Missouri State Parks holds a "Family Fun Festival" at Wallace State Park near Cameron on Saturday, October 20th. The free event includes guided hikes, games, programs, and a campsite decorating contest. Visitors are to meet at the campground amphitheater.

The Trenton High School girl's golf team is one of eight Class 1 squads from across the state of Missouri competing in the state tournament today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday at the Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield.

Cool weather boosted harvest numbers in Missouri’s four urban deer hunting zones.

Scarlet and gold colors are splashed across the woods. Wildlife is on the move, and on Sunday, October 21, the 26th annual fall driving tour through the Poosey Conservation Area will offer a backwoods tour of foliage and educational stops along the route devoted to conservation.

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs rode the pitching brilliance of senior Scotlin Hurley on Wednesday night to a 1-0 victory over St. Joseph Benton, in the sectional round of the Class 3 softball state playoffs at Heritage Park in St. Joseph, in a game heard LIVE on Hot Country Z 101.7 and www.kgozfm.com.

Forty-eight bands will be gathering in Trenton on Saturday, October 20th to take part in the evaluative events that are being provided the participating bands in parade, auxiliary, drumline, and field show. The Missouri State High School Activities Association has sanctioned this event.

If you are new to Chillicothe, or even if you have lived here all of your life, there are community resources available to you. With this in mind, on Saturday, November 3rd, you are invited to participate in the PROJECT CONNECT Resource Fair. This free event will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church Family Life Center from 10 to 2 o'clock.

A Tina man received what the Highway Patrol called SERIOUS injuries when the pickup truck he was driving overturned off a road in southeastern Livingston County early Sunday morning.

The Missouri State High School Activities Association has set a start time of 5 o'clock for Wednesday night's Class 3 state sectional softball game between District 15 champion Trenton and District 16 champion Benton at Heritage Park's Field #3 in St. Joseph.

Throughout the 2012 softball season, the young Princeton Lady Tigers would find a multitude of positive moments. There were victories at Gallatin and South Harrison that led to a 5-4 Grand River Conference record. However, Princeton's Achilles Heel was defense. When it was good, Princeton was good, and when it struggled, the Lady Tigers game would as well.

A Highway Patrol trooper's car struck a deer on Tuesday morning (October 9th) in eastern Sullivan County. The driver, 44-year old corporal Reid Fessler of Macon, escaped injury.

North Central Missouri College President Neil Nuttall Saturday night challenged alumni “Raise The Bar” in terms of giving financially for more student scholarships.

Enjoy a fall day of fun at the Family Fun Festival Oct. 20 at Wallace State Park near Cameron. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the free event will include guided hikes, games, programs and a campsite decorating contest.

The Trenton Bulldogs, after struggling in the first quarter last night against Kirksville, used the strength of a long second quarter drive to race past the visiting Tigers, 24-7 on Friday night at C.F. Russell Stadium.

A white-tail deer management workshop for landowners and property managers will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th, at the University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center, located at 21262 Genoa Road in Linneus.

The Chillicothe Area Arts Council presents the St. Joseph Symphony Trio on Sunday, October 14th at 3 o'clock. A children's theater performance is Tuesday, October 16th at 6:30. Both shows will be held in the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center.

The reigning Miss Missouri, Tippe Emmott of Springfield, will be among the featured guests at this year’s Missouri Day Parade on Saturday morning, October 20th in Trenton.

The Missouri Supreme Court has heard the argument of Bob Ramsey, the attorney for Mark Woodworth—convicted two times for the 1990 shooting death of Cathy Robertson at her home outside of Chillicothe. Woodworth is serving four life sentences.

Several contests are underway promoting the Missouri Day Festival with awards to be given in the October 18th opening ceremonies at 1st Baptist Church of Trenton. Read more for details on the chair auction for the DREAM factory, a car show,the marching band festival, and the annual Missouri Day parade.

The NCMC Lady Pirates played Sunday in Overland Park, Kansas in the Heartland Jamboree. North Central faced three NJCAA Division I opponents, losing two games but winning the third as the young ladies improved their level of play throughout the day.