Trenton Middle School has announced the winners of its spelling bee held Wednesday morning. The winners will compete at the Grundy County Spelling Bee at Grundy County R-5 Elementary School in Humphreys February 6th. Shaylise Turner won the fifth-grade bee with the word Bollywood. Hunter Smith was the runner-up. Leilah Gonzalez and Brayden Bell are […]
Winners have been announced in the American Family Insurance sponsored basketball shooting contest held during high school holiday hoops at Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. “Shoot Sixty Seconds for Your School” was the title of the contest involving one person representing each participating school. In a two-way tie, Canaan Fairley representing Newtown-Harris High School and […]
There were more than 90 entries Saturday morning in the 71st Annual Chillicothe Chamber Holiday Parade. An entry by BTC Bank with Mrs. McCraw’s Partners in Education class received the Grand Marshal Trophy. It also placed first in the youth division of the float category. Other float winners, by category, were entered by the First […]
The 6th Annual Wright Run 5k/10k went on as planned early Saturday, October 7th. Despite the rain and wind, 55 participants braved the weather in support of the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation. Early estimates are approximately $6,000, minus expenses, were raised during the event. All proceeds from the Wright Run will support the purchase of […]
Results have been made available from the Calamity Jane Festival car show that was held in Princeton with officials reporting 59 entries. The judges choice was a 1924 Dodge Bross entered by Ron Scott of Harris. Recognized for best paint was a 1967 Ford pickup shown by Terry Kinder of Ridgeway. Best of show awards were given […]
Two individuals won the cash during the annual golf ball drop Saturday evening at Riverside Country Club in Trenton. Winning the top prize of $2,000 cash was Jim Gillilan of Chillicothe. Prize money was donated by Barnes Baker of Trenton. Winning the second place prize of 500 dollars was Debbie Guffey. The golf ball drop was […]
The Beef Show at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton had 104 entries Saturday. Jenna Reeter of Trenton exhibited the Supreme Champion female and won Intermediate Showmanship honors for those ages 11 through 14. Lea Simmons of Unionville showed the Reserve Champion female. Max Alexander of the Brookfield/Linneus area exhibited the Champion market steer […]
Swine Show results have been announced from competition Wednesday at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The Grand Champion boar among various breeds was a crossbred shown by Jesse Huber of Trenton. The Reserve Champion boar was entered by Graydee Rains of Gallatin with a Berkshire. Among various breeds of gilts, the Grand Champion […]
There were 40 entries in the North Central Missouri Fair’s horticulture senior division this year. Winners included Loretta Ray of Trenton, who had the most entries and received eight blue ribbons and one red. Chelsea Sparks of Buckner received four blue ribbons and three red. Brooklyn Ray of Trenton won two blues and one red. […]
There were more than 90 entries last evening for the 2017 North Central Missouri Fair Parade. Among award winners: John Urich had the oldest car or truck driven in the parade with a 1931 Ford Model A pickup. Neil Peery had the oldest farm tractor with a 1933 F20 Farmall. Winning the award for best-restored […]
Sheep, goat, and rabbit shows were held at the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show Thursday morning. For sheep, the Grand Champion ram went to Kale Batson, the Reserve Champion ram, as well as Senior Showmanship, went to Libby Endicott. Champion and Reserve ewe, as well as Champion and Reserve Market, went to Kaycee Messner. Ayra Meeker […]
Winners have been announced in the Super Farmer Competition at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton. Tyler Johnson and Maci Hullinger placed first in the category for those 13 and older with Andrew Smith and Vivian Allen placing second. The top finishers in the Mini Super Farmer competitions were Remi Lewis and Travyn Shields in […]
Winners have been announced for the beef show held Saturday at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton Allena Allen of Trenton showed the Grand Champion bull and the Grand Champion heifer then went on to win Senior Showmanship honors. Gracie Rogers of Princeton exhibited the Reserve Champion bull and was the county performance winner. Chase […]
Goat and sheep shows were held at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton Friday. For the goat show, grand champion doe went to Bryce Shipley of Mercer, and reserve champion doe went to Wyatt Ellis of Bethany. Grand champion wether and reserve champion wether went to Amy McLaughlin of Unionville. Wyatt Ellis received senior showmanship, […]
The results of the talent show held at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton Tuesday night have been announced. Colter Hamilton received first place for children ages 6 and younger. For ages 7 to 12, Savannah Ordnorff placed first, Aspen Massey and Lexxus second, and Alexandria Hopper third. In the category for those 13 and […]
Hannah Persell returned home Friday from the 4-H National Shooting Sports Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska. During the months of September and October 2016, Hannah attended three weekends of state recurve archery team tryouts with other youth from across the state. The four youth with the top scores were chosen as the state team to represent […]
Winners have been announced in the Gooseberry Festival 5k/10k run/walk Saturday in Trenton. 32-year old Roberto Garcia of Trenton was the fastest male finisher in the 5K with a time was 19 minutes 52 seconds. 13-year old Daya Allnut of Galt placed first among the female entries in the 5K with a time of 28 […]
The Friends of Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge in partnership with the Refuge sponsored the Wildlife in Habitat Art Contest. There were 112 entries in the contest. Hale Public School had 83 entries and for having the most entries were awarded a $100 donation from the Friends of Swan Lake NWR to support their art […]
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative has announced essay contest winners. Two juniors won all-expense-paid trips to Washington, D.C., and three sophomores won trips to the Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience (CYCLE) program in Jefferson City. Harlie Jones of Chillicothe High School won the Annual Youth Tour Washington essay contest. Nicole Robinson of Pattonsburg High School placed […]
Northeast Nodaway and Jefferson high schools each won two judging categories during NCMC Ag Contest Day in Trenton yesterday. Nine other schools, including Trenton and Chillicothe, won first place in other career development events. Because of the sheer volume of teams and individuals, we’ve pared the list to recognize those finishing at the highest level […]
