The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved changes to the COVID-19 policy on December 13th. The changes specifically involved shorter quarantine periods. The board also reapproved the Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. The 2020-2021 audit was approved. Superintendent Doctor Lucas McKinnis reports there were no findings or recommendations, and the […]
A Christmas Parade will be held in Gilman City on December 18, 2021. Lighted all-terrain vehicles and floats are welcome in the parade. Entries will meet at the school at 3 pm and the parade will begin at 4 pm. The parade route will start at the school continuing to Fisher Avenue, up to Main […]
A tree lighting, a parade, and Santa are planned for the “Christmas Kickoff on the Milan Square.” Everyone is invited to attend on December 11th. The event will start at 4 pm with registration for a drawing. The drawing will be held at 5 pm. Winners of the business and residential decorating contest will also […]
Unionville’s Winterfest will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021, around the town square. The festival kicks off at 2 p.m. with a Local Author Reception in the Putnam County Library. The two-hour reception features authors Doris Bland, Carl Schnelle, Melissa Hedrick, Linda Couchman, Enfys McMurry, Julie Brundage, and the Varner family. They will be answering […]
Mike Anderson, known as the Dulcimer Guy, will present Hugo Coming to Town on Monday, December 6th at 10:00 am a the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library at 917 Washington Street as part of our Twelve Days of Christmas. Hugo Kringle, Santa Claus’s younger brother, sings holiday songs and tells stories of growing up with the […]
An evening parade will highlight Christmas activities in Trenton this Friday, December 3, 2021. Entries for the lighted parade will lineup at Cross Hall of NCMC between 5 and 5:15 with the parade to begin rolling through the downtown area at Main and Crowder at 5:30. An organizer for the parade is Cindy Jennings: […]
Laredo R-7 ABC will present a free Christmas Movie Night. The public is invited to watch Prancer in the Laredo School gym on December 2nd at 6:30 in the evening. Pictures will be taken with Santa in the school cafeteria from 6 o’clock to 6:30 before the movie. There will be free popcorn and hot […]
The Christmas Festival and Craft Show is underway today and Saturday in Jamesport. Booths are still available at four locations. Those are the Spillman Event Center, Kramer’s Contracting across from Spillman, the old fire station downtown, and the old seed building north of Spillman in the same parking lot. Special activities for Friday include visiting […]
Events include a parade, music, crafts, and an auction for the 13th annual Festival of Trees this Saturday night, November 27th in Trenton. The first event is a Christmas parade. Brenda Thorne was a guest on KTTN’S Open Line and told John Anthony about entering the parade. The parade will feature the selection […]
Christmas on the Square in Green City will be November 27th. Activities will begin on the Green City Square at 6 pm with a Parade of Lights. No preregistration is necessary for the parade. There will also be a visit from Santa Claus; hot cider, cocoa, and cookies; roasted chestnuts; and children’s activities. Donations of […]
More information has been released about the Second Annual Christmas on the Square in Mercer. The town square Christmas lighting will be held on December 4th at 5 p.m. Other activities will run until 8 o’clock. Santa will arrive on a fire truck after the Christmas lighting and will be on the stage to visit […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will hold a pajama party for Santa on the Princeton Square. The event will start on December 4th with the Princeton High School band and choir performing at the bandstand at 5:30 in the evening. Santa will arrive at 5:45 with his elves. Children are invited to wear their pajamas […]
Activities will be held in Galt as part of a Holiday Bazaar. The event will be held at the Galt Lions Hall on November 20, 2021, from 9 to 4 p.m. Vendors are welcome for $5.00 per spot. Santa Claus will be there, and funnel cakes will be available. The Galt Cafe will also serve […]
Main Street Trenton will present “Christmas in a Small Town” on December 3, 2021. Activities that day will start with a cookie walk at The Space in Downtown Trenton from 3 o’clock to 7:30. A soup supper will be in the Masonic Lodge basement from 4:30 to 7:30. Preceptor Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi […]
Plans have been announced for the 13th annual “Festival of Trees” in Trenton held during the Thanksgiving weekend. The fundraiser is scheduled for November 27, 2021, at the Trenton Rock Barn. Activities include a 5:30 Christmas parade, beginning in the Eastside Park parking lot and ending at the backside of the Rock Barn. Music and […]
Christmas Around the Square in Gallatin will be held on December 4, 2021. Activities will include a baby show and barrel rides starting at 11 a.m., face painting at noon, and photos with Santa and sleigh rides at 1 p.m. Santa’s workshop will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. There will be stations set […]
Holiday activities will be held in Trenton during Downtown Christmas next month. Main Street Trenton sponsors the event which is set for Friday, December 3, 2021, starting at 5:30 p.m. There will be a Christmas parade, after-hours shopping, carolers, crafts, and photos with Santa.
Santa Claus will visit the Grundy County Museum in Trenton on November 6, 2021. There is no cost for children and adults to visit Santa from 12:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon. The main floor of the museum will be decorated. Photos may be taken of children sitting with Rudolph and a rocking horse.
A Christmas Festival and Craft Show will be held at four locations in Jamesport later this month. Activities will be at the Spillman Event Center, Kramer’s Contracting, the old fire station, and the old seed building November 26th and 27th from 9 to 4 o’clock both days. There will be food, baked items, buggy rides, […]
A six-year-old girl from Pattonsburg was taken to the hospital following an accident early Tuesday evening that involved a pickup striking a deer on Route E in rural DeKalb county. The patrol described the girls’ injuries as minor and she was taken by a private vehicle to Mosiac Medical Center in Albany. The pickup was […]
