The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the Trenton License Office will reopen Monday, May 4th. The office will be open from 8 to 5 o’clock with social distancing rules in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only four customers will be allowed into the office at one time. Trenton License Office staff asks […]
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Laredo School District to hold drive-through student check out
The Laredo R-7 School District will hold a drive-through check out for students next week. Students will be able to check out for the school year May 7th from 3 to 6 o’clock. Teachers will have student belongings ready to be picked up. Belongings include art boxes, gym shoes, and iReady incentive awards. Students need […]
Flushing of water system in Trenton continues
Trenton Municipal Utilities staff will continue flushing the water distribution system starting today (Tuesday) and continue through next week. Crews will begin flushing the area east of the railroad tracks and move east to Highway 65. By the end of the week, crews are to be east of Highway 65 to the lake area and […]
NCMC to graduate the largest class in the history of the college
Although 2020 will not bring on ground commencement ceremonies this year, there is still much to celebrate for our North Central Missouri College graduates. This year marks the largest graduating class in the history of the college and the first-ever virtual commencement ceremony. 2020 marks the first time in the college’s 93 years not to […]
Missouri Board of Education discusses classes next fall, students dodging school work
A new state statute requires Missouri’s K-12 districts to start the school year no earlier than 14 calendar days prior to the first Monday in September unless the State Board of Education waives the requirement. Board members are discussing whether to waive the requirement and give districts the option of starting the school earlier this […]
Trenton City Council approves procedure for customers of TMU with delinquent bills
Trenton Municipal Utility bills are due to be paid by the 18th of each month. The Trenton City Council was told last night that 210 customers remain delinquent in getting their bills paid. Reminder phone calls are to be made by TMU, but given the current COVID-19 economic environment, the city council wants to work […]
Governor Parson announces first phase of “Show Me Strong Recovery Plan” beginning May 4, 2020
Governor Mike Parson announced the first phase of the “Show Me Strong Recovery” Plan outlining how Missouri will gradually begin to reopen economic and social activity on Monday, May 4, 2020. Governor Parson was joined by Missouri Hospital Association President and CEO Herb Kuhn, MO HealthNet Director Todd Richardson, Missouri Department of Economic Development Director […]
Food banks throughout the state assisted by Missouri National Guard
The Missouri National Guard is supporting community food banks in unloading deliveries, sorting, packing, delivery, and distribution of food. Food banks and pantries typically use volunteers to fill orders but have seen a significant decrease in available help, while also seeing an increased need from families affected by COVID-19 for food assistance. “It’s really nice […]
Workers at Smithfield’s Milan plant file lawsuit over health concerns
Workers at the pork processing plant in Milan are suing their employer, accusing the company of not doing enough to protect their health. The New York Times has reported that an anonymous worker at Smithfield’s plant in Milan, along with a non-profit called the Rural Community Workers Alliance, had filed the suit Thursday in the United States […]
Nineteen offenders at Southeast Correctional Center Test Positive for COVID-19
The Missouri Department of Corrections has received notification that 19 offenders in a quarantined housing wing at Southeast Correctional Center (SECC) have tested positive for COVID-19. Following positive test results for three of the wing’s residents earlier this week, the Department of Corrections took proactive measures to gather vital data, contain the virus, and protect the SECC […]
Trenton FFA Chapter wins Top Chapter Award
The Missouri FFA Association awarded Trenton FFA a Gold Emblem, a Top Chapter Award. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year. Model of Innovation winners and rankings will be announced at a summer event. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the […]
Linn County Commission extends “Stay-at-Home” order to May 3, 2020
The Linn County Commission has extended the county’s “Stay-at-Home” order to be in line with Governor Mike Parson’s state order. The Linn County order was originally to last until April 24th at 8 o’clock in the morning. Now the order will last until the morning of May 3rd at 8 o’clock. The Linn County order […]
Parents of students at Rissler asked to return library and classroom books
Parents of students at Rissler Elementary School in Trenton who have library books, classroom books, or books borrowed from teachers can drop them off in the book box at Rissler at any time. Principal Tiffany Otto asks that a slip of paper with a child’s name and teacher’s name be put inside books that are […]
Wright Memorial Hospital offers tips to cope with anxiety and isolation during COVID-19 pandemic
Americans of all ages are experiencing increased social isolation and loneliness in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institute on Aging, nearly 14 million older adults in the U.S. live alone and are especially vulnerable during this time. Their research has linked social isolation and loneliness to higher risks for a variety of […]
FCS Financial awards 26 Community Improvement Grants
FCS Financial is recognizing 26 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. This is the first round of awards. Due to school closures, the second round of funding was issued with an application deadline of May 1. In the nine years of its existence, more […]
As work at meat processing plants slows, hog producers may want to feed pigs cheaper diets and hold them longer
University of Missouri Extension swine nutritionist Marcia Shannon says producers can feed more fiber and less fat to slow growth. “This is a good time to move to feeding low-energy, high-fiber diets with an adjusted lysine-to-calorie ratio and remove any growth-promoting technologies,” Shannon says. Fiber, a poor source of energy, is cheap and fills pigs […]
Scrub seal project planned for 13 north Missouri counties
A preventative maintenance project across several counties is set to begin soon and will continue through the beginning of October. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to scrub seal routes in 13 counties beginning Monday, April 27. Crews will work daylight hours, Monday through Friday. Some work may be necessary on […]
Southeast Correctional Center inmate tests positive for COVID-19
The Missouri Department of Corrections has received notification that an offender at Southeast Correctional Center (SECC), a men’s state prison in Charleston, Missouri, has tested positive for COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. This notification marks the first MODOC offender to test positive for COVID-19 while inside a Missouri state prison. The offender has been held […]
Trenton’s Utility Committee to recommend deadline on delinquent bills to avoid disconnection
Citing a concern for a larger number of delinquent bills than usual, Trenton’s Utility Committee is recommending a deadline of mid-May to either have the bill paid, or a payment plan established, to avoid potential disconnections. The recommendation to be forwarded to the City Council lists a May 15th deadline. Utility committee members Larry Crawford, […]