A former professor at Miami University in Ohio pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling to Kansas City, Mo., to engage in sexual activity with a person whom he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. Kevin Connor Armitage, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to traveling across state lines to engage […]
Trenton FFA placed fourth out of 347 chapters in the state, earning a Top Chapter Award at the 91st Missouri FFA Convention. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled-Grundy County held their monthly cooking class at the First Baptist Church in Trenton. The April cooking class was made up of 17 students, and FFDD volunteers. The students learned how to make editable Easter Bird Nests and Easter Bunny Trail Mix. Marcia Gutshall along with several volunteers from […]
Easter egg hunts have been organized in Trenton and Galt. The community is invited to the Trenton First Assembly of God Church’s Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt for children from birth to 10 years old. The egg hunt is free and will be held Saturday morning April 20th at 11 o’clock. In case of rain, […]
A Springfield, Missouri., man was sentenced in federal court for recording his sexual abuse of a child victim. George Ralph Pollock, 77, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 30 years in federal prison without parole. On April 3, 2018, Pollock pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. Pollock admitted […]
Wright Memorial Hospital recently presented the Fit-Tastic interactive program to fifth and sixth graders at Laredo R-7 School. The program was presented during Miss Herrold’s P.E./Health class one day a week for four weeks by Wright Memorial Hospital dietitian Christina Ferguson, with assistance from the Grundy County Health Department, Trenton Hy-Vee’s registered dietitian, Cindy Eivins, […]
NCMC Students in Missie Cotton’s Microcomputer Applications classes had the opportunity to participate in a service learning activity this semester by donating non-perishable goods to the Grundy County Food Pantry. Online students were able to collect and donate to their local food pantry. Students counted, organized and inventoried the items and then created Excel spreadsheets of […]
The Livingston County Library of Chillicothe invites children eight to 12 years old to decorate flower pots later this month. The free activity will be held in the Children’s Department on the afternoon of April 23rd at 4 o’clock. After decorating flower pots, the children can plant a flower. Registration is required by April 13th, […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County held their monthly cooking class at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Trenton. The March cooking class was made up of 16 students and FFDD volunteers. The students learned to make homemade fruit muffins and easy, quick homemade ice cream. Dorothy Taul and Diana Hoppe, volunteers […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a follow-up report to the audit of the City of Coffey, located in northwest Missouri. The audit showed more than $60,000 was missing and that former city clerk Mary L. Browning failed to make deposits, received improper payroll payments, and falsified board minutes and various financial reports. Auditor Galloway turned over […]
The Board of Directors of Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) has announced the appointment of Susan Stegeman as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective April 1, 2019. She will lead the grassroots movement for the empowerment of people with intellectual disabilities in Missouri. Every day, Special Olympics uses the transformative power and joy of sports […]
The Trenton Police Department announces the annual Chief’s Tea to support the Green Hills Women’s Shelter will be held next month. The domestic and sexual violence awareness lunch will feature a survivors panel and a keynote speaker served by the program. The event will be at the First Assembly of God Activity Center, 1107 East […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) in 2018. The Auditor’s report shows law enforcement officials seized an estimated $9.1 million worth of property in 699 seizures. Those were increases from 2017 when law enforcement officials seized approximately $7 million worth of […]
The Livingston County Library of Chillicothe will begin its spring storytime series for children two to five years old in its Children’s Department next week. Wee Read will be held Tuesday mornings at 10 o’clock March 5th through April 30th. The program will feature age-appropriate stories, finger plays, songs, and rhymes as well as a […]
More winter weather is expected for Northwest Missouri on Tuesday. February 19th. The system will bring snow beginning in the early afternoon and lasting into the late evening in some areas. Snow is expected to be heavy at times with rates reaching 1 inch per hour with total accumulations up to 8 inches possible near […]
The Bright Futures Trenton program has made a financial donation to benefit the Backpack Buddies weekend food program for school children in need. The donation of $2,411 was made to the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County which sponsors backpack buddies. Funds were raised in December during the Bulldog Challenge activities held as part of […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information in the case of two adult elk shot Friday, Feb. 8, near the Log Yard area of Shannon County. One of the elk was a 10-year-old bull, brought to Missouri from Kentucky in 2011. The other was an adult cow, born in Missouri. Conservation agents note no parts […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a request Tuesday evening to categorize two high school classes as weighted. Spanish Four was approved to be categorized as a weighted class on a unanimous vote and Desktop Publishing was approved on a vote of four to three. Trenton High School Principal Ron Franklin said the two […]
A chili lunch, live auction, and raffle fundraiser will be held for a three-year-old girl diagnosed with leukemia. The event for Mackenzie Cunningham of Trenton will be held in the Activity Center of the First Assembly of God Church of Trenton March 16th. Food will be served from 11 to 1 o’clock and Arnold Auctions […]
A traffic stop in Livingston County on Thursday resulted in the seizure of suspected drugs and the arrest of a Bolivar woman. Sheriff Steve Cox reports deputies arrested 37-year-old Renee Lynn Haynes for alleged possession of a controlled substance. A warrant was subsequently issued by the court charging her with felony possession of a controlled […]
