnie Lea Maulsby, 90 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville. Bonnie was born October 5, 1931, in Pollock, Missouri to John William and Gladys Ann (Morlan) Sears. Cal Hubbard played matchmaker, introducing Bonnie to Ed. She married Grover Edwin Maulsby on October 4, 1951, in Unionville, he preceded her in death in 2011. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and a son in infancy, Stephen Lee Maulsby.

The Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory for a portion of western Mercer County. The boundaries of the precautionary boil advisory are the Iowa state line on the north, the Weldon Fork of the Grand River on the east, Highway 136 on the south, and the Thompson River on the west.

The Spickard Special Road District Board swore in a new member on August 15th. Dan Etter was also approved as chairman of the board. JR Roberts was approved as president, and Tyler Etter was approved as vice president. The board approved leaving online and banking responsibilities to Secretary Amy Chapman.

Shirley Arlene James Anderson passed away on August 14 2022 at the age of 76 after an arduous scuffle with cancer. She was born October 15, 1945, in Juneau Alaska to David and Virginia James while David was serving in the Coast Guard. She married the love of her life,...

The Spickard Special Road District Board accepted the resignation of President Janice Vandevender at a special meeting on August 11th. Removing Vandevender from the checking account and adding Board Member Tyler Etter was approved. Approval was also given to advertising in the paper for a new board member. The board...

The Grundy County Commission took action on a contract and set the tax rate on August 16th. In a closed session, the commission terminated a contract with Grundy County Ambulance Employee Jenny Hunter for teaching emergency medical services classes. Ambulance Director Sarah Porter will now be the lead instructor. The position was added to her duties.

The Grundy County R-5 School District will hold back-to-school activities this week. Middle school and high school students can pick up their schedules at the office on August 16th, 17th, and 18th from 1 to 3 pm each day. Grundy R-5 Elementary School students can meet their teachers and receive...

An adjusted tax levy rate was approved during Monday night’s meeting of the Spickard R-2 Board of Education. The school district reports the tax rate in fund number one will be $4.8172 on the 100 dollars assessed valuation. A bid was accepted from Build N Trust to replace the...