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Rodeo Opens Grandstand Events Livestock Shows Set To Begin On Aug. 4 With Swine Event The 2021 North Central Missouri Fair will get under way this week, with activities planned for both Friday and Saturday.

Grandstand events for this year’s edition of the fair get under way on Friday, with an MRCA/URA/IRA Rodeo put on by Duckworth Rodeo Productions. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Events continue on Saturday with a tractor pull at noon at the grandstand. Check-in will begin at 10 a.m. Each event has an admission price of $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12 and kids age five and under will be admitted free of charge.

The rest of the 2021 Fair Week, which runs from Aug. 3-7, looks like this: Grandstand Events The Horse Pull will be held Wednesday evening, beginning at 7 p.m., with half of the proceeds from the event will being donated to the Community Food Pantry.

On Friday, Aug. 6, the ATV and dirtbike motocross races get under

NCM Fair Flower Show The Grand River Garden Club will sponsor this year’s flower show at the North Central Missouri Fair, with entries to be brought to the Rock Barn between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5. The show is open to all gardeners, both youth and adults. They may enter flowers in the following categories: container grown, roses, annuals, perennials, bulbs and tubers, shrubs and vines, herbs, grasses and design. To increase interest in flowers, a designer will work with children from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 5 to assist those who would like to arrange flowers to be placed in the flower show for judging. Flowers and vases will be provided. Entries and awards must be picked up between noon and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7. First- and second-place ribbons will be awarded. Best of Show, Junior Award, Most Unusual Flower/Plant, Outstanding Award and Club Member Award will also be chosen and the Taul Family will award a junior and senior Creative Flower Award in honor of their mother, Betty Taul.

way at 7 p.m., with sign-up beginning at 4:30 p.m., and on Saturday, Aug. 7, the Tuff Trucks will take over the grandstand for a 7 p.m. show, with check-in occurring through the Trenton High School parking lot at 4 p.m.

Admission to grandstand events is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12 and free for those five and under, with the exception of the ATV races, which will also have a $15 pit pass available and the Tuff Truck event, which will have a $20 pit pass available. The beer stand will be open for grandstand events with the exception of the tractor pull.

Livestock Shows

Livestock shows will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 4, with the swine show. Swine should arrive and be registered for the show by 1 p.m. with weigh-in to follow. The show will get under way at 5 p.m. in the livestock pavilion, with the Pee Wee show, followed by the regular show.

The rabbit, poultry and fowl show is being moved to a new time this year, getting under way Thursday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the livestock pavilion. Pre-entry is required and can be accomplished by contacting Brandy Burton at 816-351-0799. All entries should be registered and in [See NCM FAIR, Page 5]

BRIEFS Free Meals For R-9 Students

The Trenton R-9 School District will continue to offer free meals to all students through the USDA-Seamless Summer Option extension for the 2021-22 school year.

While all families will receive free meals, there are many benefits to the district to having the data furnished by the application for Free and Reduced Meals, so families are encouraged to fill it out. A link to the Free and Reduced Meal application can be found on the Trenton R-9 District website

Sunnyview Board Meets

The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors met July 20, discussing its current construction/energy project.

Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported that he informed the board that a construction meeting was to be held July 21 to discuss the schedule for the construction/energy project. The contractor will start on the energy portion in August. Doerhoff gave his administrator’s report, which included information on resident activities such as the monthly birthday party, porch time and the resident council meeting. He said National CNA Week had been observed to recognize the staff. Board members went into closed session to approve minutes from the June closed meeting.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17.

Senators Racing To Get Deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority.

Heading into a make-or-break week, key senators and staff spent the weekend trying to reach a final agreement.

One major roadblock is how much money should go to public transit.

The lead Republican negotiator, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, said the two sides were “about 90% of the way there” on an agreement.

St. Louis Mask Mandate Criticized Ordinance Went Into Effect On Monday

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BAND CAMP The Trenton High School Band held camp in the heat last week, preparing for the upcoming marching and field show season. The band is under the direction of a new instructor this year, Anthony Webb, with Trager Leeper and Maurissa Bonta serving as drum majors.

Breakthrough Cases Are Small Rate Is Less Than One Percent In Grundy County When you read the COVID-19 updates from the Grundy County Health Department and notice that there are breakthrough cases, you might be confused as to why we are having those cases and how many there are in relation to total cases.

As of Friday, July 23, there were 36 active cases in Grundy County for a total of 1,309 cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the health department, there have been some breakthrough cases among people who are fully vaccinated, but that rate is less than 1 percent. Here’s some facts about breakthrough cases: What is a COVID-19

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The new mask mandate in the city and county of St. Louis that takes effect this week is being criticized by several state and local elected officials.

Starting Monday, masks will be mandatory in indoor public places and on public transportation for everyone age 5 or older, even for those who are vaccinated, officials said in a news release on Friday.

Wearing masks outdoors will be encouraged, especially in group settings.

The politicians opposing the renewed mask mandate include Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis County Councilmen Tim Fitch and Mark Harder, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Schmitt, who is running for the GOP nomination for

U.S. Senate, said he plans to file a lawsuit on Monday to block the city and county from enforcing the renewed mandate.

“If the last six months have taught us anything it’s that when it comes to expansive, authoritative executive action we have to fight back with everything we’ve got — all the time,” he said on Twitter on Saturday. “Wherever we see it — fight the fight. Our freedoms are on the line.”

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones on Saturday responded to Schmitt on Twitter: “Our top priority is protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of the people of St. Louis City and County. Nobody is surprised that the Attorney General plans to file yet another frivolous lawsuit to serve his own political ambitions.”

Fitch and Harder said they may ask the County Council to rescind the new mask mandate.

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It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they're not a

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How Does The Vaccine Work?

COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the body to recognize the virus. So if you’re exposed to it after vaccination, your immune

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SPORTS SPORTS BRIEFS WMH Foundation Golf Tourney Set For Aug. 20 The 16th annual Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament will be held at the Riverside Country Club in Trenton on Friday, Aug. 20. The event will host two flights, the first teeing off at 7:30 a.m. and the second beginning at 1 p.m.

The tournament is a three-person scramble event and the cost to register a team is $300. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to tee time for each flight. Lunch will be served for both flights from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

A silent auction with items including a new member family membership to the RCC will coincide with the tournament. Various levels of sponsorship for the tournament are available ranging from a $200 non-golfer personal sponsorship to a $1,000 tent sponsorship. The cost For more information or to register, persons may contact WMH Foundation Development Officer Dave Bain at 660-358-5706 or via email at dbain@saintlukeskc.org.

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Trenton Middle School opened its summer football camp on Monday with nearly 50 athletes attending.

Above, players work through a ball-security drill on the camp’s first day. At left, players work through quarterback drills. The two-day camp wrapped up today (Tuesday) at the practice field behind Trenton Middle School.

Coaches Jon Guthrie, Wes Croy and David Sager directed the camp, which was open to students entering fifth through eighth grades this fall. The TMS football season is scheduled to begin on Monday, Sept. 13 when the Bulldogs host Princeton at C.F. Russell Stadium.

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national goal on a header in the 83rd minute and the United States beat Jamaica 1-0 Sunday night to reach the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Hoppe, making his second international appearance, nodded home a cross from Cristian Roldan from just inside the 6-yard box, and the U.S. eliminated the

45th-ranked Reggae Boyz for the third straight Gold Cup. The 20th-ranked U.S. will face Qatar, an invited guest ahead of its hosting next year’s World Cup, on Thursday in Austin, Texas.

