Five law enforcement agencies in the region will receive federal Justice Assistance Grants to help combat drug-related crimes, Gov. Jay Nixon said.

The money, to be allocated by the Missouri Department of Public Safety, originates from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Grants will be awarded to Caldwell County, $32,000; the Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation Drug Task Force in Grundy County, $96,000; Northwest Missouri Information Sharing Project in Maryville, $148,000; the Platte County Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement Group, $278,000; and Buchanan County Drug Strike Force, $288,000.

Trenton celebrates arts

Art in the Park activities will be held Aug. 29 at Sesquicentennial Park in downtown Trenton, Mo.

The program kicks off the 44th year of events sponsored by the Grundy County Friends of the Arts Council. Local artists' displays, crafts, concessions, sidewalk sales and bed races will be featured.

Trenton Brass will perform at 5 p.m., with selections by other area musicians to follow. The bed races are set for 6:30, followed by more musical entertainment.

Season tickets for future Grundy County arts events will go on sale as well.

Log onto www.trentonarts.com for more information.

Tweets for streets

The Kansas Department of Transportation is now using Twitter (www.twitter.com) for all Northeast Kansas counties to communicate information on construction/maintenance projects, traffic alerts, weather-related events, and other activities that impact Kansas highways.

The Twitter account that includes coverage of Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, and Nemaha counties is NEKansasKDOT.

Ray Scherer can be reached

at rscherer@npgco.com.