Plans have been announced for a living nativity presentation in Trenton. Several community members are working together to present the live nativity, with animals, on Sunday, December 20th. The live nativity presentation is scheduled for 4 o’clock on the lawn of the Sunnyview Nursing home. The event will first be limited to residents of the […]
(Missouri Independent) – The head of Missouri’s medical marijuana program testified under oath that a grand jury subpoena his agency received late last year was likely connected to an FBI investigation in Independence. The revelation by Lyndall Fraker, director of medical marijuana regulation at the Missouri Department of Health and Seniors Services, is the first […]
Kathy Thompson of the Princeton High School Class of 1973 presented a $15,000 check to be used for the construction of the new ball fields in Princeton. The Princeton Ball Association, City of Princeton, and Princeton R-5 School District are working to relocate the softball and baseball complex from the lower Mercer County Fairgrounds to […]
The Trenton Christmas Parade will kick off on December 4, 2020, and will have something for everyone. Cindy Jennings and Chuck Jones of the Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company were in the studio recently to discuss every aspect of the parade. The parade route will be fairly lengthy and will include the Trenton High School Band […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2020, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2020. During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for 2020: Crashes ─ 321 Injuries ─ 72 Fatalities ─ 9 DWI ─ 100 Drug Arrests ─ […]
Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company will sponsor the Kansas City Chiefs mascot when they visit Trenton. KC Wolf will be in the Downtown Trenton Christmas Parade, which will begin Friday evening, December 4th at 6 o’clock. Entries will line up in the parking lot of the Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri and if needed by the […]
Main Street Chillicothe will host the annual Memory Tree Lighting and Dedication Service on the evening of November 19th. Ornaments with cards inside to memorialize individuals will be placed on the tree in Silver Moon Plaza at 6 o’clock and remain there throughout the Holiday season. Attendees can park on Webster Street, in the courthouse […]
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors on November 17th received a report on a recently completed audit, which was said to be clean. Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported the Department of Health and Senior Services completed focused infection control surveys on November 4th. No deficiencies were cited. The filing dates for the April […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce and license office will be closed from November 23rd to 27th to move the offices to their new location and observe Thanksgiving. The offices will reopen at 1846 East Ninth Street in the Eastgate Shopping Center on the morning of November 30th at 8 o’clock. Chamber President Debbie Carman […]
The FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2019, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. The 2019 data, submitted by 15,588 law enforcement agencies, provide information about the offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes. Law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports involving 7,314 criminal incidents and 8,559 related […]
Brinda Marsh, a pharmacy technician II at Wright Memorial Hospital, was honored as the hospital’s Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2020. Steve Schieber, Chief Executive Officer, presented the award to Marsh at a ceremony held in her honor on November 12. The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education Tuesday evening, November 10th approved a policy involving searches of students and hard surface bus routes in case of inclement weather. Superintendent Mike Stegman reported the policy involving searches of students was actually split in two, and part was adopted at the last board meeting. He explained he discussed […]
The Princeton Mayor signed a real estate easement with the Missouri Department of Transportation at the city council meeting on November 9th regarding the new ball fields. City Clerk Corey Willett reports the easement will let the city have about another acre of land. A no parking ordinance was signed for East Hickory. Harlene Dougan […]
Hy-Vee announced the start of Homefront Round-Up, its annual fundraiser in which the company teams up with customers to raise money to support veterans, active-duty military members, and their families. The fundraiser will be held November 1–15 at more than 275 Hy-Vee stores across its eight-state region. In its eighth year, Hy-Vee Homefront Round Up […]
Plans are being made for what’s likely to be the only “community parade” in Trenton this year. The route has been lengthened for the annual Christmas parade and includes more streets and neighborhoods than before. A committee has announced that entries are being accepted for night time Christmas parade on December 4th. The parade route […]
Main Street Chillicothe will hold the 21st Annual BooFest on October 31st. The drive-through event will be in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe that afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock. Main Street Chillicothe asks that vehicles enter the parking lot from Bryan. There will be four lanes in the parking […]
Livingston County Health Center has announced an upcoming opportunity for county residents to receive their vaccination for influenza for the 2020-2021 flu season. A Curbside Family Flu Shot Clinic will be held on Monday, November 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the lunch hour, in their parking lot at 800 Adam Drive. County […]
At Trenton, Gabe Chrisman, a property owner presented what she called a revised plan last night to the city council involving a proposed outdoor theater on land she owns at 22nd and Stature. After questions and discussions, the council voted to return the request for a conditional use permit back to the Planning and Zoning […]
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances regarding a change in zoning, a work order for sewer mains, revising city code, and approving contracts for tree trimming, purchasing rock aggregate, and purchasing sand. A meeting will be held at the Trenton City Hall on Monday, October 26th at 7 o’clock. The public will not physically […]
The Trenton Police Department is teaming up with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Take-Back Day Saturday, October 24th from 10 to 2 o’clock. Old and unused medications can be placed in the green receptacle box in the vestibule of the Grundy County Law Enforcement Center in […]
