The Putnam County Fair in Unionville next month will feature entertainment including Josh Turner, Restless Heart, and Hairball. There will also be a rodeo and tractor pull. Activities will begin September 5th with a 4-H and FFA horse show. An open show will follow. Entries will be accepted in various categories September 8th. The schedule […]
A Back to School Sales Tax Holiday will be held in Missouri this weekend. The state’s portion of the tax rate of 4.225% will be exempt for the sale of qualifying items starting Friday, August 7th at 12:01 am and ending Sunday, August 9, 2020. The sales tax exemption is limited to any article of […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has announced a scheduled water outage Tuesday, August 4, 2020, following a precautionary boil advisory for an area of Trenton including portions of Main, East 17th, and Mable streets. Specifically affected are customers on Main street between 15th and 18th; on East 17th between Main and Mable, and on Mable Street between […]
A new State Farm Insurance agent began in Trenton Saturday, August 1st. Dillon Harp is working at the office at 2910 Oklahoma Avenue, which he says has been without an agent for about a year. Mitch Liberty was a previous agent. Harp is originally from Chillicothe and worked eight years in higher education in college […]
The Winston R-6 School District has released a Return to Learn Plan for students and staff for the 2020-2021 school year. Superintendent Doctor Brian Robinson says the purpose of the plan is to create a safe return to classroom instruction. The plan can be altered during the school year. Winston R-6 worked with the Daviess […]
S. M. Rissler Elementary School in Trenton has released parent guidance on mask use. The information says face masks will be required at the school for the 2020-2021 academic year. It is recommended masks fit snug around the mouth and nose, so a child mask might be needed for younger children. Students will wear a […]
The Milan Old Timers Annual Rodeo will be next week. Gates will open at the Sullivan County Expo Fairgrounds in Milan the afternoons of August 7th, and 8, 2020, at 4 o’clock. Registration for mutton bustin’ will start at 6 o’clock for the first 20 children. The C. R. McKellips Rodeo Company, Incorporated rodeo will begin […]
Jamesport’s 22nd Annual Quilt Auction will be held in October. A quilt show will be at the Spillman Event Center on October 8th from 10 to 4 o’clock. A quilt viewing will be October 9th from 1 to 7 o’clock. Doors at the Spillman Event Center will be opened on the morning of October 10th […]
Heritage Days and the Highway 190 Car, Truck, Bike, and Tractor Show will be held in Jamesport in September. A craft show and retail market will be at Heritage Days at the Spillman Event Center on September 25th and 26th from 9 to 4 o’clock each day. There will also be kettle corn and other […]
Missouri school officials have been putting a lot of effort into developing reopening plans designed to help protect staff, students, and their families during the COVID-19 era. Gov. Mike Parson is traveling around the state this week to hear from teachers and administrators about their back-to-school plans. He has made stops in Jefferson City, Neosho, […]
A Kansas City, Kansas, woman was charged in federal court with stealing a vehicle at gunpoint from the parking garage at the Country Club Plaza. Maricela Delores Lozano, 20, was charged with one count of carjacking and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence in a complaint filed under seal in […]
Two individuals have been charged with felony tampering with a motor vehicle—first degree after they were allegedly found sleeping in a pickup truck reported as stolen in Cameron Tuesday, July 28th. Online court information shows 29 year old Corey Thomas Dwyer of Claycomo and 31 year old Nicole Renee Graenser of Belton are scheduled for […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the evening of Tuesday, July 28th applying for Grundy County CARES Act funding to combat COVID-19 expenses. A Return to Fall Plan was also presented. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver said the college could receive $89,000 in Grundy County CARES Act funding, which could be used […]
A recent North Central Missouri College Gifts in Action donation by Betty Hatcher created the Edward and Betty Hatcher Scholarship. The scholarship will assist a Milan C-2 or Grundy County R-5 graduate in pursuing an allied health degree or certificate at NCMC. The first award of the scholarship will be in the fall of 2021. […]
The American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially life-saving treatment for patients with COVID-19. The Red Cross has seen demand for convalescent plasma more than double over the last month as the number of coronavirus cases increases across the U.S. Convalescent plasma products are now being distributed faster than donations […]
Fire Saturday morning destroyed the Donnie and Tracy McDonald residence at 203 South Painter Street in Milan. Milan Fire Chief Rick Gardner explained the McDonalds and six others described as children and grandchildren got out safely, noting that a couple of the children jumped from a second-floor window onto a carport. A firefighter was treated […]
A Columbia man accused of shooting and seriously injuring a man in Unionville in December waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty in Division One of Putnam County Circuit Court this week. Twenty three year old John Daniel Crawford Murry is scheduled for a plea or trial setting in Putnam County August […]
The Trenton FFA will serve food at the North Central Missouri Fair of Trenton next week. The Trenton FFA Alumni Barbecue will start at the fairgrounds the evening of Tuesday, July 28th at 6 o’clock. The menu for the drive through-style meal will include pulled pork, beans, chips, and a cookie. It will cost $6 […]
Dollar Tree, Incorporated has reversed course on requiring shoppers to wear masks. A July 8th update on the company’s Coronavirus Response webpage indicates the company initially started requiring shoppers, vendors, and employees to wear masks. The company updated its mask policy last week to “request” face coverings in stores where state and local ordinances are […]
The Trenton R-9 School District has announced several proposed practices to allow for students to attend classes, in-person five days a week, beginning late next month. These include temperature checks and the wearing of masks for all students and staff. Trenton R-9 Superintendent Mike Stegman discusses safety protocols for school bus transportation and proposed practices […]
