The Pleasant View R-6 School Board approved an increase in student lunch prices as well as the purchase of computers at its meeting Tuesday night. The prices of lunches will increase by 10 cents with the cost of lunch for students to be $2.35. The board approved the purchase of four teacher computers as well […]
The Gilman City Fair at the Gilman City Fairgrounds starts Thursday, June 15 with sheep and goat shows. Sheep and goat registration closes at 4:30 Thursday with weigh-in starting immediately after registration 4:30. The sheep show will start at 6 o’clock with the goat show to immediately follow the sheep show. The hog show is […]
Fourteen individuals traveled to Ireland on the North Central Missouri College Traveling Pirates tour recently. The individuals traveled to Dublin, Cork, Killarney, Kinsale, and Belfast. Some of the places they visited included the Book of Kells at Trinity College, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Grafton Street and the Temple Bar District, Guinness Storehouse, O’Connell Street, Saint Stephen’s […]
Access II Independent Living Center in Gallatin will cut some of its services starting July 1. Services that will no longer be available include child advocacy services, consumer assistance fund requests, home modifications, and bullying presentations. Services that will be limited include transportation services, durable medical equipment, telephones for the hard of hearing, assistive technology, […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for part of Trenton Thursday, June 15 due to the replacement of two valves in the water main. The boil advisory is for Main Street from 15th to 9th Streets as well as Crowder Road from Cedar Street to Main Street. Water will be turned off for […]
The Highway Patrol reports a pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being hit by a pickup truck in Bucklin just after midnight on Wednesday. Twenty-seven-year-old Amanda Hepworth of New Cambria was in a residential yard at 208 Baker Street when 18-year-old Jose Montoya of Bucklin stuck her. Life Flight Eagle transported Hepworth to the University Hospital […]
The First Christian Church, Hodge Presbyterian Church, and the Wesley United Methodist Church will host the Ecumenical Vacation Bible School “Crocodile Dock” on July 5, 6, and 7. Bibles school is for ages 3 years (must be accompanied by an adult) through those youth entering 5th grade in the fall and will run from 5:30-7:30 […]
Preliminary hearings were waived yesterday in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Cases involving those defendants advance to Division One of circuit court for arraignments Thursday. Among them are four felony charges facing David Lee Shiner of Trenton. He’s accused of possession of a controlled substance, delivery or possession of a controlled […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Mount Vernon man sustained minor injuries as the result of a traffic accident three miles south of Chillicothe Tuesday morning. Seventy-seven-year-old Jon Mullins escorted a vehicle hauling an oversized load driven by 60-year-old Clyde Newman of Lorraine, Kansas on northbound U. S. 65 when they met another oversized load. Newman […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a bond resolution at its meeting Monday evening. The resolution establishes a final terms committee for the sale of the general obligation bond issue. The committee members are Board President Rick Ellsworth, District Superintendent Jerry Girdner, and President and CEO of L. J. Hart and Company Larry J. […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 School District Board of Education approved amendments to the 2016-2017 budget as well as the 2017-2018 budget at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved the purchase of a 2002 Freightliner as a backup bus from Durham Bus Services for $1,500. It also approved paying $862.89 for its portion of the breaker […]
The Trenton Park Department is accepting bids to purchase metal for shelter houses. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of June 28th at 3 o’clock. Call Park Superintendent Jason Shuler at 660-359-2004 for specifications.
Three Trenton students will compete at the National Skills USA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky next week. Metaija Johnson, Jakolbie Stotts, and Taylor Sparks received a first place gold medal at the State Skills USA Missouri Championships and earned a spot at the conference June 19th through 24th. Grand River Technical School of Chillicothe will accept […]
Interested individuals can still sign up to participate in the Green Hills Women’s Shelter’s Mean Bean Bag Tournament at Black Silo Winery in Trenton Saturday, June 17. Registration will begin at 12:30, and games will start at 2 o’clock with sign-ups to be taken until 1:30. Shelter volunteer Barbara Spencer says each two-person team costs […]
The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra will perform a concert as part of Trenton’s Gooseberry Festival Saturday night. The concert entitled “Just Music” will be held at the First Baptist Church in Trenton with doors to open at 6:30, and the concert will start at 7 o’clock. Board President Monica Fawson tells that the choir […]
The Green Hills Women’s Shelter is seeking volunteers to help with various aspects of its program. Volunteer coordinator Roxanne Chase tells that there is an application process and two background checks that need to be completed. The background checks with Family Care Safety Registry with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted two ordinances at its meeting Tuesday evening. One ordinance authorized the Mayor to sign and execute the solid waste contract with Rapid Removal. The contract will be in place for three years and the monthly fee to the customer will be $13.12 per month. The second ordinance authorized the […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted bids for fuel and milk and approved selling the property at its meeting Tuesday evening. The board accepted the bid for diesel fuel for buses from MFA Oil as well as the bid for dairy products from Central Dairy and Prairie Farms. It approved to sell the property […]
UPDATE: 6-14-2017 — 6 a.m. It is now reported that Ashley Sumner has been found and is safe —— The Carrollton Police Department is reporting that a 25-year-old woman from Carrollton is missing. Ashley Sumner was last seen Saturday morning on June 10 and is described as being 5’6” tall, weighs 160 pounds with brown […]
The North Mercer R-3 School District Board of Education adopted the 2017-2018 budget and approved 2016-2017 budget amendments at its meeting last Monday evening. Revenues for 2017-2018 are projected at $2,563,342 with expenditures projected at $2,802,740. There is a projected net loss of $239,398. The budget includes buying two buses and lease purchasing three buses […]
