Students from the Ag Science I and Animal Science classes at the Litton Agriculture Education Center were having a hands-on learning experience at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center during January. The students were learning about animal reproduction in class and then were getting to experience the real thing in person. While at the Litton Ag […]
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Gun and Knife Sports Show to be held this weekend in Chillicothe
The Chillicothe Elks Lodge 656 will sponsor the 15th Annual Gun and Knife Sports Show this weekend. The show will be at the Elks Lodge at 401 Harvester Road in Chillicothe Friday evening from 5 to 8 o’clock, Saturday from 9 o’clock in the morning to 6 o’clock in the evening, and Sunday from 9 […]
Randy Huffman to retire from Grundy R-5 School
Long time Grundy R-5 junior – senior high school principal Randy Huffman has announced his retirement effective at the end of the current school year. Huffman has been employed at Grundy R-5 for the past 12 years. Following an executive session of the board of education last evening, Elementary Principal Anne Billington was offered a […]
Chris Chinn confirmed by Missouri Senate as Director of Agriculture
The Missouri Senate confirmed Chris Chinn of Clarence is the state’s new Director of Agriculture. Chinn served on the Missouri Farm Bureau board of directors representing the northeast area of the state until her confirmation as director of agriculture. Mrs. Chinn, a fifth-generation farmer, manages production and financial records for her family’s 1,500 sow farrow-to-finish […]
Trenton accepting bid proposals for hay ground
Trenton is accepting sealed proposals for hay ground at the Trenton Municipal Airport, the area around the trap and skeet range, and north of the water treatment plant for three years and the area north of the fire station on a year by year basis. Proposals will be accepted at City Clerk Cindy Simpson’s office […]
Main Street in Trenton to be closed for impaired driving exercise
Main Street in Trenton will be closed Wednesday, February 15th from 11 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon between Crowder and 13th Street as part of North Central Missouri College Safety Week. NCMC Housing staff, criminal justice students, and Trenton police will conduct a distracted and impaired driving exercise for NCMC […]
Grundy County University Extension Council holds annual meeting
The Grundy County University Extension Council recently held its annual meeting. County Clerk Betty Spickard led the swearing in ceremony for two newly-elected council members: Carol Hein and Scott Roy as well as re-elected council member Blake Baugher. Others elected to the Extension Council, Phillip Ray and Rebecca Steinhoff, are to be sworn in later. […]
Chillicothe Police Department reports several arrests
Officers arrested Cody Whiteside in the 1600 block of Webster Street for speeding and driving while suspended. Whiteside was transported to the police department where he was processed, cited, and released. Officers arrested Andrew McCollum in the 1300 block of Calhoun Street for possession of fewer than 35 grams marijuana and unlawful use of […]
Emergency Department at Wright Memorial receives high marks
The emergency department staff at Wright Memorial Hospital received a mark of excellence in patient satisfaction for 2016 from HealthStream, the national peer database for patients’ perception of overall satisfaction of care. In the first quarter, they ranked in the top 98th percentile for Overall Satisfaction, in the second quarter, they ranked in 78th percentile, […]
Brushy Creek Bridge opening delayed in Mercer County
Residents around the Brushy Creek Bridge on Route P in Mercer County will have to use an alternate route around the bridge closure for just a bit longer. Contractors from Ennis Excavating, LLC of Jamestown, Missouri, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, closed the bridge Dec. 5, 2016, for a bridge replacement project. They […]
Several draw prison time in latest session of circuit court
Numerous cases were processed Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident, 23-year-old Tyler Clayton Ward, pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. Two other counts were dismissed. Ward was sentenced to four years with the department of corrections […]
Bethany man hurt in rollover crash
A Bethany man was injured in a rollover accident early last evening near his hometown. 30-year-old Jarod Hillyard was taken by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The highway patrol listed his injuries as moderate. He was wearing a seat belt. The patrol noted the pickup was eastbound on Route F when it […]
Guided Pathways to Success offered at NCMC
North Central Missouri College is one of five Missouri colleges and universities participating in the Guided Pathways to Success program. The program helps schools develop clear “degree pathways” to help students graduate on time and can help students avoid accumulating and paying for more credit hours than they need. Participating schools can implement various strategies, […]
Green Hills Animal Shelter announces winners in chocolate competition
Green Hills Animal Shelter named the winners for taste, creativity, and presentation for its Take a Walk in Chocolate Heaven Chocolate Tasting and Contest that took place Tuesday evening. Winners for taste were Eliana Cowling and Juliet Schmadeke in first place, Sarah DeVorss in second place, and Gayla Whittle in third place. Winners for creativity […]
3 selected to attend Air Academy in Wisconsin
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 944 at Chillicothe selected three area students to attend the annual Air Academy in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this summer. The selected students are Wesley Sportsman of Marceline, Drew Minnis of Chillicothe, and Jackson Pauley of Chula. Young people from around the world will attend the event, which provides participants opportunities to […]
Livingston County Sheriff conducts operation involving minors and intoxicants
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force conducted a sales and supply of intoxicants to minors enforcement project Friday, February 3 Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports that a cooperating minor assisted the Sheriff’s Office and Alcohol Task Force in checking for compliance at various retail and liquor by the […]
Boater safety certification courses to be held in March
The Missouri State Highway Patrol will offer two boater safety certification courses in northern Missouri next month. Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald reports one course will be at the Troop H Headquarters in Saint Joseph Saturday, March 25 from 9 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the evening. Troop B Commanding Officer […]
Livingston County R-3 in Chula to hold carnival and auction
The Livingston County R-3 School in Chula will hold a carnival and silent auction March 24. Funds raised will be used to support the Organization of Parents and Teachers and the school. Past fundraisers have funded the school’s landscaping in front of the building, curtains for the stage, tables and chairs for school events, and […]
Grundy County Spelling Bee winners
A Pleasant View R-6 student won the Grundy County Spelling Bee held at Trenton Middle School yesterday. Eighth grader Andrew Flentje won the spelling bee with the word mesa. The runner-up was eighth grader Cooper Lewis from Laredo. The alternate from the Grundy County Spelling Bee is eighth grader Abby Webb from Grundy R-5. Flentje […]
Sullivan County Emergency Planning Committee to hold annual meeting
The Sullivan County Local Emergency Planning Committee will hold its required annual meeting at the Milan Community Center Tuesday, February 21st at noon. The committee develops hazardous material emergency plans for any hazardous material incident, such as a natural disaster. Representatives from school districts are encouraged to attend as hazardous material emergency plans usually involve […]