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Council Sets Financing For Water Treatment The owners of rental property in Trenton will be held responsible for trash and other items left on property when renters move out following action taken at Monday night’s city council meeting.

The council, on a unanimous vote, approved an amendment to its nuisance ordinance that makes it a public nuisance if trash and debris associated with a change of occupancy, commonly referred to as a “clean out,” is not disposed of properly. In addition, the amendment now puts language into the ordinance that states that if the nuisance is not removed within seven days of a written notice to do so, the violation will be for both the owner of the property and the occupants.

The hope is that by adding this language to the ordinance there will be fewer instances of furniture, trash, debris, etc., being left on the curb when a “cleanout” occurs. While it was noted that it is often difficult to find the occupants once they have moved from the rental unit, the owners, who are easier to locate, will now also be held responsible.

Council members voted 7-1, with Second Ward Councilman Danny Brewer voting no, to approve a proposal from Central Bank of the Midwest for the financing of the water system im[See COUNCIL, Page 5]

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COURTWARMING ROYALTY The crowning of the 2021-2022 Trenton High School Courtwarming royalty will take place on Friday, Jan. 21 between the boys and girls basketball games against Milan. This year’s candidates and attendants include, from left, freshmen attendants Arianna Ortega and Aiden Weyer, junior attendants Mercy Schweizer and Gaven Kelsall; senior candidates Gracyn Rongey and Kaden Owen, Teya Cooksey and Nate Burkeybile, and Morgan King and Caleb Johnson and sophomore attendants Madi Moore and Milo Simpson. The courtwarming crown bearers are Case Saul, son of Allen and Kendra Saul, and Emerysn Coe, daughter of Corbin and Chelsea Coe. A dance, with formal attire, will follow the game from 9 to 11 p.m. DJ services will be provided by Jeremy Hudson and Keithly Studios will be present at the coronation and during the dance for photos that will be posted online with a link provided for purchase. The cost of the dance is $5 per person. School spirit days will be held from Tuesday, Jan. 18 to Friday, Jan. 21 and are as follows: Tuesday-Anything But A Backpack Day (students are encouraged to bring their school books in any type of carrying case), Wednesday-Wacky Hair Day, Thursday-Duct Tape Clothing Day and Friday-Black Out Day.

R-9 Seeks To ‘Grow,’ Recruit And Retain Quality Teachers Full-Time Teachers Set To Receive One-Time Stipend Through Grant As the shortage of qualified teachers continues to affect school districts across the country, the Trenton R-9 School District took steps Tuesday evening to “grow,” attract and retain qualified educators in the district.

The R-9 Board of Education approved two programs at Tuesday’s January board meeting that are designed to help alleviate the shortage of teachers in the district with the ap-

proval of the “Grow Your Own Teachers” Grant Program and a Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program. Both programs were presented to the board by Dr. Jill Watkins, instructional coach/mentoring director for the district.

The “Grow Your Own Teachers” program will utilize $10,000 in funding through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The funds will be used to create a

“pipeline” to get more teachers into the district. Dr. Watkins presented three options of how the money, which is coming from the Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, could be distributed. One option is to team with a university (a requirement of the funding) that has an alternative certification program for those who already possess a bachelor’s degree but need [See R-9, Page 4]

Gallatin Aldermen Consider Bids At Meeting Tree-Trimming And Work Truck Are Approved Gallatin aldermen accepted bids for tree trimming and a work truck as well as moving forward on efforts to gain funding for a street resurfacing project during a meeting held Monday evening.

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Clerk Hattie Rains, aldermen approved $20,000 worth of tree trimming with H.L. Sinkhorn and Son Tree. The company had submitted a bid of $28,375 that would have included everything in the city that needed to be trimmed. In approving the $20,000 expenditure, aldermen agreed to have the company start with the trees that are most in need of trimming and continue working throughout town.

Aldermen accepted a bid of $63,518 for a 2022 Ford F-250 truck with a utility bed. The truck is in Long Beach, CA and has a delivery fee of $3,160. The other bid came from Louisville, KY and was a 2022 Ford F350 with a utility bed. The cost for that truck was $59,940, with the delivery fee not provided yet to the city. Public Works Director Mark Morey recommended the F-250 because the utility bed has more storage

Panel Advances Redistricting Plan Republicans Projected To Keep Control JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House panel advanced a congressional redistricting plan Wednesday that is projected to keep Republicans solidly in control of the state's delegation to Washington without reaching for an even more dominant ad-

vantage.

The proposed U.S. House districts make adjustments to the current boundaries to account for population changes noted in the 2020 census. They are projected to result in Republicans continuing to hold six seats and Democrats two after this year's elections.

Some Republicans, joined by the state's largest anti-abortion group Mis[See PLAN, Page 5]

options and is better equipped for the water department.

Bids for skid loaders were considered, with no action taken. Victor L. Phillips submitted a bid of $66,788.62 for a CASE skid loader with delivery available in February, while Foley Equipment submitted a bid for a CAT skid loader at a cost of $84,988.15, with delivery in two to three weeks. Terry Implement submitted a bid

of $66,900 for a Kobota, with delivery to take eight to 12 months. Morey told the board he would like to have a demonstration of the CASE and CAT models prior to making a recommendation on which piece of machinery to purchase.

Morey told the board that CAT Financial has quoted the trade-in value of the CAT mini excavator at $50,000. That number de[See GALLATIN, Page 6]

Gov. Parson To Be Keynote Speaker Great Northwest Day Scheduled For February 1 Missouri Governor Mike Parson will kick off the Great Northwest Day at the Capitol event as the keynote speaker during a luncheon at the 20th Annual Great Northwest Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Tuesday, Feb. 1.

As legislators begin a

new session in Jefferson City, citizens of Northwest Missouri have been preparing to be sure their voices are heard. Through an extensive process, the GNW Steering Committee has gathered and prioritized issues facing the region.

One of the many strengths of Great Northwest Day at the Capitol is how the steering committee collects and prioritizes issues and concerns that im[See PARSON, Page 6]

The Trenton Police Department has announced that the 2022 city of Trenton animal licenses are now available at city hall.

All animals in the city are required to have an annual animal license purchased for them. Owners must have a certificate from a licensed veterinarian that the animal has been vaccinated for rabies and pay a fee of $5 per animal to the city clerk. Failing to purchase the license and keep it secured on or about the body of the animal could result in a fine and court costs for the owner.

WMH Policy Changed

Wright Memorial Hospital has announced that all visitors must now wear medical-grade masks at all times in WMH facilities.

The change is being made to help stop the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant as well as other illnesses. Cloth masks, gaiters, bandanas or masks with vents are not permitted. KN95 or N95 masks may be worn as long as they are not vented. The hospital will provide a medical-grade mask to those who don’t have one.

THS Alumni Reminder

Plans for the annual mailing leading up to the 2022 Trenton High School Alumni Weekend continue, with classes reminded of the need to share reunion plans for printing in the initial mailer set to be distributed following the work session on Sunday, Feb. 6.

Class mailing lists are also needed to be updated and need to be processed prior to the annual meeting.

Classes that have not received a current mailing list should contact Dr. John Holcomb at 660-359-1838 or by emailing him at johnlholcomb@gmail.com to complete updates. All lists will then be forwarded to Dr. Holcomb for completing mailing labels.

Classes that plan to host special reunions or other events should email plans to Steve Maxey at maxeysteve@gmail.com indicating date, time and place as well as other plans.

The 2022 THS Alumni Reunion will take place on Sept. 2-4 in Trenton with a full schedule of events being planned.

Utility Committee Agenda

The Trenton Utility Committee has scheduled a meeting for 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18 at city hall. The meeting is open to the public but can be accessed on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 88282953776.

Items on the agenda include department reports, a review of monthly financial reports and a utility director’s report.

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MAGNUM FENIMORE looks to pin Hickman’s Dain Almquist during the Marshall Tournament on Saturday. Fenimore got the pin and three others to win the 220-pound title at the event.

Sperry, Fenimore Win Tourney Titles Gallatin Girls Paced By Parker’s Championship

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THE PRINCETON TIGERS take the field ahead of their Grand River Conference game with Milan on Sept.

17, 2021. Head football coach Nathan Powell and athletic director Scott Ussery presented the Princeton school board with information on a possible move to the GRC West and 8-man football on Tuesday night.

GO WEST: Princeton Ponders Move Tigers Looking At Move To 8-Man Football Princeton High School athletic director Scott Ussery and head football coach Nathan Powell addressed the school board on Tuesday night, presenting information that could potentially lead to some big changes for the Tiger athletic programs.

The information presented to the board showed a downward trend in enrollment over the past four years at the school. Princeton’s MSHSAA enrollment total, which takes into account grades 9-11, is currently 84, which ranks the Tigers not only last in the Grand River Conference East Division, but 41 students behind Polo, which is in seventh-place with a M S H S A A e n r o l l m e n t number of 125. Princeton’s MSHSAA enrollment number in the 2018-2019 school year was still ranked last in the GRC East, but sat at 103 — only 20 students behind Maysville, which was the next smallest school in the division at the time. The Princeton enrollment number has decreased every year since to its current position.

Powell and Ussery discussed the possibility of applying to switch from the GRC East to the GRC West division. The desire is to play with similar-sized schools for a conference schedule. Princeton’s enrollment number would make it the fourth-largest school in what would be a nine-team division in the West. Albany (106), North Andrew (100) and King City (89) represent schools that have larger enrollment totals than Princeton in the West.

Of course, a move to the West would potentially require the Tigers to switch from playing 11-man football to 8-man football.

“This move isn’t based solely on football,” Powell

Princeton projected football roster size graphic courtesy of Nathan Powell

said. “The 8-man part of the equation is obviously the one that jumps out at people but our recommendation to the school board was based entirely on our declining enrollment and our ability to consistently compete with schools with much larger enrollments.

Competing with schools we believe to be our true enrollment peer group is what’s best for all our kids and programs moving forward.”

Currently, the GRC West has eight schools, but only fields seven teams in 8-man football as North Harrison and Pattonsburg are part of a co-op along with HDC school Gilman City, competing as one team under the Pattonsburg Panther banner. Adding Princeton to the West would give the 8-man division an even eight football teams.

Softball would also go to eight teams as St. Joseph Christian currently does not field a softball team, leaving the West with seven softball teams currently.

Basketball would be the sport where a wrinkle could possibly arise as the GRC West would field nine teams on both the girls and boys sides.

Princeton’s football team has had significant success in the 11-man football ranks since the Grand River Conference expanded. The Tigers won the league title outright in 2017, capturing

a district championship that same year. Princeton shared the league title twice since, finishing as tri-champions in 2019 and 2020.

Princeton played for a district championship as recently as 2020, losing that game to Hamilton by just four points, 10-6.

But the 2021 season brought a winless campaign for the Tigers, who finished 0-10. The Tigers were outsized on the field in addition to enrollmentwise in every game.

Looking down the road there is also concern.

Numbers reported by Powell show declining football roster sizes to the point where he projects a junior high roster of just nine as soon as 2024 and 11 or fewer every year going forward from 2023.

“Our 8-man recommendation comes from our projected rosters based on the current number of boys in PK through 11,” Powell said. “We currently have 41 percent of our boys participating in football and being optimistic we projected at least a 50 percent participation rate. Beginning in 2023 and looking ahead at the next decade, those projections have us either narrowly fielding a junior high team or not being able to at all. The junior high programs are the lifeblood of your high school programs and if we can’t consistently field a team, not just a com-

petitive one, but field one at all, that’s the end of days for your high school program in my opinion.”

A move to the 8-man ranks would pit Princeton against more favorable enrollment totals, but would also present its own challenges on the gridiron. The GRC West has placed teams in the 8-man state championship game in each of the last two seasons and five of the six seasons since the league moved to its current format to create a conference on the 8-man side.

On the other side, a potential move would leave the GRC East in limbo, sitting at seven teams across all sports. That would create some schedule difficulties, particularly in football. It’s likely, the league would seek to find another 11-man football playing school to fill the void that would be created.

Princeton is planning a presentation for Monday at 6 p.m. in the high school activities room which will be open to the public. The event will consist of discussion and explanation of enrollment numbers, talk of potential conference divisional change and the possible transition to 8-man football.

Community members are encouraged to attend to listen and ask questions.

The Gallatin Bulldogs took just half of a varsity lineup to the Marshall Tournament on Saturday.

Seven wrestlers were plenty to put the Bulldogs in the top five at the 16school tournament, however.

Gallatin had two champions and four medalists, piling up 85.5 points to finish fifth behind four much larger schools.

Richmond won the tournament with 200.5 team points while Brookfield was second with 164 and Hickman, from Columbia, was third with 142.5. The host school Marshall was fourth with 115.5 team points.

Leading the way for Gallatin was Rodell Sperry (160) and Mangnum Fenimore (220). Both went undefeated at the event en route to individual championships.

Sperry, the secondranked 160-pounder in the state at the Class 1 level, picked up second-period pins in the quarterfinals and semifinals, before pinning Macon’s Isaac Kauffman in just 30 seconds in the championship bout. The 30 showing pushed Sperry to 13-1 on the season.

Fenimore entered the tournament with just a 4-8 record on the season, but picked up four-straight wins by fall to even his season satanding and capture the 220-pound championship at the event.

Reggie Arnold finished third at 138 pounds. A tournament that began with two-straight wins by fall hit a snag when Arnold was pinned in the second period of his semifinal match-up with Brookfield’s Devin Parn — the third-ranked wrestler in the state at the weight.

But Arnold bounced back, closing the tournament with a win by fall in the third-place match. The pin of Richmond’s Gabriel Baker gave Arnold a 3-1 showing for the tournament.

Gabe Parker came home in fourth place in maybe the toughest bracket at the tournament. Multiple stateranked wrestlers competed in the 285-pound bracket.

Gallatin’s eighth-ranked heavyweight picked up a win by fall in his first match, but dropped his semifinal matchup with

Peyton Hahn of Boonville, who is ranked third in the state at 285 pounds at the Class 2 level, by a 6-0 decision. That dropped Parker to the third-place match, where he lost by another decison, this one by a 2-1 score to Richmond’s Zane Renfro, who is ranked fifth in the state at the Class 1 level.

Other Gallatin wrestlers in action at the tournament included Draygan Schweizer, who was 1-2 with a win by a 5-1 decision in the 195-pound bracket; Brantley Burns, who was 1-2 with a win by fall in the 132-pound bracket; and Luke Johnson, who was 0-2 in the 126pound bracket.

GIRLS The Gallatin girls were sixth out of 16 schools on the girls side of the tournament. Abigail Parker led the way, winning the 194pound bracket. Only three girls were at that weight at the tournament and Parker pinned both of her opponents to capture the individual title.

Gallatin also had a pair of third-place finishers at the tournament in Makayla Rainey (125) and Karydon Jones (149). Both wrestlers were 3-2 on the day in Marshall and both picked up their three wins with pins. Jones was pinned in each of her losses while Rainey’s two losses came via a pin and a 16-0 technical fall.

Jaiden Rainey was 2-2 in the 120-pound division at the tournament. She won her first two matches with a 4-3 decision and a pin before being pinned and losing by a 7-2 decision to drop her to .500 on the day and a fourth-place finish at the weight.

Also in action for the Gallatin girls were Kaydence Clevenger (174), who was 0-2 at the event, and Christin Burns (159), who was 0-5.

Gallatin reached sixthplace with 51.5 team points. Fulton claimed the team title with 110.5 team points, besting runner-up Southern Boone’s total of 103 and third-place Brookfield’s 94.5. Marshall with 61.5 and Hickman with 60.5 rounded out the top five at the tournament.

Gallatin’s wrestlers were in action at the Brookfield triangular with Chillicothe on Thursday. Gallatin will return to the mat on Saturday, competing at the Chillicothe Tournament.

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SPORTS

Trenton Girls Into Gallatin Boys Slip Past Lawson, 39-36 Consolation Game Bulldogs Come Trenton Boys Overwhelmed By Lawson Cardinals TRENTON GIRLS 53 HAMILTON 19 LAWSON 82 TRENTON BOYS 35 The Trenton High School basketball teams went in opposite directions at the Lawson Tournament on Wednesday. For the girls, a 53-19 victory over Hamilton pushed the Bulldogs into tonight’s (Friday’s) consolation game.

Trenton’s boys, however, saw their run in the tournament come to a close with an 82-35 loss to the host Lawson Cardinals.

A winless Hamilton team was probably feeling pretty good after one quarter of play on Wednesday as the Trenton girls held just a 10-7 advantage.

The Bulldogs would crush any hopes of a victory Hamilton may have been feeling with a 13-2 run in the second quarter, however. Trenton reved up its offense dramatically in the third quarter, piling 20 points on top of their first half total while limiting Hamilton to just four points in the frame. With the game in hand, Trenton coasted through the fourth quarter and into the consolation finals set for tonight, where they will face the Richmond Spartans at 5:30 p.m.

“The girls bounced back really well,” Trenton head coach Kameron Cool said.

“I really liked our pace and how well we guarded. We will have to be ready against a really tough and athletic Richmond team.”

Freshman Astrid Soriano paced the Bulldogs with 13 points and five steals.

Chandler Lynch seemed to have a hand in everything Trenton did, going for 10 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals. Trenton would also get nine points and three steals each from Mirena and Morgan King and Rebecca Urich finished the game with five points and three steals. Madi Moore followed with four points and seven rebounds. Three points from Teya Cooksey rounded out the Trenton total.

With the win, Trenton improved to 7-7 overall heading into tonight’s tro-

phy game against Richmond.

The Trenton boys had their hands full with Lawson as the Cardinals pressured Trenton into a multitude of miscues, leading to a 47-point loss.

Kiefer Tolson led Trenton with 14 points while Gabe Novak scored 11 and Keegan Brown and Hunter Smith each had four. Seth Doolittle scored two.

With the loss, Trenton’s boys fell to 0-14 overall.

MONDAY On Monday the Trenton teams were dealt firstround losses at the Lawson Tournament. The girls fell 65-31 to host Lawson while the boys ran into a buzzsaw in top-seeded Richmond, falling 77-21.

The Trenton girls usually stingy defense incurred multiple breakdowns against Lawson. Trenton trailed 12-4 one quarter in, but Lawson really took off from that point. By halftime the deficit had grown to 14 points and Lawson reeled off 21 points in the third quarter and another 13 in the fourth to win by 34 points.

The Trenton girls were paced by 10 points from Mirena King. Morgan King, Lynch and Soriano all added six points each and two points from Gracyn Rongey and one from Mallory Sole rounded out the team’s total.

The loss snapped a fourgame winning streak for Trenton.

The Trenton boys hung tough with the tournament’s top seed through the first quarter, trailing 11-7 eight minutes in. Richmond took the brakes off in the second, however, outscoring the Bulldogs 28-3 in the frame. Trenton was held without a field goal in the quarter and went into the locker room trailing by 29 points.

Richmond continued its offensive onslaught in the third, adding 29 points to its total before coasting through the fourth quarter.

The eighth-seeded Bulldogs were led by five points each from Tolson and Novak and Wade Houser, Doolittle and Bradyn Sager all scored three points each. Dylan Spencer and Trevor Murphy rounded out the Bulldogs’ total with one point each.

Trenton hosts Polo on Tuesday in Grand River Conference action.

Out On Top In Defensive Game

GALLATIN BOYS 39 LAWSON BOYS 36 The Lawson Tournament is loaded on the boys side this year. Having a team the caliber of the Gallatin Bulldogs as the four seed makes that pretty clear.

Gallatin only getting by fifth-seeded Lawson by three points in the opening round further validates the quality of this tournament.

Gallatin did get past host Lawson Tuesday night, winning a defensive war, 39-36.

“The field in this tournament is very strong,” Gallatin head coach Chad Sullenger said. “I believe a number of teams in this tournament will be contending in their districts this year. The athleticism and quality of play is very high.”

It was not the fast-paced up-and-down style of game Gallatin is used to playing.

The Bulldogs led 11-7 after one quarter and trailed 2120 at halftime. A back-andforth third quarter didn’t see any more offense and did nothing to change the score as Gallatin went into the final frame still trailing by the one-point margin.

But over the final eight minutes of the game Galla-

tin fully embraced the defensive nature of the contest. Lawson would score just four points as Gallatin guarded as well as it has at any point this season. That put the Bulldogs over the top, sending them on to a three-point win and vaulting them into the tournament semifinals.

“We have been needing a game like this,” Sullenger said. We’ve had the games where we scored in the 60’s and everything is running smooth on the offensive side of the ball. It was not the case tonight, it was a grinder game and when we struggled offensively it was nice to see the kids step up defensively to get the win.”

Isaac Bird accounted for half of the Gallatin total, going for 18 points and five steals. Payton Feiden had eight points and 10 rebounds and Brett Hemry added seven points.

Gallatin shot just 36 percent from the field, a number that was hampered by a 3-of-20 performance from beyond the arc.

The Bulldogs moved to 10-2 overall on the season with the win. Their reward for that victory was a date with the top-seeded Richmond Spartans on Thursday in the semifinals.

The winner of the semifinal game will play for the tournament championship on Saturday at 4 p.m. while the loser will play for third on Friday at 6:15 p.m.

GALLATIN 39, POLO 33 GALLATIN 54, WAYNE, IA 12 GALLATIN 48, ALBANY 36 The Gallatin High School wrestling team was in Albany on Tuesday where they picked up a trio of wins at a quad that included Polo and Wayne, IA in addition to the host Warriors.

Gallatin topped Polo 39-33, defeated Wayne 54-12 and closed the night with a 48-36 win over Albany.

Against Polo, Gallatin got wins by fall from Rodell Sperry (160), Logan Bottcher (182), and Draygan Schweizer (195). Reggie Arnold (138) also scored a win on the mat for the Bulldogs, defeating his opponent

said. “We can play well once we get into a rhythm, but for some reason we just couldn’t help ourselves on the defensive side in the first quarter and couldn’t avoid a letdown with some inexplicable turnovers.

Sure enough, we won the last three quarters by four points.”

Gallatin had three players in double figures with Feiden leading the charge. She connected on 5-of-8 three-point tries, leading to 15 points while also grabbing five rebounds and handing out two assists. Elle Copple added 11 points, two steals and two assists and Ball finished with 10 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and three steals. Gallatin also got five rebounds, five steals and two assists from Alex Endicott.

“We were 8-for-22 on three-pointers, so I was pretty happy about that,” Lockhart said. “If there were five more minutes we feel like the outcome might have been different, but we need to play a much better first quarter so we don’t have to stress as much about having to come back.”

The loss dropped Gallatin to 0-12 overall on the season. Gallatin’s next action is scheduled for Tuesday when the Bulldogs play host to Maysville in Grand River Conference action at 6 p.m.

SOUTH HARRISON TOURNAMENT

Meinecke Goes For 35, Mercer Wins Princeton And Tri-County Girls Into Semis Also MERCER GIRLS 62 NORTHHARRISON18 The top-seeded Mercer girls rolled over eighthseeded North Harrison in opening round action in Bethany on Tuesday, winning 62-18.

Mercer already led 33-8 entering the third quarter, but the Cardinals went on a 26-2 run in the first eight minutes of the second half for good measure.

