Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced today that 40 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors, will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture (YIA) committee. These students are seeking higher education at a Missouri university/college. “Cultivating Missouri agriculture youth is at the core of […]
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North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees tackle lengthy agenda including personnel and spring graduation
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved several personnel items on Tuesday evening, January 26th. Former Board Clerk/Secretary Vicki Weaver was granted emeritus status. She was an employee of NCMC for 36 years. She retired at the end of December. President Doctor Lenny Klaver noted in a nomination letter that Weaver “guided NCMC […]
Stewartsville man injured in crash at intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 31
The highway patrol reports a vehicle attempting to cross Highway 36 in western DeKalb County was hit by another vehicle. Thirty-seven-year-old Jacob Bennett of Stewartsville received minor injuries and taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The crash happened early Saturday evening three miles west of Stewartsville at the intersection of Highway 36 and […]
Winners announced in Missouri Day Virtual Marching Festival competition
Oak Grove High School won the Buddy and Karla Hannaford sweepstakes award for overall top performance at the Missouri Days Virtual Marching Festival. Instead of the normal practice of having in-person competition in Trenton, videos submitted by the participating schools were judged in the areas of Parade, Field Show, and the indoor categories of auxiliary […]
Missouri Days Virtual Marching Festival rolls out 2020 competition
Appearing a bit different this year, the 2020 Missouri Days Virtual Marching Festival begins today with 30 Missouri and Iowa High Schools competing and Trenton High School performing in exhibition. Schools have submitted video’s and have chosen to enter any of the four areas of competition or all four with classes determined by the Missouri […]
Crashes in Caldwell and DeKalb counties injure two
Single vehicle injury accidents happened in Caldwell and DeKalb counties. Nine miles north of Braymer, the highway patrol reports 23-year-old Adenia Tolle of Braymer was southbound when the pickup traveled off Route A twice and struck a tree on Sunday. Ms. Tolle was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. Vehicle […]
One dead, three injured in DeKalb County crash near Osborn
One person was killed and three others injured in a crash in DeKalb County on Sunday afternoon mile north of Osborn. Pronounced dead at Cameron Regional Medical Center was a passenger in one car, 50-year-old Donna Cook of Warsaw. She was riding in a car driven by 52-year-old John Harmon of St. Joseph who received […]
Cameron teen injured in two-vehicle crash
A Cameron teenager was injured in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday morning one mile north of Cameron. Seventeen-year-old Landon Swavey was taken by an ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. A truck driven by 38-year-old Cody Taylor of Stewartsville was northbound on Route EE when it allegedly made a left turn […]
Plattsburg woman crashes on Highway 36; accused of DWI
A Plattsburg resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle she was driving went off eastbound Highway 36, through the median, across the westbound lanes, and hit an embankment west of Stewartsville. Forty-eight-year-old Nancy Peery was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with minor injuries. The patrol accused her of felony driving while […]
Cameron March Fest draws 21 bands for Saturday parade
Several area high school bands that have performed in recent years during Trenton’s Marching Festival have entered similar competitions Saturday in Cameron. Twenty-one bands are expected in the Cameron parade which will begin at 9 o’clock Saturday morning and covers six blocks through downtown Cameron. Colorguard and drumline competitions are in the school gym. Field […]
Big rig hits farm tractor from behind near Stewartsville
An Osborn man received minor injuries when the farm tractor he was operating was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer unit near Stewartsville. Fifty-four-year-old Christopher Arnaman was taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The semi-truck driver, 55-year old Gene Cairo of Savannah, was not reported hurt. The accident happened Saturday afternoon on […]
Area youth participate in MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit
Missouri junior swine exhibitors traveled to jackpot shows throughout the summer competing for points in the MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit. Points for the circuit could be earned from nineteen different shows held across Missouri. An awards presentation was conducted to conclude the program August 7 at the Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds […]