The Salvation Army was the topic of a program presented to the Trenton Rotary Club at its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 2, at the BTC Bank. Lynda Snuffer, social service director and Pathway of Hope case manager with the Salvation Army, discussed changes within the organization. She noted the office at Chillicothe has been reorganized […]
This summer, Missouri 4-H youths raised more than 1,100 pounds of protein for Missourians in need by donating pigs at the 2021 Missouri State Fair. The pork contributed through Missouri Farmers Care’s Hogs for Hunger program will provide 5,028 meals for food-insecure Missourians. Hogs for Hunger, previously known as the Missouri Farmers Care Pork Partnership, […]
The August distribution of commodities will be Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the community food pantry in Trenton. The distribution of items will again be on a drive-through basis from 9 to 3 o’clock and then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30. To be available are the August commodities, August senior boxes, milk, eggs, […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a food drive to benefit the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County. Canned food and non-perishable items will be accepted at the Trenton Hy-Vee on July 15th from 4 to 7 o’clock. Contact the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at 660-359-4324.
The Salvation Army of Chillicothe ceased worship activities as of Sunday, May 23 and Captain Crystal Sherack says the change is due to budgets. Sherack will also move to Canton, Illinois at the end of June and work in a similar capacity. She has been at the Chillicothe location for less than one […]
A Cameron woman faces felony charges after she allegedly stole items from a residence in the 600 block of North West Street in Cameron in September and the Cameron Food Pantry in January. Forty-nine-year-old Julie Ann Richardson has been charged with second-degree burglary and stealing–$750 or more in a case related to the September incident […]
Two individuals, two businesses, and one organization will be honored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce during its annual banquet/meeting on Friday, June 4, at the Black Silo Winery. The five honorees will be recognized for their service to the community, with M.G. Kennedy and Dan Wilford being named Pillars of the Community while […]
Erica Williams, the founder of a nonprofit urban agriculture program in North St. Louis County, had a vision of how to reclaim a community that had suffered through disinvestment and neglect. Across the state in Clay County, Smithville’s mayor hoped amenities like a farmers market would help reinvigorate the small city 20 miles north of […]
More information has been released about the canceled silver advisory for a rural Livingston County man who the Highway Patrol reported was found deceased. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a citizen flew over rural Livingston County on March 28th and located what he thought maybe 82-year-old Gerald Avery’s vehicle. The citizen reported it to […]
A Silver Advisory for a missing 82-year old senior, Gerald Avery, has been canceled. According to authorities, Avery, who was reported to have dementia, was found deceased. Avery was reported missing last Thursday, after being seen at the food pantry on Locust Street in Chillicothe around the noon hour. At this time, authorities are not […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department continues to seek the public’s assistance regarding a missing elderly, rural Livingston County man’s whereabouts. Eighty-two-year-old Gerald Avery has been missing since Thursday afternoon around 12:15 when Avery was seen at the food pantry at 403 Locust Street in Chillicothe. He’s described as a white male, five feet seven, 230 […]
The Community Food Pantry of Grundy County’s commodity distribution originally scheduled for February 11th has been moved to February 16th due to cold weather. Commodity boxes, senior boxes, produce boxes, and deer meat will be available at the drive-through distribution in Trenton on February 16th.
Salvation Army of Chillicothe Captain Crystal Sherack reports the church did not do as well as it hoped for its Red Kettle campaign in 2020, however, donations received did make a dent in the goal. Sherack says it was important to have volunteers help with food and toy distribution but she believes there […]
The Cameron Food Pantry and Clothes Closet reports $200 cash as well as clothing, jewelry, shoes, and handbags are missing after a break-in the night of January 7th. The Cameron Police Department is investigating. The clothes closet supports food pantry operations, and the organization notes stealing money and clothing makes the group’s job harder. The […]
The Grundy County Commission and COVID-19 Relief Fund Task Force have distributed the $1.15 million in CARES Act funding the county received in early May. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray reports the funds were distributed to entities impacted by COVID-19 based on a formula that utilized assessed valuation and accounted for the portion of each taxable […]
The fresh mobile pantry of the Second Harvest Community Food Bank of Saint Joseph is scheduled to come to Trenton on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. The food bank and volunteers will distribute food to the general public at the First Baptist Church on those days from 10 o’clock to noon or […]
Commodity distribution at the Community Food Pantry in Trenton will be Thursday, December 10th. Distribution will be on a drive-through basis at 17th and Harris from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. Available commodities are senior boxes, produce boxes, Christmas meal boxes, milk, deer meat as long as it lasts, and some […]
Faculty and staff of North Central Missouri College recently held a food drive on campus for non-perishables to donate to the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County. Items were collected resulting in 447.5 pounds of food and non-perishables taken to the pantry to help with restocking after Thanksgiving and holiday distribution. Also donated to the […]
The “Scouting for Food” drive Saturday in Trenton collected 2,470 pounds of non-perishable food items, paper products, and personal hygiene items for the Grundy County Food Pantry. The donations were from residential areas in Trenton. Spokesman Dean Sager said the community was very generous in donating over 700 pounds more than in 2019. Sager noted […]
Trenton area Scouts will collect nonperishable food and household items on November 7th for their annual “Scouting for Food” campaign to benefit the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County. Items should be placed near the front door or porch and be visible from the street. Scouts and parents helping will meet at the Wesley United […]