Tori Meinecke had 18 points in the third quarter alone and led all scorers with 35 points. Maddi Fisher followed with 11 for the Cardinals and Rainey Michael and Emma Shipley added seven and six

points respectively.

Mercer moved to 11-1 overall with the win and played Thursday night in the semifinals, facing TriCounty. The winner advances to the championship game on Saturday at 6 p.m. while the loser will play for third on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Tri-County Girls 51 Maysville Girls 27 The fourth-seeded Mustangs made short work of fifth-seeded Maysville on Monday, rolling into the semis with a 24-point win.

Destiny Gutshall put up 16 points for the Mustangs in the win and Carly Turner added 15. Tri-County also got a double-digit performance from Anissa Williams, who had 11.

The win set the Mustangs up for a rematch with top-seeded Mercer in the semifinals on Thursday.

Mercer won the first meet-

Gallatin Grapplers Sweep Albany Quad Bulldogs Have No Trouble With ShortHanded Opponents

West Platte Girls 49 Gallatin Girls 16 The Gallatin girls had their hands full with second-seeded West Platte in the opening round of the Lawson Tournament on Tuesday.

Gallatin trailed just 13-8 one quarter in, but things went awry from that point.

West Platte went on a 32-4 run over the second and third quarters combined.

With the clock running continuously in the fourth, each team scored just four points as the Bulldogs fell by a 33-point margin.

AnnaBell Ball had six points to pace Gallatin, which also got five points, five rebounds, two steals and two assists from Ashley Feiden.

Richmond Girls 45 Gallatin Girls 38 The Gallatin girls fared a little better against Richmond in the consolation semifinals, but still came out on the losing end of a 45-38 ballgame.

Gallatin struggled early in the contest, creating a 16-5 hole to try and climb out of in the first quarter.

Gallatin spent the rest of the night chasing those points and ultimately came up short, despite outscoring Richmond in the remaining three quarter combined.

“We knew we would have to start out hot in the first quarter and not let them get on a run,” Gallatin head coach Cole Lockhart

by a 6-1 decision.

Jagger Gray lost the only match on the mat of the dual for the Bulldogs and it was a close one as he fell by a 3-1 decision.

Gallatin brought nine wrestlers to the quad. Brantley Burns (132), Andon Allen (152), Magnum Fenimore (220) and Gabe Parker (285) all won by forfeit with Polo unable to field wrestlers at those weights.

Against Wayne, only five matches were wrestled on the mat and Gallatin won all of those by fall. Arnold (138), Allen (152), Sperry (160), Fenimore (220) and Parker (285) all pinned their opponents. Burns (132), Gray (170), Bottcher (182) and Schweizer (195) all won by forfeit. Wayne’s only points came on a pair of wins by forfeit.

In the final dual of the night against Albany, Arnold (138), Allen (152), Sperry (160), Gray (170), Schweizer (195) and Parker (285) all won by

fall.

Albany only won one match on the mat as Burns was pinned at 132.

The remaining matches were won by forfeit with Gallatin’s Bottcher (182) and Fenimore (220) getting free victories and Albany taking the remaining weights to reach their total.

GIRLS There weren’t many girls matches contested on the night, but Gallatin got a win by fall from Jaiden Rainey and Karydon Jones picked up a win by a 10-7 decision.

Makayla Rainey got a win by forfeit and Christin Burns, Kaydence Clevenger and Abigail Parker were all pinned in their lone matches.

UP NEXT Gallatin’s wrestlers were in action at the Brookfield triangular with Chillicothe on Thursday. Gallatin will be at the Chillicothe Tournament on Saturday.

ing between the two last week, 52-19. Tri-County’s record is 9-2.

Princeton Girls 67 East Harrison Girls 39 Princeton’s girls had no trouble pushing past East Harrison in the opening round of the South Harrison Tournament on Monday. A balanced attack for the Tigers saw Addy Henke lead the way with 23 points while Lauren Krohn added 16 and Grace Kelly had 10.

The win pushed Princeton to 8-5 overall and moved the Tigers into the tournament semifinals where they battled South Harrison on Thursday.

Princeton Boys 58 Tri-County Boys 32 Princeton jumped on TriCounty early, racing out of the gate with an 18-5 first quarter run. By halftime the Tigers’ lead was 22 points.

That allowed the thirdseeded Tigers to coast through the second half, en route to a 26-point win.

Talan Holt led Princeton with 24 points while Mason Morris added 10 and Jaden Finney and Luke Kelly each scored eight.

The victory pushed the Tigers to 6-7 overall.

Princeton faced Northeast Nodaway in the semifinals on Thursday.

Tri-County was led by Garrett Skinner’s 11 points and Noah Tomlinson finished with eight.

NE Nodaway Boys 55 Mercer Boys 39 The Mercer boys were bumped to the consolation side of the bracket on Tuesday, falling to Northeast Nodaway.

Mercer was paced by Tyler Meinecke who had 23 points. Jakub Janosik followed with 10 points in the loss. Brenden Wolfe scored 4 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Mercer Boys 48 Tri-County Boys 35 The Mercer boys punched their ticket to the consolation finals on Wednesday, picking up a 13point win over Tri-County.

Tri-County led 13-8 one quarter in and the lead remained five points at halftime. Things changed in the second half, however, as Mercer outscored the Mustangs 16-7 in the third quarter and 13-4 in the fourth to complete the win.

Mercer got 30 points, eight rebounds and nine steals from Meinecke while Wolfe followed with eight points, nine boards and three assists. Wes Hashman had six points and 11 rebounds.

Tri-County got 13 points from Skinner while Tomlinson scored eight.

Mercer moved to 3-9 while Tri-County dropped to 2-10. Mercer plays for the consolation title tonight (Friday) at 7:30.

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EIGHT MEN OUT If you read this paper in chronological order, which who actually does that, you no doubt saw the news on page 2 that Princeton is looking into the possibility of moving to 8man football. If not, go check it out real quick. You don’t have to read the whole thing, but give the headline a glance, I’ll wait.

Okay, read on.

So, I have a few thoughts on the matter. It’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out.

A pretty rock solid case has been laid out by head coach Nathan Powell and athletics director Scott Ussery on the need for the change. The titles those two men carry in that community should be enough for people to look at the case for the change with an open mind.

Undoubtedly, though, there is going to be some backlash. Maybe not as much as I think, but there is surely going to be those who rise up, throw a fit and say that iconic phrase... “That’s not how dad did it.” This is after all, north Missouri.

I really hope those voices will be few, though.

Nathan Powell is someone I really respect... as much for who he is away from football as what he is as a coach. There are not enough human beings like him in this world. As far as what he does in his job, it’s incredible. Back-to-back seasons he guided the Princeton Tigers to a share of the Grand River Conference. He did that with the smallest enrollment in the conference. His peers knew he wasn’t working with the best athletes or the biggest players in the league. Princeton was ranked fifth in the preseason coaches poll in 2019 when Powell led them to a share of the crown.

They were ranked fourth in 2020 before again sharing the title then outlasting everyone in the league at district time, falling four points shy of a district championship.

Last year Princeton was 0-10. They were playing with a roster of 22 players, 17 of which were freshmen and sophomores. Losses piled up, but Powell never lost his team. The effort was there week in and week out. To some, that says more about the coach than the conference titles the two years before.

Basically the point I’m trying to make with the last two paragraphs is that if coach Powell says it’s time to make a move to the GRC West and play 8-man football, then it’s probably time. Powell is an alum of the school. He knows the tradition that lies in that program, he has experienced it first hand. What he is doing with this proposal is trying to save the program, trying to give it the best opportunity it has to survive and succeed. The projected roster sizes chart you can find on page 2 of this paper shows just how much thought was put into this proposal, how much time and care was given to this decision.

Look, a lot of schools have wrestled with this decision in years past. King City, Albany, St. Joseph Christian and many more have all had to make the tough decisions like this. Populations in these small rural communities aren’t what they once were. Half of the Grand River Conference East Division schools have lower enrollment totals now than they did four years ago. The schools closest to the interstate have managed to hold serve, South Harrison, Gallatin and Maysville are all up marginally. Milan has also seen its enrollment rise minimally. But by and large the small schools are getting smaller.

For Princeton, the enrollment number has dropped a total of 19 students. Only Trenton, the largest school in the conference, has seen its enrollment number drop farther. The MSHSAA number for Trenton is 244 compared to 268 four years earlier. But Trenton is the largest school in the league and Princeton is the smallest.

Look beyond the last four years and the trends get worse for all of these schools. So, 8-man football might not be what you grew up with. You might not feel like it is real football, but go talk to the communities in Stanberry and Worth County about it. Those towns live and die for Friday night more than a lot of 11-man communities do.

Coach Powell knows football. He knows the Princeton community. If he says the best possible future for the Tiger football program is to go 8man, I’m inclined to believe him. I think you should too.

At the very least, if you are from Princeton and are skeptical, I would ask that you attend Powell and Ussery’s presentation on the situation on Monday in the high school activity room. It starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. That’s the place where your questions can be answered.

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TPAC Is Meeting “Needs” In Trenton just sports. Adams Middle School theater had recently been closed and the community needed a place to hold concerts and other events. We became a committee of two but we quickly brought Buddy Hannaford up to speed on the idea. This started a 12-year pursuit for ideas, money, and plans to build a Performing Arts Center for Trenton. To tour this building was emotional as this dream finally came true. The icing on the cake was to see my fellow dreamer, Buddy, directing the orchestra in this amazing facility.

In our original process we formed a Memorandum of Understanding to work with other entities interested in and would benefit from this dream facility. Buddy and myself represented GCFOA interests. City officials involved were City Administrator Kerry Sampson and Mayor Cathie Smith. NCMC President Walt Nolte and Development Director Steve Maxey were part of this alliance. These entities met regularly to gather information and traveled to over 18 facilities researching. We found

grants from the Department of Economic Development in Jefferson City and the Missouri Arts Council. Jackie Soptic helped us fill out the application for a $3 million SEMA/FEMA grant. The R-9 District Superintendent, Becky Albrecht, and the R-9 Board were supportive and always included and consulted in how they would use this facility and what they could bring to the table.

Unfortunately, the project had to be called off when it met with some difficulties that could not be resolved.

Thankfully, a few years later the R-9 District picked up the project! We were honored to share some of our previous research but mostly the district had a great leadership team and hired the right architectural firm to move forward. Many longtime residents will remember the original plan for the high school building. The TPAC fits into that original space.

It’s well planned and works with the existing buildings! It includes state-of-the-art sound and lights and the latest technology. It is also an impressively beautiful and comfortable facility. It also

provides added safety for our students as they can go class to class without leaving the building. I am so pleased that our community decided to support our district with their votes. Besides the obvious uses of the TPAC, it allows for the district (and the college and the community and the region) to enhance many educational and recreational opportunities for our students and residents.

With the formation of Art’s Alive and other community arts, theater and music groups I’m personally so proud that the entire region will be served in the tradition of Grundy County Friends of the Arts’ 50 years of existence. The Trenton Performing Arts Center addition is the envy of many and a great source of pride for our community.

How special that we got two of our original “needs” met in one facility - RECREATION AND COMMUNITY PRIDE!!

Thank you to all who worked on this project! Job well done!!!

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Dr. Watkins, who said • From Front Page • she is very confident that teacher certification. The the grant program will be district would reimburse approved by DESE, will the prospective teacher up submit the required paperto $2,000 toward those work by the end of the classes. Option two is sim- month.

The second program Dr. ilar in that it would be geared toward those who Watkins presented to the already have a bachelor’s board focuses on recruitdegree in a certain area but ment and retention of curwould utilize the American rent teachers. A recent Board’s teacher certificat- survey showed that from ion, which costs about the perspective of faculty $2,000 total with that cost and staff, their top needs to be reimbursed. Option are more time for preparathree focuses on high tion and planning, adschool seniors and would ditional compensation and help pay for a class such as appreciation, consideration the Foundations of Educa- and curriculum support. Dr. tion course through North Watkins said it is a chalCentral Missouri College. lenge to know how to The cost would be $108 per spend the $49,000 available through the Recruitcredit hour.

Dr. Watkins said the dis- ment and Retention Grant trict will need to put to- in a way that truly benefits gether a selection the teachers, but she precommittee to determine the sented to the board, which best candidates for each was approved, a one-time option to maximize the ef- stipend of $490 to the 100 fectiveness of the funds. full-time educators who She mentioned that current create curriculum. The paraprofessionals and non- funding will come from the certified staff who hold three ESSER allocations bachelor’s degrees and that are expected to be rewould like to become certi- ceived by the district.

Reports were given on fied would be good choices. She also men- the Early Childhood/Partioned that the district has ents as Teacher Program some very good substitute and the Health Service proSpecial teachers who would be gram. good candidates if they are Education/Early Childhood interested in moving into a Director Tara Hoffman said there are 111 students in the certified role.

It was noted that because early childhood program the funding is coming which consists of 62 in the through state ESSER four-year-old classes and money, not district ESSER 49 in the three-year-old money, the person cannot classes. Due to COVID-19 be required to work in the concerns, the enrollment district once certification is was down last year but

there has been a rebound this year. The Parents as Teachers program, Mrs. Hoffman said, targets those up to age three and currently has 26 students from 20 families who are being served, including four families who meet the “high need” criteria.

Trenton Middle School Principal Daniel Gott presented the 2020-21 health office summary as prepared by school nurses Tasha McCall, who serves the high school/middle school and Tyann Cox, who serves elementary students. Gott reported that visits to the school nurse during the last school year numbered 33 for preschool; 4,237 for kindergarten through fourth grade; 1,581 for middle school; and 843 for high school. The medical component of the district SIS software utilizes over 80 codes to track student health office needs, such as preventive services, vision, hearing and health screenings, health education, emergency care/first aid, daily medication administration, diabetic care, etc.

R-9 Superintendent Mike Stegman gave a safety report, updating the board on the status of the implementation of the Safe Defend program. An update on the April 5 board election was also given with four candidates - incumbent Dorothy Taul, as well as Jeff Spencer, Toby Havens and Josh Shuler all filing for the two three-year terms and Jason Hostetler

being the only person who has filed for the one-year unexpired term. He is currently serving in that position, having been appointed to fill it until the election.

Following an executive session, the board voted to hire Whitley Richman of Trenton as the THS PostSecondary Advisor, a position that is grant-funded for a total of $75,000. The grant provides $30,000 in this school year, $30,000 in the 2022-23 school year and $15,000 in the 2023-24 school year. It is hoped the position can be sustainable after the grant funds run out.

Other action taken following the closed session include the hiring of Rebecca Bickel as a substitute teacher and Sheridan Mounce as the varsity basketball cheer coach. A letter of retirement was accepted from high school English teacher Shelly Forster and a letter of resignation was accepted from Rick Leafgreen, who has served as assistant high school volleyball coach.

While traditionally the superintendent’s contract is discussed at the January meeting, it was reported that no action was taken on that matter during the meeting. Stegman currently has a contract through the 2023-24 school year.

The board agreed to hold a work session from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Troy and I want to publicly thank Dennis Gutshall and Kris Ockenfels for setting up and giving us a wonderful private tour of the Trenton Performing Arts Theater on Saturday before the Grand River Choir and Orchestra concert. As president of the Grundy County Friends of the Arts (GCFOA) for over 30 years I had a long time dream to have a facility like this for our school and community to use.

Over 20 years ago several in our community were invited to a meeting sponsored by the Heartland Foundation.

The main goal was to identify some needs for Trenton to grow and thrive. There were three needs identified in several meetings - a new Law Enforcement Facility - additional Recreation - overall Community Pride! Committees were formed to work on these.

Jeff Binney and I became a sub-committee of “Recreation” to include more than

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COMMUNITY Speaker Is Planned At Gallatin

David Flood, a youth motivational speaker, will present a program for adults at the Gallatin Theater League on Friday, Jan. 21.

The program, sponsored by 3C Power in Partnership, is targeted to adults in Daviess, DeKalb and Caldwell counties and will focus on topics such as “What’s on the Inside of Your Students/Children”, “Teaching Kids to Show Up...By Showing Up for Them” and “10 Practical Ways to Connect with Young People in Your Life.”

The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the GTL, located on the Southeast corner of the square in Gallatin. Those wishing to attend may register at https://forms.gle/56ioYqqZ JBf9WEJX6.

Laredo Holds City Meeting

The Laredo Board of Aldermen met Monday, with little business to conduct.

According to City Clerk Ashley Bonnett, there was no old or new business to discuss, but it was announced that Mayor Carol Holloway has filed for reelection in the April 5 Municipal Election, as have incumbent board members Bruce McFie and Helen Golden. Both will seek reelection to two-year terms while Amanda Tobias filed for the at-large one-year term. No election will be held since the number of candidates equals the number of openings.

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 14.

CARD SHOWERS A card shower has been requested for Claude Eckert, who will celebrate his 89th birthday on Sunday, Jan. 30. Cards may be sent to him at Indian Hills Nursing Home, Room 33, 2601 Shawnee Dr., Chillicothe, MO 64601.

A card shower has been requested for Betty Mullins, who is recuperating from surgery in the swingbed unit at Wright Memorial Hospital. Cards may be sent to her at Wright Memorial Hospital, Room 208, 191 Iowa Blvd., Trenton, MO 64683.

A card shower has been requested for Shirley (Lynch) Williams, who will celebrate her birthday on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.

Cards may be sent to her at 414 W. 3rd St., Laredo, MO 64653.

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souri Right to Life, have pressed lawmakers to adopt a map that could give Republicans a shot at winning seven seats. They want to split up the 5th District held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and attach its parts to other Republican-leaning rural areas. But no motion was made to do that Wednesday by members of the House Special Committee on Redistricting.

However, the committee did respond to concerns raised by leaders from the Ray County community of Richmond, who objected that the proposed map would have split their city into two districts.

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Greenhand members of the Grundy R-5 FFA Chapter attended the Greenhand Motivational Conference held at the Ketcham Center in Trenton on Jan. 6.

Members were joined by over 300 area Greenhands and several state FFA Officers. Throughout the day the members networked with area Greenhands, learning about leadership opportunities within the organization and how they can become more well-rounded FFA members. Those attending from Grundy R-5 are pictured on the back row, with state officers on the front row, and include, from left, Aaron Saul, Kaleb Bower, Raegen Griswold, Emma Fischer, Adysan Rains, Cale Lawson and Ethan Barry. Cheyenne Martin is the Grundy R-5 FFA advisor.

PFH Joins With Burrell For New Joint Venture The Boards of Directors for Burrell Behavioral Health and Preferred Family Healthcare in late December signed final documents establishing a joint venture between the two health care providers, which both remain intact under a single parent company. The partnership was effective Jan. 1.

Burrell president and CEO C.J. Davis will serve as CEO and Mike Schwend, president and CEO of PFH, will serve as President of the new organization, which will be named Brightli. Preferred Family Healthcare has an office located in Trenton.

The execution of this venture establishes Brightli as one of the largest, if not the largest, nonprofit behavioral health and addiction treatment organizations in the nation. Together Burrell and PFH employ nearly 5,000 people, providing primary and behavioral health, substance-use treatment, dental, case management, crisis, developmental disability, and employment services at more than 200 locations in five states. Preferred also operates divisional brands under names including Bridgeway Behavioral Health, Clarity Healthcare, Dayspring Community Services, among others. Together the organizations represent approximately $400 million in total revenue.

Both Burrell and PFH will continue to operate under their existing names and structures. The name Brightli (logo attached, web and social media presence pending) will be used only in advocacy

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provement project. The proposal, presented by Randy Norden of the Missouri Public Utility Alliance, calls for $2.5 million in proceeds with a fixed interest rate of 2.41 percent.

The estimated semi-annual payment for the lease-purchase would be $143,171, with no penalty for earlypayoff of the 10-year loan.

Norden said MPUA will service the lease. It was noted that if the engineer’s estimate for the project, which is slated for 2022, comes back higher, there are funds in the water department that can be used to supplement the project.

The council accepted a bid from Norris Quarries for asphalt sand at $9.05 per ton, an increase from

and business endeavors affecting both systems, not in existing brand marketing.

“We could not be more excited to combine the full resources of Burrell and PFH for the good of the communities we serve,” said Burrell President & CEO C.J. Davis. “The opportunities this partnership presents will improve our ability to help more people in new and existing markets, attract and retain top-level talent, and better impact policy and practices on the local, state and national levels.”

“This deal represents an ideal partnership between two companies with very similar cultures, missions and philosophies,” said PFH President and CEO Mike Schwend. “Reducing the barriers to evidence-based, innovative and patient-focused care has never been more important; together we can achieve so much more for the individuals, families and communities who need us.”

Brightli will operate under a combined board of directors, with former Burrell board chair Paul Williams, Chief of Police for the City of Springfield, serving as its inaugural chair.

“The execution of this partnership follows nearly a year of diligent work, and represents a true watershed moment for community-based healthcare, in Missouri and beyond,” Williams said. “Our citizens, health care systems, law enforcement partners, school systems and so many more stand to benefit from the expertise and talent these two companies collectively hold.

We truly are stronger together.”

$8.60 last year. The city, which is planing to purchase 9,000 tons, will be seeking bids to haul the sand from the Mt. Moriah area. Norris Quarries also was awarded the bid for asphalt rock, with the bid coming in at $17.85 per ton, an increase over last year’s price of $17.10 per ton. The city will haul the rock from the quarry west of town. Norris Quarries was the only bidder for both sand and rock.

Council members reviewed the net metering report for the year, which shows 10 sites that have solar power and are part of the program. City Administrator Ron Urton thanked the Trenton Street Department for work at the airport involving tree removal and ditch cleaning and grading.

Urton said the electric crew

is having difficulty getting streetlight bulbs. They have been ordered, but no delivery date has been provided.

He said a list of lights to repair is being made so the work can be done when the bulbs arrive.

The council held a closed session to discuss legal and personnel matters, with no announcement made.

The next regular council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24.

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Jim and Dora Gross of Trenton will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Cards may be sent to the couple at 610 W. 12th St., Trenton, MO 64683.

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Grief Share Self-Help Group, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m.

MONDAY Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 3572367.

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Lose to Win Club, Wesley United Methodist Church. Weighin at 10:30 a.m., meeting at 11 a.m. For more information, call 359-6144.

MI Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2901 Hoover Drive, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Trenton Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon.

Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m.

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Area School Boards Consider Calendars, Contract Extensions It was a busy week for area school boards, with several meeting this week to look at school calendars, discuss cooperative agreements and consider contract extensions for their superintendents.

Pleasant View R-6 The Pleasant View R-6 Board made a change in the number of days one employee may donate to another and approved an extension to the superintendent’s contract during its meeting held Monday.

Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff reported that the board approved a proposal that will increase the amount of days a staff member may donate to another staff member from six to 10 days per calendar year.

Under old business, the board approved a bid from Custom Glass LLC to install doors on the new addition at a cost of $4,000.

In light of new guidance from the CDC, the board also revised its Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan for COVID-19.

Board members reviewed options for the 2022-23 school calendar, with no action taken, and approved a proposal from PinPoint Tech to update all staff desktop computers. In addition, it was agreed to extend a contract with Missouri Network Solutions for the internet connection.

