The Princeton R-5 Board of Education Tuesday evening approved an increase in administrators pay. The increase for the 2018-2019 school year is for three percent. The board also approved student and staff handbooks for next school year and the lease agreement with the Stacy Board was discussed. The district and the Stacy Board are working […]
Although the Smithsonian component of the Hometown Teams exhibit departed July 1 the locally produced sports exhibit continues through the Missouri Day Festival weekend in October. The local sports exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing in American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and all the County’s Public School teams. […]
Trenton City Council last night adopted eight ordinances, four of them passing by way of split votes and two police officers were hired by the city council. On a vote of six in favor and one opposed, the council adopted a change in zoning for 132 West 4th Street, changing it from one and two […]
Fire Saturday evening in Chillicothe destroyed a garage and damaged surrounding structures. Firefighters arrived at 1430 Burnam to find an unattached garage with heavy fire in the front and a side of the structure. Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports a power line between the garage and house was burning with fire in an attic vent […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports staff responded to Wheeling this week where a citizen located a small child only wearing a diaper wandering outside. The citizen attempted to locate a parent or guardian but was unable to do so. An investigation revealed the child wandered about a quarter of a mile from his home […]
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet next week and discuss a local emergency planning committee exercise. The meeting will be held in the lower level of the Grundy County Health Department July 10th at noon. Other Local Emergency Planning Committee topics include Tier 2 filings. Emergency Management Agency and All-Hazards meeting topics […]
The location has been changed for Trenton’s fireworks display Tuesday night, July 3rd. Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce President Debbie Carman says due to dry conditions, the fireworks will now be discharged from the fairgrounds grandstand area instead of the Rock Barn. The display is to begin at approximately 9:30 tonight and individuals watching the fireworks […]
Public displays of fireworks are on tap at dusk tonight in Trenton and Milan. The community fireworks display in Trenton will be shot from the grassy area near the Rock Barn. Donations were made to finance the fireworks and to pay the licensed pyrotechnician. The display is to begin when its dark enough tonight. Trenton […]
(Missourinet) – There are basic precautions to take with fireworks when celebrating Independence Day. Rick Hoffman of Hoffman Family Fireworks near southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau has been selling fireworks for more than 50 years. He says consumers of fireworks should not focus on just the name of a product or its color, but also on […]
A meeting has been scheduled in Savannah to discuss livestock concerns caused by drought conditions, a shortage of pasture and hay, as well as water concerns. The University of Missouri extension reports the meeting is to be held Wednesday, July 11th at 5:30 pm in the Andrew County Youth Building, 201 South Banyon, in Savannah. […]
Summer is synonymous with barbecues, parades and fireworks displays. But along with all the festivities are plenty of visits to emergency rooms – especially during July. In 2016, at least four people died and about 11,100 were injured badly enough to require medical treatment after fireworks-related incidents, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And while the […]
Farmers will get latest updates to control crop pests at Pest Management Field Day, July 10. The annual event once called Weed Day, now covers weeds, insects, diseases and more. Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m. at University of Missouri Bradford Research Center, 8 miles east of Columbia. Kevin Bradley, an MU Extension weed specialist, explains […]
Grundy R-5’s Board of Education Thursday evening adopted a deficit budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The one year period projects a deficit of approximately $70,000 based on anticipated revenues of $2,351,521 with anticipated expenses of $2,422.299. Maintenance items were discussed during the board meeting including construction of a ramp to the agriculture shop; completion of […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved Daviess County Coroner David McWilliams to be appointed city Sexton at its meeting Monday evening. A Sexton is an official who oversees the town cemetery. The board also approved an ordinance to amend city code regarding rules and regulations of the city cemetery. City Clerk Hattie Bailey says the […]
Several events for Veterans will be held in Trenton during the month of July. A Veterans Service Officer will be at the Trenton Hy-Vee next week to assist with Veterans Affairs paperwork and answer questions July 2nd from 9 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon, as well as at the VFW […]
Trenton City Council last night approved a commitment to purchase a wheel loader for the street department use at the asphalt plant. A discussion was held on adding days to legally shoot fireworks within the city limits but ultimately doing nothing and not taking any vote on changing an existing ordinance at this time. Through […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce has finalized plans for the Independence Day celebration with events July 4th to include a tractor cruise, free watermelon and musical entertainment before the fireworks are set off at dusk. This year, the event will be held at the lower fairgrounds in Princeton because of ongoing construction at the school. Band […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital recently became an accredited Patient-Centered Medical Home or PCMH. Accreditation for PCMH came through The Compliance Team, which requires extensive patient-centered research, discussion, and process improvement. Protocols and processes were developed to ensure that the Jefferson Medical Group staff were treating patients with equal care and importance. Access to care and […]
The Trenton City Council will consider three ordinances and discuss multiple other topics at its meeting next week at the Trenton City Hall Monday night at 7 o’clock. The ordinances would approve an agreement with Foley Equipment Company for the purchase of a Caterpillar loader, the execution of a contract renewal with Green Hills Animal […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting Monday, June 25. The council will discuss city finances during the workshop which begins at 5:30, with the regular meeting starting at 6:30. The agenda includes ordinances accepting a bid for the demolition of a structure at 1560 Calhoun and regarding deeding property […]
