Makeup day procedures were discussed during the North Mercer R-3 Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening. Superintendent Dan Owens reports eight of the nine days North Mercer missed for inclement weather will be made up. Makeup days include February 18th and March 28th as well as other days at the end of the school […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discussed inclement weather make-up days at its meeting Wednesday evening. Nine of the 12 days Grundy R-5 missed have to be made up. February 18th, March 15th, and March 18th will be used as makeup days. Classes will dismiss early March 15th, with the high school at 12:30 […]
Trenton Middle School student Kaylea Boyle won the Grundy County Spelling Bee on Wednesday. Boyle won with the word fiery, Trenton Middle School student Titus Kottwitz was the runner up. The first alternate is Lainie Lewis of Laredo, the second alternate is Zane Michael of Trenton. The Regional Spelling Bee will be in Saint Joseph.
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education Monday approved recommended makeup days for this school year. Laredo will now be in session February 18th and March 15th. Administrator Misty Foster reports the district has missed 11 days so far this school year, and nine need to be made up. She said the other makeup days have […]
Grand River Technical School of Chillicothe has announced its annual post-secondary student scholarships for this school year. Grand River Tech reports $34,377 in total scholarships have been awarded for the year. Second-semester scholarships awarded totaled $20,377 while first semester scholarships totaled $14,000. The largest number of scholarships were awarded for the Robert and Helen Smith […]
The Princeton R-5 School District will hold a trivia contest this weekend to raise money for scholarships. Teams of up to six members will compete to guess the top answers on survey-based questions during Feud Time at Princeton Elementary School Saturday evening, February 16th at 6:30. The Princeton Education Foundation and Princeton Rotary Club sponsor […]
Seventh District State Representative Rusty Black of Chillicothe reports the 100th General Assembly passed three Bills in the past week. Black reports one Bill related to ethics and prohibits lobbyist gifts to local government officials, superintendents, school board members, members of governing bodies of charter schools, and their staff. It prevents a “revolving door” by […]
Trenton Middle School has announced its February “Honesty” Students of the Month. Students selected are fifth graders Navaeh Bowers and Titus Kottwitz, sixth graders Nadia White and Jake Schmadeke, seventh graders Paige Farris and Milo Simpson, and eighth graders Phoebe Fender and Gaven Kelsall.
A former teacher in Cameron, Mo., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using three minor victims to produce child pornography. William Derek Williams, 39, was charged in a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Williams formerly was a high school language […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a request Tuesday evening to categorize two high school classes as weighted. Spanish Four was approved to be categorized as a weighted class on a unanimous vote and Desktop Publishing was approved on a vote of four to three. Trenton High School Principal Ron Franklin said the two […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved an update to this year’s school calendar and the school calendar for next school year at a meeting Tuesday evening. The calendar updates for this school year include Trenton R-9 being in session March 15th and 18th, April 22nd, and May 17th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. […]
A benefit will be held this weekend for a former Chillicothe High School cook undergoing cancer treatments. A soup supper and auction for Carolyn Rader of Mooresville will be at the American Legion Hall of Chillicothe Saturday evening, February 16, at 6 o’clock. Proceeds will go to help Rader with medical costs and transportation to […]
Specifications have been approved regarding bids to be sought for residential sanitation collection and disposal in the city of Trenton. The city council last evening reviewed details of the bid documents. City Administrator Ron Urton said the request for bids will be published this week, with bids due at the city hall by 2 o’clock […]
The North Missouri Sportsman’s Alliance is sponsoring its annual free deer antler scoring day Saturday, March 16, at the Elks Lodge in Chillicothe. “We will again be providing certified Pope & Young and Boone & Crockett and Missouri Big Bucks scorers for area hunters,” said Steve Shoot, president of the NMSA. “This is free to […]
Winter feeding of forage to beef herds doesn’t rank high as a favored job for herd owners. But there’s a bright side to feeding fescue, whether in hay or grass. Fescue toxins are down. “This is the best fescue will be, now until pastures green up again,” says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage […]
The 13th Annual Polar Plunge at Lake Viking will be held this month to raise funds for Special Olympics Missouri. The clubhouse at Lake Viking will open the morning of February 23rd at 9:30 for registration. Children 10 years old and younger can participate in a Peewee Plunge at noon. A Parade of Costumes is […]
FCS Financial has a grant program that offers Missouri 4-H and FFA organizations $500 grants to implement projects to benefit rural communities and youth development. Shaping Rural Missouri grant program funds are awarded to assist club or chapter members in bringing positive change by establishing projects to make communities better places to live. FCS Financial […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will consider calendar updates for this school year as well as approval of the calendar for next school year at a meeting next week. The board will meet at the district office Tuesday afternoon, February 12 at 4:30 to give individuals an opportunity to attend the final home basketball […]
The annual meeting of all Trenton High School Alumni classes previously canceled due to inclement weather has been rescheduled. The meeting will now be the held on the afternoon of February 17th at 1:30 at Royal Inn Pizza of Trenton. Class mailing lists will be distributed and tentative plans will be discussed for the THS […]
Twelve Trenton High School students performed in the Grand River Conference Honor Choir Saturday. Students participating were Sara Carson, Trager Leeper, Lily White, Jonin Villacampa, Leslie Cotiango, Amanda Parrak, Elliana Gaunt, Jada Roberts, Aiden Maxey, Lawrence Link, Mackenzie Klinginsmith, and Mari Atup. THS Vocal Music Instructor Tyler Busick says the honor choir was made up […]
