Lorrie Langfitt from New Hampton, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student. Lorrie is an adult learner pursuing her nursing degree at the Bethany site where she can take classes at night and in the evening to work with her busy schedule. Lorrie will graduate in December with her LPN certificate. […]
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Grundy County Museum season coming to a close
Only six days remain in the exhibit season for the Grundy County Museum in Trenton. This year’s featured exhibit is “Chairs: The Stories They Could Tell.” The exhibit displays chairs associated with Grundy County families and businesses. Museum visitors can sit on a stool from the Maid-Rite restaurant and see a piano stool from the […]
Cox family announced as Grand Marshal of Missouri Day Parade
Missouri Day organizers say no other family embodies the theme of the 2019 Missouri Day Festival like Dr. Paul and Barbara Cox and Dr. Andy and Holly Cox and their family. “Missouri Day – Embracing the Past, Looking to the Future” is the theme and the Cox family certainly mirrors this theme. Tracing back to […]
Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrel Wright to be honored at retirement reception
Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright’s career will be celebrated in Chillicothe Thursday, October 3, 2019. A retirement reception will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church Family Life Center from 1 to 4 o’clock with a ceremony scheduled at 2 o’clock. Chief Wright retired last month after more than 35 years of service to the […]
Coloring contest to be part of Missouri Day Festival
Coloring pages have been sent to Grundy County schools and nursing homes for this year’s Missouri Day Coloring Contest. The contest is open to all Grundy County youth in preschool to fourth grade and nursing home residents for the senior division. The coloring pages depict the festival’s theme, “Missouri Day Embraces the Past, Looks to […]
Rural Dale Baptist Church to host “Living Proof Simulcast with Beth Moore”
Rural Dale Baptist Church has announced the Living Proof Simulcast with Beth Moore on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Along with Beth Moore, considered one of today’s top Bible teachers, Christian recording artist Travis Cottrell will lead worship via simulcast. The theme for the simulcast event will be Strong Sisters, she is clothed in strength and […]
Kickin’ Cancer with Kindness Daviess County to hold block party fundraiser
Kickin’ Cancer with Kindness Daviess County will hold a barbecue fundraiser block party in Gallatin next week to benefit Daviess County cancer patients. A sandwich dinner will be served on Market Street between the Gallatin Methodist Church and lumber yard the evening of September 28, 2019, from 5 o’clock to 6:30. Carry-outs will also be […]
Tractor cruise to kick off Calamity Jane Days with car show to follow on Sunday
A tractor cruise will kick-off activities for Calamity Jane Days in Princeton this weekend. The name has been changed for Friday’s all-day event to the Danny Hagan Memorial Tractor Cruise. Spokesperson Duane Place says Hagan and his wife were “instrumental” in planning the cruise each year. Brenda was Danny’s wife who still helps with planning. […]
Trenton Chamber of Commerce to sponsor contests in conjunction with Missouri Day Festival
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold several community contests in conjunction with the Missouri Day Festival. All local businesses are encouraged to participate in a window decorating contest, sponsored by the Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri. Painted and classic decorations will be accepted with cash prizes awarded. First place will receive $100, and […]
Gallatin Chautauqua September 20 and 21st features events for everyone
Vendors will offer various wares in Gallatin at the Friends of Gallatin’s Chautauqua this Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 21. 2019. This year’s event marks the 150th anniversary of the Frank and Jesse James robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association in Gallatin. The anniversary will be featured on T-shirts and souvenir programs. Activities […]
Serve Mercer County completes first project
Serve Mercer County’s first project was to build a landing and connect an aluminum ramp for the Smith family of Princeton. Serve Mercer County is a new opportunity for people to come together, as neighbors helping neighbors, to serve our community. The focus is primarily serving the elderly and less fortunate through cleanup and beautification […]
Audio: Missouri Attorney General Schmitt to release clergy abuse report on Friday
Missouri’s attorney general will release a long-anticipated report today (Friday) in St. Louis, regarding allegations of clergy abuse statewide within the Roman Catholic Church. Attorney General Eric Schmitt has called a press conference for today at the old Post Office in downtown St. Louis. His report will include all four Missouri dioceses the […]
Old-Time Harvest Days set to run September 27 – 29 at Livingston County Fairgrounds
The Livingston County Steam and Gas Association will sponsor the 33rd Annual Old-Time Harvest Days at the Livingston County Fairgrounds later this month. The event September 27th through 29th will include a garden tractor and tractor display as well as family-oriented exhibits and demonstrations. The featured tractor will be the John Deere M Series. Friday, […]
Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission to hear two requests at next meeting
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments will hear requests next month for a minor sub-division and a variance on a requirement for a sign. Public hearings will be held at the Trenton City Hall the night of October 7th at 7 o’clock. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hear a request […]
Calamity Jane Days in Princeton set to kickoff on Saturday
Twelve contestants will participate in the Miss Calamity Jane Pageant in Princeton on Saturday. The event will be held at the Princeton United Methodist Church at 7 o’clock that night. Contestants are Livi Binkley, Kyla Coffman, Raynah Collins, Jillian Finney, Jaysa Goodin, Becca Kile, Hannah King, Jarica Nelson, Alyssa Olson, Jaden Purdun, Cailynn Stokley, and […]
Grundy County Farm Bureau to hold annual meeting.
Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City Community Relations Manager Alan Lubert will be the guest speaker at the Grundy County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall of the First Christian Church of Trenton on the evening of September 19th at 6 o’clock. Those attending will vote on county board […]
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency holding briefings in Bethany and Chillicothe
The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency is holding applicant briefings about the Public Assistance process for eligible applicants in counties declared for federal disaster assistance for flooding and severe storms April 29th through July 5th. Counties approved for federal assistance for local governments and nonprofits include the Green Hills counties as well as Adair, Carroll, […]
35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park kicks off Saturday in Chillicothe
The 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 7th and 8th, 2019 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. […]
Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K walk/run set for September 21
A memorial run to be held in Chillicothe in September will benefit a scholarship fund to help Bishop Hogan Memorial School alumni further their education. The Fourth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk, in memory of former Bishop Hogan students Abby Quinn Boies and Joshua Quinn, will begin and end at Bishop Hogan […]
Trenton High School Alumni Association weekend kicks off with window decorating competition
Decorated windows around town will be unveiled Thursday night for the Second Annual Trenton High School Alumni Association Window Decorating Contest as part of the 70th Annual THS Alumni Reunion Weekend. Past and present classes and school organizations were invited to select business windows of their choice as well as themes. Judging of the windows […]