The Grand River Audubon Chapter will meet on Wednesday night at the Jerry Litton Agri-Science Center northwest of Chillicothe. Social time is at 6:30 followed by the program at 7:00. Terry McNeely will present the program on "The Upcoming Christmas Bird Count".

Donated items are being sought for a Chillicothe family who lost belongings in a fire at their residence on Monday night. The Chillicothe Fire Department says about 100 gallons of water and foam were used to extinguish smoldering embers in the attic and ceiling joists in the kitchen area at 104 East Second Street in Chillicothe.

A non-injury traffic accident on southbound Interstate 35 near the Winston exit resulted in southbound lanes of the interstate being closed for nearly five hours on Saturday morning. The accident involved a tractor-trailer unit and a van. The tractor-trailer unit was carrying batteries.

Announcement was made today of the raffle ticket winning number drawn recently. The sale of tickets generated funds for the placement of a flag pole at the Grundy County Museum. Mark Robinson conducted the raffle which he said raised 12-hundred dollars to finance the project.

A former Trenton resident has announced additional drop off locations for a local drive to collect gently used coats. Erin McDonald said this is the third year for the coat drive in memory of her son, Kole Hoffman.

The HDC Conference's annual basketball tournament is underway, with four girls games and four boys games played on Saturday at North Mercer High School, with the Gilman City girls and boys each coming out victorious in their first games of the tournament.

The North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates played the first game of their weekend trip to south Florida on Friday night, losing by a score of 74-62 at Miami-Dade College in Miami, Florida.

The Milan Wildcats are even with their Tri-Rivers Conference records, with both the girl's and boy's basketball teams at 1-1, following losses at Scotland County High School on Friday night, heard LIVE on KTTN FM 92.3 and www.kttn.com.

Because of a student suicide at Plattsburg High School, the basketball games scheduled for Monday, December 10th at Trenton High School have been moved to accommodate funeral plans.

The Livingston County Sheriff's Department has been approved for a $9,000 local law enforcement block grant. That is according to Sheriff Steve Cox, who says the money will be used toward the purchase of a new or used patrol vehicle. The grant application was written by Sergeant Michael Claypole with assistance from Presiding Commissioner Eva Danner-Horton and Sheriff Cox.

A Stewartsville man was taken to a St. Joseph hospital hours after an accident in rural Clinton County on Saturday night. The Highway Patrol says the accident (at 9:50 PM Saturday) occurred three miles southwest of Stewartsville on Keller Road.

North Central Missouri College's annual Holiday Hoops event is set to begin on Wednesday, December 19th, with the OFFICIAL schedule of games announced on Monday morning by event organizer Steve Maxey. To see the schedule of game times and dates, click on 'read more':

The Highway Patrol says two Stewartsville residents were SERIOUSLY injured when a car overturned off Highway 36 west of Cameron early on Saturday night. The driver, 24-year old Kacy Teeter, and a passenger, 26-year old Jacob Bennett, both of Stewartsville, were taken to Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph.

The Trenton V-F-W Hall and Trenton HyVee will be locations early next month for veterans, and / or family members, to receive assistance on veterans benefits.

Construction bids are sought by the city of Trenton on various improvements at the water treatment plant. Sealed proposals are due to the City Clerk at Trenton City Hall, by 2 o’clock on January 22. At that date and time, proposals will be opened and read aloud.

The Trenton High School wrestling team, on Thursday night, beat Southwest Livingston and Albany for its first triangular 'victory' of the 2012-2013 season. The Bulldogs scored 66 points in their win over the Ludlow team, and beat the host Warriors 40-32.

The Trenton girls and South Harrison boys basketball teams claimed victories on Friday night, in a high school basketball doubleheader broadcast LIVE on Hot Country Z 101.7 and www.kgozfm.com. The Trenton girls moved to 6-0 with a 69-39 win, while the South Harrison boys beat Trenton 78-58.

The Princeton Tigers played with energy and intensity, but could not find a way to slow down North Mercer's group of senior basketball standouts, with the visiting Cardinals winning at Princeton on Thursday night, in girl's and boy's varsity basketball games heard live on KTTN FM 92.3 and www.kttn.com.

The Green Hills Animal Shelter will be offering $20.00 off the usual adoption fees during a promotion the afternoon of Saturday, December 15th. This is called the "Jingle Bell Special Pet Adoption Day". Dogs and cats wearing jingle bells will be available that afternoon at a $20.00 discount. The shelter says the regular adoption fee ranges from $80 to $100. That includes the cost of rabies and distemper vaccinations, plus the spaying or neutering of the pet.

Two men from St. Joseph were injured late Wednesday afternoon in a traffic accident three miles west of Gallatin. The Highway Patrol said that the men, 27-year old Teklit Weldeabzgi and 30-year old Tedla Tesfameskel, suffered SERIOUS injuries and were flown by medical helicopter to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City.