Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Sumner will hold its First Fridays at the Refuge again this summer. The refuge will host the first event of the season in June with David Shuey of Carlisle, Pennsylvania portraying General John Pershing during the free event at Swan Lake the evening of June 1st from 5 […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education denied a tuition waiver request at a meeting Monday evening. Superintendent Dan Owens says a student from outside of the district wanted to attend North Mercer and have his or her tuition waived. The student will have to pay the tuition fee if he or she wants to […]
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers announced the resignation of a Board of Education member at a meeting Tuesday evening. Wiebers read Brooke McAtee’s letter of resignation which will be effective June 12th. Wiebers told the board it did not need to vote to approve McAtee’s resignation, it only needed to be announced to the board. […]
The Trenton High School FCCLA chapter announced its officers for the 2018-2019 school year at a banquet Monday evening. Officers for next school year include Oakley Madden as president; McKenna Cox, vice president; McKayla Blackburn treasurer and vice president of national programs; Camryn Willey, vice president of membership; Sarah Jordan, vice president of public relations; […]
The Annual Spring Princeton Chamber of Commerce Banquet was held Friday night. Winners of the Salad cooking contest were 1st Prize, Marilyn Graham, (Grape Salad) Second Prize, Chuck Herdrich, (Cauliflower Salad), and Third Prize Carla Miller, (Big Mac Salad). Winners of the Dessert Cooking Contest were First Trish Nelson, (Snickerdoodle Cheesecake), Second, Judy Woodward, (NY […]
Candidate filing begins Tuesday, February 27, 2018, subject to the August Primary Election in Missouri. Area courthouses will be the location for candidates to file if they are seeking a county-wide office. For Grundy County, this includes the offices of presiding commissioner, county clerk, associate circuit court judge, clerk of the circuit court/recorder of deeds, […]
The winner of the Green Hills Wellness Challenge’s Maintenance Prize has been announced. Grundy County Health Department Health Educator Abby Oberman says Nina Moulin won the $300 prize for maintaining a 13.77% weight-loss from the start of last year’s Wellness Challenge. The maintenance prize is awarded to the individual who maintains the highest amount of […]
A Pleasant View R-6 student won the Grundy County Spelling Bee held at Trenton Middle School yesterday. Eighth grader Andrew Flentje won the spelling bee with the word mesa. The runner-up was eighth grader Cooper Lewis from Laredo. The alternate from the Grundy County Spelling Bee is eighth grader Abby Webb from Grundy R-5. Flentje […]
The Calamity Jane Day car show at Princeton 87 entries with Edwin Smith of Brookfield receiving the Judges Choice award for his 1956 Chevy Belair. Best of show awards were bestowed in the categories of GM, Ford, Mopar, and what was called “some other brand”. Awards went to Edwin Smith of Brookfield for a 1956 […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
