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THURS., JULY 28, 2022
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2022 North Central Missouri Fair Sees Return of the Carnival The 2022 North Central Missouri Fair will officially begin next week. Grandstand activities will begin this weekend with an ATV/Dirtbike Motocross race on Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. On Saturday, July 30, Fine Arts items can be dropped off at the Art Building in the courtyard of the Rock Barn from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Grandstand activities that evening will be “Tuff Trucks” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, a full week of fair activities will begin. The junior and senior division and creative activities may be brought to the Rock Barn from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The annual parade will kick off at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Fairadise” and entries can be placed by contacting the Chamber of Commerce at 660-3594324. Following the parade, the annual Trenton FFA Alumni BBQ will be held at the livestock pavilion beginning at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 3 will be the pee wee swine show, swine and barrow show in the livestock pavilion at 5 p.m. Activities on Thursday, August 4 will include the floriculture show. Items may be brought to the Rock Barn from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. The rabbit and poultry show will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the livestock pavilion. Friday, August 5 the sheep, lamb and goat shows begin at 5 p.m. in the livestock pavilion. A “Ranch Rodeo” will be presented at the Grandstand beginning at 7 p.m. On Saturday, August 6, the FFA Cookshack will be serving breakfast from 8 a.m-10 a.m. The livestock pavilion will have the beef and steer shows beginning at 10 a.m., with the Premium Sale to begin at 5 p.m. or immediately following the cattle show. Fair activities will conclude on
Sunday, August 7 with a horse show. The horse show will begin at 9 a.m. at the North Missouri Saddle Club on 28th Street. The Rock Barn, courtyard vendors and fine arts building will be open 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. There are over 30 vendors this year. The FFA Cookshack will be open daily August 2-6 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. A carnival will be set up this year and will operate August 2-4 from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. and August 5-6 from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Armband nights will be held on Tuesday, August 2 and Saturday, August 6. Armbands may be purchased in advance for $25 at Farmers Bank of Northern MO, BTC Bank or Dynamic Tax and Accounting or you may purchase them on the grounds for $30. Individual ride tickets will also be available for $3 per ticket.
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Kathi Tolly, a registered nurse in the emergency department at Wright Memorial Hospital, was honored as the hospital's Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2022. Steve Schieber, CEO, presented the award to Tolly at a ceremony held in her honor. The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who provides exemplary service, going beyond the call of duty to support fellow employees or to comfort or assist patients and their families. Tolly’s co-workers said in her nomination form, “Kathi is a team member who is continually advocating for our patients. She treats our patients with the utmost respect and shows them that they are truly valued. Kathi is a great team player and exhibits a strong work ethic. She takes pride in her work, and the quality of her work is evident. She adds great value to the emergency department.” In recognition of the award, Tolly received an Employee of the Quarter certificate, the parking space of her choice for three months, her name posted on the Employee of the Quarter wall plaque, and acknowledgement in the local media and hospital employee intranet.
Area School Boards Approve Budgets, Set Tax Rate Hearings The Spickard R-2, Laredo R-7 and Tri-County R-7 boards met recently approving budgets and setting tax rate hearings. Spickard R-2 The Spickard R-2 Board of Education met on July 18. The 2022-2023 budget was approved with revenues of $1,114,240 and expenditures of $997,684. Approval was given for payment of July bills totaling $24,195 and the Professional Development Plan including a budget of $5,050. A surplus sale of items no longer needed as approved, with Mrs. Eakes to coordinate a date and time to advertise the items.
The board adopted the DESE Local Compliance Plan for implementing Part B of IDEA. The Mathematics Curriculum was adopted as written last year and staff has begun work on the ELA Curriculum over the summer. The After School Club program will continue next year with Shelly Porter serving as coordinator. The board heard public comment from teaching staff in support of a new combination of classes resulting from a vacated classroom position. Superintendent Eakes explained the plan for classes during the 22-23 school year is to combine the first grade with kindergarten and second
grade with third and fourth grades. The staff has worked together to develop the new plan to best meet the academic needs of the students. In other business, Erica Eakes was appointed as liaison for Foster Care, Migrant and Homeless Children and Title IX. Repairs to the roof of the gym were tabled until the August meeting. Bids will also be sought to retuck the mortar on the brick portion of the building. The board discussed the implementation of the Baseline Teacher Salary grant. They approved a stipend to be paid from local funds for [See Boards, Page 2]
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Council Approves Ordinances, Discusses Purchases The Trenton City Council met on Monday, July 25 at City Hall. Those in attendance were City Clerk Cindy Simpson, City Attorney Tara Walker, Police Chief Rex Ross and council members David Mlika, Duane Urich, John Dolan, Lance Otto, Glen Briggs, Danny Brewer and Marvin Humphreys. Mayor Linda Crooks, City Administrator Ron Urton and Councilman Robert Romesburg joined via Zoom. Mayor Crooks called the meeting to order. The minutes and bills were approved. An ordinance authorizing the city to participate in the Missouri Firefighters Critical Illness Trust and Pool was approved. An ordinance amending the city’s prohibited parking code was approved. The city had a request from a property owner regarding why there was no parking on both sides of Laclede Street near 12th Street. City Administrator Ron Urton said they have looked at the street and see no reason that parking cannot be allowed on the east side of Laclede Street. The city will be removing the prohibited parking signs and amending the city code. In new business, Mayor Crooks announced she has appointed Brandon Spencer to serve another term on the Historic Preservation Committee. The
Drug Policy for the City of Trenton Personnel was approved as presented at the last meeting. There were no changes given to Urton or Walker after council members had a chance to review it. The council agreed to purchase transformers per a Volume Committment Agreement from Arkansas Electric. This agreement would allow the utility commission to purchase a set number of transformers at a set price with a guaranteed delivery time. The council agreed this is a better option than ordering as needed. This would allow the city to have transformers on hand and not have to wait possibly weeks or months due to production and delivery delays. An ordinance will be presented to be signed at the next meeting so the transformers can be ordered. Police Chief Rex Ross presented information on the purchase of a new police car. The car would replace a current 2014 vehicle with over 114,348 miles and over $2,000 in maintenance. There is currently $29,150 budgeted for a new car, which was the same as last year. Ross is requesting approval to increase that budget to $35,000 if needed as the price of vehicles may be [See Council, Page 2]
BNB Discusses Nuisance Properties The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board met at City Hall on Monday, July 25. Attending in person was Code Enforcement Officer Wes Barone, City Clerk Cindy Simpson, Chairman David Mlika, Police Chief Rex Ross and board members Harry Kately, Lindsay Stevens, Vickie Meservey, Mary Axtell and Gaylon McCorkle. Mayor Linda Crooks attended via Zoom. Chairman David Mlika called the meeting to order. Minutes were approved and there was no public comment. In Declaration of a Nuisance, two properties were given 30-day extensions and one was moved to Findings of Fact. Property at 1423 Chestnut owned by Jeffrey and Rachel VanHoozer was given 30 days as they are planning to sell
the property. Thirty days was also given to Roger and Monica Triplett’s property at 704 E 17th Street as Mr. Barone is in contact with them to discuss options on the property. Moving forward to Public Hearing was 1416 Chestnut owned by Michael Cash and Melissa Bye as no progress has been made in the last 30 days. In Public Hearing, property at 513 E 9th Ct. owned by Carlos Hendricks has been removed from the list as repairs have been completed. Cleaning has been started at 1017 E 13th owned by Cory and Lori French, however the board is moving it to Findings of [See BNB, Page 2]