A Kansas City resident was hurt when the motorcycle she was a passenger on overturned near Excelsior Springs. Sixty-four-year-old Deborah Holden-Johnson was taken to Liberty hospital with moderate injuries. The operator of the motorcycle, 63-year-old Leroy Booker of Excelsior Springs, was not reported hurt. The crash happened Saturday afternoon on Route Y near Excelsior Springs […]
Seven riders from the Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled of Grundy County registered for therapeutic horseback riding classes at Indian Creek Equine Center. The classes started on Tuesday and are under the instruction of Bill Hinkebein and staff. Director Kayla Graham says the horseback riding classes are held in the spring and fall […]
Plans have been announced for the fourth annual Grandma’s Motorcycle Ride and associated activities to raise money for the Trenton Fire Department. Organizer Cissy Wilcoxson says the event is May 4th beginning and ending at Snappy’s in Trenton with a route that includes Coffey, Jamesport, Chillicothe, and Trenton. The charge is $15.00 for riders and […]
The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation has named the former Burlington Northern Railway Depot in Bethany as one of 15 Places in Peril. A news release from the alliance says the depot in Bethany was the last active depot in Harrison County. The first train arrived there on October 28th, 1880. The station employed a […]
Missouri Life magazine announces that Big BAM (Bicycle Across Missouri) will be on the Katy trail for the first time from October 7 through October 12 on Missouri’s Katy Trail. Big BAM has completed four different road cycling events around the state in the past. Big BAM will be back on the road next June […]
There were 27 motorcycles and 37 riders from several communities that participated in the poker run Saturday sponsored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce. The 160-mile ride included stops in Trenton, Altamont, Albany, and Gilman City. The event was a fundraiser for the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s general fund with an entry fee of […]
Several veterans events will be held in Trenton in September. A Veterans Service Officer will be at Hy-Vee to help with VA paperwork and answer questions on September 10th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon. A Veterans Service Officer and a Vet Center Counselor will both be available at […]
School days bring congestion with school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially […]
Coltrain’s Mules and Furnish Farms will host three days of activities for mules, horses, and teams at the Newtown Saddle Club Arena next month. Activities will begin August 3rd with cattle events, including steer dobbing, ranch ropin’, and steer doctoring. David Stutzman of Rocky Timber Horse Training and Shoeing will provide the steers. August 4th […]
The term “right to work’ relates to or promotes the right of a worker to be able to obtain employment without being required to join a labor union to do so. When right to work laws are in place, workers cannot be compelled to pay for any cost of union representation, even if the union […]
The Freedom of Road Riders Local 8 of Chillicothe will sponsor the 32nd Annual Spring Fling at the R-Barn, LLC at 19206 County Road 171 in Bogard this weekend. The event will be held Friday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 24th. Main Stage events for Friday night include a DJ and karaoke contest at 7 […]
The highway patrol reports two Weatherby residents were hurt Sunday morning near King City when the motorcycle they were riding was struck in the side by a deer, causing the motorcycle to veer off the road. The driver, 49-year-old John Baker, and a passenger, 44-year-old Renee Baker were taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. […]
