Routes for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, leading up to the Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games, will go through several Northwest Missouri communities next week. Torch run routes on Tuesday will start at the Nodaway County Courthouse in Maryville at 9 o’clock that morning, at the Kawasaki plant in Maryville heading south on U. […]
The Second Harvest Community Food Bank based out of Saint Joseph and the National Association of Letter Carriers will participate in the 26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 12. Second Harvest Communications Director Blake Haynes describes the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive as the biggest one-day food drive in the country. Post […]
Chillicothe Mayor Chuck Haney died Saturday at Hedrick medical center in Chillicothe, he was 81. A funeral mass will be held Tuesday evening at 5:30 at St. Columban’s Catholic Church in Chillicothe with burial in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Wheeling. A parish rosary is scheduled for Monday, May 7 at 5:30 at Lindley Funeral […]
Bridge inspection crews based in Northwest Missouri work to inspect the bridges in our area. This program of inspection, repair, and maintenance of the more than 10,000 bridges across the state ensures the bridges are kept in the best possible condition for as long as possible for all those that travel across Missouri’s roadways. Specialized […]
The Northwest Missouri office of the non-profit organization FosterAdopt Connect moved to Chillicothe recently. Program Director Garni Churan explains FosterAdopt Connect connects foster children with families and families with services. She says the organization focuses on finding the best ways to support and foster love and secure home relationships with safety for families and children. […]
More area FFA teams qualified for state judging after the second day of the Missouri Northwest District Career Development Events Wednesday. Area FFA chapters that had teams rank in the top five and qualify for state included four from Trenton, three from North Harrison, two from Princeton, and one team each from Chillicothe, Hamilton, Gallatin, […]
Multiple area FFA chapters had teams qualify for state judging in the Missouri Northwest District Career Development Events Tuesday. Teams ranking in the top five in their CDEs and qualifying for state include three from Chillicothe, five for Hamilton, two for Gilman City, one for Gallatin, one for Braymer, four for Cameron, one for Winston, […]
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Missouri Extension will hold the Northwest Missouri Grazing School in June. The event will be held at the MU Hundley-Whaley Research Center in Albany June 26th through 28th. NRSC Contract Specialist Sarah Wheeler says the school will cover inventory and farm resources, soils and topology, plant […]
North Central Missouri College will be opening a site in Country Club, Missouri on the North Belt Highway beginning March 1, 2018. The NCMC-North Belt Center will be an extension of North Central Missouri College and will offer the same level of professional attention, quality instruction, and affordability as Main and Barton campus and other […]
A former paramedic with two northwest Missouri ambulance districts pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing pain-killing drugs and replacing the vials with water. Joseph L. Comstock, 31, of Bethany, Mo., waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to a federal information that charges him with […]
Triumph Foods, LLC of Saint Joseph donated 33,000 pounds of premium pork products to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Missouri. The donated meat included lean, high-quality pork spare ribs, back ribs, hams, loins, tenderloins, and pork steaks. The donation will help provide over 100,000 meals across the 19 counties Second Harvest serves in Northwest […]
Nanetta Carter of Savannah will be recognized as the Lead Gift Contributor for 2016-2017 at the North Central Missouri College Foundation Celebration at the Ketcham Community Center the evening of April 27th at 6 o’clock. Distinguished Alumni Paul Costello, Linda Crooks, Don Gibson, and George “Jack” McCausland, as well as scholarship recipients, will also be […]
A teenager at North Andrew school in northwest Missouri is accused of making threats at his school as well as attacking an Andrew County deputy with a sword and an arrow. 17-year-old Eion Coats, of Bolckow, Mo., was taken into custody and charged Tuesday with second-degree assault, resisting arrest, third-degree terrorist threat and institutional vandalism. […]
In-depth under-bridge inspections are part of the Missouri Department of Transportation’s program of inspection, repair, and maintenance of the more than 10,000 bridges across the state. This program ensures the bridges are kept in the best possible condition for as long as possible for all those that travel across Missouri’s roadways. Several bridges in Northwest […]
Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School instrumental students have been chosen to participate in a northwest Missouri district band concert next month. Those selected from the high school include: Jasmyn French,12th Grade, 3rd chair tuba in the Concert Band, Ellis Gilham, 12th Grade, 2nd chair euphonium and Honor Band Emma Gilham, 10th Grade, 15th […]
Drier conditions allowed several Northwest Missouri routes to reopen after closing yesterday due to high water. Routes in Carroll, Daviess, and Livingston counties remain closed, however. Situations can change quickly, especially during flooding. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and to not drive through any water over the roadway. It only takes six inches of […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
The Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has announced all-district players for northwest Missouri, honoring the best players for Districts 13 through 16 throughout the 2015-2016 season. The all-district selections include four Trenton Bulldogs (two boys and two girls) and six Chillicothe Hornets (three boys and three girls). Here is the All-District list! Class 1 GIRLS Bailey […]
