The Valedictorian this year at Trenton High School is Werthen Gass and the Salutatorian is Emma Gilham. The rest of the top ten academic students in this year’s graduating class are Ainsley Tolson, Taylor Richman, Saedee Jackson, Latorrie Johnson, Karissa Brock, Sidney Lynch, Melea Farmer, and Dylan Harris. Other Trenton High School graduates recognized for […]
Several Trenton High School students received awards at the Spring Choir Concert Friday night. Choir Director Tyler Busick announced the Concert Choir Outstanding Students as Ashley Johnson, Melanie Guerrero, Amanda Parrack, and Baley Catron. Rebecca Urich was named the Most Improved Student for the Concert Choir. For Gold Rush, Outstanding Students were soprano Kasie Otto, alto […]
Several awards were presented at the Trenton High School Band concert Thursday night. Band Director Tim Gilham reports freshman Alondra Fernandez was named most improved, Trager Leeper was named outstanding freshman, Amanda Parrack outstanding sophomore, Emily Kosse outstanding junior, and Karissa Brock outstanding senior. The John Phillip Sousa Award went to Nicole Rodriguez. Jonathan Schlared […]
Kids feeding kids is the focus of the 2019 Drive to Feed Kids; which kicks off today. Missouri agriculture is banding together once again to address the alarming reality that one in five Missouri children regularly face hunger. The goal of this collaboration is to raise funds to provide food for hungry Missouri children and […]
Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers averaged $1,891 at Fruitland on May 3rd during the second of four spring sales. This price topped last year by $100, said Erin Larimore, sale coordinator and University of Missouri Extension regional specialist, Jackson. The 117 heifers came from 16 herd owners in the MU program that improves beef herd replacements. The […]
The Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary Unit 477 of Mercer will host an Armed Forces Day program and lunch next week. Navy veterans and poppy poster winners will be honored at the American Legion Building of Mercer the morning of May 18th at 10 o’clock. Lunch costs $5.00, and the public is welcome. Call Sally Reighard […]
Northwest Medical Center is the proud sponsor of the 11th annual 5K & 1 Mile Walk/Run on Saturday, June 8, to help promote wellness and fitness throughout our region. The race kicks off at 7:30 a.m. at 23 Century Circle Drive in Albany. All proceeds are donated to the TriLEARNathon program in Albany, Jefferson and […]
A community fireworks display to observe Independence Day will be held in Trenton the night of July 3rd. Pyrotechnician Brian Coursey of Galt will shoot off the fireworks in the grassy area north of the Rock Barn at dusk. A volunteer committee made up of community members is organizing the event and helping to collect […]
The Trenton Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing next month to hear a request from Phil and Connie Hoffman. The hearing regarding a property at 161 South Main Street will be at the Trenton City Hall the night of June 3rd at 7 o’clock. The request is for a 480 square foot variance […]
A meeting was held at the Ketcham Community Center Monday night to discuss efforts to revive the arts in Grundy County. Phil Schlarb led the discussion and reviewed steps to complete for an official arts organization to be formed. The discussion focused on establishing by-laws for the organization and determining a name, which will allow […]
Main Street Chillicothe will hold its first Wine Walk and Concert of the year in Downtown Chillicothe this month. Four hundred glasses will be for sale for the event the evening of May 17th. Registration in front of the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce Building will take place from 4 o’clock to 7:15. The last […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Monday on felony charges of third-degree domestic assault and hindering prosecution of a felony as well as on a probation violation. Bonds for 32-year-old Michael Anthony Stantruff total $30,000 cash only and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court May […]
On Wednesday, May 15th, the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome Director Anna Hui of the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations as their featured speaker for their monthly luncheon series. Director Hui will speak on a variety of topics related to ongoing workforce trends and future plans within our state in addition […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a memorandum to state agencies (PDF, 156 KB) encouraging them to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to cooperate with child support programs. “We want states to take action to ensure that SNAP and child support work together to help children,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “Increasing […]
The wet and cold start to this year’s corn planting season bodes poorly for yields, based on research from the University of Missouri Extension. But MU Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold says farmers should not switch from corn to other crops or early maturing corn varieties because of rain-delayed planting. There is still time to get […]
The Trenton Police Department is seeking information on three reported thefts of catalytic converters from cargo vans. The police department reports the crimes occurred Thursday, May 2, 2019, in the 3400 of Oklahoma Avenue and the 12 hundred block of East 17th Street. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Trenton Police at 660-359-2121.
Community members can visit with members of the Trenton Police Department during its next Coffee with a Cop this month. The program will be at Hardee’s of Trenton the morning of May 15th, 2019 from 8 to 10 o’clock. Residents are encouraged to ask questions about the police department, special programs, or law enforcement in […]
In the last three years, there were 33 fatal crashes and 123 serious injury crashes involving an impaired driver under the age of 21. As a result of making this wrong choice, four people died and 168 were seriously injured in these crashes. Law enforcement will be on the lookout for underage impaired driving May […]
The Trenton Police Department is once again holding its Cops and Kids fishing event titled “COPS ‘N BOBBERS”. The event, scheduled for June 1, 2019, will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus located at 96 SE 8th Avenue. This event is being co-sponsored by […]
Robert Urich, a junior at Grundy County R-V school scored a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. He is the son of Mark & Kristi Urich of Laredo. In the class of 2018, 1,914,817 students took the ACT. The average composite score was 20.8 out of 36. This means that a score of 21 […]
