Terry Campbell, 58, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Terry had battled cancer in the past but succumbed to a recent recurrence. Terry Gerald Campbell was born in Davenport, Iowa, on February 13, 1964, the son of Gary Lee and Margaret Ann (Pitsenbarger) […]
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Area residents to be honored with National Girl Scout Award
Area residents will be recognized at a ceremony in May for earning a National Girl Scout award. Libby Hall of Trenton and Cynthia McWilliams of Carrollton will receive the award, which recognizes an individual’s service in Girl Scout leadership. Service Unit 820 Manager Abigail Looney says Hall and McWilliams have nurtured the Girl Scout program […]
Crowder State Park seeks volunteers for spring work day on April 9
Spend the morning outdoors and assist park team members and volunteers at a spring workday from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April. 9. Projects will include litter cleanup, trail work, group camp cleanup, invasive plant control, and more. Individuals, families, groups, and organizations are encouraged to volunteer. To allow team members to prepare projects, registration […]
Princeton Rotary Youth Turkey Calling Contest and Outdoor Expo set for March 26th
The Princeton Rotary Youth Turkey Calling Contest and Outdoor Expo will be held on March 26, 2022. The event will be in the Princeton Elementary School Commons from 8:30 to noon. It will include turkey and open owl calling contests. Spokesperson Matt Krohn says the Rotary Club planned for the event to be held a […]
Walsworth celebrates their 85th anniversary
Walsworth CEO Don O. Walsworth and President Don Walsworth announced that their family-owned company would be spending the rest of this year celebrating its 85th anniversary. Walsworth, one of the top book, magazine, and catalog printing companies in the U.S., unveiled plans for a series of events commemorating the company’s history, celebrating employees, and looking […]
Hospitalist Byron Thornton, MD joins staff at Wright Memorial Hospital
Wright Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome hospitalist Byron Thornton, MD, to the medical team. Hospitalists are physicians and advanced practice providers who specialize in hospital-based care. They coordinate all aspects of care for patients who are in the hospital. The hospitalist, along with the patient’s primary care provider and other specialists involved with treatment, […]
Toddler Tuesdays at Crowder State Park begin on March 22
Toddlers and preschool-age children can experience time outdoors playing, learning, and exploring natural resources. Toddler Tuesdays will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19, and April 26. Each week, park team members will read a nature story, make a nature craft and do an activity […]
Missouri’s 2022 statewide tornado drill to be held today
Missouri’s 2022 statewide tornado drill will be held today (Tuesday, March 8, 2022) at 10 a.m. This is an opportunity for Missourians to practice their sheltering plans and ensure readiness in case of a severe weather emergency while at home, work, or school. Each year, the National Weather Service chooses the date of Missouri’s statewide […]
Master Gardener course to be offered in Kirksville
A Master Gardener course will be offered in Kirksville. Classes will be at the Adair County Extension Center Tuesdays from 9:30 to noon from March 22nd through June 7th. The presentations will also be available on Zoom. There will also be outdoor, in-person lab classes Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 o’clock on April 14th […]
Youth Turkey Calling Contest and Outdoor Expo set for March 26
A district supervisor with the Missouri Department of Conservation will speak at the Princeton Rotary Youth Turkey Calling Contest and Outdoor Expo. Scott Roy with the Community and Private Land Conservation Unit of the Northwest Region of MDC will be at the Princeton Elementary School on March 26, 2022, at 9 am. He will discuss […]
Free workshop and birding hike to be offered at Wallace State Park near Cameron
A free workshop and birding hike will be offered by the Missouri Department of Conservation from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 14, at Wallace State Park near Cameron. Participants can learn birding tips and skills on how to enjoy the wide variety of songbirds, raptors, and waterfowl in the state’s outdoors. Adam Brandsgaard, […]
Public invited to a recreational planning meeting on March 5 at Little Otter Creek Reservoir
Visitors can provide input on outdoor recreation they would like to see offered at the Little Otter Creek Reservoir at a recreational planning event to be held at the Polo Community Center on March 5, 2022, from 2 to 5 pm. The event will include exhibits, interactive displays and games, models, and activities. Missouri Department of […]
Trenton FFA Chapter does well in areas of proficiency
The Trenton FFA Chapter had five first-place winners and state qualifiers for Area 2 Proficiency Awards. Those receiving awards were Colton Roy in Ag Processing, Makenzee Epperson in Dairy Production Placement, Jesse Huber-Bethards in Grain Production, Kaci Persell in Outdoor Recreation, and Gracyn Rongey in Vegetable Production. Eight Trenton FFA entries received second place. They […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge opening Saturday, March 5
The gates at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will once again open to the public on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 6 am. The Refuge is closed annually from late October to the first Saturday of March to allow for undisturbed habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Once spring arrives the place becomes a Refuge […]
Businesses in Gallatin and Cameron to receive USDA funding
A business at Gallatin and two at Cameron are among those receiving investment dollars from the USDA Rural Development department. Apex Outdoor LLC at Gallatin will use a $422,000 rural development loan guarantee to finance and purchase equipment for a startup meat processing business. A news release from USDA says the equipment will be used […]
Missouri Department of Conservation to offer free ice fishing clinic at Mozingo Lake
A deep freeze can bring an outdoor opportunity for hardy anglers. The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a free ice fishing clinic from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Mozingo Lake near Maryville. The clinic will cover what equipment and techniques are effective for ice fishing. Tory Mason, MDC fisheries […]
Missouri attorney general renews threat to sue schools over masks, quarantine rules
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri is continuing to see record daily coronavirus infections, near-peak COVID-19 caseloads in hospitals, and threats from Attorney General Eric Schmitt that he will sue school districts that require masks or send students home when they are infected or exposed to the virus. In a statement issued Tuesday morning, Schmitt said school mask rules […]
Cliff Wilson accepts position with Missouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Department of Conservation Northwest Region is pleased to announce that Cliff Wilson has accepted the Community and Private Land Conservationist position formally held by Scott Roy. Cliff will be stationed at the Grundy County USDA office in Trenton and will be serving landowners and constituents in Mercer, Grundy, and Livingston counties. Prior to […]
High Wind Warning issued for north Missouri on Wednesday, with winds gusting to 50 mph or more
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill is fairly confident that Wednesday is going to be windy, as they have issued a High Wind Warning. Temperatures are going to be far above normal on Wednesday as well as the forecast high is predicted to be 73 degrees, which will be some 30 to 35 degrees […]