The celebrities have been announced for the Celebrities versus Trenton Heroes softball games to be held at Griffin Field in Trenton this weekend with opening ceremonies starting Saturday evening at 6 o’clock with two games to follow. Celebrity Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler will start the opening ceremonies with a flag presentation. The Trenton Army […]
“Salute to Education” is the theme of the 33rd annual Missouri Day Festival Parade. The Trenton Rotary Club today announced the theme encouraging organizations, businesses, churches, and individuals to help celebrate the importance of education as they plan their entries in the October 21st Festival parade. Organized in October of 1984, the Missouri Day Festival […]
The 33rd Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 9-10, 2017 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. “We have […]
Missouri’s rich native grassland heritage will be celebrated at a free Prairie Days event Sept. 15 and 16 at Dunn Ranch Prairie and Pawnee Prairie Natural Area. The Missouri Department of Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, and other conservation partners are hosts for this special event in Harrison County. Visitors can enjoy the early autumn wildflowers, […]
Eight people died in traffic crashes during the 2017 Labor Day holiday weekend. Last year, there were 20 fatalities. The 2017 counting period for the Labor Day holiday ran from 6 p.m., Friday, September 1, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 4, 2017. The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the following: 2017 Labor Day Holiday Traffic […]
Princeton Chamber of Commerce reports coronations are scheduled this coming Saturday as the community prepares for Calamity Jane Days. The Calamity Jane Pageant will be held at the Methodist Church in Princeton. That pageant begins at 7 o’clock in the evening. Earlier, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, the Little Miss Calamity and little Wild […]
Multiple activities will be held at the Putnam County Fair in Unionville today. Open flower entries will be accepted from 7:30 this morning until 6 o’clock this evening. Open crops and vegetables, as well as open food and home economics entries, will be accepted from 8:30 this morning until 7 o’clock tonight. The 4-H cat […]
During a meeting of the Foundation Trust for THS Board of Directors, following Trenton alumni activities over the weekend, members voted to contribute $4,000 toward the purchase of a television and projector system for use in the high school Commons. $1,000 will be donated to assist in concrete work at Rissler Elementary School designed to […]
The 78th Annual Putnam County Fair will be held in Unionville starting Saturday. A 4-H and FFA horse show, as well as an open horse show, will be held September 2nd. September 5th, there will be a 4-H cat show as well as a dog show, a performance by the Putnam County R-1 band, a […]
The Mercer Homecoming in the city of Mercer continues with multiple activities today. A craft and horticulture show at the Community Building runs from 9 until 11 o’clock this morning. A quilt show at the Methodist Church goes from 3:30 this afternoon until 7 o’clock tonight. A petting zoo will be held at the Baptist […]
The annual “Celebrity versus Trenton Heroes” softball games will be held next month. The games will be played at Griffin Field the evening of September 9 with opening ceremonies 6 o’clock with two games to follow. This year’s games are in memory of Cindy Gott who loved to play against the Heroes. The Galt Fire […]
The town of Jamesport has been placed under a precautionary boil water advisory until Saturday morning. This follows repairs made early this morning to a broken water main. Customers at Jamesport are advised as a precaution, to boil water being used for cooking and drinking. The boil advisory expires at 6 o’clock Saturday morning.
The Northwest Missouri State Fair begins in Bethany today. It is Family Day, and admission will be free with A baby show to be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Parade registration will be in the Bethany Community Gym beginning at 5 o’clock. The parade from Main Street to the fairgrounds will start at 6 […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved an appointment to the Dockery Park Board at its meeting Monday evening. President John Whitfield appointed Bethany Vandiver for the position. The Chautauqua Committee reported it plans to use the band truck and the committee also reported a beer garden will be located at 201 West Grand, but there […]
Hundreds of people are expected in Trenton for the annual Labor Day weekend alumni activities. Events begin Friday, September 1 and conclude Sunday the 3. Specific events were mentioned during Open Line with Steve Maxey about a golf tournament on Friday Saturday morning at 9 o’clock is the beginning of an open house and registration at […]
Below is a synopsis of some of the new legislation the Missouri General Assembly recently enacted that is related to crime and motor vehicles. Governor Eric Greitens has signed the listed legislation into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws went into effect August 28, 2017. For a complete description of these newly enacted laws, visit […]
The twenty-fifth annual dinner-auction and golf tournament for the Farmers’ Electric Area Youth Benefit Fund raised approximately $49,000 this year. The monies raised included $5,500 from more than 1,000 Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Members who participate in Operation Round Up each month. The main auction raised $16,055. The highest bid item of the evening, two tickets […]
Mayor Nick McHargue opened last night’s Trenton City Council meeting with a moment of silence to reflect on the life of Steven Sims and the service he provided to the city of Trenton. He was a TMU employee for more than 20 years, serving as the electric plant supervisor, who died in an off-duty accident […]
Just nine properties sold this morning during the annual delinquent tax sale held at the Grundy County Courthouse. Collectively, the nine parcels generated $2.987.35 in tax revenue. The largest amount paid was $1,999.78 for a property within Trenton Township. A total of 130 properties were offered in the 10 am tax sale. The list included properties […]
Officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle that was parked in a private lot in the 2600 block of N. Fair Street being struck by an unknown vehicle that left the scene. Officers observed minor damage to the vehicle. Officers arrested Sheniqua Helm in the 900 block of Vine Street for possession of […]
