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Several File For Municipal And School Openings Four Vying For Two Positions On R-9 School Board
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‘JOY TO THE WORLD’ The Grand River Choir and Orchestra presented a concert, “Joy to the World” Saturday afternoon at the Trenton R-9 Performing Arts Center, with an audience of around 300 enjoying performances by the choir, under the direction of Linda Arnold, and the orchestra, under the direction of Buddy Hannaford. The performance included traditional Christmas carols, including a mixed vocal ensemble and a string ensemble. The GRVCO’s next performance is the summer concert, scheduled for June 18. Additional photos of the performance are on page 6.
T-C Staff, Subs Get Pay Raise Board Members Accept Two Bids At Dec. Meeting Classified staff and substitute teachers will receive a pay increase following action at the December meeting of the Tri-County R-7 Board of Education. According to information provided by Superintendent David Probasco concering the Dec. 8 meeting, the board approved an increase of $2 per hour for classified staff, effective Jan. 1. In addition, substitute pay was increased to $90 per day. Under old business, the board accepted a bid from Kramer Contracting for tuckpointing in the amount of $116,680 and a bid from Apple for the purchase of iPads in the amount of $10,048.70. An update to the Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service Plan was approved as presented by the administration. No action was taken on MSBA policy updates that were discussed. Board members also discussed the audit, but took no action and approved the renewal of the MUSIC insurance policy with the optional umbrella policy of $8 million. An update to the daycare handbook was approved as presented by the administration. A closed session was held, with no announcement made. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in the old gym.
WEATHER ALMANAC Day: High/Low Rain Thursday 61/38 — Friday 60/35 — Saturday 47/32 — Sunday 56/31 — Barton Campus Sunday 56/27 —
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The Trenton Ministerial Alliance was joined by the THS Gold Rush to present “A Christmas Vesper” Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church. The program contained scripture, congregational singing, several selections by Gold Rush and the traditional candlelight service during “Silent Night.” Additional photos from the service appear on page 6.
Several persons have filed as candidates in the April Municipal and School elections since the last Republican-Times report. This list of new filings is as of 10 a.m. on Monday. Bob McIntyre of 404 Fisher Dr. has filed for a seat on the Trenton City Council from the fourth ward, where Duane Urich is the incumbent. Other candidates who have filed for Trenton City Council positions are incumbents Marvin Humphreys from the second ward and David Mlika from the third ward. In area city elections, two incumbents have filed for re-election to Jamesport’s Board of Aldermen, including Brandon Robb from the south ward and Rob Murphy from the north ward. No one else has filed. In area school board elections, there are now four candidates seeking the two open three-year terms on the Trenton R-9 School Board as Joshua Shuler of 3915 Lake Manor Dr. has filed for one of the seats, joining incumbent Dorothy Taul as well as Jeffrey Spencer and Toby Havens on the ballot. Jason Hostetler of 646 NW Highway
190 has filed for the oneyear unexpired term. He was appointed to fill the position until the April election. At Newtown-Harris R-2 School, Robin Moschetti is the only candidate who has filed for one of the three three-year terms that are expiring. Matt Miller and Nancy Halferty are incumbents who were elected to the board, with Justin Oaks filling an unexpired term that will need to be filled. Filing continues through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 and filings will be announced on the Republican-Times website, w w w. r e p u b l i c a n times.com.
BRIEFS Church Service Information
Area congregations who would like to share plans their special church services for the Christmas season are asked to provide them to the RepublicanTimes. Those wishing to submit information for special programs, Christmas Eve services, etc., are asked to submit the information to news@republicantimes.com by Wednesday, Dec. 15 for inclusion in the Friday, Dec. 17 newspaper.
Tornadoes Rip A Trail Across The Midwest Devastated Communities Are Without Heat, Water In Wake Of Storm MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services after a swarm of twisters leveled neighborhoods and killed dozens of people in five states. Authorities are still tallying the devastation from Friday night's storms, though they believe the death toll will be lower than initially feared since it appeared many more people escaped a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, than first thought. “This is a tough morning ... but it’s ok, we’re still going to be all right,” Mayfield Mayor Kathy Stewart O’Nan said on ”CBS Mornings." But those who survived faced highs in the 50s and a low below freezing Monday without any utilities. “Our infrastructure is so damaged. We have no running water. Our water tower was lost. Our wastewater management was lost, and there’s no natural gas to the city. So we have nothing to rely on there,” she told CBS. “So that is purely survival at this point for so many of our people.” Across the state, about 26,000 homes and businesses were without electricity, according to power-
outage.us, including nearly all of those in Mayfield. Kentucky was the worst-hit by far in the cluster of twisters across several states, remarkable because they came at a time of year when cold weather normally limits tornadoes. At least 64 people died in the state, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. There were at least
another 14 deaths in Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri. Authorities are still trying to pin down the full death toll, and the storms made door-to-door searches impossible in some places. “There are no doors,” said Beshear. “We’re going to have over 1,000 homes that are gone, just gone,” he said.
Over the weekend, Beshear had said that the state’s toll could exceed 100 — but he scaled that back after it appeared fewer people died in the candle factory than first thought. Initially as many as 70 people were feared dead in the factory, but the company said Sunday that [See TORNADO, Page 5]
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The Trenton community, including FFA members and Boy Scouts, came out Saturday morning to help plant nearly 10,000 willow stems on the bank of the Thompson River, west of Trenton. Project coordinator Chris Hoffman said the hope is that the willows will provide extra stabilization and erosion control following the recent bank stabilization project near the Highway 6 Bridge.