The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. met April 13, 2018, and awarded 14 grants totaling $6,461. All grants are funded by member donations called Operation Round Up where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund grants to eligible entities. Education grants were awarded to Grundy County R-V School District, Humphreys; Trenton […]
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Former high school teacher, swim coach indicted for child pornography
A former high school teacher and swim team coach has been indicted by a federal grand jury for sexually exploiting seven minor victims. James Russell Green, Jr., 53, of Blue Springs, Mo., was charged in a nine-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. […]
Summer school enrollment deadline is May 4th in Trenton
The deadline is Friday, May 4th for enrollment at Trenton R-9 Summer School. Enrollment forms are available at Trenton middle school and the S.M. Rissler offices. The form also may be downloaded from the Trenton R-9 school website. Completed applications may be returned to any Trenton R-9 school office. Summer School at Trenton will be […]
Trenton R-9 School to have early out on Thursday
The Trenton R-9 School District will release students early Thursday to allow students and staff to attend the funeral of long-time Trenton Middle School teacher Donalyn Crowley. S. M. Rissler Elementary School students will be dismissed at 12:50, and Trenton Middle and High School students will be released at 1:07. There will be no afternoon […]
Trenton R-9 school partnering with Catapult Learning for upcoming Summer School
The Trenton R-9 School District is partnering with Catapult Learning again this year for Summer School. The program is called Summer Journey and is planned May 22nd through June 22nd for students entering kindergarten through ninth grades. The curriculum involves math, reading, communication arts, science, social studies, and exploratory classes. Summer School Administrator E’Lisha Gass […]
Laredo R-7 School District to hold Preschool and Kindergarten Roundup
The Laredo R-7 School District will hold its Preschool and Kindergarten Roundup next month. Children three, four, and five years old will be screened during the event at the school the morning of April 13th from 8:30 to 11 o’clock. Children who will be four by August 1st will be eligible for the 2018-2019 preschool […]
Trenton R-9 School District to hold annual preschool and kindergarten screenings
The Trenton R-9 School District will hold its annual preschool and kindergarten screenings in May for children residing in the district. The screenings will be held in the Early Childhood Center at Rissler Elementary School May 14th through 18th. Director of Special Services Tara Hoffman says children who will be five years old before August […]
South Harrison School District in Bethany receives $40K award to replace buses
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has presented awards to 18 Missouri school districts to replace 40 older diesel school buses which collectively adds up to $745,000. From this area, South Harrison R-2 School in Bethany received a $40,000 award to replace two of its older diesel-powered school buses. Nationally, more than $8.7 million is being […]
Suspended School Principal at Southwest R-1 of Ludlow charged with stealing prescription medication
Christopher Calhoun, who has been suspended from Southwest R-1 at Ludlow School has been formally charged in Livingston County. Calhoun, who was employed at the school as Principal, was arrested last week after the Livingston County Sheriff began an investigation into the reported theft of controlled substances from a locked medicine cabinet at the school. […]
Charges Filed: Southwest Livingston County R-1 School Principal arrested
The Southwest Livingston County R-1 School District reports that the School Principal Scott Calhoun was recently taken into custody by law enforcement and that an investigation is continuing. Online court information shows Christopher Scott Calhoun was charged Friday with two counts of felony stealing– one from February 2nd of this year and the other from […]
Grundy County R-5 School District to conduct preschool and Kindergarten screenings
The Grundy County R-5 School District will conduct Preschool age to Kindergarten screenings and Kindergarten enrollment next month. The screenings and enrollment will be done by appointment at the Galt Christian Church April 6th from 8 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The screening will be conducted on children three to […]
Area organizations to participate in Severe Weather Awareness Week
Next week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Cutter says that the purpose of the week is to encourage the public to think about the severe weather that could occur in the area, including thunderstorms, flooding, hail, and tornadoes, and what they should do in a severe weather event. Grundy […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees deal with busy agenda at Tuesday meeting
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
North Daviess R-3 School in Jameson locked down while threat investigated
The North Daviess R-3 School was put on lockdown Monday while law enforcement officials investigated a possible threat. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office reports a juvenile was taken into custody for questioning and authorities noted the investigation is continuing. It was 7:20 Monday morning when the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office said it received a phone […]
Illness closes North Mercer School
Because of continuing illnesses, the North Mercer School dismissed classes Wednesday morning, as of 9 o’clock. Superintendent Dan Owens reports North Mercer will not be holding classes the rest of this week. So, no school at North Mercer Thursday and Friday to allow for recovery from the illness.
Trenton R-9 School District receives highest score ever on annual performance report
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved refinancing of bonds at its meeting Tuesday evening. Doctor Brent Blevins of George K. Baum provided the board with information on the sale of the General Obligation Series 2010A Refunding Bonds. He said investors were confident in the district’s bonds, and it was a “great sale”. Blevins said […]
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers talks about Winter school cancellations
Winter is almost upon us, and with that, the Trenton R-9 School District has made plans on how to handle school cancellations and days that start late. With information on how the district will hand Winter situations, Superintendent Dan Wiebers tells listeners how announcements will be made.
Trenton R-9 School District to dismiss early today
Classes in the Trenton R-9 School District dismiss early this afternoon to allow for parent-teacher conferences. General hours for the conferences are from 2 o’clock until 7 o’clock at each of the buildings: Rissler Elementary, Trenton Middle School, and Trenton High Schools It also has been announced that the high school student council will be […]
Milan School District to dismiss early September 15
The Milan C-2 School District will release school early Friday, September 15th for homecoming. School will be dismissed at 12:45 that afternoon and the Homecoming parade will begin at 2 o’clock. Homecoming festivities will begin that evening at 6:30.
First day of school at Trenton has 1072 students enrolled
The Trenton R-9 School District’s first-day enrollment was 1,072 students. The enrollment number is down by 26 compared to the first day of school last year. The ninth grade class is the largest with 103 students, second grade is the smallest class with 65 and 85 students are enrolled in kindergarten. All other grades at Trenton […]