The former city clerk in Everton, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to her role in a money-laundering conspiracy related to methamphetamine trafficking. Kristy A. Conn, 35, of Everton, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Friday, Nov. 1, to a federal information that charges her […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri offers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help low-income households pay their utility bills. Executive Director Chris Small calls LIHEAP one of Community Action’s “hallmark programs,” and describes it as “not a handout, but a hand up to help people with energy assistance needs and free […]
The Children’s Department of the Livingston County Library of Chillicothe will hold a Disney Family Trivia Night next week. Teams of four to six members with at least one child younger than 12 years old can participate in the event on the evening of November 8th. Doors will be opened at 5:30, and seven rounds […]
There is a new cooperative agreement between the Ketcham Community Center of Trenton and the Grand River Area Family YMCA of Chillicothe involving a seasonal membership proposal. Ketcham Facilities Manager Nathan Gamet says Ketcham members with annual memberships have an option to renew their memberships from Labor Day to Memorial Day. During that time, they […]
A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a romance fraud scheme that bilked victims across the United States and overseas of nearly $900,000. Ronayerin K. Ogolor, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of conspiracy to commit […]
Gallatin’s Fourth Annual Scare on the Square will be held next week. Non-profit organizations and others are welcome to bring vehicles to East Grand and North Market streets for Trunk or Treat the afternoon of October 26th from 3 to 5 o’clock. There is no fee for vehicles or trick or treaters to participate. Preregistration […]
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 […]
Four Missouri teachers were among the 2017 and 2018 awardees honored by the White House for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Katherine Lodes (St. Joseph’s Academy, St. Louis), Shelley Paul (Anderson Elementary, McDonald Co. R-1), Terri Politte (Duello Elementary, Wentzville R-IV) and Stacey Wade (Frontier Middle, Wentzville R-IV) are […]
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 […]
The Trenton High School Student Council and Trenton R-9 Mascot Team have taken the leadership role for this year’s Annual Halloween Carnival and Costume Contest. Trenton R-9 classes, clubs, and organizations will operate carnival games in the Trenton High School Commons the evening of October 29th from 6 to 7 o’clock. Children in third grade […]
Earthquake drills will be held Thursday as part of the Great Central United States Shakeout. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance reports nearly 500,000 Missourians will participate in the shakeout at 10:17 in the morning. The department encourages consumers to consider their plan for financial recovery if a major earthquake event occurs in Missouri. […]
The Friends of the Library will sponsor several activities in October 2019 at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton. Witten says the Friends of the Library will provide cookies for library patrons October 20th through 26th during regular hours to celebrate National Friends of the Library Week. Patrons can visit with library staff […]
The North Missouri Saddle Club on East 28th Street in Trenton will hold its Second Annual Haunted Barn and Hayride later this month. The haunted barn will be open the nights of October 25th and 26th from 7 to 10 o’clock, and the haunted hayride will be at 10:30 each night. The cost to go […]
GRM Networks reports it will sponsor a tailgate meal and rally towels when Princeton hosts South Harrison of Bethany in a football game on October 25th. Supporters of both teams are invited to participate in the pre-game tailgate which features a soup supper. Persons are asked to make a $5.00 donation with proceeds from the […]
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 […]
A Marshfield, Missouri, woman has been sentenced in federal court for multiple fraud schemes totaling more than $1 million that involved Medicaid payments to her dental clinics, failing to pay over payroll taxes and collecting unemployment benefits she wasn’t entitled to receive. Pamela M. Van Drie, 59, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas […]
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 […]
Law enforcement will collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Medications will be collected on October 26th from 10 to 2 o’clock. Area locations in Missouri will include the sheriff’s offices of Mercer County in Princeton, Harrison County in Bethany, and Adair Couty in Kirksville; Bethany […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved grant application requests at its meeting Tuesday evening. Fifth-grade Communication Arts teacher Christy Gibler’s request was for a $500 GEC Community Foundation grant to purchase guided reading leveled book sets for the classroom library. Board Vice President Brandon Gibler abstained from voting on the request with Dorothy Taul […]
A football coach for the Maryville Spoofhounds will be featured at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Ninth Annual Fields of Faith in Trenton. Food, fellowship, and tailgate games will begin at C. F. Russell Stadium on the evening of October 16, 2019, at 6 o’clock. Kellen Overstreet, who is an alumnus of Penny High School […]