It will be the 11th consecutive Gold Cup semifinal for the Americans, who last won in 2017 when they

beat Jamaica in the final.

Goalkeeper Matt Turner had his third shutout in four matches.

U.S. Gregg Berhalter, using a mostly junior varsity roster, started just three players who see substantial playing time when firstchoice players are on hand: Kellyn Acosta, Sebastian Lletget and Paul Arriola.

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Chiefs, 90% Vaccinated, Open Camp Sporting Defeats Watts Placed On PUP List, Rookie Herring Also Out With Injury KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off training camp Saturday by placing veteran safety Armani Watts on the physically unable to perform list and moving rookie defensive end Malik Herring to the non-football injury list.

Watts sustained a foot fracture during offseason workouts in May and wasn’t expected to be ready to practice when veterans report to training camp on Monday. Head coach Andy Reid said Friday that Watts is progressing well in his recovery but he didn’t place a timetable on the safety’s return to action.

A 2018 fourth-round draft choice for the Chiefs, Watts has emerged as a key special teams performer, playing in all 16 regular-season games during the past two seasons. He saw action on 80.7% of the club’s special teams snaps last season and also played 101 snaps on defense while matching his career-high with 17 total tackles.

Herring, an undrafted rookie free agent, suffered a torn ACL during practice for the Senior Bowl in January and is expected to miss the season. The 22-year-old from Georgia had four sacks and 13 tackles for a loss during four seasons for the Bulldogs, playing in 52 games with 17 starts. The Chiefs anticipate Herring competing for a roster spot in 2022.

Both players will continue counting on the team’s 90-man active roster. The Chiefs still have one more roster move to make in order free space for veteran free-agent defensive Alex Okafor, who agree to terms with the club on a one-year deal earlier this week and is expected to report to camp with other veterans Monday.

Patrick Mahomes and several of his teammates reported for training

camp Friday, with 90% of the team’s roster having received the COVID-19 vaccine.

“There’s six teams that are over 90%, so we’re glad to be in that area there,” Reid said. “We’re one of the teams where the players have really challenged themselves to get things done and take care of business.”

The Chiefs are holding training camp on the campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, and Reid says fans will notice new procedures when attending practices this summer. Players will not be signing autographs and other measures are being taken to increase health safety for players and other club employees. Reid reported that 100% of his staff has received a vaccine.

Those numbers are a far cry from the vaccination numbers in Missouri, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 40.8% of the population is fully vaccinated. In Buchanan County, where the Chiefs train in northwest Missouri, only 19.34% of the population is fully vaccinated.

Reid credits players for talking with one another about the vaccine and trust in the club’s medical staff for the high vaccination rate.

“Not everybody understands and has been educated on this,” Reid said.

“Or listened, I guess. Maybe they have been educated, but they’re not listening as close. And then you’ve got to make a decision. We all have had to do this. You’ve got to make a decision on how you want to go forward.”

Mahomes said in April he chose to get the vaccine to help protect his newborn daughter. He said then and still maintains it’s a personal choice for each player.

“Do whatever you think is best for you and your family,” Mahomes said.

“I don’t let it become a distraction.

We kind of go about business as we’re trying to do whatever we can to win, and if you’re not vaccinated just

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try to be smart, wear your mask, try to limit your interactions with other people that aren’t vaccinated and try to make sure you’re ready to go whenever it’s game time.”

On Thursday, the NFL informed teams that if a game cannot be rescheduled due to a COVID-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team dealing with the outbreak must forfeit the game and will be credited with a loss.

“It’s definitely a big deal with that coming out, forfeiting games, you never want to do that,” Mahomes said. “But I think we have the guys in the locker room that are either vaccinated or going to be smart if they’re not vaccinated and not try to hurt the team in any way.”

Players who aren’t vaccinated must follow different protocols than players who are. Unvaccinated players must continue wearing masks inside team facilities while maintaining social distancing while vaccinated players enjoy greater freedom and fewer restrictions in locker rooms, workout facilities and meeting rooms.

“Obviously, if you’ve had it, it’s a little bit easier road,” Reid said. “The other one is very similar to last year if you haven’t had it, and that wasn’t the easiest thing to get through, I think, for everybody.”

Taking the path of least resistance is important to Mahomes, who arrives at training camp eager to set aside the disappointment of falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl last February.

“I think it stuck with me for a couple of weeks,” Mahomes said. “But other than that, I just kind of started back growing, trying to get myself back to be in this position now where I can go into training camp fully healthy and having the mindset we’re going to have to push to be even better this year.”

Reid said 30 players — including the quarterbacks and rookies — reported on the first day of camp.

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Wizards Get Win Over Top Team In West SPORTING KC 3 SEATTLE 1 SEATTLE (AP) — Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi scored in the first half, Cameron Duke added his first MLS goal in the second and Sporting Kansas City handed Seattle its first home loss of the season, beating the Sounders 3-1 on Sunday night.

The matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference went to the side trying to chase down the leaders. Kansas City (93-3) pulled within two points of Seattle (9-2-5) in the West standings and has a game in hand. The Sounders also dropped a point behind New England for the overall MLS lead.

“They're obviously without a lot of players, we’re out without a lot of players," said Kansas City coach Peter Vermes, who watched the match from home after testing positive for COVID-19. "I think right now everybody’s kind of going through the grind of the summertime, and I think we’re just fortunate enough to put together a good effort which resulted in a good result.”

Russell gave Kansas City the early advantage curling a free kick past Seattle goalkeeper Stefan

Cleveland in the 31st minute. Russell drew the free kick just outside the penalty area and his shot appeared to catch Seattle by surprise as it was still getting its positioning settled.

Salloi scored his ninth of the season shortly before halftime on a counter after a careless turnover by Seattle’s Kelyn Rowe.

And Duke provided the capper in the 72nd minute after Seattle had pulled to 2-1 and missed several chances to draw even.

Duke barely stayed onside and volleyed his first goal off a pass from Graham Zusi.

Kansas City is unbeaten in its last five with wins in four of those matches.

“You need to give them the respect, they're a good team good team, but we weren't going to sit back and let them come at us and dictate the game,” Russell said.

Seattle set an MLS record going unbeaten in its first 13 games to start the season but has dropped two of its past three. The Sounders appeared lethargic and tired against Kansas City, playing their third game in seven days after road games at Minnesota United and Austin FC. Seattle started a MLSrecord five teenagers in its 1-0 victory over Austin on Thursday night and while a few more regulars were back in the lineup against Kansas City it was still a disjointed effort.

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LOCAL DEATHS

Andrew Junior Ishmael Andrew Junior Ishmael, a 73-year-old Laredo resident, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron in Cameron.

Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 26, 2021 at the Stucker Cemetery at Laredo. Lindley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Junior was born on Sept.

17, 1947 in Trenton, the son of Andrew T. and Marjorie Lee Bennett Ishmael.

He was a 1966 graduate of Laredo High School. Junior enlisted in the United States Army in 1967, serving in Vietnam. He worked as a trucker for most of his adult life and worked for Gully Truck Lines for many years. Junior enjoyed watching sports, collecting coins, and was a member

of Ducks Unlimited. He was an avid hunter and fisherman in his youth.

Survivors include a daughter, Stacy Zorn and her husband Andrew of Columbia; three grandchildren, Joshua Hicks of Springfield, and Ellie Zorn and Evan Zorn, both of Columbia; two brothers, Max Ishmael of Chillicothe and Jim Ishmael of Gallatin; and several nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister-in-law, Sarah Ishmael; and a nephew, Justin Ishmael.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Green Hills Animal Shelter or the Livingston County Veterans Association (LICOVA) and can be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.

