Awards were presented to Trenton Middle School students Friday morning. Awards given included those for perfect attendance, which went to fifth graders Garrison Otto and Kinsley Otto; sixth graders Kiley Lawrence, Baylee McCullough, and Madalyn Tipton; seventh graders Ava Frazier, Victor Markell, and Lance Polk; and eighth-grader Kaylea Boyle. Each student with perfect attendance received […]
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Trenton High School presents Underclassmen Awards
Trenton High School presented Underclassmen Awards on Friday. Those awards included the I Dare You Award, which went to Jaren Whitney and Oakley Madden. Riley Raymo was named as the Missouri Boys State delegate. Alexis Whitaker was named as the Missouri Girls State delegate and Mackenzie Klinginsmith as an alternate. The Trenton Lions Club sponsors […]
Grundy R-5 High School holds award assembly; Students of the Quarter named
Grundy R-V High School held their Award Assembly on May 17th with Randy Huffman, high school principal, presenting Perfect Attendance Awards for the year to the following four students Weston Carver, Logan Foster, Aiden Gann, & Nicholas Mann-Smiley The Principal’s Award was presented to Macy Saul. The Kansas City Royals offers a Royals Honors Program, […]
Pleasant View R-6 School ranks #7 in the state of Missouri
“The Pleasant View R-VI School District has announced it is ranked 7th out of the 1,228 elementary schools in the state of Missouri. This ranking has been awarded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and is based on Pleasant View’s academic performance, high school readiness and attendance,” said Rebecca Steinhoff, Pleasant […]
Grand River Technical School to graduate 51 on Friday, May 17, 2019
Grand River Technical School’s Post High Graduation will be held this Friday evening, May 17, 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center of Chillicothe High School located at 2801 Hornet Road. Fifty-one students will receive certificates from their technical programs, representing 1,080 hours of course work. Dr. Roger Barnes, retiring superintendent, will be the speaker. […]
Employee insurance top discussion at Trenton R-9 Board of Education meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education discussed health insurance options at its meeting on Tuesday evening. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported if the district stayed with Blue Cross Blue Shield next school year, the basic plan would cost $658.34 per month per employee. That is an increase of about 15% of what the district currently pays. […]
Top academic students announced at Trenton High School
The Valedictorian this year at Trenton High School is Werthen Gass and the Salutatorian is Emma Gilham. The rest of the top ten academic students in this year’s graduating class are Ainsley Tolson, Taylor Richman, Saedee Jackson, Latorrie Johnson, Karissa Brock, Sidney Lynch, Melea Farmer, and Dylan Harris. Other Trenton High School graduates recognized for […]
Trenton High School seniors to graduate on May 12, 2019
Several activities are planned for Trenton High School seniors leading up to their graduation May 12th with seniors will taking finals May 6th and 7th with grades finalized May 8th. Franklin invites parents and the community to the Senior Awards Night in the high school gym on the evening of May 8th at 6 o’clock. […]
Two soldiers claim Missouri Guard Best Warrior honors
Following five days of intense physical and mental challenges, two citizen-soldiers came out on top at the Missouri Army National Guard’s Best Warrior contest at Camp Crowder in Neosho. Pfc. Stoney Tyler, representing the 35th Engineer Brigade in Fort Leonard Wood, earned the winner’s slot in the soldier category. Staff Sgt. Derick Moudy, battling for […]
State Auditor finds continued failure to adequately review child care providers during statewide review
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit that detailed an ongoing failure by the state to address concerns with providers of the Child Care Subsidy Program that are at high risk of noncompliance. The report also found a continued failure by the state to properly account for federal dollars in several state programs. The […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education addresses salary schedules
The 2019-20 salary schedule was adopted during a meeting last night of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education. The schedule follows the requests submitted last month by the salary and welfare committee; and endorsed by the superintendent. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported the increases noted for the salary schedule will cost more than $177,000 which is […]
Trenton Park Board approves date for Chillicothe Mudcats baseball game
The Trenton Park Board approved a date for the Chillicothe Mudcats baseball team to play in Trenton last Wednesday evening. The game will be played at Burleigh Grimes Field July 10th. Mudcats General Manager Doug Doughty reported this year’s team includes Logan Eickhoff from North Central Missouri College and Brett Pearson from Carrollton. Doughty said […]
NCMC Foundation honors donors and alumni
The North Central Missouri College Foundation held its inaugural Voyage Fund Pirates Ball on Saturday, February 23rd at the Red Barn Wedding Venue and Event Center in Trenton, Missouri. During this event, donors to the Voyage Fund, the Foundation’s annual giving campaign, were recognized; the 2018 Lead Gift Contributor and the 2018 Class of Distinguished […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education hashes out days missed due to weather
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discussed inclement weather make-up days at its meeting Wednesday evening. Nine of the 12 days Grundy R-5 missed have to be made up. February 18th, March 15th, and March 18th will be used as makeup days. Classes will dismiss early March 15th, with the high school at 12:30 […]
Grand River Technical School announces scholarships
Grand River Technical School of Chillicothe has announced its annual post-secondary student scholarships for this school year. Grand River Tech reports $34,377 in total scholarships have been awarded for the year. Second-semester scholarships awarded totaled $20,377 while first semester scholarships totaled $14,000. The largest number of scholarships were awarded for the Robert and Helen Smith […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education tackles lengthy agenda after approving calendar updates to school year
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 […]
Trenton R-9 School District’s last day of school now set for May 22.
With Thursday’s cancellation of school, the Trenton R-9 district has now missed six days during the 2018-19 school year. That includes one last fall for the girl’s softball tournament held in Springfield plus five missed days due to winter weather. That includes three this week, one last week, and one in late November. In today’s case, Superintendent […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees extends President Lenny Klaver’s contract
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees voted at it meeting Tuesday evening to extend President Doctor Lenny Klaver’s contract. His contract was extended by two years, through 2023, with salary to be determined later. The board approved the resignation of Trio Administrative Assistant Sarah Reeter effective January 31st for full-time employment. Her resignation […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education meets with lengthy agenda
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a bond resolution for the proposed district building project at a meeting Wednesday evening. The approved ballot question to appear on the April 2nd ballot asks if the school district should borrow seven million dollars to construct, renovate, improve, furnish, and equip district facilities. The question says the […]
“Arthur Christmas” to be shown at Trenton Cinema on Saturday, free of charge
The Trenton Cinema will hold a free showing of the animated movie Arthur Christmas Saturday. Doors will open at 9 o’clock that morning, and showtime is at 9:30. Jim and Maggie Bush own the Trenton Cinema. Jim Bush says Arthur Christmas explains how Santa delivers gifts in the short time he has. Maggie Bush says […]