The Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton saw a slight increase in its membership prices this year. Ketcham Center Director Nathan Gamet explains the increase comes out to less than $2.00 per month for the annual memberships. The new rate for a single membership costs $240 with a […]
Every four years, Special Olympics North America manages the national summer games in the United States that include athletes from all 52 US programs. The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates (athletes, coaches, and […]
The Milan Elks Lodge will host a fireworks display next week. Trustee Lee Vandusseldorp says a professional pyrotechnician will set off the fireworks at the Sullivan County Country Club in Milan July 3rd starting at dusk. The Elks purchased $7,500 worth of fireworks for the display with the help of donations from local businesses.
The Trenton Ambassadors and Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will host their annual food drive this Thursday, June 28 at the Hy-Vee Food Store and Chelsea’s Food Market. Members will be at the two stores from 4 to 7 pm collecting non- perishable food items that will then be donated to the Community Food […]
The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1 through the 6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates including athletes, coaches, and Unified Partners from around the country to the greater Seattle area to compete in a variety of sports. Hosted at […]
The Freedom of Road Riders Local 8 of Chillicothe will sponsor the 32nd Annual Spring Fling at the R-Barn, LLC at 19206 County Road 171 in Bogard this weekend. The event will be held Friday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 24th. Main Stage events for Friday night include a DJ and karaoke contest at 7 […]
American Legion Post Number 31 of Trenton is looking for new members to join the organization. Arnie Arneson with the American Legion says right now would be a good time to sign up, noting new members will not have to pay dues again until December 2019. New members will receive a ball cap with American […]
Main Street Chillicothe will host the Second Annual Farm to Table Awards Banquet Friday night to raise money for the revitalization as part of Chillicothe’s Locust Street into an Arts District. The event will be held on South Locust Street by the Cultural Corner Art Guild and Gallery and will start with an outdoor dinner at […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved 2018-2019 budgets for unrestricted accounts and auxiliary service accounts Tuesday evening. The unrestricted accounts budget projects total expenses of $10,568,066 with total revenue projected at $10,364,169. This means there is a budgeted operational deficit for unrestricted accounts of $203,897. The auxiliary service accounts budget projects total […]
Livingston County will host a truck and tractor pull on July 6th with competition to be held at the fairgrounds area of the Litton Ag Science center off Highway 190 northwest of Chillicothe. Organizers report they will be running two tracks and two sleds. Track one features eight categories and is sponsored by Brotherton Truck […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and two other agencies are offering a free workshop June 21 in Macon about funding opportunities for drinking water systems and wastewater treatment plants. “Nothing beats a face-to-face discussion,” said Hannah Humphrey, director of MoDNR’s Financial Assistance Center. “We know that state and federal assistance programs have a reputation for being […]
The House of Prayer of Chillicothe will host an event at Simpson Park in Chillicothe to feature patriotic music, inspirational speeches, refreshments, and a patriotic quilt raffle. God and County will be held at the Jaycee Shelter House near the Country Club Drive entrance on the west side of the park the afternoon of June […]
Trenton Elks Lodge 801 will host a Flag Day Ceremony at Moberly Park Saturday afternoon. Elks trustee Matt Roberts says the program will be held near the World War One Memorial at 2 o’clock. He reports every flag that has flown over the United States will be flown at the ceremony and the history of […]
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will host two trips in 2019. The first trip will be a Paris to Normandy Cruise April 22nd to 30th. Travelers will be able to see the capital of Paris, the scenery along the Seine River, and Normandy, which will be observing 75th the anniversary of D-Day. The second […]
The Salvation Army of Chillicothe will hold events this month to celebrate its anniversary and provide basic self-defense techniques. An open house will be held at the church at 621 Mohawk Drive in the north part of Chillicothe to celebrate that the church has served Livingston and Grundy counties for 130 years. The open house […]
The Livingston County Library of Chillicothe invites youth between the ages of 12 and 17 to play Rock Band as part of its summer reading program. The library will have Rock Band 4 on Xbox set up with guitars, drums, and a microphone in the library’s courtroom Monday, June 11th from 5 to 6 o’clock. […]
The Community Blood Center has declared a blood emergency for Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas, and the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. The organization asks individuals to donate blood to help replenish the blood supply for more than 60 hospitals throughout the area. The Blood Center reports a seven-day inventory of all blood types must be […]
The Missouri Sheep Producers will host a free educational workshop for sheep owners and anyone interested in owning sheep. Field Day will be at the Spickard Elementary School Saturday from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon with speakers hosting presentations on research projects. Contact Missouri Sheep Producers Treasurer Kevin Minish […]
Crowder State Park west of Trenton will host several events this month. The park’s Summer Fun Day will be Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock. The event coincides with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s free fishing weekend. Fishing poles will be provided to visitors during the event with prizes awarded for the children’s largest […]
Mercer Community Homecoming will hold an ATV/horseshoe race later this month. The event will be held at Mercer Homecoming Park on Highway 65 in Mercer the afternoon of June 23rd. Registration will begin at 2 o’clock with the race starting at 4 o’clock. The entry fee is $10.00 per class. Admission for adults is $5.00 […]
