A Galt resident received what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries when a car hit the rear of a van in Milan on Tuesday morning. Forty-four year old Linda Dillon of Galt was to seek medical attention on her own. She was the driver of the car.

Three people were taken to Wright Memorial Hospital while a fourth declined transportation following an accident yesterday afternoon at 9th and Laclede. Each of the four has a Trenton address.

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs won a varsity/junior varsity tennis competition at Chillicothe High School against the host Lady Hornets on Wednesday afternoon. Trenton's varsity won six matches to Chillicothe's three, while the Lady Bulldogs JV beat Chillicothe 5 matches to 2.

A King City man will be challenging incumbent State Representative Casey Guernsey for his second district Missouri house seat. The Secretary of State has certified enough valid signatures on a citizen's petition to allow Jim Nash of rural King City to be an INDEPENDENT candidate in the November 6th election.

The Trenton junior varsity football open beat Carrollton 16-0 on Monday night, scoring one touchdown and one two-point conversion in each half to down the Trojans.

The Trenton Bulldogs will be aiming for a 2-0 start to the football season tomorrow night, hosting the Lexington Minutemen in the home opener at C.F. Russell Stadium. Kickoff on Hot Country Z 101.7 and www.kgozfm.com is slated for 7 o'clock, with Football Frenzy at 5:30.

The North Central Missouri College Foundation has announced its newest class of distinguished alumni. Cathy Bailey and Steve Maxy, both of Trenton; Patricia Mertens of Ironton; and Dennis Walker from Fulton are to be inducted at the foundation's ninth annual Gala on Saturday, October 13th at the Ketcham Community Center.

The Cainsville Lady Red beat the Lady Panthers of Grundy County High School on Monday night by a score of 7-2. The Grundy R-5 boys were locked in a competitive game with the Jefferson Eagles when electrical difficulties at the Galt Ball Field led to the suspension of the game in the third inning, with the visitors from Conception Junction leading 3-2.

The Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has released the newest high school football rankings heading into the second week of the regular season. A convincing victory by Hamilton over South Harrison has strengthened the Hornets hold on the top spot in Class 1, while dropping the Bulldogs deeper towards the bottom of the Top 10 this week. Click on "read more" to see the latest poll, in its entirety:

The Milan Lady Wildcats got their offense going after struggling against Novinger pitcher Sierra Jacques on Monday night, using the combination of timely hitting and a solid running game to pull out a 4-1 victory in the home opener for the Lady 'Cats at Milan Legion Park.

Trenton High School will open the 2012 varsity football home schedule with a game this Friday (8/31/12) vs. Lexington at 7:00. The following policies will be enforced at all THS home varsity contests.

The Laredo School District will dismiss classes early on Thursday because of the forecast of high temperatures in the upper 90's.

A trip over the Thanksgiving holiday to the Bahamas, a tough road test at tradition-rich UCLA, the annual Busch Braggin' Rights game in St. Louis against the University of Illinois, and an 18-game slate through the Southeastern Conference for the first time highlight the University of Missouri's 2012-2013 men's basketball schedule, released to the public on Wednesday morning.

The Livingston County Sheriff's Department says it is giving away an additional 100 gun locks and related informational pamphlets. Sheriff Steve Cox said the program, called "Project Gun Safe", is hoped to increase awareness of firearms safety and home safety.

The Trenton High School varsity volleyball team is still searching for its first victory of the season, having dropped matches on back-to-back nights against Lexington and Lawson.

The Chillicothe Area Arts Council presents its first "cultural" luncheon on the season with a Scottish-themed event on Thursday, September 6th. It is in celebration of the Highland Games, held in the country of Scotland. Reader Judith Shoot, Flutist Nancy Mitchell, and Bagpiper Roger Heard will be featured as part of the program.

Numerous employments or transfers were approved last (Tuesday) evening by Trustees of North Central Missouri College. Two staff resignations were accepted. The board adopted the tax levy, accepted bids for construction of the Barton campus entrance sign, and adopted a policy on random drug-testing of student athletes. The director for the office of development presented reports on a golf tournament and the holiday hoops basketball event,

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-0 on the young season with their most impressive performance of 2012 to date, crushing a good Lawson Lady Cardinal team 10-0 in five innings on Tuesday night, in action from Mark Griffin Memorial Field broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7 and www.kgozfm.com.

Missouri tailback Henry Josey will not play this year after injuring his left knee in November against Texas. Tigers coach Gary Pinkel says Josey is expected to make a full recovery. He says he saw Josey running during practice Sunday.

The Princeton Lady Tigers evened their softball record at 2-2 on Monday night with a 10-4 victory over the Chillicothe JV at Danner Park in Chillicothe. Sophomore Chelsie Jones picked up the win for Princeton with a complete game seven-hitter, giving up four runs, only two of them earned.