The Mercer Community Homecoming committee has revised announcements regarding their ATV horseshoe race. First, the event will not be held this Saturday, May 12th due to track conditions at the Mercer Homecoming Park. Rescheduled dates were announced this morning for June 9th; then it was changed to the 16th. Neither can be held on those dates […]
Youth from across the nation go on location to Columbia, Mo., this summer for FilmFest 4-H, the national 4-H film festival. Co-produced by Missouri 4-H and the Missouri Film Office, FilmFest 4-H has drawn youth participants from 21 states since its inception. “Companies across all industries use digital media every day,” said Andrea Sporcic, specialist […]
Missouri Life magazine announces two new routes for 2018 for its Big BAM (Bicycle Across Missouri) tours. Missouri’s only cross-state bicycle tour, Big BAM has been in north Missouri in the past three years and offered only one ride per year. Big BAM on Route 66 will be June 17-22, 2018, and hundreds of cyclists […]
Numerous contest winners were announced during opening ceremonies Thursday night for the 33rd annual Missouri Day Festival in Trenton. In the decorated wreath category, among families and individuals, 1st place was won by Rita and Lita Terry of Gilman City; 2nd to McKenzy Dolan of Trenton; and 3rd place to Barbara Hawkins of Trenton. Among […]
Former Seventh District State Representative Mike Lair of Chillicothe died Tuesday at the age of 71. Lair was first elected State Representative in November 2008, representing Missouri’s 7th District which included all or portions of Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, and Livingston counties. He was re-elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and served until he reached term […]
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that “Decades of Celebrations” has been chosen as the 2016 Holiday Parade theme. The Holiday Parade this year will be sponsored by Hy-Vee, Hedrick Medical Center and Midwest Gloves & Gear. The parade will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 19, 2016, in downtown Chillicothe and will […]
(Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune) – A Chillicothe firefighter and paramedic is to receive a statewide honor this July. Larry Warren, Commander of the Vern R. Glick Post No. 25, of the American Legion, announced that Firefighter Lieutenant Tracy Bradley was named The American Legion’s Firefighter of the Year for Missouri. The announcement came during the regular meeting […]
Over a month ago, the corporate officials of ConAgra announced the possibility of closing the Trenton facility. Today ConAgra announced its plans to close its Trenton facility by 2018, a decision that will tremendously impact our community and surrounding areas. Since the first announcement, City representatives have held meetings with local, county and regional stakeholders, […]
