Soldiers from the 548th Transportation Company of Trenton, who served in Afghanistan and other deployments, received various awards during a Saturday night program. The Army National Guard held the "Freedom Salute" ceremony at the Ketcham Community Center, with awards also presented to those "showing support for the unit".

Season tickets for the Chillicothe Area Arts Council’s 2012-13 season are on sale now and can be purchased by contacting the arts office at 660-646-1173 or by stopping by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce office, 514 Washington Street.

The Daviess County Human Resource Council is sponsoring a food drive on Friday, August 3rd for the Daviess County Food Pantry.

Trenton R-9 Superintendent Becky Albrecht has announced that the THS parking lots will be closed from Monday, August 6th through Friday, August 10th. The closure is being done for repair work.

A Brookfield man was among three people injured on Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident in Linn County, two miles west of Brookfield on U.S. Highway 36.

A grass fire burned about ten acres in southwestern Grundy County on Friday afternoon. It was along Route WW, slightly over one mile west of Route W.

Linn-Livingston Public Water Supply District #3 has issued a precautionary boil advisory. The northern boundary for the advisory area is Highway 36. The eastern boundary is Locust Creek. The southern boundary is Fountain Grove. The western boundary is the Linn-Livingston county line.

Four youths from Albany and Stanberry were hurt early Friday morning when a car traveled off Highway 136 and hit a tree west of Princeton. The Highway Patrol said a passenger, 17-year old Hunter Sweat of Albany, received the worst injuries of the four, his described as "MODERATE" by authorities at the scene.

Grundy Electric Cooperative holds its annual meeting on Thursday, August 2nd at the North Mercer School. Registration, a dinner, and informational booths start at 4:30. Orlin Lee and "Tried and True Country" perform prior to the business meeting, which begins at 6:30. During the business session, three directors will be elected.

A Browning man was killed yesterday afternoon when, according to the highway patrol, 47 year old Troy Flummer was operating a motorcycle when he attempted to pass a truck when the truck was making a left turn.

Trenton residents Lauren Gray and her mother, Ali, have meetings scheduled on Monday and Tuesday with the staff of five congressmen and three senators in Washington, DC. Those meetings, and those with anyone "willing to listen", are part of ongoing attempts by the Gray's for Lauren to legally remain in the United States when she turns 21 on Wednesday, August 8th. That is when she NO LONGER would qualify as a dependent under her parent's Investor Visa's.

This article and more flyers about the 2012 North Central Missouri Fair can be found on the website www.ncmfair.com. It was reprinted here for our audience's convenience. Enjoy the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton this Tuesday through Saturday. Kenny's Funland will be the carnival each night of fair week.

Five area school districts are among 29 finalists from across Missouri being considered for a rural education grant from Monsanto. The grants are $10,000 and $25,000. School districts under consideration include Pleasant View R-6, Princeton, Polo, Southwest Livingston (Ludlow), and Cameron.

Trenton building inspector Gary Beverlin says Larry Gilworth plans to open a FURNITURE STORE in Gilworth's Building near Five Points in downtown Trenton. However, Beverlin says he will need to inspect the structure before that happens.

A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for a small area of northern Trenton. Trenton Municipal Utilities says the advisory is along 28th Street between Mable and Lulu Streets, and along Lulu Street between 23rd and 28th Streets.

An immigration attorney from Portland, Oregon has offered assistance to the Gray family of Trenton in the family's attempts to allow Lauren Gray to legally remain in the United States when she turns 21 next month. Brent Renison is with the law firm Parrilli-Renison of Portland.

The Livingston County Commission has TEMPORARILY lifted a burn ban for parts of Friday and Saturday for all of Livingston County, except the city of Chillicothe. Burning WILL be allowed on Friday from dawn until dusk and Saturday from dawn to dusk, with the burn ban going back into effect Saturday night at dusk, again for ALL areas of Livingston County outside Chillicothe.

The Trenton High School girl's golf team will begin practice on Monday morning, August 6th from 8 to 10 o'clock at Riverside Country Club in Trenton. The Lady Bulldogs are the defending district champions, a goal reached two of the past three seasons. Coach Jeremy Austin says with a good group of girls returning, Trenton expects more success in 2012.

The Trenton Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a 100 mile motorcycle poker run on Saturday, September 1st.

While not a "drought buster", the listening area received beneficial rainfall overnight Wednesday, into Thursday. Click on "read more" to see the official rainfall totals from across northern Missouri: