At a recent meeting of the Spickard City Council, Kenneth Neill was sworn in as a member of the board and becomes the fourth member. Others are Frank Felder, Janice Vandevender, and Maggie George. Due to a vacancy, Mayor Pro Tem Felder presided. Larry Marrs discussed with aldermen mileage reimbursement and an hourly rate for projects […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton has a new director for its Senior Life Solutions program. Sheila Rider will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities of program staff to ensure quality patient care and providing community education to create awareness of the program. Senior Life Solutions is an outpatient group therapy program designed to […]
The Grundy County Commission will not hold its weekly meeting at the courthouse in Trenton next week. County Clerk Betty Spickard says the commissioners will be at a convention for the Missouri Association of Counties Sunday through Tuesday.
The Trenton Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with KTTN, has opened the application process for the Christmas Wish Project. The program is designed to assist low-income families with children 12 years old and younger with Christmas gifts for the children. To be eligible, a family must live in Grundy County, have custody of children for whom […]
At Wednesday nights’ meeting of the Grundy R-5 Board of Education, Superintendent Rob Deaver announced his retirement at the end of the current school year. Deaver taught high school science for 12 years at Grundy R-5, then was high school principal at Braymer, served one year as the administrator at Pleasant View R-6 school, and […]
Grundy County residents interested in joining the Grundy County Community Emergency Response Team or learning more about it are encouraged to attend a meeting on Saturday, November 17th. The Community Emergency Response Team will meet at the fire station in Trenton that morning at 9 o’clock.
The Trenton Police Department will hold its first ever Pizza with the Police later this month. Citizens can meet and visit with members of the police department at Royal Inn Pizza in Trenton the evening of November 27th from 5 to 7 o’clock. Residents can ask questions about the department, special programs, or law enforcement […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved several construction-related bids at its meeting Tuesday evening. Those bids include Moore’s Woodworking for around $5,000 to install new guttering, Jim Norris for 14 hundred dollars to paint the gym during Christmas Break, and Luke Gibson and Damien Little for $40 an hour to construct and install […]
The Jamesport City Council accepted a bid and approved an ordinance at its meeting Tuesday evening. The accepted bid was from Ryan Ranes for $850 for a Ford Ranger for the city. The approved ordinance regarded raising salaries for City Clerk Shelley Page and employee Brett Matthews. Page reported her pay increased by $1.00 an hour, […]
The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center Board will elect officers at its meeting on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The meeting will be at the Advocacy Center Office in Trenton at 1:30 in the afternoon. Other items on the agenda include policy updates, grants, and upcoming events.
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education received a construction update at its meeting Monday evening. The school took occupancy of the addition October 31st. Dennis Gutshall reported that the contractor is finishing details. A leaky valve for the football field irrigation system will be corrected in the spring. Corrections will be made to the slope […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a change to the 2018-2019 school calendar Tuesday evening. The district will make up the day of school canceled so students and staff could attend the state softball tournament May 16th. Superintendent Dan Wiebers said that would be the final day of school. Wieber noted putting the make […]
Ordinances were adopted and bids accepted last night by Trenton City Council. Some of the ordinances resulted from previous city council actions, however, one other proposed ordinances got defeated after the council and the Mayor heard complaints. Danny Stephens of Trenton received formal approval to pay $325 per month for a one year period to rent […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education set the candidate filing period for the April 2nd Municipal Election at its meeting Monday evening. Candidates may file at the school office from December 11th to January 15th. Terms up for reelection are Sheila Thompson and Kristi Urich for three-year terms. The office will be closed from December 21st […]
In response to campers’ request for more electric sites and more sites with higher amperage, Missouri State Parks is raising its rates for campsites with electricity. For arrivals beginning May 1, 2019, campers will see a $2 per night increase for all on-season campsites with electricity. Basic campsite rates will remain at $13 per night, […]
Trenton Hy-Vee will host the Hy-Vee Healthy You Mobile on Friday, November 30 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Those interested in A1C screenings at the mobile unit are asked to call the store’s customer service desk to register for a screening time. The HyVee Healthy You mobile will be on tour for 21 days […]
The newly elected National Commander of the American Legion will visit Missouri in November. Reistad’s American Legion membership eligibility is through his Vietnam War-era service (1974-1978) as an active duty U.S. Army infantryman where he served with the Presidential Salute Battery of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at historic Fort Myer, Va. […]
The Trenton City Council will consider four ordinances approving agreements and two others at its meeting next week. The meeting will be held at the Trenton City Hall Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. The ordinances would approve agreements with Danny Stevens for the rental of the hangar at the airport and Customized Environmental Solutions for […]
Every so often the Forage Systems Research Center, located near Linneus, Mo., has a beef animal it can’t bring to the sale barn. There are a variety of reasons for this, including a limp leg or unwanted coat defect. While there is nothing actually wrong with the beef animal, its value at the sale barn […]
A representative from the Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association will present a grant award to the Chillicothe Police Department next week. Loss Control Specialist Jeff Arp will present the grant award at the Chillicothe City Council meeting at the Chillicothe City Hall Tuesday evening at 6:30. The meeting’s agenda also includes discussion regarding a curb […]
