The livestock symposium in Kirksville is coming up this Friday and Saturday with activities scheduled at the Kirksville Middle School. A variety of speakers and sessions are planned. MU Specialist Valerie Tate of Linn County reviews some of the speakers and sessions: Valerie Tate of the University of Missouri Extension office in Linn […]
A former Missouri, middle school teacher was sentenced in federal court for charges related to enticing one of her students to engage in illicit sex. Amanda Ruth Schweitzer, 42, of Joplin, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Schweitzer to 15 years of […]
The 75th Annual Holiday Parade “Recipe for a Merry Christmas”, presented by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce, is sponsored this year by Sonoco & Chillicothe Hy-Vee. The parade will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 20th, and will include floats and entries from many different organizations, youth groups, churches, businesses, and individuals throughout […]
Board candidate filing dates have been set for the Grundy R-5 School District subject to the regular election on April 5, 2022. The filing period opens on December 7 and closes on December 28, as stipulated in the new state law. Candidate filing at the school office in Galt can be done from 7:30 to […]
The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation met on October 13, 2021, and awarded 10 grants totaling $6,034.00. 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 Pleasant View R-VI School District, […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education took action on personnel matters after a closed session on November 9, 2021. The school district reports three substitute teachers were hired. They were McKenna Cox, Steve Wells, and Roxanne Schultz. Madison Stahl and Jerika DeWitt were hired as elementary school teachers for the next school year. They do […]
Teachers of the first quarter were announced at November 9th’s Trenton R-9 Board of Education meeting. They are Rissler Elementary School First Grade Teacher Abby Gott, Trenton Middle School Art Teacher Sheridan Mounce, and Trenton High School American Government Teacher Derek Bloom. Superintendent Mike Stegman noted the board will choose a teacher of the year […]
The 75th Annual Holiday Parade, presented by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Sonoco & HyVee, will boast the festive theme of “Recipe for a Merry Christmas” on Saturday, November 20, 2021 beginning at 10 am in downtown Chillicothe. “It is going to be a great parade for our 75th year,” stated […]
The following students have been selected as November “Courtesy” Students of the Month at Trenton Middle School. 5th grade Emma Welch, daughter of Tara & Eric Hoffman and Jarred & Stephanie Welch Jackson Black, son of Laura & David Black 6th grade Morgan Smith, daughter of Jesse & Jeff Smith Jerry Shirley, son of Amber Draper […]
Several high school and middle school groups and organizations conducted their annual Halloween Carnival Thursday night at Trenton High School. It was estimated that 200 young people attended the event. First-place winners in the Halloween costume contest were announced in seven age groups from infant up through the fourth grade. Winners are Judah Cox, Kyden […]
A Veterans Day Assembly will be held in the Trenton High School gym on November 11, 2021. Trenton High School and Middle School staff and students invite veterans and community members to the program at 8:30 in the morning. There will be contributions from the high school and middle school student councils and choirs. Refreshments […]
The Trenton Bulldog Mascots will hold a Fall/Halloween pancake breakfast as a fundraiser for the mascots team of Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School. Food will be served at the new concession stand building at C. F. Russell Stadium on October 30 from 8:30 to 10:30 in the morning. The menu will include pancakes, sausage, […]
Bright Futures Trenton plans to start new initiatives and restart others. Co-coordinator Terri Critten highlighted the services and programs to come at the group’s Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on October 22, 2021. She explained Bright Futures has received five requests for beds in the district so far this school year. The group usually posts […]
North Central Missouri College has been chosen for a Federal TRIO Talent Search grant among 865 total applications submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. The grant provides funding of $277,375 annually. NCMC is partnering with the St. Joseph School District by directing grant activities toward Benton, Central, and Lafayette High School, and Robidoux, Spring […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved an adjustment to after-school tutoring pay on October 12, 2021. The pay rate was changed from $25 to $30 to match the quarantine tutoring program. Trenton Middle School Principal Daniel Gott said teachers select students to be tutored in the after-school program. Superintendent Mike Stegman reported there were […]
The Missouri Livestock Symposium will recognize Dr. David Patterson as the inaugural recipient of the Missouri Livestock Symposium Achievement Award. Dr. Patterson will become a member of the Missouri Livestock Symposium Hall of Fame and will be inducted at a ceremony at the Symposium on Friday evening, December 3 in Kirksville, MO. According to committee […]
Trenton High School will host Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences this Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 2 until 7 o’clock. Conferences may be scheduled in person, over the phone, or via Google Meet. Those desiring a conference must schedule ahead of time by selecting a time slot on the teacher’s Google Calendar or by calling or emailing […]
Trenton Middle School has announced its October students of the month for the character trait respect. Students selected are fifth graders Amaya White and Ezekiel Kottwitz, sixth graders Johanna Goodin and Braden May, seventh grader Emma Gifford and Henry Link, and eighth grader Kaidence Griffith and Jacob Black.
Parent-teacher conferences will be held next week for Trenton R-9 students. Schools will dismiss early October 14th, and conferences will be from 2 to 7 o’clock. Conferences can be virtual or in person for Rissler Elementary School, Trenton Middle School, and Trenton High School. Parents of children at Rissler are to be contacted by teachers. […]
More than 50 middle school and high school bands were expected for Carrollton Band Days held on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Winners have been released in each of the five school classifications involving the parade, field show, and indoor competitions. Both the Trenton high school and Trenton Middle School bands took part. According to Band […]
