The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1 through the 6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates including athletes, coaches, and Unified Partners from around the country to the greater Seattle area to compete in a variety of sports. Hosted at […]
Members of the Trenton FFA officer team recently held an event for 4th graders in summer school on June 19th. Officers presented the “Food for America” program and taught students about the food pyramid and where their food comes from. The officers made pizza with the students to show them different types of food in […]
The Jamesport Community Association will present the 15th Annual Car, Truck, Bike, and Tractor Show in downtown Jamesport Saturday, June 23rd. Registration for stock, modified, and open classes will be from 8 to 10 o’clock that morning. Judging will start at 10:30, and awards will be presented at 3 o’clock. Trophies will be awarded for […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved 2018-2019 budgets for unrestricted accounts and auxiliary service accounts Tuesday evening. The unrestricted accounts budget projects total expenses of $10,568,066 with total revenue projected at $10,364,169. This means there is a budgeted operational deficit for unrestricted accounts of $203,897. The auxiliary service accounts budget projects total […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation is accepting online applications from June 25 through Aug. 5 for its next class of conservation agent trainees. To apply — and for more information including salary range, duties and responsibilities, degree requirements, qualifications, and special-ability requirements — visit the MDC website directly at short.mdc.mo.gov/ZcS. Applicants can also go to […]
This year’s Mercer County Fair will start with a Green Hills Circuit Horse Show July 15 with other activities at the fair to be held July 18th through 21st. Activities for July 18th include rabbit and poultry shows, kids water games sponsored by the health department, 4-H conference and open class exhibit judging, fair royalty, […]
A woman who started meditating 30 years ago and has been teaching for more than 10 years will lead meditation classes at the Livingston County Health Center in Chillicothe. The series of Mindful Meditation Classes led by Cristina Clerico will be held in the health center classroom Tuesday evenings at 5:30 with classes to begin […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is accepting applications for its first Citizen Police Academy. Police Chief Jon Maples reports 12 applications will be accepted for the eight-week class, which will expose participants to various facets of law enforcement. The class will be held Monday nights from 6 to 8 o’clock starting July 9th. Course topics will […]
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 26 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on June 29, 2018. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The public is invited. The 105th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January […]
The Gilman City Fair starts today with goat and sheep shows. Registration for the shows will open at 1 o’clock this afternoon and must be completed by 4 o’clock. The goat show will start at 6 o’clock this evening with a pee wee class. The sheep show with a pee wee class will follow the […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has a new member as the board filled a vacant seat. The board reviewed applications at a meeting Tuesday evening from George Moore and Marcie Cutsinger to fill the vacant position left following previous member Brooke McAtee’s resignation. The board then interviewed each applicant individually while the other stepped […]
The Iowa Missouri Truck and Tractor Pullers and the Milan Old Timers Committee will present a truck and tractor pull. The event will be held at the Sullivan County Expo Center and Fairgrounds of Milan Saturday night, June 16th, with a brush pull at 5 o’clock featuring stock trucks, stock diesel pickups, and local tractor […]
The Baptist Home of Chillicothe will celebrate 30-years at the Chillicothe campus during the annual homecoming celebration Saturday, June 9th. The event is being held to raise money for resident care needs and will start at 10 o’clock Saturday morning, June 9th until 2 o’clock in the afternoon. A barbecue will be available with fixings […]
Rockhurst University is announcing a partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide new educational opportunities for both incarcerated offenders and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, an all-female facility with approximately 1,660 inmates located about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City. Funded by grants from The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, The Laffey-McHugh […]
Mercer Community Homecoming will hold an ATV/horseshoe race later this month. The event will be held at Mercer Homecoming Park on Highway 65 in Mercer the afternoon of June 23rd. Registration will begin at 2 o’clock with the race starting at 4 o’clock. The entry fee is $10.00 per class. Admission for adults is $5.00 […]
A judge has scheduled a hearing for arguments from an attorney representing Eric Greitens about whether documents should be turned over to a special House committee. Lawyer Catherine Hanaway will appear in Cole County Circuit Court Thursday at 1 p.m. to assert the committee no longer has authority to demand information from Greiten’s […]
There are more than 15,000 children in Missouri’s foster care system, and that number is growing, due largely to the state’s opioid crisis and growing rate of poverty. The increase underscores the need to recognize the contributions foster parents make in the lives of children – and one reason why Thursday has been declared National Foster […]
U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Stephanie Summerville graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn […]
First-grade students from Dewey Elementary School recently attended the Litton Agriculture Campus and learned about plants in class and got their hands dirty. The outing was made possible by the Litton Crusaders program sponsored by the Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation. Students got the opportunity walk around the farm, then take back to school the […]
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a class to teach safety and rescue skills to young teens who watch their younger siblings or babysit other children. The Safe Sitter class at the health department in Trenton June 25th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon. Participants will learn how to […]
