The Trenton R-9 Board of Education recently approved a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan for the district. Superintendent Dan Wiebers explains that the plan is a five-year plan that every school in the state is required to have. He says it includes strategies to improve the district that district staff, students, and community members can work […]
More than ten teams raised nearly $400 at a Bass Fishing Tournament hosted by Access II Independent Living in Gallatin. The tournament was held at the Harrison County Lake Saturday to raise money for individuals with disabilities. All of the proceeds will go to support disabled individuals in the community to receive independent living programs […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Trenton will hold parenting classes starting later this month. The classes will be held Tuesday afternoons June 20th through August 1st from 1 to 3 o’clock however, no class will be held on July 4th. Topics covered will include parenting 101 and teaching self-control, infants and toddlers, […]
Additional cases have been processed in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Charges against Brandon Bolander of rural Trenton were reduced to misdemeanor assault in the fourth degree. He pleaded guilty and the imposition of sentence was suspended and Bolander was placed on two years probation and ordered to make a $100 donation […]
The Laredo R-7 School District Board of Education accepted bids for milk, propane, and fuel at its meeting Monday evening. The board accepted the bid for milk from Prairie Farms, the bid for propane from MFA Propane, and the bid for diesel fuel from MFA. The board approved the Voluntary Student Accident Insurance through Nationwide […]
Access II Independent Living Center in Gallatin will cut some of its services starting July 1. Services that will no longer be available include child advocacy services, consumer assistance fund requests, home modifications, and bullying presentations. Services that will be limited include transportation services, durable medical equipment, telephones for the hard of hearing, assistive technology, […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has set a boil advisory for part of Trenton Thursday, June 15 due to the replacement of two valves in the water main. The boil advisory is for Main Street from 15th to 9th Streets as well as Crowder Road from Cedar Street to Main Street. Water will be turned off for […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Mount Vernon man sustained minor injuries as the result of a traffic accident three miles south of Chillicothe Tuesday morning. Seventy-seven-year-old Jon Mullins escorted a vehicle hauling an oversized load driven by 60-year-old Clyde Newman of Lorraine, Kansas on northbound U. S. 65 when they met another oversized load. Newman […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a bond resolution at its meeting Monday evening. The resolution establishes a final terms committee for the sale of the general obligation bond issue. The committee members are Board President Rick Ellsworth, District Superintendent Jerry Girdner, and President and CEO of L. J. Hart and Company Larry J. […]
The Trenton Park Department is accepting bids to purchase metal for shelter houses. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of June 28th at 3 o’clock. Call Park Superintendent Jason Shuler at 660-359-2004 for specifications.
Three Trenton students will compete at the National Skills USA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky next week. Metaija Johnson, Jakolbie Stotts, and Taylor Sparks received a first place gold medal at the State Skills USA Missouri Championships and earned a spot at the conference June 19th through 24th. Grand River Technical School of Chillicothe will accept […]
Interested individuals can still sign up to participate in the Green Hills Women’s Shelter’s Mean Bean Bag Tournament at Black Silo Winery in Trenton Saturday, June 17. Registration will begin at 12:30, and games will start at 2 o’clock with sign-ups to be taken until 1:30. Shelter volunteer Barbara Spencer says each two-person team costs […]
The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra will perform a concert as part of Trenton’s Gooseberry Festival Saturday night. The concert entitled “Just Music” will be held at the First Baptist Church in Trenton with doors to open at 6:30, and the concert will start at 7 o’clock. Board President Monica Fawson tells that the choir […]
The Green Hills Women’s Shelter is seeking volunteers to help with various aspects of its program. Volunteer coordinator Roxanne Chase tells that there is an application process and two background checks that need to be completed. The background checks with Family Care Safety Registry with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted two ordinances at its meeting Tuesday evening. One ordinance authorized the Mayor to sign and execute the solid waste contract with Rapid Removal. The contract will be in place for three years and the monthly fee to the customer will be $13.12 per month. The second ordinance authorized the […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted bids for fuel and milk and approved selling the property at its meeting Tuesday evening. The board accepted the bid for diesel fuel for buses from MFA Oil as well as the bid for dairy products from Central Dairy and Prairie Farms. It approved to sell the property […]
UPDATE: 6-14-2017 — 6 a.m. It is now reported that Ashley Sumner has been found and is safe —— The Carrollton Police Department is reporting that a 25-year-old woman from Carrollton is missing. Ashley Sumner was last seen Saturday morning on June 10 and is described as being 5’6” tall, weighs 160 pounds with brown […]
An Iowa truck driver was injured in an accident Monday afternoon three miles west of Mount Moriah in Harrison County. The highway patrol reports 44-year-old Richard Trout Junior of Seymour, Iowa refused medical treatment at the scene for minor injuries. Trout was eastbound when his semi-truck traveled off the south side of Highway 136. The […]
While a Trenton youth remains missing, the highway patrol overnight reports an endangered person advisory has been issued for Tanner Ward. The information is being disseminated statewide through the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The notice said the missing person incident began about 5 pm last Wednesday when he reportedly departed his mother’s residence at […]
The President of the Livingston County Library Board of Directors Margaret Vance announced on behalf of the Library Board, along with Staff and Community Committees, the appointment of Candice Warren as the new Director of the Livingston County Library. Warren will begin the position on July 1st. She replaces Robin Westphal, who is moving to the […]
