The Trenton FFA Chapter has two members who’ve become national finalists for a proficiency award. Mariah Fox and Derek Stimpson are among only four finalists across the nation to continue competing in respective categories. Both advance to the stage of the National FFA Convention in October. Mariah Fox of Galt competes in agricultural communications. Derek […]
The results of the dairy, poultry, and rabbit show from Thursday’s competition at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton have been released. Exhibitors from Browning and Unionville won top honors in the dairy cattle show. Derek Hardy of Browning exhibited the Senior Champion, the Supreme Champion Female, and won the Senior Showmanship Award. Hillary Shahan of Unionville […]
A member of the Trenton FFA chapter and part time KTTN employee, Mariah Fox, reports she has been nominated for a National FFA award this year. Miss Fox is one of only four members from across the nation who has qualified for the National FFA finals in the proficiency category of agricultural communications. In a […]
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Trenton will hold parenting classes starting next week. The free classes will start Tuesday and be held each Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 o’clock through September 12th. Topics covered will include parenting 101 and teaching self-control, infants and toddlers, handling misbehavior and focusing on children ages […]
The Trenton City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed property tax rates during its next regular meeting. The hearing will be held at the Trenton City Hall the night of August 14th at 7 o’clock. The property tax rate proposed by the city totals $1.05.8 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The general fund […]
The North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton continues today. Cattle arrive from 8 o’clock this morning until 8 o’clock tonight. Ladies lead, pee wee, breeding sheep show, and market lamb shows will be in the Livestock Pavilion at 9 o’clock this morning. The pee wee goat show and goat show will follow the sheep show […]
The Super Teen Competition was held last night at the grandstand area during the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The event involved farm related chores and events and Each team was required to have two males and two females. First place went to the team whose members are Lexie Tolson, Traci Hultman, Joel Hultman, and […]
Swine Show results have been announced from competition Wednesday at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The Grand Champion boar among various breeds was a crossbred shown by Jesse Huber of Trenton. The Reserve Champion boar was entered by Graydee Rains of Gallatin with a Berkshire. Among various breeds of gilts, the Grand Champion […]
The Trenton Park Board accepted a bid for stump removal at its meeting Wednesday evening. The board accepted the bid from Custom Tree Care of Topeka, Kansas for $1,975 which was the lowest bid received. Page Tree Service of Trenton submitted a bid of $2,725 and Hickory Creek Tree Service of Chillicothe submitted a bid […]
The North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton will continue today with livestock and floriculture. Rabbit and poultry registration runs from 7 to 8 o’clock this morning, and the rabbit and poultry show will be at 9 o’clock. Sheep and goats arrive from 8 o’clock this morning until 8 o’clock tonight, and sheep and goat weigh […]
There were 40 entries in the North Central Missouri Fair’s horticulture senior division this year. Winners included Loretta Ray of Trenton, who had the most entries and received eight blue ribbons and one red. Chelsea Sparks of Buckner received four blue ribbons and three red. Brooklyn Ray of Trenton won two blues and one red. […]
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce plans to hold an event to mark Trenton’s 160th birthday. Happy Birthday, Grundy County will be held in downtown Trenton September 16 and will include activities for all ages, such as games for children and adults, food vendors, musical entertainment in Sesquicentennial Park starting at 4 o’clock that afternoon, […]
The Friends and Families of the Developmentally Disabled Board will hold a public hearing later this month to discuss its proposed property tax rate levy next year. The hearing will be held at the Grundy County Courthouse the evening of August 14th at 6:30. The proposed tax rate to be levied by the Friends and […]
The Highway Patrol reports three area accidents Tuesday morning in North Missouri. In an accident on Route E west of Harris, a Trenton resident sustained moderate injuries when his pickup truck overturned. Thirty-year-old Jacob Anderson traveled west when the pickup ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree before overturning, totaling […]
The Black Silo Winery held its 1st Annual Mid-America Music Festival last weekend in Trenton with over 1,100 people attending the inaugural event, making the festival one of the largest country, bluegrass, rock and blues celebrations in Grundy County’s history. Those attending the festival enjoyed 10 bands, including Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jason Boland & The […]
Street work has been scheduled in Chillicothe prompting the closing of 11th Street between Elm Street and Trenton Street. M&M Utilities will be sawing and removing parts of this section of street in order to install new curb and guttering. Then the work will be completed with a new asphalt overlay. This work will take […]
Long time Trenton R-9 teacher and coach, Rich Griffith, has been selected as the honoree for the upcoming Trenton High School Alumni Reunion. Griffith recently retired from teaching at THS and celebrated his 50th high school class reunion. A graduate of THS in 1967, Rich graduated from Trenton Junior College in 1969 and in 1972, […]
The Trenton Police Department is the recipient of a United States flag that was flown July 4th over the 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The flag and a certificate of authenticity were presented to the police department by Staff Sergeant Jeb Walker for continuous support of police officers Walker and Kris […]
For those wishing to watch the upcoming eclipse in August, the Grundy County Health Department in Trenton has a limited number of eclipse glasses available. The glasses will be provided for free to Grundy County residents on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents can stop by the health department for a pair of eclipse glasses and […]
Caleb Ingraham of Trenton admitted violating probation on an original charge of third-degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor case filed in August of last year. The court Tuesday revoked probation and Ingraham was ordered to serve his original sentence of six months in the Grundy County Detention Center. The court allowed credit for 39 days that […]
