A television meteorologist from Kansas City will speak at a program in Trenton this evening Thursday, March 8, 2018. Joe Lauria from Fox 4 will be in the Hoover Theater at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library at 6 o’clock. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says Lauria from will talk about general weather, […]
A nonprofit specializing in solving problems for children and families involved in and affected by the child welfare system has relocated to Chillicothe. Foster Adopt Connect will hold a grand opening at its new location at 409 Washington Street in Chillicothe the morning of March 19th at 10 o’clock. The public is invited to attend […]
The Trenton Park Board approved at its meeting Wednesday evening the Fair Board using the Rock Barn. The Park Board voted to allow the Fair Board to use the building at no charge March 26th through April 1st. The Park Board also approved a 25 cent raise for all returning part-time employees, which includes lifeguards […]
A resurfacing project on U. S. Highway 63 in Adair and Macon counties will begin Monday, weather permitting. The Missouri Department of Transportation Northeast District reports the project will reduce traffic to one lane on the northbound lanes from LaPlata to Kirksville and the southbound lanes from LaPlata to Atlanta. Signs are already in place […]
Trenton High School and Middle School Student Council will host a First Responders Breakfast in two weeks. The breakfast will be held in the health room at the high school the morning of March 21st from 6:30 to 7:45. The meal is open to all emergency workers in the Grundy County area, including police officers, […]
Mid-States Services has provided an update on the City of Trenton fiber optics project. Local internet provider, Mid-States Services, has announced the company is beginning the next phase of their fiber broadband internet project. With positive survey results from Trenton residents and businesses, the fiber broadband project is moving forward. Office Manager Sarah Allen stated […]
Crowder State Park west of Trenton will hold a Saint Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt March 17 with the event to start at the Camp Grand River Recreation Hall at 1 o’clock. Resource Manager Anna Persell says this will be the second year for the hunt and explains participants will be given a list of items to find, […]
Students from area high schools competed Tuesday in FFA judging events held in Hamilton. Winning first place as a team in livestock judging was Princeton. The highest ranked individual judges from Princeton were Logan Krohn and Soyer Wimer who finished first and second. North Harrison of Eagleville was second among teams. For the soils judging, Gilman City […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri Chief Executive Officer Aaron Franklin will speak at the next Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. The event will be at the Community Action Partnership Office in Trenton March 28th at noon. Franklin will discuss the upcoming Community Action Month in May as well as the partnership’s activity. […]
Two guided hikes will be held at Crowder State Park west of Trenton next month. The first will start at the Shelter 3 parking lot and go on the 3.2 mile Tall Oaks Trail the afternoon of April 2nd at 3:30. Resource Manager Anna Persell explains she planned the hike for the Monday after Easter, […]
The Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Incorporated Board of Directors has approved $94,460.07 in scholarships for 25 female graduates of North Mercer R-3 and Princeton R-5 high schools. Each recipient provided signed statements noting they meet all criteria established for the program, including being a non-smoker, being unmarried, and having evidence of need. Recipients must be […]
KyAnne Weaver will speak at this year’s Better Woman Conference at the First Assembly of God in Trenton March 16th and 17th. Kristi Weyer says Weaver will talk about navigating uncharted waters and notes Weaver has spoken in Trenton before with the women from Hodge Presbyterian Church. Weaver also wrote a book called “Cavewoman Years” […]
Chillicothe Police Officers Kyle Fletcher, Whitney Murdock, and Brandon Johnson attended Missouri Crisis Intervention Team Training last week. Chief Jon Maples says the training promotes and supports collaborative efforts to create and sustain effective interactions among law enforcement, mental health care professionals, individuals with behavioral health problems, families, and communities. He notes the training also […]
Two student groups at Milan C-2 High School will benefit from a test-driving promotion scheduled Saturday, March 24th. Barnes Baker Automotive of Trenton will hold the promotion called “Drive One 4 UR School.” Those attending are to stop by the Milan C-2 high school parking lot between 9 and 3 o’clock on March 24th. For […]
The Grundy County R-5 School District will conduct Preschool age to Kindergarten screenings and Kindergarten enrollment next month. The screenings and enrollment will be done by appointment at the Galt Christian Church April 6th from 8 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The screening will be conducted on children three to […]
Trenton’s Board of Adjustments Monday night approved requests for variances on set back requirements to allow for the construction of a carport/garage at 1203 Oklahoma Avenue. The request involved a five-foot variance at the rear and an 11-foot variance on the front. Mark and Lori Overton attended the public hearing. Five members of the board […]
Trenton High School Monday hosted Princeton and Maysville in varsity Scholar Bowl competitions with Trenton winning both of its matches. Trenton defeated Princeton 420 to 110. And Trenton beat Maysville 320 to 200. In the closest scoring of the event, Maysville edges Princeton 243 to 241. The scholar competition was divided by quarters, four quarters […]
The annual mass mailing by the Trenton High School Alumni Association has been scheduled for March 25th. In preparations for the mailing, classes are reminded of the need for reunion plans to be included in the tentative schedule that accompanies’s the mailing. Over 6,000 alums of THS will receive a letter that includes both a […]
Trenton Chamber of Commerce has announced honorees for the annual chamber banquet coming up March 16th. To be recognized as the organization of the year is the 548th transportation company of the Army National Guard. The unit is based in Trenton and returned home in late January from a nine-month deployment to the countries of […]
Deer hunters can get their trophy antlers measured in the morning and learn how to grow big deer in the afternoon at the White-tailed Deer Spectacular on Saturday, March 24, in Jamesport. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is hosting the free event at the A.V. Spillman Event Center, 308 Broadway. The first event will […]
