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COVID Policy Approved

BRIEFS Vincent Meet And Greet

The public will have a chance to meet Grammy Award-winning bluegrass singer-songwriter Rhonda Vincent prior to her concert in Trenton on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

The one-hour “meet and greet” event will take place at the Trenton Hy-Vee Store from 3 to 4 p.m. She will perform in concert in the Performing Arts Center at Trenton High School at 7 p.m. with the concert serving as a fund-raiser for the Dream Factory of Northwest Missouri. Dream Factory is a volunteer-driven organization that seeks to fulfill the wishes of children with chronic or lifethreatening illnesses. It’s Northwest Missouri Chapter is headquartered in St. Joseph and serves children in this region.

Ms. Vincent, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, is a Kirksville native who was raised in Greentop. She and her band, The Rage, are the most awarded band in bluegrass music history with 19 International Bluegrass Music Association awards and 89 from the Society for the Preservation of the Bluegrass Music of America. They are in the midst of a lengthy tour of the midwest, south and southeast United States promoting her latest release, “Music Is What I See.” Advance tickets are $25 and are on sale at the HyVee Customer Service Desk and at Ron Dougan Insurance and the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association office, both located in the 903 Main St. building. Tickets at the door, which open at 6 p.m., will be $30.

Tickets On Sale For Music Jam

Tickets for the Leadership Northwest Music Jam are on sale now for the Saturday, Sept. 25 event at Black Silo Winery.

Local talent Salem Croy will open the outdoor show, with country music star Sunny Sweeney headlining the event, which is a benefit for the Leadership Northwest program.

Tickets are available via Eventbrite and are $20 prior to the show or can be purchased at the door for $25.

WEATHER ALMANAC Day: High/Low Rain Monday 89/64 — Tuesday 80/65 — Wednesday 83/58 — Barton Campus Wednesday 82/55 —

R-9 Board Also Discusses Bus Concerns

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Seniors Jenna Reeter and Kaden Owen were crowned Homecoming royalty at Trenton High School’s annual pep rally Wednesday night at C.F. Russell Stadium. Members of the Homecoming court included, from left, front row, crownbearers Claire Ormsby and Hank Gott; back row, freshmen attendants Kenzie Lynch and Remi Olmstead, senior candidates Jillian Simpson and Tayler Morton, queen and king Jenna Reeter and Kaden Owen, senior candidates Lilly Berti and Trager Leeper, junior attendants Maurissa Bonta and Sam Gibson and sophomore attendants Morgan Foster and Gabe Stark.

Trenton Set For Homecoming After Wednesday’s Pep Rally Miller Delivers Speech On Confidence To Football Team, Crowd Derek Miller was a junior in high school when he was named the Trenton Bulldogs’ starting quarterback. But a broken collarbone cost him the first six weeks of the season that year. When he returned under center for a team that had won all six games in which he missed, Trenton lost — three straight games.

Miller’s confidence in himself was wavering, but in week 10, he guided Trenton to a victory over Hamilton and that was all he needed to get his confidence back. The next season Miller quarterbacked all 10 games in a season that saw the Bulldogs go 9-1.

“That one win, that was all I needed,” Miller said.

Miller was the guest speaker at Wednesday night’s Homecoming pep rally at C.F. Russell Stadium and his message to those in attendance was about finding confidence.

Miller specifically addressed the football team, which is coming off a big win over Princeton last week — one that snapped a nearly two-year losing streak — urging them to find confidence from that victory and carry it over into Friday night’s Homecoming game against visiting Putnam County.

Miller’s speech also spoke of the importance of having your team-

It took two votes, but Trenton R-9 School District employees will continue to be provided up to an additional 80 hours for time off due to COVID-related issues following action by the R-9 Board of Education Tuesday night. The meeting also involved a lengthy discussion of school bus service for children residing on East 10th Street.

The policy, which passed 6-0 with Melissa King absent, mirrors the one that was in effect during the 2020-21 school year in [See R-9, Page A7]

Council Mulls Land Use Direction Sought On How To Market Property

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Derk Miller, a 2007 Trenton High School graduate who was a threesport standout, was the guest speaker at Wednesday night’s Homecoming pep rally at C.F. Russell Stadium.

mates’ backs both on and off the field. He captivated the audience with a 20-minute speech full of anecdotes and name drops. By Miller’s count, he played with 10 all-state football players between his sophomore and senior seasons.

After the speech, Trenton crowned its Homecoming royalty.

Seniors Jenna Reeter and Kaden Owen were crowned Homecoming king and queen. Other senior candidates included Lilly Berti and Trager Leeper and Jillian Simpson and Tayler Morton. Junior attendants were Maurissa Bonta and Sam

Gibson, sophomore attendants were Morgan Foster and Gabe Stark and freshman attendants were Kenzie Lynch and Remi Olmstead. Crownbearers were Claire Ormsby, the daughter of Taylor and Michael Ormsby, and Hank Gott, the son of Abby and Daniel Gott.

Events continued today (Friday) with the parade at 2 p.m. and introduction of the queen and her court, escorted by their fathers prior to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Trenton and Putnam County will kick off from C.F. Russell Stadium at 7 o’clock.

What to do with land owned by the city, but sitting basically unused, was the question posed to the Trenton City Council Monday evening in a meeting that also found the council approving a downtown social district and being asked to reconsider its breed- specific dog ban.

Scott Sharp, executive director of the North Central Missouri Development Alliance, met with the council, explaining that if the city expects to attract new business and industry it will need to have parcels of land that are available for consideration as a site for development. Sharp said he has received several [See COUNCIL, Page A3]

Aldermen OK AMI Policy Reports Indicate Gallatin Sets A Good Start PWSD #2 Water Rate

The Gallatin Board of Aldermen met Monday evening, approving a policy concerning damage to the new AMI meters and setting a special meeting.

According to information provided by City Clerk Hattie Rains through the unoffiical minutes, the board reviewed and approved a policy that will hold the property owners responsible for the expense of replacement equipment for the Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters that are currently being installed throughout the city. The policy covers

the meters themselves as well as the lid, a 520 Pit SmartPoint radio, the connection cord and the meter pit. If any of those items are damaged after the initial installation by the property owner or a third party (anyone not affiliated with the city) the property can/will be held responsible for the cost.

City Administrator Lance Rains presented the water rate calculations for Public Water Supply District #2 that is used to set the annual water rate, based on the current contract.

Rains recommended, and the board approved, setting the wholesale water rate at $9.86, effective Oct. 1.

Rains also gave an update on the Renew Daviess County event, scheduled

for the week of July 18, 2022. The event will include over 100 teenagers arriving in Daviess County to volunteer their time working on various projects in the area. Rains told the board he has been notified the emergency declaration 75/25 grant has been approved for distribution.

He said he also expects the aerator blower replacement and gravel replacement applications to be approved.

Rains submitted an advertisement for audit services for the years ending 2021, 2022 and 2023. Bids are due by Oct. 1 and will be presented at the Oct. 11 meeting. Rains told the board he is still waiting to receive requested information from LAGERS [See GALLATIN, Page A7]

Elementary Numbers Up In Gallatin R-5 Based on reports given at Wednesday’s meeting of the Gallatin R-5 Board of Education, the 2021-22 school year is off to a good start.

Gallatin Superintendent Dr. Bryan Copple told board members that, so far, only one class has had to be quarantined due to COVID-19 concerns. The class was in the elementary school and because those students are too young to be vaccinated, the entire class was required to quar-

antine. The class has returned to school. Dr. Copple told the board he is staying in touch with RaCail King, administrator of the Daviess County Health Department, as well as other health care professionals, concerning the virus and the district’s response to it.

Dr. Copple reported that there was a short lockdown of the building on Wednesday when a bull, described as “mean and aggressive” got loose from the sale barn and was near the building.

The bull had to be euthanized, but there were no injuries reported and the incident only lasted about [See COPPLE, Page A3]

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COVID Policies, Personnel Topics Of Area School Board Meetings It was a busy week for area boards of education, who held meetings to discuss issues related to personnel and COVID-19, as well as transportation matters.

Pleasant View R-6 The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education met Tuesday, hearing a report on the summer reading program and hiring a bus aide.

Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff said 36 students completed the iReady Summer Reading Challenge and were rewarded with a field trip to Lincoln City, NE to the Arbor Day Farm/Tree Top Village on Sept. 10.

Mrs. Steinhoff also updated the board on several building projects, including new paint in the sixth, seventh and eighth grade addition. She reported on the new sports cooperative with the Trenton R-9 School District, noting that one student is playing softball, four are playing volleyball and five are playing football. Overall, that is a 43 percent participation level for the seventh and eighth grade classes.

In action items, the board approved a field trip for third through fifth grade students to attend the Lathrop Heritage Festival on Oct. 8 as well as the preschool through fourth grades attending the Grundy R-5 Agriculture Day on Wednesday, Sept.

29. The second reading of MSBA Policy 2021B was also held.

Future dates of importance were shared with the

board, including an early out on Friday, Sept. 17 for the Trenton Homecoming Parade.

Following a closed session, the board voted to hire Jennifer Roberts as a bus aide for the Early Childhood Special Education program for this school year.

The R-6 Board is scheduled to meet again on Monday, Oct. 18.

Grundy R-5 The Grundy R-5 Board of Education discussed making district employees “essential,” set the graduation date for 2022 and approved a personnel matter during a meeting held Monday.

According to information provided by Superintendent Phil Fox, the board gave final approval to all bus routes for the 2021-22 school year, heard a report on the replacement of the furnace in the office area and discussed the idea of designating all district employees as essential.

Following discussion, the board tabled the issue for consideration at a future meeting.

Under new business, the board set the graduation date as Saturday, May 21, 2022. Fifth grade graduation will be held at 10 a.m., with high school graduation set for 2 p.m., with both ceremonies to take place in the high school gym.

Board members approved building improvements for the elementary school and agreed to pay the $18 per staff member cost for seasonal flu shots

for all staff members.

Lydia Shiflett was appointed as the homeless coordinator and liaison and Jennifer Dyer was appointed as foster care point of contact for the district.

The first reading of MCE policy updates were read and the board approved policies covering homeless dispute resolution, transportation procedures for foster care students, dispute resolution procedures for foster care and ESSA complaint procedures.

Both building principals gave their reports prior to the board entering closed session, where they discussed personnel. Following the return to open session, the board accepted the resignation of junior high boys basketball coach Whitley Richman. Samantha Miller was hired to take that position.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Laredo R-7 The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved several items under new business during its meeting on Monday and ended COVID leave after designating district employees as essential.

According to information provided by Administrator Misty Foster, board members agreed to designate all district employees as essential, but will not continue the COVID-19 leave policy that had been implemented last year. If an employee is sick with COVID they are required to use their sick leave as with any other illness.

The board also approved the employment of Shelby Glidewell as an office aide and gave their approval to a Sept. 22 field trip for students in grades kindergarten through eight to the Fun Farm Pumpkin Patch.

It was agreed that boys and

girls in fifth through eighth grades will be allowed to play junior high basketball and Mrs. Foster was named the district coordinator for the wellness, foster care, English as a second language, migrant, homeless and Title IX programs. It was noted that the Backpack Buddies program has started and that bids for snow removal will be advertised.

Board members adopted the Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest policy and it was noted that members will need to watch a video for board member refresher training.

In her report, Mrs. Foster gave a budget update, said Grandparents Day will be celebrated at the school on Oct. 1 and said the school Christmas program will be held at 6 p.m on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

A closed session was listed on the agenda, but no announcements were made.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.

Princeton R-5 The Princeton R-5 School District might be the first in the area to have an electric bus if all goes well with the financing for the acquisition.

According to Superintendent Jerry Girdner, the board is just beginning the process of seeking funding for the possible purchase of an electric bus and approved a resolution for acceptance and compliance with various requirements to obtain financial assistance from the USDARural Development.

Girdner said an electric bus can cost as much as $400,000 as opposed to the approximate $100,000 cost of a conventional dieselpowered bus. Girdner said funding is being sought not only through the USDA, but also through the De-

County Tax Comparisons The Grundy County Commission receives information concerning the monthly sales tax revenue along with a comparison of funds received a year ago. All three are one-half cent sales taxes, although the collection amount varies slightly for each tax.

