North Central Missouri College men’s basketball coach Steve Richman added to his recruiting class on Friday morning without having to leave town, as Trenton High School senior Cree Mullenix signed a letter of intent to attend NCMC and play basketball for his hometown Pirates. Coach Richman told KTTN that it was a combination of two […]
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Grundy County authorities report on 3 arrests
Three arrests are in Thursday morning’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Forty-two year old Miriah Mae Butler of Trenton was arrested yesterday in Jackson County on a warrant accusing her of failure to appear last month in Grundy County Circuit Court. Ms. Butler is also charged with domestic assault in the third degree. Bond […]
Trenton’s Croy tames the wind, earns medalist honors in Riverside golf duel
Playing in windy conditions that Coach Travis Mullenix referred to as “brutal”, Trenton’s boys golf team defeated the visiting Brookfield Bulldogs, 173 shots to 205 on Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Country Club. Trenton sophomore Lathan Croy shot a nine-hole round of 38, marking the only sub-40 score of the 10 varsity players on the course. […]
Trenton girls and boys sweep Husker Invitational track titles
The Trenton girls racked up 103 points to edge runner-up Wellington-Napoleon (99) and third place Richmond (94), while the Trenton boys beat the Carrollton Trojans by one point (106-105), to sweep the team titles at Tuesday afternoon’s Husker Invitational at Lafayette County High School in Higginsville. The girls team totals were: Trenton – 103 Wellington-Napoleon […]
LeBlond edges St. Pius by 1 stroke, Trenton by 15 in golf triangular at Fairview
Trenton and St. Pius the Tenth sent their boy’s golf teams to the Fairview Course in St. Joseph on Monday afternoon, for a triangular hosted by the Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles. LeBlond shot a team score of 160 to edge St. Pius’ score of 161, while Trenton was a respectable third place at 175. LeBlond’s […]
Benton squeaks by Trenton in competitive tennis duel
The Trenton High School boy’s tennis squad was competitive as a team can be without grabbing a team win on Monday afternoon, battling in four separate 9-8 head-to-head duels before falling to the host Benton Cardinals, 5-4 at Noyes Court in St. Joseph. Out of the four 9-8 matches (three singles and one in doubles), […]
THS picks up five “1” ratings in music competitions
The Trenton High School Instrumental Music Department has five ratings of “1” during district evaluations for solo’s and small ensembles. Soloists earning a top rating of “1” during Saturday’s evaluations in St. Joseph were senior Jose Barron on trumpet, junior tuba player Jasmyn French, sophomore violinist Claire Utley, and freshman Jaima Knight on flute. The […]
Two under arrest at Trenton law enforcement center
A second defendant has been arrested in connection with the alleged burglary early last year at Coon Manufacturing of Spickard. 36-year-old Jason Miles of Green Ridge, Missouri surrendered Saturday at the law enforcement center on felony charges of second degree burglary. He had been named in a Grundy County Grand Jury indictment last month. Bond […]
3 hurt in Saturday night accident south of Spickard
Three persons were hurt late Saturday night south of Spickard when a car overturned and hit a concrete barrier. 20-year-old Kiersten Allen of Browning, and 25-year-old William Grimes of Kansas City, were taken to Wright Memorial Hospital at Trenton with moderate injuries. 19-year-old Tristan Vencill of Trenton also was taken to Wright memorial with minor […]
Warm weather continues during March
The March weather summary for Trenton shows temperatures considerably above average. Highs averaged six degrees above normal, with lows nine degrees above typical. Those numbers are based on highs averaging 58.4 degrees and lows dropping to a median of 39.3 degrees last month. Highs reached the 70’s seven times in March (although most of […]
Grundy County Clerk’s office open until noon for absentee ballots
The Grundy County Clerk’s office will be open special hours, until 12 noon today (Saturday), for people voting absentee for Tuesday’s elections. The voting is being done at the courthouse in Trenton. As of late Friday afternoon, there had been 93 requests for absentee ballots in Grundy County, with 76 of them returned. The Livingston […]
Trenton Bulldogs dominate season-opening Early Bird Relays
The Trenton girls racked up 239 points in a dominating performance, while the Bulldog boys held off Carrollton (151 to 113), to win Thursday afternoon’s six-school Trenton Early Bird Relays at C.F. Russell Stadium. Other schools in the meet were Gallatin, Putnam County, Princeton, and Milan. The Lady Bulldogs of Trenton had 239 points, with […]
Richman, Hooyman take individual wins, Trenton girls 4th at Smithville Relays
The Trenton Lady Bulldogs finished in fourth place while the Bulldog boys were 7th, at Friday afternoon’s Smithville Relays at Smithville High School. Individually, Trenton’s Whitley Richman finished 1st in the 100 meter hurdles (with a time f 17 seconds flat) and 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles, while Mason Hooyman won the pole vault […]
FCCLA holds STAR Event Competition
The Missouri Association of FCCLA held their STAR Event Competition at Tan-Tar-A in Lake Ozark, Missouri. The results starting with the Trenton Middle School are: Environmental Ambassador- Mackenzie Klinginsmith and Lindi Moulin – Gold and National Advocacy -McKenna Cox,, McKayla Blackburn and Oakley Madden – Gold and National Chapter Service Project Display – Camryn […]
Trenton High School junior, Mariah Fox, wins public speaking contest
Trenton High School junior Mariah Fox of rural Laredo won first place Wednesday, March 30, at the Missouri Institute of Cooperatives FFA public speaking state contest held in Columbia. Her speech was entitled “cooperative enterprises build a better world.” Miss Fox receives a plaque and cash prize for herself as well as a cash prize for her chapter, […]
Learn all about the tax issue: Trenton Fire Tax “Sparks” interest
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]
Trenton City Council, Trenton Nuisance Board meet
The Trenton City Council last night approved budgets for the city and Trenton Municipal Utilities for the fiscal year beginning may 1st. All eight city council members voted in favor of the TMU budget. Councilman Chuck Elliott was the only member to vote “no” on the city budget. He did not give a reason. Earlier […]
Trenton man arrested on probation violation
A Trenton man, 23 year old Miles Knapp, has been arrested on a Grundy county probation violation warrant. Knapp is held in custody on 15 thousand dollars cash bond. Knapp was accused on an original charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was placed on probation in the summer of 2013.
Hannah Persell and Emily Kasinger selected to Missouri Agribusiness Academy
Two members of the Trenton FFA Chapter, Hannah Persell and Emily Kasinger, have been selected to be among students attending the Missouri Agribusiness Academy in Springfield. Hannah and Emily will join 28 other sophomores from across the state in the week-long event in June. The academy focuses on Missouri agribusiness, leadership, and developing young advocates […]
City-wide Good Friday service is tonight at Ketcham CC
Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance presents its third annual Community Good Friday service. The 7 o’clock worship service will be tonight (Friday, March 25th) at the Ketcham Community Center, on the campus of North Central Missouri College. The event is open to all people, regardless to church affiliation. Reverend Steve Merrin is President of the Trenton […]