While inclement weather and poor road conditions have caused area school districts to cancel classes on numerous days this winter, a northeast Missouri school has missed a total of 20 days including Wednesday. Andy Turgeon is Superintendent of the Knox County School District in Edina. The Knox County school has a plan to […]
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Wednesday marks 13th inclement weather day for Trenton R-9 School District
Wednesday, February 20th marked the 13th inclement weather day for the Trenton R-9 School District. One day was also missed for the softball state final. Superintendent Dan Wiebers reports the district will now be in session April 18th, however, Trenton will not be in session April 19th on Good Friday. Other makeup days include March 15th […]
Cattle farmers must guard against high nitrate in hay which causes cow deaths
On top of dealing with harsh winter weather in feeding cows, cattle farmers must guard against too much nitrate in poor-quality hay. “Just from cases we’ve confirmed, I know of 150 cows dying in the last month,” says Tim Evans, head toxicologist at the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. High nitrate, mostly concentrated in […]
Counties in north Missouri placed under Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory
More winter weather is expected for Northwest Missouri on Tuesday. February 19th. The system will bring snow beginning in the early afternoon and lasting into the late evening in some areas. Snow is expected to be heavy at times with rates reaching 1 inch per hour with total accumulations up to 8 inches possible near […]
Audio: Cold weather is a challenge for Missouri cattlemen and calves
Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the cold weather has been a danger to new-born calves and other livestock. She says it’s common for farmers to take extraordinary measures to see that calves are kept as comfortable as possible. Chinn says the cold weather is making calving especially difficult for cattlemen if they […]
Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce to honor “Pillars of the Community”
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce has selected a long-time retired businessman and a retired college instructor as its 2019 Pillars of the Community. The Chamber will honor R. W. Keuhn and Phil Schlarb at its annual banquet at the New Hope Building the evening of March 15th. A social hour will begin at 5:30, […]
School bus crash near McFall injures 9-year-old
The Highway Patrol reports a school bus accident one mile south of McFall Friday afternoon injured a child. Nine-year-old Kenneth Plymell of McFall sustained injuries. And his parents transported him from the scene to their residence and may have sought medical attention later. Bus driver 38-year-old Billy Goble of Weatherby was not reported as injured. […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves amended calendar for this school year
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education voted Wednesday evening to amend this year’s school calendar for makeup days due to inclement weather. Superintendent Doctor Kim Johnson reports Newtown-Harris has missed 13 days this school year so far, and 10 will be made up. She says makeup days include February 18th, March 22nd as an early […]
MoDOT asking motorists to limit travel through Friday night
The Missouri Department of Transportation advises motorists to limit travel beginning Friday and throughout the weekend as a series of winter storms will impact roads across the state. “For your safety and the safety of our crews, we ask everyone to avoid unnecessary travel once the storm begins,” said Becky Allmeroth, MoDOT State Maintenance Engineer […]
North Mercer Board of Education reports 8 of 9 days missed due to weather to be made up
Makeup day procedures were discussed during the North Mercer R-3 Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening. Superintendent Dan Owens reports eight of the nine days North Mercer missed for inclement weather will be made up. Makeup days include February 18th and March 28th as well as other days at the end of the school […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education hashes out days missed due to weather
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education discussed inclement weather make-up days at its meeting Wednesday evening. Nine of the 12 days Grundy R-5 missed have to be made up. February 18th, March 15th, and March 18th will be used as makeup days. Classes will dismiss early March 15th, with the high school at 12:30 […]
Winter Weather Advisory issued for portions of northern Missouri for Friday, February 15, 2019
A quick moving disturbance will bring a chance for light snow with periods of moderate snow beginning Friday morning and continuing through late Friday night. A period of mixed precipitation will be possible Friday morning for portions of east central-Kansas, west, and central Missouri before changing over to all snow. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL […]
Grundy County Storm Spotter training rescheduled for March 4th
The Storm Spotter Training for Grundy County postponed last week due to inclement weather has been rescheduled. Grundy County Emergency Management will now host the training in the third-floor courtroom of the courthouse in Trenton the evening of March 4th at 6 o’clock. Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says a representative from National Weather Service […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education tackles lengthy agenda after approving calendar updates to school year
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a request Tuesday evening to categorize two high school classes as weighted. Spanish Four was approved to be categorized as a weighted class on a unanimous vote and Desktop Publishing was approved on a vote of four to three. Trenton High School Principal Ron Franklin said the two […]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education approves update to current school calendar
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved an update to this year’s school calendar and the school calendar for next school year at a meeting Tuesday evening. The calendar updates for this school year include Trenton R-9 being in session March 15th and 18th, April 22nd, and May 17th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. […]
Trenton City Council to seek bids on trash collection and disposal
Specifications have been approved regarding bids to be sought for residential sanitation collection and disposal in the city of Trenton. The city council last evening reviewed details of the bid documents. City Administrator Ron Urton said the request for bids will be published this week, with bids due at the city hall by 2 o’clock […]
Fescue forages lose toxins while stored for winter feed
Winter feeding of forage to beef herds doesn’t rank high as a favored job for herd owners. But there’s a bright side to feeding fescue, whether in hay or grass. Fescue toxins are down. “This is the best fescue will be, now until pastures green up again,” says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage […]
Winter Weather Advisory issued for Monday, February 11, 2019
The weather in Missouri over the last week has included just about every form of precipitation. The Weather in northern Missouri over the last 10 days has seen extremely cold temperatures followed by a weekend of temperatures in the fifties with near normal temperatures into last week. Mother Nature has once again waved her magic […]
Portions of north Missouri placed under Ice Storm Warning
While much of northern Missouri has been under a Winter Weather Advisory, portions of northern Missouri have now been upgraded to an Ice Storm Warning by the National Weather Service in Kansas City. Portions of northern Missouri will continue to remain in an Ice Storm Warning until Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Noon. Precipitation in […]
Annual meeting for Trenton High School Alumni rescheduled
The annual meeting of all Trenton High School Alumni classes previously canceled due to inclement weather has been rescheduled. The meeting will now be the held on the afternoon of February 17th at 1:30 at Royal Inn Pizza of Trenton. Class mailing lists will be distributed and tentative plans will be discussed for the THS […]