Plans for the 2022 Trenton High School Alumni Reunion are moving forward following a recent meeting of all classes. Events will kick off on September 2 and conclude on September 4th. Many of the normal events are scheduled including the Friday night Hospitality, the Saturday Open House, and the Sunday Brunch. In addition, the second […]
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City has partnered with the Veterans Community Project for “Help our Heroes” during November. “Veterans Community Project is built on community partnership,” said Sean Anderson, Lead Case Manager for Veterans Community Project. “Reminding Veterans, through our work and the work of our partners, that the community cares about them and wants […]
Farmers understand fertilizer prices fluctuate with time. “We are living through a substantial shift in potassium and phosphorus prices, from low prices in the 2020 growing season to the highest prices in the past decade for fertilizer purchased now for the 2022 growing season,” says John Lory, University of Missouri Extension nutrient management specialist. A […]
The Mid-America Music Festival presented by CFM Insurance announced its plans to move the annual event to August. The Northern Missouri music and camping event will be held from August 5 through 7, 2022, at the Black Silo Winery in Trenton. Next year will mark the fifth anniversary of the festival. “Our event has always […]
Christmas in Novinger will be celebrated on November 20, 2021, with multiple events. More than 70 booths of handcrafted and repurposed items will be at the 35th Country Christmas Craft Festival at the Novinger School from 9 to 3 o’clock. There will be a free drawing every half hour. There will also be a bake sale, […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, the program has removed more than […]
Women and young people have faced increased behavioral health challenges since before the pandemic, according to a new report, which assessed the state of well-being for women and children. The study from the United Health Foundation looked at more than 100 measures, from physical health to emotional, social, and behavioral health determinants. Dr. Ravi Johar, chief […]
Events will be held in Mercer the week of Veterans Day. The public is invited to two events hosted by the Ragan-Hickman American Legion and Auxiliary in the Mercer Fire Protection District parking lot on Main Street. The first is a funeral honor guard demonstration November 8th at 2:50 in the afternoon. The honor guard […]
National recording artists Doyle Dykes and Andy Leftwich will appear at events in Chillicothe the weekend of November 20th and 21st. The Musical Weekend is presented by the Chillicothe Area Arts Council. In a recent interview on KTTN, Dykes said he has loved guitar since he was a child. He grew up in a church, […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt yesterday joined a lawsuit brought by Ohio and ten other states against the Biden Administration, challenging a federal rule change that would allow taxpayer dollars to be used to encourage and support abortions. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in the U.S. Southern District of Ohio, seeks to reinstate rule changes made […]
Following federal guidance issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has amended the state’s standing orders for Moderna and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine administration for those who are eligible for a booster shot. For individuals who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the […]
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council will hold a Musical Weekend featuring national recording artists Doyle Dykes and Andy Leftwich on November 20 and 21. Master classes with your choice of Dykes or Leftwich will be at the Chillicothe Comfort Inn and Suites on November 20 from 10 o’clock to noon. Two hours will cost $25. The […]
Arts Alive Board members Dan Maxey and Ann Plumb talked about the organization at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on October 21, 2021. They also discussed Arts Alive’s efforts to bring fine arts opportunities to Grundy County and the surrounding area. Maxey said the group was organized in 2019 after the disbanding of the Friends […]
Area veterans events have been announced for November 2021. A veterans service officer will help with VA paperwork and answer questions at Trenton VFW Post 919 on November 1, 5, 8, and 19tfrom 9 to 2 o’clock each time. A veterans service officer will be at the Trenton Hy-Vee on November 11 from 6:30 to […]
U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) introduced the bipartisan COMFORT Act to solve the current shortage of Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) and increase access to counseling services on military installations. The senators’ bill allows for license portability for MFLCs, so counselors can work outside of the state in which they are licensed. “Families […]
BTC Bank announces the appointment of Wade Dixon, Vice President at BTC Bank, as the Market President over two of its newly acquired banks in Jamesport and Gilman City, Missouri, with Kevin Helzer remaining Market President over the acquired Oregon location. BTC Bank has recently received regulatory approval for the acquisition of the three Home […]
Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson announced that the fourth annual Parson Family Fall Festival and Trick-or-Treating events will be held at the People’s House on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The combined events will take place on the Governor’s Mansion lawn and feature several vendors, children’s activities, […]
Join the Livingston County Library at 450 Locust Street for a special Bob Ross paint-along on Tuesday, October 26 at 5:30 pm. The library will have a Bob Ross certified landscape teacher at the session. Instructors from the Cultural Corner Art Guild & Gallery will also be available to help complete an autumn-themed Bob Ross […]
The Kirksville High School band was the Grand Champion on Saturday at the Missouri Day Marching Festival in Trenton. Kirksville won the Hannaford Sweepstakes Award. Kirksville was the top band in its class in each event it entered including field show, parade, indoor auxiliary, and indoor drumline. Kirksville also won all the caption awards in […]
An online tool is now available to help ranchers document and estimate payments to cover feed transportation costs caused by drought, which are now covered by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated the program this year to include feed transportation costs as well as […]