GENERAL REVENUE SALES TAX TO DATE (The county’s tax year runs from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31) Month 2021 2020 January $38,080.00 $35,168.31 February $35,273.25 $29,696.37 Interest $50.63 $272.37 March $54,091.76 $48,705.80 April $31,776.66 $39,183.61 May $37,863.03 $27,101.88 June $57,819.36 $53,990.01 July $43,094.80 $46,853.23 August $35,315.02 $29,705.30 September $58,085.84 $47,828.55 TO DATE $391,450.35 $358,505.43 (Comparison Year to Date) $32,944.92 AMBULANCE SALES TAX Month 2021 2020 January $38,085.98 $35,164.30 February $35,273.19 $29,693.07 Interest $50.63 $272.35 March $54,091.68 $48,705.86 April $31,774.54 $39,148.94 May $37,857.53 $27,070.81 June $57,819.25 $53,969.91 July $43,087.62 $46,853.11 August $35,312.91 $29,702.64 September $58,084.87 $47,828.76 TO DATE $391,438.20 $358,409.75 (Comparison Year to Date) $33,028.45 LAW ENFORCEMENT SALES TAX 2021 2020 January $38,085.99 $35,164.85 February $35,273.25 $29,693.20 Interest $50.63 $272.35 March $54,091.72 $48,705.80 April $31,774.48 $39,148.83 May $37,857.52 $27,070.84 June $57,819.29 $53,969.86 July $43,087.60 $46,853.17 August $35,312.87 $29,702.55 September $58,084.87 $47,828.75 TO DATE $391,438.22 $358,410.20 (Comparison Year to Date) $33,028.02

partment of Natural Resources/ Volkswagen Trust Fund and local grants. If using those grants can reduce the cost of an electric bus to around that of a diesel bus, the district is interested in purchasing one.

Girdner said there are many questions to be answered, such as the size and battery range needed.

The district is initially looking at a 71-passenger bus with a 125-mile battery range. He said he has visited with representatives of Grundy Electric Cooperative concerning the initial infrastructure that would be needed to develop a charging station.

Girdner said the selling point of an electric bus is the savings for fuel and maintenance, but questions such as how much battery replacements would cost and what it would cost to dispose of them still need to be answered. At this time, he said, the district is exploring its options, with more information to come as it is gathered.

Board members also heard an update on the ballfield relocation project, learning that the Federal Land, Water and Conservation Fund grant that is administered through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources received approval last week.

That means the project should receive its notice to proceed in the near future and allow construction on the fields to begin this fall.

The board approved the addition of the NewtownHarris R-2 School District to the Transportation Cooperative. Newtown-Harris will pay the Princeton School District an annual fee of $8,000, with the Princeton district to provide access to their mechanic for preventative maintenance, oil changes, bus inspections, computer diagnostics and routine re-

pairs. Grundy R-5 and Spickard R-2 are already part of the cooperative and have agreements with Princeton.

In other business, the board approved the Special Education Model Compliance Plan that was made available by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Department. In addition, board members agreed to complete the Refresher Board Training video prior to the October meeting to fulfill the requirements stipulated by state statute.

Following a closed session, the board approved the employment of Danette Snapp as assistant varsity girls basketball coach and accepted the resignation of Holly Hernandez as food service cashier.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11.

Newtown-Harris The Newtown-Harris R2 Board of Education took action on several items during its meeting on Monday.

According to a report from Superintendent Dr. Lucas McKinnis, items that were approved include after-school staff contracts, the tuition rate of $13,500 per year and the Local Compliance and Conflict of Interest statements. In addition, the board approved a substitute teacher list and policy updates.

Board members approved the hiring for three extracurricular positions.

Jessica Parsons was hired to serve as Scholar Bowl sponsor, while Megan Brown was hired to be the National Honor Society sponsor and Andrea Luper will take on the yearbook sponsor responsibilities.

The board is scheduled to hold its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 11.

City of Trenton Sales Tax Comparisons REGULAR SALES TAX (Tax year runs from May 1 to April 30) Month 2020-2021 2021-22 May $42,319.69 $51,961.36 June $89,633.42 $95,073.77 July $71,561.09 $69,272.76 August $46,158.58 $54,201.52 Sept. $75,897.70 $96,071.52 TOTAL $325,570.48 $366,580.93 (Comparison Year to Date) $41,010.45 CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX Month 2020-2021 2021-22 May $21,128.52 $25,975.33 June $44,796.62 $47,536.78 July $35,780.48 $34,629.04 August $23,076.27 $27,098.68 September $37,948.61 $48,034.50 TOTAL $162,730.50 $183,274.33 (Comparison Year to Date) $20,543.83 PARK SALES TAX Month 2020-2021 May $17,976.14 June $41,595.68 July $34,199.87 August $20,172.55 September $35,888.45 TOTAL $149,832.69 (Comparison Year to Date)

2021-22 $23,474.16 $44,309.18 $32,208.72 $25,343.20 $46,137.21 $171,472.47 $21,639.78

FIRE SALES TAX Month 2020-2021 May $8,925.44 June $20,752.99 July $17,044.98 August $10,032.80 September $18,060.93 TOTAL $74,817.14 (Comparison Year to Date)

2021-22 $11,692.72 $22,131.80 $16,093.07 $12,670.93 $23,068.60 $85,657.12 $10,839.98

TRANSPORTATION TAX Month 2020-2021 2021-22 May $13,388.06 $17,525.81 June $31,119.86 $33,186.34 July $25,567.30 $23,998.07 August $15,049.44 $19,005.34 September $27,144.17 $34,602.84 TOTAL $112,268.83 $128,318.40 (Comparison Year to Date) $16,049.57 City Use Tax Collected To Date - $993.98

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requests for proposals through the Missouri Partnership, a public-private economic development agency that seeks to attract business and industry to the state. Those requests include information about possible locations and Sharp said that while the city owns about 100 acres, he needed to know if the council would be open to selling the land in smaller parcels.

Councilmen agreed that they would be willing to sell land from a minimum of five acres to the entirety of the tract.

The discussion moved into the need for the cityowned land located in the north part of town to have utilities run to the site, with Jackie Soptic, a member of the NCMDA board, telling the council that this is something that has been discussed for more than a decade and if anything is going to get done it might be a good idea to look at it now while there is substantial funding coming to several entities, including the city and Grundy County, through the American Rescue Plan Act. In addition, if legislation passes that will provide additional funding for infrastructure, it would be a great time to look into a partnership with the city, Grundy County, the Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation,

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15 or 20 minutes, he said.

Dr. Copple also reported that the new copiers for the district are on their way, however due to the current shortage of electronic components, some of the copiers are backordered and may not arrive until as late as December. Heartland has agreed that the district will not be charged a lease payment until all copiers have arrived. He noted that the purchase was necessary due to the age and unreliability of the current copiers, some that have made more than three million copies. Dr. Copple went to say that there continues to be some problems with the new phone system, including the firewall prohibiting it from updating, but the issue is getting worked out.

He also reported that Jamesport Roofing will make the needed repairs to the high school roof and then the district will move on to making the repairs to the elementary roof.

High School Principal Brent Burke gave an enrollment report, stating there are 165 students in grades nine through 12, a number that is smaller than had been projected. Midterm is Sept. 21 and the list of students with D’s and

etc. She said a meeting will be held in the future to see how that can move forward and asked that the city come up with a rough estimate of what it would take to get utilities to the site. In the past, that price tag has been around $1 million.

The need for “shovelready” property was stressed several times, with Sharp and Mrs. Soptic both stating that an entity is not even “in the game” if they don’t have a “shovelready” property to offer a prospective business.

Councilmembers were in support of looking into the cost of extending utilities to the land and the possibility of selling some of the undeveloped land to fund the purchase of more land near the industrial park.

That land would be easier to develop as it is already close to utilities and has paved roads.

Another topic of discussion Monday evening was the city’s breed specific dog ordinance, which prohibits within the city limits any type of pit bull, Rottweiler, Chow Chow, Akita and Doberman Pinscher.

Kalley Erickson, who is a volunteer at the Green Hills Animal Shelter, said the ordinance is not only arbitrary, it is not enforced and it hinders the shelter from being able to adopt out the animals it has that fall within those breeds. After discussion, it was agreed that the issue will be turned

over to the administrative committee for further consideration.

In action items, the council: • amended the city’s open container law, adding a social district that runs from the intersection of West 10th and Jackson streets (behind Chumbley’s Bar and Grill), east to the intersection of West 10th and Chestnut streets, north to the intersection of West 11th and Chestnut streets, east to the intersection with Haliburton Street, then south to the intersection with Monroe Street, southwest to the intersection of East Eighth and Monroe streets and northwest to the intersection of East Eighth and Jackson street, then northeast back to the starting point. The establishment of the district had been requested by the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association at the Aug. 23 meeting.

• amended a section of the city code that addresses the “open container” offense, deleting it from that section because it is included in the one that was amended to include the social district.

• approved an amended agreement between the city and AllState Consultants for the engineering work on the water treatment plant improvements. The revised cost includes amounts that are “not to exceed” and include

$164,000 for basic services, $1,200 for construction observation per eight-hour round trip and $30,000 in additional services. The vote was 6-1, with Second Ward Councilman Danny Brewer voting no and Fourth Ward Councilman Duane Urich not present.

• approved the hiring of two police officers, Seth Allen and Michael Williams. Allen is from Gallatin and is currently serving as a police officer in Hamilton. Williams is from Miami, MO and is a recent police academy graduate who will be starting his first position in law enforcement.

The council held a closed session after which they approved a lateral police officer incentive bonus. Under the new policy, officers joining the TPD with previous experience will receive a $3,000 incentive bonus under the following conditions: the officer must in good standing with Missouri Peace Officers Standards and Training; be in good standing with their current law enforcement agency; have at least one year of experience with at least one law enforcement agency; and sign a two-year commitment with the Trenton Police Department.

The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

F’s will go out on Sept. 24 and new members induction for National Honor Society will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

He reported on plans for Homecoming, which will be held Friday, Oct. 1, as well as other upcoming events in the high school building. The “Pink Out” game for breast cancer awareness will be held Friday, Oct. 15 with Gallatin hosting Trenton in the football game that evening.

Burke told board members that the “Yellow Out” softball games between Gallatin and Princeton was held Tuesday evening and, considering all of the donations, fundraisers, etc. connected to the game, the event raised between $2,500 and $3,000 for Jylee Leeper, an R-5 student battling Ewing Sarcoma. (See story on page A5 of today’s paper). A blood drive at the school is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 29 in honor of Jylee.

In his report, Gallatin Middle School Principal Dr. Justin Collins reported an enrollment of 153 students in the middle school.

He said the Positive Behavior Supports program is off to a good start and has been adapted to middle schoolage students by using different terminology and incentives. He commended

Elementary Principal Nicole Thogmartin and her staff for preparing elementary students for middle school and having them “ready to go” when they move to GMS. In her report, Ms. Thogmartin told board members enrollment at the elementary building has seen an increase of around 60 students over last year. She said the preschool is full at this time. She announced that a total of 73 percent of students in preschool through fourth grade were represented at Back to School Night and said the Title Program Night is scheduled for 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22. Mrs. Thogmartin also gave a Bright Futures Gallatin report, noting that the Back to School Bazaar was well attended. She also reported on grants that have been received for alcohol and drug abuse education and prevention efforts. Barron Gann, R-5 activities director, said all of the fall sports are off and running, with the junior high football team having 25 players, including five from the TriCounty R-7 School District who play through a cooperative agreement. He provided an update on the team records and said FFA, FCCLA and FBLA are all in the process of re-

cruiting students at this time.

In action items, the board approved the 202122 Professional Development Plan as well as the District-Wide Evaluation Plan. The list of substitute teachers was approved and Dr. Copple said the district will be advertising for additional substitutes, noting that Gallatin R-5 is one of the top districts when it comes to paying substitutes. Currently, substitute teachers are paid $100 or $125 for long-term assignments. Board members also re-adopted the Board Member Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure policies.

An executive session was held after which the board voted to hire Jean Mott and Theresa France as custodians, Lucinda Keebler as a paraprofessional in the preschool and Charles Cameron as a substitute bus driver.

