The Annual Spring Princeton Chamber of Commerce Banquet was held Friday night. Winners of the Salad cooking contest were 1st Prize, Marilyn Graham, (Grape Salad) Second Prize, Chuck Herdrich, (Cauliflower Salad), and Third Prize Carla Miller, (Big Mac Salad). Winners of the Dessert Cooking Contest were First Trish Nelson, (Snickerdoodle Cheesecake), Second, Judy Woodward, (NY […]
In additional results from career development or judging contests, during the Missouri FFA Convention Friday, the Trenton FFA chapter had a team take 2nd place in the state, trailing 1st place Eldon in the category of agriculture sales. Chillicothe was 24th out of 48 teams. The highest ranking individuals for Trenton in ag sales were […]
Results have been made available on a dozen career development events held Thursday at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia with more contests today. In livestock judging, Princeton was third in the state followed by Chillicothe fourth, Meadville fifth, and North Harrison of Eagleville was tenth. Among the individual judges with livestock, Audrey Martin of Meadville […]
Everyone is invited to bring a salad or dessert to the Princeton Chamber of Commerce Spring Banquet Friday, April 20th. The meal will start at the Hal England Center at 6 o’clock in the evening and a 50/50 raffle will be held. Contact Princeton Chamber President Kelly Bertrand for more information.
A precautionary boil order has been issued for part of Princeton. The order affects the area north of Park Street to North Broadway, Ada Street, and Route FF. The boil order does not affect Park Street. The precautionary boil order will be in effect until further notice.
A breakfast will be held in Princeton to raise money to support the formation of a farmers market/cooperative for communities in the area who do not have a local grocery store. Biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, and coffee will be served at the Mercer County Senior Center Saturday morning from 7:30 to 9:30. Those attending can […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Cainsville man died as the result of a one-vehicle accident 10 miles west of Princeton on Route CC believed to have happened Monday night. A spokesperson from the Patrol says 49-year-old Michael Famuliner was pronounced dead at the scene by the Mercer County sheriff Tuesday morning after the sheriff’s department […]
The Princeton City Council approved a bid for life insurance at its meeting Tuesday evening. The Mutual of Omaha rate for life insurance was going to increase to $276 per month. The council voted to approve the bid from the Farm Bureau at a rate of $139.77 per month. The council also approved Coach Thomas […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the cap on health insurance premiums, pay increases, and tuition at its meeting Monday evening. The health insurance premiums increased by 10.5% for the upcoming year. The board approved raising the current cap on health insurance premiums to $550, which will increase the board contribution to $192 per […]
The annual Princeton Community-Wide Garage Sale and Cleanup will be held on the first Saturday of next month. Individuals may set up around the Princeton square for no charge. Maps of the May 5th garage sale locations will be available at The Famous. To list a garage sale on the map, and in a newspaper […]
The Princeton Board of Education will elect and appoint officers next week. A board President and Vice President will be elected, and a Secretary and Treasurer will be appointed at a meeting Monday evening at 5:30. The agenda also includes verification and approval of Proposition 2 election results, school construction updates, extra duty pay scale, […]
Multiple area FFA chapters had teams qualify for state judging in the Missouri Northwest District Career Development Events Tuesday. Teams ranking in the top five in their CDEs and qualifying for state include three from Chillicothe, five for Hamilton, two for Gilman City, one for Gallatin, one for Braymer, four for Cameron, one for Winston, […]
The Sixth Annual Mercer County Helping Hands fundraiser will feature a Mercer versus Princeton Alumni Showdown. The basketball games will be held at the Princeton Elementary School gym Saturday night with a concession stand to open at 5 o’clock. The girl’s alumni basketball game will start at 6 o’clock, and the boys will begin at […]
The Mercer County Health Department of Princeton will celebrate National Walking Day with a walk around Princeton. The 30-minute walk will start at the health department office next Wednesday afternoon, April 4, at 12:15. The event is free and will be held weather permitting. Participants are encouraged to bring their walking shoes.
Princeton FFA placed first in the Livestock Career Development event Wednesday at the North Shelby School invitational judging with Meadville placing second and Chillicothe fifth among the top five. Individually, the highest ranked judge of livestock was Kasey Waterman of Meadville. Among others in the top ten for livestock were Zach Trout of Chillicothe 2nd; Soyer […]
Princeton United Methodist Church will have several special services for Holy Week. The church will hold a Maundy Thursday Service Thursday evening at 5:30. The church will host a Good Friday Service Friday at noon and a Sunrise Service will be held at the Mercer Park Sunday morning at 6:58. The Sunrise Service will be […]
A percussion ensemble from Princeton High School earned a top rating of one during district solo and small ensemble evaluations Saturday. The ensemble was comprised of Calvin Berwanger, Clayton Sweeten, Parker Howsden, Cody Kelly, Preston Thomas, and Austin Kelly. Those students advance to the state music contests in Columbia April 26th. Princeton students receiving a two […]
The Trenton High School Scholar Bowl team will participate in the Grand River Conference East Pod competition at Princeton Monday. The team will go up against Milan, Princeton, and Putnam County to determine the East Pod champion. The winner will play the winner of the Western Pod later next week for the Grand River Conference […]
Of 13 career development events Thursday for FFA students competing in ag contests in Trenton, Princeton FFA had three teams win first place and Savannah FFA teams finished first in two other categories of judging. For Princeton, top honors at NCMC occurred in judging of livestock, meats, and soils. Princeton had a team finish in […]
Princeton high school FFA members continue to do well in area judging competitions leading up to next month’s state FFA convention. Out of 16 categories in the Savanah Ag Day judging Monday the Princeton FFA chapter had teams capture first place in five career development events. Princeton was the top-ranked team at Savannah in meats, […]
