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TRASH TALK Council Addresses Complaints Over Trash Removal Complaints concerning trash removal in the city of Trenton dominated the conversation at Monday evening’s Trenton City Council meeting, where representatives from the city’s contracted trash hauler were put on the defensive.

Jim Watje, owner of Rapid Removal, which has the city contract for residential trash service, appeared at the meeting at the request of the council to address ongoing citizen concerns about their service. City employees have been taking complaints about the service for the past few months.

Larry Huffstutter, a former member of the council who said he voted to enter into the contract with Rapid Removal, told those present that he recently was told that Rapid Removal would not pick up three pieces of old carpet he needed to dispose of at his residence. Huffstutter

Historic District Discussed The public had a chance to voice concerns about the establishment of an historic preservation district in Trenton during a hearing held Monday evening at city hall.

Diane Lowrey, who was at the meeting representing the Historic Preservation Committee, reminded those in attendance that the ordinance that governs a historic preservation district has been in place for several years and the only action needed is to actually designate the historic area. She pointed out the historical significance of the “flatiron” buildings in Trenton and said the proposed boundaries moved outside the downtown area when the former John and Mary Sue McCullough house on Crowder Road (now owned by Tyler and Ashlen Busick) was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and it was found that a small house owned by Sarah and the late Tom [See HISTORIC, Page 6] then took the carpet to the Rapid Removal facility, arriving at 3:25 p.m.

He said he allowed a Rapid Removal truck to go in front of him to be weighed and when he pulled onto the scale at 3:32 p.m., he was told it was too late - that the scale closes at 3:30 and the carpet could not be unloaded.

He was told to come back the next morning, which he did, and was charged $50 to dump the three pieces of carpet. He said he complained and left his number to be called, but three weeks later, he has received no call

from the company. It was noted that the cost to drop off items at the transfer station is $49 for items that weigh 0 to 1,999 pounds and $62 per ton.

Other complaints that were made public at the meeting included the trucks not picking up the trash at all or not on the right day as well as only picking up a portion of what was to be hauled away. The owner at one address on Normal Street indicated trash had not been picked up for four weeks.

[See COUNCIL, Page 6]

BRIEFS United Way Membership

The Grundy County United Way is accepting applications for organizations that would benefit from funding.

Requirements for membership include having a 501(c) (3) tax exemption number, assisting with the annual residential canvas and additional fundraising opportunities and having a representative present at seven of the nine monthly meetings held throughout the year. Applications for the 2021-22 fiscal year are due by Aug. 18. Those interested in applying should text Connie Hoffman at 660359-1792 or email her at choffman@trentonr9.k12.mo.us.

Summer Events Downtown

Main Street Trenton has multiple events planned for August.

An ice cream social will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Rock Barn, sponsored by Main Street Trenton and the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce. The event, which will run from 5 to 7 p.m., will offer free ice cream and cupcakes to celebrate the Missouri Bicentennial. Donations will be taken at the event for the Trenton Police Department’s “Shop With A Cop” program.

On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Five Points Festival will take place in downtown Trenton. The event will feature entertainment, performances, food, arts and crafts, tournaments, shopping, vendors and more. The event is free to the public and runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In conjunction with the Five Points Festival, Art’s Alive will hold the ‘Art’s On The Line’ t-shirt decorating contest. Shirts decorated with Missouri Bicentennial themes will be available for viewing at the Five Points Festival.

The t-shirt decorating contest is open to all and registration is $10 and includes a plain white, size XL t-shirt for decorating. People can register and pick up a shirt at Dynamic Tax and Accounting, the Trenton Middle School office or from Tricia Key at North Central Missouri College. Entrants into the contest are asked to only design the front of the shirt and must have decorated shirts returned

by Friday, Aug. 27 for display at the festival. A $50 cash prize will be awarded for first place with second and third places receiving $25 and $15 respectively. For more information on the contest, persons may contact Dan Maxey at 636-399-5371.

Commission Meeting Monday

The Grundy County Commission will meet Monday, rather than Tuesday, next week.

The commission will open the 2021 Board of Equalization at 9 a.m., but since there are no appointments, it will be closed immediately. The commission will also meet with Myers Township officials at 10 a.m. to discuss road conditions.

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17TH STREET BRIDGE COMPLETE It’s been a long time coming, but as of late Monday afternoon, the 17th Street Bridge is open to traffic, making it a little easier to travel across Trenton. Boone Construction of Columbia was the contractor for the bridge replacement project.

Back-To-School Event Planned Bright Futures Sets Event For August 12 Plans are taking shape for the Grundy County Back-to-School Event, which will be held Aug. 12.

The event, hosted by

Bright Futures Trenton, is a free needs-based day that will help get students from across the county ready to begin the 2021-22 school year.

Grundy County Schools participating include Trenton R-9, Grundy R-5, Laredo R-7 and Spickard R-2.

School supplies, back-

packs and Pass the Pride (mascot clothing) will be available from noon to 6 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Trenton for Trenton students; from noon to 3 p.m. at the Grundy R-5 Elementary School in Humphreys for Grundy R-5 students; from noon until 4 p.m. at the

Laredo School for Laredo R-7 students; and from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Spickard School gym for students in the Spickard R2 District.

Refreshments and a movie will be offered at Trenton Cinema from 2 to 5 p.m., and free clothing, [See FUTURES, Page 12]

Gallatin And Spickard Aldermen Meet Gallatin Looks Into LAGERS Program For City Employees The Gallatin and Spickard boards of aldermen held meetings Monday evening, with the Gallatin board discussing a new retirement program possibility and the Spickard aldermen discussing an issue with a lift pump station.

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took a step toward moving from the current retirement system for city employees to the LAGERS program during a meeting held Monday evening.

According to information provided

by City Clerk Hattie Rains, the board heard a presentation from representatives of the LAGERS retirement program, who discussed what changing from the current 401K plan to the LAGERS plan would mean for the city and its employees. If the city chooses to enter into LAGERS, a new payroll case study will be needed and

would take about one month. The city would then have 45 days to pass a resolution with an effective date. The resolution would be sent to LAGERS within 10 days for it become official.

Following discussion, the board voted to move forward with the payroll case study.

In other business, Police Chief Mark Richards gave a report on incidents investigated within the city in the past couple of weeks and the board voted to approve a fireworks display application from the Daviess [See SPICKARD, Page 7]

Area Boards Hold Monthly Meetings Princeton, Newtown And Laredo Meet This was a big week for area school boards, with the Laredo R-7, Princeton R-5 and Newtown-Harris R-2 all holding meetings.

Laredo R-7 The Laredo R-7 Board of Education met Monday, setting the lunch prices for the 2021-22 school year and accepting a bid for the sale of a bus.

According to information provided by the district, board members set the price for lunch at $2.70 and

breakfast will be $1.60. A bid of $501.50 was accepted from John Engleman for the sale of a bus.

Board members approved MSBA policy updates as well as the student/faculty handbook for 2021-22 and the Emergency Management Plan for 2021-22. It was agreed to offer voluntary student accident insurance.

The board reviewed the budget, received a summer maintenance update and learned that the audit is scheduled for Aug. 5. An executive session was held, with no announcement made.

The board agreed to hold [See BOARDS, Page 7]

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North Central Missouri College men’s basketball coach Jeremy Esry held his annual youth basketball camp on Monday and Tuesday at the Ketcham Community Center. The camp, open to boys entering grades 1-12 this fall, ran in two sessions — a morning session for younger players and an afternoon session for older players.

Esry billed the camp as one focusing on fundamentals and becoming a better basketball player while having fun in the process. In addition to Esry and assistant coach Taylor Lavery, North Central players and area high school and college coaches assisted with the camp. The event drew over 70 campers.

Richard Sherman Arrested Former NFL Star Tried To Break In At In-Laws SEATTLE (AP) — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he crashed his SUV in a suburban Seattle construction zone, tried to break in to his inlaws’ home and fought officers, who used a police dog to apprehend him.

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Sherman was booked into jail in Seattle on suspicion of resisting arrest, malicious mischief and residential burglary. The burglary charge is a felony that includes a domestic violence component because it was the home of relatives.

Sherman did not enter the home, strike or try to hit any family members, authorities said.

“At this time, we’re going to make no statements, except he didn’t harm anybody,” Sherman’s wife, Ashley Moss said.

“My kids were not harmed in the incident. He’s a good person and this is not his character. We’re doing all right, just trying to get him out. I want people to know no one was injured.”

Shortly before 1:30 a.m., the Washington State Patrol received a 911 call from a construction crew working east of Seattle.

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Ron Mead said.

The car drove a short distance before it was disabled, Mead said.

Just before 2 a.m., police received a 911 call from the in-laws’ home, reporting that Sherman was trying to break in, Police Chief Darrell Lowe said.

Officers and state troopers responded, trying to calm the situation by developing a rapport with Sherman, authorities said.

It initially seemed to work, but Sherman's demeanor changed when the officers told him he was under arrest, Lowe said. He began walking away rapidly and fought as police tried to take him into custody; a K-9 officer working as backup released the dog to subdue him.

Sherman got minor cuts to his lower leg and was treated at a hospital before being taken to jail.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Across the globe, everybody is watching Shohei Ohtani in awe and intrigue.

Major League Baseball can only love the attention from around the world surrounding the Angels' twoway star and the spotlight he's brought to the sport.

Can Ohtani keep this up?

An encore to a sensational first half? He leads the majors with 33 home runs and has shown no signs of slowing down or slumping — and should soon have a healthy Mike Trout back in the lineup with him.

Pitchers across the big leagues are doing their part so far, too.

There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season, matching the mark for most in one year during the modern era.

The record of eight was set in 1884, the first season overhand pitching was allowed.

Will Jacob deGrom, Walker Buehler and Gerrit Cole join the list soon? And will the uproar over sticky substances tamp down?

Manager Torey Lovullo and the Arizona Diamondbacks are eager for a fresh start, determined to forget that record 24-game road losing streak in which they went more than two months without a win out of Chase Field.

The rush to the playoffs — and the judgments — for fans all over begin Thursday night when the second half opens with one game: Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and the AL East-leading Red Sox visiting Yankee Stadium to start an early stretch that could decide New York's fate.

Here are some things to watch when play resumes this weekend: TRADE STORY-LINES Trevor Story, Nelson Cruz and Kyle Gibson are sure to attract plenty of attention as the July 30 trade deadline — moved up a day this year — rapidly approaches.

Story becomes a free agent after this season and Colorado might try to get something for the star shortstop. Rockies teammate C.J. Cron also will draw interest.

At 41, all Cruz does is continue to hit home runs.

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The Giants swept Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals in four straight at San Francisco ahead of the break.

“We’ve been battling day in and day out,” Nats manager Dave Martinez said. “But they understand that when we come back, we’ve got to come back and start off strong.”

Aaron Judge and the Yankees weren't supposed to be eight games out of first place and 4 1/2 behind for a wild-card spot right now, but there they are.

New York plays the Red Sox in eight of its first 10 games out of the break — a bad showing could turn the Yankees from a buying team to sellers rather quickly.

FEELING BETTER Many clubs counting on contending when September gets here are depending on a superstar to get healthy, from the Angels’ Trout to Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg to Red Sox left-handed pitcher Chris Sale.

Angels manager Joe Maddon has repeatedly said since Trout went down how the rest of the group just needs to hang in there until the three-time MVP can return for the stretch run.

