The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved a revision to the 2018-2019 Annual Secretary of the Board Report on Monday evening regarding transportation. Secretary Robin Griswold reports an adjustment in the count for bus riders was made, which allowed the district to credit more students for transportation. A contract was approved with Interstate Studio for […]
While dam construction for the East Locust Creek Reservoir project cannot begin until environmental and construction permitting actions are complete, there has been a great deal of progress leading up to heavy construction activity. The list below represents some of the more significant activities in progress or completed. Land acquisition for the reservoir completed in […]
Trenton Middle School has announced its Students of the Month for September. Students selected for the character trait responsibility are fifth-graders Kimberly Clark and Peyton Baker, sixth-graders Katy Simpson and Kylar Foster, seventh-graders Reece Weldon and Maxx Baker, and eighth-graders Ella Novak and Victor Markell.
A Sacramento, Calif., man was sentenced in federal court for the sex trafficking of six victims. Ronald Ean Taylor, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 18 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Taylor to pay $5,000 in restitution to one of his victims, and $6,100 in […]
Classes began at several area school districts on Wednesday and are reporting enrollment numbers. Pleasant View R-6 reports a total opening day enrollment of 127 for preschool through eighth grade which is 12 more students than the first day last school year. Preschool accounts for 20 of the students, kindergarten and fourth grade have 15 […]
Students at several area school districts began classes on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Grundy County R-5 reports total enrollment of 119 students in kindergarten through 12th grade which is three fewer students than the first day last year. There are 66 enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade at the Grundy R-5 Elementary School in Humphreys, […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved a tax levy for the district at the monthly meeting held on Tuesday evening. The tax rate was set at $5,92.07 cents on the $100 of assessed valuation which is the same as last year. During the regular meeting, the board set lunch prices for the 2019-2020 […]
Northwest Foundation Inc., the fundraising arm of Northwest Missouri State University, awarded its second-highest level of scholarship distributions and secured $5.3 million in donor funding during Fiscal Year 2019, a 15 percent increase over last year’s total and adding to a record $21.5 million during the last three years. As scholarship support remains a central […]
The Grand River Multipurpose Center of Chillicothe will have entertainment several times next month. The Best Country Rock and Roll Band will play a variety of classic country and old rock and roll during a show and dance the night of August 9th from 7 to 10 o’clock. The group will include guitar, piano, vocals, […]
Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. (MMSC) presented downtown revitalization awards on July 25, 2019, recognizing revitalization excellence during the annual Missouri Main Street Conference in St. Louis. The event was hosted at The Westin St. Louis. Missouri Main Street Connection is a non-profit designed to help communities preserve their historic commercial districts through economic revitalization. […]
The president and founder of FarmHer shares her story at the Farm, Family & ME! Summit for Women September 5-6, 2019. Marji Guyler-Alaniz will tell how she began sharing the story of everyday farm life through photographs and videos. “Her story will leave you knowing your place in the culture of agriculture,” says University of […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education hired personnel for the 2019-2020 school year during an executive session. Erma Newton was hired for the combined fifth and sixth-grade classroom. A contract was approved with Angela Huffman to provide nursing services on a contractual basis. The board also offered a coaching contract for the girl’s junior […]
Missouri’s top 30 FFA high school seniors completed the fifth annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) FFA Academy June 25-27, in Columbia, Missouri. Chillicothe FFA member Montana Plattner was a member of the top 30 attending the program. The three-day intensive program is designed to inform and empower students to effectively engage in pressing agriculture […]
Multiple activities are planned for the Galt Community Fair next week. The “Farming for the Future” themed fair will begin with the Galt Fire Protection District Ladies Auxiliary Spaghetti Supper the evening of July 11th from 5 to 8 o’clock. Activities July 12th will include 4-H exhibits as well as quilts, crafts, flower arrangements, and […]
Missouri’s top 30 FFA high school seniors completed the Fifth Annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence FFA Academy in Columbia last week. Top 30 FFA high school seniors from area schools include Anna Milazzo of Grundy County R-5, Montana Faith Plattner of Chillicothe, Kylee Marie Baker and Kasey Waterman of Meadville, Luke Vaughn of Marceline, […]
Dan Wiebers’s recently concluded his tenure as Trenton R-9 School Superintendent and he will replace Doctor Roger Barnes, who is retiring as the Chillicothe R-2 School Superintendent. Wiebers has served as the Superintendent in Trenton for four years and his accomplishments during that time include meeting goals from the district’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. […]
The approximately 1.4 million children who comprise nearly one-quarter of Missouri’s population are more likely to live in poverty than Missouri’s children in 1990. According to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The 30th edition of the Data Book — a comprehensive annual report on child well-being for […]
Awards were presented to Trenton Middle School students Friday morning. Awards given included those for perfect attendance, which went to fifth graders Garrison Otto and Kinsley Otto; sixth graders Kiley Lawrence, Baylee McCullough, and Madalyn Tipton; seventh graders Ava Frazier, Victor Markell, and Lance Polk; and eighth-grader Kaylea Boyle. Each student with perfect attendance received […]
Trenton Middle School has announced the schedule for awards assemblies on Friday May 24, 2019, the final day of school at Trenton R-9. The event will be held in the Trenton Middle School gym with each grade level having a specific time period for their awards. Family members are invited to attend. On Friday morning, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt woman Thursday on misdemeanor first-degree trespassing. The bond for 49-year-old Christi Sims was set at $1,500 cash or corporate surety and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court May 28th. Court documents accuse Sims of unlawfully entering real property at 830 […]
