An after school program is being considered in the Newtown-Harris school district. Ten students need to participate each day in order to make the program financially feasible. The board is expected to know within two weeks whether to Implement the program. The district says a comprehensive school improvement committee is being created which is to […]
The North Mercer School district will sponsor an after school program beginning Monday, September 19 with hours from 3:15 until 5:30 Monday through Thursday. The program is for all ages, although it’s primarily for Kindergarten through 6-grade students with a cost of $3.00 per day. While there’s no district transportation service for the after school […]
Six schools will again participate in the Backpack Buddies supplemental food program through the community food pantry of Grundy County. Distribution of the backpacks and food items is scheduled at the schools beginning after Labor Day. Participating schools are Rissler elementary, Trenton Middle school, Pleasant View R-6, Grundy R-5 at Humphreys, Laredo, and Spickard. Ginny Wikoff […]
The Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of Veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or of Veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition. You may receive up to 45 months of education benefits. […]
University of Missouri Extension council members from across the state learned about research and program development at MU during the 11th annual Council to Campus conference, June 17-18 in Columbia. Among the attendees were members of Northwest Region County Extension Councils from Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, Holt, Nodaway, and Saline Counties. Attending were: Ernie Nold […]
Approximately 150 high school sophomores are to attend a leadership program at Fulton Sunday through Wednesday sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and industry. The “Leadership in Practice” conference offers presentations, activities, simulations, and small group discussions with five focus areas in leadership, global, civic, economic, ethical, and personal. The program will be held […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
The Livingston County Library at Chillicothe is sponsoring a presentation by professional chalk artist Joan Finn of Kansas City, April 29th at 6 o’clock. Ms. Finn is to do sidewalk drawings at the corner of Jackson and Locust streets, where she’s to present a program. She specializes in 3D, or anamorphic chalk painting, and is […]
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 […]
Historian, author, and musician Mark Gardner will present a program in Chillicothe on Tuesday night, April 19th, during a quarterly board meeting of the Grand River Historical Society Museum. There will be a catered dinner at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge, followed by Gardner’s program at approximately 7:15. It is open to the public at a […]
The University of Missouri Extension recently released an update for its free ID Weeds app for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn, or garden. Kevin Bradley, an MU Extension weed scientist, says the update includes new graphics and is more user-friendly than the initial version. The app […]
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]
