The University of Missouri Extension will provide assistance for low-income households filing income tax returns for the 2019 tax year. An informational letter is to be mailed next week to those who have received tax help through Volunteers In Tax Assistance in the past two years. Interested parties may contact the Grundy County Extension Office […]
Harry Potter Book Night will be observed on February 6th at the Livingston County Library in Chillicothe. The children’s department will host family activities from 5:30 until 7 o’clock. Library officials invite children to attend to see what house you will be sorted into and try your hand at a game of Quidditch. Harry Potter […]
The Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group will hold a raffle for a quilted wall hanging at Winter Pink Out events to benefit the support group. Tickets for the three-by-three-feet wall hanging, donated by Cyndi Johnson, will be available at the Trenton R-9 basketball games on February 4th and wrestling meet February 6th. The tickets […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved the 2020-2021 school calendar on Thursday evening. The start date for North Mercer teachers will be August 19th and for students on August 24th. The last student day will be May 18th, 2021. The superintendent evaluation was tabled until February. The board moved the regular February meeting […]
The Braymer farmer charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two Wisconsin brothers appeared via Polycom in the Associate Division of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. Online court information indicates that upon motion of Garland Joseph Nelson, his case was continued to February 6th for a preliminary hearing […]
A Marshfield, Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. Jami L. Deam, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to nine years in federal prison without parole. On February 6, 2019, Deam pleaded guilty to participating in a drug-trafficking conspiracy […]
A meeting of the Trenton Park Board is this Wednesday evening, February 6th at 5:15 at the city hall. The session is open to the public. Agenda topics include discussion of the park department budget for 2019-2020 as well as reports from park department committees and the park’s superintendent.
Light freezing rain and drizzle will overspread the region Tuesday and continue through the morning hours on Wednesday. Although precipitation is expected to remain light in nature, ice accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch will be possible in the immediate Kansas City area, with slightly higher amounts possible across north-central and northeastern […]
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will provide free in-person tax preparation at the Grand River Multipurpose Center of Chillicothe. Trained and IRS-certified volunteers can help taxpayers of all ages each Wednesday beginning February 6th through April 10th from 9 to 3 o’clock by appointment. AARP membership is not required to receive free tax preparation and those interested […]
A change in date has been announced for the Grundy County Spelling Bee. The Spelling Bee is now scheduled for Wednesday, February 6th at 1 o’clock in the Trenton middle school media center. Previously it was announced for Wednesday, January 30th but the county spelling bee has been postponed by one week. Top spellers will […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Division will begin annual school bus inspections on February 4th. Troop B Public Information Officer Sergeant Eric Brown reports inspections for about 40 area school districts will begin February 6th and end April 11th. In most cases, several districts will be inspected at a single location on […]
Within another week, a Trenton grocery store is expected to re-open with new ownership and a new name. The Save- A- Lot Grocery Store in Trenton has been purchased by Chelsea Rouse, of Green City, owner of Green City Foods LLC. She said she is delighted to have the opportunity to serve Grundy County and surrounding […]
