Wallace State Park near Cameron holds its annual Fall Fun Event on Saturday, October 27th with park programs free and open to the public. The Find the Pumpkin trail hiking adventure begins at 3 pm with hikers who find the hidden pumpkins on the trails winning a prize. Meet at the campground amphitheater. At 5 […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a workshop on waterfowl hunting and duck decoy carving in Kirksville next month. Anyone at least 12 years old can attend and learn about duck identification, ecology, and decoy history at the Northeast Regional Office the nights of November 5th and 6th from 5:30 to 8:30. Participants will […]
The Livingston County Library will host “The Walking Dead” day on October 13th, which commemorates the world’s favorite, long-running, survival Image/Skybound Entertainment comic by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. Participants can stop by the front desk during open hours of 9-4 to choose your free The Walking Dead swag, including a Walking Dead Day special giveaway […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center of Trenton will begin a series of free parenting classes next week. The classes will be at the Mental Health Center Office Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 o’clock from October 16th through November 27th, however, no class is scheduled for November 20th. Class topics include Parenting 101 […]
An interactive open-house event to teach girls and their families about Girl Scouts will be held in Trenton. The New G. I. R. L. event will be at the First Christian Church on the evening of October 16th from 5:30 to 6:30. G. I. R. L. stands for Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, and Leaders. Girls will […]
The 7th Annual Wright Run 5k/10k went on as planned early Saturday, October 6th. Despite the rain, 106 participants braved the weather in support of the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation. This year’s theme was breast cancer awareness with pink race t-shirts given to all entrants into the Wright Run. The Grundy County Breast Cancer Support […]
The “Breast Cancer Awareness” themed Wright Run 5K/10K in Trenton is still on for Saturday morning. Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation Development Officer Dave Bain says the run to benefit the foundation’s Equipment Fund will be held rain or shine, unless it is storming with lightning, then the event may be canceled. The race is set […]
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Cameron Police Department, Green Hills Women’s Shelter, and the Cameron YMCA will host a free Women’s Self Defense Class later this month. The class about situational awareness, creating distance, and defensive moves will be at the Cameron YMCA October 27th from 8 o’clock to noon. Cameron Green Hills Women’s Shelter […]
With fall firearms turkey season and archery season underway, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters it could be a challenging season. This year’s annual wild turkey brood survey shows statewide turkey production was below average. The statewide poult-to-hen ratio (PHR) for this year was 0.9, which was 13% higher than last year’s ratio, but […]
The Sullivan County Health Department of Milan will host its annual flu shot clinic during Homecoming in Milan. Flu shots will be administered on the south lawn of the courthouse in Milan October 5th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon and from 3 to about 4 o’clock. Lisa McClaran […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner south of Sumner will host a two-day free Sparrow Identification Workshop next month. The workshop is open to the public and will include sparrow identification in classroom and field settings. Participants will meet at the Swan Lake Headquarters building October 19th at noon for classroom identification presentations, […]
The Mercer County Health Department of Princeton will celebrate National Walk to School Day as part of Safe Kids Northwest Missouri. Administrator Gina Finney explains parents of children in preschool through sixth grade may drop off their children with representatives from the health department for the free Walk to School Safety Event on the Mercer […]
A group in Grundy County assists women diagnosed with breast cancer and Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group member Ruby Walker says the group allows breast cancer survivors to provide insight, advice, and knowledge to those just diagnosed with the disease. The group’s goal is to help patients move through their breast cancer journey with resources […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees at its meeting Tuesday night approved early repayment of the Barton Campus bond issue. Associate Vice President for Business and Finance Tyson Otto presented information that outlined an option for the early repayment of the bond issue on November 15th. Total payment due is $940,459.11 with the […]
The Regional Forensic Nursing Team at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe will sponsor a TAKE Defense Women’s Self-Defense Class next month to benefit The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation. Participants must be at least 12 years old to register for the free class at the Cornerstone Church in Chillicothe the […]
LandLINK is a new service provided by FCS Financial. It connects young, beginning farmers with landowners through completion of an online form. The young, beginning farmer completes a form where they describe their current farming operation, experience and agricultural goals regarding the size of the farm they want to purchase or lease and location. The […]
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 […]
The Calamity Jane Day Festival kicks off in Princeton Friday with a tractor cruise. Kelly Bertrand with the festival says tractors will leave the lower Mercer County Fairgrounds at 9 o’clock that morning. The tractors will return to Princeton at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon and will then be parked on the west side […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation invites women to a free, two-day firearms workshop in Kirksville on Oct. 2 and 3. The program will begin with a classroom portion at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the MDC Northeast Regional Office, 3500 S. Baltimore St., in Kirksville, followed by a hands-on shooting clinic at a nearby […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a free hunter education skills session in Green City from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at City Hall, 4 S. Green St. The hunter education skills session fulfills the second half of the hunter-education certification process. To attend this class, students must first complete the Missouri […]
