Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers announced the resignation of a Board of Education member at a meeting Tuesday evening. Wiebers read Brooke McAtee’s letter of resignation which will be effective June 12th. Wiebers told the board it did not need to vote to approve McAtee’s resignation, it only needed to be announced to the board. […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and Grundy County EMS worked together to provide a free “Hands-Only CPR class with AED instruction” to the senior class in Jamesport. “We are dedicated to working together to provide education to our communities,” said Bev Shaul, Clinical Director of Patient Care Services, Wright Memorial Hospital. “We had a great time interacting […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education at its meeting Monday evening accepted the resignation of a paraprofessional. Megan Peterson’s resignation is effective at the end of the current school year. The board also heard retirement announcements from long-time elementary teachers Alesia Campbell and Leetta Fordyce as well as from elementary cook Diana Rains effective […]
The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. met April 13, 2018, and awarded 14 grants totaling $6,461. All grants are funded by member donations called Operation Round Up where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund grants to eligible entities. Education grants were awarded to Grundy County R-V School District, Humphreys; Trenton […]
The Missouri College Advising Corps, headquartered at the University of Missouri, has helped more than 20,000 students enroll in college since 2008. As it begins its second decade, MCAC is poised to help even more students. MCAC’s trained advisers, themselves recent college graduates, commit to two years of full-time, on-site service at one of 43 […]
FCS Financial recently selected two area individuals to receive scholarships to assist with the cost of higher education. Liberty Cox of Chillicothe and Andrew Ernat of Hamilton will each receive a 15 hundred dollar scholarship. The FCS Financial Scholarship Program is designed to encourage and support higher education for relatives of FCS Financial members. Thirty-five […]
United States Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri visited North Central Missouri College Tuesday afternoon to discuss Pell Grants and college affordability with students, educators, administrators, and community members. Blunt is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Education. He talked about the rise in the maximum Pell Grant award in […]
Prior to making an appearance in Trenton Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt will be in Kansas City where he speaks at 9:30 in the morning at the Metropolitan Community College. His appearance there is in the student enrollment center on Southwest Trafficway. Senator Blunt is scheduled to be at Cross Hall at North Central Missouri […]
A 28-billion dollar state budget that provides record funding for K-12 education has been approved by the Missouri House. Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick tells the Capitol Press Corps protecting those with developmental disabilities is one of his top priorities. Fitzpatrick says lawmakers are working within the confines of state revenue and the […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees Tuesday evening approved the reemployment of full-time faculty for the 2018-2019 year. Vice President of Academic Affairs Tristan Londre said the salaries will be determined at a later date. The board also approved the employment of Jeremy Traas of Saint Joseph as an adjunct instructor for Anatomy […]
The Trenton R-9 School District will hold its annual preschool and kindergarten screenings in May for children residing in the district. The screenings will be held in the Early Childhood Center at Rissler Elementary School May 14th through 18th. Director of Special Services Tara Hoffman says children who will be five years old before August […]
The North Mercer Board of Education Friday evening approved raising the base teacher salary which will be increased by $500 to $28,500. Steps and credit for education will also be awarded and health care benefits will continue to be 100% covered. The board employed all current teachers for next school year as well as employed […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved a co-op agreement and a mowing bid at its meeting Monday evening. The coop agreement is with Pleasant View R-6 for seventh and eighth-grade track. The agreement is pending Pleasant View’s approval. The approved mowing bid was from H and B Mowing for $100 each time for the […]
The GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated is accepting grant applications to assist schools and organizations with education, health, and rural development. Grants are available to eligible entities in the Grundy Electric Cooperative’s 12-county service area which include Harrison, Mercer, and Grundy counties as well as portions of Linn, Livingston, Daviess, Gentry, Putnam, and Sullivan counties in […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
Several interested parents attended a meeting Saturday about possibly starting a non-denominational Christian school in Trenton. Socha Osborn tells that the meeting covered topics such as a location, student ages, dress code, curriculum, and a school board. A location has yet to be determined, but she hopes someone will sell, rent, or donate a building […]
The gates at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will once again open to the public on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 6 AM. The Refuge is closed annually from late October to the first Saturday of March to allow for undisturbed habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Once spring arrives the place becomes a Refuge […]
North Central Missouri College will be opening a site in Country Club, Missouri on the North Belt Highway beginning March 1, 2018. The NCMC-North Belt Center will be an extension of North Central Missouri College and will offer the same level of professional attention, quality instruction, and affordability as Main and Barton campus and other […]
Trenton High School will be offering a driver’s education class this Summer June 4-29, 2018 to students who qualify. Students must be 15 years of age with a valid driver’s permit and the driver’s ed instruction is scheduled June 4th to the 29th. Teenagers interested are to sign the driver’s ed class list available in […]
The Missouri Senate could consider today whether to let parents use tuition tax credits to help offset costs for their children to attend private or parochial schools. Brent Gahn with the Missouri School Boards Association calls the proposed credits “vouchers in disguise” that would cost the state up to 25-million dollars annually. Supporters […]