Mrs. Steinhoff gave a report to the board that included an update on filings for the April 5 board election. Only the incumbents, Danny Westcott and Laurie Frisbie, filed for seats. Upcoming dates of importance were announced, including an early out Jan. 14; no school on Jan. 17; mid-term, Feb. 4; and the dates for fifth and sixth grade basketball games. It was also noted that there is an early out on Feb. 18.

The school was closed on both Thursday and Friday of this week due to illness.

In closed session, the board ap-

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pact the entire northwest region.

“The Great Northwest Day committee takes extensive measures in gathering information on the issues that face our communities and that benefit the region as a whole,” said Annette Weeks, 2022 Steering Committee Chair. “Collaborating and speaking as a unified voice has proven to be powerful.”

The top Great Northwest Day priorities have been announced for the 2022 legislative session and include: Childcare: Access to affordable, safe, and reliable childcare is essential for the growth of Missouri's econ-

proved a one-year extension to Mrs. Steinhoff’s contract to continue a three-year contract. Her salary will be determined at a later date.

The next board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8.

Laredo R-7 There was little to report from the Monday, Jan. 10 meeting of the Laredo R-7 Board of Education other than the hiring of a paraprofessional.

According to information provided by Superintendent Misty Foster, the board voted to hire Melani Proctor as a paraprofessional.

The board updated its Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan to reflect current CDC recommendations and reviewed the budget. It was announced that only two candidates filed for the April 5 election, incumbents Kristi Urich and Angie Lowrey.

The preliminary calendar for the 2022-2023 school calendar had been on the agenda for discussion, but it will be reviewed and voted on at the February meeting. Other discussion items included building improvements, technology and field trips.

Several dates of importance were announced, including elementary basketball practice, which begins Jan. 24 for students in grades three through six; Reading Night, which is scheduled for Thursday, March 31; and the spring program, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 14.

Grundy R-5 The Grundy R-5 Board of Education scheduled a special meeting to review its Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan and voted to extend the contract of the superintendent during its meeting held Tuesday.

omy. Lawmakers are encouraged to incentivize investment, lessen burdensome regulation with the intent of keeping children's best interests in mind.

Education: The future of Missouri's economy is directly tied to the quality of its students. The GNW Steering Committee supports efforts for continued investment in Missouri's public schools and institutions of technical and higher education.

Broadband: In today's marketplace, reliable and high-speed internet is necessary for agriculture and small businesses to compete. GNW supports ongoing investment in the buildout of broadband inter-

Superintendent Phil Fox said the board set a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 to discuss the plan, which outlines mitigation strategies for COVID19 and how the district addresses the virus and its effect on staff, students and learning. A closed session is also planned as part of that meeting.

Under old business, board members approved a $2 increase in driver pay for trips, raising the hourly rate from $10.50 to $12.50.

Under new business, the board reviewed and approved the 202223 school calendar, which shows the first day of classes set for Aug. 23 and the last day being on May 19, 2023. The board also voted to work with the NewtownHarris School District in a cooperative agreement for extracurricular activities for the 2022-23 school year.

Other items approved during the meeting included the use of the gym for open gym on Sunday evenings; the offering of a bid for a used scoreboard from the Putnam County School District; and the addition of class offerings through an on-line provider, Edgenuity. The additional cost is $450 per year. Principal reports were also provided to the board.

Following a closed session, the board voted to offer Fox a contract for the 2022-23 school year with the salary to be determined at a later date. In addition, Samantha DeRyke and Lindsey Rhodes were hired as coaches for the elementary basketball teams.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16.

Princeton R-5 The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved an employee COVID-19 Leave Resolution and accepted the retirement of the elementary principal.

Superintendent Jerry Girdner reported that following a closed session, the board approved a res-

net to rural Missourians.

Infrastructure: Safe and reliable infrastructure is essential to the health and wealth of our region. Great Northwest Day encourages lawmakers to invest in the rural region’s roads, bridges, water, and wastewater projects – vital keys to the economic future of northwest Missouri.

The two-day event is expected to gather over 200 people from the 19-county region and is focused on raising awareness of Northwest Missouri to State Legislators and departments. In addition to the luncheon, the event includes introductions on the House and Senate floors, informative roundtable sessions followed by the main evening

olution to extend the COVID-19 leave through June 2022. It supports the extension of paid leave for all employees who have been instructed not to report for work and who did not exhaust the former Emergency Paid Sick Leave that had been in place in the district. While employers are no longer required to provide paid time off to employees for any of the COVID-related reasons that were included under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the district has opted to extend it.

That act provided two weeks or up to 80 hours of Emergency Paid Sick Leave for qualifying reasons related to COVID-19.

“While we hope our staff does not have to use the leave time provided with the resolution, we hope that it provides peace of mind to our staff that the days will be there if needed,” Girdner said.

The board also heard a presentation from Athletic Director Scott Ussery and Coach Nathan Powell regarding Princeton’s conference affiliation and the possibility of moving to the West Division of the Grand River Conference (see story on page 2). A public meeting has been scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday in the high school activity room (see sidebar).

In other business, the board reviewed the 2022 legislative priorities from the state board of education and approved board policy updates.

Following the closed session, the board approved the retirement of Elementary Principal Dana Seymour and the resignations of high school instructors Aaron Stark and Beth Boxley.

The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 14.

Tri-County The Tri-County R-7 Board of Education approved a sports cooperative with Gallatin during a meeting held Monday.

According to information pro-

vided by Superintendent David Probasco, the board voted to enter into a cooperative sports cooperative with the Gallatin R-5 District for football. Gallatin, which will be the host school, still has to approve the agreement between the two districts.

In other business, the board discussed capital projects and funding options through LJ Hart.

A bid from Perkins Dozing was approved for demolition, gravel and dirt work and MSBA policy updates were approved as presented by the administration.

Board members reviewed the district’s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan, with no changes announced in the minutes.

Under new business, the board voted to seek bids for an eightmonth certificate of deposit in the amount of $150,000. The funds are being re-invested following the receipt of local tax dollars in December and January. An EBS lease with Grundy Electric Cooperative was discussed and the preliminary school calendar for 2022-23 was reviewed, with no action taken. The budget was also discussed, again with no action taken.

An executive session was held, with no announcement listed in the minutes.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9.

Gallatin R-5 The Gallatin R-5 Board of Education held a special meeting on Friday, Jan. 7, with the only action being a vote to approve a contract with the Missouri Association of Rural Educators.

MARE will be used to conduct the search for a new superintendent following the resignation of Dr. Bryan Copple. Dr. Copple has accepted a position in the Richmond School District.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 19.

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event that will provide an opportunity for community representatives to promote their communities to legislators and others who are invited to attend. The Great Northwest Day event will conclude with a regional breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 2.

The cost to attend Great Northwest Day is minimal ($75 early-bird) thanks in part to the following sponsors: Touchstone Energy, Mosaic Life Care, Evergy, Cameron Regional Medical Center, Saint Luke’s Health Systems, Snyder & Associates, Olsson & Associates, Missouri American Water, Missouri Western State University, North Central Missouri College and Northwest Missouri State University.

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creased the cost of the new five-year lease for a 2022 mini excavator to $8,598.62 per year plus property tax. He also reported that crews have completed repairs on a water main break at the intersection of Burns and South Prospect streets last week and that Wideband might be interested in an electric pole rental opportunity to allow them to install fiber at their multiple business properties.

Aldermen approved an ordinance authorizing the mayor and City Administrator Lance Rains to sign and execute an agreement with Foley Equipment Company and approved a resolution stating the city’s intent to seek Community Development Block Grant Funds for a street resurfacing project. A public hear-

ing was scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14 to receive comment on the $999,930 project.

Rains told the board he will be meeting with the MIRMA insurance representative to review the roof on the old fire station and said he planned to meet with the Daviess County Commission on Wednesday, Jan. 13 to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act funds and be sure the county has the grant applications for the cupola roof repairs for the Friends of Gallatin and the MOSWIN radios for the Gallatin Police Department.

In his report, Gallatin Police Chief Mark Richards outlined incident reports from the past few weeks.

Aldermen are scheduled to hold their next meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 24 in the GIDA board room.

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THS Announces First Semester Honor Roll

The Trenton High School honor roll has been announced for the first semester of the 2021-22 school year, with students named to the Superintendent’s (A) Honor Roll and the Principal’s (B) Honor Roll.

Superintendent’s Honor Roll Those named to the Superintendent’s Honor Roll were Marianne Atup, Haven Burress, Lilly Berti, Hannah Bowe, Josie Chumbley, Jaica Clark, Teya Cooksey, Johnathan Dryer, Kaylor Farris, Donnie Gilbertson, Harley Hall, Caleb Johnson, Morgan King, Gavinn KingHarden, Trager Leeper, Chandler Lynch, Katherine Markell, Addie Michael, Tayler Morton, Alaina Overton, Kaci Persell, Dakota Polk, Gracyn Rongey, Colton Roy, Jillian Simpson, Mallory Sole, Madison Templeton, Rebecca Urich, Cora Vandevender, Riley Walker, Shaylise Westerhof and Adria Willey, seniors; Maurissa Bonta, Summer Ceradsky, Eliana Cowling, Madison Elrod, Makenzee Epperson, Kelsey Gibler, Andrew Huffstutter, Jessika Kennedy, Faith Lee, Lydia Leininger, Serenity Marsh, Zoie McGowan, Tucker Otto, Juliet Schmadeke, Haley Shultz, Ava Simpson,

Dylan Smith, Savannah Triplet, Trent Villacampa and Ali Westcott, juniors; Katelyn N. Clark, Katelyn R. Clark, Cade Claycomb, Aubree Dalrymple, Paige Farris, Morgan Foster, Saige Gott, Adrianna Havens, Dulce Lopez, Victor Markell, Zane Michael, Madi Moore, Ella Novak, Ayden Owen, Milo Simpson, Maverick Sole, Gabe Stark, Nathan Stark and Tymberlyn White, sophomores; Kali Burchett, Sofia Currie, Barbara Eugenio, Jacob Horton, Sheldon Ishmael, Abbye Johnson, Mirena King, Kenzie Lynch, Abby Price, Matty Schultz, Astrid Soriano, Nathan Tran, Joshua Truitt, Shaylise Turner and Kaytee Wright, freshmen.

Principal’s Honor Roll Named to the Principal’s Honor Roll were Braxton Borders, Richard Burkeybile, Connor Littleton, Trevor Murphy, Joseph Pattison, Jenna Reeter, Raife Sampson, Luke Schilling, Robert Shreckengaust, Jonin Villacampa, Shelby Williams and Allison Yoder, seniors; Dagan Burkeybile, Connor Campbell, Bayleigh Dixson, Ivy Foster, Gabriel Gamble, Chloie Hall, Gracie Hessenflow, Levi Johnson, Brett Kennedy, Courtney Kenyon, Katie Little, Krysta McCullough,

Toni Orndorff, Mercy Schweizer, Landon Spears, Dylan Spencer, Kaylynn Stanton, Jillian Voorhies, Sarah Washburn, Noah Wecker and Kiah White, juniors; Emily Bennett, Paiton Brewer, Jaiden Carter, Shayla Chapman, Evan Claycomb, Eric Davidson, Seth Doolittle, Nautica Dowling, Seth Elder, Kinze Hanson, Jena Harris, Mackenzie Lewis, Kara Little, Hannah Oshel, Kimberly Otto, Kyle Price, Emma Roberts, Olmedo Rubio, Bradyn Sager, Michael Schultz, Abby Simpson, Alexis Stewart-Lewis, Cristy Stretch, Collin Taylor, Brayden Wiggins, Diamonique Williams, Lillian Woods and Ronald Woods, sophomores; Maxx Baker, Avery Clark, Tymber Cooksey, Kaegen Croy, Tyler Dixon, Mercedes Durham, Riley Gott, Colton Hammond, Samantha Hoselton, Jena Hunter, Parker Ishmael, Hunter King-Harden, Kiley Lawrence, Kaleb McCallon, Baylee McCullough, Ayra Meeker, Ellie Meeker, Stephen Nicewaner, Arianna Ortega, Jazmin Parrent, Mason Rongey, Jacole Simpson, Hunter Smith, Sadie Tobias, Kiefer Tolson, Layni Walker, Reece Weldon, Aiden Weyer, Nadia White and Logan Wilson, freshmen.

