Plans are underway to replace the Third Fork Platte River Bridge on U.S. Route 169 near Union Star and the Missouri Department of Transportation would like your input. MoDOT is hosting an open-house public information meeting to discuss the bridge replacement plans on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Commons Area […]
Modine in Trenton will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house Saturday and Plant Controller Kimberly Mengel says the event from 8 o’clock to noon will include plant presentations and guided tours. Plant Superintendent Miles Moore says attendees will be able to see light production at the facility. Moore notes golf […]
Local residents have been detouring around the bridge replacement projects over the West Fork Locust Creek and Elm Branch since June. The days of those detours are over. U.S. Route 136 east of Lucerne opened to traffic over both bridges this afternoon. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Boone Construction Company of Columbia to […]
Ten veterans as well as family members, Grundy County commissioners, and other Grundy County employees attended the Purple Heart Ceremony at the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton Tuesday morning. Senior Vice Commander for the Missouri Military Order of the Purple Heart Walt Schley presented a plaque to Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull recognizing Grundy County as […]
On Thursday, November 1st, Special Olympics Missouri will host a public dedication ceremony for the new Training for Life Campus at 305 Special Olympics Dr., in Jefferson City. Anyone from the public is welcome to come and see this world-class campus designed to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in Missouri. Tours will […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of October 29 – Nov. 4 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information in the case of an elk calf that was shot. Conservation agents report the calf was born in the Log Yard area of Shannon County July 13 and was fitted with a VFH radio collar July 14 with the identification number 1829. The calf still had its spots […]
Members of a steering committee for a long-range plan for the Milan C-2 School District will hold a forum about an April 2019 tax levy for the school district Wednesday, October 24th. Community Members for a Better Milan C-2 will hold the open public forum about school improvements in the school cafeteria at 6 o’clock […]
On a beautiful fall afternoon, visitors came in transport old and new for the 32nd annual fall driving tour at the Poosey Conservation Area in Livingston County. Missouri Department of Conservation staff set up education stations along the tour route where visitors could stop and ask questions. More than 1,300 visitors drove pickups, guided wagons, […]
The Trenton R-9 School District today announced the cancellation of classes on Friday when the girl’s softball team competes in the final four state tournament at Springfield. Superintendent Dan Wiebers said the cancellation of schools allows an opportunity for R-9 students and staff to attend and not miss classes. The announcement includes the Trenton R-9 […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in north Missouri planned for the week of October 22 – 28 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
Trenton Middle School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America will host a dodgeball tournament Thursday morning to raise money for the Backpack Buddies Program. The tournament will be in the TMS gym from 8:15 to 11:30. Backpack Buddies provides free healthy food for children enrolled in the Federal Lunch Program for the weekend when […]
Oscar Mensa, a long-time rancher from Milan, Missouri, will be honored at the 2018 Missouri Livestock Symposium on Friday, November 30, 2018, when he will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium’s Livestock Person of the Year Hall of Fame. Mensa is the 16th person to be selected for this honor. Those selected have made […]
The Missouri Highway 36 Heritage Alliance Annual Meeting will be held in Marceline next month. There will be several speakers discussing various topics during the meeting, which will be at the Walsworth Community Center November 1st from 9:30 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Kaye Malins with the Walt Disney Hometown Museum […]
Plans are underway to replace the decks of five bridges over Interstate 35 in Clinton and Daviess Counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation will host two open house public meetings to discuss the deck replacements of the Clinton County U.S. Route 69 and Daviess County Routes KK, DD, C, and B bridges. Tuesday, Oct. 23, […]
The Trenton Elks Lodge will hold the Third Annual Missouri Day Car Show October 21st. Vince Neal with the Elks says vehicles will be on display around the Elks Lodge rain or shine. Vehicles can register for several classes from 8 o’clock to 11:30 on the morning of October 21st. The entry fee is $20.00 per […]
A shuttle bus will be available to transport individuals to see the restoration at the Thompson House near Trenton during Missouri Day Festival weekend. Thompson House spokesperson Gary Dolan says Anna Persell will drive the bus from the parking lot of Crowder State Park to the Thompson House as weather permits the afternoons of October […]
The location and time have been released of Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe’s visit to Caldwell County as part of the first Buy Missouri Week. Buy Missouri and Tourism Director Casey Hogg reports Kehoe will visit the Missouri Star Quilt Company of Hamilton Thursday, October 18th at 2:30. The event is open to the public. […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in northern Missouri planned for the week of October 15 – 21 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
Sixth District Congressman Sam Graves was in Trenton Tuesday afternoon stopping for a visit at the Nestle’s plant. The visit included a presentation on Nestle’s by Plant Manager Andy Darley, a tour of the production facility, and sampling the Chef Mate products made in Trenton. Nestles’ purchased the factory from ConAgra Foods the first of […]