Trout strained his right calf May 17 and was expected to be sidelined 6 to 8 weeks. He is eligible to come off the 60-day injured list Saturday, when the Angels host Seattle in their second game after the break.

“It’s going to be interesting to get him back with all the growth that’s occurred within this team," Maddon said.

And, at least in the Giants' case, getting some players back from injuries could influence how San Francisco approaches the trade deadline. First baseman Brandon Belt, third baseman Evan Longoria and infielder Tommy La Stella all are rehabbing and expected to return this month. Posey is recovering from a bruised thumb.

Others on the injured list who could have a big impact in the final 2 1/2 months: Slugger Eloy Jiménez and outfielder Luis Robert with the AL Central-leading White Sox, Mets pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Carlos Carrasco, World Series MVP Corey Seager of the Dodgers and pitchers Tyler Glasnow and Chris Archer of the Rays and Shane Bieber of the Indians.

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and is batting .304. In a down year for the Twins, the big bopper at Target Field is sure to be a trade target.

Gibson, enjoying his best season ever on the mound, and slugger Joey Gallo could be on the move if Texas wants prospect packages for its All-Stars.

Arizona infielder Eduardo Escobar and Miami outfielder Starling Marte would be solid fits for plenty of teams contending down the stretch.

OH, YES, OH-TANI No matter which coast or division, all eyes are on Ohtani, especially after he topped 500 feet in the Home Run Derby and threw 100 mph heat as the winning pitcher in the AllStar Game.

The two-way Japanese phenom is five homers ahead of All-Star Game MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. for the big league lead. He's also got 70 RBIs, just three behind Guerrero for most in the majors.

Want more? He's tied for AL lead with four triples.

No one has led in league in homers and triples since Jim Rice in 1978 (before that, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays both did it in 1955). Plus, Ohtani tops the Angels with 12 stolen bases.

On the mound, he's 4-1 with a 3.49 ERA in 13 starts. He's struck out 87 in 67 innings, allowing just 46 hits.

“Obviously the difficult part is the preparation, you prepare differently as a pitcher and a hitter, and it’s different for me every day,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “Just getting used to the preparation, that’s the biggest challenge.”

SURPRISE, SURPRISE At 57-32, reinvigorated Buster Posey, resurgent Kevin Gausman and the surprising San Francisco Giants not only lead the talented NL West, they own the best record in baseball — with two more wins than the Red Sox and Houston Astros both at 5536.

In a division the defending World Series champion Dodgers or San Diego Padres were expected to dominate, it's second-year manager Gabe Kapler's Giants with an unexpected place at the top.

“With our performance so far as a team we get asked a lot, ‘What’s the secret?'” said Farhan Zaidi, Giants president of baseball operations. “There's no one thing, it's a lot of things that have gone well. Our veteran guys not just performing well but really setting

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AGRICULTURE Master Gardener Class To Begin COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gardening has many rewards, says David Trinklein, state horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension. “One of them is the satisfaction of sharing your plant knowledge with others.”

The MU Extension Master Gardener program is designed to do just that, Trinklein said. “Its motto, ‘helping others learn to grow,’ emphasizes service to others as the program’s main objective.”

A new session of online Master Gardener training begins Aug. 23.

“While not meant to replace in-person training, which still is conducted in many Missouri counties, online classes represent another way to go through the core training required of all MU Extension Master Gardeners,” he said.

The course is taught by Trinklein and MU Extension horticulture specialist Sarah Denkler. Classes are delivered through the Canvas learning management system as a series of scripted and narrated video presentations.

Students work through 14 learning modules at their own pace.

A composite score of 70% on chapter quizzes is needed to pass the course.

Topics covered include basic botany, soils and plant nutrition, vegetable gardening, fruit production, landscape design, woody ornamental plants, herbaceous ornamental plants, turf management, insect and disease management, and pesticide safety.

Core training is the first step toward certification as an MU Extension Master Gardener. Trainees must also complete at least 30 hours of volunteer service, Trinklein said. Local Master Gardener coordinators can help online trainees find volunteer opportunities to meet the service hour requirements.

The deadline to register for the fall session is Aug. 13. For more information, visit mg.missouri.edu.

AG BRIEFS FFA Ice Cream Social

The Trenton FFA chapter will hold an ice cream social on Wednesday, July 21 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Trenton High School Agriculture building.

The event will include ice cream sundaes, water games and information about the upcoming North Central Missouri Fair. All members, incoming freshmen and parents are welcome to attend.

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Five members of the Trenton High School FFA chapter attended the Missouri FFA State Leadership Camp at Camp Rising Sun June 4-9. The FFA members attended leadership sessions, competed in contests and spent time building connections with other members from across the state at the event.

A Grundy R-5 graduate is the recipient of a scholarship from Midwest Dairy.

Jandie Peterson, a student at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, is one of seven students who will receive a Midwest Dairy 2021 Missouri-Kansas Divisional Scholarship. Recipients were chosen based on their school and community leadership efforts, involvement in the dairy community, academic performance and overall character.

Applicants must be from or currently active on a dairy farm in the midwest. Jandie is the daughter of Opie and Megan Peterson.

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Trenton FFA member Cade Claycomb, front row, third from left, attended the Missouri State HYMAX Academy at the Lake of the Ozarks on June 16-17. Claycomb was one of 75 FFA members selected to attend this year’s event. During the event, Claycomb’s small group researched, discussed and presented about Free Trade with China and Missouri agriculture.

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The Trenton FFA Chapter held their end of school meeting on May 12. At the meeting members picked up trash around the school grounds and played capture the flag. There were 50 members present at the meeting. The next meeting of the Trenton FFA will be held on July 21 at 6 p.m.

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Many products are approved for treatment of pinkeye in beef cattle and your veterinarian should be consulted for specific recommendations. Using eye patches to prevent exposure to sunlight may also help. Like many diseases, prevention is the best strategy. A good fly control program will help prevent transmission. Mowing or clipping pastures to eliminate long stems and seed heads will also help prevent eye irritation. There are commercial pinkeye vaccines available. However, there are over 100 different strains of Moraxella bovis and that makes it very difficult for a vaccine to target them all.

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by Shaun Deering, Gentry County Livestock Specialist It is the time of the year when many beef producers in northwest Missouri will begin to have problems with pinkeye in their herds. While it is primarily considered a summertime disease, it can occur at any time during the year. It also seems that some years are worse than others for the disease and that certain producers have higher occurrences. It is estimated that pinkeye costs the cattle industry in the U.S. $150 million annually due to decreased performance and production.

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis is the major form of pinkeye and it is caused by the bacteria Moraxella bovis.

Other disease-causing agents such as Moraxella bovoculi, Moraxella ovis and Mycoplasma species can sometimes cause similar disease symptoms. Pinkeye is spread by direct or indirect contact with infected cattle.

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GLAMOROUS LIFE Trash and feral cats. Oh, the glamorous life of a smalltown newspaper editor who gets to cover the city council!

Most of Monday night’s Trenton City Council meeting was spent discussing citizen complaints concerning Rapid Removal, the city’s contracted trash hauler. Definitely not the most exciting meeting I’ve ever sat through, but when you think about it, getting your trash picked up every week is a pretty important thing. When it doesn’t get picked up, you’re annoyed. And it seems that several people have been annoyed enough that they’ve been calling city hall about it.

Rapid Removal owner Jim Watje was at the meeting and tried to address the complaints, many of which he said were unfounded. I learned a few things at the meeting that I didn’t know before: • the solid waste transfer station located north of Trenton shuts its scale down promptly at 3:30 p.m. and the station itself closes at 4 p.m. This is a Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulation and if they don’t close it down on time, they can be subject to a fine.

• the company said employees put a sticker on trash that is not taken so the owner can contact Rapid Removal to find out why it wasn’t taken. I’ve never seen a sticker. Ever. And I’ve had some things that were not taken.

• the North Missouri Solid Waste Management District has a container at the Rapid Removal site for glass recycling.

• the reason bulky items have not been taken in the past year is due to the threat of COVID-19.

However, Watje and another Rapid Removal employee seemed to disagree with one another on whether or not bulky items are, in fact, being taken. I commented that my co-worker had called last week to inquire if a mattress would be picked up. The answer was “no” and the reason was “due to COVID.” Watje wanted to know if COVID is over or if it’s “a Democratic hoax.” I personally didn’t find that funny since I recently lost a friend to COVID-19. The fact that both employees sat within a few feet of me without wearing a mask and had no idea if I’d been vaccinated or exposed to the virus made me think they weren’t worried about getting my germs. If that didn’t scare them then I think they can probably pick up the bulky items.

But I also learned that the company spends thousands of dollars a year repairing blades and trucks that have been damaged by items that were successfully “snuck” into the trash. They have been expected to pick up asbestos left from a demolition site. Some people clean out their rental houses and, rather than get a roll-off dumpster, just leave the whole mess on the curb, expecting Rapid Removal to pick it up.

The real issue here is educating the public of what the contract with the city says Rapid Removal will (and can) do and what they won’t (and can’t) do. Watje said he will draft a letter that will be included in your city utility bill. Maybe we can eliminate some of the confusion and concern - IF residents take the time to read it.

Now, for those feral cats. There is a city ordinance that says you can be ticketed if you feed them. That’s because the more you feed them, the more they will stay around and some people (I even know some of them) don’t want a bunch of stray cats living (and reproducing) in their neighborhood. Obviously, the long-term solution to the problem is to have pets spayed and neutered.

Don’t suggest that the Green Hills Animal Shelter take care of the problem unless you’re willing to make a donation to help that happen. It costs money to feed, vaccinate, spay and neuter pets at the shelter and they are certainly not looking for any more pets to house with their limited resources.

So, those are my thoughts on trash and feral cats. It might not be the most exciting breaking news but somehow when it affects YOU, it really does matter.

Reader Commends Trenton On Holiday Celebration Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: The City of Trenton should be very proud. It was wonderful to see such a large crowd at the Trenton Downtown Celebration on Friday evening, July 2. The Peterson Farm Brothers presented wonderful entertainment with a farm

education flavor. It was really nice that they got the children involved with them.

We are very grateful for the sponsors making the event possible. The food vendors provided a choice of delicious food to choose from. And, we thank God for providing such an ideal evening for the event.

Sincerely, Dan Wilford Laredo

Capitol Perspectives: Missouri’s Medicaid History The Missouri legislature's recent special session on Medicaid involves a dominant state issue with a long and fascinating history.

It begins in 1945 when Pres.

Harry Truman called for a national health insurance program.

GUEST EDITORIAL Twenty years later, Congress added two health-care provisions of Truman's vision into the Social Security law. It was signed by Pres. Lyndon Johnson in Truman's Missouri home town of Independence with Truman present.

One part is Medicare that covers health costs for persons over the age of 64 years, regardless of income, and others with specific health-care issues.

Just like Social Security, there is a payroll tax to cover the costs.

In a way, Medicare is a federal government-run health-care savings account for your retirement years.

In contrast, Medicaid covers the lower income unable to afford health insurance or pay medical bills -- without a payroll tax to cover future costs.

Unlike Medicare, Medicaid is a partnership with states to administer and partially finance the program in return for much larger matching federal dollars, so long as a state complies with federal Medicaid rules.

States can refuse the partnership. Arizona did not implement a Medicaid program until 1982 - nearly two decades after the federal Medicaid program was created.

