Views: 0Parents often go to great lengths during the school year to be sure their children have the right equipment—pens, notebooks, clothing—to make it through the day. “Proper nutrition is also a key ingredient for school success because it fuels brain cells and gives your child the energy and nutrients he or she needs for […]
Views: 0The Gallatin Police Department reports having received several complaints regarding satellite TV salespeople going door to door pressuring people to change satellite services. Authorities in Gallatin say it is against the law for anyone to go door to door in Gallatin attempting to sell a product. If you as a resident have someone come to […]
Views: 0The Grundy County Commission will hold a property tax hearing next week. The hearing will be held in the County Commission Room on the second floor of the courthouse in Trenton Tuesday, August 21st at 9 o’clock in the morning. The proposed tax rate for 2018 is 23.74 cents on the $100 valuation, which […]
Views: 0 New sire selection rules for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers improve reliable calving-ease genetics. “Bulls used in the heifer program will carry DNA-tested EPDs (expected progeny differences),” said Jared Decker, University of Missouri Extension geneticist. The rules going into effect Feb. 1, 2019, were set by the SMS governing board of farmers. “DNA tests add reliability […]
Views: 0The Jamesport City Council set the tax levy for the city at its meeting Monday evening. The levy was set at 86.84 cents per $100 of assessed valuation and includes 70.21 cents for general and 16.63 cents for the park. The council approved paying half of the cost of materials and electricity for supplies […]
Views: 0Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first four months of this fiscal year are up slightly over 4% for General Purposes and Capital Projects and up approximately 3-1/2% for Parks and Fire Department purposes. The increases are compared to the same period a year ago which runs from May through August. In dollar […]
Views: 0A Chillicothe resident, Connor Keithley, exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Market Barrow at the Missouri State Fair. The market barrow, weighing 281 pounds, is among the animals to be offered during the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions which is scheduled for Saturday, August 18. Proceeds from the annual sale benefit both the winning […]
Views: 0Health advocates want McDonald’s to phase out the use of beef and pork grown with medically important antibiotics, and that’s something that could impact Missouri’s beef industry. The Show Me State ranks sixth in the country for the number of cattle, and if the fast food chain agrees to the request, Shelby Luce, national […]
Views: 0A Green Castle couple has won one million dollars through the Missouri Lottery. Barbara and Lonnie Johnson won the prize after Barbara purchased a $300,000,000 Golden Ticket at the Ayerco station at 301 North Pearl in Milan. The couple plans to pay off some bills and share the prize money with their children and […]
Views: 0There are few candidate races and ballot issues for today’s primary election within the nine-county, Green Hills Region. Political parties will nominate their candidates to run in the November general election. Polls are open until 7 pm tonight. The only nominating race in Grundy County is for the Republican nomination for Grundy County Presiding […]
Views: 0The Premium Sale held Saturday evening at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton raised $54,600 to help with livestock expenses of 23 young people from Grundy County. Each individual was allowed to have one animal in the sale. Those with animals in the sale received money from high bidders as well as others […]
Views: 0Missouri’s air quality could take a hit in future years if a reduction in fuel-efficiency standards announced on Thursday by the EPA is allowed to take effect. The proposal would freeze fuel-economy standards to hold them to 2020 levels. It rolls back an Obama administration requirement to increase the fuel standard to 54 miles per gallon […]
Views: 0(Missourinet) – Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft certified five ballot measures that will NOT be part of Tuesday’s primary but WILL be on the November Three of them would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes while a fourth would hike the minimum wage and the fifth would change redistricting […]
Views: 0As of Thursday morning, 166 properties are being offered for sale at the annual Grundy County Delinquent Tax Sale. The sale will be at the courthouse in Trenton the morning of August 27th at 10 o’clock with registration for buyers to start at 8:30. Collector-Treasurer Barbara Harris reports that of the properties to be […]
Views: 0The 127th Annual Jameson Picnic at the Jameson City Park is set to kick off Thursday evening. Registration for the Talent Show will start at 6 o’clock with four age divisions: six and younger, seven to 12, 13 to 17, and 18 and older. The Talent Show will begin at 6:30 with cash prizes […]
Views: 0A Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday during a three- day period begins at 12:01 a.m. on August 3rd and ends at midnight on the following Sunday, August 5th. Purchases of clothing, school supplies, computers, and certain other items defined by the statute are exempt from sales tax for this time period only. Only purchases for […]
Views: 0With the city of Trenton finalizing its share of costs to replace the 17th Street Bridge, efforts are directed at obtaining easements from nearby property owners and acquiring two buildings which are on the east side of the bridge. The 17th Street Bridge, now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, was built by the […]
Views: 0Trenton city sales tax revenues received this month are running very steady with the amounts reported for July of last year, with the most recent figures shared with the Trenton City Council and news media at Monday nights’ meeting. Trenton has five city sales taxes. The general fund sales tax for July received over […]
Views: 0The Trenton City Council has arranged financing for the city share of the costs related to replacement of the 17th Street Bridge. The council last night gave unanimous approval to an ordinance on a lease purchase transaction. A ten-year loan has been set up with the Security Bank of Kansas City as the trustee. The […]
Views: 0Another event has been announced for this Saturday during the Browning Homecoming celebration. A flea market and garage sale are scheduled Saturday along the west side of Highway 5 which goes through Browning. A spokesman said some 20 vendors have committed to be there. Set up is free of charge, beginning at 8 o’clock […]
