Pothole in road

Winter weather takes toll on north Missouri roads

Across Northwest Missouri, the effects of winter weather are evident everywhere you look frozen ground, canceled classes, snow-covered fields, and potholes. The Missouri Department of Transportation normally launches its pothole efforts in March, but with the extreme weather we’ve faced this year, the roads are taking a beating. When they’re not out plowing ice and […]

No More Trash

Missouri Department of Conservation and MoDOT sponsor “No More Trash” competition

The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Transportation are inviting Missouri public, private, and home-school students in grades K-8 to help fight litter in the Show-Me State, and to have creative and educational fun by participating in the 2019 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trashcan-decorating contest. The annual contest is sponsored […]

THS Alumni Association

Planning for THS Alumni Weekend gets underway

Planning is underway for the 2019 Trenton High School Alumni Weekend with an all-class meeting on Sunday, January 13th at 1:30 at Royal Inn Pizza in Trenton. THS classes are encouraged to send representatives; especially the honor classes who celebrate special reunions this fall. Class mailing lists will be distributed in order to begin work […]

Newtown-Harris School Website

Newtown-Harris Board of Education accepts easement agreement

The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education accepted an easement agreement for sidewalk construction Monday evening. The agreement for $1,400 was accepted following a presentation from the Missouri Department of Transportation on sidewalk construction through Newtown. The board voted to jointly purchase a new popcorn machine with the Newtown-Harris Ball Association and the school district. The […]

Grundy R-5 Christmas Dance Royalty

Grundy County R-5 School holds Christmas Dance

The Grundy County R-5 Student Council held their Christmas Dance Saturday night. Crowned king and queen were Senior Lane Kenley and Junior Dorothy Mathews. Others representing their classes were Freshmen Logan Foster and Daya Allnutt, Sophomores Caden Gann and Abigail Mathews, Juniors Austin Blair and Dorothy Mathews, and Senior Candidates were Lane Kenley and Alissa […]