The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees accepted the retirement of Green Hills Head Start Program Director Doctor Beverly Hooker at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. Hooker’s last day of employment will be January 31st, 2019, which is the end of the current fiscal year. She has been employed at NCMC and Head Start since […]
Nominations for distinguished alumni from North Central Missouri College and Trenton Junior College are being accepted for 2018. The North Central Missouri College Foundation, Inc. will honor the selected alumni who attended either TJC or NCMC with a formal presentation and ceremony during our Voyage Fund celebration on February 23, 2019. To nominate an alum […]
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will come to Chillicothe next week to help address hunger needs in the area. The train will arrive on the tracks adjacent to the Lowe’s parking lot at U. S. Business 36 and Harvester Road Monday afternoon at 3:45. The Trews and Willy Porter will perform from 4 o’clock to 4:30. […]
A prior sex offender in Fulton, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court after his mother and grandmother transported a 13-year-old child victim from Alabama to engage in illegal sexual activity with him. Michael James Collins, 21, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr. Collins, who was a resident at the Community Supervision […]
WalletHub has released it’s “Best Stores for Black Friday” list. Alisa Nelson from Missourinet files this report. The personal finance website surveyed nearly 7,000 deals from 35 of the largest U.S. retailers’ Black Friday ad scans to identify which ones are offering the deepest discounts. It examined various product categories including appliances, jewelry, […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested a near-record 199,427 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, November 10- 20. Of the 199,427 deer harvested, 102,930 were antlered bucks, 19,924 were button bucks, and 76,573 were does. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 4,021 […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton has a new director for its Senior Life Solutions program. Sheila Rider will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities of program staff to ensure quality patient care and providing community education to create awareness of the program. Senior Life Solutions is an outpatient group therapy program designed to […]
GRM Networks has announced the recipients of its Community Grant Program for the third quarter. The Bethany Kiwanis Club was awarded $500 to purchase clothes for needy grade school children in Harrison County. The Lamoni, Iowa Volunteer Fire Department was also awarded $500 to help purchase flags and official uniforms for the fire department. The […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a change to the 2018-2019 school calendar Tuesday evening. The district will make up the day of school canceled so students and staff could attend the state softball tournament May 16th. Superintendent Dan Wiebers said that would be the final day of school. Wieber noted putting the make […]
Five directors were elected to the 2018-2019 American Angus Association® board of directors, as well as a president and chairman and a vice president and vice chairman of the board, during the 135th Annual Convention of Delegates hosted at the 2018 Angus Convention in Columbus, Ohio. A total of 298 delegates from 41 states and […]
Registration and rooms are now available for Great Northwest Day at the Capitol. The Luau-themed event to set regional priorities will be in Jefferson City February 5th and 6th and will include introductions to the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate as well as a dinner with State legislators, department heads, and elected officials. Grundy […]
The third annual Utility Scam Awareness Day is being observed throughout the week to help expose the tactics scammers use and educate residents and small business owners on how to protect themselves. “KCP&L and Westar Energy are promoting this important awareness campaign to help our customers recognize signs of a potential scam and to avoid […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 99,567 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season Nov. 10 and 11. Of the 99,567 deer harvested, 55,887 were antlered bucks, 9,573 were button bucks, and 34,107 were does. Top harvest counties […]
Odd fall weather and fescue pasture growth set up potential poisonous pastures causing fescue foot in cow herds. Fall growth after a drought produces more toxins in infected tall fescue grass. The poison develops after rains start regrowth following a drought, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension specialist. Roberts urges herd owners to keep […]
Horse owners will learn about health care as well as behavior and tack tips at the Missouri Livestock Symposium November 30 and December 1, 2018. Internationally recognized horse trainer Julie Goodnight of Poncha Springs, Colorado, headlines the Equine section this year with three talks aimed at making better and safer horse owners. Her topics include, […]
In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week, NCMC has named Beth Snow, an apprenticeship student from Missouri Star Quilt Company from Hamilton, Missouri, as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Apprenticeship Student. Beth is taking courses at NCMC through Missouri Star Quilt Company to develop her leadership skills, and learn more about how the organization works. After […]
Nominations are being accepted for the North Central Missouri College Foundation distinguished alumni event in February. NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott says the event to be held at the Red Barn in Trenton February 23rd will celebrate alumni and the Voyage Fund, a fund started in December 2017 to encourage unrestricted annual giving to […]
The North Central Missouri College Foundation is trying to reach out to alumni to reconnect. NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott says the college wants to find out where alumni are and what they are doing. The Foundation sends out a monthly email telling what is new at the college and what is coming up. […]
The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, as well as friends and family of Doug Harper, have announced the establishment of the Doug Harper Memorial Scholarship. Harper, who was a long-time fan and announcer of high school and college athletics, died recently. The scholarship will be awarded to one boy and one girl for $500 each […]
An additional 61 absentee ballots were cast Monday at the Grundy County Clerks’ office in advance of today’s general election bringing the total to 383 absentee ballots to be counted. Another 19 absentees were requested but had not yet been returned to the clerks’ office at the courthouse in Trenton. The total number of Grundy […]