The next regular meeting will be a morning session due to the possibility of a conflict with district softball. The board will meet at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 in the high school library.

HIGHLIGHTS WITH HEGEMAN 12th District State Sen. Dan Hegeman Room 332, State Capitol Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-751-1415 dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov

TO OVERRIDE OR NOT TO OVERRIDE Every year, the Legislature has the opportunity to revisit any of the bills that were vetoed by the governor. It is a part of our system of checks and balances. Depending on the need for the legislation in question, lawmakers may decide to override a governor’s veto. This year will be no different, when the Missouri General Assembly returns to the Capitol for the annual veto session on Sept. 15.

A great deal of time and effort is put into every piece of legislation created by the lawmakers who serve in the Missouri General Assembly.

Lawmakers pre-file bills throughout the interim, those months between the middle of May and the end of the year, between regular legislative sessions. These measures are assigned their official bill numbers on Dec. 1. Then, all legislation is thoroughly vetted during session, from research on the legal aspects of a proposal, to public hearings, to discussion on the floor of the Missouri Senate and/or House. If a bill is approved by the Legislature, the governor then has time to pour over the legislation and then decide if he will sign it, veto it or let it become law without a signature.

This year, there were four

What’s Happening This Weekend?

Friday Trenton High School Homecoming Activities Early Out - Rissler, 12: 51 p.m., TMS/THS, 1:07 p.m.

Parade, 2 p.m.

Pre-game activities, 6:30 p.m.; Bulldog football, 7 pm.

Friday and Saturday Daviess County Chautauqua, Gallatin Town Square

Saturday Trenton Rotary Club Drive-Through Fish Fry, FFA Cookshack at the NCM Fairgrounds, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Major Discounters 1318 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton, MO (Next to Barnes Baker)

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bills that were vetoed. Along with these, there were several line items in the appropriations bills for the current fiscal year that were vetoed.

The Legislature also has the option to override line-item vetoes, if they so choose.

After lawmakers gavel in on Sept. 15, the sponsors of the vetoed bills can choose to take up the legislation to consider an override, or choose not to. If the decision is made to override, at least two-thirds of the members in each chamber have to vote “yes” to overturn the veto.

If this year’s vetoes are not overridden, I would expect the sponsors of the legislation in question to try again next year, since the governor indicated he is not totally against any of the bills in question, just certain parts of the bills. The veto session proves our system of government works, and it gives an extra layer of protection to ensure state government is doing all it can for each and every Missourian.

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

My Capitol office number is (573) 751-1415, my email is dan.hegeman@senate.mo. gov and my mailing address is Room 332, State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

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A NEW BEGINNING As everyone surely knows by now, the Republican-Times is under new ownership which was effective on the first of September. D’Anna and Jamey Honeycutt purchased the newspaper from the Lenhart and Alexander families. My father, William O. Lenhart, and Willis Alexander purchased the newspaper from Ray VanMeter in July of 1963 and since that time it has been operated by them and, after their deaths, by their family members.

My apologies to Ronda, our editor, but sometimes change is good. D and Jamey have already begun to implement things which will allow the newspaper to be stronger and better and to serve the area better.

This is a win-win situation for the Trenton community and the north Missouri area. I’ve known Jamey for over 20 years. He was formerly publisher of the newspaper in Cameron. He and D are both newspaper people. They know what it takes to produce a quality newspaper and how to use it to serve a community.

I couldn’t be more excited and pleased that they are taking over and guiding it into the future. With the great staff we have already had in place for many years, they will use their expertise and experience to only make things better. They also own the Clinton County Leader in Plattsburg and the combined shoppers of both newspapers will reach from the Kearney/Smithville area all the way to the Iowa state line. It will be a great advertising vehicle which will allow businesses throughout the area to reach thousands of potential customers.

With the efforts we have always used to get as much local information in the newspaper as possible, readers shouldn’t notice many changes in that regard, only improvements continually being made.

I hope Trenton and the surrounding community will support them like they have us for the last 58 years, and even more. I don’t think people realize sometimes how important a strong newspaper is to a strong community.

And you’re not getting rid of me entirely. I’m helping with the transition and will continue to do so over the next several weeks. Jamey and D would like me to hang around a little bit, but not say too much! I will write a column every now and then and be doing everything I can to help them to serve the Green Hills area and to make the Republican-Times the best that it can be.

I’ve really enjoyed helping guide the newspaper through all of the changes we’ve made for almost 40 years. Well, most of them. As anyone who’s been in business knows, when you’re responsible for something it goes home with you and sometimes keeps you awake in the middle of the night.

It’s fun to look back over the many years and see how things have changed in Trenton. As a community, I believe we are well-positioned for future growth.

I can’t wait to see the new chapters that Jamey and D, along with the RT staff, write for the newspaper and am excited for what the future holds for Trenton and the surrounding area.

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Dear Editor: What Mark Milley has done violates the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

This is a court martial offense. This needs to be addressed. This is very sad as he is an example that all military members look to for leadership and direction.

What kind of message is this sending to all the young men and women in the country?

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Who's Covered By A Vaccine Mandate?

A Quick Guide To America's Patchwork Of COVID-19 Shot Requirements

by Debbie Kaminer, Baruch College, CUNY (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. It can be found at http://bit.ly/TCUSinfo) (THE CONVERSATION) President Joe Biden’s orders requiring vaccinations for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce add to a patchwork of vaccine mandates aimed at pushing more people to get their shots and bring the pandemic under control.

The president had largely resisted issuing federal mandates, but in recent months, many states, companies and schools have issued their own mandates in order to inoculate reluctant or resistant Americans.

Currently nearly 80 million vaccine-eligible Americans have yet to get a single dose, according to the White House. Health experts believe this helped the delta variant thrive in many parts of the country over the summer.

“The unvaccinated overcrowd our hospitals … leaving no room for someone with a heart attack or pancreatitis or cancer,” Biden said in a speech on Sept. 9, 2021, announcing the new orders. “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin. And your refusal has cost all of us.”

I’m a law professor who has written about the legal questions around vaccination laws. While it’s unclear how many people in total are covered by the overlapping vaccine mandates, they most likely now affect a significant majority of eligible Americans.

Biden’s New Orders The newest vaccine requirements cover over 100 million workers in total – and it’s unknown how many of these people remain unvaccinated.

The biggest part of Biden’s orders involve having the Occupational Safety and Health Administration develop a rule that companies with 100 or more employees ensure their

workers are fully vaccinated or are tested weekly for COVID-19. Although less than 2% of U.S. companies have 100 or more employees, according to recent Census data, they employ over 80 million workers.

The penalty for noncompliance could be fines for the employer of up to US$14,000 per violation.

Biden will also require federal employees, government contractors and health care workers who treat patients on Medicare and Medicaid to get vaccinated – about 20 million people – with no option to undergo frequent testing instead.

In addition, the new plan urges large entertainment venues like concert halls and sports stadiums to require proof of vaccination for entry and demands companies provide workers with paid time off to get their shots and to recover from possible vaccine-related side effects.

State And Local Governments Approximately half of U.S. states have enacted their own COVID-19 vaccine mandates. And in some cases, exemptions may be allowed for medical or religious reasons.

While these mandates differ from state to state, provisions typically cover some combination of government employees and contractors, health care workers, teachers and employees in state-operated settings such as prisons. The majority of these state mandates permit frequent testing and mask-wearing as an alternative to vaccination.

These statewide vaccine mandates exist almost exclusively in states with Democratic governors.

While Maryland, Massachusetts and Vermont, all of which are led by Republicans, also have vaccine mandates, their populations tend to lean liberal.

California and New York City have some of the most rigorous mandates. California, for example, ap-

pears to be the only state that requires proof of vaccination of a negative COVID-19 test to attend an indoor event with 1,000 or more people. New York City requires vaccination for an even wider variety of indoor venues, including restaurants and gyms, regardless of how many people are there.

About 20 states, all of them led by Republican governors, have taken the opposite approach and prohibited vaccine mandates either through legislation or executive orders. Policies vary, but they typically prohibit state agencies from implementing any type of COVID-19 vaccine mandate, prohibit private companies from requiring their customers to be vaccinated, or both.

Montana is currently the only state that prohibits private employers from mandating the vaccine for their employees.

The new federal vaccine mandates would preempt some of these state laws and are likely to face legal challenges.

Universities And Schools Many educational institutions have also played an important role in mandating the vaccine.

Over 1,000 U.S. universities have some form of a vaccine mandate for students, employees or both, including many large public universities.

Beyond the usual exemptions for medical or religious reasons, some of these mandates also exclude students learning entirely remotely.

In August 2021, the United States Supreme Court refused to block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate that covered virtually all students and employees and included both religious and medical exemptions. For that reason, I believe similar vaccine mandates at other universities will also likely withstand constitutional scrutiny.

At the grade school level, just two states, Oregon and Washington,

have mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for almost all K-12 school employees, while another seven require that teachers and other employees either be vaccinated or undergo regular testing.

In most states, however, vaccine mandates are being determined at the local level – some cities or districts are passing mandates despite a state law that explicitly prohibits them. An ongoing survey of 100 large urban school districts around the country found that a quarter require teachers to be vaccinated.

Los Angeles is the only major school district in the country that requires eligible students 12 and older to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Vaccine mandates for schoolchildren are hardly new, however. Prior to the pandemic, every state in the nation had some form of mandatory vaccination requirement for K-12 students.

Private Businesses Before the new rule covering private businesses, many companies had already decided to require their workers receive their shots.

Earlier in the year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gave companies the green light that they could adopt mandatory vaccination policies as long as they remained in compliance with antidiscrimination laws.

While companies were initially slow to require vaccines, that changed recently after the Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23. Dozens of businesses, including Walmart, Goldman Sachs and Google, now require employees to be vaccinated.

Health experts still don’t know how many more people need to be vaccinated to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. But the mandates, if upheld by courts, will likely help the U.S. get closer.

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Indiana Man Is Named Judge An Indiana man is the latest announced judge for the 2021 Missouri Days Marching Band Festival.

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The high school softball game between the Gallatin Bulldogs and the Princeton Tigers was so competitive Tuesday night that it came down to extra innings. The two schools’ middle school teams battled it out in Gallatin. But the four teams - and the two towns, actually - came together to raise money for childhood cancer through the “Yellow Out” game, dedicated to all the kids battling childhood cancer.

Gallatin Middle School seventh-grader Jylee Leeper, who was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in 2019, will be one of the recipients of the funds raised. Ewing Sarcoma is cancer that forms in the bones and soft tissue. At the middle school game, Jylee was surrounded by both teams as they prayed for all those battling childhood cancer.

The daughter of Luke and Janelle Leeper, Jylee has undergone many chemotherapy treatments with the goal of good scans for next week, to be cancer free and return to school as soon as possible. She was presented with gifts at Tuesday’s middle school game. Jylee’s family also

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The Gallatin and Princeton middle school softball teams came together Tuesday evening to help raise money for childhood cancer in a “yellow out” game at Gallatin. The players are shown with Jylee Leeper, center, a Gallatin seventh-grader who has been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma. “Yellow Out” events were also held at Princeton, where the two schools’ high school team were playing.

includes siblings, LeAyr, a freshman at Gallatin High School, and Liam, a fourth grader at Covel D. Searcy Elementary School.

She has remained positive and faithful throughout her illness, always proclaiming to find her strength in Jesus Christ, who she believes will see her through her cancer.

Gallatin and Princeton’s “Yellow Out” games for childhood cancer awareness go back many years.

Gallatin’s own Libby Wilson, a senior at GHS, was

diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of 18 months. At the age of 18, Libby has been cancer free for 16 years.

Eighteen years ago, Gallatin resident Patrick McBroom was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. After many years and setbacks, Patrick lost his battle with cancer in 2015 at the age of 17. His legacy lives on in his family and friends.

Gallatin’s own #5, Channing McBroom, plays for her brother Patrick.

The Princeton com-

FFDD Moves Next Meeting The Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled in Grundy County has moved its October meeting from Monday, Oct. 11 to Tuesday, Oct. 12.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room located on the first floor of the Grundy County Courthouse. Those attending should enter the building on the east side.

