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Restoration Effort Keeps Thompson House History Alive In Grundy County
Submitted A cabin built by the Friends of the Thompson House on the property provides visitors a glimpse of what original slave quarters would have looked like on the property.Submitted…
College Student Wins State Microsoft Championship Qualifier
Submitted Remus Williams, a North Central Missouri College student from Chillicothe, earned first place in the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist Word 365 Missouri State Championship Fall Qualifier.North Central Missouri College…
Madelyn Glidewell Selected For National Youth Leadership Forum
Madelyn Glidewell, a student at Laredo R-7 School, will join students from across the country this summer for the National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM at Washington University in…
Grundy County Veterans Association Purchases Former Republican-Times Building
The Grundy County Veterans Association has purchased the former Republican-Times building. The site will replace the existing VFW and American Legion post buildings, while the designations of VFW Post 919…
Congrats Class of 2026
Gabe Stark/Staff Photo Salutatorian Issac Bonta also delivers a speech to his fellow graduating classmates.Gabe Stark/Staff Photo Chase Foster walks across the stage, receiving his diploma from Superintendant Daniel Gott.Gabe…
North Central Missouri College Begins Summer Hours
North Central Missouri College will operate on summer hours beginning May 11. These hours will run through Aug. 14. Public hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through…
New Director Looks To Grow Green Hills Volunteer Program
Gabe StarkReporter A new chapter is beginning for the Green Hills Volunteer Program, but its mission remains rooted in a familiar idea: neighbors helping neighbors. Tracy Wheeler, the program’s new…
Trenton District Offers Free Summer Meals
The Trenton R-IX School District will offer free breakfasts and lunches this summer at S.M. Rissler Elementary School through an existing federal child nutrition program. Meals will be available May…
Trenton Battles Lawson On Senior Night
Gabe Stark/Staff PhotoTrenton celebrated its baseball seniors this week for Senior Night. The players celebrated were Royce Selway, Elijah Miller, Chase Foster and Matthew Bowden. Gabe Stark/Staff PhotoSenior Royce Selway…
Education funding remains flat in proposed state budget
By Rudi Keller & Steph QuinnMissouriIndependent.com Missouri lawmakers reached a compromise budget Monday that includes no increases in basic state aid to public schools or higher education. As a result,…