SERVICES SET

Nancy Ann Tracy Williams A visitation for Nancy Ann Tracy Williams is scheduled from 11 a.m., until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton.

Mrs. Williams, a 71year-old Gallatin resident,

passed away July 14, 2021 in Washington County, CO due to an automobile accident.

Memorial donations are suggested to Bright Futures and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.

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High Low Last Chg July 26 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 684 684 665½ 673¼ —10¾ Dec 693 693½ 675 682¾ —10¾ Mar 700 700 682¾ 689¾ —11¼ May 694¾ 695¾ 685 690¼ —12 Jul 683 683 673¼ 678½ —8¼ Sep 679¼ 682½ 677¾ 677¾. —11½ Dec 684½ 687¾ 682¾ 685¾ —8¾ Mar 688 689¾ 688 689½ —7½ Est. sales 42,638. Fri.'s sales 73,851 Fri.'s open int 349,039,up 3,036 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 549¼ 551¼ 536¾ 541½ —5¾ Dec 545 547 532¼ 537½ —5½ Mar 553¼ 554¾ 540¼ 545½ —5½ May 558¼ 559 544½ 549 —6 Jul 557¾ 558¾ 545 550½ —4¾ Sep 510½ 510½ 499½ 503¾ —3½ Dec 490¾ 491¾ 485 490½ — ¾ Mar 492¾ 497 492¾ 496¼ —2¼ Dec 457459 457 457¾ +½ Est. sales 102,434. Fri.'s sales 229,138 Fri.'s open int 1,473,842 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 462 462 450¼ 455¼ —6¼ Dec 457¾ 458 448¼ 455 —2¾ Mar 450¾ 452 449 452 —2¾ 448 454¾ 448 448 —6¼ May Est. sales 325.Fri.'s sales 463 Fri.'s open int 4,613 July 23 Trenton MFA Soybeans, 13.42 (July 21),12.92 (Aug. 21) 12.82 (Oct. 21).

Corn, 5.17 (July 21), 5.13 (Aug. 21) 4.98 (Oct. 21).

Laredo MFA Soybeans, 13.42 (July 21),12.92 (Aug. 21) 12.82 (Oct. 21).

Corn, 5.17 (July 21), 5.13 (Aug. 21) 4.98 (Oct. 21).

Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Corn, 6.47; soybeans, 14.26; wheat, 6.69.

New Crop - Corn, 5.23; soybeans, 13.21; wheat, 6.56.

EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department July 19: officers investigated a canine bite at an east residence.

July 20: officers responded to a domestic dispute at a north business.

July 21: a report of abuse and neglect of a child was investigated at a north residence, with property damage investigated in the north part of town and an attempted burglary reported at an east business.

A report of stealing was investigated at an east business.

July 22: officers responded to a motor vehicle crash in the west part of town to a domestic assault

at a west residence.

July 23: an arrest was made on a warrant in the downtown area.

July 24: officers responded to a domestic dispute at an east residence and investigated a nuisance violation in the east part of town.

July 25: eight nuisance violations were investigated in the north part of town and one was also investigated at an east residence. Officers responded to a domestic dispute at an east residence and to an assault at a north business. A nuisance affecting the health of a child was investigated at an east residence.

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Larry E. Lorenz Funeral services for Larry E. Lorenz were held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 23, 2021 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Father Deva Gudmie officiated.

Mr. Lorenz, a 72-yearold Trenton resident, died at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday,

July 21, 2021 at his residence.

Pallbearers were Seth Cox, Bill Baker, Allan Quilty, Don Punzo, Steve Punzo and Jeb Walker.

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preventing illness, while the one-shot Johnson & Johnson shot was 72% effective, though direct comparisons are difficult. So while the vaccines are very good at protecting us from the virus, it’s still possible to get infected with mild or no symptoms, or even to get sick.

Why Get Vaccinated?

If you do end up getting sick despite vaccination, experts say the shots are very good at reducing the severity of the illness — the main reason to get vaccinated.

Most people with breakthrough infections experience mild illness, said Dr. William Moss, a vaccine expert at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

In the U.S., people who weren't vaccinated make up nearly all hospitalizations and deaths from COVID19.

Why Do Breakthrough Cases Occur?

It’s difficult to determine

why any particular breakthrough case happens. How much of the virus you’re exposed to could be a factor, Moss said. Our individual immune systems will also affect how well we respond to the shots. Some people, for example, have health conditions or take medications that could make their immune systems less responsive to the vaccines.

People might also have been exposed to the virus before the shots took full effect. Though less likely, they may have received a dose that was improperly stored or administered, Moss said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes variants could be factors in some breakthrough cases, though evidence so far indicates the vaccines used in the U.S. are protective against them.

Health officials are also watching for signs that breakthrough cases are rising, which could signal that protection from the vaccines is fading and boosters are needed.

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place by 4 p.m.

Sheep and goats will be featured on Friday, Aug. 6, with entries to be registered and in place by 1 p.m., with weigh-in to follow. The show itself will get under way at 5 p.m., beginning with the sheep and followed by the goat show.

Two events are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7.

The annual horse show will begin at the North Missouri Saddle Club at 9 a.m. The cattle show is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the livestock pavilion. Entries are scheduled to be registered and in place by 8 a.m.

Other Areas of Interest • Parade – the annual parade will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, with entries to be in place by 5 p.m. To enter, persons may call the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce at 359-4324.

• Rock Barn entries – entries in the junior division, senior division and creative activities can be

entered from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

Entries for the flower show should be brought to the Rock Barn between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5. (See sidebar).

• Food – The traditional FFA Alumni BBQ is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the livestock pavilion, with a charge of $7 per plate. The FFA Cook Shack will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Aug. 3-7 and will also serve breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7.

• Premium Sale – The premium sale is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7 in the livestock pavilion.

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ACROSS MISSOURI The Capitol Re eportt REP. RUSTY BLACK Room 115 State Capitol Building 201 W. Capitol Avenue Jefferson City, MO 65101 E-mail: rusty.black@house.mo.gov

573-751-2917 NEWS FROM THE SEVENTH DISTRICT Hello 7th District; Here are some of the legislation that has recently been signed into law: Funding for Roads and Bridges (SB 262) SB 262 is meant to increase trans-portation funding for critical state and local infrastructure projects across the state of Missouri. The bill will generate the funding by increasing the state’s fuel tax by 2.5 cents per gallon each year for five years, beginning in 2021.

Gov. Parson said, "With nearly $1 billion in unfunded transportation needs each year, we can no longer wait for another day or another generation. We must change course and address these problems head-on. SB 262 provides vital revenue that will help us fund essential road and bridge projects all across the state. Quality roads and bridges increase the efficiency and safety of our roadways, invite travelers and business investment, and save Missourians money."

The governor noted that Missouri has the seventh largest transportation system in the nation but only ranks

45th in available revenue per road mile. Over the last 25 years, the state has not significantly increased funding streams for state or local transportation projects, while the cost to maintain Missouri roadways has continued to increase significantly.

The bill could increase transportation funding by more than $450 million once its provisions are fully implemented. An estimated $330 million per year would be available for the State Road Fund administered by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), and nearly $125 million – approximately 30 percent of total revenue – would go directly to cities and counties for local transportation projects.

The bill also includes a provision to allow Missourians to avoid the increased fuel tax. Missourians that do not wish to increase their contributions to state and local roadway repair and replacement projects can submit the required documentation – including fuel receipts – to the Missouri Department of Revenue each year for a refund.