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Spickard R-2 students named to the “A” Honor Roll for the second quarter include, from left, Trinity Chapman, second grade; Izabell Holtzclaw and Noah Bowe, first grade; and Randy Wilson, sixth grade. Not pictured is first grader Tyler Canady.

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Spickard R-2 students named to the “B” Honor Roll for the second quarter include, from left, sixth graders Jakob Holtzclaw and Rachel Bass, first grader Ruger Etter, third graders Alex Holtzclaw and Mason Wilson and fourth grader Jacob Wilson-Hay. Not pictured is third grader Anna Duncan.

NCMC Fall Semester Honor Roll Announced Students at North Central Missouri College in Trenton have been recognized for their academic achievements for the Fall 2021 semester and have been named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List.

Students named to the President’s List must have earned at least six credit hours and achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Those named to the Dean’s List must have earned at least six credit hours and achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5.

President’s List Area students named to the President’s List include Rebekah Allen, Lauren Dolan, Haley Fitzpatrick, Lexi Gott, Nora Gottman, Jaycie Griffin, Kidridge Griffin, Chloe Harris, Glinda Leffler, Kelsie

Lowe, Justice Matthes, Joseph Miller, Kaci Persell, Lesa Petrov, Annaliese Riley, Gracyn Rongey, Nicole Shell, Carly Spencer, Kierra Werteen and Camryn Willey, all of Trenton; Teya Cooksey and Briana Smith of Laredo; Alison Allen of Spickard; Ada Fox of Galt; Hannah Dailey, Jaysa Goodin, Hannah King and Erica Miller, all of Princeton; Taegan Dunks and Lexi Wyant of Jamesport; Caragan Baker of Gallatin; Dana Baldwin and Stephanie Berten of Altamont; and Nancy Claycomb of Mercer.

Dean’s List Area students named to the Dean’s List include Angela Altes, Carson Burchett, Dalton Burchett, Lily Farmer, Skylar Gott, Maci Moore, Kennedy Norton, Kasie Otto, Emily Owen,

SBU Student Earns Honor Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar has announced its Fall 2021 honor list, with a Grundy R-5 graduate being named to the list.

Jandie Peterson of rural

Trenton was named to the Trustee’s List, earning a grade point average of 3.85 to 4.0 while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours.

McAtee On SNHU List

Mackenzie McAtee of Trenton has been named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.7 and above are named to the list.

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Two Named To Dean’s List

Two area students have been named to the Dean’s List at Central Methodist University at Fayette for the Fall 2021 semester.

Those named to the Dean’s List include Makayla Gordon of Trenton and Hailey Francis of Gilman City. To be named to the list, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

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Spickard R-2 kindergarten students earning the ABC Award for the second quarter include, from left, Taralynn Stiner, academics; Lane Hostetler, behavior; and Indilinn Allen, citizenship.

Three Earn Truman Honors

Three area students have been named to the honors list at Truman State University for the Fall 2021 semester.

Ally Johnson of Gallatin was named to the President’s List with a perfect grade point average of 4.0 while earning at least 12 credit hours during the semester.

Taylor Kiser of Gallatin and Morgan Eastin of Mercer were named to the Vice President for Academic Affairs List, earning a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 while carrying at least 12 credit hours.

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews ACROSS 1 Cause of GERD 5 Restaurant host’s stack 10 “__ well that ends well” 14 Radius or clavicle 15 Coeur d’__, ID 16 Boyfriend 17 Be jealous of 18 Used 20 Jet __; personal watercraft 21 Roll’s partner, in phrase 22 Lariats 23 Hog’s greeting

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36 One __ Multivitamins 37 Of the countryside 38 Nimble 39 Halloween decoration 40 Abdomen 41 Cash alternative 42 Pines

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27 December songs 30 Planetary visitor 31 Cooks 33 Aide to Santa 35 Connections 36 Actor Sir Michael __ 37 Cowboy boot spike 38 __ Bernardino, CA 39 Erupt 40 By and __; on the whole 41 Gazed 43 Hardest to come by 44 Helium or

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ACROSS 1 Golfer Ernie 4 Alda & Thicke 9 Capable 13 Horror 15 Find a new renter 16 Rugged cliff 17 Sports event 18 Prying tool 19 Chimed 20 Outlaw with nothing to lose 22 At __ with; opposed to 23 Yankee Doodle’s mount 24 Dieter’s concern: abbr.

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4 24-7 5 Sends a letter 6 Suffix for contempt or convert 7 Diploma equivalents, for short 8 Bullring cheer 9 Artificial 10 Pinky & Jason 11 Word with Far or Middle 12 Picnic spoilers 13 Dentist’s letters 18 Uncouth fellows 20 Give a headsup to 23 Golf shop purchase 24 __ au lait 25 Taps tenderly 26 Alternate identity 27 Penny

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your therapist about the meaning behind these writings. Inspiration and meaning will find you as you let go of the search for the perfect topic and uncover what's already hiding inside you.

Dear Annie: My dad is full of interesting stories.

And he's getting older; he'll be 70 soon. Though he's in great health, I know that my time is running out with him.

And I want to preserve his stories so that they don't die with him. Do you have any advice on how to go about this? -- Mulling Over Memoir Dear Mulling Over Memoir: It is terrific that you're thinking of this. What a gift it would be to your father, yourself and future generations of your family to preserve these stories. On top of that, the process of gathering this information will bring you and your dad closer than ever before.

Try to set aside one afternoon a month to conduct "life interviews" with your dad, accompanying him on a stroll down memory lane.

Record the conversations using your smartphone or a recorder. If you're not sure

Dear Annie: I am a published author and have been struggling to write my next book. I've written a handful of adult-oriented fictional books. My most recent published book came out almost five years ago. I've tried several times to start the next book, but I haven't been able to get any thoughts together or gather any momentum in the writing process.

I never previously experienced any writer's block, so this five-year period is challenging. My frustration has also compounded during this period, and I've walked away several times for extended periods of time. Any advice from one writer to another? - Writer's Blocked Dear Writer's Blocked: Writing about your own block is a great way to get the creative juices flowing again. Start every day by writing a stream of consciousness. Don't focus on specific time requirements or topics. Just write creatively.

Don't go back and read your writings immediately. Let what you've written age a bit, and start the next day anew. Speak with your spouse, a close friend or

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where to start, the website https://legacyproject.org has a helpful list of questions.

Dear Annie: As a therapist specializing in eating disorders, I applaud your telling "Supportive Sibling" to talk with her sister who has an eating disorder before holiday dinners and to devise a safe word to use in conversations if the sister becomes uncomfortable. I would add that "Supportive Sibling" should ask her sister what would help her rather than guess and should urge her to find a therapist to help her overcome her problems.

Most people with eating disorders cannot and do not resolve them without therapeutic help, as this is a biopsychosocial problem.

Additionally, "Supportive Sibling" should advise everyone in the family that no one should be telling any adult how or what to eat or what to weigh. Though often well-intended, these remarks are counterproductive and must be banned during the holidays and year-round. -Karen, LCSW Dear Karen: I'm printing your letter for the benefit of "Supportive Sibling," as well as the friends and family of any of the 30 million people in the United States who have eating disorders. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

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Holiday online sales slow but healthy Online shoppers spent 8.6% more during November and December compared to the frenzied pace of a year ago, but product shortages and higher prices tempered buying, according to one measure of online spending.

Consumers spent a total of $204.5 billion for the holidays, says Adobe Economy Index, which covers more than one trillion visits to U.S. retail sites. Still, the pace was below the 10% gain Adobe expected. It was also the lowest growth since 2014 when it started to track online spending. On average, online holiday sales growth has ranged from 13% to 18%. For the holiday 2020 season, online sales spiked 32.2% amid

lockdowns and fear over coronavirus contagion.

Nevertheless, Adobe Digital Insights’ Taylor Schreiner called the pace “a sign of a healthy e-commerce world.”

Schreiner noted an early burst of holiday shopping that began in October took a bite out of Black Friday weekend sales. But the surge of omicron cases following the Thanksgiving weekend enticed shoppers to focus on e-commerce and away from stores for safety concerns.

During the holidays, consumers saw more than six billion out-of-stock messages online — a more than two-fold increase over the 2019 season and a 10% increase over last year.

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Demolition Debris & Excavation Services. Shaunda 660-973-4445, Brian - 660973-2983, 90 Mansur Street, Chula, MO 64635, sbhinnenhauling@yahoo.com FJan21* -------------------------------------LAUHOFF JEWELRY Downtown Chillicothe 620 Washington St. Open Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30, Saturday 9:00-1:00. 660646-3504 www.lauhoffjewelry.com TFeb11 -------------------------------------Willing Workers LLP Do you need your siding or roof replaced? Give Willing Workers a call today for a FREE estimate... 660-9735694, John Kramer, 17594 St. Hwy. 190, Jamesport, MO 64648 TDec21-Jan14* -------------------------------------WILSON’S HEATING & COOLING - We service all makes and models. Authorized Rheem Dealer. Bill Wilson 660-359-3403.

Fdtf -------------------------------------Mid-States Services is now offering: Fiber Optic installs in rural Trenton! MidStates will STILL WAIVE the $150 installation free for those who sign up NOW! Sign up TODAY by calling 660-359-2045 or at http://www.mid-states.net.

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TJan14 -------------------------------------H & S CONTRACTING Remodeling, room additions, garages & decks and pole barns * New homes & basements w/ICF forms * Wall replacement under homes, repair cracks & bowed walls * Leveling, waterproofing * Backhoe & Bobcat work * New water & sewer lines.

Kale Hoerrmann - Owner, 30 years experience – 660953-0724.

FFeb4 -------------------------------------JAMESPORT BUILDERS, 660-684-6931, 32137 State Hwy 6, Jamesport.

POLE BARNS – GARAGES, Spray foam insulation.

FFeb18 -------------------------------------BUY - SELL - TRADE BIG NASTY'S GUNS & AMMO - Stop in and see us at our New Location - 1515 E. 9th Street, Trenton, MO. Nathan Rorebeck, 660-6350469, www.bignastys.com FFeb4 -------------------------------------Elmrose Essentials, 6057 Hwy KK, Chula, MO 64635, Ph: 660-639-2500 Under new ownership Formerly Kate's Kountry Kuboard Mon-Fri 8-6; Sat. 8-5; Closed Sunday. Deli Meats and Cheese * Deli Sandwiches - Hot & Cold * Groceries * Bulk Foods * Fabrics and Sewing Notions * Boots * Cards & Books * Spices * Candy * Homemade Pies & Bread.

FJan4-28* -------------------------------------Richard's NEW & Used Tires Mounting * Balancing * Tire Repair, OVER 3,000 TIRES IN STOCK! Richard Ishmael 660-654-3910, Justin Ishmael 816-351-2595, 3039 E. 10th St., Trenton, MO. TDec28-Jan21 --------------------------------------

INSURANCE HELTON INSURANCE SOLUTIONS - Williams Shopping Center, Trenton, MO. New To Medicare or Want To Compare Pricing ...