A major expansion of Medicaid occurred in 1997 when Congress approved the Children's Health Insurance Pro-

by Phill Brooks gram to provide coverage for children in families with higher incomes.

In 1998, Mo. Governor Mel Carnahan won legislative approval to fund the CHIP program that expanded Medicaid coverage to children with families below 300 percent of federal poverty level -- more than $60,000 in today's dollars for a family of three.

It was a highly partisan issue.

In both Missouri's House and Senate, a majority of Republicans voted against the measure, citing a GOP theme of "Medicaid for millionaires."

The growth of Medicaid costs has become an increasing problem for the state budget.

In the middle of the 19801981 fiscal year, Missouri State Auditor Jim Antonio warned that rising Medicaid costs would exceed what the legislature had appropriated.

It has become common that in Missouri Medicaid requires a supplemental appropriation in the second half of a budget year because the initial appropriation failed to fully cover rising Medicaid costs.

I've suspected lawmakers deliberately passed an underfunded Medicaid appropriation to make "welfare" spending appear smaller knowing they later would have to pass additional Medicaid funding in a supplemental appropriations that gets less news coverage.

In 2005, Republican Gov. Matt Blunt won legislative approval for Medicaid coverage cuts that legislative budget staff estimated would toss more than 40,000 from Medicaid coverage.

Some news reports cited a much higher figure.

Two years later, a revised plan restored some of those cuts

in a measure that renamed the state Medicaid program to MO HealthNet -- a term I do not use in my stories since most of the money for the program comes from the federal "Medicaid" program.

Years later, Senate Appropriations Chair Kurt Schaffer, RColumbia, echoed what I had heard from other budget experts that a major problem was the rising cost of prescription drugs covered by Medicaid because of new and highly expensive medications.

The biggest step to try to control the growing Medicaid costs has been to funnel Medicaid coverage through managed care companies which has led to criticisms about coverage difficulties for recipients.

Simply cutting Medicaid coverage is not as simple as you might think.

Hospitals, nursing homes and large numbers of Missourians who rely on Medicaid include the elderly and medical institutions in Republican rural areas.

Some of the elderly on federally-funded Medicare also get state Medicaid coverage for nursing home costs which are not covered by Medicare.

It makes Medicaid more than just a "welfare" program supported only by Democrats.

In fact, one of every six Missourians receives Medicaid.

[Phill Brooks has been a Missouri statehouse reporter since 1970, making him dean of the statehouse press corps. He is the statehouse correspondent for KMOX Radio, director of MDN and an emeritus faculty member of the Missouri School of Journalism. He has covered every governor since the late Warren Hearnes.]

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Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-5721

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STATE SEN. DAN HEGEMAN Room 332 201 W. Capitol Ave. Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-751-1415 E-Mail: dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov

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COMMUNITY/LOCAL Pi Master Members Honored

Revival In The Park

Five members of Pi Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority met Tuesday July 13 at North 65 Center for a luncheon meeting.

Mary Lou Crawford conducted a short business meeting. Due to health reasons, Hilda Hutchinson moved that Margie Wilcox be taken off the checking account. The motion was seconded by Jean Rousselot and carried. Mrs. Rousselot gave the treasurer’s report and members were asked to think of ways to give the balance in the checking account.

Mrs. Crawford thanked Mrs. Hutchinson for preparing the table for the awards that were given, which included Mrs. Crawford, 75-year member; Phyllis Anderson, 70-year member; Mrs. Wilcox, 65-year member; and Mrs. Hutchinson, 50year member. The Torch Bearer Ritual was given to Barbara Knudsen by Mrs Hutchinson and Mrs. Hutchinson

A “Revival in the Park” is being planned for this evening, (Friday, July 16) at the Eastside Park Shelter House.

The event will get under way at 6 p.m. and will feature music and testimonies from Eddie and Molly

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Several members of Pi Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi were honored for years of membership at the group’s July 13 meeting. Chapter members pictured are, from left, Delores Newton, Jean Rousselot, Hilda Hutchinson (50-year member), Mary Lou Crawford (75-year member), and Phyllis Anderson (70-year member). Not pictured is Margie Wilcox, a 65-year member.

presented each member with a yellow rose bouquet.

Members present were Mrs. Crawford, Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs Phyllis Anderson, Mrs Delores Newton and

FAMILY REUNIONS

Boyle The annual Boyle family reunion was held July 11 at the Jamesport City Park.

Those in attendance were David Dunn of Waterloo, IA; Bob Oler of Parkersburg, IA; Brian, Mary, Shawn, Karissa and Serenity Oler of Appleton, IA; Ramona Walter and Jim Boersma of Lee’s Summit; Molly, Bentley and Elise Barton of Hamilton; Harry D. Boyle, Jessica and Frankie Draper, Lanae Johnson, Breckenn Murphy, Joetta Hughs and Charlee, Steve and Emily Boyle, Kellon, LeAnn, Kaylea, Kera and Kerrin Boyle, Trevor, Brittany and Daxton Johnson and Gary and Marie Boyle, all of Trenton; and Judy Bates and Iris Boyle of Jamesport.

Kurtz, Cameron and Charity Schmitz, Joe and Briana Garton, John and Lisa Yoder, Greg and Michele Geib and Josh and Kate Ishmael.

Those planning to attend should bring lawn chairs.

Mrs. Rousselot and her daughter, Carol Nichols of Leawood, KS. The next meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the North 65 Center.

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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.

CAPNCM Women’s Health Services clinic, 1506 Oklahoma Ave., 9 a.m. - noon.

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

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MONDAY North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Light and Lively Exercise Group and Cards, 12:30 p.m.

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

Lose to Win Club, Wesley United Methodist Church. Weigh-in 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 North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.

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.

Spickard Coffee Club, Wise Community Center, 8 a.m.

CAPNCM Women’s Health Services clinic, 1506 Oklahoma Ave., 8:30 a.m. noon and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Use 2nd door entrance at north side of building. Schedule an appointment at 660-359-2855.

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Watje addressed the concerns, beginning with Huffstutter, and acknowledged that while he should have been allowed to unload, the facility is required by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to close the scale at 3:30 p.m. and have the facility closed by 4 p.m. Watje said he would be fined if that does not occur.

In discussing the pickup of bulky items, which was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was confusion between Watje and an employee of Rapid Removal as to whether or not that service is currently being provided.

Watje asked if the pandemic is over or not and said the service was suspended in order to keep his employees safe. After discussion, he said Rapid Removal will again offer the service, which, by contract with the city, allows for one bulky item (one that weighs no more than 150 pounds and can be lifted by two persons) to be picked up each week.

Watje and the other representative of Rapid Removal told the council that if a person’s trash is not removed, a sticker is left to have the customer call Rapid Removal for an explanation. No one at the council meeting seemed to

have ever seen a sticker and Watje was asked if his employees could keep a list, for a while anyway, of places where those stickers are left and an explanation as to why the items were not picked up.

Watje was told that city employees have been dealing with the complaints, which should be addressed to Rapid Removal directly, and that citizens have indicated they were told to “call city hall” if they had a complaint. Watje denied that happens, saying calls are monitored.

One topic that came up multiple times was that the former manager of the facility allowed all items to be picked up and that there were far fewer complaints when he was employed by the company. Watje said that person should not have allowed all items to be picked up and that by doing so, the company incurred expensive repair bills for the truck. He said there is a reason that person is no longer employed by Rapid Removal.

Before the conversation ended, it was agreed that the main problem is that customers are not educated on what can and cannot be picked up and what the policies are for Rapid Removal. Watje agreed to place a letter with the Trenton Municipal Utilities bill, which includes the cost of trash service.

Councilmembers also had a rather lengthy discussion before approving a request from the Trenton Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to authorize the group to enter into an agreement with Johnny Lightning Strikes Again, a marketing firm that would help create a “brand” and online presence for Trenton.

Cara McClellan, representing the CVB, said the cost would be $25,000, which would include a $6,250 payment to begin the work and two later payments of $9,375 each. One of those payments would be made upon completion and approval of the “strategy” step of the project and the final payment due upon completion of the entire project.

The vote to authorize the agreement and payment was 5-2, with Second Ward councilmen Danny Brewer and Marvin Humphreys voting no; Fourth Ward councilmen John Dolan and Duane Urich, Third Ward Councilman Robert Romesburg, and First Ward councilmen Kevin Klinginsmith and Lance Otto voting yes; and Third Ward Councilman Dave Mlika absent. Humphreys said he didn’t feel it was necessary to pay someone from outside Trenton to perform the work and said he didn’t feel it was worth $25,000 when “there’s only so much you can do with what Trenton has to offer.”

“We’re looking to change that,” Mrs. McClellan said, noting that if you Google Trenton, MO, the first thing that comes up is the city website with a place to pay your utility bill online. When asked by Humphreys why the CVB members can’t do the promotion themselves, Mrs. McClellan reminded him that the committee members are volunteers with full-time jobs who would not have the time to do so. She admitted that the $25,000 would “wipe out” the bureau’s budget for the year but said that is necessary to get started. Romesburg noted that sometimes it’s good to have someone from “the outside” looking at Trenton to help determine what should be promoted.

In other business, the council tabled action on approving the boundaries of the historic preservation district (see sidebar) after it was determined there was a discrepancy in the designated boundaries. Mayor Linda Crooks’ appointment of Nate Swann to the Trenton Park Board was approved and a discussion was held on the city’s ordinance prohibiting the feeding of feral cats.

The big announcement from Trenton City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton was the opening of the 17th Street Bridge, which occurred late Mon-

I, Barbara Harris Collector of Revenue within and for Grundy County, Missouri hereby give notice as provided in Chapter 140 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for 1986, that I shall offer for sale the hereinafter described lots and lands for delinquent taxes on real estate at the front door of the courthouse on the fourth Monday, the 23rd of August 2021, Grundy County Missouri, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on the said day.