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Protecting Children from Abuse (HBs 557 & 560) HB 557 creates stronger protections for young people in unlicensed, faith-based reform schools. The bill was prompted by news articles detailing the mental, physical, and sexual abuse suffered by children in some of these schools. The bill aims to protect children by requiring all such facilities to notify the Department of Social Services of their existence, and requiring background checks for employees and volunteers. Additionally, it requires the schools to comply with health and safety standards, gives parents full access to see their children, and provides a method for children to be removed when abuse or neglect is suspected.

Supporting Law Enforcement (SBs 53 & 60) Another provision in SBs 53 & 60 will create the Critical Incident Stress Management Program within the Department of Public Safety.

The program will provide services for peace officers to assist in coping with stress and potential psychological trauma resulting from a response to a critical incident or emotionally difficult event.

The bill also creates the 988 Public Safety Fund for the purpose of providing services for peace officers to assist in coping with stress and potential psychological trauma resulting from a response to such events. Additionally, the bill makes changes to peace officer licensure and commissioning requirements, and increases

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Empowering Students to Succeed Academically (HB 349) HB 349 is meant to empower parents to have access to schools and educational resources that will best meet the needs of their children. The legislation will create Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to help parents afford the best educational opportunities for their kids. ESAs are meant to be “a lifeline” for many children in failing schools across the state.

The accounts will empower “parents with choices and alternatives so they can find the fit that is best for them.”

Missourians will be able to receive a tax credit for donating to educational assistance organizations, which will provide scholarships to eligible students for a variety of costs such as tuition, tutoring, and transportation. Scholarships will be limited to students in cities with a population of 30,000 or more.

As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact my office at the following: (Phone): 573-751-2917) (Email): rusty.black@house.mo.gov Social Media: Twitter: @rep_rusty Facebook: Rusty Black My legislative assistant, Ashley Wright, or I will be happy to assist in any way that we can. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve the 7th District of the Missouri House of Representatives.

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IMPROVING FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION RULES The role of state government, in my opinion, is to provide for those in our state who cannot provide for themselves, such as the elderly, the disabled and others. This is something I have stressed as long as I have been in public service. In the areas where the state has oversight, it should ensure local entities — and the general public — have the guidance necessary to do those things that need to be done. In this case, the issue is easing restrictions that govern adoption and foster parents.

This year, the Legislature passed two measures that look specifically at foster care and adoption. House Bill 429 addresses rules relating to child placement.

This new law changes the current "Special Needs Adoption Tax Credit Act" to the "Adoption Tax Credit Act." Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, the special needs and residency requirements for adoptions to be eligible for this tax credit will be lifted. In addition, this legislation provides a tax deduction for foster parents to help offset the costs of raising and taking care of foster children.

House Bill 429 also makes changes to certain child placement and child custody rules, in the name of streamlining the process for those who either currently serve as foster parents or would like to become foster parents.

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The legislation also increases the tax credits available to those who donate to domestic violence shelters and maternity homes. Plus, a "child" is now identified as any individual under 18 years of age or over 18, but is physically or mentally incapable of caring for themselves.

The folks who adopt or take in foster children should not be punished for these wonderful acts; rather, they should be rewarded for what they do. In my mind, both of these new laws clear some of the red tape and offer a hand up to those people who care so much and offer these children a new home and a new hope. I am glad to see both HB 429 and HB 430 move through the process so quickly and become law.

As always, please feel free to call, email or write with your ideas or concerns.

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NYC's Starry Woodlawn Cemetery An Overlooked Cultural Gem NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cumella, dressed in 1920s garb, laid his old Victrola record player down among the tombstones and turned to the small tour group assembled under the towering trees at Woodlawn Cemetery.

“She was the diva of her day. The Beyoncé of her day,” he said, brushing leaves off the modest stone commemorating vaudeville star Nora Bayes.

The group had to lean in toward the old windup Victrola to hear Bayes' big voice, necessary in the age before microphones, belting her biggest hit, 1917’s “Over There.”

The song's author, George M. Cohan, was also honored on this tour of jazz and vaudeville greats buried at Woodlawn, a grand old cemetery and arboretum in the heart of the Bronx. Cohan and his family lie in an imposing mausoleum with Tiffany stained-glass windows.

Other stops included the resting places of jazz pioneers W.C. Handy and King Oliver; dancers Irene and Vernon Castle; comedian Bert Williams; and, at a crossroads known as “Jazz Corner,” Duke Ellington, surrounded by Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton and others.

The tour ended at the grave of Irving Berlin, where the old Victrola played “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.”

“They called it ragtime, but it’s really proto-jazz,” says Cumella, who DJs and had a long-running radio show under the name Phonograph DJ MAC. “Musicians and artists gravitated here, aspired to be here,” he said.

The Jazz Age musical greats are just one of the reasons a visit to Woodlawn can be fascinating.

Its 400 acres are the resting place of many influential people. including

authors (Herman Melville, Dorothy Parker, E.L. Doctorow); business leaders (J.C. Penney, F.W. Woolworth, Madam C.J. Walker); women's rights pioneers (Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt); musical stars from other eras (Celia Cruz); artists, mayors, civil rights leaders, journalists and more.

Other walking and trolley tours cover themes such as Black, Irish, Italian and women’s history. Recent events sponsored by the Woodlawn Conservancy included a tour of resting places of passengers on the Titanic.

In addition, the non-denominational cemetery is a trove of funerary art and shady, hilly beauty. Its trees include several specimens recognized

by New York City as “Great Trees.”

The cemetery can feel far removed from the busy city blocks around it.

As Bronx green spaces go, Woodlawn is something of an undiscovered gem compared to the better-known Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden nearby. (The cemetery is easy to reach by public transportation, too, with Woodlawn stops on the subway and Metro North Railroad.)

There are grand, castle-like mausoleums with statuary and stained glass, and also modest, flat gravestones.

The cemetery and its crematorium remain active; people are still buried there.

Woodlawn was founded by a group of wealthy New Yorkers in 1863 in a spot easily accessible from Manhattan. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011, “a popular final resting place for the famous and powerful.”

Cumella was a fan of early popular music living in New York City when he realized so many of his musical heroes were lying in the ground at

Woodlawn. He started visiting the gravestones with his friends, and soon, he says, the Conservancy helped him set up his jazz and vaudeville trolley tours.

“I'm a big advocate for letting people see and hear what it was like to be a music listener 100 years ago," he says.

His tour involves a little time travel. The Victrola that Cumella sets up at every stop plays 78 r.p.m. records and is powered by a spring.

He times himself with a vintage pocket watch, and amplifies his voice with an old-fashioned acoustic megaphone, like a director in an old movie.

He tries to keep the legacy of the era’s artists alive; Bayes, for example, actually had no headstone at Woodlawn until Cumella led an effort that got her one in 2018.

Lauren Hinton, who teaches second grade in New York City, took a recent tour and hopes to incorporate the music and musicians into her lessons.

“We learned to tap dance last year,” she says, noting that Harold Nicholas, one half of the famous dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers, is buried in an unmarked grave at Woodlawn. Efforts are underway to buy him a headstone.

“It’s important for people to know about the past so they (artists) don’t fall into obscurity,” she said.

Also on the trolley were Nancy Gerstman and Bruce Goldstein, filmmakers from Manhattan.

“I loved hearing the music, and putting all those people into context.

People I wouldn’t have known about, and now I want to know more about them,” said Gerstman.

Woodlawn is a trove of cultural history, he said: “This is one of the wonders of New York.”

Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Returns To The Florida Keys KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The 40th edition of an Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest opened Thursday night at an iconic Key West bar once frequented by the author, marking the return of a contest canceled last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Some 70 stocky, bearded men resembling the late writer competed in the first of two preliminary rounds at Sloppy Joe’s Bar. The contest’s second preliminary round is set for Friday and the 2021 winner is to be chosen Saturday night.

The three-night contest is a cornerstone of the island’s Hemingway Days festival, staged around the literary legend’s July 21 birthday to salute his writing talent, legacy and ad-

venturous life. Hemingway lived and wrote on the subtropical island for most of the 1930s.

Thursday night’s entrants paraded across Sloppy Joe’s stage before a judging panel of former winners including Joe Maxey, a retired Tennessee banker who won the last contest, staged in 2019.

Late Wednesday, a woman from Somerville, Massachusetts, was named the winner of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Madison Bakalar’s “So This Is How We Go” bested 784 other American and international entries.

Lorian Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s author granddaughter and founder of the literary competition,

said Bakalar’s story impressed the judges for its ability to combine universally human emotions about loss with a finessed gallows humor.

Hemingway Days continues through Sunday with events including an offbeat

“Running of the Bulls” spoof, a literary walking tour and the Key West Marlin Tournament.

While living in Key West, Hemingway penned classics including “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “To Have and Have Not.”

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Chief Wants Kansas Site Included In Unmarked Graves Search The leader of an American Indian tribe is concerned that a former Kansas boarding school will be left out of a federal initiative seeking to determine whether thousands of Native American children were buried at schools across the country in the 1800s and early 1900s.

Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes said federal authorities have not indicated whether the the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kansas, would be part of the investigation U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland launched last month. Barnes said he and others worry the Kansas school could be overlooked because it was run by the Methodist church, rather than the federal government, as were many other boarding schools for Indigenous children.

Much of the conversation since the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative was announced has centered on federally run schools such as the notorious Carlisle Indian Reform School in Pennsylvania, which promoted the idea of erasing American Indian culture and assimilating Indigenous children into white society. Barnes noted many of the boarding schools, including the one in Kansas, operated for decades before the Carlisle school opened in 1879.

“There's been a lot of rumor and innuendo about what they are going to investigate,” Barnes said. “We are in touch with

the federal government and lobbyists to help educate them that the Indian mission system didn't start with Carlisle.”

A spokesman for the Department of the Interior said in an email the agency has only recently begun working on the federal program and no information was yet available about individual locations.

Barnes said making distinctions between federally run schools that forcibly removed children from their families and church-run schools that “persuaded” families to send their children to the schools is offensive “hair-splitting" because both types had the same mission.

Congress contracted with Indian agents to work with missionaries to convince Native American families to send their children to church-run schools. They attempted to convince the families they would have no future if they stayed with their tribes, which had been forced to walk to Kansas in the 1800s as part of what became known as the Trail of Tears, Barnes said.

“It was coercion,” Barnes said. “(Tribal families) were told if they wanted to fit in, they needed to not act so different, behave and get along. It was considered the best solution for our future.”

When discussing the initiative in June, Haaland acknowledged the process will be painful and difficult but said it was necessary to address the lasting trauma caused

by the schools. The U.S. effort came after close to 1,000 unmarked graves were discovered at former residential school sites in Canada in the last several months.

Bobbie Athon, a spokeswoman for the Kansas State Historical Society, which owns the mission in Fairway, said the agency has not been contacted by federal officials but would be happy to work with the initiative if asked.

Barnes said the Shawnee Tribe, which has headquarters in Miami, Oklahoma, has a strong working relationship with the historic society and the city of Fairway, which oversees the mission's daily operations. He said it should be the federal government's responsibility to investigate the mission site.

The Shawnee Indian Methodist Manual Labor School was started at its present site in 1839 by Thomas Johnson, a Methodist minister for whom Johnson County was later named. Children from many tribes attended and were taught basic academics, manual arts and agriculture, according to the historical society. At one point, it had 16 buildings on more than 2,000 acres, with nearly 200 students a year ranging in age from 5 to 23.

Barnes said Johnson, a slave owner, and others forced Native Americans to pay for the construction materials and build the school, and tribal families paid up to $20

per student to attend. He contends Johnson became rich off the school because the children spent most of their time doing manual labor rather than academics.

Most of the original 2,000 acres owned by the mission has been developed. At a minimum, the Shawnee Tribe wants the federal government to conduct ground-penetrating radar searches on the 12 acres that remain at the mission site to search for unmarked graves.

But Barnes said he is hopeful the new attention on the boarding schools will prompt national leaders to make the resources available to seriously address their painful legacy.

“Let's use this moment, not to just genuflect toward the cause of good and right, let's really do something,” he said “We know Shawnee children died at that mission. We want those kids' names. Someone wrote them down somewhere. Who has the record? Where did they go? What more can they do to find out?”

Barnes said a part of him hopes no graves are found at the site but if they are, the tribe would hold private conversations about how to honor the children.

“I'm not sure I could bear it if we were to find them," he said. “I don't know how we could make it right. But I have an obligation to the families, as the descendants' leader, to demand that we look."

Priest Outed Via Grindr App Highlights Rampant Data Tracking When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a highranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy.

With few U.S. restrictions on what companies

can do with the vast amount of data they collect from web page visits, apps and location tracking built into phones, there’s not much to stop similar spying on politicians, celebrities and just about anyone that’s a target of another person’s curiosity — or malice.

Citing allegations of “possible improper behavior,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday announced the resignation of its top administrative official, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, ahead of a report by the Catholic news outlet The Pillar that probed his private romantic life.

The Pillar said it obtained “commercially available” location data from a vendor it didn’t name that it “correlated” to Burrill’s phone to determine that he had visited gay bars and private residences while using Grindr, a dating app popular with gay people.

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“Cases like this are only going to multiply,” said Alvaro Bedoya, director of the Center for Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law School.

Privacy activists have long agitated for laws that would prevent such abuses, although in the U.S. they only exist in a few states, and then in varying forms.

Bedoya said the firing of Burrill should drive home the danger of this situation, and should finally spur Congress and the Federal Trade Commission to act.

Privacy concerns are often construed in abstract terms, he said, “when it’s really, ‘Can you explore your sexuality without your employer firing you? Can you live in peace after an abusive relationship without fear?‘” Many abuse victims take great care to ensure that their abuser can’t find them again.

As a congressional staffer in 2012, Bedoya

worked on legislation that would have banned apps that let abusers secretly track their victims’ locations through smartphone data. But it was never passed.

“No one can claim this is a surprise,” Bedoya said.

“No one can claim that they weren’t warned.”

Privacy advocates have been warning for years that location and personal data collected by advertisers and amassed and sold by brokers can be used to identify individuals, isn’t secured as well as it should be and is not regulated by laws that require the clear consent of the person being tracked. Both legal and technical protections are necessary so that smartphone users can push back, they say.

The Pillar alleged “serial sexual misconduct” by Burrill — homosexual activity is considered sinful under Catholic doctrine,

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Its editors didn’t respond to requests for comment Thursday about how they obtained the data. The report said only that the data came from one of the data brokers that aggregate and sell app signal data, and that the publication also contracted an independent data consulting firm to authenticate it.

There are brokers that charge thousands of dollars a month for huge volumes of location data, some of which is marketed not just to advertisers but to landlords, bail bondsmen and bounty hunters, said John Davisson, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

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Spurred By The Pandemic, Homeschooling Surges In U.S.

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Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They're now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.

The specific reasons vary widely. Some families who spoke with The Associated Press have children with special educational needs; others seek a faithbased curriculum or say their local schools are flawed. The common denominator: They tried homeschooling on what they thought was a temporary basis and found it beneficial to their children.

