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TRENTON
THURS., AUG. 4, 2022
REPUBLICAN-TIMES “GOD BLESS AMERICA”
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 158th Year - No. 82
NCM Fair Begins with ATV, Tuff Truck Races and Parade
Ray Wins Local Race For Presiding Commissioner The Grundy County 2022 Primary Elections saw a 36 percent voter turnout. In the nine precincts reporting, only 1,994 ballots were cast of the 5,594 registered voters. In Trenton, the 4th Ward saw the highest voter turnout with 37% of the 1,075 registered voters casting ballots. The highest voter turnout of Grundy County belonged to Galt (Liberty and Myers Township) which had 40% of their 290 registered voters cast ballots. There were 241 absentee ballots cast in this election. The only contested local race was for Presiding Commissioner. Republican Phillip Ray defeated Republican Bill Wilson 1,083-738 votes. In unopposed local races, Steve Hudson received 1,568 votes for Associate Circuit Judge, Kelly Puckett 1,611 for Prosecuting Attorney and Becky Stanturf 1,734 for Circuit Court Clerk. The County Clerk was won by Courtney Camp-
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bell with 1,704 votes. Adria Moore received 1,668 votes for Public Administrator. In Grundy County it was a close race for U.S. Senator on the Democratic ticket as Trudy Busch Valentine had 48 votes and Lucas Kunce 37 votes. On the Republican ballot for U.S. Senator, Eric Schmitt had 810 votes with Eric Greitens coming in second with 379 votes and Vicky Hartzler received 324 votes. A race for State Auditor on the Republican ballot saw Scott Fitzpatrick edge out David Gregory 1,086504 votes, while Democrat Alan Green received 106 votes. The U.S. Representative for Congress in the 6th district on the Republican ballots saw Sam Graves over Christoper Ryan 1,498-108 votes. On the Democratic ballot it was Henry Marsh over Michael Howard 5529. In a race for 12th District State Senator, Repub[See Election, Page 2]
ATV and dirt bike motocross races and the Tuff Truck competition were held at the North Central Missouri Fair Grounds in Trenton on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30. Races were ATV and motorcycle classes for experts, open A, open B, beginners, and kids. Trophies were awarded in all classes; experts received $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third place. The track was a motocrossstyle for ATVs and motorcycles, and classes were offered for all ages based on bike size and experience level. For Tuff Trucks, trophies and prize money was given to the first, second, and third place winners. Both trucks and cars could enter. $500 was offered for first place, $250 for second, and $100 for third place. Winners were: ATVs ATV Expert: 1st Craig Roberts, 2nd Nick Roberts and 3rd Detroit [See Fair, Page 2]
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BRIEFS Bright Futures Trenton
The Bright Futures Trenton Back to School Event will be held Thursday, August 11. See page 16 of today’s Republican-Times for more information on the event.
Commissioners Sign Contracts
On Tuesday, July 26, the Grundy County Commission met with Shannon Howe of Howe Co., LLC for signing of contracts for the construction of three bridges. One contract will be for bridges on NE Heron Ln and NE 30th St. Another contract will be for a bridge on SW 86th Ave. C&C Bridge and Concrete of Pilot Grove will be the enginerering company for projects. ARPA GRant money has been allocated to build the bridges.
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The North Central Missouri Fair Board organized a parade on Tuesday, August 2, in Trenton with the theme “Fairadise” to kick off the start of the fair. Forty-two businesses/individuals entered displaying floats, tractors, emergency vehicles, and other various forms of transportation. The NCM Fair Board would especially like to thank the Galt Junior Fire Fighters Ashton Snider, Michael Brill, Erica Lovett, and Tracen Smiley for presenting the colors in the parade.
Library’s Summer Reading Program Comes to a Close
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Children and adult laughter echoed through the Hoover Theater on Tuesday, July 26 as Will Stuck presented “20,000 Laughs Under the Sea”. Mr. Stuck, a speaker, edu-tainer from St. Joseph, presented the grand finale of the library’s summer reading program. From “shellphones” to “bubbles”, Will provided a story, song and science experiment for all ages to enjoy!
NCMC Sets Levy Hearing The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees met in regular session on July 26, 2022, in the Frey Administrative Center on the NCMC Campus in Trenton. During the meeting, Trustees heard communication reports, set the levy hearing, and approved Head Start items, purchases, and personnel items. In communication reports, Trustees were introduced to the new Director of Facilities, Cole McAdams. Cole began his director role in June and is enjoying his position at NCMC. In standing reports, Sue Ewigman and Janet Gott, Head Start Directors, said COLA funds had been received. Gott provided an update on health/dental screenings, enrollment openings, food distribution for snow days, including a partnership with Second Harvest, and an upcoming focus Area 2 review. Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tristan Londre reported on grant programs and grant opportunities, and changes to the
Fast Track program. The Fast Track program is now a grant opportunity, and he hopes it will draw more interest. Discussion was also held about the National Farm Worker Jobs Program that allows individuals working in agriculture assistance to gain the training they need to start or further a career in agriculture. For the Vice President of Student Affairs report, Dr. Klaver provided information on OAR sessions, financial aid, admissions, and Title IX in Dr. Kristen Alley’s absence. Jennifer Triplett, Chief Information Officer, provided an update on the remote learning classroom upgrade and the data center upgrade. President Klaver gave the Trustees an update on the enrollment outlook for fall, with applications up 81 from last year and full-time freshmen applications up 95. He also congratulated the NCMC athletes named NJCAA All-Americans and provided an update on the Savannah Campus progress and a solution to a fire suppression issue. Klaver provided an update
on campaign work, MCCA planning, and stated eight new customized training partnerships are going on in the St. Joseph area. NCMC Trustees set the annual tax levy hearing for August 23, 2022, at 5:25 p.m. at the Frey Administrative Center. In other action items, Trustees approved the Green Hills Head Start Certificate of Compensation Cap and Wage Comparability Study and the Certificate of Cost Allocation plan. They also made several purchases, including testing/accreditation supplies for the NCMC nursing programs, renewing athletic insurance, and acquisition of audio/visual hardware and implementation for the Savannah Campus. In personnel matters, Trustees approved Head Start hires of Kaylee Bell, Teacher Aide at Chillicothe, Joni Eller as Cook at Chillicothe, Brittany Robbins as Teacher Aide at