TRENTON TOWNSHIP 2406 Chicago St-Donny & Mary Arbuckle, The S ½ of lot 7 & all lot 8 in blk 2 of Holt’s 5th ADDN to the city of Trenton 2020-341.32, 2019-371.59, 2018-454.16 Total 1167.07 2000 Mable St-James & Faith Baker-All of lot 1, 2 in blk 3 in Holt’s 1st ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020340.37, 2019-370.55, 2018457.60, total 1168.52 824 Custer St-Joseph & Mary Cabral, All of the N 40 ft of lot 2 the S 5ft of lot 3 in blk 3 of Field’s 2nd add to city of Trenton, 2020345.96, 2019-376.66, 2018458.76, total 1181.38 932 Laclede St-Erin & Stephanie Carriker, All PT N 1/3 of blk 14 in Field’s Third ADDN to the City of Trenton desc comm NW COR blk TH E 84’ TH N 66 2/3’, 2020-375.00, 2019-408.35, 2018-506.18, total 1289.53 140 E 8th St-Misty Miller Smith & Domanich Ratkovich, W ½ of lot 11 & all lot 12 in blk 13 of the Original Town of Trenton, 2020-614.40, 2019-669.57, 2018-794.23, total 2078.20 308 W 12th St-Gregory Drew & Patricia J. Todd, the E 33 1/3 ft of lot 4 and the W 33 1/3 ft of lot 3 in block 5 in Merrill’s 1st ADDN to the city of Trenton Grundy MO. together with the right to use the E 8 ft of the W 33 1/3 ft of lot 2 in block 5 in Merrill’s 1st ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020634.03, 2019-690.99, 2018815.00, total 2140.02 712 Harris Ave- Bobbie Dunkin & John Smiley-W 61.5’ of L 7 B 19 and the N 20 by 61.5 of lot 7, 2020389.01, 2019-423.62, 2018510.82, total 1323.45

.84 acres-George & Paula Ellis, all of the RR right-ofway of the Chicago, Pacific Corp located between Cedar & Chestnut St- lying S of W 21st St (see deed) 2020-131.84, 2019-143.00, 2018-192.74, 2017-207.77, 2016-221.28, total 896.63 928 Laclede St- James Ewing, S 34 of W 66.66’ of lot 2 & N 34’ of W 66.66’ of lot 3 blk 14 of the Field 3rd add to the city of Trenton, 2020-327.27, 2019-356.29, 2018-431.01, total 1114.57 1001 Laclede St- Michelle Gardner, lot 5 in blk 6 of Fields 3rd ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020-120.61, 2019-130.72, 2018-178.82, total 430.15 1802 Pleasant Plain, Christopher & Ramah Hancock, L 14 in blk 1 of the Lafferty-Wetzler add to the city of Trenton, 2020327.27, 2019-356.29, 2018435.63, total 1119.19 2013 Cedar St- Albert L & Meleta Hines, PT of SW ¼ of NE ¼ comm 889’ N 95’ E of NE COR of Outboundary of Perry’s NW ADDN TH S 203.5’ TH E 145’ TH N to CL of old R R BED TH NWLY along CL to a PT due E of BEG TH W to BEG 2020-455.40, 2019-496.07, 2018-590.64, 2017-645.43, 2016-829.26, total 3016.80 1721 Lulu St-Vern & Catherine Jenkins, all of the E 150 ft of lots 6&7 in blk 3 in Spitler’s first add to the town now city of Trenton, 2020-315.15, 2019-343.02, 2018-394.38, 2017-496.75, total 1549.30 402 W 12th St- Mark Laffey, Crystal R. Orr, com at NE COR of lot 3 TH W 90’ TH S 55’ TH E 90’ TH N 55’ in Central ADDN to the City of Trenton, 2020-160.80, 2019-174.61, 2018-227.40, 2017-245.93, 2016-402.52, total 1211.26 405 W 13th St-Mathew Lee, com 20’ N &50’ W of SE COR of lot 17 of the Merrill Div in part to the City of Trenton TH N 100’ TH W 54.5’ TH S 100’ TH E 54.5 to P.O.B. 2020-131.84, 2019-143.00, 2018-190.42, 2017-205.22, total 670.48 813 Grant St-Stephanie Myrick, all lots 5 & 6 in blk 17 of the Field’s 3rd add to the city of Trenton, 2020606.992, 2019-661.39,

2018-787.28, total 2055.59 1422 Tindall Ave-Steve & Rebecca Oakleaf-all that part of lot 20, in Merrill’s Division in partition to the city of Trenton Mo desc as com 139 ft S of the NW corner of said lot 20 on the E side of Tindall Ave running TH E 136 ft; TH S 50 ft; TH W 136’; TH N 50’ to the POB, 2020-750.00, 2019-817.54, 2018-943.43, total 2510.97 601 E 9th St-Bob L. Overton, the W ½ of lot 1 in blk 3 in J.E. Harris 2nd ADDN to the city of Trenton Grundy Co Mo except that part deeded for Hwy purposes. 2020-326.34, 2019-355.26, 2018-436.79, total 1118.39 1819 Carnes St-Kenneth & Dixie Parton, S 40’ of E ½ of lot 9 EXC W 10’ & E ½ of L 10 EXC W 10’ in H Perry’s NW EXT to the city of Trenton, 2020-728.50, 2019-794.08, 2018-922.63, total 2445.21 1615 Lulu St- Gradey Raymo, E ½ of lot 2 & lot 7 in blk 2 of the BurkholderHalls ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020-166.40, 2019-180.75, 2018-236.67, total 583.82 2215 Lulu St- Robyn Roberts, all lot 3, 4 in blk 4 of Holt’s 4th ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020-83.21, 2019-89.91, 2018-252.59, 2017-141.58, 2016-173.08, total 613.37 W 5th St-Dorothy Roberts, all lot 7 in blk 18 of the original town of Trenton, 2020-32.70, 2019-34.80, 2018-63.10, 2017-72.86, total 203.46 725 Rural St- Seth Rorebeck, N 57 ½ of the E ½ of L 14 in B 14, 2020158.01, 2019-171.54, 2018227.40, total 556.95 Harris Ave-W.B. Rosson & Viola F Craker, all lot 25 in blk 2 of the Hoffman & Heiman 2nd ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020-53.28, 2019-57.26, 201888.56,2017-100.89, total 299.99 503 W 12th St- Ronald Silkwood, all of the E ½ of blk 3 EXC N 90’ there of the Wiggins-Murphy ADD to the city of Trenton, 2020227.21, 2019-247.05, 2018314.17, total 788.46

2510 Main St- Kevin Sizemore & Lori Prescott-All lot 5 N 10’ Lot 6 in blk 11 in Holt’s 5th ADDN to city of Trenton, 2020-71.99, 201977.70, 2018—110.51, total 260.20 802 E 24th St-Donald K. Swigart, All that PT of the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of sec16 twp61 of R24 in the city of Trenton desc as com1017.53 ft S & N 89 degrees 45 min E 468.88 ft from the NW corner of said sec 16 TH N 89 degrees 45 ft E 105 ft TH S 2 degrees 58 min 2020-2776.77, 2019-301.18, 2018-395.86, 2017-396.03, total 1369.84 13144 W Crowder Ct-Jayna Templeton, S 65 LOT 4 and N 10 LOT 6 in Iceland Lake add to the City of Trenton, 2020-177.75, 2019193.32,2018-238.91, total 609.95 1905 Carnes St-Jeffrey & Rachel Van Hoozer, The N 60 ft of the E ½ of lot 9 in Extension of NW ADDN to the City of Trenton Grundy Co Mo EXC 10 ft off of the W end thereof reserved for alley, 2020-334.76, 2019364.44, 2018-444.89, total 1144.09 1423 Chestnut St- Jeffrey & Rachel Van Hoozer, All that PT of lot 14 in Merrill’s Divsn in part to the city of Trenton Mo desc as com 150 ft S of the NE corner of said lot; running TH S 61 ft to the N line of WW Hubbell’s ADDN to the city of Trenton, 2020-620.94, 2019-676.68, 2018-804.64, total 2102.26 400 Washington St-Amy Waldrep, S ¼ of L 1 in blk 38 of the Original town of Trenton & N 10’ of 4th Street adjoining above tract, 2020-221.61, 2019-240.94, 2018-308.42, 2017-335.01, 2016-477.03, total 1583.01 13142 W Crowder RdJamie S Wattenbarger, the S 50 ft of lot 2 & the N 10 ft of lot 4 of the Iceland Lake S/D in Grundy Co. Mo, 2020-164.61, 2019-178.99, 2018-329.53, total 673.13 506 W Crowder Rd- Lyle K. Wheelbarger, all that part of lot 19 Merrill’s Div in part to city of Trenton com 272 ½ E of the NW corner TH S 239 ½’ TH E 90’ 10” TH N 239 ¼ TH W 90’ 10” to POB (ex 25’ off the N end of said

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day afternoon. Urton also commended the city’s underground crew for repairing a water main at about 1:30 a.m. on July 9. The issue was at the intersection

of Harris Avenue and 13th Court, but did not affect the Nestle plant.

The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 26.

Historic

cade of a building, not the interior or the use of the building.

“We do not want to be the facade police,” she said. “We just want to be sure that when someone does something to their property, they keep in mind that there might be some historical significance to it.”

One of the advantages of having an historic preservation district is the availability of state and federal funds for projects within the district. Mrs. Lowrey noted that the remodeling project at the VFW Hall would be eligible for some funding if it is included within an historic district.

After the meeting it was determined that there was a discrepancy in the boundaries of the district, making it necessary for the city council to table any action on approving the district.

Mrs. Lowrey said Tuesday morning the issue is being addressed and the item will be placed back on the city council agenda for the July 26 meeting.

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Brown on West Fourth Terrace may be one of the original houses in Trenton and may, in fact, have a log cabin underneath the siding.

Most of the public comments were concerned with restrictions that could be placed on property owners within the district and how a future board or city council might interpret and enforce the ordinance. Mrs. Lowrey said she cannot speak for a future board, but said it is important that as the board changes that people who are appointed to it have the best interest of those in the district in mind.

She said the ordinance can be amended at any time. Sena Arnold, who owns property in the district, asked if the ordinance should be amended now to address some concerns.

Mrs. Lowrey said again that Monday’s hearing was only in regard to the boundaries of the district.

Mrs. Lowrey reiterated, as she has at previous meetings, that the ordinance only affects the fatract for St purposes), 2020489.08, 2019-532.80, 2018631.12, total 1653.00 1415 Lulu St-Darrell & Amanda Williams, all of TH S 169’ of the E 100’ of lot 8 of the Merrill div in part to city of Trenton EXC tract beg 100’ W SE COR said lot 10, 2020-188.88, 2019205.21, 2018-271.36, 2017294.27, total 959.72 610 Crowder Rd-John R. Woodland, All that part of lot 19 of Merrill’s Division’s in partitions to the City of Trenton Mo desc as com at the NW corner of said lot 19; running TH E 90 ft 10 inches thence S 155 ft; TH W 90 ft 10 inches TH N 155 ft to the POB, 2020-399.31, 2019-434.83, 2018-524.73, total 1358.87 1110 Rural St-John R. Woodland, All lots 12 in blk 1 of the Grandview ADDN to the city of Trenton Grundy Co Mo, 2020301.10, 2019-327.66, 2018399.17, total 1028.55 1103 E 17th St-John Rian Woodland, Tract land in NE ¼ of SW ¼ sec 16 in the city of Trenton being PT OUTLOT #32 desc comm PT 37’ E & 100’ S COR said Ne ¼ of SW ¼, 20201721.36, 2019-1884.28, 2018-2170.26, total 5775.90 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 211 Lincoln St-Johnny R. Archuleta, All L 3, 4, B 4 Spickard 2nd Add to the town of Spickard, 2020502.46, 2019-576.37, 2018650.47, total 1729.30 614 Grant St- Samuel Blackburn & April Owling, Pt of the NW ¼ SW¼ of Sec 22 described as COM at a PT 480’ S & 228.65’ W of the NE COR of said 40 AC tract TH S 280.56’ TH W 100’ TH N 280.56’ TH E 100’ TO the POB 2020138.96, 2019-158.30, 2018198.67, 2017-210.67, 2016334.13, total 1040.73 3rd St- Jason Coonts, All of lots 1 & 2 in blk 9 in Stapps First ADDN to the city of Spickardsville Mo, 202034.13, 2019-38.88, 201866.30, total 140.31 314 S 3rd St- Jason Coonts, All of lot 3 in blk 9 in Stapps First ADDN to the city of Spickardsville, Mo, 2020-23.16, 2019-25.14, 2018-51.39, total 99.69