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This week’s fundraising efforts will be split between Alex’s Lemonade Stand, the Patrick McBroom Scholarship Fund and Jylee’s family. It was noted at the Gallatin R-5 School Board meeting Wednesday evening that the baked potato bar at Princeton raised $800, which was matched by a Princeton fan.

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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.

Grundy County Museum open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

“Jesus, Ignite Your Fire in Me”, Dockery Chapel Church, 6:30 p.m.

Trenton Rotary Club Drive-Thru Fish Fry, FFA Cookshack on the NCM Fairgrounds, (enter from Oklahoma Avenue), 5 to 6:30 p.m.

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

Grundy County Museum open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

“Jesus, Ignite Your Fire in Me”, Dockery Chapel Church, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Fun Night, 6 p.m.

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

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by Valerie Tate, MU Extension Agronomist in Linn County The Missouri Climate Center website, www.climate.missouri.edu, provides valuable historical and near real time weather information. The center provides needed information for effective planning and management of state agriculture, industry, and natural resources.

University of Missouri Extension State Climatologist, Dr. Pat Guinan, regularly posts on the home page a summary of recent weather conditions and its impact on Missouri.

A network of 30 weather stations located throughout the state provide current weather conditions every five minutes. This information can be accessed by clicking on the “Missouri Mesonet” link found on the left side of the Missouri Climate Center home page or it can be accessed directly at http://mesonet.missouri.edu.

Real time weather data includes: current air temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, dew point temperature, two-inch soil temperature, four-inch soil

temperature, solar radiation and temperature inversion potential.

Historical data is used to predict weather events and develop resources like the Frost/Freeze Probabilities Guide. This information can be found under the Climate Data Link on the left side of the home page, or directly at t h e www.ipm.missouri.edu/frostfreezeguide/. The maps available include the date when the average temperature reaches 36, 32, 28 and 24 degrees. Upper leaves of plants and tender vegetation may be injured when temperatures drop to 32 degrees; however, the temperature must drop to 28 degrees to be considered a killing freeze.

Missouri farmers can subscribe to Horizon Point at http://agebb.missouri.edu/ho rizonpoint/, a custom weather analysis system, and receive an email with site specific weather information. Information includes precipitation, temperature and wind data, and advisories based on this data such as a stored grain moisture table, insect and weed scouting aids, fall nitrogen

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A link to the Midwest Regional Climate Center’s Useful to Usable Ag Weather Tools can be found on the Missouri Climate Center’s webpage. A few of the tools and resources available here include: corn growing degree days, corn split nitrogen application risk and benefit tool, and an irrigation investment tool.

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) link can be found on the Missouri Climate Center’s webpage.

Volunteers from all across the United States report precipitation observations daily.

Information is available on the website as soon as it is entered. This data is used by agencies to decide crop loss information. Anyone interested in submitting precipitation observations can join the network.

In addition to the weather information discussed above, there are links to numerous weather resources on the page including: National Weather Service, Midwest Climate Center, River Information Resources, Drought Information and Resources, Weather and Climate for Kids and many others.

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Pike County Nursery Played Important Role In Apple History the Midwest. After biting into an oddly elongated red apple with stripes and five prominent calyx lobes, Clarence Stark proclaimed, “Delicious! That will be its name.

Who sent them?”

A frantic search failed to find the entry card with submission information. Undaunted, Stark sent letters to each entrant, inviting them to send fruit next year. Once again, Jesse Hiatt sent his sweet, oddly shaped apple he called Hawkeye to the 1894 Fruit Show, where it won first prize.

Soon thereafter, Stark Bro’s purchased the rights to what would become the Stark Delicious apple.

The Stark brothers were ecstatic about the apple, but others were not so impressed because it lacked the preferred round shape. To promote this new apple, Stark Bro’s included 10 free trees with each large order. Subsequently, Red Delicious became one of the most important cultivars grown worldwide.

Another important Stark Bro’s acquisition was the Golden Delicious. In 1912, A.H. Mullins sent Stark Bro’s three yellow apples with a long storage life in his cellar.

Lloyd and Paul Stark Sr. were so excited by this discovery that Paul pursued the “golden apple” to a remote point on Porter’s Creek in West Virginia. Stark Bro’s bought the rights to Mullins’ tree and the 90 square feet around it for $5,000.

Golden Delicious gained high praise from pomologists and growers across the United States. Like Jonathan and Red Delicious, the original Golden Delicious is a progenitor of many other strains and popular cultivars, including the Gala apple.

Empire is a mildly tart, medium-sized red apple distinguished by the naturally occurring whitish wax on its surface. The original McIntosh x Red Delicious cross was produced at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in the 1940s.

The resulting cultivar was named Empire in recognition of the Empire State of New York. Due to their McIntosh parentage, Empire apples are best eaten soon after harvest in mid-to-late September and can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three months.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – September is prime apple picking time in the lower Midwestern states.

Not only are new cultivars available in stores during September, but many heirloom apple cultivars are at their peak in farm markets and U-pick operations, says Michele Warmund, University of Missouri Extension horticulturist.

Some of the heirloom apples – grown for 50 to more than 100 years – available in September include Jonathan, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Empire. Time of harvest depends on the weather. Daytime temperatures at or above 90 F can accelerate ripening by as much as two weeks while cool, cloudy days delay harvest.

Warmund says each heirloom apple has its own unique history, taste, color and uses.

Jonathan is a tart, juicy, medium-sized red apple. It ripens in late August to early September. With its relatively short storage life, Jonathan is best eaten before December, even when refrigerated.

The Jonathan apple tree is believed to have been an open-pollinated seedling of the Esopus Spitzenberg apple. First described in 1826 by Judge Jesse Buel in an article for the New York Horticultural Society, Jonathan gets its name from Jonathan Hasbrouck, who brought the apple to Buel’s attention.

By the mid-19th century, Jonathan was one of the most commonly produced apples in the eastern U.S. Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co. in Louisiana, Missouri, promoted it as the “Queen’s Favorite” in its 1896 catalog, noting that Queen Victoria “had a carload sent over for the royal table.”

Jonathan has been used as a breeding parent to develop many other apples. Although the original Jonathan clone has disappeared from nursery catalogs, the improved strains remain a Midwestern favorite.

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which employees will be provided up to an additional 80 hours of sick leave if they meet the following criteria that was in place through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: is subject to a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19; has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID19; is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis; is caring for an individual subject to a quarantine order as described above or self-quarantine as described above; and/or is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID19. The policy will be retroactive to the beginning of the school year.

Those requirements were forced upon school districts by the federal government during the first semester of the 2020-21 school year, but were extended by the district for the second semester. Board member Marcie Cutsinger had earlier made a motion to pay the employee for the additional 80 hours if they had verification that they had tested positive or were on the Grundy County Health Department’s quarantine list. R-9 Superintendent Mike Stegman had told the board that with the availability and wide use of home tests, it has become more difficult to verify that a staff member has truly tested positive for the virus.

In addition, those who are vaccinated are not required by the GCHD to quarantine so they would not be on the list. Mrs. Cutsinger’s motion included allowing the staff member to be paid if their child is on the quarantine list and would have made it retroactive to the beginning of the school year for those who have been staying home due to COVID but would not have had the requirement for verification in place.

That vote failed 2-4, with Mrs. Cutsinger and Board President Dorothy Taul voting yes and Brandon Gibler, Bill Miller, Jason Hostetler and Andy Burress voting no.

Gibler then made the motion that the district reinstate the policy that was in place for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year, including language that it remain in place for the entire 2021-22

academic year. Under that policy, no verification is needed that the staff member has tested positive, is under quarantine or is caring for a child that is under quarantine. Stegman noted that the district is under no legal obligation to report a positive case that was confirmed through a home test.

It was noted several times that the board feels most of the faculty and staff will not take advantage of the additional time off, which will not be provided to someone who is sick with an illness not related to COVID-19.

“I think the very vast majority of our employees want to be in school,” Gibler said. “But there are always some who will take advantage of it.”

Another lengthy discussion involved the bus pickup and dropoff of students who live on East 10th Street (Highway 6 East).

Residents Jeff Smith and Drew Paulus had asked to meet with the board about concerns that their children (mostly elementary age) are having to walk along the highway to the bus stop. The stops on the north side of that roadway are at the intersection with Lake Trenton Drive and the intersection with Lake Manor Drive. The children are required to walk through the yards of neighbors, cross driveways and cross other streets to get to the bus stop and, if they are walking a safe distance from the highway, would be walking in ditches.

Paulus felt that the response he has received from the district for the past three years, that it is safer for the children to walk along the highway than to stop a bus on the highway, is inadequate, however, that remains the conviction of Applebus Manager Steve Liechti.

Liechti said the issue is that drivers don’t see the bus stopping and that causes a safety hazard for all involved. Smith said the previous owner of his residence said there had been a bus stop there from 1988 to 2004, prior to Liechti becoming manager of the Trenton bus barn.

Kary Klinginsmith, who has driven a bus for more than 30 years, said he doesn’t feel it would be too hazardous when the students are being picked up, as they would not have to cross the highway, however, the drop off would be dangerous as they would have to cross the highway to get to their homes. There are students who live on the south side

of the highway as well as others on the north side that go to the current stops.

Liechti said he has discussed the issue with the Department of Transportation, which sets the guidelines for signage, etc., and said it’s not impossible to stop on the highway, if absolutely necessary, but in his opinion, it is not the safest solution for the students. It was also noted by District Transportation Director Kris Ockenfels that if additional students move to the residences along the highway in the future, there could be multiple stops along those driveways, which would add to the danger. Ultimately, the board agreed to continue looking into the matter to determine the safest solution.

Action items during the meeting included the approval of a quarantine tutoring program, safety report, bus routes, GEC Foundation Grant applications from Joel Hultman for $650 for “The Week” magazine and Jessica Golden for $862 for books to create a library for special education students and the transfer of the Jewett Norris Library account (which contains a $15,000 certificate of deposit) to the library.

The board also heard a report on the district’s new mentoring program from Professional Development/Instructional Coach Dr. Jill Watkins and were presented reports from building administrators and Stegman.

Following an executive session, the board voted to hire Michelle Hixson as the district financial secretary, replacing Mona Loyd, who had earlier resigned. Carly Carlton, Kaylynn George and Jane Cooksey were hired as paraprofessionals and Emma Novak and Amber Sprague were hired for the extra-duty positions of Rissler Yearbook sponsor and Chris Parks as assistant middle school football coach. Substitute teachers who were hired include Marsha Hurst, Jayden Roeder, Saedee Jackson, Jeremy Hudson, Madison Stahl, Mattie Yoder (cook), Nick McHargue, Mackenzie McAtee, Missie Cotton, Latina Bru (nurse and teacher), Kelli Adams, Sidney Lynch, Connie Olmstead, Jody Radewald, Michelle Schroff and Nichole Tatum.

The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

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concerning the retirement plan.

Board members approved a request from BB’s Down Home Cooking, located at 200 Park St., for a by-the-drink sales liquor license, including Sundays, and heard information from Gallatin Police Chief Mark Richards about preparations for this weekend’s Daviess County Chautauqua. Chief Richards said the city dog pound has received the donation of two elevated dog beds from Stacy Leigh Whitt with Fur Fun Rescue, who said she also intends to donate another dog bed in the coming weeks. He also gave a report on calls and investigations conducted recently.

Public Works Director Mark Morey said the street department has been sweeping the streets for

Thomas was too young.

Afterward, they fought over $18. Thomas claims he only wanted to wound the man. In the years after the killing, police never questioned Thomas nor considered him a suspect.

But Thomas’ conscience pestered him. Friends urged him not to confess, telling him he could be paroled in his robbery case in as soon as two years and be home free.

But Thomas had been reading the Bible, which he found more convincing than his friends. “I knew I had to repent,” he said.

Detectives seeking to corroborate Thomas' confession found microfilm of a Post-Dispatch article

Thomas had read, to explain how Thomas knew Epps’ last name. They also confirmed the caliber of the weapon Thomas claimed he used.

“It was a unique caliber,” Joshua Wenstrom, a detective who has since retired, told the newspaper on Tuesday. “And he got it right on the money.”

In October 2019, Thomas pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter under a plea deal. Epps’ relatives urged the judge to deliver a harsh penalty.

Thomas received a 15-year sentence, which he thought was too long.

