The Green Hills Animal Shelter in Trenton will host an "Amateur Dog Show" on Saturday, June 9th as a fundraiser for the animal shelter. The entry fee is $10.00, which allows dogs to be entered in as many categories as their owners wish.
The Tri-Rivers Conference has announced first and second team selections for the 2012 spring baseball season. Two Milan Wildcats, in senior Cooper Bankus and sophomore Aaron Richardson, were named to the first team.
FCS Financial is recognizing 17 different 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters, including two from northern Missouri, with $250 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri applications and plans to complete a "Community Improvement Project" in the next couple of months.
Trenton High School Athletic Director Kris Ockenfels has made athletic schedules available for viewing on the school's website, www.trentonr9.k12.mo.us. We will be posting the schedules on this link throughout the next 24 hours. Click on "read more" to see 'em!
Grundy County Commissioners are looking into the costs of additional equipment to improve the system that allows emergency communications for the Galt area. It is in response to what commissioners are calling a federal mandate to go with a narrow band radio frequency for 911.
IN RESULTS FROM THE STATE TRACK MEETS AT JEFFERSON CITY SATURDAY, THE TRENTON GIRLS PLACED FOURTH OVERALL IN THE CLASS TWO GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS AND HAD A FIRST PLACE FINISH IN THE FOUR-BY-400 METER RELAY.
The North Central Missouri College Foundation has announced the establishment of athletic scholarships in memory of Mark and Rebekah Whiteaker, former Trenton residents. The $10,000 contribution will allow for four $500 scholarships each year, beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year.
The Adams Park Apartments building in Trenton was dedicated on Saturday with a ceremony that included past memories of the former school building, a review of efforts to seek funding for the apartment renovation, work on the building, and thank you's to several people in attendance.
A Trenton boy is hospitalized after what Sheriff Rodney Herring describes as an accidental shooting. The incident happened Monday afternoon while four teenage boys from Grundy County were hunting along Muddy Creek, south of the waste water treatment plant in Trenton.
Boy Scout Troop #121 will be hosting a food booth from 10 o'clock to 3 o'clock at the Chillicothe Lowe's store from Saturday, May 26th through Monday, May 28th.
An informational program on Medicare is scheduled in Trenton on Friday, June 8th. You can learn more about Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D by attending the program to be held in the conference room of Serve Link Home Care. Organizers say those attending can also learn about resources available to help with Medicare costs. The presentation is scheduled from 9:00 to 12:30.
A teenage girl from Green City was injured when thrown from her car in a Linn County traffic accident on Tuesday. The Highway Patrol described injuries as SERIOUS for 16 year old Ashley Lewis. She was flown by medical helicopter to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Two persons were injured when two vehicles collided Sunday night in eastern Putnam county. Taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with MODERATE injuries was 45 year old Charlotte Cain of Unionville. The driver of the second vehicle, 52 year old Cheryl Ridinger of Worthington refused treatment at the scene.
Various road projects are planned this week for crews of the Missouri department of transportation. Mowing along U-S Highway 65 is scheduled at various locations this week in Livingston, Grundy, and Mercer Counties. Mowing also is listed along various locations on State Highway 6 in Grundy County this week.
A SOLDIER FROM OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS WITH RELATIVES AT TRENTON WAS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN FRIDAY. ARMY SERGEANT MIKE KNAPP WAS KILLED JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE HE WAS TO RETURN HOME FOR A TWO-WEEK VISIT.
Daviess County Route J is to close on Tuesday, May 29th at the Dog Creek Bridge three miles south of Altamont. It is for a bridge replacement project that is expected to take about six weeks.
The American Red Cross is announcing the chance for young people to receive a $5,000 scholarship for attempting to donate blood. The offer to students between the ages of 16 and 21 is from now until September 3rd at Red Cross blood drivers and donor centers.
A Cameron man was hurt when the motorcycle he was operating overturned on a road west of Altamont. Thirty-five year old William Roe of Cameron was taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. He received what the Highway Patrol called MODERATE injuries.
The top academic students at South Harrison High School in Bethany are Valedictorian Sarah Keck and Salutatorian Cole Osborne. Graduation ceremonies were held on Sunday afternoon at Bethany and Gilman City. Top academic students in the senior class at Gilman City are Mason Ward as Valedictorian and Brennon Carey as Salutatorian.
