The September weather summary in Trenton shows above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Highs averaged slightly over 80 degrees and lows averaged 60.6 degrees which is about four and one-half degrees above normal for lows and one and one-half degrees above typical for highs. This is the fourth year in a row in which […]
The University of Missouri Extension will receive a $432,747 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) grant through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant runs from September 2018 to August 2021, says MU Extension BFRDP coordinator Karen Funkenbusch. MU Extension is one of 36 BFRDP grant recipients. Teams of experts plan […]
Putnam County R-1 Government students will assist the Putnam County Democratic Committee in holding a debate and candidate meet and greet next week. Putnam County teacher and administrator Mary Comstock and Government teacher Chris Lindhoff will moderate the debate at the commons of the high school in Unionville Tuesday evening at 6:30. Background on the […]
Qualified applicants may apply for grants from the GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated. The Foundation assists qualifying schools and organizations with grant monies in the areas of education, health, and rural development. Grants are open to entities in the Grundy Electric Cooperative’s service area. The service area includes the counties of Harrison, Mercer, and Grundy as […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation invites deer hunters, property owners, and others to a special public meeting to get information and have questions answered about chronic wasting disease (CWD). The meeting will take place Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the MDC Northeast Regional Office, 3500 S. Baltimore St. in Kirksville. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. […]
Multiple charges were filed Wednesday in Clinton County against a Cameron resident, 39-year-old William Derek Williams, identified as a former teacher at Cameron High School. Online court information shows Williams is facing seven felony counts allegedly involving children. There are three counts alleging possession of child pornography on September 6th and 8th; three counts of […]
A Show, Shine, and Dine Evening on Main Street will be held for the next Cruise Night in Trenton. Cars will be on display on Main Street from the Grand River Baptist Association Book Store to Howards the evening of October 6th starting at 6 o’clock. Five Points Alive will also serve food to raise […]
Smithfield will host a tailgate meal Friday evening prior to Princeton High School’s football game. The meal will include pulled pork, potato salad, baked beans, and cookies. The event prior to Princeton hosting Putnam County at 7 pm, starts at 5:30 with a cost of $5 per plate.
Stanbury Uniforms, Incorporated, headquartered in Brookfield, has announced plans to open a production facility in Warsaw, Missouri. Stanbury Uniforms CEO, Steve Roberts, says the plant will provide additional manufacturing capacity, joining existing Stanbury locations in Brookfield and Milan. ‘We have experienced record growth over the past few years’, Roberts says, ‘this third location will allow […]
The Grundy County Community Emergency Response Team is seeking volunteers. CERT Coordinator Alan Barnett explains anyone from Grundy County may serve as a volunteer regardless of someone’s physical condition. He notes volunteers are trained to be able to help the community and improve their skills. The training includes disaster preparedness, fire, and basic medical training. […]
Missouri’s drought map released Thursday, September 20, 2018, is virtually unchanged from the map that came out last week. Most northern Missouri areas did not experience any rain in the period from September 11th through 17th. The rain that fell Tuesday afternoon and night is not reflected in the new drought map because the information […]
The Chillicothe FFA Chapter recently attended the area trap shoot held at the Trenton Trap Range. The first place overall team Chillicothe with the Chillicothe FFA Chapter having 6 teams/26 individuals shoot at the event with the following results. Ethan Cooper A-42, Drake Bradley A-38, Clayton Walker A-43, Mack Anderson A-44, Garrett Cramer A-47, Trace […]
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced Wednesday that the United States Department of Agriculture is investing more $398,500,000 to improve rural electric service in 13 states through the Electric Infrastructure Loan Program. Grundy Electric Cooperative, which is headquartered in Trenton, received a $10,000,000 loan, which includes $270,000 for smart grid projects. […]
The Browning Fall Festival will be held next month. Activities to take place October 13th include a pancake breakfast, car show, soup cook-off, musical performance by Chris Daugherty, fall pageant, flea market, washer tournament, and “Not So Newlywed Game”. There will also be kids games, including face painting, a cupcake walk, pumpkin decorating, and a […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday approved a waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in North Carolina to buy hot foods with their benefits through October 31, 2018. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue emphasized the importance of the waiver, noting that many North Carolina residents evacuated to shelters cannot […]
Northwest Regional Coordinator Meredith Lange will speak at the Grundy County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. Farm Bureau members and their families are invited to the event in the Lager Meeting Room at the Barton Farm Campus of Trenton Thursday evening at 6 o’clock. Washington Street Restaurant will provide a catered meal at a cost of […]
While about one hundred Missouri line workers are heading back to the Show-Me State today (Tuesday) from South Carolina, about 65 workers remain there. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives spokesman Jim McCarty says the 65 are stationed in Kingstree and Darlington. Many have had to use boats to get to impacted areas. Association […]
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 Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, plans to conduct a nationwide test Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 of the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Alert System. The wireless portion is scheduled for 1:18 Central time and Emergency Alert System is at 1:20. The test will assess the operational readiness […]
(Missourinet) – More than 150 Missouri linemen are heading to South Carolina to assist with Hurricane Florence cleanup. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives says 162 lineworkers from 33 coops have left for Tennessee to get closer to the East Coast. The lineworkers will then be heading to Kingstree, South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach. […]
