Sunnyview Nursing Home will be the location of a Community Health Fair Saturday, October 13 from 7 to 10 o’clock with lab work available for members of the community. Sunnyview reports a complete lab panel will be $25. Also available is an A1C for $20 and PSA test, also for $20. No appointment is necessary. […]
Missouri Life magazine announces that Big BAM (Bicycle Across Missouri) will be on the Katy trail for the first time from October 7 through October 12 on Missouri’s Katy Trail. Big BAM has completed four different road cycling events around the state in the past. Big BAM will be back on the road next June […]
The Browning Fall Festival will be held next month. Activities to take place October 13th include a pancake breakfast, car show, soup cook-off, musical performance by Chris Daugherty, fall pageant, flea market, washer tournament, and “Not So Newlywed Game”. There will also be kids games, including face painting, a cupcake walk, pumpkin decorating, and a […]
The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra will begin rehearsals next month for its “Somewhere in My Memory”-themed Christmas Concert. Registration for the choir and orchestra begins at the Hodge Presbyterian Church of Trenton the evening of October 2nd at 6 o’clock. A $10 participation fee is suggested to help with the rental of music […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the Professional Development Plan for 2018-2019 at its meeting Monday evening with $4,850 in expenditures. A field trip to Papa Charlie’s Pumpkin Patch for October 23rd was also approved. The board heard the Annual Secretary of the Board Report. Four board members will attend the Missouri School Boards […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday approved a waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in North Carolina to buy hot foods with their benefits through October 31, 2018. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue emphasized the importance of the waiver, noting that many North Carolina residents evacuated to shelters cannot […]
Several young adults from area FFA chapters will be presented with their American FFA Degrees late next month in Indianapolis, Indiana at the National FFA Convention and Expo. Presentations are made to less than one percent of the overall FFA membership with the ceremony taking place on the morning of October 27th. At the 2018 National […]
A collection of works by area artists will begin the 2018-2019 exhibition schedule in the Dorris Rider Art Gallery at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. “Local Artists Showcase 11” will open on Tuesday, September 25 and run through October 12. Artists can submit up to two pieces of original art that have not previously […]
The last day to register to vote for November 6th’s General Election is October 10th. Residents of Grundy and Livingston counties may register to vote or change their address at their respective county clerk’s office at the courthouse in Trenton or Chillicothe during regular office hours. The county clerks offices will be open October 10th […]
Twenty-five Trenton High School Choir students auditioned for All-District Choir on Saturday at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. Eight singers were selected and will participate in the All-District Choir on October 27th at Platte County High School. Those chosen from THS are Sopranos Emma Gilham and Kasie Otto, Tenors Jonin Villacampa, Caleb Johnson, […]
Part two of a project which brings a new, smoother surface to Interstate 35 in Harrison County has been rescheduled. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted Herzog Construction Company of St. Joseph to resurface I-35 between Route N at Eagleville and the Iowa state line. The contractor completed concrete patching and bridge work earlier this […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, plans to conduct a nationwide test Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 of the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Alert System. The wireless portion is scheduled for 1:18 Central time and Emergency Alert System is at 1:20. The test will assess the operational readiness […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four individuals on various unrelated charges. Forty-four-year-old Miriah Butler of Trenton was arrested Thursday on failure to obey judge’s order on felony charges of third-degree domestic assault—third or subsequent offense and distribution, delivery, manufacture, or production or attempt to possess with intent to distribute, deliver, manufacture, […]
The Mercer United Methodist Church will hold its Lord’s Acre Supper and Sale next month. The supper will be served in the church annex on the evening of October 6th from 5 to 7 o’clock with a cost of $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children 12 years old and younger. Auctioneer Finis Watt will […]
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a drive-thru flu shot clinic next month in Trenton. Grundy County residents at least 18 years of age can get a flu shot at the clinic October 17th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon. The drive-thru route will begin on southbound Princeton […]
Trenton Middle School will offer a Parent-Child Book Club for fifth and sixth-grade students and parents. The school reports the club will allow students and parents the opportunity to share thought-provoking books. Members of the club will read six different books and meet six times from October to April. Informational brochures and registration forms are […]
Widespread drought conditions during the 2018 growing season in most of Missouri resulted in hay and forage shortages, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Dhruba Dhakal. Dhakal offers some alternative/emergency forage options to feed beef cattle during fall, winter, and spring. Stockpiling tall fescue If fescue stands are strong, stockpiling tall fescue is one of […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved Kansas City Power and Light Company’s request to change the fuel adjustment charge on its electric customers’ monthly bills. One of two filings KCP&L made proposed adjusting the charge to reflect changes in its fuel and purchased power costs from January to June 2018. The other filing was […]
(Missourinet) – There’s still confusion over how long Missourians will be able to fly with current state ID’s. Missouri’s Revenue Department acknowledged on Tuesday that its deadline to comply with the federal Real ID Act is October 10th but said there was a grace period through January 21st. Kent Boyd with the Springfield Branson Airport wants […]
The City of Trenton is accepting bids for a fire training tower. Bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of October 10th at 2 o’clock. Specifications and more information can be obtained by calling Lieutenant Doug Franklin with the Trenton Fire Department at 660-359-5552. The City of Trenton reserves the […]
