The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved price increases for meals at a meeting Thursday evening. The cost of breakfast for kindergarten through sixth grade for the 2018-2019 school year will be $1.50, lunch for kindergarten through sixth grade will be $2.15, seventh through 12th grades, breakfast will cost $1.60 with lunch costing $2.30. Adult […]
Parents often go to great lengths during the school year to be sure their children have the right equipment—pens, notebooks, clothing—to make it through the day. “Proper nutrition is also a key ingredient for school success because it fuels brain cells and gives your child the energy and nutrients he or she needs for optimal […]
A Braymer resident was hurt when a car hit the side of a tractor-trailer unit near Breckenridge. Forty-one-year-old Angel Butterworth of Braymer was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning on Highway 36 south of Breckenridge. Ms. Butterworth was a passenger in a car turning west from a […]
The results have been released for the Mercer County Fair’s Rabbit and Poultry shows. Lacey Power with the Mercer County Fair reports that for the Rabbit Show, Sadie Butterfield of Bethany received Best in Show 4 Class, 6 Class, and Overall as well as Reserve Best in Show Overall. Mylee Francis of Princeton received Reserve […]
(Missourinet) – On July 7, 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company in northwest Missouri became the first commercial bakery in recorded history to have bread mechanically cut into uniform slices. The invention, developed by Otto Rohwedder of Iowa, revolutionized the baking world. To celebrate the 90-year milestone, the town of Chillicothe is gearing up for its […]
The Salvation Army in Chillicothe is an official Cooling Site on days when a heat advisory is in effect or there is a heat index of 100 degrees or more. Cold water will be provided to individuals who come in to cool at the church at 621 Mohawk Road in the north part of Chillicothe […]
FCS Financial is recognizing 40 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. In the seven years of its existence, more than $100,000 has been awarded to Missouri 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. Grants are awarded to organizations with plans to complete a community improvement project […]
The Litton Agriculture Campus – MW Jenkins Expo Building recently hosted three swine shows and three lamb shows. There were approximately 1060 head of hogs shown during the two-day event and 224 head of lambs. The Wolf Showpig Bonanza was sponsored by the Chillicothe FFA Alumni with 420 head of hogs at the show. The sponsors […]
As consumers relearn to butter their toast, they help dairy prices at the farm gate. Despite growth in the U.S. dairy cow herd, milk prices have stayed above year-ago levels this year, says University of Missouri Extension economists. Looking for causes, they see growing demand for butter, say Scott Brown and Daniel Madison. “Butter prices […]
