The Salvation Army office in Chillicothe has provided an update regarding Christmas assistance and bell ringing in Trenton and Chillicothe. Caseworker Lynda Snuffer reports all “angel trees” have been placed at selected businesses in both towns. Shoppers can select a card with gift ideas for children. She also is asking for additional food donations to […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation announces the fall 2020 recipient of the Bill Ausmus Faculty/Staff Mini-Grant. Student Support Service (SSS) Assistant Director Tocarra Williams’s proposal for assistive technology for students with learning barriers has been granted full funding. Mrs. Williams’s grant application requested funding to purchase two digital tools to assist students with dyslexia and […]
Governor Parson encouraged Missourians to shop local and support Missouri-based businesses, which will be critical to stimulating the state’s economy moving forward. “We are on the road to recovery, and we must continue taking steps to protect ourselves and others. With that said, we encourage Missourians to safely re-engage in the economy,” Governor Parson said. “Now more […]
A box with canned goods, food, and other items donated by local residents is available in Trenton to anyone in need. The “Blessing Box” is located in the parking lot of the Senior Benefit Services at 1039 Oklahoma Avenue and is accessible at any time. Individuals can take items they need from the blue box […]
Second Harvest Community Food Bank of Saint Joseph will conduct a 19-county food drive and hold a food box distribution in December. Food for the Holidays encourages people to add one non-perishable item to a box each day from December 1st through 18th. The items include canned vegetables, cranberry sauce, boxed potatoes, canned sweet potatoes, […]
A food drive will be conducted during basketball games on Tuesday at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. The North Central Missouri College Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter will host their fourth annual Food Drive. The cost of admission when the Pirates and Lady Pirates take on John Wood Community College will be one canned […]
There is a new way to donate to the Salvation Army at locations with kettles. Salvation Army of Chillicothe Administrator and Pastor Captain Shannon Forney says barcodes on signs by the kettles can be scanned with a smartphone. That will lead to the Salvation Army website, where a location and amount to donate can be […]
Boy Scouts from the Trenton area will hang door tags this weekend for their annual Scouting For Food campaign to benefit the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County in Trenton. Scouts and parents will meet in the Fellowship Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church of Trenton Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The collection of non-perishable […]
“Mum’s the word,” but fall color shouts at Dutch Garden Nursery of Edina, a Knox County community of about 1,200 people. James Burkholder of Dutch Garden Nursery raises 2,800 mums each year. Most go to C&R Markets’ 11 stores in northeastern and central Missouri. He also sells at his nursery and at a second retail […]
Coaches have been selected for a pair of softball games in Trenton Saturday night, September 14, 2019, pitting celebrities of the community versus Trenton Heroes. It’s the 11th year for the celebrity softball games which will be played at Griffin Field. This year, the games are dedicated for the late Larry Leininger of Trenton which […]
“Think Ahead Works” in King City is adding a co-working commercial kitchen to support local food producers in expanding their business markets. The kitchen at 107 West Vermont Street will be available to potential business owners, bakers, and farmers to give support and equipment to grow their businesses. Think Ahead Works is a satellite facility […]
For the third year in a row, agriculture groups in Missouri partnered to raise awareness of childhood food insecurity and raise support for food banks across the state through the Missouri Farmers Care (MFC) Drive to Feed Kids. The Drive culminated at the Missouri State Fair with a variety of service events. This summer-long effort […]