Call Brian McDaniel 816289-1935 Or Leah Helton 660-359-3806 or 660-6350537 "Our Quality Of Service Is What Makes Us Different" Tdtf -------------------------------------Shelter Insurance – Cale Gondringer 1601 E 9th St., Suite D. 660-359-4100. LIFE * HOME * AUTO * FARM * BUSINESS. We’re your shield. We’re your shelter.

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Call Larry Bunnell at 3594700 for your insurance quotes on Medicare Supplements, Nursing Home, Major Medical, Life & Group Health plans. 1600 East 9th Street, Trenton.

Tdtf -------------------------------------See us for quotes on *Life Insurance *Annuities *Medicare Supplements RON DOUGAN, 903 Main St., Trenton, MO, 660-3590100 - 53 years in the InsurTdtf ance Business --------------------------------------

PETS/ANIMALS

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Appointments available Monday - Saturday.

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FOR RENT

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "All rental property advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

"We will not knowingly accept any advertising for rental property which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis."

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Sunnyview Apartments is taking applications for single & double apartments. Sunnyview is a residential care facility for the elderly. We provide qualified staff to administer medications, provide three meals a day and offer minimal assistance with the activities of daily living. Now accepting Medicaid. For more information contact Kathy Cheek at 660-3595647.

S553dtf -------------------------------------TRENTON VILLAGE APARTMENTS 1700 E. 30th Street 3 bedrooms available $345.00 Housing Accepted Appliances provided, washer & dryer hook-ups.

24 hour maintenance, snow removal and lawn care provided. Equal Housing Opportunity Call LaKrista at 660-359-0300 or Kendra Parkhurst at 816-233-4250 T066d25 -------------------------------------

REAL ESTATE

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "All property advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

"We will not knowingly accept any advertising for property which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all advertised property is available on an equal opportunity basis."

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PICK GREG For All Your Real Estate Needs!

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CALL MELISSA For Results That Move You!

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FOR SALE Welcome to Major Discounters! We have lots of new products - All discounted prices... Mattresses * Work & Western Boots * Hardware * Furniture * Generators * Dehumidifiers * Televisions * Water Heaters * Cleaning Supplies * Air Fryers & Much More! 25% Off Winter Clothing, Propane & Kerosene Heaters, Portable Heat Pump Heaters 1318 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton, MO (next to Barnes-Baker) 660654-1383 FJan11-Feb4 -------------------------------------Cold Weather Supplies.

Heat tapes, propane torch kits & fuel. Trenton Hardware, 901 Main, 359-3660.

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FARM NEEDS

*WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES, 660-358-2682 L905tf -------------------------------------See Consumer Oil & Supply for your One Stop Shop for Muck and Lacrosse boots and gloves. Consumer Oil & Supply, 614 Harris Ave., 359-2258 C361dtf --------------------------------------

WEBSITES

Replacement Parts; Accessories; Chemicals; Tool & equipment. www.tlautosupply.com T470dtf --------------------------------------

HELP WANTED

The City of Trenton Park Department is accepting applications for assistant pool manager for the 2022 summer season. Applications may be picked up between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. M-F at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, Trenton, Mo. 64683. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. The City of Trenton is an equal opportunity employer.

C064d14 -------------------------------------Dental Assistant wanted Experience preferred but not mandatory, will train a friendly, caring person. Bring a recent resume to 1011 Cedar, Trenton.

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The City of Trenton Park Department is accepting applications for pool manager for the 2022 summer season.

Applications may be picked up between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. M-F at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, Trenton, Mo. 64683. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. The City of Trenton is an equal opportunity employer.

C065d14 -------------------------------------Driver Wanted - Home every weekend and some nights during the week. Good CDL record, tractor-trailer experience. If you aren't making $1500 weekly, call 816-520-3060. Terminal located in Orrick, MO. L068d25 -------------------------------------Owners/Operators Wanted - If you have a dependable tractor and a good MVR and want $5,000$7,000 gross income per week, please call 816-5203060. Terminal located in Orrick, MO. L069d25 -------------------------------------North Central Missouri College is seeking a full-time Custodian. Benefits included.

Interested applicants should visit www.ncmissouri.edu/ jobs for more information and how to apply or call 660-3576203. NCMC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

N271d25 -------------------------------------North Central Missouri College is seeking an IT Systems Administrator. Interested applicants should visit www.ncmissouri.edu/jobs for more information and how to apply or call 660-357-6203.

NCMC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

N272d25 -------------------------------------Part-Time Administrative Assistant Value Vending (Part of Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Co., LLC) is looking for a part-time employee to join our growing business. Responsibilities include performing general clerical and accounting duties including accounts payable and accounts receivable. Will also be responsible for some light warehouse work including building orders. Must be proficient in QuickBooks, Word, Excel and Outlook. Must be able to lift 20+ pounds. Must have a valid driver's license.

Apply in person at 821 Industrial Drive, Trenton. T273d25 --------------------------------------

PUBLIC NOTICES

CITY OF TRENTON, MISSOURI Advertisement for Bidders The City of Trenton, Missouri is accepting bids for Hauling 9000 Tons of Sand.

Bids will be accepted at City Hall, 1100 Main St., Trenton, MO 64683, until 2:00 p.m. on February 8, 2022. Specifications and more information can be obtained by contacting Gary Dryer at 660-3596323. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any irregularities that are in the best interest of the City. dJan14 -------------------------------------SouthLaw, P.C. 13160 Foster Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66213-2660 (913) 663-7600 File No. 226368 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE For default in the payment of debt secured by a deed of trust executed by Catherine Dennis and Michael Dennis, dated July 21, 2017, and recorded on July 21, 2017, Document No. 17LR0765, in Book No. 651, at Page 271 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Grundy County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on January 28, 2022, at 12:00 PM, at the North Front Door of the Grundy County Courthouse, Trenton, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: AII of Lot Twenty-one (21) of Scott and Haddox' First Addition to the City of Trenton, Grundy County, Mis-

souri., commonly known as 1712 Hillcrest Dr, Trenton, MO 64683 subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to satisfy the debt and costs.

SouthLaw, P.C. Successor Trustee First Publication: December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.southlaw. com NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose (Casefile No. 226368962165). dDec31,Jan7,14,21 ------------------------------------IN THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 21AG-PR00082 In the Estate of RHONDA RAE SCHMIDT, Deceased.

NOTICE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY GRANTED To All Persons Interested in the Estate of RHONDA RAE SCHMIDT, Decedent: On December 10, 2021, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed personal representative of the estate of RHONDA RAE SCHMIDT, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri.

The name and business address of the personal representative is: HOLLY MICHELLE SCHMIDT, 6960 W. PEORIA AVENUE, LOT #10, PEORIA, AZ 85345.

The personal representative's attorney's name, business address and phone number is: Tara L. Walker with TL Walker Law Office, 906 E. 9th Street, Trenton, MO 64683, 660-339-5050.

The personal representative's designated agent's name, business address, and phone number is: Tara L. Walker with TL Walker Law Office, 906 E. 9th Street, Trenton, MO 64683, 660-339-5050.

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such sixmonth period and such twomonth period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods.

Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of Decedent’s death: 16-NOV-2021 Date of first publication: 14-JAN-2022 /s/ Jill Eaton, Clerk Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. dJan14,21,28,Feb4 -------------------------------------

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CLASSIFIEDS FINANCIAL STATEMENT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI For The Year Ending December 31, 2021 BEGINNING CASH BALANCE RECEIPTS: Sur Tax CART Rock FEMA TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE DISBURSEMENTS: Vendor Purpose Norris Stone J. Hostetler Trucking T & L Auto Parts Crow-Miller Insurance Lamma Back Hoe St. Joe Diesel Pump B. Spickard Election Rep. Times Finance Stmt.

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ENDING CASH BALANCE

$25,404.23 16,250.29 7,645.26 2,409.48 $26,305.03 $51,709.26

17,397.15 5,536.83 183.62 860.00 1,399.08 1,976.00 11.87 67.00 $27,431.55 $26,667.81

I, Jerry Korody, Clerk of Washington Township do hereby certify that the foregoing is a complete and correct statement as required by Section 231.280 RSMo. for the year ending December 31, 2021. dJan14

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Stockholder’s Meeting of the Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation will be held at the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1846 E. 9th St., Trenton, Missouri, on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to elect five directors for a term of three years, and to transact any other business which may properly come before this meeting.

The Nominating Committee has presented the following list of names for directors to be voted on at this meeting:

FINANCIAL STATEMENT MADISON TOWNSHIP OF GRUNDY COUNTY Year Ending December 31, 2021 Beginning Balance Jan. 1, 2021 RECEIPTS:

$67,225.35

Misc. Refunds Checking Interest Special Road and Bridge Added Road and Bridge Railroad Utility Township Collection Surtax Cart Rock Patron Reimbursements TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES: Tires and Repairs Parts purchased and Tools Gas and Oil Facilities and Equipment Mowing, Electric and Water Ads, Office, Postage and Supplies Payroll Expense Insurance Grader Payment and Rock Purchased Payroll TOTAL EXPENSES Total Ending Balance Dec. 31, 2021

180.37 58.27 26,581.17 34,221.24 716.55 7,565.37 291.92 19,495.41 4,000.00 $93,105.40 395.00 4,728.37 5,624.47 350.85 1,464.26 110.37 1,519.40 5,000.00 56,552.23 11,691.86 $87,436.81 $72,893.94

I, Judy Kidd, Clerk of Madison Township, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement is complete and correct from 1/1/21 thru 12/31/21, as required by Section 231.280 RSMo. dJan14

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RESUME & REFERENCES) North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission (NCMRWC) – PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGER General Description: Under administrative direction, oversees, supervises, and coordinates the operation and maintenance of the NCMRWC Water Treatment Plant; coordinates assigned activities with General Manager, Office Manager, contractors and Commission, outside agencies, and the general public as necessary and maintain open lines of communications.

• Salaried pay commensurate with experience • Health and retirement benefits, paid time-off • Team member on construction of East Locust Creek Reservoir Submission Deadline: January 31, 2022, 3:00 PM For More Detailed Job Description: East Locust Creek Reservoir (elcr.info) For Mail Submission: Allstate Consultants, Attn: Natalie Adams, 30601 Highway 5, Marceline, MO 64658 For E-Mail Submission: Natalie Adams NAdams@allstateconsultants.net For Questions Regarding the Position: Brad Scott, 816-590-0264

FOR A THREE YEAR TERM Scott Weldon Tim Michael Chris Hoffman Brent Wyant Amy Lewis It is very important that a majority of the outstanding shares of stock be represented at this meeting. If you are unable to attend, please authorize someone to vote your proxy, or sign the proxy, and return to Diane Lowrey, secretary of the corporation and your proxy will be voted evenly among the nominees as presented in this letter.

Please return to: Diane Lowrey, Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 233, Trenton, MO 64683 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of January 2022. /S/Diane Lowrey Diane Lowrey, Secretary dJan14

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AREA DEATHS

Sarah ‘Ruth’ Chipps Sarah “Ruth” Chipps, a 91-year-old Chillicothe resident and a former resident of Barnett, passed away on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Morningside Center in Chillicothe surrounded by her family.

A private family service was held at the Lindley Funeral Home at Chillicothe, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.

Burial was held at Half Rock Cemetery at Half Rock.

Ruth was born on Feb. 13, 1930 in Half Rock, the daughter of Levi Allen and Eva Gertrude McCullough Hague.

She attended Rhoades School in Mercer County until the eighth grade, and then was needed at home to help on the farm.

Ruth worked a few jobs, including a telephone switchboard in her home before going to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1960, where she worked 31 years and four months before retiring from Southwestern Bell in 1992.

She enjoyed taking care of her children, cooking, baking and was a great homemaker, teaching all her children to cook.

