The Trenton R-9 Annual Halloween Carnival has been canceled this year due to construction at the high school and the COVID-19 pandemic. Spokesperson David Burkeybile hopes the carnival will return next school year. The carnival is co-sponsored by the Trenton Bulldog Mascot Team, THS Student Council, and other school district classes, clubs, and organizations.
The North Central Missouri College LPN program at all three locations (Trenton, Maryville, Bethany) has recently ranked #1 in the Midwest for the year 2020 by the online resource the Nursing Process. NCMC earned the top spot after Nursing Process evaluated 660 LPN programs across the region. To learn more about the ranking, visit THIS […]
Now is a good time for beef producers to take advantage of stronger than normal prices for culled cattle, says University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Wesley Tucker. Fat trimmings become a value-added product for hamburgers. Demand for hamburger increased during COVID-19 as more people ate at home instead of restaurants or schools. COVID-19 […]
Green City School District teachers in northern Missouri have been declared as essential workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Superintendent Tenille Banner tells Missourinet affiliate KWIX in Moberly the declaration gives its teachers three options. “They can choose to teach from home using a video conferencing method. If they’re not comfortable coming in, they can go […]
Governor Mike Parson announced that the state of Missouri has expanded its COVID-19 dashboards. The new dashboards, now located on the Show Me Strong website, provide Missourians with multiple charts, maps, and measures about COVID-19 and its impact in the state. “We are committed to giving Missourians the most accurate, up-to-date information as possible regarding COVID-19 in our state,” Governor Parson said. “With easy access to information through the […]
Five children on a school bus and the driver of a pickup truck sustained injuries in a crash one mile east of Lathrop Friday afternoon, September 25, 2020. Emergency medical services transported 53-year-old Joseph Bernard of Lathrop to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries. A five-year-old boy, a nine-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl, and an 11-year-old […]
Harrison County Health Department Administrator Courtney Cross, Harrison County Community Hospital Chief Executive Officer Tina Gillespie, Bethany Mayor Jonne Slemmons, and Harrison County Presiding Commissioner Jack Hodge have provided a joint statement regarding COVID-19. They report 106 school individuals have had to isolate or quarantine since Harrison County schools reopened for the academic year. Two […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases at the Western Missouri Correctional Center of Cameron. There are 21 cumulative offender cases, which is up five from Thursday, September 24th. Eighteen of the cases are active, and three have recovered. There are 29 cases among staff at the correctional […]
Princeton High School will hold its Homecoming Friday, September 25, 2020. The football game against Putnam County will kick off at 7 o’clock. The king and queen will be announced after the game. Candidates are seniors Alison Allen, Kaydee Cunningham, Emily Hanson, Livi Binkley, Owen Schreffler, Zeb Schwartzkopf, Justin Rhoades, and Eli Henke.
The 11th Annual Pleasant Hill Horse Sale Consignment Auction will be held next week to raise money for general costs for the school. The event will be at the David T. Gingerich Farm at 789 Southwest 68th Avenue of Jamesport on October 3, 2020, starting at 9 o’clock in the morning. All breeds will be accepted. […]
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) wants to create a new program designed to shape high school students into future teachers. It is requesting $200,000 dollars in its FY2022 state budget to launch the “Grow Your Own” program. During a state Board of Education meeting, DESE Chief Budget Officer Jennifer Jordan says […]
High school equivalency classes are being provided in the Trenton community. Trenton Adult Education offers tuition-free high school equivalency preparation; skills brush up to enter college; studying for reading, math, and language; and career planning. Classes are held Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5 to 8 o’clock. Participants are required to attend six hours weekly […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved informational technology purchases on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. One purchase was for replacement data centers, wired/wireless/firewall networking equipment, video surveillance equipment, and professional services from CDWG for $1,184,899 as part of an IT Infrastructure Refresh project. Proposals were received from four vendors. Chief Information Officer Jennifer […]
Local election authorities have begun mailing out ballots to Missourians who have requested to vote absentee by mail in the General Election. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is traveling around Missouri this week to share what the different voting options are for November. “The election authorities did a great job of printing all those ballots […]
The State Emergency Management Agency announced more than $9 million in grant funding has been approved to build tornado safe rooms in six Missouri school districts. The federal grants for school districts in Dunklin, Henry, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, and Wright counties will pay for 90 percent of the cost of the safe rooms, which are […]
The Grundy County Commission approved Coronavirus relief funding requests from the Laredo R-7 School District and Sunnyview Nursing Home Tuesday, September 22nd. Laredo R-7 was approved for $2,614.46, and Sunnyview was approved for $15,083.82. Grundy County was notified of a registration qualification last week, and the county is required to submit a report detailing the […]
This flu season may look different than any we have had before. The combination of a global pandemic and influenza season happening at the same time may lead to confusion since there are many similarities between Influenza and COVID-19. Some of these similarities include patients who are asymptomatic to those experiencing the severe onset of […]
Homecoming queen candidates have been announced at the Milan C-2 High School. Coronation is scheduled at the October 1st 7 o’clock pep rally to be held at the Cal Hubbard football field. Candidates are Freshman Rosalyn Roman; Sophomore Auburn Cole, Junior Brianna Hail; Senior Yaneth Garcia, Candidate At Large, picked by the football team, is Fanny […]
It is almost harvest time on the Gottman farms in rural northeastern Missouri. Trees blushed with shades of scarlet, saffron, and sage edge mouse-brown soybean fields. The air is crisp; the sky a palette of blues. From the combine cab, Tim Gottman will remember his gentle-hearted son’s birthday on Sept. 27. Toby would have been […]
The Trenton R-9 School District has announced a calendar change to cancel school for next Monday, September 28, 2020. The district reports September 28th will instead be used as a professional development day for what’s listed as preparation of online, planning, and development for instructional purposes. No school at Trenton R-9 pre-kindergarten through 12th grade […]
