Railroad crews plan to close Route 129 north of Bucklin next week for routine maintenance of the Marceline Sub railroad crossing. The road will close at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, August 20 and will remain closed until approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 21. During the closure, motorists will need to use an alternate route. […]
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Final countdown to first day of school in area districts is underway
Classes begin in area school districts either today or in the next week or so with students, for the most part, prepped and ready to go. Classes began today (Wednesday, August 15) for North Mercer R-3 students. The district reports total first-day enrollment of 193 which is down one student from the first day of […]
Informational meeting on Emergency Medical Technician Class to be held in Trenton
The Grundy County Ambulance Training Entity will hold an informational meeting next week about an upcoming Emergency Medical Technician Class. The informational meeting will be held in the lower level of the Trenton Fire Station Monday, August 20th at 7 o’clock. The class will start on August 27th and be held each Monday and Wednesday […]
Felony charges filed against former Coffey City Clerk
Felony charges have been filed in Daviess County against the former Coffey City Clerk. Mary Lou Browning has been charged with two counts of forgery, one count of stealing $25,000 or more, and one count of stealing $750 or more. Her bond has been set at $35,000 cash with 10% deposit allowed and with special […]
Community participation sought for NCMC Organization Fair
Area businesses, churches, and organizations are invited to participate in the annual North Central Missouri College Organization Fair on Student Orientation Day scheduled for Monday, August 20. The Organization Fair is set to begin at 11 a.m. and will run until approximately 1:30 p.m. The event is being organized by the NCMC housing staff. NCMC […]
Monday a busy day with absentee voters at Grundy County Clerk’s office
There were more absentee ballots cast in Grundy County for the primary election when compared to the last primary held in August 2016. As of the deadline late Monday afternoon, 184 absentee ballots had been cast at the Courthouse in Trenton. Monday was busy at the county clerks’ office with 29 voting in person and […]
Seventh annual blood drive to be held in memory of Zach Cupp
The American Red Cross will team up with Marceline Fire and Rescue as well as family and friends of Zach Cupp to host the seventh annual blood drive in memory of Cupp. The blood drive will be held at the Walsworth Community Center in Marceline August 4th with blood donations accepted from 8 o’clock in […]
Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education hears updates on projects
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education heard updates on building projects at a meeting Wednesday evening. The spray foam ceiling in the gymnasium is complete, and the new air conditioning units for the gym should be installed by August 1st. The new basketball scoreboard has been ordered, and it should be delivered by the […]
Community of Coffey missing $60,000; receives “poor” rating from state auditor
An audit of the city of Coffey released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway shows more than $60,000 missing from the small northwest Missouri town. According to the audit, over a period of almost two years, the former city clerk failed to make deposits, received improper payroll payments, and falsified board minutes and various financial reports. […]
Princeton R-5 Board of Education meets with busy agenda
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education Tuesday evening approved an increase in administrators pay. The increase for the 2018-2019 school year is for three percent. The board also approved student and staff handbooks for next school year and the lease agreement with the Stacy Board was discussed. The district and the Stacy Board are working […]
Laredo Board of Education adopts surplus budget for next school year
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved amendments to the 2017-2018 budget and a preliminary budget for 2018-2019 at a meeting Thursday evening. Administrator Misty Foster says the preliminary budget projects revenues of $955,030 and expenditures of $953,997 leaving a projected budget surplus of $1,033. The board approved secretary Mona Loyd to receive $20 per […]
August 2018 marks start of classes at God’s Promise School Christian Academy in Trenton
The Christian school to open in Trenton next school year has announced its location with classes to begin in August 2018. Administrator Socha Osborn reports God’s Promise School Christian Academy will hold classes starting in August, however, an exact start date has not yet been determined with the location of the school to be announced […]
North Central Missouri College hires new mathematics faculty
Eric Christopherson from Columbia, Missouri has been hired as a full-time Mathematics/Physics faculty member for North Central Missouri College to begin August 2018. Eric will fill the math department vacancy recently held by Lola Swint. Lola will retire this year after teaching mathematics at NCMC for 19 years. Eric has a Master of Arts in […]
Cassie Cordray to join NCMC faculty as Teacher Education Instructor
Cassie Cordray, from Laredo, Missouri has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Teacher Education Instructor. Cassie, who was board approved in April, will begin the position as a full-time faculty member in August 2018. Cassie comes from Pleasant View R-VI School District where she was the first-grade teacher for nine years. Cassie is a […]
Chillicothe Experimental Aircraft Association fundraiser set for Saturday, August 20
The Experimental Aircraft Association chapter 944 of Chillicothe holds a fundraiser to help finance costs of to send young adults to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and learn about careers in aviation. While at the “advanced air academy”, the youth experienced some of the skills needed to build an airplane and viewed thousands of aircraft that had been flown in for the […]