Thomas is being held at the Potosi Correctional Center, where he is sched-

$25,000. No further action was taken. Morey also told aldermen he has received notification from Core and Main that the electic meters for the new AMI metering system may not be delivered until May 2022 due to the current shortage of microchips.

A discussion was held on the abandoned trailer located at East Mill and South Willow. Under public comment, the board heard complaints about trash pickup service and a request by bus drivers for tree trimming at the intersection of Brook and South Daviess streets.

The board of aldermen will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22 to sign the contract with Irvinbilt Construction for the sewer clarifier replacement.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 27 at city hall.

Parson's Vetoes Withstand GOP Legislature's Override Efforts JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — All of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's vetoes will stand, despite efforts Wednesday by some lawmakers to force their priorities into law during a short session focused on vetoed bills.

Missouri's GOP-led Legislature can reverse vetoes on bills and budget items with a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers, but lawmakers typically avoid voting to overturn vetoes made by a governor of the same party.

The House voted to override Parson's vetoes on several spending items, including a raise for children's social workers and $300,000 to fight crimes against children in Lincoln County. But the veto efforts didn't get enough support in the Senate.

Work was delayed in the Senate for several hours amid esoteric Republican infighting over which lawmaker was responsible for leading the push to override another one of Parson's budget vetoes.

At issue was $150,000 to refund some businesses for taxes they paid under a policy adopted during former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's administration.

Republican Sen. Mike Moon tried to override Parson's veto, despite objections from the bill handler, but the move was initially shut down by GOP Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe.

Sen. Bob Onder said

Inmate Says Conscience Led To Cold-Case Confession ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri inmate who admitted to a long-unsolved killing while serving time for robbery says he confessed to the crime because his conscience was nagging him.

DeAngelo Thomas said he felt relief when he penned his admission to police from his prison cell in 2018.

“Just like a weight lifted on my shoulder,” he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a recent interview, the first time he has talked to a reporter about the 1999 shooting death of 30-yearold Floyd Epps.

Epps was a stranger who agreed to buy Thomas a bottle of whiskey because

Chautauqua and noted that the Department of Natural Resources has completed the water plant inspection, however the report is not expected for awhile. He said Decker Construction has completed the insert valve at the old water plant, which has now been completely capped off and abandoned. Electricity to the building will be disconnected soon and the final stage will be complete demolition of the old water plant buildings.

Morey is requesting that landowners in a two-mile radius contact city hall if they are interested in having discharged lime sludge from the new water plant applied to their property.

The lime has been tested and the city can provide reports to interested parties.

He also reminded the board that the only bid received for the cleaning out of the old backwash basin was from Redrock at a cost of

uled for a parole hearing in December 2026 on his six sentences, including robbery, manslaughter and armed criminal action.

Chris Neiman, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections, said Thomas' sentences expire in 2041.

“It was just amazing how, since this was a stranger-on-stranger crime, if the guy had not come forward with this confession, the case would not have been made,” said Morley Swingle, who was an assistant circuit attorney in St. Louis when Thomas confessed.

some fellow Republicans shied away from overriding Parson’s veto over concerns that the “governor’s tender feelings” would be hurt.

Republican Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden, the No. 2 Senate lawmaker, described the blow-up as a “clown show” and “brazenly political" in

the face of 2022 elections.

The Senate ultimately allowed a vote on the override “in an effort to try to appease children," Rowden said. The effort to override Parson on the tax refunds failed 15-13.

“It's clear we have a lot of people running for higher office in this building," Rowden said.

FUTURES TRADING CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Open

High Low Last Chg Sept. 16 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 711¼ 716¾ 705 710 —2¼ Mar 723 728¼ 716½ 722 —1¾ May 727 732 720¾ 726 —1¾ Jul 708¼ 712½ 701¾ 707¼ —3 Sep 712¼ 713¾ 704¼ 708½ —3¼ Dec 717 719¼ 709 714 —3½ Mar 717¼ 717¼ 714¾ 714¾ —3¾ Jul 687½ 687½ 682 682 —4¾ Est. sales 30,102. Wed.'s sales 80,082 Wed.'s open int 358,937 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 533½ 537½ 528 534 +½ Mar 540½ 545 536 541½ +¾ May 544¾ 548½ 540¼ 545¾ +1 Jul 544 546¾ 539½ 545 +1½ Sep 512½ 516¼ 508¾ 512¼ — ¼ Dec 507½ 511½ 504 507 — ½ Mar 515 519 511¼ 513¾ —1 May 520 520 518 518 +½ Jul 521½ 521½ 515 515¾ —3 Sep 480 480¼ 478¾ 478¾ —3½ Dec 473 475 468¾ 470 —2 Dec 438¼ 438¼ 436 436 —1½ Est. sales 102,288. Wed.'s sales 248,954 Wed.'s open int 1,383,686, up 3,239 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 543 564 540½ 542¾ +3½ Mar 537¼ 556½ 537¼ 540 +6 Jul 530 539 530 539 +13¼ Sep 490¾ 490¾ 490¾ 490¾ +8¾ Dec 470 475 470 475 +9 Est. sales 548.Wed.'s sales 667 Wed.'s open int 4,583,up 103 SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Nov 1296½ 1308 1291¼ 1297¼ +2¾ Jan 1304¼ 1317 1300¼ 1306¼ +2¾ Mar 1308 1320¼ 1304¾ 1310¼ +2½ May 1312 1324¼ 1309¼ 1314½ +1¾ Jul 13141 325¼ 1312¾ 1315¾ +¾ Aug 1306 1313 1306 1313 +7½ Sep 1280¼ 1281½ 1276¾ 1278½ —1½ Nov 1262½ 1270 1259½ 1262¼ —2½ Jan 1265¾ 1265¾ 1261½ 1261½ —2¼ Mar 1250 1250¾ 1243¼ 1247 —1¾ Nov 1198 1199¼ 1198 1199¼ +3½ Est. sales 72,775. Wed.'s sales 141,722 Wed.'s open int 659,296,up 4,308 Sept. 15 Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Corn $5.48, Beans $12.74, Wheat $6.82 New Corn $5.13, Beans $12.64, Wheat $6.80

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AREA DEATHS

June Bayne June Bayne, a 78-yearold Trenton resident, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at Slater-Neal Funeral Home at Trenton.

Inurnment will be held at a later date in South Evans Cemetery northeast of Trenton.

Ms. Bayne was born June 27, 1943 in Trenton, the daughter of Fredrick and Nettie Esther Leytham Shira. She attended Oak Ridge Rural School and graduated from Spickard High School. Before retiring she was employed by Sunnyview Nursing Home in the kitchen.

She was a member of the South Evans Christian Church northeast of Trenton.

Her survivors include two daughters, Tina Ma-

thews and her husband, Danny of Trenton and Mary Paris and her husband, J.C. of New Kensington, PA; a son, Timothy Bayne and his wife, Wendy of Arnold, PA; a sister, Jackie Chamberlin of San Diego, CA; six grandchildren Brett Mathews, Amana Bayne, Colton Mathews, Aeron Pennington, Gabriel Pennington, and Charlotte Paris; seven great-grandchildren, Colt Mathews, Alayna Mathews, Jemma Mathews, Erika Mathews, Tatiana Mathews, Temperance Millard and Takin Millard.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Willa Collins, Masel Reardon and Leon Williams; and one brother, Paul Shira.

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

William L. “Junior” Ellis, Jr. William L. “Junior” Ellis, Jr., an 85-year-old Trenton resident, died at 9:05 a.m., Sunday, Sept.

12, 2021 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chil-licothe.

Graveside services were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at Antioch Cemetery north of Jamesport, under direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton.

Mr. Ellis was born June 26, 1936 at Spickard, the son of William Leland, Sr. and Martha Jane Avery Ellis. He graduated from Galt High School. Before retiring he was employed for 40 years as lead man with Trenton Foods.

He was a member of the Melbourne Baptist Church.

On Nov. 25, 1989 he was married to Linda Sue Rushing at Melbourne. She survives of the home.

In addition to his wife,

he is survived by two stepsons, Richard Cotton and his wife, Jane of Jamesport and Tim Cotton and his wife, Robin of Tallahassee, FL; two brothers, Leroy Ellis and Roby Ellis, both of Trenton; three grandsons, Michael Cotton and his wife, Jamie and Turner Cotton and his wife, Maddie, all of Jamesport, and Kody Cotton and his wife, Hayley of Atlanta, GA; and one great-grandchild, Abigail Cotton of Jamesport.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and five sisters, Carolyn Lewellen, Margaret Ellis, Joyce Ellis, Joan Ellis and Clelda Luzenberg.

Memorials are suggested to the Antioch Cemetery and may be left at the funeral home.

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

SERVICES SET

Jackie Lee Woodley, Sr. Graveside services for Jackie Lee Woodley, Sr. will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Farley Cemetery, located north of Princeton.

Mr. Woodley, a 60-yearold Trenton resident, died at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at Eastview Manor Care Center in Trenton.

FUNERALS

Donna M. Potter Funeral services for Donna M. Potter were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

15, 2021 at the First Assembly of God Church in Trenton.

Pastor Dale Richey officiated.

Mrs. Potter, an 85-yearold Trenton resident, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 at her home.

Special recorded music

included “Just Inside the Easter Gates” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”

Pallbearers were Richard Ishmael, Steve Ishmael, Daniel Stith, John Klawuhn, Richard Kaffer and Nathan Smith.

Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery at Trenton.

EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department Sept. 6: officers responded to a domestic dispute at a west residence and to an animal bite at an east residence. A subject was found to be driving without a valid license in the east part of town.

Sept. 7: officers responded to a domestic dispute at a west residence.

Sept. 8: a motor vehicle crash was investigated in the north part of town and officers investigated a report of a stolen motor vehicle at a south residence.

Sept. 9: a subject was brought in from the east part of town on a 96-hour mental health warrant and

officers investigated property damage at an east business. A report of forgery in a location other than Trenton was reported and officers responded to a report of trespassing at a west residence.

Sept. 10: property damage was reported at a north residence and officers investigated reports of stealing at a south residence and an east business.

Sept. 11: a motor vehicle crash was investigated in the east part of town.

Sept. 12: nuisance violations were investigated at a north residence and a west residence. A report of a dog at large was investigated at a south residence.

DAILY RECORD GRUNDY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Division Judge Thomas R. Alley John Limkemann, next friend of the minor child, M.L. vs. Trenton R-9 School District. The plaintiff has filed a petition for approval of a minor settlement release.

The suit involves injuries sustained by the minor child due to a physical assault that occurred on or about Feb. 23, 2021 while the minor student in the Trenton R-9 School District. According to the petition, the defendant has denied any liability but has agreed to pay consideration to the claims under the agreement, which is expected to be approved at the Tuesday, Sept. 14, school board meeting.

Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Pleading guilty to amended charges of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and fined $200.50 and $71.50 costs (or the amount listed) were Kyle J. Winn, Yutan, NE; Dustin L. Miller, Indianola, IA; Matthew C. Johnson, Bethany; Travis J. Vasey, Trenton (fined $203.50); and Kathleen S. Johnson, Indianola, IA, (fined $253.50).

Nickolas J. Roberts, Spickard, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $70.50 and $71.50 costs.

John W. Babbitt, Humphreys, pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to secure a child in a booster seat/safety belt and was fined $10 on each charge. He also pleaded guilty to not wearing a seat belt and was fined $10 and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $203.50.

Pleading guilty to speeding and fined $70.50 were Susan R. Deleon, Lincoln, NE; and Nickolas I. Roberts, Spickard.

Trinity D. Gaunt, Independence, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $50.50.

Sean M. Graham, Mercer, pleaded guilty to failing to cover or sufficiently secure a vehicle load and was fined $130.50.

Austin T. Grout, Brookings, SD, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, a class B misdemeanor. Imposition of his sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years, with the condition that he pay $117.50 costs, $98 recoupment and $100 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund.

Taylor S. Groves, Trenton, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, a class B misdemeanor. Imposition of

his sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years, with the conditions that he pay $117.50 costs, $240 recoupment and $100 to the LERF. Thelma A.M. Hilt, Trenton, pleaded guilty to displaying or possessing the motor vehicle plates of another person and was fined $50.50.

