The museum’s exhibit season ends Sunday, October 21 and this is the final opportunity to see this year’s outstanding exhibit celebrating Grundy County’s sports programs. In addition to a display of sports equipment and school memorabilia, such as uniforms and trophies, 25 information and photo panels highlight sports in each of Grundy County’s five schools, […]
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe will visit several counties as part of the first Buy Missouri Week, which starts Saturday. Area counties he will visit in northern Missouri include Caldwell and Adair. A representative from Kehoe’s office says the locations of the visits are expected to be finalized Friday, October 12. Kehoe says Buy Missouri […]
Highway 5 will be narrowed on Wednesday, October 10th for the motorcade to return the remains of World War II Navy Seaman 2nd Class Harold Lloyd to his final resting place in Laclede. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the southbound lane of Route 5 from U.S. Route 36 to just north […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education finalized a letter at its meeting Monday evening in response to a request from the City of Mercer attorney. The request was in regards to city drainage problems with the school responding that the district is not at fault regarding the complaint. Construction of a new preschool building […]
The 22nd Missouri Day Marching Festival is around the corner with thirty-three schools bands will be gathering in Trenton on October 20th to take part in the evaluative events that are being provided the participating bands in the parade, auxiliary, drumline, and field show. The Missouri State High School Activities Association has sanctioned this event. […]
Friday, September 28 is Kids’ Day at the Livingston County Steam and Gas Association’s 32nd Annual Old-Time Harvest Days. Tractors will be on display at the Livingston County Fairgrounds in Chillicothe with the featured tractor a Cub Farmall. There will be a cultivator contest, family-oriented exhibits and demonstrations, and other various activities. Food stands and […]
A Milan man has been arrested and charged in Adair County following an alleged incident Monday. Online court information shows 35-year-old Daniel Stephens faces felony charges of first-degree kidnapping and first-degree domestic assault as well as a misdemeanor violation of an order of protection for an adult. Bond was set at $75,000 cash only, and […]
Absentee ballots for November 6th’s General Election are now available at the Grundy and Livingston County Clerks’ Offices. Registered voters in Grundy and Livingston counties needing to vote absentee may vote at their respective county clerk’s office at the courthouse in Trenton or Chillicothe during regular office hours. The Grundy County Clerk’s Office will be […]
Missouri could be the key indicator of how important the Supreme Court nominee is the midterm elections. U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley and fellow Republicans have aggressively used the confirmation of Washington D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a campaign wedge issue against incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill. President Trump gave high praise […]
A former executive of a Springfield, Mo., charity pleaded guilty in federal court to misprision (the deliberate concealment of one’s knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony.) of a felony in connection with the concealment of a multi-million-dollar scheme by which other charity executives embezzled and diverted millions of dollars from the Springfield nonprofit […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a pilot from Wisconsin is safe after landing his small plane south of Chillicothe Thursday afternoon. The sheriff’s office was informed at 3:53 pm by a call from the FAA reporting a possible aircraft down 7 to 10 miles southwest of Chillicothe. Sheriff Steve Cox said as responders were […]
(Missourinet) – For the first time, State Representative Jay Barnes is opening up about a Missouri House committee’s investigation on former Governor Eric Greitens. Barnes, a Jefferson City Republican who chaired the committee, says those who think Greitens was railroaded out of office, need to read the committee’s reports. Barnes says most people who […]
Prolonged heat stress this year may bring a smaller calf crop next year. Herd owners are seeing cows known to be pregnant coming back into heat to be rebred. Pregnancy losses are due to several reasons, says Scott Poock, University of Missouri Extension veterinarian. “The first is increased internal temperature of the cow.” In July, […]
The final panels for the Missouri National Veterans Memorial wall in Perryville are now in place. The memorial wall is an exact replica of the Vietnam War memorial wall in Washington D.C. Perryville City Administrator Brent Buerck says it’s great to have the wall finished, but notes many other aspects of the memorial are still […]
Former Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden is speaking out about being fired. He thinks he was dismissed by Governor Parson because the governor owes someone a favor. Former State Patrol Superintendent Sandra Karsten has been chosen as Juden’s replacement. Juden says Parson did not ask about any important unfinished business […]
An effort to remove a proposed gasoline tax increase from the November ballot could be heading to the Missouri Supreme Court. Conservative activist Ron Calzone and Ash Grove State Representative Mike Moon have filed a request to transfer the case to the state Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of […]
The August weather summary for Trenton shows above average monthly precipitation for the first time since October 2017 with above average temperatures. Rainfall in Trenton for the month of August totaled 6.94 inches which is 2.41 inches above average for the month. There was measurable rainfall on ten dates in August, with five of those […]
The 42nd Annual Great Pershing Balloon Derby will be held this weekend at Brookfield. The derby will begin with the South Main Night Flame Friday night with Saturday to include opening ceremonies, the John Petrehn Memorial Cup Flight, Twin Parks activities, the Lil Tykes Rolling to the Derby Decorating Contest, Balloon Derby Parade, a balloon […]
Mary Simpson, a North Central Missouri student from Trenton, is the recipient of the Student Support Services treasure chest scholarship sponsored by the NCMC Foundation Knowledge fund. Mary’s prized key was one of 20 earned during the spring semester by SSS students who attended workshops on various topics, completed career testing or got help with […]
BTC Bank based in Bethany has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for consent to establish a branch facility in Trenton. Bank President Doug Fish says the bank plans to move into a temporary facility on empty space to the north of KFC/Taco Bell. A modular-type facility will be constructed off-site and […]
