An inspirational speaker will present a vision workshop at the Livingston County Library in Chillicothe next week. Julie Valluet will present “The Power of Vision: Three Keys to Mastering Your Results” in the library courtroom the morning of May 26th at 10 o’clock. The free one-hour workshop will cover how to maintain a positive outlook, […]
Trenton Bright Futures will hold a one-day community Back to School event in August for all grade levels in the Trenton R-9 School District. The event will include several activities involving a number of school and local organizations as well as the business community. The Trenton R-9 Back to School Event will be held August […]
The Trenton Police Department announces KC Wolf of the Kansas City Chiefs will be at the Battle of the Badges. The police department will play the Trenton Fire Department in the Sixth Annual Guns ‘N’ Hoses Charity Basketball Game in the Trenton High School gym Saturday night to benefit the Lieutenant Eric Lorenz First Responders […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved several employees for next school year at its meeting Monday evening. Rachael Spence will be the kindergarten through 12th-grade counselor. She has worked with the Missouri Division of Family Services for 10 years, primarily in Sullivan and Linn counties. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from […]
The Black Silo Winery of Trenton and Hy-Vee of Trenton are accepting sponsorships for this year’s Mean Bean Bag Toss. The bean bag toss tournament will be held next month to raise money for the Green Hills Women’s Shelter which will be held at Black Silo Winery June 16. Team registration will begin at 11 […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the increase of lunch and breakfast prices for the 2018-2019 school year at a meeting Monday evening. Student prices increased by ten cents meaning kindergarten through 12th-grade breakfast will be $1.50, kindergarten through sixth-grade lunch $2.35, seventh through 12th-grade lunch $2.60, adult breakfast $2.00, and adult lunch $3.40. […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host a free youth outdoor skills event featuring target marksmanship with archery and firearms gear. Five skill stations will be provided at the event at the Habitat Flats Lodge of Sumner, Saturday, May 19 from 10 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The stations will […]
With Summer weather approaching, the staff at the center and Trenton Park Department have been diligently working to prepare The Trenton Family Aquatic Center to open for the season May 26th. The pool’s hours and admission passes will remain the same as last year and the center will be open from 1 o’clock in the […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center will offer six weeks of parenting classes starting next week. The free classes will be held at the Mental Health Center in Trenton Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 o’clock from May 15th through June 19th. Topics to be covered include parenting 101 and building relationships, infants and […]
One of multiple programs the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Executive Director Aaron Franklin says that LIHEAP assists families by paying utility bills. He says the agency began the winter portion of the program in November. The agency was able to make a one-time […]
If U.S. beef exports are going to keep up with production, the immediate future rests on consumers in just five countries. The longer-range outlook, however, ties more closely to the East’s economic powerhouse, China. Trevor Amen, an animal protein economist with CoBank, says today’s export market is concentrated around Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico and […]
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers announced the resignation of a Board of Education member at a meeting Tuesday evening. Wiebers read Brooke McAtee’s letter of resignation which will be effective June 12th. Wiebers told the board it did not need to vote to approve McAtee’s resignation, it only needed to be announced to the board. […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and Grundy County EMS worked together to provide a free “Hands-Only CPR class with AED instruction” to the senior class in Jamesport. “We are dedicated to working together to provide education to our communities,” said Bev Shaul, Clinical Director of Patient Care Services, Wright Memorial Hospital. “We had a great time interacting […]
Multiple activities are planned for youth during the Sixth Annual Cops and Kids Fishing Event next month. The free event titled “Cops ‘N’ Bobbers” will be held at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus Pond June 2nd from 9 o’clock to Noon and Lieutenant Police Chief Rex Ross discusses the activities that are […]
A benefit for a man with a rare kidney cancer will be held at the Mercer School later this month. The Benefit for David Johnson and Family will be in the Ag Building the evening of May 16th from 5 o’clock to 6:30 and will include a meal of a grilled hot dog or hamburger, […]
The Sixth Annual Guns ‘N’ Hoses Charity Basketball Game will be held later this month to benefit the Lieutenant Eric Lorenz First Responders Scholarship Fund. The Trenton Police Department will play the Trenton Fire Department during the game at the Trenton High School gym May 19th. Doors will be open at 6 o’clock with tip-off […]
With just a few days before the cutoff mark to qualify for the November election, a group has passed a hurdle to place a minimum wage hike before voters. Raise Up Missouri collected the necessary signatures for its ballot initiative to qualify for final approval from the secretary of state’s office. Tony Wyche says, contrary […]
The Trenton Police Department will hold the Sixth Annual Cops and Kids Fishing Event next month. The event titled “Cops ‘n’ Bobbers” will be held at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus June 2nd from 9 o’clock to Noon. The event is free for youth, and participants will be eligible for prizes. The […]
A new date has been announced for the Jamesport Community Association’s Fish Fry to raise money for the Spillman Event Center and other projects in Jamesport. Fish, potatoes, hush puppies, and slaw will be served at the Spillman Event Center starting the evening of May 18th at 5 o’clock. Free will donations will be accepted […]
Mercer Homecoming will hold an ATV/horseshoe race next week. The race will be at Mercer Homecoming Park on Highway 65 North the afternoon of May 12 with registration starting at 2 o’clock, and the race beginning at 4 o’clock. Registration costs $10 per class, and a tether switch is required for entries. Admission costs $5 […]