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714 Grant St-Ricky C. & Cheryl L. Crawford, com at a PT 480’ S & 25’ W of the NE COR of NW ¼ of the SW1/4 of sec 22 running TH W 45’ TH S 208.5’ TH 50’ TH N 108.5’ TH W 5’ TH N 100’ to the POB, 202031.12, 2019-34.28, 201861.33, total 126.73 211 S 2nd St -Cody Oder Rachael Pratt, A tract of land 70’ N & Sly 70’ E & W in SW COR of lot 3 & all of S 70’ of Lot 4 in Spickard, 2020-193.90, 2018-269.42, total 463.32 .50 AC-Jessie & Gloria Smith, Comm 115 S of the NE COR of NE & of the SW ¼ TH S 335’ TH W 65’ to Hwy 65 R/W TH NE along Hwy R/W, 2020-19.88, 2019-21.37, 2018-47.27, 2017-55.32, total 143.84 306 N 2nd St- Robert Marvin Spencer JR, All of lot 1 and the S ¾ of lot 2 & the N ½ of lots 3 & 4 in blk 8 in the original town now city of Spickard MO, 2020532.40, 2019-610.83, 2018691.41, 2017-741.23, 2016781.69, total 3357.56 Madison & 3rd St- Ronnie & Meryl Summers, all of the W 100 ft of lots 3 in blk 7 of Stapps 1st ADDN to the city of Spickardsville Mo, 2020173.94, 2019-198.51, 2018245.81, total 618.26 603 Water St-David L. Travis, SW ¼ of blk 3 in the C.K &K ADDN to the Town of Spickard, 2020-393.62, 2019-451.15, 2018-521.39, total 1366.17 314 N 7th St- Terry D Ward, all the N1/2 of blk 8 in C.K. & K add to the town of Spickard EXC TH E 12’, 2020-100.05, 2019-113.53, 2018-148.21, total 361.79 WILSON TOWNSHIP 4th St-Joe R. JR. & Connie Barker, Lots 1 & 2 in blk 2 of J.M. Stone 2nd add to the city of Laredo, 2020-66.72, 2019-74.51, 2018-84.05, total 225.28 912 SE Rose Ln-Rhonda & Roy Carpenter, lots 1,2,3,4 blk 3 & lot 1,2,3,4 of blk 4 lot 1,2 of blk 5 in town Nevada now called Alpha, 2020-810.98, 2019-920.85, 2018-1070.93, total 2802.76 Laredo - Richard D Gardner / Tonja Gardner-all of lots 1 thru 4 in blk 1 of J.M Stone 4th add to the city of

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its annual tax rate hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9, with the regular board meeting to follow.

Princeton R-5 The Princeton R-5 Board of Education heard an update on the fundraising for the new ballfields during a meeting held Monday evening.

According to information provided by the district, the Princeton Ball Association, the City of Princeton and the Princeton R-5 School District are working together to apply for a Department of Natural Resources Grant. The application is a matching grant that will fund a $250,000 match. The grant funding has been delayed at the federal office due to the pandemic, but recent correspondence with the State Parks Department has given an estimated time frame of this fall for final approval and the potential construction start date.

Funding for the project which will include three fields, a parking lot and a concessions/storage building - is being made possible by a $150,000 matching gift pledge from Judy Derry Mahoney. For

Laredo, 2020-125.78, 2019141.71, 2018-192.30, total 459.79 1 Acre- Laredo -Richard D Gardner/ Tonja Gardner, the N 26 of lots 9 Thru 12 in blk 1 of the J.M. Stone 4th add to the City of Laredo, 202023., 2019-24.79, 201858.86, total 106.65 314 S 3rd St – Misty Lynn Miller c/o Zachary Lee, all PT NW ¼ of NW ¼ sec 13 desc comm 400’ S & 33’ E of NW COR 40 AC tract TH S 50’ TH E 202’ more or less to R/W TH N 100’ TH W 200’ to PUB RD TH S 50’ to POB, 2020-24.20, 201926.13, 2018-53.36, total 103.69 204 E 3rd St-Stephen Peterie, Lot 4 & E 20’ of lot 5 & W 12.5’ of lot 3 in blk 13 in the original town of Laredo, 2020-347.85, 2019394.36, 2018-486.79, 2017514.85, 2016-302.60, total 2046.45 309 E 2nd St-Harry Brooks & Kelly Sethman, Lot 9 & W 46 of lot 10 in blk 2 in the Original town of Laredo Lot 7 & 8 in the Original town of Laredo, 2020-230.89, 2019261.28, 2018-322.67, total 814.84 110 N 2nd Ave- Jeremy Sharp & Amy Steele, Lot 5, 6 in blk 6 of the Original town of Laredo, 2020-80.92, 2019-90.64, 2018-231.29, total 402.85 LIBERTY TOWNSHIP 400 N CHESTNUT STRodney L Boram, all lots 7 & 8 in blk 13 Brassfield S 4th add to the town of Galt, 2020-265.23, 2019-304.00, 2018-372.47, total 941.70 201 N CHESTNUT-Robert I. and Mary Ann Gott, all of lots 1 and 2 in blk 5 of Brassfield 1st add to the town of Galt, 202-406.28, 2019-466.48, 2018-566.54, total 1439.30 Galt- Mary Hamilton, All Lots 3 and 4 in Blk 3 of Reuben Brassfield’s ADDN to the Town of Galt, MO, Located on a part of the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Sec32, T62, R22 in Grundy MO. 2020-63.63, 201971.77,2018-120.84, total 256.24 Galt – Mary Hamilton, all Lots 5 & 6 in blk 3 of Brassfield 1st ADDN to the town of Galt, 2020-252.43,

every $1 donated, Mrs. Mahoney has pledged to match that donation up to $150,000. The project has received over $70,000 in donations from multiple individual donors in the past year. The fundraising committee is very appreciative of the community’s support as the campaign to raise funding is progressing. In addition, the PBA, city, and school district are awaiting final word from the MLBMLBPA (Major League Baseball-Major League Baseball Players Association) Youth Development Foundation concerning a grant application for full funding of the lights for the new project, however it is anticipated the grant award will be close to $10,000 if approved. As of July 13, there is a balance of $521,375 in donations, pledges and grants for the completion of the new ball park.

In other business at Monday’s meeting, the board approved all student and staff handbooks for the 2021-22 school year. Bids were accepted for the 2021-22 school year from Anderson Erickson for milk and MFA Oil of Princeton for fuel.

Board members were updated on summer proj-

ects that are scheduled for completion prior to the opening of school and were told waxing of the floors is nearing completion district wide. Concrete sidewalk replacement on the north side of the high school is scheduled to be completed by early August and the divider curtain and softball/baseball cage installation will be completed

by July 16. It was noted that security cameras are being updated and installed this month and scheduled for completion in late July and the handrail for the Stacy Center will be installed on the south side of the building, a project that should be completed prior to the start of school. It was also announced that the district audit was scheduled for July 13.

Superintendent Jerry Girdner said that USDA Facilities Grant funding has been utilized to purchase a passenger vehicle for the district. The district utilized the grant to purchase a full-size passenger vehicle that can transport up to nine passengers at a time and will be more economical than larger diesel buses for transporting smaller groups of students and staff. The purchase will allow for smaller groups to

travel without the need for a school bus.

The board held a closed session, with no announcement made.

The board will hold its annual tax rate hearing at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9, with the next regular board meeting to follow at 5:30 p.m.

Newtown-Harris The Newtown-Harris R2 Board of Education met Monday evening, hiring a music and band teacher.

According to information provided by Superintendent Dr. Lucas McKinnis, the board held an executive session and approved the hiring of Jeff Wick as music and band instructor. The social studies opening was also discussed during the closed session.

In other business, the board discussed plans for the opening of school in August, named Dr. McKinnis as the Title IX compliance coordinator and approved membership in the Missouri Association of Rural Education. Also approved was the special education core assurance plan.

The board set the annual tax rate hearing for 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, followed by the next regular board meeting at 7:15 p.m.

2019-289.26, 2018-357.33, total 899.02 311 Main St-James Thomas & Casey Joy Lea, All of lots 1 & 2 in blk 10 of Brassfield’s 4th add to the town of Galt, 2020-346.82, 2019-398.00, 2018-460.44, total 1205.66 Main St- Brian & Reta Smiley, The N ½ of lot 6 in blk 14 in the Original town of Galt, 2020-38.19, 201942.47, 2018-69.06, total 149.72 207 E South St- Brian & Reta Smiley, All lot 5 in blk 14 of the original town of Galt, 2020-592.73, 2019681.29, 2018-798.50, 2017880.69, 2016-1057.80, total 4011.01 Galt-Brian & Reta Smiley, Lot 7 in blk 13 of the original town of Galt, 2020-22.84, 2019-24.78, 2018-51.67, 2017-60.42, 2016-51.59, total 211.30 309 Main- Brian & Reta Smiley, All lots 5 & 6 in blk 13 of the original town of Galt, 2020-258.25, 2019295.98, 2018-375.52, 2017411.72, 2016-463.46, total 1804.93 Main St-Brian & Reta Smiley, S ½ of L 6 in blk 14 of the Original town of Galt, 2020-38.19, 2019-42.47, 2018-78.64, total 159.30 340 NE 150th Ave- Robert & Beverly Tolle, A tract of land in the SW COR of the W ½ of the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of sec 32 starting at the SW COR thereof and running N 250 TH E 290 TH W 290 to the POB, 2020115.08, 2019-131.01, 2018179.39, total 425.48 310 W Center St- Robert & Beverly Tolle, part of the NE ¼ of SE ¼ comm 130’ W of NW COR of lot 8 in blk 11 Original town of Galt, TH W 240’ TH S 100’ TH E 240’ TH N 100 to POB, 2020140.54, 2019-189.92, 2018243.24, total 574.07 MADISON TOWNSHIP 620 W Hwy 6-Carl May, PT of N ½ of NE ¼ com 1298’ S & 880’ W of NE COR of said tract TH N 223.9’ TH S 70* 10’ W 78.5’ TH N 39* 00’ W 110’ TH S along R/W 51* 00*W 441.9’ TH E 489’ to beg 2020-700.83, 2019769.80, 2018-901.97, total 2372.60

Edinburg- Michael Spears, A TR 112’ E & W by 134’ N & S out of NE COR L 16 Harveys 2nd ADDN to Edinburg, 2020-162.56, 2019-177.80, 2018-244.36, total 584.72 LEISURE LAKE UNIT 1 All of Lot 169 & 170 -Ashlie Armstrong, 2020-31.85, 2019-34.02, 2018-62.43, 2017-72.12, total 200.42 Lot 307 - Kristy & Sean Dale, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot- 308 - Kristy & Sean Dale, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 250 -Denise Gilbertson, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-54.33, total 94.95 Lot 302 - Denise Gilbertson, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.88, 2018-54.33, total 94.95 Lot301 Denise Gilbertson, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.88, 2018-54.33, total 94.95 Lot 300 - Denise Gilbertson, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-54.33, total 94.95 Lot 276 - Denise Gilbertson, 2020-86.15, 2019-93.67, 2018-137.47, total 317.29 Lots 274 & 275, Denise Gilbertson, 2020-847.03, 2019-929.40, 20181070.69, total 2847.12 Lot- 273-Denise Gilbertson, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-54.33, total 94.95 Lot 298- Patrice Madison, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-51.61, total 92.23 Lot- 297-Patrice Madison, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lots 137 & 138- Marion D & Heather M Zook, 202027.56, 2019-29.32, 201851.61, total 108.49 UNIT 2 Lot 579- Kenneth R. Burke, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-48.36, 2017-56.66, total 145.64 Lot 610- Lois & Daniel Cone, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 471- Geri Cross, 202019.79, 2019-20.83, 201847.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot 470- Geri Cross, 202019.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-

47.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot 529-Patrick & Ann Foronato, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot-459- Jaber Mustafa, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot-478-Timothy R. & Stella Kloster, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 540 , Peter J. Kondes, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot- 452- Natasha Lincoln & James Byron, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot- 466- Natasha Lincoln & James Byron, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot-628-Elizabeth O’Carroll2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-52.74, total 93.36 Lot- 484-John F Snapp, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 602, Robert & Patricia Stith, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, 201755.45, total 143.40 Lot 423 - Bryon James & Natasha Lincoln, 202019.79, 2019-20.83, 201851.61, total 92.23 UNIT 3 Lots 184 & 185-John Aldworth: Sandra Lincoln, 2020-25.82, 2019-27.41, 2018-54.89, total 108.12 Lot 243- Amy Alexander, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot 183-John Aldworth & Sandra Lincoln, 202019.79, 2019-20.83, 201847.33, total 87.95 Lots 205 & 251-Meredith L Brockett, 2020-42.20, 201945.43, 2018-84.03, 201795.87, 2016-102.17, total 369.70 Lot 187- Sheila Case &William Wamsher, 202019.79, 2019-20.83, 201847.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot 186- Sheila Case & William Wamsher, 202019.79, 2019-20.33, 201847.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lots 124 & 125- Adam & Alicia Davidson, 2020-

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County Nursing Home for a special event on July 13.

