North Central Missouri College is helping Nodaway County manufacturers gain the skilled and ready workforce they need through training and advancement. NCMC, in collaboration with Northwest Technical School, Maryville R-2 School District, and Nodaway County Economic Development, has partnered with Kawasaki Motors, Laclede Chain Company, and Metal Culverts, Incorporated in Nodaway County to help the […]
The Gallatin Theater League presents “9 to 5: The Musical” at the Courter Theater in Gallatin Friday night, and Saturday night at 7 o’clock. Music and lyrics in the show are by Dolly Parton, and the book is by Patricia Resnick. It is based on the 20th Century Fox Picture originally produced on Broadway by Robert […]
The Livingston County Library will celebrate Teen Tech Week March 19 through 25. Teens may pick up a Teen Tech Week Bingo card at the front desk starting Monday. Completing tasks on the card will give teens a chance to win a tech prize pack at the end of next week which includes a portable […]
Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright has awarded March’s Service Integrity Leadership Award to Communications Officer Sacha Snuffer. Wright says Snuffer’s willingness to take on new challenges and assignments as well as train new communications officers is an invaluable asset to the department and the community. He adds her willingness to assist and serve others shows […]
Ashlen Busick presented a program on the Community Garden to the Trenton Rotary Club at its meeting Thursday. Busick and her husband Tyler manage the garden located next to the First Christian Church and by the Community Food Pantry in Trenton. The garden provides healthy food and gives those involved a chance to hone their […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is taking part in the annual nationwide Saint Patrick’s Day Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” substance-impaired driving crackdown through Sunday. The crackdown will involve high-visibility enforcement throughout the Chillicothe area to curb substance-impaired driving over the holiday weekend. The Chillicothe Police Department reports its officers will aggressively look for […]
Rissler Elementary School will have three new staff members for the next school year following actions taken by the Trenton R-9 Board of Education. Kayli Burrell of Gallatin was hired as Assistant Principal for Rissler school. She was graduated from Graceland University with her Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education. Graduated from William Woods University […]
Awards were presented during a leader recognition dinner for the MaHasKah district within the Boy Scouts of America. Approximately 50 scout leaders and guests represented Bethany Eagleville, Chillicothe, and Trenton. District lifetime achievement awards went to Trenton scout leaders: Dean Sager and Kevin Bailey. Years of service awards were given to Jeff Spencer for 35 […]
The Chillicothe Agri-Leaders and Livingston County Farm Bureau Board hosted a few of the Chillicothe FFA members at the Litton Agriculture Education Center at their monthly meeting. The members involved were: Creed Speaker – Caroline Warren; Creed Speaker – Montana Plattner; Prepared Public Speaking Division I Speaker – Macy Gutshall. Parliamentary Procedure team: Elitza Crouch, […]
Several cases were processed Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. 21-year-old Clyde Vernon Foster of Trenton admitted to a probation violation. The probation was continued with the requirement Foster complete court-ordered detention sanctions with the department of corrections. The circuit court retains jurisdiction for 120 days. His original charges involved two counts […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has announced her office has started work on the audit of the Missouri license office at Brookfield. The audit is underway for the Brookfield License Office in Linn County, located in north Missouri. This is the first audit for the Brookfield license offices. The Department of Revenue is responsible for […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education started its meeting Tuesday evening with a start date hearing. Requests were made to set the start date for after the end of the Missouri State Fair. During the regular meeting, the board approved the 2017-2018 school calendar with the start date to be August 23rd. The board […]
FFA teams and members from area schools did well in various career development judging events Monday in Lathrop. Princeton FFA had first place teams in horses and meats; second place in dairy cattle, soils, and FFA knowledge. Trenton high school had a judging team place second in meats and fifth in the knowledge category. North […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has completed an investigation into a fugitive and sex offender registration violation – arresting 28-year-old Tiffany Luttrell, on a Daviess County warrant for alleged Sex Offender Registration Violation. She was also arrested for alleged Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in Livingston County. Sheriff Steve Cox said it’s alleged […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the salary and budget recommendations for the 2017-2018 school year as presented by Superintendent Dan Wiebers at its meeting Tuesday evening. The certified staff base salary will increase by $200, and the non-certified salary schedule will increase by 10 cents per hour. The Salary Committee recommended to add […]
The North Mercer School Board decided to raise the teacher base salary at its meeting Monday evening. The base salary was raised $500 to $28,000 and steps and credit for education will be awarded, and health care benefits will continue to be covered. The board approved summer school, with the dates temporarily set for May […]
The Grundy County Commission has accepted bids for CART rock, construction steel, and concrete. The commission accepted the only CART rock bid from Norris Quarries, LLC of Trenton for 11 hundred 35 dollars for three-fourths to three-inch rock. A bid for steel from Oden Enterprises from Wahoo, Nebraska was accepted for $156,316. Viebrock Sales and […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on the felony charge of non-support with total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under a support order. Forty-two-year-old Damon William Buss was arrested Monday. His bond is $5,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the associate division of circuit […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the steps and movement for certified staff for the 2017-2018 school year as well as the wage schedule for non-certified staff at its meeting Monday evening. The board also approved the auditor service agreement with Conrad and Higgins as well as the transportation director, mechanic, and driver position […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 School Board approved contracts and accepted resignations at its meeting Monday evening. Tenured, non-tenured, and non-certified staff contracts approved are for the 2017-2018 school year. The resignations accepted will follow the completion of the 2016-2017 school year. The board also unanimously approved the Newtown-Harris R-3 FFA’s proposed trip to Washington, D. C. […]