“That’s one of the silver linings of the pandemic – I don’t think we would have chosen to homeschool otherwise,” said Danielle King of Randolph, Vermont, whose 7-year-old daughter Zoë thrived with the flexible, one-on-one instruction. Her curriculum has included literature, anatomy, even archaeology, enlivened by outdoor excursions to search for fossils.

The surge has been confirmed by the U.S. Census Bureau, which reported in March that the rate of households homeschooling their children rose to 11%

by September 2020, more than doubling from 5.4% just six months earlier.

Black households saw the largest jump; their homeschooling rate rose from 3.3% in the spring of 2020 to 16.1% in the fall.

The parents in one of those households, Arlena and Robert Brown of Austin, Texas, had three children in elementary school when the pandemic took hold. After experimenting with virtual learning, the couple opted to try homeschooling with a Catholicoriented curriculum provided by Seton Home Study School, which serves

ELIMINATING FAMILY FARMS IS NOT INFRASTRUCTURE Just a few months ago, I the loophole liberals tried to wrote about how eliminating create wouldn’t let farmers the stepped-up basis would and small business owners devastate family farms. Long dodge that bill, it would just story short, it would slam the kick the can down the road, next generation of farmers forcing someone to pay the with a massive tax bill when piper someday. The bottom their parents pass away, and line is that this provision they inherit the family farm. seems tailor-made for killing Because most farmers are the family farm. land rich and cash poor, it Certainly, many small would undoubtedly force family businesses would be many to sell the farm or parts impacted, but as President of it just to pay the tax bill.

John F. Kennedy once said, That’s wrong and it “the farmer is the only man in shouldn’t be in what the lib- our economy who buys everals in Washington are cal- erything at retail, sells everyling their “infrastructure” bill. thing at wholesale, and pays At the time, we were told that the freight both ways.” Add the Administration under- into that skyrocketing land stood how devastating elimi- values and you get the pernating the stepped-up basis fect recipe for poisoning the would be for family farms well of the family farm.

Like I said earlier, farmers and small businesses. We were told they were going to are land rich and cash poor. fix their bill so that 98 percent That means most aren’t of farms wouldn’t have to going to have the cash to foot the bill when the death pay their new death tax.

The USDA says that tax collector comes knocking number came from “esti- on their door. It’s going to mates,” but we still don’t force them to sell and for an have any idea how they unlucky few, those sales are came to it. They won’t tell us. going to happen on the What we do know, is that a courthouse steps.

It makes me sick just study by Texas A&M Agricultural Food Policy Center de- thinking about how devastattermined that 98 percent of ing this would be for farm farms in its 30-state data- families. The elimination of base WOULD be impacted the stepped-up basis could by eliminating the stepped- very well mean the elimiup basis. On average, those nation of the family farm. farms would owe an ad- Eliminating family farms IS ditional tax liability totaling NOT infrastructure and it certainly shouldn’t be included $726,104 per farm.

That’s more than enough in any so-called “infrastructo break most farmers. Even ture” bill.

Summer Camp’s Abrupt Closure Has Parents Demanding Answers M O U LT O N B O ROUGH, N.H. (AP) — Parents are demanding answers after a New Hampshire summer camp that calls itself one of the best in the nation unexpectedly shut down after just six days this month.

Officials at Camp Quinebarge notified parents in early July that they needed to pick up their children after delays in food shipments made it impossible to continue, The Boston Globe reported. All remaining sessions for the overnight camp were canceled.

But some parents told The Globe that problems appeared to go beyond food deliveries. Stories surfaced about counselors who were hired days before camp with little training.

Campers reported that multiple meals were served on dirty dishes. Some parents said their children were quarantined after they vomited and that the parents were not notified.

The camp's executive director, Eric Carlson,

apologized to parents but said the closure was tied to industry-wide staffing and supply chain problems and not because of any longterm problems with the camp's operations.

The camp had been licensed to operate by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, but it closed before an in-season inspection was performed, a department spokesperson told The Globe.

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The Browns plan to continue homeschooling for the coming year, grateful that they can tailor the curriculum to fit their children's distinctive needs.

Jacoby, 11, has been diagnosed with narcolepsy and sometimes needs naps during the day; Riley, 10, has tested as academically gifted; Felicity, 9, has a learning disability.

“I didn’t want my kids to become a statistic and not meet their full potential,” said Robert Brown, a former teacher who now does consulting. “And we wanted them to have very solid understanding of their faith.”

Arlena Brown, who gave birth to a fourth child 10 months ago, worked as a preschool teacher before the pandemic. Homeschooling, she says, has been a rewarding adventure.

“In the beginning, the biggest challenge was to unschool ourselves and understand that homeschooling has so much freedom,” she said. “We can go as quickly or slowly as we need to.”

Race played a key role in the decision by another African American family to homeschool their 12-yearold son, Dorian.

Angela Valentine said Dorian was often the only Black student in his classes at a suburban Chicago public school, was sometimes treated unfairly by administrators, and was dismayed as other children stopped playing with him.

As the pandemic eased, the family decided to keep Dorian at home and teach him there, using a curriculum provided by National Black Home Educators that provides content for each academic subject pertaining to African American history and culture.

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sure we’re making the right choices,” Valentine said.

“But until we’re really comfortable with his learning environment, we’ll stay on this homeschool journey.”

Charmaine Williams, who lives in the St. Louis suburb of Baldwin, also is using the National Black Home Educators curriculum as she homeschools her 10-year-old son, Justin, and 6-year-old daughter, Janel.

Williams said she and her husband tried two previous stints of homeschooling for Justin after school officials complained about his behavior. Now – with the new curriculum and an accompanying support network – they feel more confident about choosing it as a long-term option.

“At school, children have to follow a certain pattern, and there’s bullying, belittling -- compared to being home where they’re free to be themselves,” Williams said.

“There’s no turning back for us now,” she added. “The pandemic has been a blessing --an opportunity to take ownership of our children’s education.”

Joyce Burges, cofounder and program director of National Black Home Educators, said the 21-year-old organization had about 5,000 members before the pandemic and now has more than 35,000.

Many of the new families experienced difficulties, including lack of internet access, that limited their children’s ability to benefit from virtual learning during the pandemic, Burges said.

“It got so they didn’t trust anything but their own homes, and their children being with them,” she said.

“Now they’re seeing the future – seeing what their children can do.”

For some families, the

switch to homeschooling was influenced by their children’s special needs.

That’s the case for Jennifer Osgood of Fairfax, Vermont, whose 7-year-old daughter Lily has Down syndrome.

Having observed Lily’s progress with reading and arithmetic while at home during the pandemic, Osgood is convinced homeschooling is the best option for her going forward.

She has made the same decision for her 12-yearold son Noah, who didn’t like the remote classes offered by his public school in the spring of 2020, and did homeschooling throughout the 2020-21 school year. It went so well that they want to continue for at least a few more years.

“He told me he was learning so much more at home than he ever did in school,’’ Osgood recalled.

“He said, ‘School is just so chaotic -- we don’t get very much done in any particular class. Here, I sit down, you tell me what to do, and minutes later I’m done.'”

Heather Pray of Phoenix, Maryland, says homeschooling has been a major success for her 7-year-old son, Jackson, who has autism. The family made the switch because Jackson was struggling with the virtual learning that his school provided during the pandemic.

“My son did great (with homeschooling), even with just two hours of schoolwork a day,” Pray said. “I got him into piano lessons, taught him to read.”

Pray is also homeschooling her daughter, Hayley, who’s going into 7th grade and had been attending a Christian school.

