On August 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act which created a variety of programs, including Community Action Agencies, as part of his War on Poverty. He knew then as we know now, that the war against poverty must be won in the field, in every private home, in every public […]
Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study shows the food insecurity rate for Grundy County is 14.7%. The childhood food insecurity rate is 20.4%, which is the highest of the 15 Northwest Missouri counties. The study by the country’s largest hunger relief organization also shows 46,910 individuals are food insecure in the 19-county service area […]
An addition has been made to the agenda for today’s meeting of the Trenton Park Board. 4-H Youth associate April Meighen is scheduled to discuss swimming pool use by 4-H members. Other agenda items remain as announced: discussion of the pool; ball field light poles, and mower bids. The Park Board meeting begins at 5:15 […]
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today the availability of a new web-based tool – developed in partnership with the University of Wisconsin – to help dairy producers evaluate various scenarios using different coverage levels through the new Dairy Margin Coverage program. The 2018 Farm Bill authorized DMC, a voluntary risk management program that offers financial protection […]
The newly-organized Utility Committee for the city of Trenton is recommending a reduction in electric revenues this year for TMU. The three-member committee also voted last night to request a professional study of Trenton’s electric rates. All eight city council members attended meetings last evening at Trenton City Hall that also included the election of […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a possible house fire on 11th Street Sunday afternoon when a resident stated they saw smoke coming from the roof and the electrical box was popping. When Chillicothe police officers arrived at the scene, they didn’t see any smoke. A report from fire department captain Tracy Bradley quoted a […]
A single-vehicle accident early Monday morning in Daviess County injured a resident of Altamont, who was later arrested. Twenty-four-year-old Devin Hall received serious injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to the Liberty Hospital. The car driven by Hall was northbound on Interstate 35 when it traveled off the east side of the road, […]
Four Trenton committees will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The Finance Committee meeting will be at 6 o’clock that evening, the Economic Development Committee will meet at 6:15 and the Administrative Committee will discuss the sidewalk program and permits at 6:30. The agenda also includes discussion of yellow flashing […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Strand Apartments Friday morning. Captain Derrick Allen reports nothing out of the ordinary was indicated upon arrival to 716 Clay Street. A fire alarm box showed the source of the fire was in Room 203, so firefighters went to that room to reset the fire […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 29 – May 5. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Among results from the first day of career development events at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, Princeton has two teams rank in the top ten; Grundy R-5, Newtown Harris, Milan, and Hamilton each has one. Princeton’s FFA livestock team captured second place. Individually, Logan Hanson was 4th, Kylie Willett 7th, and Logan Dunkin 9th. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City woman sustained moderate injuries and a Cameron woman was not injured in an accident involving a bus in Clay County Thursday morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Shalleena Walton was transported to the North Kansas City Hospital. Walton swerved to avoid slowing traffic on southbound Interstate 29 at Davidson Road before the […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved a reduction in Early College tuition and fees as well as several purchases at its meeting Tuesday evening. The fiscal year 2020 Early College tuition rates will be $12.00 per hour for students in the NCMC district and $62.00 per hour for out-of-district and online and […]
Architect Jeremy Proctor with Ellison-Auxier Architects of Saint Joseph gave a presentation at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening about potential construction for the college. The construction could include replacing campus housing with new residence halls, the demolition of several college buildings, and the addition of parking spaces and a […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved two ordinances authorizing contracts and two quotes at its meeting on Monday evening. The contracts are with Herzog Contracting Corporation for a street resurfacing project and Legendary Lawn Care, LLC for mowing service. One of the approved bids was from Fletcher-Reinhardt for 45 LED lights and 45 photocells for […]
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled-Grundy County held their monthly cooking class at the First Baptist Church in Trenton. The April cooking class was made up of 17 students, and FFDD volunteers. The students learned how to make editable Easter Bird Nests and Easter Bunny Trail Mix. Marcia Gutshall along with several volunteers from […]
Trenton Adult Education will hold a required orientation next month for its tuition-free high school equivalency preparation; skills brush-up to enter college; study of reading, math, and language; and career planning. The orientation will be in Geyer Hall Room 303 on the North Central Missouri College campus of Trenton the evening of May 7th from […]
The Laredo R-7 School will present its spring music program and art show today (Tuesday, April 23) evening at 6 pm. The theme is “Take a Trip Around Our Amazing World.” The program begins with a concert by the 5th to 8th Grade Band which will be followed by students in each grade singing songs […]
The Trenton City Council will consider 10 ordinances at its next meeting regarding agreements and city code. The meeting will be at Trenton City Hall on Monday night, Aprill 22, at 7 o’clock. Two ordinances would approve agreements, one with Rapid Removal Disposal, Incorporated for residential solid waste collection and the other with M and […]
Missouri Soybean Hall of Fame 2019 inductee Gary Riedel says demand for soybean increased greatly since farmers approved checkoff dollars to fund research and promotion. Riedel served as head of Missouri Soybean Association in the early 1980s and was president of the American Soybean Association when the national soybean checkoff went into effect. This year, […]