At the age of 10, she and her mother joined Providence Baptist Church and were baptized together in the neighbor’s new pond.

Later in years, she joined Hopewell Christian

Church at Barnett.

Survivors include one son, Andy Dusenberry and his wife, Rachel of Florence; four daughters, Wilma Jones and her husband, Alan of Hamilton, Wanda Haley and her husband, Raymond of Chillicothe, Joan Hill of Grant City and Eva Johnson and her husband, Mark of Marionville; one stepson, Marshall Dusenberry and his wife, Mary of Chillicothe; 19 grandchildren; 34 great- grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jack Hague of Chillicothe and Jim Hague of Missouri City; one sister, Mary Wallace of Trenton; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by three husbands, George Garrison, Russell Dusenberry and Denver Chipps; a son, Bill Garrison; a daughter-in-law, Janet Garrison; a son-inlaw, Rex Hill; a stepson, Jack Dusenberry; a grandson, Clint Haley; two great-grandsons, Daniel Cosgrove and Gabriel Navarrete; brothers and sisters, J.L., infant sister, Helen, Alan, Dale, Bill, Max, Ed, Bob, Devona, Betty and Donna.

Memorial contributions may be made to Half Rock Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.

Marilyn Jane Davidson Marilyn Jane Davidson, an 86-year-old Trenton resident, passed away at 2:11 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 at University Hospital in Columbia.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton.

Burial was in Haseville Cemetery.

Arrangements were under the direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton.

Mrs. Davidson was born Feb. 19, 1935 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Walter Glenn and Daisy Frances Pendergast Powell. She graduated from William Chrisman High School with the class of 1952.

On Oct. 6, 1956, she was united in marriage to James Joseph Dennis. He preceded her in death December 3, 1974. She later married Charles Hein Davidson on Aug. 15, 1987.

He preceded her in death November 14, 2021.

Marilyn worked as a legal secretary before retiring from the Farmer’s Home Administration. She was a life member of Sec-

ond Indian Head Division Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the 99 Club, where she served as treasurer until it disbanded.

Surviving relatives include a daughter, Mary Jane Willige of Marshfield; a son, Daniel Powell Dennis of Trenton; six grandchildren, Mason Joseph Crawford and his wife, Ashley Isby of Columbia, Merrit James Crawford and his wife, Alli of Lenexa, KS, Milan Jackson Crawford of Overland Park, KS, James Daniel Dennis of Kansas City, Jacob David Dennis and Jessica Lynn Dennis Westerfield and her husband, John, all of Smithville; one great-granddaughter, Madden Crawford of Lenexa, KS; and two nieces, Linda Leib and Cheryl Peers.

In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Gene Powell.

Memorials are suggested to Joseph L. Norton VFW Post No. 919 of Trenton and may be left with Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.

FUNERALS

Edith Catherine McAtee Funeral services for Edith Catherine McAtee were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 at Mt. Washington Baptist Church in Independence, followed by graveside services at 2 p.m. at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton. Brandon Marler officiated.

Mrs. McAtee, a 63-year-old Independence resident, passed away at 8:13 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.

Pallbearers were Jason Stottlemyre, Larry Marler, Gabriel Marler, Mike Neill, David Vallance, Kevin Ladd and Charles Hutchison.

Addition To Moore Funeral

Joseph L. Norton VFW Post No. 919 of Trenton conducted military graveside services at the funeral of Lowell Dean Moore. Those participating at the gravesite, held Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, included Sam Smith, Don Altes, Scott Forman, John Rice, Lannie Harkins and Tony Ralston.

DAILY RECORD

Rex R. Gray Rex R. Gray, a 96-yearold Trenton resident died at 10:48 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton.

Private graveside services will be held at a later date at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.

Mr. Gray was born April 22, 1925 in Orlando, OK, the son of Garnie E. and Gladys M. Gentry Gray.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was also a retired farmer.

On April 15, 1950 he was married to Eva Lou Williams at Trenton. She preceded him in death on July 29, 1991.

His survivors include his daughter, Alice Simpson and her husband, Jim of Springfield; a granddaughter, Jamie Wilson

and her husband, Darrell of Gallatin; three great-grandchildren, Tristen Wilson, Tanner Wilson and Taylor Wilson, all of Gallatin; one great-great granddaughter, Everlee Newman of Gallatin; and one sister, Myrtle Vanderflute of Jamesport.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Melissa Hays; a son, Jimmie Rex Gray; three brothers, Ervin Gray and his wife, Loretta, Marvin Gray and Pat Gray and his wife, Nina; and one sister, Maxine Terry.

Memorials are suggested to Joseph L. Norton VFW Post No. 919. They may be left with the mortuary.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.

Judith (Julie) Gail Stottlemyre Judith (Julie) Gail Stottlemyre, a 61-year-old resident of Oak Grove, passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 at Saint Lukes East Lee's Summit.

She was cremated under the direction of Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home of Gladstone.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Oak Grove and Trenton at a later date.

Julie was born Nov. 13, 1960 in Trenton, the daughter of Kenneth and Teenie Lovell McKay. She was a 1979 graduate of Grundy R-5 High School at Galt.

Before retiring on Sept.

30, 2021, she was employed for 24 years as an auditor/examiner for the Internal Revenue Service.

On May 17, 1981 she was married to Danny Stottlemyre at the Galt Christian Church. He survives of the home.

Julie dearly loved her grandbabies, traveling, going to the casino and having fun with friends and family.

In addition to her hus-

band, she is survived by a son, Cody Stottlemyre and a daughter, April Fulks both of Oak Grove; seven grandchildren, Troy and Wes Stottlemyre, Ryan, Andi, Amy, Leslie and Nate Fulks, all of Oak Grove; two great-grandchildren, Skylar and Emma Green; her parents, Kenneth and Teenie McKay of Trenton; a brother, Steve (Cathy) McKay of Trenton; a sister, Jennifer McKay Hale of Jamesport; her in-laws, Bernie and Mary Munday of Trenton; and a sister in- law Tammy (Martin) Scheib, also of Trenton. She is also survived by aunts Jodi Lovell, Lennie (Bill) Donoho, Barbara Lovell Bowe, Linda (Ron) Collins and several nieces, nephews and many friends.

She was preceded in death by grandparents, Earl and Beulah McKay and Chester and Tracy Lovell.

Memorials can be made to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) or Childrens Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.

Woman Facing Child Endangerment Charges A Spickard woman who had been listed as a “Grundy County Most Wanted” has turned herself in to authorities on three felony counts of child endangerment.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Avery E. Mock is being held on $250,000 cash-only bond after turning herself in to authorities on Monday. She is charged with three class D felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Ms. Mock is accused of failing to seek medical attention for a child under the age of 17 for self-harming and for failing to seek medical attention for a child who had excessive bruising. The incidents allegedly occurred between Sept. 1 and Oct. 19.

Ms. Mock remains in the Grundy County Detention Center, with a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 25.

A Trenton woman has been charged with three felonies in connection with checks she wrote on an account that belonged to another person.

According to the sheriff’s office, Amber N. Leeper, 43, is charged with two class D felony counts of forgery and a class E felony charge of stealing: fourth or subsequent offense within 10 years. She is accused of writing a check to Stephanie Frey for $160 and Ted Jones for $200 on an account belonging to Cole Wright and making them look as though they were authorized. In addition she is accused of appropriating three counter checks belonging to Wright without his permission.

Ms. Leeper’s bond has been set at $3,000 and she is in custody at the Grundy County Detention Center, with a court date scheduled for Jan. 25.

NORTH 65 CENTER MENUS Monday-Breaded chicken patty, tator tots, carrots, peas, whole wheat crackers, cinnamon roll.

Tuesday-Beef stew, mashed potatoes, Sonoma blend, diced peaches, sugar cookies, cornbread.

Wednesday-Smothered pork chops, garlic potatoes, fried cabbage, fruit juice, hot roll.

Thursday- Chicken noodle soup, mixed vegetables, stewed tomatoes, peach cobbler, whole wheat crackers.

Friday- Philly cheesesteak on hoagie bun, wedge potatoes, California blend, Jello with fruit.

GRUNDY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Division Judge Thomas R. Alley Cheyenne Huskey has filed a personal injury suit against Bethany Englemann.

Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Louis A. Baladez, Brimson, pleaded guilty to driving while revoked or suspended (second or third offense) and was fined $275. He also pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $100.50 and failing to register a motor vehicle and was fined $50.50.

Lynnsey M. Betz, Trenton, pleaded not guilty to felony charges of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid and delivery or possession of a controlled substance at a county/private jail/correctional center except with a prescription. A bond hearing was set for Jan. 18.

Robert E. Ewing, Trenton, waived his preliminary hearing and had his case bound over to the Circuit Division for the Jan. 13 Law Day. He is charged with four felony counts of failing to register as a sex offender.

Dallas W. Hughs, Trenton, waived his preliminary hearing and had his case bound over to the Circuit Division for the Jan. 13 Law Day. Hughs is charged with felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid; possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia-amphetamine or methamphetamine.

Caleb R. Ingraham, Trenton, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of first degree trespassing and was sentenced to serve 35 days in the Grundy County Detention Center, with credit given for seven days served. He is also to pay $100 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund.

Zachary D. Younts vs.

Missouri Department of Revenue. The court sustained the petitioner’s request to reinstate his driver’s license.

Failing to appear in court and having warrants issued for their arrest were Kyley R. Culbertson, Trenton, on a misdemeanor charge of failing to register a motor ve-

hicle; and Brenden W. Schooler, Novinger, on a charge of not wearing a seat belt.

Tyler M. Turner, Trenton, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of counterfeiting, a misdemeanor. Execution of his sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years, with the condition that he pay a $200 fine and $100 to LERF. Travis J. Vasey, Trenton, waived his preliminary hearing and had his case bound over to the Circuit Division for the Feb. 10 Law Day. He is facing a felony charge of driving while intoxicated-serious physical injury and a misdemeanor charge of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, involving an accident.

Christina M. SpainhourGeorge, Chillicothe, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $203.50.

Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Emmanuel S. Vazquez, Grandview, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $50.50.

Johnny P. Summers, Jr., Cameron, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $46.50.

Ginger D. Reeter, Dawn, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $60.50.

Seth W. Riddle, Laredo, pleaded guilty to driving while revoked or suspended and was fined $175.50.

Jessica L. McSparren, Trenton, pleaded guilty to not wearing a seat belt and was fined $10.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION Petition Filed Michael Bryan Baugher vs. Jennifer Dawn Baugher.

Danny L. Holloway vs.

Carol J. Holloway.

REAL ESTATE Judy Crowley to David Scott Treadwell and wife.

Margaret Henderson to Daniel Browne.

DAVIESS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Daren L. Adkins Associate Civil LVNV Funding LLC vs.

Jacob Wise. The court entered a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1,068.70. The case involved a contract dispute.

Chula Woman In Accident A Chula woman was transported by ambulance following an accident Tuesday morning north of Chillicothe.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper B.N. Raney’s report, the accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. when a 2005 Dodge Stratus driven by Cynthia L. White of Chula was southbound on Highway 65 just north of Chillicothe. The vehicle traveled off the west side of the roadway and struck a billboard pole, small trees and a fence before coming to rest on its wheels off the west side of the highway facing south. There was extensive damage to the vehicle.

Ms. White, 57, sustained minor injuries and was transported by Chillicothe EMS to Hedrick Medical Center for treatment. She was issued citations for driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving involving an accident.

Recycling Trailer Change The Grundy County Recycling Trailer, which is moved to locations across the county each week, will no longer be placed at Leisure Lake.

The trailer will instead

be placed at Edinburg, beginning Jan. 14 and will be there until Jan. 21. The trailer alternates between Galt, Spickard, Edinburg and Laredo each week.

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