James L. Houk, Princeton, pleaded not guilty to forgery and had his case set for Sept. 28.

Barbara L. Strout, California, waived her preliminary hearing and had her case bound over to the Circuit Division on a class D felony charge of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid and a class E felony charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia - amphetamine or methamphetamine. She is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 14.

Darwin L. Vanderlinden, Trenton, pleaded guilty to failing to register a motor vehicle and was fined $50.50.

He also pleaded guilty to failing to maintain financial responsibility for a vehicle and was fined $50.50.

Lauren B. Weaver, Spickard, pleaded guilty to not wearing a seat belt and was fined $10.

Jeffrey S. White, Trenton, pleaded not guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated, a class B misdemeanor charge of speeding and an infraction of not wearing a seat belt. He is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 28.

Rudy Miller, Jamesport, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $200.50.

Failing to appear in court and having warrants issued for their arrest were Tyler J. Fee, Hamilton, on a charge of failing to display plates on a motor vehicle; Ronald G. McPherson, Trenton, on a charge of speeding; Michael A. Resch, Independence, on a charge of failing to display plates on a motor vehicle; Douglas H. Roque, St. Joseph, on a charge of speeding; Christian W. Thomas, Trenton, on a charge of speeding; and Zahara S.F. Yekisuk, Kansas City, on a charge of failing to drive on the right half of the roadway when the roadway was of sufficient width.

REAL ESTATE Michael C. Abbey and wife to James R. Binney and Debra N. Binney Trust Agreement Dated 2-1-05.

Joseph D. Hostetler to Joe J. Hostetler and wife.

Joseph D. Hostetler to David E. Stutzman and wife.

Rippin’ Wolves Properties LLC to Lucinda Guthrie.

David O. Cavanah and wife to Dennis Brown, Jr. and wife.

Serious Injuries In Accident Two area men were seriously injured in an accident at Galt Tuesday afternoon, with the driver of the vehicle charged in connection with the mishap.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Travis J. Vasey of Trenton was westbound on Highway 6 at the west city limits of Galt. The vehicle traveled off the north side of the road, where the driver overcorrected and returned to the roadway. The vehicle then went off the south side of the road, striking an embankment, overturning and striking multiple trees. The vehicle came to rest on its top off the south side of the road, facing west.

Vasey, 31, and his 26-year-old passenger, Dakota W. Dalton of Humphreys, were seriously injured, with Vasey being taken by LifeFlight Eagle to Truman Medical Center. Dalton was taken by Grundy County EMS to Wright Memorial Hospital. The vehicle was totaled and was towed from the scene.

According to the MSHP online records, Vasey is facing charges of driving while intoxicated (alcohol) - serious physical injury and careless and imprudent driving involving an accident.

The accident was investigated by Cpl. D.R. Reuter, with assistance from Cpt. B.W. Montgomery, Trooper A.D. Neighbors, the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Grundy County EMS and Galt Fire and Rescue.

Bond Posted, Man Released A Chillicothe man who failed to appear in court in Grundy County has been arrested and posted bond in Livingston County.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Tyler J.R. Sheeler, 28,

posted $227 cash bond and was released. Sheeler had failed to appear in court in Grundy County on a speeding charge. He is scheduled to appear in court again on Sept. 28.

Engineering Firm Selected For County Bridge Project The Grundy County Commission has selected an engineering firm to serve as the consultant for a planned nine-structure county bridge replacement project.

According to Grundy County Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray, the commission selected the firm of Howe Company to serve as the engineering firm after considering bids from six companies that had submitted proposals.

Ray said the commission used a scoring system that included experience and technical competence, capacity and capabilities and past record of performance.

Ray said all of the companies submitted excellent proposals and since the proposals do not include the cost, the scoring system was used. The commission, which has used Howe Company exensively for other projects, will now negotiate the cost, something Ray said is “backward” to how business is usually done but is required for this type of project.

The county is looking to replace nine bridges in a

project that will take three to five years. The bridges include one in Washington Township on NW110th St.; four in Myers Township, located on NE 122nd St., NE 120th St., NE 110 St. and NE 105th St.; one in Liberty Township, located on NE 62nd St.; one in Jefferson Township, located on SW 50th Ave.; one in Marion Township, located on SE 10th St.; and one in Madison Township, located on SW 86th Ave. Funding for the project will likely come from a “blend” of sources, Ray said including funds that may be approved for infrastructure needs.

The commission plans to meet with a representative of Howe Company at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Other items on the agenda for that meeting include an 8:30 a.m. meeting with Jackie Soptic and Chris Hoffman of the Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation; the opening of bids for exterior doors at the courthouse at 9 a.m., followed by a meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy at 9:30 a.m.

Area Aldermen Meet Spickard Board of Aldermen The Spickard Board of Aldermen met Monday, Sept. 13, agreeing to close the street in front of the Spickard school.

According to information provided by Board Secretary Amy Chapman, the Spickard R-2 School was given permission to close Fourth Street, which runs in front of the school, for the safety of students.

The school playground sits across the street from the building.

Board members agreed to place the grinder pump electric box on the outside of the Wilkinson’s home and signed a preventative maintenance contract for the sewer system with

Fluid Equipment for an annual cost of $2,100. A water loss report showed 3.76 percent loss for the month of August.

A closed session was held with no announcement made, however the board agreed to hold a special meeting on Thursday, Sept.

16.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11.

Laredo Board of Aldermen The Laredo Board of Aldermen met Monday, Sept.

13, but City Clerk Ashley Bonnett reported that there was no new business or action taken at the meeting.

The next meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11.

Heritage Days At Jamesport The Jamesport Community Association will sponsor the Jamesport “Step Back in Time” Heritage Days Sept. 24-25.

The event will include “lost art” demonstrations, food, antiques, a flea market and live music entertainment from 1 to 4 p.m. A craft show and retail market will be held at the Spillman Event Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., where a “Make Your Own Scarecrow” event is also planned.

Saturday’s events will also include the Highway 190 Car, Truck, Bike and Tractor Show at the Jamesport City Park. For more information, contact Amanda at 660-605-0575.

Also scheduled for Saturday are apple-butter making and pressed cider, horse-drawn carriage rides and bounce houses.

For more information, call 660-684-6146 or visit the website at www.jamesportmissouri.info.

TPD Called To Hit And Run The Trenton Police Department investigated a hit-and-run accident Tuesday afternoon on McPherson Street.

According to Officer Jeff Spencer’s accident report, the incident was reported

by Gracey M. Gordon, who said her sport utility ve-

hicle had been parked in front of her residence at 1013 McPherson St., and had been struck on the front fender, resulting in minor damage. No information on the identity of a possible driver of the unknown vehicle was available to Officer Spencer.

NORTH 65 CENTER MENUS NORTH 65 CENTER Monday-Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, applesauce, hot roll.

Tuesday-Pork loin, sweet potato, brussel sprouts, fresh grapes, whole wheat bread.

Wednesday-Beef lasagna, Caesar salad, broccoli, Jello with fruit, garlic breadstick.

Thursday-Roast beef, po-

tatoes and carrots, fruit cocktail, homemade bread.

Friday-Chicken parmesan, garlic pasta, house salad, corn, rosy pears, garlic bread.

(Coffee, iced tea, water and 2% milk are served daily and an alternate meal of chef’s salad, crackers and fruit cup is available each day.)

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Close Losses Continue

Volleyball Team Nets First Wins Bulldogs Take Down Hamilton, South Harrison TRENTON 3 HAMILTON 0 It took a little longer than they would have liked, but the Trenton High School volleyball team is in the win column.

Trenton thrashed visiting Hamilton Monday night, defeating the Hornets 25-8, 25-7, 25-15, then defeated South Harrison just 24 hours later, 25-14, 25-20, 25-16. vs. HAMILTON From the onset it was obvious Trenton was further along as a program as the Hornets struggled with unforced errors and Trenton used some strong play from the service line to put the match away

rather quickly.

“It was an altogether good night for Trenton,” Bulldogs’ head coach Brad Ewald said. “Our serving really propelled us through the game, but we also played sound defense — in the first two sets especially — and transitioned well. It was good to get a win and get the monkey off our back a little.”

Ava Simpson had a fantastic night, both serving and passing. She issued 13 assists and tallied 11 aces in the victory.

Juliet Schmadeke and a returning Lilly Berti benefitted the most from Simpson’s passing as Schmadeke recorded six kills and Berti netted five.

Allison Yoder finished with seven aces for the Bulldogs.

Trenton also picked up junior varsity and ‘C’ team [See EWALD, Page B3]

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SHAY WESTERHOF collected one hit and stole two bases in Trenton’s 4-3 loss in Hamilton on Monday.

Trenton Has Lost Five Games By One Or Two Runs HAMILTON 4 TRENTON 3 SOUTH HARRISON 7 TRENTON 5

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LILLY BERTI hits a shot during Trenton’s threeset victory over Hamilton on Monday night. Berti tallied five kills in the victory.

The 2021 season has been a mixed bag for the Trenton High School softball team. That much can be summed up by the Bulldogs tournament results — they were dead last in a 12team field at the Cameron Tournament, won by Maysville, then they won the Maysville Tournament, defeating the Cameron Tournament champions to do so.

At 5-10 overall, Trenton’s record isn’t exactly glamorous, but five of those losses have come by two runs or less. The latest two narrow losses came this week as Trenton was walked off in the bottom of the seventh in Hamilton on Monday, falling 4-3, and saw a furious rally come up

just short at home against South Harrison on Tuesday, falling 7-5.

“These games could easily be blow outs,” Trenton head coach Madi Stillwell said. “So many times we see teams make one mistake and it snowballs from there getting out of control. (assistant coach) Whitley (Richman) and I try our best to get these girls to focus one pitch at a time. Not every pitch we will win, but let’s get the next one. One of the biggest focuses in our 10 losses is that we know we can compete with anyone. We haven’t played a team yet that I believe we are worse than.

These girls have a lot of fight in them and you can see that with so many close games. Whitley and I love to see these close ball games and soon hope to be on the winning side of them.” vs. HAMILTON On Monday, The Bulldogs had just scored a run in the top of the seventh inning to take a 3-2 lead, but Hamilton pushed two runs across in the bottom of the seventh to steal the win.

Avery Clark entered the game for starter Emma Roberts in the seventh inning attempting to save the game.

Roberts opened the game with four shutout innings, but the Hornets broke through late, scoring one run each in the fifth and sixth innings.

Clark issued a four-pitch walk to start the inning, though, and that would be costly as a stolen base and a wild pitch put the runner on third and Hamilton tied the game with a bunt single. A hit batter put two on with no outs and Roberts re-entered, only to give up a single that scored the winning run for the Hornets.

Trenton led the majority of the contest, getting two runs in the top of the fourth to break a 0-0 tie. Chandler Lynch tripled to open the frame and Mirena King bunted into a fielder’s choice to score Lynch. Teya Cooksey then singled and scored on a Morgan King RBI single and the Bulldogs were staked to a 2-0 advantage.

Hamilton answered with one in the bottom of the fifth and another in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game.

But Trenton responded quickly, scoring in the top of the seventh when Madi Moore singled home Gracyn Rongey, who was hit by a pitch to open the inning.

[See RALLY, Page B2]

Gallatin Gets Past Princeton Gallatin Second At Tourney

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PRINCETON AND GALLATIN softball players pose together on the field following their GRC contest on Tuesday. The two schools combined efforts to raise money for Jylee Leeper, a seventh grader at Gallatin who is battling Ewings Sarcoma, a form of childhood cancer.

THE GALLATIN GIRLS GOLF TEAM placed second overall at the Gallatin Tournament on Tuesday. Members of the team included, from left, Kylie Stagner, Cloey Waterbury, individual tournament champion Elle Copple, individual tournament runner-up Courtney Crose, Brianna Filley and coach Chris Wever.

Teams Come Together For Greater Cause

Trenton, Princeton Also In Action At Event

GALLATIN 5 PRINCETON2 (8INN.) The scene on the field Tuesday night in Princeton did not resemble the typical post-game people are accustomed to. Instead of

going their seperate ways, two squads, Grand River Conference rivals who had just gone into extra innings to determine a winner in a tight-knit ballgame came together.

This was bigger than sports.

