The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of March 23 – 29. All road closures for roadwork, incidents, and ongoing flooding can be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes […]
The North Mercer School District will be providing lunches to all students during the COVID-19 closure. These will be carry-out and available from 10:30-11:00 each day for pick-up. A menu for lunches will be available on March 19, 2020, and posted on the Cardinal Nation Facebook page with Community Connection text messaging reminders. In helping […]
KTTN has received notice of several announcements that are due to precautions taken out of concerns for the Coronavirus. Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library in Trenton will be closed as of March 17th and possibly longer. The Jewett-Norris library has canceled the children’s story hour on Wednesdays. The Livingston County Library in Chillicothe is closed until […]
Numerous area schools have reported plans to cancel in-person classes out of concerns for the coronavirus. KTTN has collected a list from various sources including websites, social media, and phone calls from school officials. As announced Monday, Trenton R-9 schools are on spring break which was a previously-scheduled week for classes to not be held. […]
The North Mercer School District announces several decisions impacting activities previously scheduled through March 27th. All after-school activities, with the exception of the 21st Century After School Program, are being suspended for two weeks. This includes all MSHSAA activities; academic team and track and field, FFA, FBLA, and elementary basketball. All Mercer school field trips […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of March 16 – 22. Though not listed below, some routes remain closed due to flooding. View routes closed due to flooding, as well as roadwork projects at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement […]
Light snow will begin to fall Saturday morning across northern Missouri as a weather system pushes into the area from the west. Snowfall will likely stick early on grassy surfaces initially then begin over paved surfaces as the snowfall rate picks up in the late morning. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued […]
Projects are being sought for Serve Mercer County on April 19, 2020. Elderly residents or residents with medical needs are invited to register projects for clean up efforts. A catered meal will be served at the Princeton United Methodist Church that afternoon at 12:30 before going to serve. Volunteers are invited to register by April […]
A Kansas City man who reportedly escaped from the Mercer County Jail twice in August waived formal arraignment and plead not guilty to multiple charges in multiple cases in Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court this week. Twenty-eight-year-old Drake Andrew Kately has been charged in one case with the felonies of first-degree assault or […]
Due to the possibility of those attending various events in northern Missouri being exposed to the Coronavirus, many organizations are taking precautions to reduce exposure risks. To that end, three organizations have either canceled or moved events to another date. The North Central Missouri College Ag Club Contest next Thursday, March 19th has been canceled in […]
A cattle artificial insemination school will be held at the University of Missouri Thompson Research Farm in Spickard. The event will be held on the evenings of March 25th through 27th from 5 to 9 o’clock. Activities will include classroom and hands-on training of AI technique, semen handling, estrus synchronization, and heat detection. Those attending […]
Personnel decisions were made at two meetings this week of the Princeton R-5 board of education. On Monday night, the board approved teaching contracts for the upcoming school year (2020-21). A resignation was accepted from 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade teacher Jillian Marsh. Athletic and activities extra duty contracts were approved. At an executive session meeting yesterday, […]
President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were easy winners among Grundy County voters in Missouri’s presidential preference primary election. Grundy County had nearly a 24 percent voter turnout with a total of 1,3 66 ballots cast. That’s considerably fewer than the 39 percent voter turnout, (2448 four years ago) in Grundy County for the […]
A long-time Mercer County resident who has hunted turkeys for 40 years will be the guest speaker at the Princeton Rotary Youth Turkey Calling Contest and Outdoor Expo. Andy Krohn will share practical tips at the Princeton Elementary School March 21st from his experiences of introducing young persons to turkey hunting. Turkey hunting calls, hunting […]
Individuals can learn about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and basic disaster response skills at Community Emergency Response Team training at the North Mercer School. The free training will begin the evening of March 25th from 5 o’clock to 8:30 and include three subsequent training will be held on Wednesday evenings […]
The Princeton City Council approved two service contracts and the closure of an alleyway Monday evening. Deputy City Clerk Corey Willett reports one service contract was awarded to Marcie Davis with the Mercer County Fair Board for $3,000 for the band Fast Times to play at the fair July 17th. The other service contract went […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education Monday evening added $1,000 to the base salary and approved each teacher to receive steps on the salary schedule. Other staff personnel will receive a three-point three percent salary increase. A resignation was accepted from Science Teacher David Fuller for retirement. Other resignations were accepted from Rebecca Bickel […]
A felony charge has been filed in Grundy County accusing a Chillicothe man of driving while intoxicated Friday night. Court information indicates he has three previous convictions for driving while intoxicated. Bond for 48-year-old Shawn Stewart Howell is $2,500 cash pending an appearance Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. The warrant […]
The Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Incorporated Board of Directors approved 23 female graduates of North Mercer and Princeton high schools to receive $117,639.44 in scholarships for the Spring 2020 semester. Eleven recipients are attending North Central Missouri College in Trenton. Five are attending Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. Four are attending Missouri Western State […]
The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation have awarded 15 grants totaling $7,962.50. All grants are funded by member donations called “Operation Round-Up” where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund grants to eligible entities. Education grants were awarded to North Harrison School District, Eagleville; South Harrison R-II School District, Bethany; […]
