The Grundy County Museum of Trenton will have other exhibits on display beside this year’s feature exhibit of Chairs with Stories. Linda Overton with the Grundy County Historical Society Board says one display shows a dugout canoe some men found sticking out of the bank of the river near Spickard about 40 years ago. The […]
The Grundy County Museum will have its traditional opening on Monday, Memorial Day, May 27th. Opening day begins at 10 o’clock with the VFW flag raising ceremony by the flag pole near the Baker one-room School. Patriotic remarks also will be presented by a local Veteran. Linda Overton discussed the opening for the museum at […]
The Assistance League for the Veterans Home in Cameron invites the public to attend the first ever Taste of Jazz and Country to benefit Cameron VA nursing home, veteran residents. The event will begin with a jazz group performance at the Fun Farm Pumpkin Patch of Kearney June 7th from 6 to 10 o’clock. The […]
This month’s Old Timers Reunion in Milan offers two events this coming Saturday, May 18th. The jackpot sheep and goat show will be held at the expo show barn located on top of the hill at the new fairgrounds. Entry fee is $20.00 a head per ring. Registration is for the two hours beginning at […]
The Trenton City Council Monday night approved several ordinances; a bid to develop city-owned land for the fire training tower; agreed to keep electric rates at the current, lower, winter level; but the council had a divided vote on beginning the process toward an electric rate study. Preliminary approval was given to establish a one […]
Kids feeding kids is the focus of the 2019 Drive to Feed Kids; which kicks off today. Missouri agriculture is banding together once again to address the alarming reality that one in five Missouri children regularly face hunger. The goal of this collaboration is to raise funds to provide food for hungry Missouri children and […]
A meeting was held at the Ketcham Community Center Monday night to discuss efforts to revive the arts in Grundy County. Phil Schlarb led the discussion and reviewed steps to complete for an official arts organization to be formed. The discussion focused on establishing by-laws for the organization and determining a name, which will allow […]
The Missouri Senate has passed a 30 billion dollar state budget that includes eight-million dollars in state aid to help rebuild from recent flooding. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Hegeman of northwest Missouri’s Cosby says House and Senate conference committee members will meet soon to determine if the funding will remain in the proposed budget. […]
The newly-organized Utility Committee for the city of Trenton is recommending a reduction in electric revenues this year for TMU. The three-member committee also voted last night to request a professional study of Trenton’s electric rates. All eight city council members attended meetings last evening at Trenton City Hall that also included the election of […]
North Central Missouri College 2019 Commencement will be held on May 11, 2019, with two ceremonies. The morning ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m. and honors all associate degrees and certificates that are non-nursing. The afternoon ceremony beginning at 1:00 p.m. honors nursing certificates, degrees, and pinnings. Both commencement ceremonies will be held at the Ketcham […]
Four Trenton committees will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The Finance Committee meeting will be at 6 o’clock that evening, the Economic Development Committee will meet at 6:15 and the Administrative Committee will discuss the sidewalk program and permits at 6:30. The agenda also includes discussion of yellow flashing […]
At the state convention. the Missouri FFA Association has presented HONORARY state degrees to several education agriculture leaders and officials. Among the recipients from northern Missouri are Carmen Buller of Kirksville, Brooke Swindler of Norborne, Connor Dignan of Mound City, Tom Zweifel of Maryville; Jason Dimmitt and Ashley McCarty – both of Kirksville. Carmen Buller […]
