With the warmer weather arriving, and young people looking to earn some money, lawn mowing is often one of the first jobs young people have. It is also one of the most dangerous spring activities, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. U.S. hospital emergency departments treat about 80,000 people each […]
The Children’s Department of the Livingston County Library in Chillicothe will host two Make and Take activities this month. The first is Make and Take Tic Tac Toe the afternoon of April 16th from 4 to 5 o’clock. Children ages four through seven can make and decorate a portable tic tac toe game of their […]
The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center provides support for children who have experienced abuse. Executive Director Verna Kelsey says that the center was developed in 2003 as a result of challenges children faced when they made a disclosure of abuse, primarily sexual abuse. She explains the advocacy center hears about abuse situations typically when […]
The Trenton R-9 School District will hold its annual preschool and kindergarten screenings in May for children residing in the district. The screenings will be held in the Early Childhood Center at Rissler Elementary School May 14th through 18th. Director of Special Services Tara Hoffman says children who will be five years old before August […]
A nonprofit specializing in solving problems for children and families involved in and affected by the child welfare system has relocated to Chillicothe. Foster Adopt Connect will hold a grand opening at its new location at 409 Washington Street in Chillicothe the morning of March 19th at 10 o’clock. The public is invited to attend […]
The Trenton Kiwanis Club in conjunction with KTTN has opened the application process for the Christmas Wish Project. Families who would like to enroll can pick up applications at the Trenton Police Department, KTTN, or Royal Inn Pizza during normal business hours. Forms need to be completed and returned to KTTN or the Kiwanis mailing […]
The Grundy County Health Department has announced a contract has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to continue to provide Women, Infants, and Children services for the federal fiscal year 2018. The health department will serve 293 persons eligible for WIC every month under the terms of the contract. WIC […]
The Green Hills Recreation Association will distribute registration forms for its youth recreation basketball league to area schools this week. The league is open to children from age four to sixth grade and consists of boys and girls teams from the communities in the Green Hills region. Boys and girls residing in Grundy County will […]
Chillicothe Police officers arrested a man on an active Livingston County arrest warrant for first-degree child molestation on Friday. The police department reports officers arrested Charles Theodore Moore in the 600 block of Walnut Street in Chillicothe. He was processed at the Chillicothe Police Department before being transferred to the Daviess-Dekalb County Regional Jail pending […]
As a new school year begins parents and guardians need to ensure children are up-to-date on their immunizations. Missouri law requires that children in kindergarten through 12th grade receive immunizations to protect against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. This helps protect everyone: children, teachers, staff and the community as a whole. “Proper immunization can prevent serious health issues […]
The Livingston County Library in Chillicothe will start a fall story time series in the Children’s Department next month. The Wee Read story times will be held Tuesday mornings at 10 o’clock from September 5th through October 31st. The story times will feature age appropriate stories, finger plays, songs, and rhymes and are targeted at […]
A Laclede resident received the Best in Show in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Marian Frizzell’s photo “End of a Harvest Day” was chosen from among a record-breaking 1,370 submitted photos from amateur photographers from the state. Several other area photographers participated in the five contest categories for those […]
The Highway Patrol reports two children from Kirksville sustained injuries when they were ejected from an all terrain vehicle Friday evening. Eleven-year-old Lane Rongey drove the ATV eastbound on Spencer Lane one mile southeast of Kirksville when it overturned and ejected he and his passenger, 10-year-old Tristin Sherwood. An air ambulance transported Rongey to the […]
Linda Overton and Tracy Ross presented information on the Third Judicial Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocate Program to the Trenton Rotary Club’s meeting. Overton and Ross spoke on how the local program representing abused and neglected children in the juvenile system in Grundy, Mercer, Harrison, and Putnam counties has existed for about 20 years. Overton […]
Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch will host an Open House at its Kahoka site on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Activities get underway at 10:30 a.m., when visitors are invited to tour Shiloh homes until 11:30 a.m. Guests are then invited to a delicious lunch at noon. At 1:00 p.m. visitors can enjoy a special program that […]
The highway patrol reports five pedestrians, including four young children, were injured last night when a sports utility vehicle backed into a canopy. The patrol report notes the incident happened at 9:40 pm in Trimble in Clinton County. The SUV was eastbound in a field behind the intersection of Port Arthur Street and Howard Road. […]
The heat causes people to gravitate toward all kinds of waterways, public and private. Even those who are weak swimmers, including small children, may enter waterways to get relief, so taking the proper precautions is paramount. Drownings do not typically occur as dramatized on television. Drownings occur quickly and in many cases, the drowning itself […]
The highway patrol reports a Trenton woman and two children were injured when thrown from an ATV early Sunday afternoon. The patrol listed injuries as moderate for 26 year old Misty Hanes, minor for six year old Payton Hanes, and eight year old Chase Sharp both of Trenton. The patrol said Ms. Hanes was taken by ambulance […]
The North Missouri Sportsman’s Alliance and the Missouri Department of Conservation will co-sponsor a youth fishing derby on Saturday, June 4th at the Livingston County Fairgrounds in rural Chillicothe. The fishing derby is being held in conjunction with the North Central Missouri hunting and fishing collectible show on June 3rd and 4th at the fairgrounds. […]
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
