United States Department of Agriculture Missouri Farm Service Agency Executive Director Brent Hampy has announced that more than 86 million dollars will be paid to Missouri farms that enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage for 2017 market downturns. Missouri FSA will also distribute more than 102 million dollars in Conservation Reserve Program […]
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NCMC Student Senate raises awareness on domestic violence
October is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), and NCMC Student Senate is promoting DVAM by providing several resources to assist those experiencing domestic violence, honor the lives that have been lost, and support all survivors of domestic violence. Around campus, several buildings and offices feature a purple “escape” button sticker. When an individual […]
Road work begins on Chillicothe streets
Work on streets has begun in Chillicothe as M and M Utilities started a project today that includes digging and placement of storm drainage boxes and pipes on Hickory Street. The location is between 2nd and 3rd streets with the contractor placing pipe at street blocks one at a time. Jeff Gillespie is the Street […]
Trenton sales tax receipts down slightly in first half of fiscal year
Trenton city sales tax receipts in the first half of this fiscal year are down one percent for parks and fire department purposes, and down less than one percent for general purposes and capital projects. The receipts are compared to the same period a year ago which encompasses May through October. Trenton city sales tax […]
Audio: Thirty Two schools to participate in Trenton Marching Festival
The 32 schools participating in the Trenton Marching Festival Saturday will be judged in various events. Three judges will evaluate the 19 bands competing in the parade competition in the Missouri Day Festival Parade, which begins at Main and Crowder at 8:30 that morning. Co-manager Roy Maxwell says the parade judges are strategically placed. […]
Audio: Missouri Day Festival opening ceremony is tonight at First Baptist Church in Trenton
The 34th annual Missouri Day Festival begins this evening with a soup supper, recognition and awards program, and vocal music – all at First Baptist Church in Trenton. Debbie Carman is president of the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce and discusses the opening ceremony. While entry deadlines have passed for some of the […]
Trenton High School to host Halloween Carnival
Trenton High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America members will collect items to support the Green Hills Women’s Shelter during the Trenton High School Halloween Carnival next week. The carnival starts the evening of October 24th at 5 o’clock with a costume contest for infants through third grade beginning at 6 o’clock. Items […]
TMU reports latest tests on drinking water shows 9 of 40 samples above EPA action level for lead
Trenton Municipal Utilities recently received the latest round of official drinking water test results from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. TMU reports the results from samples collected in late July and early August show nine of the 40 sample Tier One locations were above the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of 15 parts per […]
Seventy eight entries and 19 bands confirmed for Missouri Day Parade on Saturday
The Trenton Rotary Clubs’ parade committee on Wednesday released a list of 78 confirmed entries for the 34th annual parade Saturday morning in Trenton. Nineteen high school bands, including Trenton, are scheduled to march in the parade with the Trenton Bulldogs Band the first of the bands performing in exhibition. The remaining bands are to […]
Oscar Mensa from Milan named 2018 Missouri Livestock Person of the Year
Oscar Mensa, a long-time rancher from Milan, Missouri, will be honored at the 2018 Missouri Livestock Symposium on Friday, November 30, 2018, when he will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium’s Livestock Person of the Year Hall of Fame. Mensa is the 16th person to be selected for this honor. Those selected have made […]
USDA Issues farm safety net and conservation payments
The United State Department of Agriculture continues to invest in rural America with more than $4.8 billion in payments being made, starting this month, to agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. Approximately $3 billion in payments will be made under the […]
Secretary of Agriculture announces $9.4M in Support of socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue $9.4 million in grants to provide enhanced training, outreach, and technical assistance to underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers. This funding is available through the USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known […]
Chip and seal project to begin on several streets in Chillicothe
Vance Brothers Company will start a chip and seal project on October 16th that involves several streets in Chillicothe According to the Chillicothe street department, the contractor will be chipping Oak Street from JFK to 10th Street, Peacher and Rinehart from Clay Street to Grandview, Springhill Road from Fair Street to the city limits, and […]
Missouri Day Festival kicks off Thursday, October 18th with opening ceremonies
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Missouri Day Festival begins with a soup supper and open ceremonies Thursday evening, October 18, 2018. The supper will be at the First Baptist Church of Trenton from 5 to 7 o’clock with opening ceremonies to follow at 7 o’clock. Winners of the yard and porch, pumpkin, and window […]
Managed pastures pay dollar returns using skills learned in grazing schools
Pastures grow green for farmers. When managed well, pastures add dollars to farms. University of Missouri economists reports an added output of $125 million per year from using skills taught for management-intensive grazing (MiG) at grazing schools. “That’s annual impact, not cumulative,” says Craig Roberts, MU Extension forage specialist. Payoffs come in extra milk or […]
Missouri Day Festival to feature Baby Show and Little Miss and Mister competition
One of many activities at the Missouri Day Festival in Trenton will be a Baby Show and Little Mister and Miss Missouri Day Contest. Moms of Preschoolers of Green Hills will sponsor the event at the Rock Barn Pavilion show area the evening of October 19th. Registration begins at 5:30, and the show starts at […]
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe to visit Hamilton
The location and time have been released of Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe’s visit to Caldwell County as part of the first Buy Missouri Week. Buy Missouri and Tourism Director Casey Hogg reports Kehoe will visit the Missouri Star Quilt Company of Hamilton Thursday, October 18th at 2:30. The event is open to the public. […]
Missouri Department of Conservation predicts good quail season in parts of the state
With the quail-hunting season starting November 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters that overall quail production was about the same as last year, but below the 10-year average. MDC staff note that good hunting can be found in areas with quality habitat in north the and west-central portions of the state. Each August, […]
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe to visit area counties
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe will visit several counties as part of the first Buy Missouri Week, which starts Saturday. Area counties he will visit in northern Missouri include Caldwell and Adair. A representative from Kehoe’s office says the locations of the visits are expected to be finalized Friday, October 12. Kehoe says Buy Missouri […]
Audio: Trenton Rotary Club offering flag sponsorships along Missouri Day Parade route
The Trenton Rotary Club has sponsorships available for American and Missouri flags that line the Missouri Day Parade route and the Ninth Street Bridge. Rotary Club member Brian Upton says businesses or individuals can sponsor a four by six-foot flag to commemorate or memorialize someone for three years for $50.00 with proceeds going to the […]