Public Works Director Mark Morey reported that the street oil should be delivered in the next week or so for the chip and seal projects, with the chips already having been delivered. Crews have been filling potholes in town and electric and water crews are installing new AMI meters throughout the city.

He also noted that there was some damage to trees in the park from recent storms.

City Administrator Lance Rains announced the city has been assigned a new third-party administrator for Lifestyle Healthplans and said Jacob Wilson, pool manager, has been having a difficult time getting lifeguards to commit to working certain days and times. He also noted that two lifeguards have already quit this season.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 26.

Spickard

The Spickard Board of Aldermen met Monday evening, discussing issues with the city’s sewer system.

According to information provided by City Clerk Amy Chapman, the board discussed an issue with the south lift pump station, which is having problems. She said the pumps will have to be replaced along with the electrical panel and noted that unflushable products are being flushed down toilets, causing damage and added expense at the pump stations. Board members discussed a permit modification update for the year through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

In other business, the board discussed a webinar that will be presented July 19 by the Missouri Municipal League on ARPA funding and its appropriate uses and learned that the water loss for June was 3.16.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9.

The Trenton Fire Department is seeking volunteer firefighters. Those selected will be trained through the Basic Firefighter course. For more information, call 359-5552.

47.37, 2019-51.09, 201881.88, 2017-93.51, 201689.94, total 363.79 Lot 126- Adam & Alicia Davidson, 2020-37.89, 2019-40.65, 2018-69.98, 2017-80.41, 2016-74.97, total 303.90 Lot 252- Patricia Ann Frisbie, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, 201755.45, total 143.40 Lot 249- Patricia Ann Frisbie, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, 201755.45, total 143.40 Lot 84- Harry W. Hager, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, 2016-46.42, total 189.82 Lots 21 & 22- Debi J Hildenbrand, 2020-27.56, 2019-29.32, 2018-57.06, 2017-66.14, 2016-58.64, total 238.72 Lot 194- Teresa L. & Ricky Sr Hopping, 2020-9.779, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot 42- Jerry & Shelia Kearby, 2020-19.79, 201919.85, 2018-47.33, total 86.97 Lot 248- Mort & Lisa McElderry, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 247- Mort & Lisa McElderry, 2020-178.33, 2019-194.94, 2018-260.57, total 633.84 Lot 195-John T, Tammy & John Jr O Callaghan,202019.79, 2019-20.83, 201847.33, 2017-55.45, total143.40 Lot 208- Steve & Rebecca Oakleaf, 2020-19.79, 201920.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 207- Steve & Rebecca Oakleaf, 2020-19.79, 201919.85, 2018-47.33, total 86.97 Lot 233 & 234 – Steve & Rebecca Oakleaf, 202027.56, 2019-29.32, 201850.53, total 107.41 Lot 153 & 154-Lori Prescott and/or Kevin Sizemore, 2020-23.24, 2019-24.61, 2018-51.61, 2017-60.27, 2016-51.87, total 211.60 Lot 235-Jeff & Rachel VanHoozer, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lot 10-Larry & Sherry Ward, 2020-19.79-2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95

Lot 11-Larry D. Ward, 202019.79, 2019-20.83, 201847.33, total 87.95 Lot 182 - John Aldworth & Sandra Lincoln, 202028.41, 2019-30.27, 201858.13, total 116.81 UNIT 4 Lot 70- Alan Martin Brose, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017- -55.45, total 143.40 Lot 69-Alan Martin Brose, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, total 143.40 Lots 145 & 146 & 147 Stephen G. Dominick, 2020-45.64, 2019-49.19, 2018-79.71, total 174.54 Lot 8- Delmar Jacobs c/o Julie Jacobs, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.23, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, 2016-46.42, total 189.82 Lot 16- Delmar L. Jacobs, 2020-19.79, 201920.83,2018-47.33, 201755.45, 2016-46.42, total 189.82 Lot 59-Jeremy Dana Lamb, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, 2016-46.42, total 189.82 Lot-22 & 23 -Joe & Angela Stephens, 2020-27.56, 2019-29.32, 2018-63.48, total 120.36 Lot-21-Joe & Angela Stephens, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lot 20-Joe & Angela Stephens, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, total 87.95 Lots 61 & 62-Todd McDowell, 2020-103.39, 2019-112.60, 2018-173.12, 2017-186.14, 2016-171.65, total 746.90 Lot 60- Todd McDowell, 2020-19.79, 2019-20.83, 2018-47.33, 2017-55.45, 2016-46.42, total 189.82 I, Barbara Harris, Collector, Grundy County, State of Missouri, do hereby certify that foregoing is true and correct list of lands and lots that will be offered for sale as above set forth.

Date this 9th day of July 2021 Barbara Harris Collector Grundy County, Missouri dJul9,16,23 -------------------------------------

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews ACROSS 1 Pitt or Garrett 5 Carvey’s namesakes 10 Alpha’s follower 14 Easy stride 15 Eliminate errors 16 Be a breadwinner 17 Mount Blanc’s range 18 Generous 20 Feminine pronoun 21 Football maneuver 22 Ben Affleck’s brother 23 Fill with joy

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50 Stag 51 Org. for Coyotes & Canucks 54 Rehearsing 57 Where to find Wailea Beach 58 Neighbor of Hungary: abbr.

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lot of our household duties fell on my shoulders. I was not the oldest, but I guess you could say I was the only one that cared about the "true" meaning of family. My dad said he knew that he could always count on me.

Because of this, my youngest brother has always looked at me kind of like a mom. Except lately, his behavior has changed, and he only seems to want me around or even care about me when he needs money. I am a union asphalt road worker, and although I make a great wage, I don't want to just give it away.

But when I say no, he flips out and tells me he will be hungry and it's my fault. I don't want my brother hungry, so I give him food instead of money, but it's never enough. Any suggestions? -- Brother's Keeper Dear Brother's Keeper: Never do for others what they can just as easily do for themselves. The best way to truly help your brother in the long term is to quit "helping" him in these surface-level ways now. He's an adult and capable of caring for himself.

By detaching with love, you'll give him the chance to find that out.

can read the writing on the wall and know where this is headed. I'm absolutely heartbroken. Any advice you could offer would be absolutely welcome. -- So Very Lost Dear Lost: Marriages can survive almost anything if both partners are willing to put in the work.

But your wife isn't meeting you halfway, or even part of the way. In fact, she seems intent on heading the opposite direction. Keep focusing on what you can control, and if she ultimately decides she wants out, know that you did all you could. By the sound of it, you're a loving, caring partner, and if your wife can't appreciate that, someone else will, down the line.

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Home prices haven’t yet contributed much to higher consumer prices.

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It was another sign of a trend that is putting home ownership out of reach for many — and may contribute to higher inflation: U.S. home prices shot higher in April from a year earlier by a record amount.

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Republican-Times 122 E. 8th St. 359-2212 Fax: 660-359-4414 -------------------------------------Corie Cutsinger - Single Phase, Three Phase, Motor Controls, Control Voltages, Computer Controlled Equipment. New thermal imaging camera; bucket truck for aeriel work; underground locator. Wired Electrical & Automation, LLC, 3591847.

Tdtf -------------------------------------*SEAMLESS GUTTERING* We are ready to replace your old gutters with new seamless aluminum gutters! MOORE’S CONSTRUCTION & WOODWORK, INC. 359-5477. 52 Years Experience.

Tdtf -------------------------------------WANTED!!

Used & Abused Cars & Trucks. Highest prices paid! You Call - We Come Get It! FRONTIER AUTO & TRUCK PARTS (formerly Jim’s Auto Salvage) 145 Hwy. W., Trenton, 3593888.

Fdtf -------------------------------------PIANO TUNING SERVICE – Taking out the wrong note since 1988. Call early spots fill up fast! Keith Sarver 660-425-2547. Like Us on Facebook!

TSep3 -------------------------------------Call MIDWEST MECHANICAL & rely on comfort.

800-425-0976 or 485-6611, Brian S. Israel, owner. For your heating & cooling needs. All Tax Credits & Rebates available! Geostar Geothermal Heat Pumps.

Over 25 years experience.

Tdtf -------------------------------------Carquest Auto Parts T & L Auto Supply, Inc., 1823 East 9th, Trenton, 3592268, tlautosupply.com.

Monday-Friday, 7-6, Saturday, 7-4.

Fdtf -------------------------------------ASAP LOCKSMITH, Warren Soptic - Owner 359-6625, Trenton.

Tdtf -------------------------------------JAMESPORT LUMBER Full Service Lumberyard. We also sell Trusses/metal/ rebar/concrete blocks. New Hardware Department • Gift Certificates and Delivery Available • Free Estimates.

32089 St. Hwy 6, Jamesport, 660-684-6404 FSep3 --------------------------------------

Cox Family Dentistry, P.C. Andrew P. Cox, D.D.S. 1011 Cedar St., Trenton.

660-359-6889 or 660-3596993.

Tdtf -------------------------------------WILSON’S HEATING & COOLING - We service all makes and models. Authorized Rheem Dealer. Bill Wilson 660-359-3403.

Fdtf -------------------------------------RED BARN MINI STORAGE, across from the new hospital. 5 Unit sizes available, prices starting at $19 per month. Call Mike or Jane Cooksey 359-1069 or 3597683.

Fdtf -------------------------------------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.

FAug20 -------------------------------------JAMESPORT BUILDERS, 660-684-6931, 32137 State Hwy 6, Jamesport.

POLE BARNS – GARAGES, Spray foam insulation.

