North Central Missouri College recently sent two students, Mariah Fox from Laredo, MO and Jamee Scearce from Gower, MO to attend the Missouri Governor’s Student Leadership Forum held in Jefferson City. The Governor’s Student Leadership Forum brings together students from all over the state with various backgrounds, to discuss influential leadership ideals, provide leadership-training opportunities, and […]
The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled in Grundy County will hold an election of officers at a meeting next week. The meeting will be held at the east entrance of the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton Monday evening at 6:30. The agenda includes reports on transportation, the Grundy County Learning Center, Hope Haven […]
The Trenton Police Department advises that several residents have recently reported receiving calls involving the “Emergency” or “Grandparent Scam”. An “Emergency Scam” is someone receives a call, email, or social media message from a person claiming to be a family member in distress. The person may claim to have been arrested while traveling overseas or […]
The Trenton Middle School Spelling Bee will be held Wednesday, January 16th in the Media Center. More than 80 students will compete with the spelling bee set to begin for 5th grade at 8:30, 6th grade at 9:25, 8th grade at 10:15 and 7th grade at 11:05. A champion, runner-up and two alternates will be […]
A Chillicothe author and illustrator will celebrate the debut of his new children’s book at the Boji Stone Cafe at 612 Washington Street in Chillicothe. L. David Hesler will debut “Three Little Zombies”, sign books, and answer questions about his work the morning of December 22nd from 9 to 10 o’clock. Hesler says he has […]
Alpha Psi Omega, Northwest Missouri State University’s honorary theater fraternity, is taking a show on the road again this winter and will present “Sunny Days” for area children. The fraternity will tour to schools throughout the region during the University’s winter break. Additionally, the ensemble will stage two performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, December […]
Missouri school kids were so eager to participate in the “No Kid Hungry Innovation Challenge” that it was a full house when they pitched their ideas for reducing child hunger and food insecurity. The challenge distributed $14,000 in grants to students who had the most innovative ideas for increasing access to, or participation in, school […]
Longtime Trenton educator and author Thomas Virgil Brown died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Trenton of natural causes. He was 94. Mr. Brown, Tom to his family and many friends, was born Aug. 9, 1924, on his parents’ farmstead just north of Melbourne in Harrison County, the son of Thomas Armfield Brown, a state legislator, […]
The Family and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County—Senate Bill 40 is looking for accounting service bids for the fiscal year 2019. Quotes are needed for monthly and annual financial statements, semimonthly and monthly payroll, payroll quarterly reports, and W-2 preparation. Bids must be submitted by December 10th at noon to FFDD, Attention: […]
Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will light the 2018 Missouri Governor’s Mansion Christmas trees in a ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 30. The public is invited to attend the lighting ceremony and Candlelight Tours. The tours will begin immediately following the lighting ceremony. Doors will be open until 9 p.m. […]
U.S. National Guard Bureau Chief, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, and U.S. Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the senior enlisted advisor to Lengyel, shared a Thanksgiving breakfast with U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, headquartered in Sedalia, Missouri, who are currently deployed to the […]
As thousands of Missouri drivers travel home to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging them to exercise patience, caution and good judgment behind the wheel. The holiday week brings a trifecta of concerns to the roadway, including impaired driving, distracted driving, and heavy interstate congestion. The […]
