A Trenton business will host a fundraising event late next week as a benefit for the Dream Factory of northwest Missouri. According to promoter Ron Dougan of Trenton, Hy-Vee will be the location on Saturday, August 17th for the fundraiser with a Kansas City Royals theme. Raffle tickets are for sale on a cooler autographed […]
A circus is coming to Mercer for two performances on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Culpepper and Merriweather Circus present “Under the Big Top” at the Homecoming Park north of Mercer. Showtimes on the 24th are at 2 o’clock and 4:30. The event is a fundraiser for the Mercer County Helping Hands organization. Advance tickets are […]
The 2019 State Fair opens Thursday in Sedalia and State Fair Director Mark Wolfe says the fair commission is waiving late fees for entries this year because farmers have endured hardships from flooding and tornadoes. Wolfe says one of the biggest fair events will be the Governor’s ham breakfast on August 15, which […]
The 27th Annual Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Area Youth Benefit Fund (AYBF) dinner/auction and golf tournament will be held in mid- August. The dinner & auction will be held at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge on Saturday, August 17, 2019, co-sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center. A reception will begin that evening at 5 p.m. with dinner at […]
The Clio Festival will be held in Clio, Iowa on Saturday, August 3, 2019. The event will include a craft and vendor show from 9 to 1 o’clock, a children’s parade at 10:30 and big parade at 11 o’clock, children’s games at noon, bingo and free face painting from 1 to 3 o’clock, a dunk […]
The newly-formed “Art’s Alive” group will have an August 20th meeting when the information will be shared about efforts to revitalize an arts program. The meeting will begin at 7 pm in the Sugg Room of the Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College. The meeting is open to the public, […]
Multiple topics were reported on during the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver gave reports on behalf of Vice President for Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre and Vice President for Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley. Londre and Alley were absent from the meeting due to other […]
Fair season and heat put three key groups at risk of heatstroke: livestock, their owners and spectators. Timing and flexibility are critical when transporting animals to and from the fair, says Daniel Mallory, University of Missouri livestock field specialist. Take animals to the fair early in the morning when temperatures are cooler so animals remain […]
The Grundy County Health Department in Trenton will offer rapid Hepatitis C Virus Antibody testing next month. The Hepatitis C testing will be done in the office August 22nd by appointment and costs $20. The tests require a finger stick to collect a blood sample, and results are known in 20 to 40 minutes. A […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri legislature and governor have taken actions to increase penalties for those caught poaching Missouri game animals and other native wildlife species. Missouri Governor Michael Parson signed HB260 into law July 11. Called the Poaching Bill, it significantly raises fines for those convicted of illegally taking Missouri […]
Immigration rights groups, including the ACLU, are vowing to sue to stop the administration’s new asylum rules, which take effect today. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that blocks non-Mexican migrants from applying for asylum if they arrive on the southern border without proof they were refused asylum in the first country they […]
A former Arkansas state senator pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting multiple bribes in connection with a multi-district investigation spanning the Western District of Missouri and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Jeremy Hutchinson, 45, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of conspiracy to […]
The Chillicothe Police Department is reporting that officers are noticing an increased use by individuals huffing an air duster as a way to get high. Just after 6 o’clock on Tuesday morning, police responded to a traffic accident at Business 36 and Mitchell Avenue where they found a woman passed out at the wheel. She […]
Multiple activities will be held during the Green City Fourth of July Celebration Thursday, July 4 and Saturday, July 6, 2019. A Lady Lions Breakfast will be held at the Green City City Hall Thursday morning from 7 to 10 o’clock. Pie contest entries can be submitted from 9 to 10 o’clock, and judging will […]
Advance tickets are still available for the Chillicothe Area Arts Council’s “Rhonda Vincent and The Rage” concert in Chillicothe next weekend in conjunction with Sliced Bread Days. The performance, to kick off the arts council’s season, will be at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center the afternoon of July 7th at 3 o’clock. Tickets cost […]
The Kirksville Daily Express, KTVO-TV, KIRX-AM, KRXL-FM, KTUF-FM, KLTE Bott Radio, Cable One, Rehoboth Baptist Church and the St. Louis Cardinals are once again teaming up with the American Red Cross to help save lives at an important time of year. The 29th annual Kirksville Media Blood Drive will be held Thursday, July 25, from […]
During the upcoming holiday weekend, Chillicothe is going to be the full of activity including a long-awaited family-friendly carnival. The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce, with the support of the City of Chillicothe and Chillicothe Parks & Recreation, will be bringing back a carnival to the community. “We’ve been asked for several years to try […]
Tickets for the Sliced Bread Days Carnival at Simpson Park in Chillicothe July 5th through 7th are on sale at a cost of $1.00 per ticket if purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased at the Chillicothe Hy-Vee customer service counter, Kelly’s Fireworks of Chillicothe, The Sliced Bread Market of Chillicothe, and the Chillicothe Area […]
A little more than a month from now, the North Central Missouri Fair will begin with main event activities including a rodeo on July 26th and 27th at 7 o’clock both nights. There will be a URA/MRCA rodeo presented by TNT Ranch and Rodeo company. On Sunday, July 28th, the North Central Missouri Fair tractor […]
The approximately 1.4 million children who comprise nearly one-quarter of Missouri’s population are more likely to live in poverty than Missouri’s children in 1990. According to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The 30th edition of the Data Book — a comprehensive annual report on child well-being for […]