“I had no idea how this was going to go — I just dove in headfirst,” said Pray. “I felt God was holding my hand.”

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Dear Extremely Frustrated: Seek marriage counseling as soon as you can. If your wife refuses to go, then attend counseling alone. No one deserves to be verbally abused. It can be as damaging to your self-esteem and just overall sense of happiness as being physically abused.

When you tell her that she is treating you the same way her ex treated her, what does she say? If she agrees and says she wants to change, there is hope. If she gets defensive and blames you, then saving this marriage will be much harder.

Both partners have to want to change their behavior and have mutual respect for each other. First, you must respect yourself enough to stop this behavior.

Dear Annie: I have three sons with whom I have no relationship. Two are drug addicts and alcoholics, and one is a narcissist. Their father was emotionally abusive, and after 22 years of marriage and much counseling, I finally divorced him.

My sons don't care about me, let alone love me. I have tried for the past 20

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While dating, Gertrude told me about how her exhusband would verbally abuse her and her child. But now Gertrude is treating me the same way she says she was treated by her ex, making the same types of comments and doing to me almost exactly what she told me he did to her, yelling and screaming for nothing.

I have mentioned to her several times that she is treating me exactly how she described her ex-husband treating her. I am getting extremely frustrated.

I love my wife and want our marriage to last. I have asked her to stop treating me in such a way, but it continues. Gertrude and her ex were married for 10 years, and we met two years after their divorce. I cook, clean, do yard work, work fulltime and pay the bills -- all the things she complained her ex never did. What advice can you give? -- Extremely Frustrated S&P 500

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years, since the divorce, to have a close relationship, but to no avail. They just don't care. My heart has been broken in two over and over. My therapist agrees with me to let it go by not contacting them anymore since they never respond.

It's so hard, but I'm trying. If I completely let go, I know I'll never ever hear from them again. -- Should I Let Go for My Own Sanity?

Dear Should I Let Go: Your sons had a very turbulent childhood, and most likely, they love you but are just mad at you, their father and the entire situation.

Hurt people hurt people, and it sounds like they are hurting with alcohol, drugs and narcissism. I'm not sure you can "let go" of your children, no matter how old they are. What you can do is work on your own anger, hurt and regret about what happened and heal from it.

The more you forgive yourself, your ex-husband and actions that your grown children have done by pushing you away, the more at peace you will be. The more you are at peace, the greater likelihood they will come back to you when they are ready and in need of support. If they don't come back, at least you will be living with more joy.

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Fueled up America’s appetite for gasoline and jet fuel has rebounded from last year, but remains lower than previous years because of the pandemic’s lasting impact.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said gasoline use should rise this year to 8.7 million barrels a day after falling last year to its lowest level since 1997.

Americans only used about 8 million barrels a day in 2020 because so many people shifted to working from home and travel was curtailed across the board.

Gasoline use is expected to remain below 2019’s level of 9.3 million barrels a day again next year because

working from home is likely to be more common than before the pandemic. Higher fuel efficiency for new vehicles also helps slow the increase in gas consumption.

Airline travel is recovering with more than 2 million people a day boarding flights across the country this week, but that number remains significantly below 2019 levels. Jet fuel consumption is expected to reach roughly 1.4 million barrels a day this year after falling to 1.08 million barrels a day last year. Airlines may be flying enough by next year for jet fuel consumption to approach 2019 levels in 2022.

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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.”

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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.

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

Call Gabe Buzzard, Trenton, MO 816-678-3918 FSep17* -------------------------------------Shepherd Dynamics, LLC Veteran Owned & Operated * CRP Tree Removal * Forestry Mulching * Fast Tree Removal NO Brush Pile * Fence Line Clearing * Gravel Driveways * Other Skid Steer Work * Anthony TenHulzen, 660-373-2069 Anthony.tenhulzen@gmail.com SDForestrymulching.com FOct15 --------------------------------------

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Pond building supplies.

Roll plastic pipe, 100 lb. & 160 lb. PSI. Pond shut-off & stock tank valves, hydrants.

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T342d30 -------------------------------------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!!

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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.

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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 -------------------------------------Help Wanted: Welder.

Experienced and motivated.

Full- or part-time. Must pass random drug tests. DeMoss Welding, LLC. Call 660-7483977.

D348d3 -------------------------------------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. TJul20-Aug13 -------------------------------------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.

P331d27 -------------------------------------Trenton R-IX School is now taking applications for the following positions: • Substitute cook • Substitute custodian • Substitute nurse • Substitute para (must have 60 college hours or pass praxis test) • Substitute teacher (must have teaching certificate or substitute teacher certificate) All applicants must have a background check. Applications may be picked up at the District Office at 1607 Normal Street, Trenton during business hours (8:00-4:00) Monday through Thursday.

Trenton R-IX is an equal opportunity employer.

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CLASSIFIEDS RUMMAGE SALES Head Start Center Rummage Sale, Friday, July 30, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., 1807 Chestnut St., Trenton, MO. Miscellaneous preschool items.

G338d30 -------------------------------------Garage Sale - 801 Custer St., Friday, July 30 & Saturday, July 31, 8 a.m. - ?

S168d27* -------------------------------------Multi-Family Garage Sale - Friday, July 30 & Saturday, July 31, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., 158 NE 50th Avenue, Trenton.

Name brand clothes women's large to 2XL, boys 14-16 slim; Premier Designs Jewelry inventory; home decor & housewares.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 21AG-PR00050 Matter of JAVAUGHN TYRELL ROBERTS minor NOTICE OF HEARING TO LEGAL FATHER CHRISTOPHER GREMPEL, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PERSON AND ESTATE OF JAVAUGHN TYRELL ROBERTS, minor You are hereby notified that attorney, JAMES A. WAITS, 401 W. 89TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64114, has filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri, a petition for the appointment of SCOTTIE J. SMITH as guardian of JAVAUGHN TYRELL ROBERTS, minor and said Court, being satisfied that there is a good cause for the exercise of its jurisdiction as to the matters set forth in said petition, has set the petition for hearing on September 7, 2021 at 2:30 pm in the Probate Division, 700 Main, Trenton, Missouri 64683.

CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION /s/ Jill Eaton Division Clerk dJul27,Aug3,10,17 ------------------------------------IN THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 21AG-PR00028 In the Estate of DALLAS J

PRESTON, Deceased.

NOTICE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GRANTED To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DALLAS J PRESTON, Decedent: On 05-18-2021, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of DALLAS J PRESTON, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri.

The personal representative's business address is: DALTON JAMES PRESTON 12843 KAZEE ROAD LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470 The personal representative may administer the estate independently without adjudication, order, or direction of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court.

The personal representative's attorney's name, business address and phone number is: DIANE KAY HOOK 3901 OAKLAND AVE ST JOSEPH, MO 64506 816-205-4833 All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such sixmonth period and such twomonth period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods.

Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of decedent’s death: 01-10-2021 Date of first publication: 07-20-2021 Jill Eaton, Probate Clerk Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. dJul20,27,Aug3,10 -------------------------------------

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TAX LEVY HEARING A public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at the Pleasant View R-VI School at which citizens may be heard on the property tax rates proposed to be set by the Pleasant View R-VI School District, a political subdivision. The tax rates shall be set to produce the revenues for which the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 2021 shows to be required from the property tax. Each tax rate is determined by computation on forms supplied by the State Auditor’s Office.

