Governor Mike Parson announced five appointments to various boards and commissions and filled two-county office vacancies. Robert Connell, of Troy, was appointed to the Amber Alert System Oversight Committee. Mr. Connell has been with the City of St. John Police Department since 2002 and has continuously advanced through the ranks to his current position as Police Chief. […]
A live nativity will be held outdoors on the grounds of Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton. The free event will start on December 12th at 5:30 in the evening. Spokesperson Cindy Jennings acknowledges that the Trenton High School Vespers service starts at the First Baptist Church at 5 pm, and supper at Sunnyview is also […]
Main Street Chillicothe will host Kids Christmas at the Livingston County Courthouse in Chillicothe next month. Merchants will have specially-priced gifts under $15 for children to purchase on December 8th from 4 to 6 pm. There will be free gift wrapping for the children and a card-making table. Contact the Main Street Chillicothe office at […]
The Trenton Kiwanis Club in conjunction with KTTN has opened the application process for the Christmas Wish Project. Elementary and preschool students in Trenton will have application forms sent home with them next week or families who would like to enroll for the project can pick up applications at KTTN during normal business hours. Individuals […]
Multiple reports were given at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting October 26th. President Doctor Lenny Klaver gave updates on what are considered three key strategies for success in the college’s Plan 2025: accreditation, expansion, and funding. Regarding accreditation, Klaver called the Higher Learning Commission’s 10-year review last month a “major milestone.” […]
Sullivan County Adopt-A-Child is accepting applications from Sullivan County families that have children up through 12th grade that need assistance for Christmas. Spokesperson Christine DeRyke says everything is kept confidential. A wish list and clothing size can be submitted for each child. The program is run through the Milan Interfaith Food Pantry, which is for […]
International relief organization Samaritan’s Purse provides partners around the world with shoebox gifts through Operation Christmas Child. The boxes can be filled with items and are given to children in need in countries around the world. National Collection Week is November 15th through 22nd. There are multiple area drop-off locations with varied hours. They include […]
The Salvation Army of Chillicothe will take applications by phone and in-person for Christmas assistance for the 2021 Christmas season. Spokesperson Lynda Snuffer says the office, which serves Livingston and Grundy counties, will take applications the last two weeks of October in Chillicothe and the first week of November in Trenton. The in-person locations for […]
The Caldwell County Health Department will hold a Community Fall Baby Shower for expecting mothers and those with babies up to six months old. The event will be at the health department of Kingston on November 4th from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be an infant-friendly cooking demonstration, education on breastfeeding, car seat installation, […]
Hy-Vee KidsFit launches a free yearlong program for schools to promote health, fitness, and nutrition. The Hy-Vee KidsFit School Wellness Club allows students to build healthy lifestyles through educational programming and consistency throughout the school year. School administrators can enroll an individual school or a full district into the program now through October 11, 2021. […]
Mosaic Life Care was recently awarded a $100,000 gift from Dan and Kerry Heckman. The gift will name Mosaic Life Care’s Cancer Care Healing Garden the “Heckman Family Healing Garden” in memory of Dan’s parents, Daniel and Carol Heckman. The Heckman’s financial support is in honor of the courageous cancer battles that Daniel and Carol […]
The next blood drive in Trenton is coming up one week from now. Community Blood Center will set up on Monday, August 16 at the North 65 Center with blood donations accepted from noon to 6 o’clock. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment to donate by visiting the Community Blood Center website and choosing […]
Three directors will be elected each for a term of three years at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Common Stock of Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation. There will also be reports from officers, directors, and committees at the GRM Networks Corporate Office of Princeton on August 18, 2021, at 10 o’clock in the morning. […]
Leadership Northwest Missouri recently received two charitable gifts. One gift is from The Harry and Helena Messick Charitable Trust, US Bank, N.A. Trustee, in the amount of $4,500. The second gift is from The Harold P. Dugdale Charitable Trust, US Bank, N.A. Trustee, in the amount of $2,000. These funds will assist with sustaining the […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved bids and purchases as well as personnel matters July 27th. Athletic insurance was purchased through Dissinger Reed of Overland Park, Kansas for the 2021-2022 sports year at a cost of $31,467. That was for $26,980 for secondary accident insurance and $4,487 for catastrophic accident insurance with […]
Items are being collected for the 29th Annual Farmers’ Electric Cooperative’s Area Youth Benefit Fund’s fundraising events. An online auction will be held from August 30 through September 12 in place of the annual dinner-auction banquet. The golf tournament will be on August 30. The auction will be available on the Farmers Electric Coop website as […]
Grundy County Jewett Norris Library will host an event next week to conclude the storytime hour of the summer reading program. Activities are planned for July 27 in the parking lot behind the library and along West Crowder Road near the library. A 16-year-old youth, Max Meystrik, will be the entertainment doing magic. His performance […]
The 2021 Sullivan County Fair Queen & Junior Miss Pageant was held on Monday, July 5, 2021. There were 3 young women vying for the Junior Miss title, and 5 women vying for the Fair queen title. Selected as the queen was Miss Jocelyn Perez. She is the daughter of Aurelia Cruz of Milan. Miss […]
The Grundy County Health Department will host a baby shower for new and expectant mothers who have had babies since January or are due through August. Grundy County residents can attend the free event on July 16 at 10 a.m. The event may be held online, in person, or in a hybrid format. Prize bags […]
(Missouri Independent) – Retired St. Louis Judge Evelyn Baker once sentenced a 16-year-old Black boy to 241 years in prison for two armed robberies. No one was seriously injured in the robberies, but the boy “didn’t express any remorse,” Baker said, remembering the sentencing hearing. Now, when she thinks back, Baker deeply regrets the sentence […]
