Artisans and vendors will be present at the Ninth Annual Holly Jolly Vendor Event in the Princeton School Saturday, December 7, 2019. Those attending the event in the gym from 9 to 2 o’clock are asked to bring a non-perishable item for the Mercer County Food Bank. The event will include a customer scavenger hunt […]
A Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse had an application sustained for a change of judge on a case in Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court. Kenneth Wykert’s case was transferred to Circuit Judge Ryan Horsman and was continued to December 9, 2019, for […]
Driving down the road in Missouri, you can see most of the fields have been combined and some farmers have applied anhydrous, unlike last year. Everyone still remembers last fall with the muddy conditions and having to push off anhydrous application until the spring, causing a shortage this past year. A notable shortage in some […]
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA has approved more than $15 million in federal disaster loans for Missouri businesses and residents impacted by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred April 29 – July 5, 2019. According to Garfield, SBA has approved $2,339,700 […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period, from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019. : Patrol’s Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Statistics for 2019 Crashes ─ 404 Injuries ─ 166 Fatalities ─ 7 DWI ─ 94 Drug Arrests ─ 63 During the 2018 Thanksgiving […]
The recent announcement of a large federal grant is expected to accelerate the program in developing a large lake north of Milan. The East Locust Creek Reservoir project receives a grant of nearly $13,500,000 with the money designated for infrastructure improvements including roads in rural Sullivan County. Brad Scott, the general manager for the North […]
At the recent National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, the Missouri 4-H team placed fourth in Ayrshires, seventh in Brown Swiss and eighth in oral reasons. The team finished 12th overall. “The team didn’t have its best day judging but finished with some outstanding individual honors,” said Karla Deaver, team coach and University of Missouri […]
The November weather summary in Trenton shows temperatures and precipitation both were below normal. It’s the second straight month in which temperatures and precipitation have been below average in Trenton. November temperatures were below normal by 3.4 degrees on highs and 3.9 degrees on lows. Highs in November averaged 48 degrees while lows averaged nearly […]
Trenton Middle School bands will perform at a Winter Concert in the Trenton High School gym next week. The fifth grade, sixth grade, and combined seventh and eighth-grade bands will perform holiday and concert band music on Friday, December 6, 2019, at 7:30 in the evening.
With the cooperative efforts of many, an estimated 640 Thanksgiving Day meals were delivered or eaten at the Union Coon Creek Baptist Church. One of the coordinators for the annual project is Diana Crawford of Trenton. Mrs. Crawford noted some of the meals were delivered to people who were“shut-ins” The Thanksgiving meal […]
In an unprecedented move, Clay County staff failed to appear at 10 a.m. on Monday morning as required under a subpoena issued more than two weeks ago by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The lawfully executed subpoena required records and testimony associated with a citizen-mandated audit of Clay County to be provided to the State Auditor’s […]
The 92nd National FFA Convention included everything from arena stage events to the Day of Service and workshops for nearly 65,000 attendees. It takes many volunteers to help make a convention of this magnitude a positive experience for all of its guests. This year approximately 900 FFA members, including students from the Chillicothe FFA Chapter, […]
Chillicothe FFA students recently participated in the Area II Fall Speaking Contest in Gallatin. Rachel Holt competed in the Missouri Farm Bureau Contest, Madelyn Wilford competed in the Missouri Pork Producers Contest, Abbey Hayen competed in the Missouri Institute of Cooperatives, Seth Hansen competed in the Missouri Teach Ag, Josh Eckert competed in the Missouri […]
The Wright Memorial Hospital Spiritual Wellness Team will be hosting the third annual Live Nativity on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. The event will begin underneath the Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group entrance awning and will conclude inside the hospital’s Education Center. The live display will feature five simple scenes that illustrate […]
The Trenton Police Department reports 296 nuisance incidents have been filed so far in 2019. A Nuisance Summary shows the greatest number of incidents filed involve grass and weeds with 139. There have been 101 regarding trash and debris, 32 involving open storage of a disabled vehicle, and 24 regarding an unregistered vehicle. Twenty-nine of […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Monday on two felony stealing charges. Thirty-four-year-old Justin Wayne Stephenson has been charged with stealing, all other property, and stealing, fourth or subsequent offense within 10 years. Bond is $1,500 cash only, and he was scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education has approved continuing to pay 100% of employees’ health insurance for a deductible of $5,000. Bookkeeper Tori Wideman reports the district will pay $452.03 per employee, which is a 52 cent increase from last year. Employees have an option for a buy-up plan with a deductible of $3,000 […]
The Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra, in its 57th Season, will once again share the stage with The Marshall Community Chorus on Sunday, December 1, 2019, in their annual Christmas Celebration. The concert will be held in the Harold L. Lickey Auditorium of Bueker Middle School in Marshall and will begin at 2:30 p.m. This concert will […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway has issued another subpoena to Clay County demanding the county turn over documents associated with a citizen-mandated audit. This is in addition to a previous subpoena issued on November 8, 2019. Auditors were onsite in Clay County conducting audit fieldwork and making standard requests for information routinely and readily provided in […]
From Cheerleaders to Pom Squads to Dance Crews, you will be seeing a new group adding spirit to the NCMC campus. The Dance Wave Crew consists of 12 students from the surrounding areas, all seeking degrees at NCMC. These girls bring with them cheer, pom, dance, and gymnastics backgrounds. The DWC will be performing at […]