Gallatin and Princeton

competed in a “YellowOut” game in support of children battling cancer, specifically Jylee Leeper — a seventh grader from Gallatin battling Ewings Sarcoma, a for of cancer she was diagnosed with in 2019. So while Gallatin [See SOFTBALL, Page B2]

On Tuesday the Gallatin, Trenton and Princeton girls golf teams were all involved at the Gallatin Tournament at the Daviess County Country Club.

Gallatin had the top two individuals at the event, but just missed the team title, finishing second overall.

Maysville, which had the third-, fourth- and fifthplace finishers at the tournament, carded the winning score of 414, 17 shots ahead of Gallatin’s final tally of 431.

The individual champion belonged to Gallatin, however, as teammates Elle

Copple and Courtney Crose battled it out for the top spot. It was Copple who came out on top, carding a score of 94, while Crose came in second with a 97.

Copple parred eight holes on the day including [See GOLF, Page B2]

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Eighth-Inning Runs Carry Gallatin, 5-3 [SOFTBALL, from Page B1] had reason to celebrate a 52 win in eight innings, the Bulldogs were more concerend with the efforts they and their counterparts from Princeton had done to raise funds for Jylee.

The game itself seemed like an afterthought in the moment, but Gallatin did return home with the victory. It was their second over Princeton this season, having also defeated the Tigers in the championship game of the Albany Tournament on the first weekend of the season.

For five innings Gallatin and Princeton battled, neither team able to manufacture a run. It was Gallatin that broke through first, plating a run in the top of the sixth inning to break the scoreless drought.

Another Bulldog run in the seventh appeared to seal the deal.

A Gallatin error in the bottom of the seventh proved costly, though.

Princeton’s Addy Henke drove a game-tying home run and the Tigers and Bulldogs headed into extra innings.

Gallatin wasn’t going to let the win slip away a second time, however.

AnnaBell Ball, who had shut out Princeton in the circle for six innings, led off the eighth with a single and Abigail Burns followed suit putting two on with no one out. Ella Bradford put Gallatin back in front with a double and freshman Lyndsay King, starting in the place of an injured Tanna Youngs, delivered a sacrifice fly to double the advantage. Alex Endicott capped the scoring with an RBI single to score Bradford.

Princeton was unable to respond after the eighth inning power surge from Gallatin as Ball slammed the door, allowing the Bull-

dogs to board the bus 5-2 winners.

“My girls came out bats ready in the eighth and scored three,” Gallatin coach Penny Gardner said.

“AnnaBelle Ball threw extremely well and kept the Princeton batters off balance most of the night.”

Save for the one pitch that Henke crushed in the seventh, Ball dominated the contest, allowing just three hits all game. She was charged with two runs, one earned, walking two and striking out nine in eight innings of work.

Burns led the Gallatin offense, collecting two hits.

Bradford and Ashley Feiden each had doubles for the Bulldogs.

Henke drove in both Princeton runs with her home run and Carsey Brown added a double.

Kelsey Goodin took the loss in the circle, surrendering one unearned run on two hits and five walks while striking out four in six innings. Mackenzie Dunkin allowed four earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out three in two innings of work.

Gallatin improved to 5-3 overall on the season and 2-3 within league play.

Princeton, meanwhile, fell to 5-5 overall and watched their GRC mark drop to 14.

Gallatin was back on the diamond on Thursday, playing host to Maysville while Princeton traveled to Unionville to take on the Midgets that same night.

Up next for Gallatin is a nonconference match-up with Mid-Buchanan at home on Monday.

Princeton returns to the diamond on Monday as well, making the trip to Gilman City for a non-conference contest with the Hawks.

Seventh-Inning Rally Not Enough [RALLY, from Page B1] That created the one-run lead that vanished in the bottom of the frame.

Clark was charged with the loss, officially allowing two runs on one hit, one walk and one hit batter. Roberts allowed two runs over six innings, scattering 12 hits, walking three and striking out two.

At the plate, Cooksey and Morgan King each had two hits, accounting for half of the Bulldogs’ total. Lynch, Mirena King, Moore and Shay Westerhof each had one hit in the loss. vs. SOUTH HARRISON Back at home on Tuesday, Trenton dug itself into a hole, falling behind 7-0 before ever scoring a run. South Harrison was able to push runs across here and there, but a four-run top of the sixth inning broke the game open.

Trenton responded, getting its first run of the night in the bottom of the frame when Mirena King singled home Cooksey, who had reached base with a walk.

After escaping the top of the sev-

enth without allowing another run despite South Harrison loading the bases with only one out, Trenton began a frantic rally in the bottom of the seventh.

A hit by Morgan King and Eliana Cowling being hit by a pitch allowed Roberts to drive in both with a line drive that was mis-played by the South Harrison right fielder. Moore then scored Roberts with a fielder’s choice and Trenton was within three runs. A ground out for the second out stacked the odds against Trenton, though and, despite Rongey walking and working her around the bases on wild pitches, scoring with a steal of home plate, the Bulldogs couln’t make up the deficit.

Trenton had just four hits in the loss, two of which came from Mirena King, who had one of four RBIs. Roberts collected a double and two RBIs. Trenton was playing without Lynch, who injured her knee at the Maysville Tournament on Saturday.

Lynch made a go of it against Hamilton, but was out of the lineup on Tuesday.

Roberts took the loss in the circle, throwing all seven innings, allowing seven runs, five earned, on nine hits and five walks while striking out two.

The Bulldogs fell to 5-10 overall and 1-4 in the league with the loss.

JUNIOR VARSITY Trenton’s JV defeated Hamilton 91 on Monday. Clark tallied two hits in the win while Abbye Johnson had one hit, a double, and Kenzie Lynch and Jena Harris each added singles.

Tuesday, Trenton’s JV fell 5-4 to South Harrison. Hunter and Ayra Meeker each had a hit and an RBI while Morgan Foster tripled and drove in one. Kenzie Lynch added a hit as well.

UP NEXT Trenton was on the road in Polo on Thursday night and will travel to Lawson for non-conference action on Monday at 5 p.m.

Princeton Takes County Rivalry Game Game Goes BackAnd-Forth Before Tigers Get Win PRINCETON 7 MERCER 5 Mercer’s Summer Martin led off the in-county rivalry game with Princeton with an inside-the-park home run. But, at the end of a wild, back-and-forth contest, it was the Tigers who had the bragging rights for the sixth year in a row.

Princeton answered quickly, plating a run of its own in the bottom of the first. In the second inning, Mercer scored three more times and the Tigers came back with two runs in the bottom of the frame.

Things subsided over the next couple of innings, but the run production ramped up again in the fifth.

Mercer scored again, pressing its lead to two runs be-

fore Princeton scored twice in both the fifth and sixth innings to rally for the win.

Kelsey Goodin started for the Tigers, issuing four runs, two earned, in two frames on two hits and three walks while striking out two. Mackenzie Dunkin took over in the third, firing the final five innings.

She yielded a run on two hits and two walks while striking out six on her way to being the winning pitcher. Kaydee Hill took the loss for Mercer, allowing seven runs, three earned, on six hits and three walks while striking out two.

At the plate, Princeton got home runs from Carsey Brown and Faith Seimer.

Grace Kelly added a double and Macey Lewis and Dunkin added hits as well.

Mercer, meanwhile, got the home run from Martin, a double from Emma Shipley and singles from Hill and Bailey Houk.

Mercer’s last win over

Princeton came at the district tournament in 2015.

The Cardinals also took the regular-season meeting that year, but the Tigers have grabbed victories in their last eight games against their in-county foes.

The Tigers moved to 5-4 overall with the win.

JUNIOR VARSITY Mercer took the junior varsity contest 3-0. Mackenzie Hagan was the winning pitcher for the Cardinals, allowing just one hit and striking out four in three innings of work.

MERCER 7, TRI-COUNTY 3 Mercer bounced back the following night, picking up a 7-3 HDC Conference victory over Tri-County, snapping a four-game winning streak for the Mustangs.

Bailey Houk led Mercer with a 4-for-4 night at the plate while Martin and Shipley each added three hits and two runs scored apiece.

Hagan got the win in the

circle, firing all seven frames, allowing three runs, one earned on six hits and a walk while striking out six.

For Tri-County, Lucy Turner tripled and drove in one run while Jordan Marrs collected two RBIs. Carly Turner was the losing pitcher, but tallied eight strike outs.

Mercer improved to 4-4 overall with the split to begin the week and the win over Tri-County pushed the Cardinals to 4-0 in the HDC. UP NEXT Princeton: the Tigers were at Putnam County on Thursday and travel to Gilman for action on Monday.

Mercer: the Cardinals hosted East Harrison on Thursday and are set to travel to Albany on Monday.

Tri-County: the Mustangs were at Gilman City on Thursday and will travel to Polo on Monday.

Trenton Has A Pair Of Medalists [GOLF, from Page B1] a stretch of three-straight pars on the front and closing the tournament with pars on the last five holes.

Crose, meanwhile, collected four pars of her own.

“It has been neat to see this friendly rivalry between teammates develop,” Gallatin coach Chris Wever said. “Elle and Courtney absolutely bring out the best in each other and today was a prime example of that. I’m proud of their performance and the performance of the team as a

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whole. It was a good day for the Lady Bulldogs.”

Cloey Waterbury carded a 118 for Gallatin’s thirdlowest total and a 122 from Brianna Filley rounded out the team score. Also in action for Gallatin was Kylie Stagner, who finished with a score of 129.

Trenton shot a team score of 479 to place sixth in the 11-school field. The Bulldogs had a pair of top10 golfers at the tournament in Josie Chumbley, who was eighth individually with a mark of 109,

and Mari Atup, who was 10th with a score of 113.

Both Chumbley and Atup collected two pars on the day.

Reece Weldon, meanwhile, placed 15th individually with a score of 118.

She led Trenton in holes parred with four on the day.

Rounding out the Trenton team total was a 139 from Morgan Brown. Sofia Currie was also in action for Trenton, shooting a 142.

Princeton was led by Carsey Brown, who carded a score of 119. Behind her,

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Princeton got a 136 from Riley Moreno and a 140 from Makayla Meyer. A 142 from Cheyenne Dismore rounded out Princeton’s team score of 537.

RICHMOND TOURNAMENT Trenton was back on the links again on Wednesday, traveling to the Richmond Tournament.

The Bulldogs were led

by Chumbley, who finished the day with a score of 123.

Atup was one stroke behind her teammate, finishing with a 124. Weldon brought Trenton its thirdlowest total, carding a 130 and Brown rounded out the team total with a 138. Currie was also in action, shooting a 143.

As a team, Trenton finished at the bottom of the 15-team field with their score of 515. The Bulldogs were far and away one of the smallest schools at the tournament, however. Pembroke Hill won the event with a score of 384, besting runner-up Smith-Cotton’s total of 408. Warrensburg was third with a score of 412.

UP NEXT Trenton: the Bulldog golfers will be at home at the Riverside Country Club on Monday, playing host to Putnam County. Tee time is

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JOSIE CHUMBLEY, left, and Mari Atup both placed in the top 10 at the Gallatin Tournament on Tuesday. Chumbley carded a 109 to place eighth and Atup finished with a 113 to place 10th individually.

set for 4 p.m.

Gallatin: Gallatin’s team was at home, hosting South Harrison on Thursday and will be back in tournament action on Monday, traveling to the Albany Tournament.

Princeton: the Tigers

were at the Green Hills Golf Course in Chillicothe for a dual on Thursday and will return to action on Monday, also traveling to the Albany Tournament.

That event is scheduled for a 9 a.m. tee time.

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Tennis Team Gets Win Over Rival Chillicothe V-Ball Team Bulldogs Get Wins At The Top, Roll Wins Past District Rivals TRENTON 6 CHILLICOTHE 3 The top of the Trenton High School girls tennis team’s lineup got the job done on Tuesday, lifting the Bulldogs to a 6-3 victory over district rival Chillicothe. Trenton took every match involving a topfour player from either team, establishing themselves as a frontrunner for the Class 1, District 15 title.

“This was a big win tonight for the Lady Bulldogs,” Trenton coach Tammy Ockenfels said. “The girls played strong all the way through their matches, battling out every point. We are getting stronger every match.”

