During high school graduations held on Sunday at area schools, the top two students at Trenton High School were announced as Valedictorian Karson Hill and Salutatorian Shelby Chaney.

A Ridgeway resident was injured on Saturday afternoon when a car overturned off a gravel road in Harrison County. Forty-nine year old Kelly Folgate was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with injuries described as MODERATE by the Highway Patrol.

A fund raising event scheduled for this Saturday (May 12th) at Princeton will give its net proceeds to the American Cancer Society. The event is called "Rope For Hope". It will be held at the Saddle Club Arena at the west edge of Princeton off Highway 136.

On Wednesday, four current or past employees of the Livingston County Sheriffs Office were recognized for individual acts of courage and valor which resulted in the saving of four human lives late in 2011.

A Water Quality Initiative committed to improving three impaired waterways in Missouri was announced this week by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. State Conservationist J.R. Flores said his office will manage the initiative by making approximately $701,000 available to Missouri farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in the priority areas which include parts of GRUNDY and SULLIVAN Counties.

Former Trenton High School and North Central Missouri College standout Zach Vandevender has been named the new girl's basketball coach at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, according to a recent report from the Sedalia Democrat.

Norwood High School student/athlete Jordan Cottengim recently signed a letter of commitment to attend North Central Missouri College in Trenton in the fall and play softball for the NCMC Lady Pirates.

North Central Missouri College has announced the resignation of Kristen Boyes, after only one season as women's softball coach of the Lady Pirates.

For the first time in program history, the Trenton Bulldogs have won girl's and boy's district track titles in the same year, pulling off the feat on Saturday at Eagle Stadium in St. Joseph. The Trenton girls had 116 1/2 points, with Lathrop in second place at 91 1/2, while the Trenton boys had 108 points, with runner-up Lathrop at 94. Top FOUR finishers in each event advanced to this Saturday's Class 2, Section 4 meet at St. Joseph Christian High School.

The Mercer County Relay For Life raised over $25,000 for the American Cancer Society. The main activities were held between 12 noon and midnight on Saturday on the Princeton Square. Five teams participated in the annual event.

A Gallatin resident was hurt when the car he was driving hydroplaned on a road west of Gallatin, traveled off the pavement, and overturned. Eighteen year old Dillon Axton was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The Highway Patrol said he had MODERATE injuries.

Three people, including a child, received minor injuries when two vehicles collided on Sunday evening in Altamont (in Daviess County).

Reports are to be given to Livingston County's Prosecuting Attorney after what Sheriff Steve Cox called "significant" problems with "some or all" of the detainees in Cell Block #3 at the Livingston County Jail in Chillicothe last weekend. Cox said that cell block was evacuated, with nine detainees being moved to other county jail facilities.

Mail carriers this Saturday (May 12th) will be collecting non-perishable food items to the Community Food Pantry. It is the mail carriers annual promotion called "Stamp Out Hunger".

A Winston resident was injured in a two vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon in Daviess County, three miles west of Gallatin on Highway 6.

Three persons were taken to a hospital after an accident last night in Albany. The highway patrol described injuries as moderate for two drivers: 17 year old James Bell and 28 year old Alison Kreig-Runnels as well as her passenger, 29 year old John Runnels. Each of the Albany residents were taken by ambulance to Northwest Medical Center.

Keaton Duncan, a 6’7” post player, is the first announced recruit for the 2012-13 Pirates basketball team at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. The son of George and Gayla Duncan of Meadville, Keaton expects to receive a transfer degree from NCMC and eventually earn a bachelor’s degree in physical education.

A St. Paul based communications consulting company is assisting in efforts to determine additional broadband internet needs in Missouri. Senior Engineer Dick Nielsen of CBG Communications was in Trenton last week regarding findings in the 11 county area served by the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission.

Caldwell County Route W over EAST SHEEP Creek is to be closed beginning Monday, May 7th for a bridge replacement. That is in northwestern Caldwell County. The closure is expected to be four to five weeks.

A Princeton man received what the Highway Patrol called SERIOUS injuries when the sport utility vehicle he was driving traveled off a road north of Princeton, hit a fence and trees, and overturned several times.