Trenton Firemen responded to motor vehicle fires Monday, April 25 and Tuesday, April 26. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:37 pm Monday to a car on fire in the parking lot near Hy-Vee. Fire was contained to the engine compartment, and quickly knocked out. The car, a 2014 Pontiac Grand Prix, is owned by Kim Miller […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
At the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, Princeton FFA has a state champion livestock judging team. Several of the state, career development events, were held yesterday with other categories today. Right behind first place Princeton for livestock judging was a Chillicothe FFA team in second place. Princeton also had a team place third in the judging of horses. Members […]
The Princeton Board of Education has agreed to combine two incoming 3rd grade classes for next school year. The combination will result in 23 students in the class. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reports the decision will not result in a reduction in the workforce, with a re-assignment planned for grade level duties. Natalie Stiles has […]
Plans have been announced for “Trivia Night” competition to be held in Princeton. Teams of five people each will be challenged to answer trivia questions on Saturday night, April 23rd. There is a $50.00 entry fee per team. Desserts and soft drinks will be available for purchase. It begins at 7 o’clock that evening in […]
Trenton golfed well on its home course on Monday afternoon, finally seeing the winds of the first week of April subside, and using the improved conditions at Riverside Country Club to shoot a score of 161, easily defeating the tallies of visitors Putnam County (225) and Princeton (226). All five of Trenton’s individual scores were […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will be holding a dessert and salad competition, along with their annual meeting, on Friday, April 22nd. Those attending are asked to take your best dessert and/or salad. The chamber will provide the rest of the meal and drinks that evening, starting at 6 o’clock in the basement meeting room of […]
A 35-year old Princeton resident, Billy Fischer, has been charged in Grundy County with driving while intoxicated, persistent offender, and felony driving without a valid license, on Monday. The DWI charge indicates Fischer previously was convicted of DWI in Arkansas in 2009 as well as pleading guilty to DWI in Buchanan County in 2002. The […]
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday morning, announced that the east side of the Princeton Square will remain closed until further notice, due to the high probability that one of the structures involved in Tuesday’s fire was going to collapse. There is no parking on Broadway between Main and Hicklan, on Hickland between Broadway […]
The Stanberry Lady Bulldogs amassed 98 points to outdistance the 77 put up by runner-up’s East Buchanan and Platte Valley, while the South Harrison boys scored 117 points to runner-up Princeton’s 80, in the Warrior Relays held on Monday afternoon in Albany. Girls team scores were: Stanberry – 98 East Buchanan – 77 Platte Valley […]
Area firefighters, this (Tuesday) afternoon, have been battling a blaze on the east side of the Princeton Square. Smoke from that fire is blowing towards the Hal England Center, causing the polling place at that location to be moved to the Mercer County Courthouse. The polling location will be in the hallway on the first […]
Two Princeton boys were hurt Saturday evening when an all terrain vehicle hit a tree on private property at Princeton. A passenger, ten year old Andrew Matthews, was transported to Wright Memorial Hospital at Trenton and, later flown by medical helicopter to Childcare’s Mercy Hospital at Kansas City with serious injuries. The operator of the […]
The Trenton girls racked up 239 points in a dominating performance, while the Bulldog boys held off Carrollton (151 to 113), to win Thursday afternoon’s six-school Trenton Early Bird Relays at C.F. Russell Stadium. Other schools in the meet were Gallatin, Putnam County, Princeton, and Milan. The Lady Bulldogs of Trenton had 239 points, with […]
The highway patrol reports a 13-year-old Princeton boy was injured yesterday afternoon in an all terrain vehicle accident approximately three miles southwest of Mercer. The three wheeler was towing a small utility trailer. The patrol described injuries as moderate for Michael McFee of Princeton, who was taken by ambulance to Decatur County Hospital in Leon, […]
A Facilities Manager for the Ketcham Community Center has been hired to fill the vacant position left by the retirement of Steve Ockenfels last December. Nathan Gamet has been hired to serve as the Facilities Manager. He will begin his duties April 11, 2016. Nathan Gamet is a native of Princeton, Missouri. He currently lives […]
Princeton and Hamilton had three first place teams and Trenton one during the Savannah FFA and Alumni career development events on Monday. Princeton had first place teams in dairy cattle, horses, and livestock. Hamilton had the top teams in ag mechanics, entomology, and forestry. Trenton had the first place team in meats judging. Among other […]
The Princeton Board of Education, on Monday night, officially hired 24-year old Thomas Hotmer as the new football coach of the Tigers. This will be Hotmer’s first head coaching job. He has been with the Bolivar School District, leading the middle school’s At Risk program, and serving as an assistant coach for the Liberators varsity […]
The 5th annual “North vs. South” alumni showdown will be held on Saturday night, March 26th inside the Princeton R-V gymnasium. Concessions will open at 5 PM, with the girls game, featuring alumni from Mercer facing Princeton’s alumni, starting at 6 PM. The boy’s game will follow. All proceeds raised will go towards the Mercer […]
Princeton High School has hired Bolivar Middle School teacher and varsity assistant football coach Thomas Hotmer as the new head coach of the Tigers varsity football program. Hotmer, at Princeton, will replace John Goodin, who resigned his position as head football coach earlier this season. Hotmer is currently employed in the Bolivar Middle School’s At […]
North Central Missouri College’s Ketcham Community Center will host the 25th Annual Lions District 26-M4 All-Star games on June 3rd and 4th. Specifics on the games will be announced at a later date, but, with the completion of Class 1, 2, and 3 seasons, rosters for the games (with four girls and four boys teams) […]