FSep3 -------------------------------------BUY - SELL - TRADE BIG NASTY'S GUNS & AMMO - We have 1000s of guns and hunting products on our website. Choose in store pickup and pay 0 shipping fees. Text or call for appointment. $25 FFL Transfers. Nathan Rorebeck, 425 NW 40th St., Trenton, MO 64683, 660-6350469, www.bignastys.com FAug20 -------------------------------------PAGE TREE SERVICE Jeff Page 359-3699–shop, 359-2202–home. Serving the entire Green Hills Area!

Specializing in tree trimming, stump grinding & complete removal. 60’ bucket truck, chipper & stump grinder. Licensed & insured. Free Estimates!

Tdtf -------------------------------------S&B Hinnen Hauling & Construction, L.L.C. Rock • Sand • Dirt • Asphalt • Grain.

Ag Lime Hauling & Spreading Variable Rate Capability.

Demolition Debris & Excavation Services. Shaunda 660-973-4445, Brian - 660973-2983, 90 Mansur Street, Chula, MO 64635, sbhinnenhauling@yahoo.com FAug6* -------------------------------------We are your STIHL Dealer. See us for Sales & Service on all STIHL Products. GRUNDY COUNTY LUMBER COMPANY, 1020 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton, MO 660-359-2070 • No. 1 Quality • Fast & Courteous Service • Everyday Competitive Prices FSep10 -------------------------------------LAUHOFF JEWELRY Downtown Chillicothe 620 Washington St. Open Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30, Saturday 9:00-1:00. 660646-3504 www.lauhoffjewelry.com TAug27 -------------------------------------Lawn work, stump grinding, flower beds, brush cutting, fence row clearing and more! Call me about your project! Good work at a good price. Contact Dustin Wilson, 660-635-1282.

FJun22-Jul16 -------------------------------------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 TJul6-30* --------------------------------------

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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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.

ShelterInsurance.com Tdtf -------------------------------------Turning 65 This Year?

Call Larry Bunnell at 3597467 or 359-4700 for your insurance quotes on Medicare Supplements, Nursing Home, Major Medical, Life & Group Health plans. 1600 East 9th Street, Trenton.

Tdtf -------------------------------------Resolute Advantage Insurance Co. - Overwhelmed by all of the Medicare changes? Contact Danielle today to learn more! • Medicare Supplement Plans • Medicare Advantage Plans • Prescription Drug Plans • Home Healthcare Plans • Hospital Indemnity Plans • Cancer Insurance • Dental, Vision & Hearing Plans • Life insurance and Investments & Annuities. Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8am5pm, Friday by appointment only. 1039 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton, MO 64683, danielle@resolute.advantage.net, Office: 660-3587788, Cell: 660-654-3077 TAug20 -------------------------------------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 --------------------------------------

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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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LOCK-N-GO STORAGE 2709 Pleasant Plain 660654-0241. tf -------------------------------------FOR RENT 1 bedroom apartment for rent. Rent based on income.

Applicant must meet program requirements (disabled prior to age 22) for the developmentally disabled.

Call 660-339-7235 (can leave message) Friendship Place Apartments 1820 Oklahoma Ave. Trenton, MO 64683 F314d16 ------------------------------------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.

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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!

GREG FREEMAN 358-4003

PickGreg.com dtf ------------------------------------Eddy Real Estate LLC For all your Real Estate needs, we serve: Livingston, Grundy, Daviess, Mercer, Sullivan, Linn, Carroll & Surrounding Counties. 660-6466014, Eddyrealestatellc.com 121 Washington St., Chillicothe, MO, Eddyrealestatellc@gmail.com FJun22-Jul16 --------------------------------------

CALL MELISSA For Results That Move You!

MELISSA PURKAPILE 359-1101

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FARM NEEDS 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 -------------------------------------*WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES, 660-358-2682 L905tf -------------------------------------Round Baling, Big Square Hay Baling, Brush Hogging.

Peter Beery 660-654-4764.

FAug13 -------------------------------------CRP/Pasture Clearing Tree Pulling/Removal * All types of Skid Loader work.

Call Gabe Buzzard, Trenton, MO 816-678-3918 FSep17* --------------------------------------

FOR SALE Hesston V-10 Hay Rake.

Used very little - Only $3,900. Call 359-1800.

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WANTED

Wanting to buy standing timber. All trees considered.

Call 660-605-1699.

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FOR SALE

Jet, submerged and sump pumps, pressure tanks & accessories. Trenton Hardware, 901 Main, 359-3660.

T310d16 -------------------------------------Major Discounters 1318 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton, MO 660-654-1383 Western & Work Boots * Air Conditioners * Pools * Bedding, twin, full, queen & king * Dehumidifiers * Water Heaters, gas & electric * Summer Clothing * Furniture * Televisions * Printers * Air Fryers * over range Microwaves * Ammunition * Hardware * And Much More!!

FJul13-Aug6* --------------------------------------

Woods Crossing Vacation Rentals CLOSING SALE. 7am-6pm, July 15-17. 29357 State Highway 190, Jamesport, just north of Lock Springs.

Queen/full/twin beds, mattresses, bedding; towels; appliances; furniture; kitchen dishes, containers, utensils, pots/pans; decor; outdoor furniture; grill; TVs; games; books; toys; tools; gardening; clothing; 2003 F150; FREE items; LOTS MORE! Info/photos: woodscrossingsale.wordpress.com W771d16* --------------------------------------

PETS/ANIMALS

Shelly's Pet Care. 660684-6864, 103 S. Locust St., Jamesport, MO 64648. Professional, Personalized Grooming.

Appointments available Monday - Saturday.

35 Years of Experience!

Serving the Green Hills Area since 1996! dtf -------------------------------------FOR SALE - 5 Teddy Poo dogs for sale, 8 weeks old. $1000 obo. Up to date on all shots, vet checked, and registered with papers. 660-6846103.

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REPUBLICAN-TIMES CHARGES Standard obituaries written by the newspaper are not charged.

-------------------------------------THE PEOPLE’S CO-OP, 1736 East 9th • 359-3313.

Premium Diesel, Gas, 10% Ethanol – CENEX. 83 years of service & experience. MR. TIRE – Dean, Hankook, Cooper tires.

Tdtf -------------------------------------Annual North Evans Cemetery meeting, July 26 at 7 p.m. at the cemetery.

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HELP WANTED

Full-Time Salaried & Hourly Positions Nestlé Professional, Trenton, Missouri, has opportunities for full-time salaried & hourly positions. For more information, go to www. nestleusacareers.com to apply online. The Nestlé Companies are equal employment and affirmative action employers and looking for diversity in qualified candidates for employment.

TJun22-Jul16 -------------------------------------Maintenance Person needed for 3 properties.

Must have basic knowledge of electric, plumbing and construction. 32+ hours/week.

Competitive Salary. Call Cindy at 660-359-6666, Monday - Thursday, 9:00 2:30, or pick up an application at Adams Park Apartments, 1312 East 9th St., Trenton. Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

A316d20 -------------------------------------Peoples Coop is looking for a full-time station attendant. Apply in person at 1736 East 9th St. in Trenton and ask for Jeremy Soptic, manager.

P332d27 --------------------------------------

Sonoco Plastics, Chillicothe, Missouri, has opportunity for Full-Time Hourly Positions. Entry-level and skilled manufacturing positions with benefits available.

Text SonocoCH to 90206 for the application process. For more information, go to www.careers.sonoco.com to apply online. FJun29-Jul23 -------------------------------------IMMEDIATELY HIRING! Serve Link Home Care is Immediately Hiring! Part-time - could become full-time with the potential for insurance.

Home Care Aides needed in Grundy, Mercer, Livingston and Linn Counties. Up to $500 sign up bonus available for committed, caring and dependable candidates. Help your neighbors and join our team! Flexible scheduling, mileage and travel time paid.

Call 660-359-4218 Ext. 20 or apply online at servelinkhomecare.com. EOE. TJun22-Jul16 -------------------------------------North Central Missouri College is seeking a TRiO Administrative Assistant.

Preferred applicants are those who are first generation college students, TRiO alumni, and/or required financial assistance to attend college. This is a federally funded grant position. Interested applicants should visit http://www.ncmissouri.edu/jo bs for more information and how to apply or call 660-3576203. NCMC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

N318d27 -------------------------------------Friendship Place Apartments is looking for the right couple to receive free rent on a 2 bedroom apartment. The applicants will be required to perform the following: cleaning of laundry area, community room, bathroom and hallways, kitchen. Pickup trash on grounds. Do lockouts for residents when necessary.

Perform light maintenance and shovel snow on sidewalks and lay ice melt in the winter.

Applicant will be on 24hour call, unless cleared by management.

Call 660-339-7235 F315d16 ------------------------------------Public Water Supply District #1 of Grundy County is seeking a motivated individual to work part-time (up to 30 hours per week). Must be able to work unsupervised assisting with general maintenance and mowing in rural Grundy County. Must be available to work flexible hours and must possess a current MO Driver's License.

Please submit a resumé to the business office located at Public Water Supply District 1, 4100 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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CLASSIFIEDS PUBLIC NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI JUVENILE DIVISION In the Interest of: Dawson William Haney, A minor child, DOB: 03/24/2015 By: Morgen Stumph, Dylan Stumph, Petitioners.

Case No. 21AG-JU00013 NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to the Putative Father, Dustin James Haney.

You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Grundy County, State of Missouri, at Trenton, the object and general nature of which is adoption.

You are further notified, pursuant to Section 506.161 RSMo. of your right to have counsel, and if you request counsel and are financially unable to employ counsel, counsel shall be appointed by the Court.

The names and all the parties to the action are stated above in the caption and the name and address of the attorney for the Petitioners is Deborah L. Havens, 705 Main St., Trenton, MO 64683.

You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the Petition within forty-five (45) days after the 16th day of July, 2021, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 13th day of July, 2021. /s/ Becky Stanturf Circuit Clerk dJul16,23,30,Aug6 --------------------------------------

CITY OF LAREDO LAREDO, MISSOURI WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements will be received, by City of Laredo, at the office of the City Hall, 213 Main Street, Laredo, MO 64652 until 11:00 A.M. local time on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project consists of: 1. Sludge judging and testing 2. Demolition of an existing pump station and construction of a new pump station 3. Sludge removal in the existing lagoon 4. Replacement of existing valves and baffles in the existing lagoon 5. Installation of a new tablet feed chlorination/dechlorination system at the lagoon Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.

Copies of plans and specifications can be seen or purchased for a Non-Refundable fee on-line at www.drexeltech.com in their eDistribution plan room, additional assistance is available at distribution@drexeltech.com. Information regarding this project can be found in the “Public Jobs” link on the website. Contractors desiring the Contract Documents for use in preparing bids may also obtain a set of such documents from Drexel Technologies; 10840 West 86th Street, Lenexa, KS 66214, telephone number is 913-371-4430. Bidding documents will be shipped only if the requesting party assumes responsibility for all related charges. Corporate, certified, or cashier’s checks shall be made payable to Drexel Technologies, Inc. No pre-bid conference will be held.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.

The deminimis and minor components waiver apply to this contract.

Owner: City of Laredo, Missouri /s/ Carol Holloway, Mayor Date of first publication: July 2, 2021 dJul2,9,16

HELP WANTED

Eastview Manor Health Care

is seeking CNA, CMT, LPN & RN. At Eastview, our job, regardless of title, is to love and care for our incredible residents. If this sounds like a mission you would like to be a part of, please contact us at (660) 359-2251 or stop by at 1622 E. 28th St., Trenton, MO 64683. EOE.

at the Milan, MO Facility

T&L Auto Supply, Inc. 1823 East 9th Street Trenton

660-359-2268 tlautosupply.com

MondayFriday 7 a.m. 6 p.m.

