The Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library in Trenton will offer the Building a Better World Children’s and Young Adult Summer Reading Program. Children’s Librarian Charity Halstead says Theresa Cross from North Central Missouri College will give students from third through 12th grade a tour of the college. Barnes Green House will talk about gardening and planting, […]
The Disabled American Veteran Chapter Number 60 will hold its election of officers at its meeting at the VFW Hall in Trenton the night of May 1 at 7 o’clock. Members nominated at the last meeting were: Gary Lee for Commander; Dale Meeks, Senior Vice Commander; Bart Shaw, Junior Vice Commander; Jorry Paul Browning, Adjutant; […]
Following a closed executive session for legal matters Monday night, the Trenton City Council returned to open session and voted on a request to write off the balance due on a promissory note for work done by the city at the Plaza Apartments downtown. To help in the process of re-opening Plaza Apartments in the […]
The 32nd Annual “Step Back in Time” May Days Festival in Jamesport will be May 12th and 13th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4 o’clock in the afternoon. There will be food and kettle corn as well as music shopping, carriage rides, a flea market, a National Micro-Mini Tractor Pull, and train rides […]
Chillicothe will host the 2018 State Convention of the Fire Fighters Association of Missouri. The decision was announced at the end of the 2017 convention which was held this past weekend in Sedalia. At the convention, Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright and Tourism Director Amy Supple made a presentation inviting the organization to hold their […]
At a location a mile and a half west of Chillicothe, a Milan resident was injured Monday morning when he apparently lost control on gravel and the truck he was driving traveled off a rural road, crested a levee, overturned off a bridge deck into a creek. The truck came to a stop on its […]
At Carrollton, early Monday evening, the highway patrol reports a two-year-old girl was injured when she was struck by a moving vehicle. The report noted Nalaeha Rey of Fayette apparently ran out from behind a vehicle parked on the east side of Mason Street and into the path of a sports utility vehicle. Officers noted the […]
In northwest Missouri’s Nodaway County, the highway patrol reports a woman was killed when the vehicle she was driving struck a farm implement. The accident at 5:40 yesterday morning happened on Highway 46, about a mile south of Parnell. The state patrol said 60-year-old Virginia Burns of Parnell was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators report […]
Trenton High School Key Club is again offering parents, grandparents, and friends of THS Seniors an opportunity to recognize their achievement with their “Kiss the Seniors Goodbye” fundraiser. For $6.00, you can send a 16-ounce commemorative cup filled with Hershey chocolate kiss candy and best wishes for a successful future. The “Kiss ‘Em Goodbye” cups will […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and the Grundy County Health Department are once again working together to offer sports physical exams for all area students planning to participate in athletic/cheerleading activities during the 2017-2018 school year. Free sports physical exams will be offered on May 3 and May 10 from 3 – 5:30 p.m., at Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton. […]
The team representing the Trenton Police Department won the Battle of the Badges basketball game Saturday night at Trenton High School. The police scored 51 points while the Trenton fire department team had 37 points. By halftime, the police department led by only one point 25 to 24. As a result of their victory, the […]
On split votes among seven councilmen present, budgets for the city of Trenton and TMU received approval, then vetoed by the mayor then veto override attempts fell one vote short of having enough to pass. Voting was done last night on proposed city ordinances for the fiscal year beginning May 1. Each of the votes was […]
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance board is asking Building Inspector Donnie Vandevender to check with the asbestos abatement company and with the demolition contractor to see if they will hold their previous price quotes regarding our locations in Trenton. These were next in line for demolition after four priority locations were included in the current fiscal […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Hatfield man sustained moderate injuries after he was thrown from his motorcycle on Missouri 46 two miles west of Hatfield Friday afternoon. Twenty-three-year-old Thomas Morrison drove west when he failed to negotiate a curve, his motorcycle ran off the right side of the road, and overturned, totaling it. A private […]
A Milan FFA member and a Cameron FFA member were named as Star Winners at the state convention. Matt Stafford of the Milan chapter was recognized as an Area 3 Star Farmer. The Missouri FFA Association chose him based on his production agriculture in his supervised agricultural experience program. His program includes a cow-calf operation […]
The Trenton FFA team came in first place in the Meats Career Development Event at the Missouri FFA Convention. The team qualifies for the national competition in Meats. On the Trenton team, Cole Schilling ranked first and Emily Kasinger ranked third in Meats individually. Princeton’s FFA team also placed in the top in Meats as […]
Several FFA members from schools in the area were named Proficiency Awards State Winners at the state convention. Mariah Fox of the Trenton FFA chapter received first place in Agricultural Communications. Her entry focused on Farm Facts from Fox, which can be heard Fridays on KTTN. Derek Stimpson of Trenton placed first in Diversified Crop […]
Trenton FFA received a Top Chapter Award at the Missouri FFA Convention. The chapter placed seventh out of 342 chapters in the state and will compete for the National FFA Chapter Award. The winner of that award will be announced at the national convention in Indianapolis. Chapter activity awards are given to chapters achieving excellence […]
Third graders from Field Elementary received an opportunity for hands-on learning about agriculture. Students at the Litton Agriculture Campus taught the lessons and conducted the lab activities through the Litton Crusaders program. There were 6 sessions with 5 lab activities. The student instructors were Clayton Campbell, Sheridan Guilford, Kristina Hamilton, and Kaylee Peel. Agriculture Education […]
Twenty-five Chillicothe High School seniors that have an agriculture career pathway traveled to Show-Me Ethanol of Carrollton and Quixotic Fish Farm of Chillicothe. Show Me Ethanol LLC produces approximately 60 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol annually. We produce ethanol through a dry mill process that includes fermentation, processing, and distillation. The ethanol is primarily blended in […]
