The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education hired a business teacher in an executive session on May 18th. Morgan Axtell was hired for the position. Bookkeeper Tori Wideman reports that, during the regular meeting, Principal Jill Sperry reported on the senior trip, the last day of school May 13th, and summer school attendance. Superintendent Roger […]
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances involving agreements and a contract. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Monday, May 23, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be available on Zoom, Ordinances would approve agreements with Olsson, Incorporated for a floodplain study for the airport runway improvement project and Asplundh Tree Expert, […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education hired an interim superintendent at a closed session meeting on May 20th. Rob Deaver was hired on a part-time as-need basis. Board Secretary Susan Leeper reports he will be paid $28.16 per hour. Deaver retired from Grundy County R-5 as of June 30th, 2019. He was superintendent for Grundy […]
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will discuss multiple properties at a meeting next week. The board will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Monday, May 23 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be available on Zoom. The agenda shows four properties listed under declaration of a nuisance, two under public hearing, and one for […]
Three seniors will graduate from Newtown-Harris R-3 in the high school gym on May 20th. Six eighth-graders will also be promoted to ninth grade at the ceremony at 7 p.m. Ag Instructor and FFA Advisor Stephanie Oaks will speak at the graduation ceremony. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the senior class will be announced.
The Shelburne Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School for youth who are three years old to finish sixth grade. “Monumental: Celebrating God’s Greatness” will be the VBS theme for the event running May 22nd through 26th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Each session will begin with supper. The week will end with a program […]
The NW Electric Power Cooperative continues to work in the area where a tractor implement hit a power pole and caused a power outage that affected customers of multiple electric companies on Wednesday night, May 18th. Spokesperson Byron Roach reports that after work on May 18th, line crews went back to Pauper Grade Road on […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a swearing-in ceremony and a meeting at the Chillicothe City Hall on May 23rd. Amy Hess will be sworn in as city clerk, and Allison Jeffries will be sworn in as city auditor at 11 o’clock that morning. A reception will follow. The council will consider ordinances to accept […]
Wright Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions is helping to build awareness about mental health wellness in the north Missouri community. Over the past couple of years, mental health has moved to the forefront for many. An increasing number of people are beginning to see it for what it is: a vital component of your overall […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly woman sustained serious injuries as the result of one car striking another five miles east of Brookfield on Thursday morning, May 19th. An ambulance took 41-year-old Melissa McKenzie to Pershing Memorial Hospital. A passenger in the other car, 77-year-old Kay Ediger of Newton, Kansas had minor injuries. She was […]
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District reports no one was injured, but a tractor is a complete loss after an incident the night of May 18th that caused a power outage. The outage involved customers of Trenton Municipal Utilities, Evergy, and the Grundy Electric Cooperative. An implement was partially damaged, and a power pole […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association to potentially start a second law enforcement academy class in Chillicothe. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the class would be a part-time academy and consist of evening sessions and some daytime weekend training. It could start in January and graduate in November 2023. The […]
Crowder State Park’s campground amphitheater will transform into a special storytelling venue at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Join cultural historian Br. John as he portrays the world-class show horse performer, inventor, and horse whisperer/trainer Tom Bass. Bass, nicknamed “The High-Hatted Horseman,” was born into slavery in 1859. Bass was the creator of the famed […]
The Gallatin R-5 Board of Education took action on personnel matters after a closed session on May 18th. The resignations were accepted by High School English Instructor Cole Lockhart, High School Art Instructor Ally Ockenfels, and Bus Driver Stephen Rains at the end of this school year. The board offered teaching positions to Emily Perry, […]
United States Department of Agriculture contracts were discussed at the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors meeting on May 17th. Administrator Trish Smith reported an ongoing delay in receiving about 40 HVAC units due to worldwide shipping issues has delayed the HVAC project at Sunnyview. The board was previously informed that 26 of […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton woman on a capias warrant on a probation violation. The Trenton Police Department arrested 41-year-old Lori Anne Pennington on May 19. Bond was set at $5,000 cash only and she is scheduled for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court on June 9th. Pennington’s […]
Financial reports and other matters were discussed at Wednesday night’s meeting of the committee that oversees Trenton Municipal Utilities. None of the reports required any action by the Trenton City Council’s utility committee. Comptroller Rosetta Marsh discussed financial losses for April in the electric, water, and wastewater categories. But she mentioned year-to-date net revenues, as […]
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a request for a minor subdivision. The public hearing will be held at Trenton City Hall on June 6 at 7 p.m. The request is from Jacob Webb for a minor subdivision on the property at 3704 Serendipity Lane.
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education on Monday, May 16, approved the implementation of the sick leave pool on an as-needed basis. Superintendent Erica Eakes explains if an employee has an emergency and does not have enough sick leave days to cover an absence, other employees can donate sick leave days. The board set summer […]
Proposals involving electrical equipment were reviewed Wednesday evening by the Trenton Utility Committee and will advance for consideration at the Monday night meeting of the Trenton City Council. A proposal from Altorfer Power Systems involves options to repair SCADA communications at the south substation between the seven Caterpillar generators and the SCADA programmable logic controller. […]
