The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton teen, 17-year-old Calvin Berwanger, was injured Thursday night when the pickup he was driving traveled off Highway 136 and overturned at Mount Moriah. The highway patrol last night described his injuries as serious and Berwanger was taken by ambulance to the Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The accident report noted […]
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Calamity Jane Day officials announce winners of car show
Results have been made available from the Calamity Jane Festival car show that was held in Princeton with officials reporting 59 entries. The judges choice was a 1924 Dodge Bross entered by Ron Scott of Harris. Recognized for best paint was a 1967 Ford pickup shown by Terry Kinder of Ridgeway. Best of show awards were given […]
Three in Monday arrest report from Grundy County Sheriff
Three arrests are in the report from the Grundy County Sheriff’sDepartment with each being arrested following unrelated investigations. 27-year-old Tyler Joe Williams of rural Princeton has been charged with stealing. Williams is accused of receiving or retaining certain physical evidence with a value of over three thousand dollars allegedly knowing it was stolen. Specifics were […]
Princeton Junior selected for Northwest All-District Choir
Princeton High School junior Sierra Bruse auditioned and was selected to the 2017 Northwest All-District Choir as a soprano. The audition was held Saturday at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. Sierra prepared a solo and was also required to sight-read music at the audition. In addition to being a student in the Princeton […]
Green Hills Medical Clinic doctors and staff to move to Wright Memorial Physicians Group
Green Hills Medical Clinic Doctor Jennifer Bowe, Nurse Practitioner Sydney Arnold, and staff will move to Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton next month. They will begin seeing patients at the Physicians’ Group October 2 and Bowe says she and her staff will still provide the highest level of care to patients. Bowe is originally from […]
Princeton Board of Education approves mobile dental services
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding for mobile dental services at its meeting Monday evening. The dental services will be provided to students and will serve all Missouri Medicaid and uninsured students in the district. Superintendent Jerry Girdner said services such as x-rays, examinations, fillings, crowns, and extractions will be […]
Trenton man arrested on felony domestic assault
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area men on unrelated charges Monday. The sheriff’s office arrested 48-year-old Donald Eugene Savage of Trenton for felony third-degree domestic assault. His bond is $25,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court September 26th. Court documents accuse Savage of […]
Calamity Jane Days royalty crowned Saturday in Princeton
Coronation activities took place Saturday evening in Princeton. Crowned Miss Calamity Jane Saturday night was Kylie Willet of Princeton. The First Runner-up was Lauryn Waddle of Cainville while the Second Runner-up was Raven Moreno of Princeton. Earlier in the evening, Emma Henke of Princeton was named Little Miss Calamity Jane and Curtis Allen of Mercer […]
Residents speak to Princeton City Council concerning Dekalb Street
Residents living on Dekalb Street in Princeton spoke to the Princeton City Council Thursday evening about concerns with the road. The residents would like some oil or chip and seal work done to the gravel road. Traffic has increased due to the dollar store, and gravel dust and rocks are being thrown into their yards. […]
Saturday evening filled with a host of activities at Calamity Jane Days event
Princess and Prince and Little Miss Calamity Jane and Little Wild Bill contests, as well as the Miss Calamity Jane Pageant, will be held as part of Calamity Jane Days in Princeton. The events will be held at the Princeton United Methodist Church Saturday and parents should note that the Princess and Prince contest is […]
Smithfield to sponsor events in Princeton
When Princeton hosts Milan in high school football Friday night, Smithfield will sponsor the tailgate supper. Serving is from 5:30 until 7 o’clock Friday evening at the Princeton grade school cafeteria. The event is eat and pay what you want with proceeds going to the Princeton R-5 Booster Club. The Friday, September 1 menu includes […]
3 hurt in Sunday crash north of Princeton
Three residents of Iowa were injured Sunday in an accident that happened three miles north of Princeton in Mercer County. Sports utility vehicles driven by 80-year-old Carole Kirchhof of Thor, Iowa and 62-year-old Cynthia Kingsbury of Mercer were southbound on Highway 65 when the Kingsbury vehicle attempted to make a right turn onto Design Place […]
Princeton Board of Education approves proposed tax rate
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the proposed tax rate and rolled back the debt service levy prior to its regular meeting Monday evening. The tax levy is set at $5.0715 which a little more than three cents ($.034) lower than last year’s levy. The debt service levy was reduced to $.9532. The board […]
Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions raises $171,000
The annual Sale of Champions at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia raised a record-breaking $171,500 Saturday. Results involving this area included the Grand Champion steer exhibited by Katelyn Gillum of Unionville selling for an all-time high of $28,500 dollars. The 1,355 pound crossbred steer was donated to the Missouri FFA Leadership Fund. The Grand […]
Calamity Jane Days set to begin September 15 in Princeton
Calamity Jane Days in Princeton are coming up next month. Individuals who have a special photo or painting that they’d like to have included in an art display are invited to do so during the Calamity Jane Festival. Forms for Miss Calamity Jane, Little Miss Calamity, and Little Wild Bill may be picked up at […]
Highway patrol reports arrest of two area men
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two area men on felony warrants in Sullivan County Friday night. Thirty-two-year-old Nicholas Wendt of Galt was arrested for a Mercer County warrant for possession of methamphetamine. Thirty-seven-year-old Christopher Owen of Princeton was arrested on a probation warrant for non-support. Both were transported to the Sullivan County Jail.
Princeton girl receives top honors at Missouri State Fair
A Princeton youth’s goats received Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Market Goats designations at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Brylee Williams’s Grand Champion Market Goat weighed 80 pounds, and her Reserve Champion weighed 96 pounds. She will sell her market goats in two of 12 lots offered in the Missouri State Fair Sale of […]
Princeton School District announces registration and orientation dates
The Princeton R-5 School District will hold registration, open houses, and orientations for its students in the next few weeks. Registration for new students in kindergarten through 6th grade will be held at the elementary school through August 18th from 9 o’clock in the morning until 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Registration for new students […]
Princeton Board of Education holds pre-bid meeting
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education held a pre-bid meeting for general contractors for the district’s construction project last Thursday. Representatives of six general contractors and numerous subcontractors attended. The meeting provided potential contractors an opportunity to tour the site and ask questions regarding the building plans. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reported the excavation work is […]
Princeton City Council approves contracts
The Princeton City Council has approved its tax rate for the year. The total tax rate will $.9063 which includes the general fund rate of almost 82 cents ($.8173), and the band fund of nearly 9 cents ($.089). The city council also approved several service contracts in the amount of $2,050 for the Princeton Chamber […]