Several members of the Trenton FFA chapter recently attended Missouri FFA Leadership Camp at Camp Rising Sun in Lake of the Ozarks State Park June 11 through the 15th. Members attended leadership sessions throughout the week, led by the camp leadership director and state FFA officers. Members learned about building a strong foundation for their […]
The Sullivan County Fair will start next week, with activities to begin at the Sullivan County Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Milan June 29th, with a baby show and the Sullivan County Fair Queen Pageant. Activities will continue July 2nd with dog shows, 4-H and Clover Kids conference judging, FFA exhibit judging, and a trophy […]
This year’s Mercer County Fair will start with a Green Hills Circuit Horse Show July 15 with other activities at the fair to be held July 18th through 21st. Activities for July 18th include rabbit and poultry shows, kids water games sponsored by the health department, 4-H conference and open class exhibit judging, fair royalty, […]
The Green Hills Women’s Shelter sponsored the mean bean bag toss event Saturday during the Gooseberry Festival. Taking first place was Shawn Michael and Carlos Hendricks. Second place went to Kenton Kinney and Daniel Souders with third place going to David Sager and Aaron Davies. Quilts were displayed at The Space in downtown Trenton for viewing […]
The 12th Annual Cainsville 4th of July Celebration will be held at the Cainsville Ball Park the weekend of July 6th through 8th. Friday’s activities include an appreciation supper sponsored by Farmers Bank, entertainment by Jordan Crouse and Lifeline, and an ATV poker run. Saturday’s activities include a craft and vendor show, a parade, a […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has a new member as the board filled a vacant seat. The board reviewed applications at a meeting Tuesday evening from George Moore and Marcie Cutsinger to fill the vacant position left following previous member Brooke McAtee’s resignation. The board then interviewed each applicant individually while the other stepped […]
The Chillicothe FFA Officer teams recently held their annual officer retreat at Long Branch State Park in Macon. The retreat focused on activities planning, communication skills, teamwork, and leadership. The officer teams set goals, planned activities for the chapter, worked on team building skills and mixed in a bit of recreation. When the work was […]
The Green Hills Women’s Shelter plans to open a new facility in Trenton. Women’s Shelter Board President Rex Ross says dirt should be turned soon at the location on South Johnson Drive south of where the Coca-Cola plant was. The facility will provide almost double the capacity of the current shelter in Trenton. Ross hopes […]
A Buffalo, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court for using Twitter to transmit threatening communications against several persons, including two FBI employees and two former members of the military and their families, on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS. Safya Roe Yassin, 40, of Buffalo, was sentenced […]
Rockhurst University is announcing a partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide new educational opportunities for both incarcerated offenders and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, an all-female facility with approximately 1,660 inmates located about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City. Funded by grants from The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, The Laffey-McHugh […]
A variety of activities will be held as part of the Gooseberry Festival in Trenton June 14th through 17th. The activities will begin Thursday and Friday, June 14th and 15th, with a tennis tournament. The majority of the activities will be held Saturday, June 16. Activities Saturday day include a 5K/10K run walk, the Gooseberry […]
The Mercer County Library in Princeton will begin activities for its Summer Reading Program with the showing of two movie musicals. Library Director Paula Fagan says children in preschool through fourth grade can watch the Aristocats at the library Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Teens in fifth grade and older can watch Beauty and the […]
Chillicothe FFA officer teams recently attended the LEAD conference on the campus of North Central Missouri College. Over 1200 local Chapter FFA officers and 200 chapter officers and advisors attended the annual LEAD training. The LEAD (Learn, Educate, Advance, and Develop) training is designed to help prepare each officer team for their term of service […]
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative will celebrate 80 years of providing electric service to member-owners at its annual meeting this month. The meeting will be held at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center within the Chillicothe High School the night of June 12 with doors opening at 5:30 for member registration. Members will receive a gift bucket […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner will host its first “First Fridays at the Refuge” event of the year Friday night June 1, 2018. David Shuey of Carlisle, Pennsylvania will portray General John Pershing at the event from 5 o’clock to 8:30 and will discuss Pershing’s achievements and his connection to wildlife and […]
The General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site of Laclede will host two activities this weekend. The first will be a military honors ceremony and program at the historic site Saturday afternoon, June 2, 2018, from 1 to 3 o’clock. Administrator Denzil Heaney says that the “Welcome Home” event will include soil gathered from […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a community meeting this month to discuss the possibility of adding new activities to the Missouri Day Festival. Representatives from businesses and organizations as well as community members are invited to attend the meeting at the Chamber Office in Trenton the evening of June 12th at 5:15. […]
A date has been announced for a retirement reception for the director of Grundy County Family and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled. Sam Day is retiring after serving 12-years in the position, guiding a nine-member local board that provides activities and services for developmentally disabled persons. The public reception will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 […]
(Missourinet) – The special Missouri House committee looking into the activities of Governor Eric Greitens was examining his compliance with campaign finance laws when he announced his resignation Tuesday. Early political advisor Michael Hafner told the panel there were discussions of foreign donations being pursued by Greitens, which would have been illegal. Hafner […]
Multiple activities will be held as part of the Sliced Bread Day 90th Year Celebration in Chillicothe in July. Chillicothe Area Arts Council Administrator Mary Lou VanDeventer says a tentative schedule has been released for the celebration July 7th and 8th. The Grand River Museum plans to hold a bread contest with State Representative Rusty […]
