The GEC Community Foundation, Incorporated is accepting grant applications and qualifying schools and organizations may submit applications until January 8th. The Foundation provides grants for education, health, and rural development. Grants are open to eligible entities within Grundy Electric’s service area. Grant applications are available by calling the Grundy Electric Cooperative at 660-359-3941 or 1-800-279-2249 […]
The Carroll County Memorial Hospital Treasure Your Chest Committee reports it was pleased with the turnout and overall participation in the second annual event. Results from the mammograms, DEXA, and labs have been mailed to attendees who took advantage of the discounted services offered during the event. Attendees could donate a luminary in honor or […]
Services for former State Representative Mike Lair, of Jefferson City and formerly of Chillicothe, have been announced. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Jefferson City Tuesday, September 12 at Noon. A rosary will be held at the church Monday afternoon at 3:15 with visitation scheduled at the […]
A Funeral service for 27-year-old Jeffrey Carl Bowman of Chillicothe will be Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Calvary Baptist Church of Chillicothe with burial in the Plainview Cemetery of Chula. A scheduled family visitation will be Tuesday night from 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock at the Lindley Funeral Home of Chillicothe. Survivors of […]
Trenton High School students have the option of using the A+ Program to pay for post-secondary education. Assistant Principal of Trenton Middle School and High School Kasey Bailey explains that A+ is a scholarship established by the state to pay the tuition of students who attend a Missouri community college or technical school full time. […]
Nanetta Carter of Savannah will be recognized as the Lead Gift Contributor for 2016-2017 at the North Central Missouri College Foundation Celebration at the Ketcham Community Center the evening of April 27th at 6 o’clock. Distinguished Alumni Paul Costello, Linda Crooks, Don Gibson, and George “Jack” McCausland, as well as scholarship recipients, will also be […]
A fundraiser next month at the Pleasant View R-6 School near Trenton includes basketball games along with an auction of donated items. Events are March 25th beginning at 6 o’clock that evening. The first basketball game has R-6 faculty and staff taking on students of the school. A cheerleading performance is scheduled at the half time. A […]
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will award up to nine $750 continuing education scholarships available to residents of Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan counties. Applicants should be or plan to be full-time students, live in an income-qualified household based on federal Community Services Block Grant poverty guidelines, […]
A business with locations in Trenton and Chillicothe, Barnes-Baker Automotive, will receive the Missouri Community College Association’s Distinguished Business and Industry Award which is to be presented at the association’s annual convention, November 3rd at Branson, Missouri. Barnes and Baker was a large financial contributor to North Central Missouri College’s recent campaign to renovate Geyer Hall. The […]
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education has received a request from a representative of the parent-teacher organization to complete fencing around the playground at the elementary building and to purchase a sign for the highway side of the elementary building. An investigation is to be made about seeking a grant for the expenses. The board discussed maintenance […]
In a very short meeting, The Laredo Board of Education has approved the only bid received for snow removal this winter. The bid by Larry Loyd of Laredo was $125 per occurrence. The board also appointed Administrator Misty Foster as the district’s Homeless Coordinator.
An after school program is being considered in the Newtown-Harris school district. Ten students need to participate each day in order to make the program financially feasible. The board is expected to know within two weeks whether to Implement the program. The district says a comprehensive school improvement committee is being created which is to […]
There will be a Hunter Education Skills course in Trenton on Thursday, October 13 at the NCMC Barton Campus south of town. The course will run from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and students must be 11 years old in order to be certified. Jeff Berti is the Grundy County Conservation Agent: Students will need to […]
At a meeting Monday evening of the Spickard R-2 Board of Education, approval was given to the 2016-2017 Professional Development Plan, which included a proposed schedule and expenditures. The school district wellness plan was approved including goals, committee members and nutrition education. Also adopted was the state model of theSpecial Education Compliance Plan. Board members […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved a contract with Terwilleger Therapy Team LLC. for occupational and physical therapy services at a cost of $70 an hour. The board approved an extra duty stipend for Shani Kinney as technology coordinator. The board agreed to have Lamma Excavating of Trenton to stabilize embankments at a lagoon […]
At a meeting last evening, Trenton R-9 Board of Education Goals were re-adopted. Develop and enhance quality programs to improve performance and enable students to meet their personal, academic, and career goals. Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. Provide and maintain appropriate instructional resources, support services, and function & safe facilities. Promote, facilitate, […]
The Princeton Board of Education has approved a plan to request qualifications for architectural services. The action was recommended by a facilities committee for a potential upcoming bond issue. The architectural route is to be pursued rather than a design-build process. Once the request for qualifications is advertised two weeks, a facility meeting is planned […]
The North Mercer School district will sponsor an after school program beginning Monday, September 19 with hours from 3:15 until 5:30 Monday through Thursday. The program is for all ages, although it’s primarily for Kindergarten through 6-grade students with a cost of $3.00 per day. While there’s no district transportation service for the after school […]
Eight Missouri colleges and universities have been selected to receive grants of up to $150,000 to expand their nursing education programs. The grants, totaling nearly $1 million, were awarded by the Department of Higher Education and the Missouri Board of Nursing, which provides funding for the grant program. The goal of the program is to […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will sponsor a Hunter Education skills course on Tuesday, September 13th from 6 to 8:30 PM at the Swan Lake Visitor Center, two miles south of Sumner. People taking the course are to register online with the Missouri Department of Conservation. That can be found at www.hunter-ed.com/missouri. Once completed, people […]
