The Spickard R-2 Board of Education on September 20, 2021, approved changing the custodian position from part-time to full-time. Paula Fagan was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board. Superintendent Erica Eakes reports the term will go until the election in April. Fagan was the only applicant for the position. Eakes says the position was […]
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Missouri Attorney General Files Brief in support of Texas lawsuit that allows migrants to be expelled
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief in support of Texas’ lawsuit against the Biden Administration over their proposed exceptions to the Title 42 program. Title 42 is a President Trump-era rule that allows for the federal government to expel migrants who are immigrating from a country where communicable disease is or was present. […]
Pleasant View Board of Education approves field trips, Superintendent reports on building projects
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education on September 14th approved field trips. Third through fifth grades will attend the Lathrop Heritage Festival on October 8th. Preschool through fourth grades will attend Grundy County R-5’s Agriculture Day on September 29th. Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff went over building projects, including new paint in the sixth through eighth […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education sets graduation date, approves paying for flu shots
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education on September 13th approved paying for seasonal flu shots and set the graduation date. The district will pay for flu shots for all staff members who wish to participate. The cost will be $18 per staff member. Graduation is scheduled for May 21st, 2022. The fifth-grade graduation will […]
Laredo Board of Education vote to make teachers “essential” and end COVID leave, approve tutoring up to 40 hours
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education on Monday, September 13, 2021, voted to make teachers essential and end COVID leave. Secretary Robin Griswold says teachers will still be able to come to school if they are considered close contacts, but they will have to wear masks. The board approved the first and second-grade teachers tutoring up […]
Trenton Middle School announces September Students of the Month
Trenton Middle School has announced its September Students of the Month for the character trait responsibility. They are fifth-graders Eva Pagel and Logan Harris, sixth-graders Bella White and Turner Wagner, seventh-graders Shy-Ann Garcia and Caleb Ray, and eighth-graders Alyssa Bunnell and Braydon Holtzclaw.
Streets to be closed for upcoming events in Chillicothe
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports street closings have been approved for upcoming events. Webster Street will be closed from Washington Street to Locust Street for Drop of Dublin on September 17th and the Main Street Chillicothe Wine Walk on October 8th. The alley from Calhoun Street to Webster will also be closed. The closings […]
COVID cases among children rising as Missouri Delta variant wave enters fifth month
(Missouri Independent) – Clay LaRue, superintendent of the Van Buren R-1 School District, made a tough decision Sunday. With COVID-19 cases spiking in Carter County in southeast Missouri, and many of those infections among very young children, LaRue shut down the district’s pre-kindergarten program for two weeks. He had previously directed faculty, staff, and students […]
Trenton currently experiencing it’s four-lowest August precipitation since 1970
Although rain is possible before the end of this month, Trenton is currently experiencing its fourth-lowest amount of August precipitation since 1970. Just eight-tenths of an inch has been measured thus far in August at the water plant at the western edge of Trenton, where precipitation and temperature readings are taken for the National Weather […]
Schools to continue mask rules despite legal challenge from Missouri Attorney General
(Missouri Independent) – The schools in Gov. Mike Parson’s hometown will continue to require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks indoors despite a lawsuit filed by the Missouri attorney general challenging public school mask mandates across the state. The Bolivar R-1 Board of Education in Polk County voted in a special meeting this month to […]
Four area schools begin the year with increases in student enrollment
More area schools began classes on August 25, with increases in enrollment compared to 2020’s first day of school. Pleasant View R-6 had a first-day enrollment total of 141 in preschool through eighth grade, which is an increase of seven. Preschool has 20 students, and kindergarten, second, and third grades have 15 students each. The […]
Nine area schools report student enrollment on first day of school
Multiple area schools have begun classes for this academic year. Milan C-2 began August 23rd with a first-day enrollment of 662 in kindergarten through 12th grade. That is made up of 355 students in the elementary school and 307 at the high school. Green City R-1 began August 23rd with an opening day enrollment of […]
Trenton R-9 School District begins new school year with 1031 students
Classes began for the Trenton R-9 School District on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Opening day enrollment is 1,031 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, which is a decline of one student from the 2020 first-day enrollment. Student totals include 401 students in kindergarten through fourth grade who attend Rissler Elementary School, 297 in fifth through […]
Trenton R-9 School District “Open House” begins later today and on Thursday
Student open houses at the Trenton R-9 schools will either be held later today (Tuesday) or on Thursday, August 19, 2021. An open house for fifth graders at Trenton Middle School will be held from 3:30 to 6:30. The Trenton High School has an open house from 5:30 until 7 o’clock this evening. On Thursday, […]
Audio: Missouri Congressional Representatives sound off on Afghanistan
As the United States evacuates citizens and allies from Afghanistan following a Taliban takeover, members of Missouri’s Congressional delegation are speaking out. “Fourth District Republican Representative Vicky Hartzler called the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan “bungled” and said in a statement “gone and lost are decades of progress for women, who will now see […]
Trenton Board of Education discusses COVID-19 protocols during lengthy meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on August 10th discussed COVID-19-related matters for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Mike Stegman began by going over a list of protocols. They included staff and students attending school in person and using social distancing. Masks will be optional for staff and students inside district facilities. It is “highly […]
Trenton Middle School to hold open house for new students
Trenton Middle School will hold an open house for incoming fifth-graders only later this month. Students should bring their locker number and combination on August 17 from 3:30 to 6:30. Fifth graders can find their locker number and combination on the student details tab in the Student 360 app or parent portal. Student information will be […]
Missouri AG files suit against Kansas City over mask mandate; obtains restraining order, halts St. Louis County mandate
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed a lawsuit to halt the recently imposed mask mandate in Kansas City. The suit, which was filed this afternoon in Jackson County, argues that the mask mandate imposed is unreasonable, unconstitutional, and arbitrary, and capricious. The suit names Mayor Quinton Lucas, the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, and […]
Registration for students at Gallatin R-5 School District begins August 10, 2021
The Gallatin R-5 School District announces specifics regarding student registration. For the Gallatin Elementary School, registration involving new students – including pre-kindergarten and kindergarten – is August 10. There are registration dates and times for the 11th and 12th graders at Gallatin High school. On August 11th, seniors register from 9 to 11 o’clock and […]