Trenton Middle School has selected its students of the month for the character trait sense of humor. They are fifth graders Josie Tuggle and Aryn Pajak, sixth graders Evelyn Mehrhoff and Aiden Weyer, seventh graders Emma Roberts and Cayden Spears, and eighth graders Juliet Schmadeke and Dylan Smith.
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MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of April 8, 2019
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 8 – 14. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education to meet Monday
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education will discuss insurance quotes from the Ozarks Schools Benefits Association at its meeting on Monday, April 8, 2019. The board will meet in the high school Family and Consumer Science classroom that evening at 6 o’clock. Items on the agenda include extracurricular trips, cooping, a Washington Leadership Conference presentation […]
Friends of the Library to hold annual book sale at Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library
The Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale at the Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library of Trenton next week. The sale begins on the third floor of the library on Monday, April 8, 2019, with only members of the Friends of the Library allowed to shop from noon to 4 o’clock. All other […]
April 2, 2019 election results for northern Missouri
Linda Crooks will be the next Mayor for the city of Trenton and there will be three new members of the city council to join one who won re-election Tuesday. The Trenton R-9 school levy question received a super majority and passed, and Trenton Township will have a new trustee. There was a 32% voter […]
Six members of Trenton High School Band qualify for state competition
Six members of the Trenton High School band have qualified for the state music contests late this month in Columbia, however, the instrumental competition on the district level was held Saturday in St. Joseph. Trenton students earning exemplary for their solos include Mari Atup, a freshman on flute; Caleb Johnson, a freshman, on tuba; Trager […]
Grand River Conference All-Conference Scholar Bowl teams announced
The Grand River Conference All-Conference Scholar Bowl teams have been announced. Students from the Green Hills area selected for the Eastern Division First Team include Lawrence Link of Trenton, Kelvin Vieryra of Milan, Steven Knotts and Alina Hays of Polo, and Jerika Price of South Harrison. Those on the Second Team include Graydee Rains of […]
Audio: Missouri House approves $29.2 billion state operating budget
The Missouri House has voted to approve a 29-point-two BILLION dollar state operating budget, which includes a 100-million dollar transportation infrastructure plan. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith says it’s the first time in recent history that general revenue would be used for transportation. The Carthage Republican tells House colleagues he opposes placing […]
Audio: Missouri corrections employees to receive pay increase under Missouri House’s budget
The Missouri House has given final approval to an eight-million-dollar retention pay plan aimed at investing in wage increases in the Missouri Department of Corrections staff. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith praised the plan on the House floor during Thursday’s budget debate. Frankford GOP State Representative Jim Hansen tells colleagues the plan […]
Livestock Person of the Year applications due May 1, 2019
Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Northeast Missouri Livestock Person of the Year award. Applications are open to residents from the following counties in northeast Missouri: Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, or Sullivan. The individual receiving this award must have made a significant contribution […]
Over 260 students recognized at North Central Missouri College Foundation Scholarship Reception
The 2018-2019 North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception was held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the Ketcham Community Center. Over 260 students were recognized for receiving an NCMC Foundation, Athletic, SSS or other institutional scholarship. The event was hosted by the North Central Missouri College Foundation and sponsored by US Bank and PDQ Cleaning. […]
Scholarship reception on tap at NCMC today
There’s a scholarship reception and program this afternoon (March 13, 2019) at North Central Missouri College’s Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. The event that begins at 3:30 highlights recipients of NCMC Foundation scholarships and all NCMC institutional scholarship recipients. College speech instructor Tammie Wiebers will emcee the program that begins at 3:30. Student speakers are […]
North Mercer Board of Education approves insurance premium increase
The North Mercer Board of Education has agreed to pay up to $600 per month for employee health care insurance in the next school year. The cost of premiums is up $45.00 per month from the current school year. The board agreed to allow teachers to move steps on the salary scale and to give […]
Grundy County Commission accepts bids for mowing and cart rock
The Grundy County Commission has accepted a bid from Kevin Klinginsmith of K&J mowing to cut the grass at several Grundy County properties. The property locations are the lawns at the courthouse, prosecutor’s office, and law enforcement center, the Bethel, Sires, and Wynne cemeteries and the road and bridge lot. The combined bid for all locations […]
Trenton residents arrested for probation violation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Trenton residents Thursday for allegedly violating their probation. Twenty-seven-year-old Jonathon Bradley Woods’s original charge was felony possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Court documents accuse him of possessing methamphetamine. Fifty-one-year-old Misty Lynn Miller Smith was […]
Audio: Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman unveils $100 Million transportation plan
Governor Mike Parson’s office says they’re confident that a final transportation agreement with Missouri lawmakers is possible, before the end of the session in May. The governor’s office is responding to House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith’s 100-million dollar transportation plan, which does NOT incur new debt. The Carthage Republican has concerns with the governor’s […]
North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception set for March 13th
The North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception to honor 2018-2019 scholarship recipients will be held on March 13, 2019, in the Jeanette Hoffman Robison Auditorium in the Ketcham Community Center. This annual event is hosted by the North Central Missouri College Foundation to highlight NCMC Foundation scholarship recipients and all NCMC institutional scholarship recipients for […]
Trenton Board of Adjustments approves variance request
The Trenton Board of Adjustments approved a variance request at a hearing Monday night three to zero. Deputy City Clerk Tracy Maberry reports board members Roger Hawkins, Chris Smith, and Tom Stickler attended and approved David and Sherry Mihalovich’s request to allow for the construction of a 30 by 40-foot garage at 1908 Oak Street. […]
Lake Viking Polar Plunge nets almost $15K for Special Olympics Missouri
The 12th Annual Polar Plunge on February 23rd at Lake Viking was a splashing success, raising $14,946 to date. A total of 53 men and women from around the area donned costumes and swimwear to take a chilly dip into Lake Viking. Their Reason for Freezin? The athletes of Special Olympics Missouri. Online fundraising is […]
Five from Trenton arrested on drug allegations
Five individuals with Trenton addresses were arrested recently on various drug-related charges. Each is to appear Tuesday in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Fifty-one-year-old Misty Lynn Miller-Smith, who was arrested on Thursday, faces charges of delivery of a controlled substance with alleged intent to distribute methamphetamine; as well as unlawful possession […]