Grundy county’s newest commissioner will be Don Sager, a Republican, who carried all the voting precincts in the first district on the way to defeating Independent candidate Jimmie Martin 1838 to 326. Six other office holders in Grundy County won re-election without opposition. The nursing home tax increase proposed was defeated with 38 and a […]
A committee at Gallatin is in the process of obtaining a 501-C3 tax deductible designation in order to seek grants. It’s proposed to be known as the “Friends of Gallatin organization. The Gallatin Board of Aldermen was told that sub-committees would be created for special projects. Grants for purchase of equipment are available to communities […]
With many bands from across the state participating, the judges were kept busy with the Trenton Marching Band Festival. Here are the results from competition. Parade Competition Class 1 3rd Place Glasgow 2nd Place Rock Port 1st Place Leeton Class 2 3rd Place Concordia 2nd Place Gallatin 1st Place Fayette […]
The Wright Memorial Hospital foundation sponsored the Wright Run on Saturday morning at Trenton. Foundation Director Kurt Mylenbusch reports 125 participants. He noted the event raised approximately 65 hundred dollars for the hospital foundation. Results have been obtained from the online website “It’s Your Race.” Participants wore a timing chip inside a big to electronically […]
The Trenton City Council Monday night approved the only bid received to repair and seal the runway, apron, taxiway, and turnaround areas at the airport which was nearly $400,000 but was $73,000 less than an engineers estimate. The vote was six in favor, Brad Chumbley opposed, and Scott Blair absent. Most of the costs are […]
Beef show judging took place during the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton, and here are the winners. Taylor Coram of Browning exhibited the Supreme Champion market animal and won Senior Showmanship for those 15 and older. Cody Coram of Browning had the Reserve Champion market animal. Megan Cox of Gallatin showed the Champion market steer, […]
In a recap of primary election results, Incumbent Grundy County Commissioner Gene Wyant was defeated in his re-election bid. Former ag teacher at Chillicothe, Rusty Black, wins the race for seventh district state representative. Republican voters in the first district of Grundy County nominated Don Sager for county commissioner with 53 and a half percent […]
Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater says an initial, or preliminary autopsy report, is inconclusive regarding the deaths of a Trenton woman and her young daughter over the weekend at Trenton. Slater said officials will await the results of toxicology tests. He noted it may take at least two months before toxicology results become available for […]
The Trenton girls had a dominant performance with 169 points while the Trenton boys came out victorious by 17 points (over Carrollton) in a much tighter-team chase, in Thursday afternoon’s Trenton relays at C.F. Russell Stadium. Final girls team standings were: Trenton – 169 Carrollton – 69.5 Brookfield – 55 Mercer – 43 South […]
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 […]
Trenton voters approve a city sales tax and elect three new councilmen. There will be two new members for the Trenton R-9 board of education. School issues were approved by patrons of the Princeton and Chillicothe school districts. With majority support in each of Trenton’s four ward and among absentees, Trenton voters give 60 percent […]
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 […]
