The Highway Patrol reports an eight-year-old boy from Hamilton fell from the tailgate of a pickup early Sunday evening while on private property off Route CC five miles north of Hamilton. Alex Rich received moderate injuries and was flown by LifeFlight Eagle to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Investigators report the boy was sitting […]
A balanced budget has been approved by the Grundy R-5 Board of Education. Meeting Wednesday evening, the board accepted the 2019-20 budget which shows a surplus for the year of nearly $9,800. Anticipated revenues are listed at $2,388,055. Projected expenditures are $10,000 at $2,378,261. A purchase was approved to have three school buses from Masters […]
Multiple activities are planned during the 15th Annual Gooseberry Festival in Trenton June 13th through 16th. Activities begin with a youth tennis tournament at the Trenton High School tennis courts. David Sager is in charge of the tennis tournament and says the tournament for players 14 through 18 years old will be June 13th and […]
A former high school teacher and swim team coach was sentenced in federal court for sexually assaulting and exploiting numerous child victims, whom he secretly videotaped. James Russell Green, Jr., 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 30 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Green to pay […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offers an online map that can help low-income families in Missouri find out where their children can receive free meals this summer. The interactive map pinpoints hundreds of locations in Missouri where meals will be provided through the state health department’s Summer Food Service Program. Community organizations […]
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 […]
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-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, […]
“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 […]
S. M. Rissler Elementary School of Trenton has rescheduled its Field Day due to Rissler Physical Education teacher and high school boys tennis coach David Sager accompanying the tennis team to state. Administrative Assistant Sonci Jones says the event was originally planned for Friday but will now be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Field […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved salary increases at its meeting Wednesday evening. The base teacher salary was increased by two and three-quarters percent to $30,000 for a beginning teacher. Certified teachers will be able to move on the salary schedule based on experience and continuing education. A two and three-quarters percent salary […]
Bond was set in Division One of Gentry County Circuit Court Thursday for an Albany man facing felony charges of two counts of first degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. Online court information shows a $5,000 signature bond was set for Lonnie […]
Personnel actions have been announced from a special meeting Monday morning of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education. Board action included the hiring of four instructors and extra duty coaching assignments as well as accepting four resignations accepted. Resignations came from Special Education teachers Leslie Austin and Ched Hurley, Counselor DeeAnn Clark and Science Teacher […]
A former St. Joseph, Mo., Boy Scout leader was sentenced in federal court for distributing child pornography over the internet. Michael R. Goeller, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to six years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Goeller to 10 years of supervised release following incarceration. Goeller, […]
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 ten-year boy, riding an ATV, was taken to the hospital following an accident Monday night one mile south of King City. John Rigney of Albany was seriously injured and transported by emergency medical services to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph. Rigney had turned west from a field entrance, in front of a westbound […]
The Trenton Park Board approved a deficit budget at its meeting Wednesday evening. The 2019-2020 budget includes estimated total expenditures of $565,716 which is an increase of $12,951.84 from the 2018-2019 park budget. The estimated expenditures for this year include $292,660 for parks and $273,056 for the pool. Revenue is projected at $555,320 which is […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for a man convicted of killing the mother of his child and her boyfriend in southern Missouri’s Dent County in December 2011. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that the circuit court committed errors during the trial. The decision was written […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a Missouri inmate’s attempt to escape execution. In a 5-4 decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court justices disagreed with Russell Bucklew’s argument that the state’s lethal injection drug would cause him cruel and unusual punishment because of his rare brain condition. Bucklew was convicted in the […]
The Chillicothe Mudcats will host a free Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit, and Run Competition and Junior Home Run Derby for area youth. Boys and girls from seven to 14 years of age can compete during the Pitch, Hit, and Run at Shaffer Park of Chillicothe the morning of May 11th starting at 9 o’clock. […]
