The Chillicothe City Council will hold a closed session meeting and a joint meeting with the Board of Public Works next week. The city council will discuss employees and/or personnel in the closed session at the Chillicothe City Hall on March 21st at 5:30 in the evening. The city council and Board of Public Works […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on March 17th approved the addition of a reading interventionist for the fifth-grade level. The vote was taken at a special meeting. Superintendent Mike Stegman recommended the addition of the position. Trenton Middle School Principal Daniel Gott and Instructional Coach Jill Watkins also spoke. Stegman reported the fifth-grade reading […]
(Missouri Independent) – Applying for health insurance through Medicaid expansion took Raven Cole just 10 minutes. But the wait to see if she’s approved has dragged on for months. The 23-year-old legal assistant applied for coverage, “well over two to three months ago.” “And I haven’t heard anything back,” Cole said. Cole is one of […]
The Gallatin R-5 Board of Education will discuss the 2022-2023 salary schedule on March 16th. A meeting will be in Angel Michael’s classroom at the middle school at 6 pm. Other items on the agenda include additions to the substitute list, scholarship bank accounts, and a certificate of deposit for the Major General Homer S. […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold a special meeting to consider the addition of a reading interventionist at the fifth-grade level. The meeting will be at the district office on March 17th at 7 am. A closed session is also on the agenda to discuss personnel, including approval of an assistant principal contract […]
More than 65 area high schools with an estimated 1,500 agriculture students are pre-registered to be on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton this Thursday, March 17, 2022, for the annual NCMC Ag Club Contests. The event is held in cooperation with Area 2 FFA Association Agriculture Instructors. Students will be practicing their […]
It took two votes before the Trenton City Council approved an ordinance to repeal the ban on specific breeds of dogs, including pit bulls and pit bull mix. The council adopted budgets for the city of Trenton and Trenton Municipal Utilities for the next fiscal year, and the council, in effect, took no action on […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and a regular meeting in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on March 14th. The proposed 2022-2023 budget will be discussed at the workshop at 5 o’clock that evening. The council will consider multiple ordinances at the regular meeting at 5:30. One ordinance would accept Street Improvement […]
The Trenton City Council next week will consider ordinances to adopt budgets for the City of Trenton and Trenton Municipal Utilities. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on March 14th at 7 p.m. It will also be available on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/82987578256. The council will also consider ordinances to approve a contract […]
Following an executive session, the Trenton R-9 Board of Education on Tuesday night made several personnel decisions and set salaries for school administrators. Resignations were accepted from Kayla Horton for special education at the elementary level and Cara Leininger as a pre-school teacher. All probationary teachers at Trenton were offered a contract for next year. […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on March 8th approved, on a vote of five to one, salary schedules for the 2022-2023 school year. Approval was given after hearing a proposal from Charley Crimi with the Salary and Welfare Committee and a recommendation from Superintendent Mike Stegman. The certified salary schedule for next school year […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education on March 7th took action on health insurance for 2022-2023. Ozarks School Benefits Association was accepted. The school will pay $540 plus vision and life insurance. Secretary Robin Griswold reports employees can choose between seven different plans, including HSAs and PPOs. Some of the plans cost more than $540. […]
The Community Food Pantry of Grundy County commodity distribution scheduled for March 10th has been postponed due to pending weather conditions. This was done as a safety measure for patrons and volunteers. The event at the food pantry in Trenton has been rescheduled for March 17th at the regular times. Individuals needing emergency commodities are […]
The Chillicothe City Administrator Search Committee will meet Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in a closed session. The meeting at 8:30 am will be held at Chillicothe City Hall, 715 Washington Street, in Chillicothe. The meeting is described as closed to the extent permitted by state law when considering the hiring or promotion of employees or […]
A Salary and Welfare Committee salary proposal will be presented to the Trenton R-9 Board of Education next week. Salary schedules for 2022-2023 will also be considered at the meeting at the school district office on March 8, 2022, at 5:30 pm. Other items on the agenda include an election reminder, 2022-2023 tuition, and a […]
The Jamesport Tri-County R-7 Board of Education will discuss salary and benefits for 2022-2023. The board will meet in the school library on March 9, 2022, at 6 pm. Other items on the agenda include a financial audit, the Safe Return to In-Person Instruction, and Continuity of Services Plan, technology, fundraising requests, summer school, and […]
The Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School Student Council will sponsor a breakfast to honor emergency response personnel. The event will be held in the THS Family and Consumer Sciences room on March 9, 2022, from 6:30 to 7:30 am. Reservations are requested, so enough food will be available. Emergency response personnel who would […]
Multiple reports were given at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting February 22nd. Vice President of Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley reported NCMC’s graduation rate is 42%, and the withdrawal rate is 39%. NCMC is the only community college in the state to have a higher graduation rate than a withdrawal rate. […]
The Grundy County Commission has hired a full-time Emergency Medical Services Director. Sarah Porter is originally from the Fort Leonard Wood area and will begin her new position on March 14th. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray reports Porter has been working as a paramedic. She started in the fire service and worked her way through emergency […]
The agenda has been announced for Tuesday’s meeting of North Central Missouri College Trustees. The board meeting begins at 5:30 pm in the Frey Administrative Center on the college campus in Trenton. The meeting will begin with employee introductions, a presentation by the digital media club, and then various reports from Head Start, the vice […]