Saturday 7:30 a.m. 12 p.m.

Serving the community since 1977!

70 Hwy. Y Trenton 359-5966 1-800-471-5966

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AREA DEATHS

DAILY RECORD

Charlene Finney

GRUNDY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Jesse D. Bruce, Humphreys, pleaded guilty to failing to register a motor vehicle and was fined $53.50 and $71.50 costs.

Waiving their preliminary hearings and having their cases bound over to the Circuit Division were Tesse J. Carman, Chillicothe, on two counts of possession of a controlled substance, both class D felonies; driving while revoked or suspended (second or third offense), a class A misdemeanor; possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less, a class D misdemeanor; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a class D misdemeanor; and Ashley R. Tharp, Galt, on a charge of forgery, a class D felony.

They were given a court date of July 15.

Failing to appear in court and having a warrant issued for their arrest were Serena D. Frey, Galt, on a charge of driving while revoked license; Kelsey L. McCaughey, Trenton, on charges of failing to wear a seatbelt and failing to display plates on a motor vehicle; Benjamin T. Milazzo, Moberly, on charges of speeding and failing to register a motor vehicle; and Kyle J. Spratt, Eureka, on a charge of failing to register a motor vehicle.

Patrick M. Graves, Trenton, pleaded guilty to a charge of tampering with a victim, a class A misdemeanor, and was fined $200 and $117.50 in costs.

Stephanie N. Myrick, Trenton, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to display plates on a motor vehicle. She was ordered to pay a fine of $50.50 and $71.50 costs.

MARRIAGE LICENSE Kenneth T. DeWitt and Jerika L. Price, both of Trenton.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Petitions Filed Mark D. Beeson vs. Kathy Beeson.

REAL ESTATE Daniel W. Matheney II and wife to Jordyn Miller.

DAVIESS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Division Judge Ryan W. Horsman Mathew S. Newman, Gallatin, waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty to operating a motor vehicle on the highway without a valid license, third and subsequent offense, a class E felony; possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less, a class A misdemeanor; driving while intoxicated, a class B misdemeanor; and speeding, a class C misdemeanor.

Charlene Finney, a 97year-old Princeton resident, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at a Kansas City hospice home.

Charlene has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home at Princeton, with memorial services and inurnment to be held at a later date at Goshen Cemetery.

Charlene was born on Aug. 26, 1923 in Princeton, the daughter of Robert Ray and Nellie Pearl Cordle Hart.

On January 23, 1941, she married John Virden Finney in Princeton. He preceded her in death on Feb.19, 2012.

Charlene attended Princeton High School and she and John made their home in Kansas City.

When their daughter, Sharon, was born, John was serving in the military and Charlene moved back home with her mother to help care for her five younger siblings. She was a second mother to them all which continued into young adulthood. After re-

tirement, they moved back to Princeton in 1984 and built a new home on John’s family homestead. Charlene loved cooking and reading cookbooks and having family over for fellowship and many meals together followed by card games. She loved to travel with family and she and John were very active in the Shriners, taking extensive trips and cruises overseas through the years along with her sister and sister-in-law.

She was a member of the Princeton Christian Church, Lady Shriners, Order of the Eastern Star and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

Charlene is survived by her daughter, Sharon Kay Freeman of Kansas City; and a sister, Avanelle Arnote of Trenton.

In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, James Lee, Bill, Raymond and Hall Hart; and one sister, Marjorie Finney.

FUNERALS

Karen Rose Bailey Funeral services for Karen Rose Bailey were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at Resthaven Mortuary, north of Trenton. Pastor Richard Key officiated.

Mrs. Bailey, a 75-yearold Trenton resident, passed away at 12:48 a.m., Friday, July 9, 2021 at North Care Hospice House

in North Kansas City.

Special recorded music included “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife” and “Last Date.”

Pallbearers were Brandon Willett, Jake Galloway, Jackson Galloway and Brett Mason.

Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.

Books Added To Collection The Grundy CountyJewett Norris Library has added new books to its circulation.

New books added this week to the children’s collection include “You Be Daddy” by Karla Clark and “Mel Fell” by Corey R. Tabor.

The juvenile section has added “Phoebe and Her Unicorn in Unicorn Theatre” and “Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm” by Dana Simpson.

The young adult section

has “The Queen of Nothing” by Holly Black and “Realm Breaker” by Victoria Aveyard.

The adult section has added “Mothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody” by Phyllis Chesler and “Fire of Grace, Book 1: Nebraska” and “Fire of Grace, Book 2: Kansas” by Michael Frederick, “The Saboteurs” by Clive Cussler and “The Cellist” by Daniel Silva.

NORTH 65 CENTER MENUS NORTH 65 CENTER Monday- Ham loaf, sweet potatoes, zucchini, fruit cocktail, whole wheat bread.

Tuesday- Beef pot pie with mixed vegetables, tossed salad, sliced tomato, cottage cheese, five cup fruit salad, biscuit.

Wednesday- Roast beef, roasted potatoes, carrots, corn, fresh grapes, homemade bread.

Thursday- Pork tenderloin

on a bun, lettuce, tomato, pork and beans, pea salad, ice cream, banana half.

Friday- Ham slice or chicken livers, mashed potatoes and gravy, winter mix vegetables, pineapple, hot roll.

(Coffee, iced tea, water and milk are served daily and an alternate meal of chef’s salad, crackers and fruit cup is available each day.)

CAC Board Meeting Set The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:30 p.m. July 20 at the advocacy center office.

Items on the agenda in-

clude the FY2022 budget, grant audits, grant visit, policy updates, program quarter-ly/annual reports, board membership and fundraising.

Futures

and clothing will be at the First Baptist Church in Trenton.

The evening will conclude with a cookout from 6 to 7 p.m. at Moberly Park, sponsored by Hy-Vee and the Trenton Kiwanis Club and a swim party hosted by Bright Futures Trenton from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Trenton Family Aquatic Center.

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shoes, haircuts and hygiene items will be available from 4 to 7 p.m. Haircuts will be offered at the First Christian Church in Trenton, while hygiene items and gym shoes will be at the First Assembly of God Church in Trenton. New shoes will be located at the Rissler Elementary gym

Missing Man Is Found In Truck

A Trenton man who had been listed as missing has been found deceased in his vehicle in rural Grundy County.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, the body of William Christopher Harville was found in his vehicle Sunday at the entrance of an old rock quarry on a dead-end road in northwest Grundy County. He had last been seen on June 23 and was reported missing by family members on June 29. The cause of death is not yet available, but foul play is not suspected.

Sheriff Herring said his office is co-investigating Mr. Harville’s death with the Grundy County Coroner’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Trenton Police Department.

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Submitted Photo

The Rissler Elementary School PTO has made a $2,500 donation to Bright Futures Trenton. The funds wil be used to purchase school supplies for the Aug. 12 Back to School Event. Those pictured are, from left, Lauren Dannar, PTO treasurer; Lynn Griffin, volunteer coordinator for Bright Futures Trenton; Chris Hoffman, president of Bright Futures Trenton; Lora Harp, PTO president; and Chris Shuler, PTO vice president.

Woman Held On Cash Bond

A Galt woman was arrested on Monday for forgery of a urine sample.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Ashley R. Tharp, 32, was arrested for allegedly using a urine sample that had been altered so it purported to have a genuineness or ownership that it did not possess.

She is being held on a $5,000 cash-only bond and is scheduled for court on July 13.

Vehicle Fire West Of Town

There was moderate damage to the engine compartment of a truck that caught fire Tuesday evening on Highway 6, about two miles west of Trenton.

According to the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District, the truck was owned by James Zigler and occupied by Chris Alberty at the time of the incident, which occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Firefighter Derek Hert reported that when firefighters arrived they found light smoke coming from under the hood and were able to open it and use a water extinguisher to douse the flames. A mechanical issue is to blame for the fire, which kept firefighters on the scene for about 20 minutes. The GCRFP was assisted by the Trenton Fire Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

FUTURES TRADING CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Open

High Low Last Chg July 15 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 653¾ 669 651¼ 667 +12¾ Dec 661¼ 676 659½ 674¾ +12½ Mar 669 682¾ 667½ 681½ +11½ May 674 686½ 671¾ 685½ +11¼ Jul 667¾ 680 667 679½ +10¼ Sep 672¼ 682¼ 672 682¼ +9 Dec 679½ 690 677½ 689½ +9½ Est. sales 44,307. Wed.'s sales 97,662 Wed.'s open int 335,952 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 568½ 571½ 561 566½ —1¾ Dec 558¾ 561½ 551 556¾ —2 Mar 566 569 559 564½ —2 May 570½ 573 563½ 568¾ —2 Jul 570 572½ 563¼ 568¾ —1½ Sep 510 512¼ 507¼ 511¾ +1¼ Dec 494 497½ 490¼ 494½ +½ Est. sales 75,490. Wed.'s sales 264,421 Wed.'s open int 1,485,291 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 432¾ 434¾ 4244 31¾—2¾ Dec 424¾ 426 418 424¾ — ½ Est. sales 299.Wed.'s sales 903 Wed.'s open int 4,221,up 297 SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Aug 1453¼ 1461 1445 1449¼ —3¾ Sep 1394½ 1401¾ 1388 1393½ — ¾ Nov 1383 1389½ 1374¼ 1379¾ —3½ Jan 1386¼ 1392½ 1378¼ 1384¼ —2¾ Mar 1370 1374¾ 1362¼ 1366¾ —3½ May 1365 1368¾ 1357½ 1360½ —4¼ Jul 1362 1366½ 1355¾ 1358½ —4 Aug 1341¾ 1341¾ 1341¾ 1341¾ —2 Est. sales 64,827. Wed.'s sales 167,312 Wed.'s open int 678,657 July 14 Trenton MFA Soybeans, 13.73 (July 21),13.23 (Aug. 21) 13.13(Oct. 21).

Corn, 5.38 (July 21), 5.29 (Aug. 21) 5.14 (Oct. 21).

Laredo MFA Soybeans, 13.73 (July 21),13.23 (Aug. 21) 13.13 (Oct. 21).

Corn, 5.38 (July 21), 5.29 (Aug. 21) 5.14 (Oct. 21).

Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Corn, 6.68; soybeans, 14.58; wheat, 6.39.

New Crop - Corn, 5.38; soybeans, 13.53; wheat, 6.39.

Werthen Gass Earns Degree Werthen Gass of Trenton received her bachelor’s degree during spring 2021 commencement exercises at Missouri State University in Springfield.

Miss Gass earned a bachelor of science in marketing degree and graduated summa cum laude.

She is the daughter of Bob and E’Lisha Gass.

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Houseplant Class Thursday July 22 6:30 pm

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Are you ready to be a houseplant parent?

The foliage plant craze is HOT and we’re here to help you get started!

Join us for about an hour to learn about some easy-to-grow plants for your home and make a planter to take with you.

There is no set fee for the class, just the cost of the plants and pot that you choose.

Pre-registration is required, so please call the garden center at 359-2699 or e-mail beth@barnesgreenhouses.com to save your spot.

3235 Pleasant Plain 660-359-2699 Monday thru Saturday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Closed Sunday