A trivia night will be held to raise scholarship funds for the Princeton Rotary Club and support Princeton R-5 students. The event will start at the Princeton Elementary School on February 19, 2022, at 6 pm. Teams with up to six members can participate for $60 per team. Desserts and soft drinks will be available […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a resolution to extend COVID-19 leave through June 2022 during a closed session on January 10th. The resolution supports the extension of paid leave for all employees instructed not to report to work and who did not exhaust the former Emergency Paid Sick Leave. The Families First Coronavirus […]
The Princeton City Council January 5th approved selling old street signs that have been taken down. City Clerk Cory Willett reports the signs will be sold for $10 each. The council also addressed complaints regarding parking on Main Street and disabled vehicles on U. S. Highway 65. Letters are to be sent to property owners […]
The Princeton City Council approved cashing out two mature certificates of deposit on December 13th. Deputy City Clerk Lisa Colson reports the CDs were for about $115,000 and $10,000. The money will go into the general fund. The council approved moving the farmers market from near U. S. Highway 65 to the bandstand on the […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the renewal of liability and property insurance December 13th. The insurance is through CPSK and the Missouri Public Entity Risk Management Fund for $77,762 total. That is an increase of $4,275 from the previous year. The board approved the annual auditor’s reports from Conrad and Higgins. A revised […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will consider approval of Missouri Public Entity Risk Management insurance renewal and an audit report from Conrad and Higgins. The board will meet in the high school library on December 13, 2021 at 5 pm. Other items on the agenda include a review of the COVID-19 Return to Learn Plan, […]
The Mercer County Sheriff reports an individual allegedly waving a pipe and threatening people sent officers to the west side of the Princeton square on Friday night. Officers with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol detained a male. The sheriff’s office said further investigation revealed that an assault had occurred. The […]
The Princeton School District and the town of Grant City are among northern Missouri entities that received approval of grants through the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program. This is a program offering loans and grants to improve community services. According to the news release, a grant of $14,300 goes to the Princeton R-5 School […]
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will hold a pajama party for Santa on the Princeton Square. The event will start on December 4th with the Princeton High School band and choir performing at the bandstand at 5:30 in the evening. Santa will arrive at 5:45 with his elves. Children are invited to wear their pajamas […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education on November 8 approved a resolution regarding a United States Department of Agriculture facilities grant and an agreement involving refinancing bonds. The resolution concerned the acceptance and compliance of the grant. The district hopes to purchase an electric school bus if it can secure enough grants to reduce the […]
The Princeton City Council approved a service contract and a Princeton Housing Authority Board member on November 8. City Clerk Cory Willett reports the service contract was for $500 for the Princeton High School Band to play at a Christmas program on December 4. Debbie Goodknight was approved for a four-year term on the Housing […]
The Leadership Northwest Music Jam was discussed at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on November 4, 2021. Wright Memorial Hospital Practice Manager Shane Lynch and North Central Missouri College Director of Advising and Retention Jenna Stevens were members of the 2021 class of Leadership Northwest Missouri, which organized the fundraiser, headed by an eight-member committee. […]
The candidates have been announced for the Princeton FCCLA and FFA Barnwarming which is to be held on November 6, 2021. The event will be held at the Mercer County Fair Building in Princeton from 7 to 11 p.m. Senior candidates are Luke Kelly and Becca Kile, Kaleb Thomas and Kyla Coffman, and Logan Garrison […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will consider two resolutions next week. The board will meet in the high school library on November 8 at 5:30 in the evening. One resolution concerns acceptance and compliance of a United States Department of Agriculture grant for an electric bus. The other resolution would authorize the issuance and sale […]
The Princeton FCCLA will host a Veterans Day program in the school gym for area veterans and active duty servicemen and women. The event will be held on Thursday, November 11 at 2 p.m. Refreshments will follow. The Grundy County R-5 FFA Chapter will host a Veterans Day breakfast and assembly for area veterans. Biscuits […]
Princeton R-5 Schools will hold parent-teacher conferences October 28th from 1 to 7 o’clock. Scheduled elementary conferences will be held in classrooms for preschool through third grade. Unscheduled conferences for fourth through sixth grades will be held in the gym. Questions about elementary conferences should be directed to the Princeton Elementary School principal’s office at […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education voted October 18, 2021, to DECLINE the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education COVID-19 Test to Stay option for students and staff. The board accepted a bid from Ace Roofing for cafeteria roof repairs for $11,172. A Princeton bus mechanic proposal was approved. Superintendent Erica Eakes reports the Princeton […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education on October 11th approved Federal Programs and Homeless Coordinator duties to the elementary principal. Bus routes were also approved. The board allowed public input on an application for a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant for the purchase of an electric school bus. It was announced parent-teacher […]
Philip Wilson with McClure Engineering went over smoke test results for Princeton at the Princeton City Council meeting on October 11, 2021. City Clerk Cory Willett reports Wilson also went over the next steps for the sewer project and gave recommendations. Willett notes the test results showed where the city needs to work on certain […]
The Mercer County Health Department will hold drive-through flu shot clinics at schools in November. One will be at the Princeton Elementary School parking lot on November 8th from 4 to 6 o’clock. Another flu shot clinic will be at the North Mercer School parking lot near the ag building on November 15th from 4 […]
