Views: 0The 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 […]
Views: 1Plans have been announced for the 13th annual “Festival of Trees” in Trenton held during the Thanksgiving weekend. The fundraiser is scheduled for November 27, 2021, at the Trenton Rock Barn. Activities include a 5:30 Christmas parade, beginning in the Eastside Park parking lot and ending at the backside of the Rock Barn. Music […]
Views: 3The 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,” […]
Views: 0The Leadership Northwest Music Jam was discussed at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on November 4, 2021. Wright Memorial Hospital Practice Manager Shane Lynch and North Central Missouri College Director of Advising and Retention Jenna Stevens were members of the 2021 class of Leadership Northwest Missouri, which organized the fundraiser, headed by an eight-member […]
Views: 0The Mid-America Music Festival presented by CFM Insurance announced its plans to move the annual event to August. The Northern Missouri music and camping event will be held from August 5 through 7, 2022, at the Black Silo Winery in Trenton. Next year will mark the fifth anniversary of the festival. “Our event has […]
Views: 0The Gallatin Theater League will perform Clue The Musical at the Courter Theater in Gallatin. The musical based on the board game by Parker Brothers will be performed November 18, 19, and 20 at 7 p.m. nightly. Tickets cost $10.00 each and can be purchased in advance at Eleine’s Beauty Shop in Gallatin. Contact […]
Views: 0Events will be held in Mercer the week of Veterans Day. The public is invited to two events hosted by the Ragan-Hickman American Legion and Auxiliary in the Mercer Fire Protection District parking lot on Main Street. The first is a funeral honor guard demonstration November 8th at 2:50 in the afternoon. The honor […]
Views: 0National recording artists Doyle Dykes and Andy Leftwich will appear at events in Chillicothe the weekend of November 20th and 21st. The Musical Weekend is presented by the Chillicothe Area Arts Council. In a recent interview on KTTN, Dykes said he has loved guitar since he was a child. He grew up in a […]
Views: 0Three new displays will be added to Simpson Park in Chillicothe for this year’s Festival of Lights. Opening night for the festival will be November 20, and activities will start at 5 p.m. Activities will include visits with Santa, horse and wagon rides through the park for $1.00, and Christmas music provided by Adam […]
Views: 0The Annual Memory Tree Lighting and Dedication Service will be in Downtown Chillicothe next month. The event will be at the Silver Moon Plaza on November 18, 2021, at 6 p.m. The First Baptist Church’s youth choir will provide music, and a local pastor will give a short message. Names will be read, and […]
Views: 0North Central Missouri College Upward Bound student, Jillian Simpson, from Trenton, MO received the NCMC Foundation Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. Young, and Myra A. Young Upward Bound Dual Credit scholarship to use towards her NCMC dual credit tuition. Jillian will be graduating high school in the spring of 2022 and […]
Views: 0The Chillicothe Area Arts Council will hold a Musical Weekend featuring national recording artists Doyle Dykes and Andy Leftwich on November 20 and 21. Master classes with your choice of Dykes or Leftwich will be at the Chillicothe Comfort Inn and Suites on November 20 from 10 o’clock to noon. Two hours will cost $25. […]
Views: 0Arts Alive Board members Dan Maxey and Ann Plumb talked about the organization at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on October 21, 2021. They also discussed Arts Alive’s efforts to bring fine arts opportunities to Grundy County and the surrounding area. Maxey said the group was organized in 2019 after the disbanding of the […]
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson announced that the fourth annual Parson Family Fall Festival and Trick-or-Treating events will be held at the People’s House on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The combined events will take place on the Governor’s Mansion lawn and feature several vendors, children’s […]
Views: 1The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will present Dueling Pianos at the Black Silo Winery of Trenton. Social hour will start Friday, November 5, 2021, at 7 p.m. The music and entertainment will run from 8 to 11 p.m. Individual tickets cost $30, a table of eight costs $250 and includes a voucher for a […]
Views: 0There were approximately 80 entries in the Missouri Day Festival Parade on Saturday in Trenton. The Spirit of Missouri Day award went to the Kirksville High School Marching Band while the Spirit of Missouri Day runner-up was Girl Scout Unit 820, which also garnered the best youth entry. Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri had […]
Views: 0The Kirksville High School band was the Grand Champion on Saturday at the Missouri Day Marching Festival in Trenton. Kirksville won the Hannaford Sweepstakes Award. Kirksville was the top band in its class in each event it entered including field show, parade, indoor auxiliary, and indoor drumline. Kirksville also won all the caption awards […]
Views: 0T. Graham Brown, Wade Hayes, and Bryan White will perform at an outdoor concert to celebrate the Chillicothe Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary. Hats Off to the 80s and 90s will be at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center of Chillicothe on October 9, 2021. Gates will open at 7 o’clock that night, and the show […]
Views: 0The Trenton High School Band and auxiliary units did well at the Mark Twain Marching Festival held on Saturday in Center in northeast Missouri. According to instructor Anthony Webb, the Trenton band received first place in the parade, indoor color guard, and field show competitions. Trenton received second place for indoor drumline. A number […]
Views: 1The Black Silo Foundation presented a check for $12,829 to participating charities on September 28, 2021. The donation came from the proceeds of the Mid-America Music Festival. This year’s festival supported Camp Rainbow, the Green Hills Animal Shelter, and the North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center. The Black Silo Foundation has donated more than […]
