The Calamity Jane Day car show at Princeton 87 entries with Edwin Smith of Brookfield receiving the Judges Choice award for his 1956 Chevy Belair. Best of show awards were bestowed in the categories of GM, Ford, Mopar, and what was called “some other brand”. Awards went to Edwin Smith of Brookfield for a 1956 […]
The Princeton City Council has approved a property tax levy of nearly 91 cents on the 100 dollars of assessed valuation which is down nearly three cents compared to last year. Nearly 82 cents of the levy goes to general revenue and nearly nine cents on the 100 dollars goes to the band fund, which is […]
Crowned Miss Calamity Jane Saturday night at Princeton was Princeton High School Senior Haley Johnson. Another Princeton High School Senior, Shambree Hagan, was the first runner-up. Princeton High School Junior Kasen Purdun was the second runner-up. Haley Johnson will participate in Calamity Jane Days Festival events, plus other Princeton Chamber of Commerce activities.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Adam Baker Thursday in the shooting death of his 26-year-old wife Holly Baker in a trial that began Monday, July 11. The Cameron man was convicted of Second Degree Murder and armed criminal action in a trial that lasted just four days in the death of his […]
The Princeton City Council has approved several requests from the Chamber of Commerce for service contracts for entertainment during the Calamity Jane Days festival, which runs from September 16 through the 18th. A total of $525.00 was allocated for school bands in the parade, drumline, and battle of the bands. The Ambassadors band is to […]
The Trenton City Council is to hold a special meeting Thursday morning to consider an ordinance to change when fireworks may be discharged in the city. Currently, fireworks only can be discharged in Trenton on July 4th between 8 in the morning and midnight. The ordinance to be considered Thursday morning by the city council […]
(KNPN) – School is out for most teens and that means more time to be on the road. Statistics show that between Memorial Day and Labor Day, teens tend to have the most accident fatalities. During that time, the average number of deaths from crashes involving drivers 16 to 19 years old increased by 16 […]
Under sunny skies, light winds, birds chirping, and approximately 75 people watching, VFW Post 919 at Trenton conducted a flag raising ceremony and rifle salute Monday morning, Memorial Day, to officially open up the Grundy County Museum properties for this season. While VFW members were hoisting the U.S. flag out in front of the Baker one-room school, […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
It happened Wednesday, April 27 as a Livingston County Sheriff deputy was on Highway K near Liv 261. The deputy checked a vehicle on radar at 107 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver from Wheeling, Missouri was stopped, cited for the high speed and posted bond for the violation. The driver is scheduled […]
In the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, 41-year old Toby Street of Trenton has waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to Division 1 of Circuit Court on charges accusing felony possession of methamphetamine and possessing numerous smoking devices, intended to be used with methamphetamine. A charge accusing Street with misdemeanor passing […]