ASSESSED VALUATION 2020 Real Estate, residential $3,170,640 Real Estate, agricultural $2,296,000 Real Estate, commercial $401,800 Personal property $2,259,860 Local Railroad and Utilities – Personal $15,972 Local Railroad and Utilities – Real Estate $9,074 Total $8,153,346

2021 $3,173,480 $2,325,160 $359,700 $2,485,180 $10,303 $3,303 $8,357,126

New Revenue from New Construction and Improvements: $6,433 New Revenue from Levy Reassessment: $203,780 Percent Increase from Levy Reassessment: 2.4384% (The final levy is subject to revised figures from state and county sources.)

The following tax rate is proposed: Tax revenues Proposed Tax Rate budgeted for 2021 for 2021 (per $100) Fund Incidental $385,000 $4.9644 dJul27

Green Hills Animal Shelter 359-2700 • 3041 E. 10th • Trenton, MO Cannot be adopted inside city limits

“Lestat” - Male Short Haired Cat Looking for home!

“Tom” - Male Short Haired Cat Looking for home!

“Jazzy” - Female Boxer/Pit Bull Mix Looking for home!

Cannot be adopted inside city limits

“Zippo” - Male Pit Bull Terrier Mix Looking for home!

NEEDS: CAT LITTER, CAT TOYS, BLANKETS, RUGS Honey Creek Green Hills Animal Shelter Veterinary Hospital

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AREA DAILY RECORD GRUNDY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Municipal Division Judge Steven D. Hudson (The following cases were heard by Harrison County Associate Judge Jay Hemenway in the absence of Judge Hudson) Gabriel R. Gamble, Brimson, pleaded guilty to failing to report an accident and was fined $100 and $38.50 costs.

Scott A. Ewing, Trenton, had his motion for a change of judge sustained in a charge if harrassment.

Timothy A. Ledbetter, Spickard, pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle without a valid license and was fined $75.50 and $38.50 costs.

Jillian N. Nichols, Trenton pleaded guilty to tampering.

Imposition of her sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for six months with conditions that she pay $38.50 costs, complete 15 hours of community service and attend school on a full-time regular basis.

Kelsey L. McCaughey, Trenton, pleaded guilty to failing to display plates on a motor vehicle and was fined $50.50 and $71.50 costs.

She also pleaded guilty to not wearing a seat belt and was fined $10.

Latisha R. Gibson and Michael J. Gibson, both of Trenton, each pleaded guilty to amended charges of peace disturbance. Both were fined $200 and ordered to pay $100 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund and $117.50 costs.

Associate Civil Judge Steven D. Hudson Midwestern Health Management vs. Elizabeth A. Buckler. The court entered a

consent judgement in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1,520.05. The case involved a suit on account.

LVNV Funding LLC vs.

Michelle Kenyon. The court entered a default judgement in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $980.71 plus interest.The case involved a suit on account.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Petition Granted Alicia S. Davidson vs.

Adam D. Davidson.

Kelsey Manley vs. Gage Manley.

REAL ESTATE Brian W. Farmer and wife to Brian W. Farmer and wife.

Dennis Browning and wife to Marcy R. Parrish.

Sonya M. McCulley to Ronald Lorenz.

Atlanta Land Company LLC to Shandy Holding LLC. DAVIESS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Daren L. Adkins Failing to appear in court and having warrants issued for their arrest were Alan A. Valle-Salcedo, Kansas City, KS on charges of possession of marijuana, a class D misdemeanor; Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a class D misdemeanor; speeding, a class C misdemeanor and failing to secure a child in a booster seat; Bobbi S. Clark, Kansas City, on charges of operating a vehicle without a valid license, a class D misdemeanor; failing to secure a child in a booster seat and failing to display plates on a motor vehicle; Anthony J. Degvonni, Rock City, IL, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a license, a class A misdemeanor; Caitlyn J. Schrodt, Numa, IA, on

charges of operating a motor vehicle without a license, a class D misdemeanor and speeding, a class C misdemeanor; Regina L. Lester, Chicago, IL, on charges of possession of marijuana, a class D misdemeanor, and speeding, a class A misdemeanor.

Abdirisak M. Omar, Des Moines, IA, pleaded guilty to speeding, a class C misdemeanor, and had imposition of his sentence suspended.

He was ordered to be on probation for one year and pay court costs.

Stephen C. Deming, Ridgeway, pleaded guilty to driving while revoked, a class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 17 days in jail.

Calyssa M. Johnson, Altamont, pleaded guilty to following a vehicle too closely, and had imposition of her sentence suspended. She was placed on probation for one year and is to pay court costs.

Alec. J. Hovland, Blaine, MN, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $71.50. He also pleaded guilty to driving with an invalid license and was fined $150.

Adam R. Workman, Des Moines, IA, pleaded guilty to speeding, a class C misdemeanor, and was fined $70.50 and costs.

Morian B. Talada Strein, Altamont, had his case certified to the Circuit Division on charges of driving while intoxicated, a class E felony and speeding, a class C misdemeanor. He is scheduled to be in court on Aug. 8.

Anthony J. Wayman, Kearney, had his case certified to the Circuit Division on charges of DWI, a class E felony; three counts of endangering the welfare of a

Injury Accident At Jamesport An Excelsior Springs man sustained moderate injuries in an accident Thursday morning just west of Jamesport.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, the mishap occurred when a motorcycle driven by Leslie K. Keasling of Excelsior Springs was eastbound on Highway 6, one mile west of Jamesport. Keasling failed to negotiate a curve and his 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle travelled off the right side of the roadway. Keasling, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to Liberty Hospital by Daviess County EMS for treatment of in-

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juries that were listed as moderate in the report. His motorcycle sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene.

The accident was investigated by Trooper K.L. Ebersold, with assistance from the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department.

child, a class D misdemeanor; driving while revoked, a class D misdemeanor; operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, a class B misdemeanor; exceeding the speed limit, a class B misdemeanor; and operating a motor vehicle owned by another knowing the owner had not maintained financial ability, a class D misdemeanor. He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 8.

Andrew S. Robinson, Chillicothe, admitted to violating the terms of his probation on an original charge of fourth degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. His probation is to be continued for an additional year and expires on Dec. 3, 2022.

Seth T. Senteney, Shawnee Mission, KS, waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty. He is scheduled for court on Oct. 20.

John E. Graber, Jamesport, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of defective equipment and was fined $200 and costs.

Associate Civil Judge Daren L. Adkins LVNV Funding LLC vs.

Anthony Granger.The court entered a default judgement in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $806.50 and costs. The case involved a breach of contract.

Midwestern Health vs.

William O. and Cheri A. Ward. The Court entered a consent judgement in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $6,535.97 on count I, $300 against William Ward and $200 against Cheri Ward on count II, $87.41 on count III and $799.72 on count IV. The case involved a suit on account.

Man Backs Into Traffic Leading To An Accident A Trenton man backed out of his driveway causing an accident on Thursday.

According to an accident report by Trenton Police Officer Jeff Spencer, Lauren C. Smith, Trenton, was driving her SUV east on Crowder Road as Ryan A. Woodward of Trenton was backing his pickup out of his driveway and backed into the path of the SUV.

Ms. Smith stated that she attempted to swerve out of the way. Woodward stated that he did not see the vehicle due to utility trucks parked in the roadway.

There was extensive damage to the SUV which had to be towed from the scene and minor damage to the pickup. There were no injuries or citations reported.

Photo Courtesy Trenton R-9 Choir

Trager Leeper, who will be a senior this fall at Trenton High School, performed with the Missouri AllState Festival Choir last week in Springfield. The performance was part of the Missouri Choral Director’s Association Annual Conference. He is the son of Karrie Watkins and Trevor Leeper.

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