The Grundy County Extension Council has decided to reopen its election until February 20th. Paper ballots are available at the Grundy County Extension Office in the basement of the Alexander Student Center on the campus of the North Central Missouri College in Trenton. Any Grundy County adult can vote. The council decided at a meeting […]
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune supports a Food For the Needy program to help the Salvation Army of Chillicothe with its food pantry and food distribution during the Christmas season and into January and February. Salvation Army Social Worker Lynda Snuffer says red bins for the program were placed in several Chillicothe locations in the first part […]
A town in southwest Missouri’s Christian County has made a decision regarding a cross in a Christmas display. Reporter Jason Rima has the details: The city of Ozark plans has decided not to take down the cross in its Christmas lights display. But it will be moved to private property on the south […]
By all indications, Tuesday’s Elks Lodge’s Christmas Meal in Milan went well. Elks member Patty Foster says that about a dozen individuals volunteered to serve at the lodge and deliver meals. The Milan Elks served the meal for free, but anyone who wanted to donate could do so. Approximately a dozen individuals volunteered to serve at […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine individuals died in traffic crashes during the Christmas holiday weekend. The counting period ran from Friday evening at 6 o’clock to last (Tuesday) night at 11:59. The Patrol investigated 294 crashes, 80 injuries, and six of the fatalities. The Blue Springs Police Department is investigating the other three fatalities. […]
Top finishers in a Christmas lighting contest sponsored by Grundy Electric Cooperative and the Princeton Chamber of Commerce were first place Wayne and Teresa Altiser of Cainsville, second place David and Donna Beavers of Mercer, and third place Mike and Teresa Delameter from Princeton. The prizes of $75.00 for first, $50.00 for second, and $25.00 […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports a portion of Route TT in Daviess County will be closed one day this week for a culvert replacement. Route TT is to be closed a quarter of a mile north of Route J Thursday from 8 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. MoDOT also […]
The Milan Elks Lodge will hold its annual Christmas meal Christmas Day. Member Patty Foster says delivery preparation will start that morning at 10 o’clock. Serving at the lodge will begin at 11 o’clock, with the menu including turkey, ham, dressing, noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, and rolls. There is no charge for the meal, […]
Rick Hull’s 12 years as the presiding commissioner for Grundy County come to an end at the end of this year. His current term officially ends December 31st when Phillip Ray, who was elected as presiding commissioner earlier this year, will be sworn into office. Hull says some of his accomplishments during his time as […]
Christmas lights have been put up on the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton. Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull says the Grundy County Commission tried to find someone to install the Christmas lights earlier in the year. The county commission helped park buses during the Trenton Marching Festival in October, and some of the proceeds from the event […]
The Trenton Cinema will hold a free showing of the animated movie Arthur Christmas Saturday. Doors will open at 9 o’clock that morning, and showtime is at 9:30. Jim and Maggie Bush own the Trenton Cinema. Jim Bush says Arthur Christmas explains how Santa delivers gifts in the short time he has. Maggie Bush says […]
Do the math on temperatures and rainfall for all of 2018. On average, you get “near normal,” says Pat Guinan, University of Missouri Extension climatologist. “Weather was anything but that,” Guinan adds. Record-setting numbers hide in an average. For starters, look at the “non-spring” of 2018. April was the second coldest on record going back […]
