A job fair and street festival will be in Downtown Chillicothe to educate area residents about the opportunities in the Chillicothe area. Grow ChilliMo will be held at the Silver Moon Plaza on June 24 from 3 to 6 o’clock. Industry booths will be set up for attendees to learn about potential careers in Livingston County. […]
The Trenton Fire Department hosts a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting late Tuesday afternoon followed by public tours of the training tower behind the fire station. The event begins Tuesday afternoon at 5:15 p.m. Those attending are asked to use the concrete driveway near Harris Avenue and 18th Street. Parking will be available east of […]
Trenton Middle School student Titus Kottwitz participated in one round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Saturday. The 13-year old misspelled Puchero, which is a type of stew. Two hundred nine students ranging in age from nine to fifteen qualified for the national bee. The first three rounds were held virtually on Saturday in […]
Swine in the Vine has been postponed at the Black Silo Winery of Trenton. The event was scheduled for June 18th and 19th. A reschedule date has not been announced. The performance by Members Only is still on for June 18th. Doors will open at Black Silo that evening at 6 o’clock, and the music […]
Churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals can help with the Bright Futures Trenton Back to School Event. School supplies, clothing, shoes, hygiene supplies, and haircuts will be available at multiple locations for students of Grundy County schools on August 12th. The goal of the event is to distribute items to students in need from preschool through […]
The Mercer County, Grundy County, and Tri-County health departments have been notified of COVID-19 positive individuals who attended the Ashes to Beauty Conference in Roach, Missouri on June 4 through 6. The staff members of the health departments are working together to identify, isolate, and quarantine individuals who may have been exposed. It is recommended […]
Highway Patrol Troop H announces it will conduct a driving while intoxicated saturation in Caldwell and Clinton counties sometime this month. The Patrol advises motorists to have a sober designated driver if their plans involve alcohol.
Governor Mike Parson signed a bill at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm College of Trenton June 10th to prevent third parties from inspecting certain agriculture production facilities. House Bill 574 limits agriculture inspection authority to only those with statutory and regulatory reason to do so. Prior to signing House Bill 574, Parson stated […]
The word “volition” comes from Latin and French roots meaning “wish” or “will.” Titus Kottwitz, a seventh-grader at Trenton Middle School in northwest Missouri, got his wish when he spelled the word “volition” correctly to earn a spot in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. “I’m excited that I got this far because […]
Legislation establishing a Second Amendment Preservation Act will be signed into law Saturday afternoon by Missouri’s governor, in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Governor Mike Parson will sign SAPA Saturday at 2 p.m. at Frontier Justice. House Bill 85 is sponsored by State Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Nixa) and State Sen. Eric Burlison (R-Battlefield). They say […]
Governor Mike Parson signed SCR 7 and HB 574 into law. “I am happy to sign these two pieces of legislation into law, and I want to give a special thank you to Senator Dan Hegeman, Representative Rusty Black, Senator Jeanie Riddle, and Representative Kent Haden for their respective work on these bills,” Governor Parson […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County attend a Mudcats game at Burleigh Grimes Field on June 9th, 2021. Tickets were purchased by FFDD at a discount through the Mudcats Organization. Those attending were required to budget money for the event if they wanted food and beverages from the concession stand or […]
The Livingston County Commission will discuss federal expenditures and road needs next week. The commission’s agenda for its meeting at the courthouse in Chillicothe on June 15th includes auditors at 9:30 regarding federal expenditures for 2019-2020 and Angela Shoultz with the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission at 10:30 regarding road needs. The Livingston County Commission […]
Free activities are being held at the Unionville City Park/fairgrounds through June 12 for the 13th Annual Unionville Lions Country Music Festival. June 10th’s activities include a potluck meal at the Lions Building at 5 o’clock. Everyone is invited to bring a dish. Drinks will be provided. There will be Gospel music in the 4-H Building […]
(Missouri Independent) – For years after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, activists and community leaders have pushed to “re-envision public safety.” Inspired in part by the Ferguson Commission, which recommended that cities focus more resources on the root causes of crime, organizers across the state echoed these calls. But they largely fell on deaf ears. […]
The Princeton City Council approved three-band service contracts for the Princeton Chamber of Commerce on June 8th. Deputy City Clerk Lisa Colson reports the contracts were for $2,050 total. The band Trailblazer is to perform on the Princeton Square on June 19th from 7 o’clock to 10:30. A fireworks celebration will be at the fairgrounds […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled attended an afternoon of fishing on June 6, 2021. The event was sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Green Hills National Wild Turkey Federation at the NCMC Barton Campus. A total of 42 participants and volunteers were in attendance. A cookout followed the fishing, and prizes […]
A representative from SafeDefend presented information to the Trenton R-9 Board of Education on June 8th. Dan Cole demonstrated the system, which he called a crisis management harm mitigation rapid response solution. He said it was created after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. He explained activation modules allow a […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total to 41. COVID-19 cases increased by two since June 7th, making a total of 1,133. The number of active cases dropped by two to seventeen. Eight hundred seventy-nine cases have been confirmed. The Grundy County Health Department will hold a Johnson and Johnson […]
The Daviess County Health Department reports the county is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 10 new cases in one week. Daviess County is now considered a hot spot in the state due to its positivity rate, which is 20% for the past seven days. One of the new cases was a breakthrough case, […]
