Seeding winter annual small grain offers fall grazing for beef cow herds short on grass and hay. “Lots of calls are coming in,” said Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. He offers encouraging words and cautions. Interest grew as some local USDA Farm Service Agency offices offer added drought disaster assistance. Drilling wheat, […]
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt who represents Missouri recently spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City and the important role it plays in preserving the history of African-American baseball. Kansas City is the birthplace of the Negro National League which was established in 1920 during a meeting of […]
The Daviess County Public Water Supply District Number 2 reports service has been interrupted for some of its customers due to a water main break. The area affected includes Breckenridge from Route M to Waltz Avenue and west of 300th Street as well as the south part of Gallatin to the north part of Hamilton […]
The Mid-America Music Festival at Black Silo Winery in Trenton starts Friday with a beer garden and vendor row will open at noon. The gate opens at Noon with Rock and Blues music to start at 2:15 featuring Hired Gun. Centerline will perform at 3:30, Members Only at 4:45, Them Dirty Roses at 6 o’clock, […]
Many activities will be held in the Trenton Rock Barn during the North Central Missouri Fair, which officially starts on July 31st, those attending the exhibits in the Rock Barn can expect a real treat. Rock Barn Superintendent Carol Ausberger provides details of the various exhibits. Ausberger says items should be released by […]
Mechanical issues with one of the machines used in the resurfacing project through Cameron has altered the schedule of the ramp and access closures. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the U.S. Route 36 resurfacing project which stretches from Grindstone Creek to just east of the Caldwell County […]
The North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton starts Friday with a Kids Rodeo by TNT Ranch and Rodeo Company. The event will start at the grandstand at 7 o’clock with admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for children between the ages of six and 12, and is free for children five and younger. The rodeo […]
Multiple animal shows will be held at the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show at the Jamesport City Park Thursday morning. Sheep, goats, and poultry should be in place by 8 o’clock as the Sheep Show starts at 9 o’clock with the Goat Show following the sheep show. The Poultry Show will be held in the Park […]
“Cruising Through the Years” is the theme of the Browning Homecoming this Friday night and Saturday. Friday night’s schedule includes an ice cream social hosted by Linn County R-1 cheerleaders, and live music by Chris Daugherty on the park stage, both beginning at 5:30. A baby show, Prince and Princess, Junior Queen, and Queen contests […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative will host its annual membership meeting in August. All Grundy Electric member-owners are invited to attend the event at the North Mercer R-3 High School in Mercer the evening of August 2nd. Registration, a dinner, and musical entertainment by the Marks Family from Jefferson City will start at 4:30 with the business […]
A North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees member has resigned from his position. The board accepted the resignation of trustee Steve Busch at a meeting Thursday evening. Busch said he is now considered a resident of Florida, which excludes him from being on the board. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver and Board President Don Dalrymple […]
The three-member Utility Committee to the Trenton City Council discussed several topics when they met for 90 minutes Tuesday night but no official action was taken. Dawn Stewart told of a flooded basement after an apparent sewer backup. It was noted a fiber optics contractor had a crew working in her yard. Trenton Municipal Utilities […]
The resurfacing project through Cameron began this week and the one-day ramp and access closures have been pushed back from what was previously scheduled. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the U.S. Route 36 resurfacing project which stretches from Grindstone Creek to just east of the Caldwell County […]
Protesters are turning out as Vice President Mike Pence attends a fundraiser in Missouri Thursday. Pence is speaking at an event promoting the Trump administration’s tax cut and to raise money for Republican Josh Hawley, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in the November election. Jessica Estes, a statewide organizer with NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, expects […]
Three area youth are attending the Advanced Air Academy in Oshkosh, Wisconsin under the sponsorship of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 944 based in Chillicothe. Taking part in the academy are John Gibson and McKay Marble both of Gallatin and Grace Madison of Chillicothe. The academy includes ground instruction and introductory recreation flights. Chapter 944 […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Eighth Annual Jailbreak Poker Run in September. All vehicles are welcome to register at the Old Grundy County Jailhouse on Eighth Street in Trenton the morning of September 15th starting at 11 o’clock. The poker run will begin at noon and travel a 160-mile route through […]
Two men arrested by the Highway Patrol in Sullivan County Sunday afternoon have both been charged with felony second-degree assault. Probable cause statements report 25-year-old Darrell Jesse Palmer of Milan and 49-year-old Orville Ray Hostetler of Newtown allegedly assaulted a man who came to help with plumbing at a residence in the 200 block of […]
A Stewartsville native was recently named the chairman of the North American Bison Registry Committee. National Bison Association President Dick Gehring of Moundridge, Kansas appointed Connor Elliott to the position. A news release reports Elliott assumed the position after former chairman Gerald Parsons of Stafford, Oklahoma announced he would step down as chairman but remain […]
The schedule for the Mercer County Fair in Princeton includes several animal shows on Wednesday. Rabbit registration will start at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, with the Rabbit Show to begin at 10 o’clock. Poultry registration will be held from noon to 1 o’clock, with the Poultry Show to follow. The Mercer County Health Department will […]
Two committees representing the Trenton City Council have meetings Tuesday night at the city hall with both sessions open to the public. The Administrative Committee meets at 6 o’clock with an agenda includes discussion of airport hangar rentals, camper trailers parked in driveways and streets, and a pool fencing ordinance. The Utility Committee meets at […]
