Trenton Marching Festival 2018

Registration opens for Trenton Marching Festival

Registration forms are being accepted for the 22nd Annual Trenton Marching Festival. The festival, which was formerly known as the Missouri Day Marching Festival, will be held October 20th during the Missouri Day Festival weekend. The event will include four competition areas: field competition, parade competition, indoor percussion, and auxiliary and color guard. There is […]

4-H Graphic

4-H members named as regional representatives

Several 4-H members from Northwest Missouri have been named as regional representatives and State 4-H Council executive members for 2018-2019. Regional representatives include Seth Hansen and Meredith Oesch of Livingston County, Katy Grant of Carroll County, and Hunter Todd of Lafayette County. State Council executive members include Kyle Hansen of Livingston County as treasurer, Hannah […]

BTC Bank

BTC Bank to establish branch in Trenton

BTC Bank based in Bethany has announced plans to establish its 10th branch location in Trenton. A news release from BTC Bank reports former Trenton resident Tom Witten will relocate back to the North Central Missouri area as the new Trenton Market President. BTC Bank President Doug Fish says the bank is still in the […]

Workers resurface a road with asphalt

MoDOT plans resurfacing project through Cameron

A much-needed resurfacing project through Cameron is scheduled to begin after the Independence Day holiday. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the project which stretches from just west of Route 33 to just east of the Caldwell County line. Beginning Monday, July 9, the contractor will close one […]

Missouri Department of Conservation accepting applications for next class of conservation agents

The Missouri Department of Conservation is accepting online applications from June 25 through Aug. 5 for its next class of conservation agent trainees. To apply — and for more information including salary range, duties and responsibilities, degree requirements, qualifications, and special-ability requirements — visit the MDC website directly at short.mdc.mo.gov/ZcS. Applicants can also go to […]

MoDOT road work and maintenance

Highway 36 work wrapping up near Osborn

Crews are putting the finishing touches on the new alignment of the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 near Osborn. Since March, crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation and their subcontractors, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have been rebuilding the westbound lanes on a new alignment and added turn lanes at the junction of […]

Emma Gilham and Claire Utley

Two from Trenton to represent Missouri music students in Europe

Emma Gilham and Claire Utley are representing Missouri music students in Europe as part of the Missouri Music Ambassadors program with the young women to perform in England, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Both young women distinguished themselves in their performance ensembles.  Claire was chosen as Assistant Concertmaster in the orchestra while Emma was selected for a […]

Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support award for Rissler

Rissler Elementary School of Trenton recognized for implementation of program Initiative

Rissler Elementary School of Trenton received recognition for its exemplary implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Tuesday. Rissler and 148 other Missouri public and charter schools were recognized during the 13th Annual Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Summer Institute opening ceremonies. Educators at the conference through Thursday are expected to celebrate the exemplary schools, network […]

Mike Kehoe courtesy Missouri Governor's offioce

Audio: Missouri Governor Parson Appoints Kehoe as Lieutenant Governor

(Missourinet) – Missouri’s governor has appointed Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe of Jefferson City as Lieutenant Governor. Governor Mike Parson made Monday’s announcement at the Statehouse, saying the lieutenant governor position reassures Missourians that all operations of state government will continue.  Parson also praises Kehoe’s background:     While the Missouri Constitution doesn’t specifically address how the […]

Caroll County Community Hospital Celebrates Nursing Week

Carroll County Memorial Hospital celebrates Nursing Week

To celebrate and recognize their employees, Carroll County Memorial Hospital holds departmental appreciation weeks throughout the year. Employees are categorized into five groups and are recognized during one of these five special weeks. The second group celebrated was CCMH nursing staff. Departments included were Acute Care, Emergency Department, Home Health, Jefferson Medical Group, and specialty […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol arrests 3, two on weapons charge, one on DWI

The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 41-year-old Brandon Wood of Brookfield was arrested Saturday night in Linn County and accused of felony counts of stealing a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. There was an existing felony warrant from the California Department of Corrections accusing Wood of a parole violation. In addition, wood was accused of failure […]

Economic Development

Northern Missouri companies expanding, creating new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has announced northern Missouri companies are expanding and creating jobs. Thermoformed plastic food container manufacturer Sonoco Plastics plans to create 16 new jobs in Chillicothe. The company is a five billion dollar global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, and packaging supply chain services. Operations consist of its global […]