Views: 0The 98th annual Galt-Grundy R-V Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at the Grundy R-V High School gym in Galt. Doors will open for registration at 5:30 with the meal to be served at 6:30 pm. This year’s theme will be “It’s Never Too Late To Celebrate.” The alumni officers […]
Views: 0Online results are available from the second Saturday of career development events involving FFA students. Chillicothe had teams that finished third in ag sales;7th in ag mechanics; and 12th in FFA knowledge. A Trenton FFA team was 6th in ag sales. Milan FFA had teams place 3rd in livestock judging and FFA knowledge. Among […]
Views: 0Plans are underway for the 2021 Missouri Days Marching Festival in Trenton set for Saturday, October 16th. “This year will be special in many ways,” reports Phil Ray, speaking on behalf of the Marching Festival Steering Committee. “With the cancellation of last year’s festival resulting in the staging of a virtual marching festival, we […]
Views: 0A former Tina-Avalon physical education teacher has been charged in Carroll County after an alleged sexual assault in late March or early April 2020 involving a student. Twenty-four-year-old Preston McMullen faces felony charges of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy, second-degree statutory rape, and sexual contact with a student. His bond is $250,000 cash or […]
Views: 0The Superintendent of Trenton R-9 School District, Michael Stegman, announced that effective today, April 16, 2021, Trenton R-IX Schools has rescinded the mask mandate used during the COVID-19 outbreak. Masks are now optional, and social distancing is still encouraged at school, events, and gatherings. School officials are asking staff and students to stay meticulous in […]
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – As bills expanding charter schools and creating new scholarship accounts for private school tuition make their way through the process, one piece of legislation is trying to give students more options within the public schools that already exist. House Bill 543, sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollitt, R-Sedalia, would establish the “Public […]
Views: 0The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education April 14th approved increases in pay for 2021-2022. Six hundred dollars was added to the base, which raises the base to $31,200. The increase for certified and non-certified staff is 2.4%. The high school principal base salary was raised to $65,600, elementary school principal to $66,400, and […]
Views: 0Three students were featured at the North Central Missouri College Foundation Scholarship Reception on April 14th. The reception recognized recipients of Foundation and institutional scholarships. The three student speakers shared their background and what their scholarships meant to them. Calvin Basham of Cowgill received the Paul and Betty Preston Steele Agriculture Scholarship. He is […]
Views: 0Fort Osage High School received national recognition for its work to increase the number of high school seniors applying to college through the Apply Missouri program. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) awarded Fort Osage and Missouri College Advising Corps (MCAC) Advisor Ashley Ginger with the 2020 American College Application […]
Views: 0The Missouri House has passed a bill that would remove the limits on how much colleges in the state can increase their tuition. Schools are currently allowed to raise tuition to compensate for any cuts in state aid and they are capped at five percent plus the inflation rate. Lawmakers are divided […]
Views: 0The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education on April 13th approved increasing pay. Non-certified staff wages will go up by 50 cents per hour, and extra-duty contracts will increase by four percent. Base pay for all certified staff will increase by $1,000, which will make the base pay $31,500 for the 2021-2022 school year. […]
Views: 0Results have been released from the first of three Saturdays for Missouri FFA members competing in career development events at the state level. Chapters at Trenton, Grundy R-5, Gallatin, and Winston did well when contests were held on April 10. Trenton took third place in meats judging, trailing the first place meats team from […]
Views: 0The Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee is pleased to award a 2021 Missouri Corn Scholarship to Brett Montgomery of Brookfield. Montgomery will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council to help pay for his continuing education. Brett is the son of Ryan and Valerie Montgomery. He […]
Views: 0In partner with the Grundy County Health Department, North Central Missouri College will have the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available on its campus at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton, Missouri, on Thursday, April 15, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. All students, faculty, staff, and the public are invited. To make an appointment, contact […]
Views: 0The U.S. Department of Education says Missouri’s K-12 schools will get nearly two billion total dollars in federal aid from the latest coronavirus plan. State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education spokeswoman Mallory McGowin says health experts suggest spending some of the virus funding on the basics instead of the pricey items and services. […]
Views: 0The Trenton R-9 Board of Education heard several reports on April 13, 2021. One report was on the At-Risk Evaluation. Trenton High School Assistant Principal John Cowling said the Trenton High School/Trenton Middle School Academic Lab has served 40 high school students and eight middle school students this academic year. Four of the high […]
Views: 0The Princeton R-5 Board of Education heard an update on April 12 on a Department of Natural Resources grant involving a ball field project. The school district, Princeton Ball Association, and the City of Princeton are working together on the grant. The application is for a matching grant that will fund a $250,000 match. […]
Views: 0A new report says Missouri ranks 32nd in the nation in broadband internet access – a positive jump from 41st just a couple of years ago. It says one in four Missouri students still do not have access to high-speed internet and the state ranks in the bottom five for access to low-cost internet. […]
Views: 0The Trenton Convention and Visitors Bureau will hear a Branding Committee report and consider a request for proposal approval on April 14th. A meeting will be in the lower level of the Alexander Student Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton at noon. Other items on the agenda include an email […]
Views: 0The Grundy R-5 Board of Education meets Wednesday evening, April 14, at 6 o’clock to consider numerous topics. The agenda includes the oath of office for two board members and the re-organization of the school board. Reports are to be provided on transportation, ESSER funding, a first reading of policy updates, and letting bids […]
