The deadline to enter the Missouri Day Coloring Contest is Friday, October 11, 2019. Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce President Debbie Carman says Orscheln Farm and Home sponsors the contest for Grundy County youth in preschool through fourth grade as well as Grundy County nursing home residents. Coloring pages have been taken to Grundy County […]
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Pleasant View Board of Education to swear in new board member
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education reviewed and accepted an application for a board member on Tuesday evening. Ben Thomas will be sworn in at the next meeting. Secretary Brenda Allnutt reports he will replace Luke Gibson who resigned last month. Thomas’s term will last until April 2020. The board approved a change in […]
State Appeals Court: Not enough overtime paid to Missouri corrections officers
A State Appeals Court has upheld a decision against the Missouri Department of Corrections, on Tuesday, in a suit alleging not enough over-time was paid to prison guards. The suit alleges guards weren’t properly compensated for their pre- and post-shift duties, which include making their way through security, and briefing the next shift. […]
Missouri Department of Conservation offering hunter education certification courses
The Missouri Department of Conservation offers several options for hunters to obtain the hunter education certification required for firearms hunting. Four-hour hunter education skills sessions will be held this fall to teach firearm safety, hunting ethics, and basic hunting skills to anyone at least 11 years old. Hunter education skills sessions to be held in […]
“Battle of the Badges” slated for October 19 in Chillicothe
The Fifth Annual Battle of the Badges Charity Softball Game will be held in Chillicothe to raise funds for the YMCA Backpack Buddies Program and local programs benefiting children. Family activities will begin at Danner Park of Chillicothe on the evening of October 19th at 6 o’clock. The Chillicothe Police Department will play the Chillicothe […]
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day set for October 26th
Law enforcement will collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Medications will be collected on October 26th from 10 to 2 o’clock. Area locations in Missouri will include the sheriff’s offices of Mercer County in Princeton, Harrison County in Bethany, and Adair Couty in Kirksville; Bethany […]
Maryville football coach to be featured at Fields of Faith event in Trenton
A football coach for the Maryville Spoofhounds will be featured at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Ninth Annual Fields of Faith in Trenton. Food, fellowship, and tailgate games will begin at C. F. Russell Stadium on the evening of October 16, 2019, at 6 o’clock. Kellen Overstreet, who is an alumnus of Penny High School […]
Mercer County Extension to hold open house
The Mercer County Extension office will host an open house on Thursday, October 10, 2019, from 5 to 7 o’clock. The office was moved to its new location inside, the new Mercer County Fair Building at 505 South Steward Street in Princeton. Hot dogs and chips will be served during the open house. Members of […]
Trenton R-9 School District announces parent-teacher conferences
Parent-teacher conferences will be held at Trenton R-9 schools next week. Trenton High School and Middle School will dismiss October 17, 2019, at 1:07 with conferences at the high school from 2.00 to 7:00 and at the middle school from 2 to 7 o’clock. Parents can pick up grade cards in the respective office prior […]
Princeton City Council approves date for “Trunk or Treat”
The Princeton City Council on Monday evening approved the Mothers Club Trunk or Treat. City Clerk Danette Snapp reports the event will be held on the Princeton Square the afternoon of October 26, 2019, from 3 o’clock to 4:30. The council reviewed qualifications for three engineering firms for a sewer project but a firm has not […]
Livingston County Library in Chillicothe to hold surplus property sale
Surplus property from the Livingston County Library in Chillicothe will be offered for sale this week to support the library’s general fund. The surplus sale will be at the library Wednesday, October 9, 2019, from 9 until 11 o’clock and 1 until 3 o’clock; Thursday from 9 to 11 o’clock, 1 to 3 o’clock, and […]
Daviess County Public Water Supply District announces planned outage
Daviess County Public Water Supply District Number 2 will have an interruption of service for some customers starting Wednesday morning, October 9, 2019, at 9 o’clock. The outage will affect customers living west of Midway Avenue and north of Route DD and may last until Thursday. Those customers will be under a boil advisory until […]
Chillicothe firefighters respond to vehicle fire near Utica
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle fire Monday along Highway 36, one mile east of the Utica Junction. Upon arrival, just past 11 o’clock on Monday morning, there were two sheriff’s deputies and the vehicle owner standing on the passenger side of the truck. Several items had been removed. Firefighters quoted the […]
Chillicothe man dies in crash on Highway 13
A Chillicothe man, operating a motorcycle, died Monday afternoon in a crash on Highway 13 in Ray County. The victim, 63-year-old Jerry Kissick, died at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond one hour after the accident occurred. The driver of a pickup, 32-year-old Theodore Bromann of Overland Park, Kansas was not reported hurt. The pickup […]
Annual Poosey Fall driving tour scheduled for Sunday, October 20th
The 33rd annual Poosey Conservation Area Fall driving tour is scheduled on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at the Poosey Conservation area in the northwest part of Livingston County. The tour allows motorists to drive on roads that are not normally open for vehicle traffic. Vehicles that have a high clearance are recommended. Drivers can tour […]
VFW District One meeting slated for Saturday
The VFW District One meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2019, beginning at 11 o’clock. The host will be Post 4557 in Brookfield, however, the meeting has been changed to Laclede at the General John J. Pershing Museum. The joint meeting will start at 11 A.M. The regular district meeting will follow lunch. The […]
47-year-old Livingston County man dies in Friday night fire
Chillicothe Fire Department Chief Eric Reeter reports human remains were found in the debris of a single-wide trailer that burned Friday night in rural Livingston County. Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 9 o’clock to 9803 Livingston County Road 228 and discovered a single wide trailer fully involved in fire. Reeter said the blaze was extinguished, and […]
Public information meetings to be held on Lower Grand River Watershed study
A partnership of federal and state agencies will host three public information meetings to present the findings of a study on the Lower Grand River Watershed. The agencies include the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Missouri Department of Conservation. Possible options to address an array of environmental issues […]
VFW Post in Trenton to hold fundraiser
VFW Post 919 of Trenton will serve a meal to raise money for its building fund. Sam’s Chili, potato soup, and sandwiches will be served at the VFW Hall on October 16, 2019, from 10 to 1 o’clock. The menu will also include summer sausage, cheese, vegetables, and brownie pudding. The meal will cost $10.00 and […]
Laredo Lions Club to sponsor Ozark Supper
The Laredo Lions Club will sponsor an Ozark Supper to raise funds for disaster relief and other Lions projects. Soups and ham and beans will be served at the Laredo Community Center on October 26, 2019, from 11 to 7 o’clock. The menu will also include cornbread, applesauce, and desserts. Those attending can eat and […]