The North Central Missouri College Trio program, Student Support Services was recently awarded a grant to help celebrate and support students that are first-generation college attendees. Tocarra Williams, Student Support Services Program Coordinator was the writer of the grant and has already many plans to recognize first-generation students. As a Trio program, students can qualify […]
A band that plays Latin standards and adds a Latin twist to other songs will perform as part of the Chillicothe Area Arts Council’s season. Acoustik Element will play at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center on the afternoon of October 27th at 3 o’clock. The box office will open at 2 o’clock with admission […]
The Putnam County R-1 School District recently recognized Chloe Tipton as the Career and Technical Education Student of the Month for October 2019. The acknowledgment included the presentation of a certificate, a CTE Student of the Month shirt, and the addition of her name to the 2019-2020 CTE Student of the Month awards plaque which […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the purchase of a 2019 Standard Chevrolet Suburban four-wheel drive sports utility vehicle Monday evening to transport smaller groups of students to activities and events. The low bid was approved from the Pettijohn Auto Center at a cost of $42,330. Also approved were the purchase of Aruba Wireless […]
The public will have three opportunities on Saturday to see Miss Missouri, Simone Esters, when she attends the Missouri Day Festival in Trenton, two involving baton twirling performances. Steve Maxey was among guests on KTTN’S Open Line. Performance times Saturday for the current Miss Missouri, Simone Esters of Marching Mizzou are at 11:40 […]
Approximately two dozen schools (23) will participate in the 23rd Annual Trenton Marching Festival next week in conjunction with the Missouri Day Festival. The event formerly known as the Missouri Day Marching Festival will include a parade, field show, drumline, and Colorguard competitions on October 19, 2019. Schools participating in the one-mile parade competition will […]
The deadline to enter the Missouri Day Coloring Contest is Friday, October 11, 2019. Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce President Debbie Carman says Orscheln Farm and Home sponsors the contest for Grundy County youth in preschool through fourth grade as well as Grundy County nursing home residents. Coloring pages have been taken to Grundy County […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved grant application requests at its meeting Tuesday evening. Fifth-grade Communication Arts teacher Christy Gibler’s request was for a $500 GEC Community Foundation grant to purchase guided reading leveled book sets for the classroom library. Board Vice President Brandon Gibler abstained from voting on the request with Dorothy Taul […]
A football coach for the Maryville Spoofhounds will be featured at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Ninth Annual Fields of Faith in Trenton. Food, fellowship, and tailgate games will begin at C. F. Russell Stadium on the evening of October 16, 2019, at 6 o’clock. Kellen Overstreet, who is an alumnus of Penny High School […]
Parent-teacher conferences will be held at Trenton R-9 schools next week. Trenton High School and Middle School will dismiss October 17, 2019, at 1:07 with conferences at the high school from 2.00 to 7:00 and at the middle school from 2 to 7 o’clock. Parents can pick up grade cards in the respective office prior […]
Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 18 first responders and 6 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2018. The awards are the state’s highest recognition for first responders working as individuals and as members of teams during critical incidents. The civilians were honored for taking on extreme risks […]
According to the U.S. Department of Education, Missouri’s three-year loan default rate decreased four-tenths of a percent, keeping Missouri’s rate below the national average and lower than most of its neighboring states. Missouri’s student loan default rate dropped from 10.3 percent to 9.9 percent. The national rate decreased from 10.8 percent to 10.1 percent. More […]
Trenton Middle School has announced its October Students of the Month with a character trait of respect. Students selected are fifth-graders Lillian Ortega and Karsen Spencer, sixth-graders Laylah Clause and Kameron Foster, seventh-graders Barbara Eugenio and Kiefer Tolson, and eighth-graders Kinze Hanson and Ronald Woods.
Lorrie Langfitt from New Hampton, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student. Lorrie is an adult learner pursuing her nursing degree at the Bethany site where she can take classes at night and in the evening to work with her busy schedule. Lorrie will graduate in December with her LPN certificate. […]
Like many girls raised on farms in the 1970s, Marcia Moreland learned to cook, clean and iron. Men and boys in the family tended to farm duties. It was no different at school. FFA was for boys. FHA and home economics classes were for girls. Today, Moreland owns and manages Moreland Farms in Barry County. […]
Missouri students and families can receive free help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at 178 FAFSA Frenzy events this year. Events will be held Oct. 1, 2019, through Jan. 31, 2020, at locations across the state. Filing a FAFSA is the first step students must take to apply for most forms […]
In a few weeks, the city of Indianapolis will transform into a sea of blue jackets when the National FFA Convention & Expo kicks off for the 92nd time. This time-honored tradition will be held in the Circle City on October 30- November 2, 2019. More than 67,000 FFA members from across the U.S., representing […]
Grand River Historical Museum Society will present a fascinating program on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the Elk’s Lodge. You can register for dinner at 6:30 or attend only the program at 7:00 p.m. Dorinda Nicholson “The Pearl Harbor Child” will be the speaker. Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson, known as “The Pearl Harbor Child” is an […]
More than 100 Missouri high schools are participating in the Apply Missouri program this fall to help students submit college applications and prepare for education beyond high school. High school staff, assisted by volunteers with college advising and admissions experience, work with seniors during the school day to research colleges and programs of study, complete […]
Coloring pages have been sent to Grundy County schools and nursing homes for this year’s Missouri Day Coloring Contest. The contest is open to all Grundy County youth in preschool to fourth grade and nursing home residents for the senior division. The coloring pages depict the festival’s theme, “Missouri Day Embraces the Past, Looks to […]
