Princeton, MO

Charles Anthony Olson of Princeton faces two felony charges in Grundy County following an incident at a Trenton Taco Bell in which he allegedly violated a protection order and threatened to blow up the restaurant. Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Puckett filed the charges May 4, 2026, accusing Olson of a second offense of violating […] The post Princeton man charged in Trenton over alleged threat and protection order appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton &amp

Mercer County’s annual Plow Day will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Marty Henke farm near Ravanna. Tractor and plow owners are invited to participate in field plowing, with arrival requested by 9 a.m. There is no participation fee, and Henke will provide a loader tractor for use during the event. From Princeton, visitors […] The post Mercer County Plow Day set for Nov. 7 at farm near Ravanna appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

Silex defeated Princeton 10-0 in 4½ innings Saturday in Springfield to capture the Missouri Class 1 state softball championship. The game was broadcast on KTTN FM 92.3. Princeton managed one hit and one walk against Silex pitcher Rylan Harris, who recorded 10 strikeouts. Silex finished with eight hits, five walks, eight earned runs and no […] The post Princeton falls to Silex in Missouri Class 1 softball appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri New

Dereck Lee Raines, of Princeton, faces three felony charges and one misdemeanor charge of stealing by deceit after allegedly collecting $21,701.50 from four customers for heating and cooling work that was not completed. According to charges filed October 28, 2026, by Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela K. Blevins, Raines allegedly accepted advance payments for heating […] The post Princeton man charged over heating and cooling job deposits appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 10

Princeton completed an undefeated Grand River Conference West softball season in 2026-27, finishing 7-0 to claim first place in the Western Division and leading a conference-wide recognition of 30 players from eight schools. King City and Stanberry tied for second place with identical 5-2 conference records. Albany, North Andrew and Worth County each finished 3-4, […] The post Eight schools earn Grand River Conference West softball honors appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM

Ellen Louise Brown, 84, of Trenton, Missouri, died at 10:28 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Pearl’s II Eden for Elders in Princeton, Missouri, where she was receiving hospice care. She was cremated under the direction of Slater Neal Funeral Home in Trenton. Her family will bury her cremated remains at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. […] The post Ellen (Hendren) Brown, age 84 appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

ROSENDALE, Mo. (KQTV) - In a showdown of top 10 teams in the state, the #9 North Andrew High School football team took down #7 Princeton Friday night by the score of 36-14. The post North Andrew High School football tops Princeton in a battle of ranked teams appeared first on KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather & Sports.

The Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation has awarded $136,008 in scholarships to 36 female graduates of North Mercer High School and Princeton High School in Mercer County, Missouri, for the fall 2026 semester. The foundation’s board of directors approved the scholarships for recipients attending colleges and universities across Missouri. Each student submitted a signed statement verifying […] The post Gene Kauffman scholarships support 36 Mercer County women appeared first on KTTN 9

Lena Ruth Larason, 92, of Princeton, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at a hospital in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was born Oct. 30, 1933, in Mercer, Missouri, the daughter of Carol Dean and Beatrice (McElfish) Laughlin. On April 2, 1955, she married Wilbur Larason in Mercer, Missouri. He preceded her in death. Ruth graduated […] The post Lena Ruth Larason, age 92 appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

The Princeton R-5 Board of Education received an update on the school district’s electric bus fleet, reviewed proposed employee compensation changes, and postponed consideration of a conflict-of-interest policy during its Oct. 12 meeting. Transportation Director Lonny Lovett reported that all five daily bus routes are operating successfully using electric buses. The district’s oldest electric bus […] The post Princeton R-5 reviews electric buses, pay and bidding policies appear