A Grundy County R-5 FFA member has been elected as the Area 2 First Vice President. Ada Fox was elected Wednesday and will serve for the 2020-2021 school year. Anna Milazzo was selected to move to the finals for State FFA Officer interviews in Columbia. Amber McDonald and Aidan Rains were delegates for the Area […]
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“Photography Now and Then” the theme for exhibit at Grundy County Museum
“Photography Now and Then” will be the theme for this year’s focus exhibit at the Grundy County Museum of Trenton. The exhibit will include a display of the museum’s collection of cameras and darkroom equipment, 16 informational panels presenting the sequential technical innovations as photography progressed from pinhole cameras to digital still and video cameras, […]
Pleasant View R-6 to hold Annual Extravaganza on March 21, 2020
Pleasant View R-6 will hold its Annual Extravaganza next week to support field trips as well as school and faculty needs. This year’s event will be a dodgeball tournament instead of basketball as in past years. Doors and a silent auction will open the evening of March 21st at 5 o’clock, followed by Pleasant View […]
Polls open at 6 am across the state of Missouri for Presidential Primary
Missouri’s Presidential Primary Election is today with polls opening at 6 am across the state until 7 o’clock this evening. One change in a polling location has been announced for today in Grundy County. Voters for Lincoln and Harrison townships are NOT to go to Tindall but instead vote on the first floor east room […]
Officers from Trenton FFA Chapter speak at Rotary meeting
Four Trenton FFA Chapter Officers spoke at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on Thursday. President Grace Allen, Second Vice President Allena Allen, Secretary McKenna Cox, and Treasurer Kayli Crawford talked about the FFA and activities. The Trenton Chapter has 85 members, and Brook Kreatz and Kabel Oaks are the chapter advisors. Members must have a […]
NCMC Board of Trustees address busy agenda at Tuesday meeting
North Central Missouri College Vice President for Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley reported on recognition at the NCMC Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening. Jaqueline Perez of Milan was nominated for the Newman Civic Fellowship. Four A-Plus students were recognized as outstanding students: Sidney Lynch of Trenton High School, Josephine Deen of Jefferson C-124 High […]
NCMC Board of Trustees approve personnel actions
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved several personnel actions Tuesday evening. One action was an increase in salary for several Trio staff members to align with national Trio salary surveys. Student Support Services changes included Stacey Russell’s salary increasing from $24,877 to $27,000 for a 10-month, 80% time contract, John Wilbur’s salary […]
Missouri Finish Line Grant helps individuals complete their degree
North Central Missouri College, in partnership with the Missouri Scholarship and Loan Foundation), is offering individuals the chance to participate in the Finish Line Degree Completion Grant. The Finish Line Grant is designed to assist Missouri residents who have left college before completing a degree and are prevented from re-enrolling due to a past financial […]
Mosaic Life Care Foundation in St. Joseph to hold open house
Mosaic Life Care Foundation will host an open house Thursday, Jan. 23 at Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph, Medical Center celebrating the opening of its new suite. The open house will run from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. with a welcome and introductions at 3 p.m. Guests will have the opportunity to hear remarks […]
North Central Missouri College Announces Family of the Year
The North Central Missouri College Student Senate has announced the NCMC Family of the Year, who will be recognized on January 22, 2020, during Homecoming and Alumni Appreciation Day activities at the Ketcham Community Center. The 2019-2020 NCMC Family of the Year is the Houston family of Birmingham, Alabama. Demetrius and Arnetra Houston were nominated […]
Red Cross appeals to public: Critical need for blood and platelet donors after the holidays
The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood donors of all blood types, especially type O – to make an appointment now to give and help replenish the blood supply after the holiday weeks. Right now, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of type O blood. To help tackle […]
Amendments to Summer School Handbook tops discussion at Trenton Board of Education meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved the final draft of the 2018-2019 school audit on Tuesday evening. Bob Conrad with Conrad and Higgins said the district was “in good shape.” Information presented included that the district’s retirement is 84% funded, which Conrad called “excellent” and “healthy.” The district has more than 11 hundred students, […]
Thirty-one to graduate from Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy
Thirty-one troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on December 20, 2019. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The 108th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on July 1, 2019, to begin the 25-week training to become a trooper. The […]
NCMC Board of Trustees tackles lengthy agenda at Tuesday meeting
The North Central Missouri College Homecoming candidates were announced during the NCMC Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday evening. Vice President for Student Affairs Kristen Alley said the king candidates are Andrew George of Canton from the Baptist Student Union, Cash Miller of Warsaw from Phi Theta Kappa, Gregoor Moesker of Curacao from the International […]
2019-20 national FFA officer team elected at 92nd National FFA Convention
Students from Montana, Virginia, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Oregon, and Ohio have been elected by delegates throughout the United States to serve on the 2019-20 National FFA Officer team. Kolesen McCoy, an agribusiness and applied economics major at Ohio State, was elected national president. Kourtney Lehman, an agricultural business management major at Oregon State University, […]
Report finds Missouri declining in children’s health coverage
Missouri is among states experiencing a serious erosion in children’s health coverage, according to a new report. The findings, released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, indicated there were 12,000 more uninsured Missouri kids in 2018 than in 2016, a 17% increase. Traci Gleason, vice president for internal affairs at the Missouri Budget Project, […]
Hy-Vee Pharmacy installing drug take-back receptacles
To further assist in combatting the national opioid epidemic, Hy-Vee, Inc. announces it has purchased and will install drug take-back receptacles by Nov. 7, 2019, in all 276 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations throughout its eight-state region to provide customers a secure place to dispose of unused medications, including controlled substances. The availability of drug take-back receptacles […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approves purchase for Allied Health Skills Lab
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchases for Allied Health Skills Lab equipment and a club car golf cart on Tuesday evening. The SimCapture Pro system from Laerdal of Wappingers Falls, New York for $52,323.77 will be used to enhance student learning in the Allied Health Skills Lab and replace similar 10-year-old […]
Chillicothe FFA chapter holds Greenhand Initiation Ceremony
Earlier in the month of October, sixty-six Greenhands of the Chillicothe FFA Chapter attended the Area II Greenhand Initiation ceremony in Gallatin. The Area II officer team, which was led by President, Rachel Holt of the Chillicothe FFA Chapter, conducted the initiation. During the initiation, the Greenhands listened to the 2019 Area Creed speaker, Rebecca […]
Trenton Board of Education approves grant application requests
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved grant application requests at its meeting Tuesday evening. Fifth-grade Communication Arts teacher Christy Gibler’s request was for a $500 GEC Community Foundation grant to purchase guided reading leveled book sets for the classroom library. Board Vice President Brandon Gibler abstained from voting on the request with Dorothy Taul […]