Plans for the annual Mailing Meeting of the Trenton High School Alumni Association have been rescheduled once again. The meeting will now take place on Sunday, March 6th in the THS Commons beginning at 1:00 pm. Steve Maxey, Association Secretary says that due to the lack of reunion information by classes, the printing of the […]
(Missouri Independent) – U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler scored a major victory on Saturday in her quest for Missouri’s open Senate seat, winning the endorsement of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in the crowded GOP primary. Hawley made the announcement at the Missouri GOP’s annual Lincoln Days event in St. Charles. Hartzler is part of a six-way primary, […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will discuss a 2022-2023 school calendar proposal and the school start time next week. The board will meet in the high school library on February 14th at 5:30 in the evening. Other items on the agenda include updates on the United States Department of Agriculture grant for transportation, the […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved the district health insurance provider on February 9th. The provider will be the Ozarks School Benefits Association, and the district will pay $575.82. Contract extensions were approved for Superintendent Doctor Lucas McKinnis and Kindergarten through 12th Grade Principal Kim Palmer. Counselor Megan Brown’s resignation was approved. The board […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing guidance for governors about when to relax masking and other measures meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 but doesn’t want to release those instructions just yet. Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that it’s too soon to begin rolling backmasking and other public […]
USDA has extended the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage for the program year 2022. The deadline to apply for 2022 coverage is now March 25, 2022. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened DMC […]
Hay bids are on the agenda for a meeting next week of the Spickard Board of Aldermen. The meeting on February 14, 2022, begins at 6 pm and will be held at city hall in Spickard. Other topics include a guest, Kendall Anglin, updates on the sewer and water system including a water loss report. […]
Gallatin High School has announced a new date for its Courtwarming Coronation. The coronation will be held after the basketball games versus Maysville on Monday, February 7, 2022. The games start with junior varsity girls at 4:30. Candidates include seniors Rodell Sperry, Brantley Burns, Kyrsten Collins, and Olivia Woody and juniors Gabe Parker, Colt Baker, […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education will receive insurance, school calendar, and legislative updates next week. The board meeting is scheduled to be in the high school Family and Consumer Sciences classroom on February 9, 2022, at 7 pm. If there is inclement weather, the meeting may be held virtually. Superintendent Doctor Lucas McKinnis can […]
At the joint request of attorneys representing Daviess County and a defendant, new dates have been set for 41-year-old Jamey Griffin of Trenton to go on trial in connection with the shooting of a Trenton police officer on June 14, 2019. Circuit Court Judge Ryan Horsman on Thursday rescheduled the trial for the week of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s record on China is once again coming under fire, with a political action committee supporting one of his rivals in the GOP Senate primary launching an attack ad during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Team PAC, which was formed to support the U.S. Senate candidacy of former […]
The Princeton High School will hold its Courtwarming and annual Pink Out game on February 4, 2022. The basketball games versus Worth County will start with junior varsity at 5 o’clock. Varsity games will begin at 6 o’clock. Courtwarming candidates are Lauren Krohn, Kinslee Stokely, Breann St. Onge, Raynah Collins, Logan Garrison, Logan Smith, and […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Senate refused to confirm Donald Kauerauf as Gov. Mike Parson’s health director on Tuesday, leaving Kauerauf banned from the position for life. Hours later, Parson named Richard Moore, the Department of Health and Senior Services’ general counsel, as acting director of the agency. He slammed senators who blocked Kauerauf’s nomination […]
Governor Mike Parson accepted the resignation of Department of Health and Senior Services Director Don Kauerauf. Governor Parson has temporarily appointed Richard Moore to lead the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) as Acting Director. Richard serves as General Counsel for DHSS. The Governor will further evaluate the state’s options in the coming days. Governor Parson released the […]
Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 22-02 declaring a State of Emergency in Missouri and activating the Missouri National Guard in preparation for the severe winter storm forecasted to affect most of the state over the next two days, including significant accumulations of snow, sleet, and ice. “Severe winter weather isn’t something we are strangers to here in the […]
Filing for the Grundy County August 2 Primary Election starts later this month. Candidate filings will take place in the county clerk’s office at the courthouse in Trenton from February 22, 2022, at 8 a.m. through March 29 at 5 p.m. Grundy County offices up for election are associate judge, presiding commissioner, circuit clerk/ex-officio recorder, […]
(Missouri Independent) – State health director Donald Kauerauf adamantly spoke against mandating face masks and COVID-19 vaccines during a hearing Monday, as anti-vaccination demonstrators protested his confirmation in the halls outside. While protesters chanted outside the Capitol hearing room, senators inside grilled Kauerauf for nearly two hours on his views on how best to mitigate […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his Office has begun filing motions for temporary restraining orders in his lawsuits against school districts illegally enforcing mask mandates. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed suit against 45 school districts for continuing to enforce mask mandates. The Office filed motions for temporary restraining orders in the lawsuits against […]
North Central Missouri College celebrated Homecoming and Alumni Appreciation Day Saturday, January 29th, and crowned the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen. Both Lady Pirates and Pirates won, with Lady Pirates scoring 94-80 against North Platte Community College and Pirates 93-64 against Ellsworth Community College. The NCMC Dance Wave performed at halftime of the women’s and […]
Four different dates in February have been announced for veterans to receive in-person assistance at the VFW Hall in Trenton. The dates to meet with a Veterans Service Officer are February 4, 7, 11, and 18th. Each of the opportunities are from 9 a.m. until 2 pm at the VFW Hall located on Washington Street […]
