A change in location has been announced for the annual Festival of Trees in Trenton late this month. According to organizers, the Festival of Trees fundraiser will be held at the Red Barn events center on Iowa Boulevard. The event remains scheduled Friday, November 29, 2019, the day after Thanksgiving. Activities and times also remain […]
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Entries now being accepted for Festival of Trees event in Trenton
Christmas tree, auction, entertainment, and parade entries are being accepted for the 12th Annual Festival of Trees in Trenton. The Christmas Parade will begin near the Rock Barn the afternoon of November 29, 2019, at 4:30. There will be a $100 prize for the best parade entry and a $50.00 second-place prize. Entertainment will be held […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approves purchase for Allied Health Skills Lab
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchases for Allied Health Skills Lab equipment and a club car golf cart on Tuesday evening. The SimCapture Pro system from Laerdal of Wappingers Falls, New York for $52,323.77 will be used to enhance student learning in the Allied Health Skills Lab and replace similar 10-year-old […]
Missouri Day officials announce parade winners
Winners have been announced from the Missouri Day Parade. Doodlebug Day Care of Trenton was the overall winner and named the Spirit of Missouri. The daycare was also named Best Business Entry. Doodlebug Day Care is owned by Randy and Marcia Schroder. The Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group was named Spirit of Missouri Runner-Up […]
Little Mister and Miss Missouri Day announced at Baby Show
Little Mister and Miss Missouri Day were announced at the Missouri Day Baby Show on Friday evening. Little Mister Missouri Day Remington Matthews and Little Miss Missouri Day Beckett Vandel were featured in Saturday morning’s parade. Other winners for the baby show included two to three year olds Emma Lowe and Skylar Frasier, 13 to […]
18 bands to participate in Missouri Day Festival Parade
Eighteen (18) high school bands are expected to participate in the Missouri Day Parade Saturday morning in Trenton. The Rotary club-sponsored parade also includes 71 other entries including floats, vehicles, tractors, and horses. The parade begins at 8:30 Saturday morning at Main and Crowder then follows a one-mile route on Main and 9th Street, concluding […]
Cameron March Fest draws 21 bands for Saturday parade
Several area high school bands that have performed in recent years during Trenton’s Marching Festival have entered similar competitions Saturday in Cameron. Twenty-one bands are expected in the Cameron parade which will begin at 9 o’clock Saturday morning and covers six blocks through downtown Cameron. Colorguard and drumline competitions are in the school gym. Field […]
Missouri Day Festival 2019: Everything you need to know if you are attending the event
Get This Complete Missouri Day Printable Schedule with Dates and Times of Activites Missouri Day Opening Ceremonies and Soup Supper The Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance will host a soup supper to raise money for its Good Samaritan Fund. Dockery Chapel United Methodist Church Pastor Jim King says the meal will be served at the First […]
Audio: Miss Missouri to perform during Missouri Day Festival in Trenton
The public will have three opportunities on Saturday to see Miss Missouri, Simone Esters, when she attends the Missouri Day Festival in Trenton, two involving baton twirling performances. Steve Maxey was among guests on KTTN’S Open Line. Performance times Saturday for the current Miss Missouri, Simone Esters of Marching Mizzou are at 11:40 […]
Trenton Marching Festival slated for October 19th
Approximately two dozen schools (23) will participate in the 23rd Annual Trenton Marching Festival next week in conjunction with the Missouri Day Festival. The event formerly known as the Missouri Day Marching Festival will include a parade, field show, drumline, and Colorguard competitions on October 19, 2019. Schools participating in the one-mile parade competition will […]
Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee tackles busy agenda
The Grundy County Local Emergency Planning Committee this week discussed preparations for the Missouri Day Festival. Preparations will be similar to past years with volunteers staffing the Emergency Operations Center and assist with traffic and the parade route. Bill Brinton with Region H Hazmat brought lights for use at the festival as requested. He reported […]
Deadline to enter Missouri Day Festival contests is Friday
The deadline to enter the Missouri Day Coloring Contest is Friday, October 11, 2019. Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce President Debbie Carman says Orscheln Farm and Home sponsors the contest for Grundy County youth in preschool through fourth grade as well as Grundy County nursing home residents. Coloring pages have been taken to Grundy County […]
Annual Holiday Parade set for November 23 in Chillicothe
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 73rd Annual Holiday Parade in Chillicothe in November. “The Magic of Christmas” is the theme for the event on the morning of November 23, 2019, starting at 10 o’clock. The traditional parade route will be used with the parade beginning on Polk Street then south on […]
Cox family announced as Grand Marshal of Missouri Day Parade
Missouri Day organizers say no other family embodies the theme of the 2019 Missouri Day Festival like Dr. Paul and Barbara Cox and Dr. Andy and Holly Cox and their family. “Missouri Day – Embracing the Past, Looking to the Future” is the theme and the Cox family certainly mirrors this theme. Tracing back to […]
Gallatin High School crowns Homecoming royalty
The Gallatin High School crowned Homecoming royalty on Wednesday night and announced the King is Gage Wright, and the Queen is Madalyn Shubert. The Gallatin Homecoming Parade will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The football team will play Polo in the Homecoming game Friday night at 7 o’clock with the Homecoming dance […]
Milan High School announces Homecoming Queen candidates
Milan High School will hold various activities this week to celebrate Homecoming Week. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned at a pep assembly at Cal Hubbard Field on Thursday night at 7 o’clock. Milan Activities Director Tyler Clark reports Queen candidates are Amy Hernandez from the senior class, Jewel Kelsey representing juniors, Cady Pauley representing […]
Livingston County Sheriff seeking tips on two recent incidents
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is seeking tips on two recent incidents. Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office was called to investigate property damage to a John Deere combine parked on the east side of U. S. Highway 65 and north of LIV 226 last week. The equipment’s glass was completely shattered and that investigation […]
Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group provides vital services to cancer patients
The Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group is in its second year and spokesperson Cindy Jennings says the group helps Grundy County breast cancer patients by providing them with care bags, gas cards, and Visa cards. The group also provides education on breast cancer, participates in parades and fundraising events, and is the sponsor of […]
Chillicothe students to be busy with Homecoming activities this week
This is Chillicothe High School’s Homecoming Week with many activities planned for students. High School Principal Dan Nagel says the Homecoming Parade will start in Downtown Chillicothe Friday afternoon September 27, 2019, at 2:20. The football team will play Saint Pius the Tenth Friday night at 7 o’clock with Homecoming Coronation to follow the game. King […]
Trenton Rotary Club offering flag sponsorships for Missouri Day Festival
The Trenton Rotary Club continues the tradition of displaying the United States and Missouri State flags during the Missouri Day Festival weekend. Flags will once again be on display along 9th Street, Main Street, Oklahoma Avenue and 17th Street leading up to the parade routes and throughout the Festival grounds. Flags are available for sponsorship […]