Jamesport will be among locations for what’s called “Play Music on the Porch Day,” which is an international day of music held on the last Saturday in August. Last year, reports indicate thousands of musicians from at least 17 countries participated. This year, organizers expect people in 36 countries, all 50 states and 295 cities […]
Several area school districts began classes Thursday and enrollment totals for the first day are like any year, up and down in number. First-day enrollment for Grundy County R-5 was 133 students which is up seven from a year ago. The enrollment for kindergarten through sixth grade at the elementary school in Humphreys was 71. […]
The Jamesport Tri-County approved partnering with the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri at its meeting Tuesday evening. The partnership will provide more scholarship opportunities for graduates. The board also approved the student handbook, the Local Compliance Plan for Special Education, and the annual secretary of the board report. The board selected the one year rate […]
The Jamesport Junior Livestock Show at the Jamesport City Park continues today. Hogs should be in place and checked in at 7:30 this morning, and the swine show will be at 9 o’clock. The 4-H will hold an ice cream social at 6 o’clock this evening.
Sheep, goat, and rabbit shows were held at the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show Thursday morning. For sheep, the Grand Champion ram went to Kale Batson, the Reserve Champion ram, as well as Senior Showmanship, went to Libby Endicott. Champion and Reserve ewe, as well as Champion and Reserve Market, went to Kaycee Messner. Ayra Meeker […]
There will be sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry shows at the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show at Jamesport City Park this morning. Sheep and goats should be in place at 8 o’clock with the sheep show to start at 9 o’clock, and the goat show will follow. Rabbits should be in place at the shelter house […]
The Jamesport Community Association will sponsor the Jamesport Junior Livestock Fair Parade Saturday morning, July 29. Parade lineup starts at the Baptist Church in Jamesport at 9 o’clock, and the parade begins at 10 o’clock. Parade categories include best of show as well as best business, organization, tractor, car, horse drawn, youth, family, individual, and […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved health insurance matters, purchase service contracts, bids, and lunch prices at its meeting Thursday evening. The board accepted Mike Keith Insurance Agency’s proposal to secure health insurance and approved Lifestyles as the health insurance carrier for 2017-2018. It established updated contributions to the health insurance benefits as presented […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year at a special meeting Thursday evening. The board also approved the remaining bills for the 2016-2017 fiscal year as well as the transfer of funds to reflect actual revenues and expenditures. MB and Associates presented a proposal on health insurance. The […]
A Jamesport man was arrested on the felony charge of first-degree kidnapping. Online court information reports 25-year-old Conrad Eugene Kaufman was arrested in Daviess County with a bond of $65,000 cash, and he is being held in the Daviess-Dekalb County Regional Jail. Kaufman is accused of kidnapping his sister Cindy Kaufman of Jamesport to keep […]
The Jamesport Tri-County R-7 School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting Thursday evening. The meeting will be held in the superintendent’s office at 6 o’clock. The agenda includes health insurance and ancillary benefits, summer projects, purchase service contracts, approval of remaining bills for the fiscal year, transfer of funds, and approval of […]
Work is scheduled Wednesday on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks east of Jamesport prompting the closing of Route F, in southwest Grundy County for awhile on Wednesday morning into the afternoon. The specific location is east of Jamesport which is that portion of Route F to be closed from 8 o’clock to 3 o’clock this […]
The “Step Back in Time” Car and Motorcycle Show will be held in downtown Jamesport Saturday. Registration runs from 8 to 10 o’clock in the morning, and judging starts at 10 o’clock with awards presented at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The event will feature antique, classic, and sports cars; street machines; street rod, antique, […]
The Jamesport Community Association and the Lil’ Red Shed Fireworks sponsor a fireworks display to be held July 5th. The display will be across from the Jamesport Ball Field on Jim and Betty Trimble’s land and will start at dusk. The FBLA will have an ice cream social at the fairgrounds prior to the fireworks. […]
A single vehicle accident Tuesday, north of Jamesport, has claimed the lives of four young adults from Trenton, three of them are siblings. The highway patrol listed the accident location as one half mile west of the Daviess – Grundy County line on Highway 190. The report notes none of the occupants was using a […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved three bids during a special meeting May 31st. The board approved a bid from Lonnie Shrock for concrete work as well as a bid from Ferman Hostetler for remodeling the Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, and art classrooms and from Campione Interior Solutions to update the flooring in […]
The Trenton Fire Department returned to 1002 West 14th Street a little after noon Thursday. Jacob Hickman with the fire department reports that the structure was still burning from Wednesday night, and neighbors got concerned when they saw flames. He says firefighters knocked down the fire, which was mostly in the basement and reported the structure […]
The Jamesport City Council approved an amendment to city code at its meeting Tuesday evening. The amendment reverses the ordinance that previously set business license fees at a higher fee. The council also approved to raise the mowing fee to $125 per hour for residents whose yards are left unattended. The council agreed to replace […]
The 32nd Annual “Step Back in Time” May Days Festival will be in Jamesport Friday and Saturday from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The event will feature kettle corn and other food, music shopping, carriage rides, a flea market, and a National Micro-Mini Tractor Pull. A craft show will […]
Jamesport, Daviess County, and the North Missouri Solid Waste Management District Region B will sponsor a solid waste event. The collection will be at the Jamesport Park the morning of May 20 from 9 o’clock to noon. The event will be an opportunity for residents of Daviess County to dispose of special waste items banned from […]
