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 […]
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Area students awarded State FFA Degree
The Missouri FFA Association has named a record 988 members receiving the State FFA Degree. The members qualified for the highest honor the state can give to members as a result of agricultural and leadership achievements. State FFA Degree recipients include Braymer Chapter members Kayla Lynn Henry, Lillian Smith, and Brett Stephenson; Bodey Yaeger from […]
COVID-19 pandemic causes Trenton High School Alumni Reunion mailing to take a twist
Plans for completing the annual Trenton High School Alumni Reunion mailing have taken a different direction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to comply with the restrictions, the Alumni Association will utilize the services of the Grundy County Opportunity Center in stuffing over 5,000 envelopes and preparing them for mailing, however, classes […]
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, […]
Gallatin senior announced as winner of Equine Science Entrepreneurship Proficiency Award
The Missouri FFA Association Tuesday night announced a member of the Gallatin chapter, Tom Joe Crouse, won the Equine Science Entrepreneurship Proficiency Award. The category is among 46 in which state winners and runners-up were recognized. Tom Crouse, a senior at Gallatin R-5 High School, is the son of Gene and Carrie Crouse. His supervised […]
Area FFA students win statewide agriculture proficiency awards
Members of FFA Chapters at Trenton, Linn County of Purdin, Chillicothe, Milan, and Gallatin have won statewide agriculture proficiency awards from the Missouri FFA Association. Winners of proficiency awards were announced by current state officers using video on the Missouri FFA Facebook page. More winners are to be recognized throughout this week in lieu of […]
Gilman City Board of Education announces hiring of certified staff
Personnel actions taken by the Gilman City Board of Education were announced by school officials. Following an executive session, the Gilman City School Board hired Angela Wagner as a pre-school teacher; Hailey Francis will be a 6th-grade teacher and Joslyn Newton will work as an aide in special education. The board hired all current non-certified staff. […]
One dead, one life-flighted after ignoring railroad crossing signal
One person was killed and another was injured Sunday night at a railroad crossing in Ray County. The highway patrol said the accident happened when a vehicle containing two Richmond residents failed to yield to a railroad crossing traffic control device, drove around the train crossing arm and was struck by the westbound locomotive on […]
Trenton City Council approves city budget at short meeting on Friday
Without comment, the Trenton City Council unanimously approved a revised city budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year Friday evening. All eight members of the council were either present at City Hall or participated via Zoom from their homes. As described in previous articles, the city of Trenton budget shows deficit spending of $115,696 for the […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education raises high school tuition rate
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education on Thursday evening approved increasing the high school tuition to the state adequacy target of $6,375 for the 2020-2021 school year. Tuition had been $5,750 for high school and has not been increased in more than 20 years. Elementary tuition remains at $4,500. The board approved the district […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves raise for classified staff
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education on Tuesday approved a two percent raise for classified staff. Teacher steps on the certified salary schedule were also approved, and all classified staff members were rehired. Launch was approved as the virtual provider for student coursework. Superintendent Lucas McKinnis reports the initial set up fee for Launch will […]
Trenton Finance Committee trims proposed budget; deficit reduced to $115,693
Using a combination of adding some revenue and reducing some spending has resulted in an adjustment of over $42,000 on the proposed city of Trenton budget for the one year period beginning the 1st of May. Revisions are recommended in several line item categories as Trenton Finance Committee members and department heads agreed upon reductions. […]
KTTN corrects errors in Trenton Board of Education article
KTTN incorrectly reported the results of three votes taken at the Trenton R-9 Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening. Board Secretary Susan Leeper reports board members Corey Leeper and David Whitaker voted in favor of changing back to how hourly employees were paid before switching to annualization. Members voting against the change were Board President […]
Treasury, IRS unveil online application to help with Economic Impact Payments
Working with the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service today unveiled the new Get My Payment with features to let taxpayers check on their Economic Impact Payment date and update direct deposit information. With an initial round of more than 80 million Economic Impact Payments starting to hit bank accounts over the weekend and throughout […]
Trenton Board of Education briefly addresses graduation at Tuesday meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education heard several reports during on Tuesday evening’s virtual meeting. Trenton High School Principal Kasey Bailey recommended postponing graduation and continue to consider how the district might hold the event. The board agreed with that recommendation. Bailey acknowledged some students might not be able to attend graduation if postponed due […]
Pleasant View Board of Education approves salary increases for staff
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education Tuesday evening approved increases in pay for certified teachers and non-certified employees. The base pay for certified teachers was set at $30,500, which is an increase of $500. Teachers are allowed to move up a step on the pay scale. Forty cents were added to the hourly pay […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen accept hay bid
The Spickard Board of Aldermen on Monday evening accepted a bid for hay at the lagoon. The bid from John Wagner was for $12.68 per bale for the first cutting and $10.50 per bale for the second cutting. It was announced Rapid Removal will not do a spring clean up or bulk pick up due […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen address street paving, marijuana dispensary and possible electric rate change
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen on Monday evening accepted bids for cemetery mowing and repaving. The accepted mowing bid was from Michael Walker and was $150 for Lile Cemetery and $950 for Greenwood/Brown Cemetery. That bid was one of four submitted. The others ranged from $150 to $260 for Lile and $500 to $775 for […]