The Trenton Masonic Lodge will hold a breakfast on Saturday, October 16, 2021, to benefit scholarships for high school students in Grundy County. Those attending the breakfast should enter through the back lower entrance of the building from 6 to 11 o’clock in the morning. Biscuits and gravy along with pancakes will be served. The […]
(Missouri Independent) – Shawndra Taylor had just 12 hours notice when the first truck canceled. The truck contained food to help prepare the 3,000 meals served each day in her school district in Eldon — including items she needed to make dinner for students. Her supplier, Kohl Wholesale in Quincy, Illinois, was too short-staffed. Taylor, […]
This Saturday, October 2, 2021, brings the annual fly-in/drive-in breakfast to the Chillicothe airport. The pancake breakfast is served from 7 to 10:30 am and is a fundraiser for Chillicothe Chapter 944 of the Experimental Aircraft Association. The breakfast costs $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for children ages 6 to 12, and is free for those […]
Multiple activities will be held at Calamity Jane Days in Princeton on September 18, 2021. Some of the activities will be geared toward children. Princeton Chamber of Commerce President Amy Cool says one of those activities will be pony rides and There will be a petting zoo. Cool notes other activities for children […]
Calamity Jane Days will be held in Princeton September 17th through 19th. The Miss Calamity Jane Pageant will be held the weekend before. The Miss Calamity Jane Pageant will be at the Princeton United Methodist Church September 11th at 7 o’clock at night. Spokesperson Amanda Mitchell says there are 11 contestants. They are Raynah Collins, […]
Bright Futures Gallatin will host a drive-through breakfast to celebrate what the community does to ensure Gallatin R-5 students have a successful school year. Advisory Board members will share a sack breakfast at the First Christian Church Pavilion in Gallatin on September 24th from 7 to 8 a.m. They will also assist with sign-ups for […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Inc. announces its annual Leadership Breakfast. The event is scheduled for Friday, October 1, 2021, at 8:30 am at the M.W. Jenkins Expo Center in Chillicothe, Missouri. The guest speaker will be Marshall Stewart, Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement, University of Missouri, and Chief Engagement Officer, UM System. […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education set the tax rate and approved meal prices on August 13th. The tax rate was set at $6.6331 per $100 of assessed valuation. That is $.0726 higher than last year’s. Meal prices were increased by 10 cents for all categories. Prices for breakfast will be $1.70 for kindergarten through […]
The Union Coon Creek Baptist Church west of Trenton will hold Vacation Bible School next month. “Digging into God’s Word and Building a Foundation” is the theme from August 8 through 15. Kickoff and Enrollment Night will be on August 8th at the church at 5:30 in the evening. There will be an intro to […]
The North Central Missouri Fair Parade will be back this year after not having one last year. Line up will begin August 3rd at 5 o’clock in the evening, and the parade will start at 17th and Normal streets at 5:30. Spokesperson Michelle Shaw says the parade will take the normal route and end near […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education approved bids on July 21. Bids were approved from Landes Propane for propane and fuel, Kohls for milk, and Waste Management for trash. School breakfast and lunch prices were kept the same. A tax rate hearing for Gilman City R-4 was set for August 18th at 6:30 in […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education set meal prices on July 12 for the 2021/2022 school year. The cost of lunch was set at $2.70, with breakfast costing $1.60. A bus bid was accepted from Johnny Engleman to buy a bus from the district for $501.50. The board approved the student/faculty handbook and an emergency […]
Missouri State Fair concert and event tickets are on sale now! This includes all concerts and events in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, State Fair Arena events, the Governor’s Ham Breakfast, and $10 advanced gate admission. These tickets will be available through The Etix website and also at the Missouri State Fair […]
The Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary is once again hosting their 4th of July Breakfast and Bake Sale. The only change is that the event will be held on Saturday, July 3, 2021, from 6:00 am to 10:30 am at the Ragan-Hickman American Legion Community Building in Mercer. Members will be serving Biscuits & Gravy, Sausage, […]
The big event took place in Blue Springs, Missouri, where Hy-Vee broke a Guinness World Records title for the largest serving of pancakes. The event marks the launch of the company’s new “Best Breakfast in America” menu. All 13,000 pancakes were donated to Harvesters – The Community Food Network, which is the regional food bank […]
Bordertown Day will be held in Lineville, Iowa June 26, 2021. Activities will begin with breakfast from 8:30 to 10 o’clock. A car show will be on the north side of the square from 10 to 2 o’clock. A kiddie parade will line up on the north side of the square and start at 11:30. […]
A Fourth of July event will be held in Green City celebrating Missouri’s bicentennial. Activities that morning will include a Lady Lions Breakfast, Ministerial Alliance Community Church Service, and a kiddie parade. Janice Booth will be the Grand Marshal for the Fourth of July Parade at 11:30. The John T. McCarty Memorial Car, Motorcycle, Truck, […]
The Gallatin R-5 Board of Education finalized 2020-2021 expenditures and approved the 2021-2022 budget on June 17. The Teachers Fund was zeroed out with the estimated amount of transfer of $395,000 from General Fund 1 to the Teachers Fund 2. Student accounts were zeroed out for athletics, basketball, football, golf, softball, track, and wrestling. A […]
Grandstand events and shows are planned for this year’s North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The event will be at the fairgrounds from July 30th through August 7th. The grandstand schedule includes a rodeo by Duckworth Rodeo Productions on July 30th, tractor pull on July 31st, super teen contest and horse pull on August 4th, […]
MFA Oil announces its Seventh Annual Charity Golf Scramble and Concert benefitting Operation Homefront raised $150,000 in donations and more than $1 million of support for America’s military families since the inaugural event in 2015. Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit that provides financial assistance to the families of U.S. military service members and veterans. […]
