One of several ways the Salvation Army of Chillicothe provides assistance during the Christmas season is through Angel Trees. Social Services Case Manager Lynda Snuffer explains gifts for children of families that apply for assistance are put on angel cards and placed on trees at each entrance of the Chillicothe Walmart. She says individuals then […]
The Salvation Army of Chillicothe is accepting applications for Christmas assistance. Applications can be submitted at the Salvation Army Office at 621 West Mohawk in Chillicothe weekdays through November 9th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon. They can also be submitted in the classrooms on the east side of […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education at its meeting Monday evening approved school trips. One was the National FFA trip to Indianapolis, Indiana where FFA members Nathan and Matthew Wells, Hannah and Sarah Garcia, Emily Otto, and Lillian Fordyce presented the trip itinerary and budget. The other trips approved were for the band to go […]
The Trenton R-9 School District continues to move closer to the possibility of a performing arts center being built and several renovations to district buildings. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported to the Board of Education Tuesday evening that the district received nine requests for qualifications for architectural services, which was more than he expected to receive. […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner south of Sumner will host a two-day free Sparrow Identification Workshop next month. The workshop is open to the public and will include sparrow identification in classroom and field settings. Participants will meet at the Swan Lake Headquarters building October 19th at noon for classroom identification presentations, […]
At a recent meeting, an election of officers was held and re-elected Grundy County Farm Bureau officers for one year are President David Meservey, Vice President Carl Woodard, and Secretary/Treasurer Marcy Meservey. Board members are Max Oyler, Trent Steinhoff, Eric Hoffman, Aaron Bunnell, and Colby Epperson. Century Farm recognition at the annual meeting went to Loretta […]
The Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture awarded ten $250 classroom min-grants and seven $500 grade level grants to allow teachers accurate materials to help connect students to agriculture. Several mini-grants were awarded to Livingston County recipients. Grade level grant recipients included Linda Hauck, Rebecca Lewis, Kari Snyder, and Shelby Ward as well as Andrea […]
The Thompson Farm calving barn became a classroom for the University of Missouri. The teachers were MU graduate students and their mentors. Their listeners were beef farmers on Sept. 17. In his field day greeting, Chris Daubert said this farm was a classroom as much as any building on the Columbia campus. Daubert, dean of […]
A common childhood disease can negatively affect school performance, but Missouri’s school nurses are doing everything they can to turn that around. Asthma affects one in 12 school-aged children and, when poorly controlled, it’s likely to cause disruptions for the entire classroom. It’s estimated that 150,000 school-aged children in Missouri have asthma, but school nurses […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation invites women to a free, two-day firearms workshop in Kirksville on Oct. 2 and 3. The program will begin with a classroom portion at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the MDC Northeast Regional Office, 3500 S. Baltimore St., in Kirksville, followed by a hands-on shooting clinic at a nearby […]
The Trenton R-9 School District is one step closer to possibly building a performing arts center and making several renovations to district buildings. The Trenton Board of Education approved the posting of a request for qualifications for architectural services at its meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reported the district will be eligible for a […]
A Kansas City production company owned by a former Trenton resident has been nominated for three awards at the Mid-America Emmys. Blue Coffee Pictures is nominated for Editor-Short Film (Promo, PSA, Commercial), Commercial Campaign, and Branded Content Program. Owner Michael Ransdell says a film for Visit Kansas City received two of the nominations, and the […]
The Livingston County Health Center will begin a Mindful Meditation Series next week. The Eight Pillars of Joy series will be held in the Health Center classroom each Tuesday evening at 5:30 starting September 4th. Cristina Clerico will lead the classes, which the Health Center notes are based on a meeting between Archbishop Desmond Tutu […]
Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Detective Sgt. Ryan Glidden of the Maryville Department of Public Safety has received the 2018 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community. Glidden […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education set its tax levy at a hearing held Tuesday evening before the regular meeting. The levy was set at $4.1405 for 2018-2019, which was an increase of four point three four cents from 2017-2018. That includes $3.2405 for Incidental and $.90 for debt service. The assessed valuation for the […]
Voters will decide in less than a week whether Missouri will become a right-to-work state, potentially weakening unions. It isn’t just union members and labor groups opposing Proposition A: Environmentalists are standing against the right-to-work proposition as well. Dennis Roach, a former engineer, and union member and a current member of the Sierra Club said unions […]
AgriVision Equipment Group, a locally owned and operated farming equipment company with 17 locations across southern Iowa, has added its support to Northwest Missouri State University’s School of Agricultural Sciences and a planned Agricultural Learning Center at the University’s R.T. Wright Farm, pledging $100,000 toward the project. “We are so grateful and appreciative of the […]
Northwest Missouri State University has announced that Andy Peterson, a former student-athlete, and coach who has served in the University’s athletics administration since 2013, is Northwest’s next director of athletics. Peterson had served as Northwest’s interim director of athletics since Mel Tjeerdsma’s April 30 retirement. His new appointment is effective immediately. “Andy is a Bearcat […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education Tuesday evening approved an increase in administrators pay. The increase for the 2018-2019 school year is for three percent. The board also approved student and staff handbooks for next school year and the lease agreement with the Stacy Board was discussed. The district and the Stacy Board are working […]
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 […]
