In collaboration with the CARES Act, the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri plans to present local senior centers with grants for $10,000. Eleven senior centers will benefit from the $10,000 grants, one each in Caldwell, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan counties, and one grant for each of the two centers located […]
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Chillicothe reports 3 more COVID19 deaths; Grundy County reports 11 new cases of COVID-19
The Grundy County Health Department reports 11 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 772. Five hundred seventy-three cases have been confirmed. One hundred three are active. There have been 23 COVID-19-related deaths reported for Grundy County. The Livingston County Health Center announces three additional COVID-19-related deaths since December 11th, bringing the total to 30. […]
Department of Conservation closes Chillicothe and St. Joseph offices to the public due to rising COVID-19 concerns
The Missouri Department of Conservation has closed the St. Joseph and Chillicothe offices to the public due to rising COVID-19 concerns. MDC staff will still be able to answer phone calls to those offices. Sales of 2021 Natural Events Calendars will continue if arrangements by phone are made for contactless pickup outside the buildings. MDC […]
Lesli Collins selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee
Lesli Collins, Facilities Coordinator/Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, originally from Mercer, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Employee for December. Lesli, an NCMC alumna, has been employed at NCMC for fourteen years and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Western Governors University. As one of her many accomplishments, Lesli helped the […]
Missouri health department “Questions and Answers” for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
The state health department has officially signed off on dispensing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine statewide. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued its standing order today. The vaccine is being dispensed this week to health care professionals who work with COVID-19 patients or those who are the most vulnerable to get it. Long term care […]
Living nativity scene planned at Sunnyview Nursing Home
Plans have been announced for a living nativity presentation in Trenton. Several community members are working together to present the live nativity, with animals, on Sunday, December 20th. The live nativity presentation is scheduled for 4 o’clock on the lawn of the Sunnyview Nursing home. The event will first be limited to residents of the […]
Hy-Vee donates nearly 1 million pounds of food to food banks across the Midwest
Hy-Vee, Inc. is partnering with dozens of national and regional food manufacturers and suppliers to help provide more than 1 million pounds of food to 17 food banks across its eight-state region for the holiday season. Hy-Vee collaborated with many of its supplier partners to fill more than 20 truckloads with food and supplies for […]
Officials in Missouri ponder preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic
Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have been on the rise in Missouri and other states, and experts say the consequences of being unprepared for an infectious-disease outbreak have never been more apparent. Gov. Mike Parson has cited concerns about staffing levels with the demand hospitals are seeing from the crisis. His comments coincide with calls […]
68 new cases of COVID-19 including 62 COVID-19 deaths reported in five area counties
Fourteen COVID-19 cases have been added to Grundy County’s total, which the health department reports is now 752 cases in total. Five hundred sixty-one cases have been confirmed. Active cases increased by four to 95. Twenty-three COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. COVID-19 cases increased by 14 in Linn County. The health department […]
Daviess County reports 1 death, 20 cases, Livingston County 3 deaths, 12 cases, Putnam County 2 deaths, 16 cases of COVID-19
Another COVID-19-related death has been reported for Daviess County since December 4th, which the health department notes make 11 total. Total cases increased by 20 during that time for a total of 430. Active cases went down by 52 to 110. The Livingston County Health Center announces three more COVID-19-related deaths, which brings the total […]
Putnam County R-1 School District recognizes Cooper Stanley as Career and Technical Education Student of the Month
The Putnam County R-1 School District recognized Cooper Stanley as the Career and Technical Education Student of the Month for December 2020. Student winners are chosen by the vocational faculty based on a set of criteria that includes: attendance, grades, cooperation with fellow students and teachers, enthusiasm for subject(s), attitude both in the classroom and […]
Harrison County officials issue “Public Service Recommendation” to wear masks
The Harrison County Community Hospital and clinics, Harrison County Health Department, and NTA Ambulance have issued a public service recommendation to wear masks in public. The recommendation is due to what officials call “significant increases” in COVID-19 cases in Harrison County and increased hospitalizations. The community health care providers ask the public to follow other […]
COVID-19 Update: 1 new death, 13 cases in Livingston County, 11 cases in Harrison County, 8 in Linn County, 1 in Mercer County
The Livingston County Health Center announces another resident died due to COVID-19, which brings the total number of deaths to 24. Thirteen cases were also added for a total of 904. Seventy-five cases are active, with 49 in the community, 17 facility actives, and nine school actives. There are eight current hospitalizations for Livingston County. […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education approves summer school 2021; COVID-19 procedures and protocols discussed
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a scholarship recipient and grant requests during a meeting on Google Meet the evening of December 8th. Carly Spencer was named as the John T. Belcher Scholarship recipient. Four essays were submitted for the $250 scholarship. She will go on to compete at a regional level for a […]
Second Harvest Community Food Bank mobile pantry to visit Trenton
The fresh mobile pantry of the Second Harvest Community Food Bank of Saint Joseph is scheduled to come to Trenton on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. The food bank and volunteers will distribute food to the general public at the First Baptist Church on those days from 10 o’clock to noon or […]
Missouri Department of Corrections implements technology to cut COVID-19 infection rate within prisons
Implementation of three technological innovations in the Missouri Department of Corrections aims to cut COVID-19 infection rates in Missouri state prisons and other facilities. These strategies: Kill the virus in the air Kill the virus on surfaces Detect the virus in wastewater The department now has ionization generators — air purifying devices that destroy 99.4% […]
Missouri Department of Transportation to host online meeting concerning bridges in Mercer County
Plans are underway for work on two bridges on Route M and Route D in Mercer County. The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting an online-only virtual public meeting to gather community feedback regarding the planned replacement of the Route M Little Muddy Creek Bridge and bridge deck replacement of the Route D Sandy Creek […]
Trenton man elected to Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri Board of Directors
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri announced the election of a rural Trenton man to their Board of Directors. Phillip Ray was elected to the Board during the Annual Meeting of the Community Foundation Board last week; he joins 24 other community leaders from throughout North Missouri on the Board. A graduate of Trenton High […]
On a vote of five to three, mask mandate for Trenton is defeated; health department director authorized to sign 60-day mask order
On what turned out to be a split vote, the Trenton City Council on Monday night defeated a request to have a mask or face covering mandate due to the spread of COVID-19 within Trenton. On a roll call, which is usual for an ordinance, there were three votes in favor and five votes against. […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation announces Allied Health Scholarship Awards
“Through the generosity of others in the form of endowed funds or the giving of a gift each year, the NCMC Foundation is honored to announce that over $56,000 was recently awarded to NCMC Nursing and Health Sciences students,” commented NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott. “53 awards were recently made during the fall 2020 […]