Views: 0The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a food drive to benefit the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County. Canned food and non-perishable items will be accepted at the Trenton Hy-Vee on July 15th from 4 to 7 o’clock. Contact the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at 660-359-4324.
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Groups connect Missouri youth in foster care with life and work skills
Views: 0Community partnerships in Missouri are working to help young people, either in or aging out of foster care, connect with the resources they need to start their independent lives, and the pandemic has brought added financial hardship for many. DeWayne Bright, Sr., youth advocate for the Local Investment Commission (LINC) in Kansas City, works […]
Missouri State Auditor launches audit of Lawrence County
Views: 0State Auditor Nicole Galloway said today her office has begun a regularly scheduled audit of Lawrence County, located in southwest Missouri. The most recent audit of Lawrence County was completed in December 2016, with the county receiving an overall rating of “poor.” A follow-up report, released in 2017, showed county officials had made some progress addressing the […]
Grundy County Health Department reports on COVID Delta Variant, breakthrough cases and spread of COVID by water
Views: 0As of June 29th, 16 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 had been reported in Grundy County since vaccination began in the county. One of the 38 active cases on June 29th was a breakthrough case. Health Department Administrator Elizabeth Gibson says that is about typical for breakthrough cases. Two thousand four hundred eighty-four […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve 2020 financial statements audit, presented a multitude of reports
Views: 0The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved the 2020 financial statements audit on June 28th. CPA John Gillum presented an audit report. The Friends of Gallatin fundraising event to be held on June 26th was rescheduled for July 17th due to forecasted rain. The board of aldermen agreed to grant the picnic liquor license request […]
Galt Community Fair set to run July 8 through July 11
Views: 0The Galt Community Fair will be held from July 8 through 11, 2021 with a theme of “Welcome Back.” Activities will include the Galt Fire Protection District Ladies Auxiliary selling hamburgers, hot dogs, and sides at the fire station on July 8 from 5 to 8 o’clock in the evening. Farm mechanics shop work by […]
Niagara Bottling announces new manufacturing facility in Kansas City, creating nearly 100 jobs
Views: 1Niagara Bottling, LLC, a family-owned beverage manufacturer headquartered in Diamond Bar, California, announced it will invest approximately $156 million in a new production facility in Kansas City, Missouri. This new facility will initially create nearly 100 jobs. “Niagara Bottling is excited to establish a second manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Missouri,” said Brian Hess, […]
Five seeking title of Sullivan County Fair Queen
Views: 0Five contestants will compete for the title of Sullivan County Fair Queen, and three are seeking the title of Sullivan County Junior Miss. The five Sullivan County residents competing for fair queen are Gracey Gordon, Savannah Linhart, Madison McCollum, Jocelyn Perez, and Kasey Sallee. The entries in the junior miss contest are Landy Oaks, […]
Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary hosting annual 4th of July Breakfast and Bake Sale
Views: 0The Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary is once again hosting their 4th of July Breakfast and Bake Sale. The only change is that the event will be held on Saturday, July 3, 2021, from 6:00 am to 10:30 am at the Ragan-Hickman American Legion Community Building in Mercer. Members will be serving Biscuits & Gravy, […]
‘A highway away’: Delta variant, low vaccine rates cause COVID spike across Missouri
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Kendra Findley had thought the Springfield area had seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in December — a month when cases regularly surpassed 200 a day and that saw a record 98 residents die of the virus. Looking back, that was when the Alpha variant, first identified in the U.K., […]
USDA, FCC, and NTIA announce interagency agreement to coordinate broadband funding deployment
Views: 0The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced an interagency agreement to share information about and coordinate the distribution of broadband deployment federal funds. In accordance with the Broadband Interagency Coordination Act, the respective Cabinet and agency leaders announced that their agencies […]
Biden-Harris administration extends moratorium of residential evictions in USDA multifamily housing communities
Views: 0The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended through July 31, 2021, the moratorium on evictions of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who live in multifamily housing communities supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The United States is recovering from a nationwide housing affordability crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Coalition of lawmakers sound alarm on Biden administration’s plan to redefine “Waters of the United States” or WOTUS
Views: 0Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) and other top Republican leaders in outlining their concerns regarding the Biden administration’s intention to undo the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The Biden administration’s recent announcement signaled its […]
Hy-Vee now holds Guinness World Records title for largest serving of pancakes
Views: 0The big event took place in Blue Springs, Missouri, where Hy-Vee broke a Guinness World Records title for the largest serving of pancakes. The event marks the launch of the company’s new “Best Breakfast in America” menu. All 13,000 pancakes were donated to Harvesters – The Community Food Network, which is the regional food […]
Trenton Rotary Club finishes 2020-21 program year; new Rotary President takes over
Views: 0The Trenton Rotary Club finished up its 2020-21 program year during the June 24 meeting held at the BTC Bank community room. Kim Washburn presided at the meeting, Dan Wilford gave the prayer, and Chris Hoffman was the sergeant at arms. Mrs. Washburn gave a recap of the year, which saw the club unable […]
USDA invests more than $370,000 to improve community facilities and essential services in rural Missouri
Views: 0U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Missouri Acting State Director D Clark Thomas announced the agency is investing $371,400 to equip, rebuild, and modernize essential services in rural Missouri. The investments will benefit more than 20,000 rural Missourians. “Access to essential community facilities, services, and infrastructure is necessary for all Missourians,” Thomas said. “Today’s […]
Audio: COVID Delta variant surging in two parts of the state
Views: 0In the last three weeks – there has been a major increase in the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Missouri…especially in the Northwest and Southwest part of the state. Kendra Findley, Administrator of Community Health and Epidemiology in Greene County, says this highly contagious strain is now the most dominant in that area. […]
Missouri Bicentennial Community Legacies project to feature time capsule
Views: 0All organizations are invited to participate in the Missouri Bicentennial Community Legacies project. This project documents Missouri traditions, meaningful places, associations, organizations, and institutions for posterity and includes a brief report, photographs, and some administrative paperwork. This will become a part of the permanent collection at the State Historical Society of Missouri and will […]
Novinger History Day set for June 27
Views: 0History Day will be held in Novinger on June 27, 2021. Attendees can tour the Novinger Log Homestead, Coal Miners Museum, and Methodist Church from 2 to 4 o’clock. They can learn about life in the mid-to-late 1800s at the log homestead and watch demonstrations of skills such as quilting, chair caning, basket weaving, […]
Audio: North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center brings a focused response to child abuse
Views: 0The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center was founded in Trenton in 2003. Development Coordinator Amanda White says there needed to be a more localized, focused way to respond to child abuse. Former Grundy County juvenile officer Cathie Smith helped found the center. White explains the center interviews children who have been through trauma. […]