Trenton jumped out to a 2-1 lead in doubles play as Mallory Sole and Alaina Overton combined for an 8-4 win in the number-one doubles match. In what felt like a tipping point for the dual at the time, Astrid Soriano and Lydia Leininger combined to pick up a 9-7 win in the number-two doubles position. Chillicothe got on the board at number-three, defeating the Trenton duo of Harley Hall and Jessika Kennedy, 8-2.

In singles play, Sole and Soriano were 8-5 winners at numbers one and two respectively, putting Trenton on the brink of victory. Overton’s 8-2 win at number three sealed the deal and Leininger added an 8-5 win at number four for good measure.

Hall and Kennedy were each dealt losses in singles play as well, Hall falling 8-1 and Kennedy los-

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ASTRID SORIANO picked up two wins in the Bulldogs’ 6-3 victory over Chillicothe on Tuesday. She won her singles match 8-5 and combined with Lydia Leininger for a 9-7 doubles victory.

ing 8-2.

The win pushed Trenton to 4-4 overall on the season.

JUNIOR VARSITY Trenton’s junior varsity took two-of-three from the Hornets second unit. Jillian Voorhies and Faith Lee combined for a 6-4 win and Matty Shultz and Kaytee Wright picked up a 7-5 victory.

The lone JV loss for Trenton came as Savannah Elrod and Lee were defeated 6-1.

CAMERON TOURNEY Trenton was at the Cameron Tournament on Wednesday, an

event broken down into two singles brackets and three doubles brackets.

Overton was the top performer for Trenton on the day, winning the number-two singles bracket with a perfect 4-0 record. Overton steamrolled through the bracket, getting wins of 6-0, 7-5, 6-0 and 6-1 to claim the title.

Sole had a bit of a tougher go in the number-one singles bracket, finishing 2-2 and winding up fifth overall in the bracket. Sole opened with a 6-3 win, but suffered 6-2 and 6-3 losses in her next two

matches to send her into the fifthplace match. There she bounced back, picking up a 6-1 victory to close out the day.

In doubles action, Lydia Leininger and Astrid Soriano combined to place seventh in the number-one doubles bracket with a 1-3 record.

Harley Hall and Jillian Voorhies placed seventh in the number-two doubles bracket with a 1-3 showing and Faith Lee and Matty Shultz were sixth in the number-three doubles bracket, also going 1-3 on the day.

BENTON TOURNEY Trenton’s tennis team was 1-2 at the Benton Tournametn in St. Joseph last Friday, Sept. 10.

The Bulldogs defeated the host Benton Cardinals in their opening match 3-2, getting wins in all three doubles matches. Sole and Overton won 8-2, Soriano and Leininger won 8-0 and Hall and Voorhies won 8-4. Kennedy and Lee were defeated 8-1 and 8-0 respectively in singles play.

Against St. Pius, Trenton fell 50. Sole and Overton fell 8-1, Soriano and Leininger lost 8-2 and Hall and Voorhies were defeated 8-2.

Kennedy lost 8-0 and Lee fell 8-2.

Trenton was defeated in its final match of the tournament as well, losing to Maryville. Kennedy fell 8-0 and Lee lost 8-3 in singles action. Doubles play saw Sole and Overton defeated 9-8 on a tiebreaker, Soriano and Leininger win 8-5 and Hall and Voorhies lose 83.

UP NEXT Trenton was at home against Kirksville on Thursday and the Bulldogs will host Maryville on Monday. First serves from the Carpenter-Bosley Courts in Trenton are scheduled for 4 p.m.

[EWALD, from Page B1] victories over Hamilton, taking the JV game 25-14, 25-15 and the ‘C’ match 25-21. vs. SOUTH HARRISON Tuesday night featured more of the same as Trenton, with Simpson consistently setting up Berti and Schmadeke. Simpson tallied 20 assists in the win over South Harrison with Berti and Schmadeke each collecting six kills. Alison Yoder did a little bit of everything in the win, going for three aces, five digs and five kills.

“It was a solid game for us,” Ewald said. “We had a very balanced hitting effort which is something we work on to be able to have multiple threats on the floor at the same time. Hopefully, we will continue to chase this feeling all night Thursday against Kirksville.”

Trenton also won the junior varsity match-up with South Harrison; 2510, 17-25, 15-11; but dropped the C match; 2516, 15-25, 8-15.

With the wins, Trenton got into the win column and now stands at 2-4 overall on the season.

The Bulldogs were at home against Kirksville on Thursday night and will be at the Lathrop Tournament on Saturday.

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SPORTS SPORTS BRIEFS JV Football Team Gets Win

Trenton’s junior varsity football team picked up a 4032 victory over Savannah on Monday at C.F. Russell Stadium. Brayden Wiggins scored on runs of 1 and 11 yards early and Aiden Weyer, who converted on a two-point conversion following Wiggin’s second score, punched the ball in on an 11-yard run and the Bulldogs led 20-0 at halftime.

Savannah would took opening kick of the second half back for a touchdown and the two squads traded one-yard touchdown runs, Trenton getting its score on Wiggins’ third touchdown of the game. Collin Taylor had a 20-yard run and a five-yard touchdown pass to Remi Olmstead in the fourth quarter to get Trenton to 40 points. Taylor also had a 2-point conversion pass to Gavin Chambers after one of his scores.

The Bulldogs needed it all as Savannah scored twice in the final frame as well, clawing to within a single possession before the game ended.

“We were very proud of the effort by our JV team to get a win,” Trenton coach Jon Guthrie said. “Offensively, the O-line did a better job this week maintaining blocks until the whistle and playing hard for four quarters.”

Brayden Hughs led Trenton with 84 yards rushing while Weyer had 62 and Wiggins added 55.

Trenton (1-1) will host Putnam County’s second squad on Monday.

TMS Softball Handed Loss

The Trenton Middle School softball team suffered a 211 loss to South Harrison in three innings Tuesday night at home. The loss leveled the team’s record at 1-1.

Makalya Mejia scored the only run of the game for Trenton. The Bulldogs will play at Milan on Tuesday.

Gilman City Dropped On Road

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CAMDEN SKIPPER chases after Princeton quarterback Lincoln Berndt during the Trenton Middle School football team’s 34-0 win over Princeton in the season-opener at C.F. Russell Stadium. The Bulldogs got three touchdown runs from Michael Baker on carries of 67,25 and 18 yards and two touchdowns from Matthew Bowden on runs of 20 and 56 yards. Trenton (1-0) will be back in action on Monday, traveling to Unionville to face Putnam County. Princeton (0-1) will play host to Milan on Monday. Both games begin at 5 p.m.

The Gilman City softball team suffered a one-run loss Tuesday night, falling 2-1 on the road in Winston. The Hawks led 1-0 after the third inning, but Winston plated single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take the lead and the game.

Sidney Gibson had Gilman’s lone RBI, driving in Ava Langfitt. Ericka Burke took the loss in the circle, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits and five walks while striking out seven in six innings.

The Hawks lost 10-6 to North Harrison on Monday in Eagleville. Burke had two RBIs and a run scored in the loss. Gibson was the losing pitcher, allowing 10 runs, though only three were earned as the Hawks committed six errors in the game.

Saturday, Gilman was at the East Harrison Tournament, going 1-2. Gilman defeated host East Harrison 11-9, getting three hits, two runs and two RBIs from Ryah Crump and a double and a triple from Presley Burke. The Hawks fell to North Harrison 17-8 at the tournament and lost to Winston 12-6.

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Grundy Baseball Splits

The Grundy R-5 baseball team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday, Sept. 10 as the Panthers wound up on the wrong end of a 16-6 game at Green City.

Grundy scored a run in each of the first four innings, but Green City set a pace the Panthers couldn’t keep up with. Grundy was able to plate two runs in the fifth, but Green City’s lead remained at 10 runs, ending the contest by the 10-run rule.

Corbin Axtell was 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Panthers. Brett Otto and Layden Fordyce each had one hit and one RBI and Zach Cross had a hit and two runs scored.

Grundy was able to work its way back into the win column on Wednesday with a 7-1 win over Tri-County. Panther pitchers Axtell and Mason Rayl combined to shut down the Mustang lineup. Axtell threw the first five and two-thirds innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit and one walk while striking out 14. Rayl took over, shutting out Tri-County over the final one and one-third innings, allowing no runs, walks or hits while striking out one.

At the plate, Rayl had two hits and four RBIs to pace the Panthers.

Tri-County’s lone run came from Kayden Malott driving in Logan Malott with an RBI single in the third inning.

Grundy (3-1) and Tri-County (0-3) will battle again on Thursday, Sept. 23, doing so this time in Jamesport.

Curtis Ward Wins Pick 10

Curtis Ward is the first weekly winner of the Republican-Times’ Pick 10 contest. Ward scored 48 points to grab the $30 local prize.

Ward just missed the bonus money as R-T publisher Jamey Honeycutt also netted 48 points, pushing the contest into the tiebreakers. Both Ward and Honeycutt missed the Chiefs’ point total by two points, bringing the second tiebreaker into play. There, Honeycutt’s guess that the Chief would rack up 415 total yards was closer than Ward’ guess of 1,400. The Chiefs tallied 397 yards in their win over the Browns.

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LILLIANN GOLDEN hits a serve during the Trenton Middle School volleyball team’s loss to Plattsburg on Monday. Trenton fell 25-11, 25-16 to the visiting Tigers in the A game and 25-20, 25-9 in the B game.

On Tuesday, Trenton bounced back with a 25-20, 2514 win on the road at South Harrison. Lexie Miller had four aces in the win. Trenton dropped the B game with South Harrison 25-15, 23-26, 11-15. Ty Bonnett had three aces for the B team and Julianna Mullins had two aces. Trenton’s middle school volleyball team (1-3) was at Chillicothe on Thursday and will compete in the Cameron Eighth Grade Tournament on Saturday.

Chiefs' Andy Reid Deflects Attention KC Coach Is Approaching NFL History KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Good luck getting Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to ruminate on the fact that he's nearing NFL history, just one win away from becoming the first to reach 100 with two different franchises.

The answer you'll get is pretty standard whenever such topics arise.

“I've been around a lot of good people. I'm very fortunate that way,” Reid said this week, as the Chiefs turned their attention to a Sunday night showdown in Baltimore. “I've been with two great organizations but, most of all, good people, whether coaches or players.

I'm very fortunate that way.”

The thing about that? It's not entirely true.

Sure, the affable coach affectionately known as

“Big Red” has had good players over the years, and no fewer than 11 assistants have gone on to become head coaches. But just two players in more than two decades as a head coach have reached the Hall of Fame, and only Eagles safety Brian Dawkins did it playing mostly for Reid.

Otherwise, he's managed to make the most of what he was given.

Reid turned Donovan McNabb from an athletic quarterback coming out of Syracuse into a Pro Bowl regular, even though he'll likely fall short of Canton.

He turned Alex Smith from a first-round flop with San Francisco into a fan favorite in Kansas City who helped to establish the foundation of the Chiefs' burgeoning dynasty.

Working with sometimes marginal talent, Reid has managed to pile up wins at a Hall of Fame pace.

After winning 140 games with the Eagles, he now has 99 with the Chiefs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With a decade left on their lease at Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals are evaluating their options and owner John Sherman said Tuesday one of those could be a new downtown ballpark.

The Royals are tied to the 53-year-old stadium, named after founder Ewing Kauffman, until 2031 under terms of a public-private partnership 15 years ago that helped to fund $250 million in renovations to the quaint but aging ballpark on the outskirts of town.

But the club must make a decision in the next couple of years to press on with more renovations at Truman Sports Complex, which is also home to Arrowhead Stadium and the Kansas City Chiefs, or look elsewhere. The design and construction for a new stadium typically takes up to five years, and securing the necessary funding can sometimes take just as long.

“I get asked this question all the time about where we're going to play in the future,” said Sherman, who bought the club from David Glass for $1 billion in November 2019. "Since the day we acquired the franchise, trust me, we've had a revolving door of people bringing us lots of ideas, some that have been on the shelf for a long time.

“We've spent our time listening but we've also thought of the future of where we play,” Sherman added. “We're in a good spot here in Truman Sports Complex but we need to start thinking about our plans for a stadium.”

There was a major push in the early 2000s for a new downtown ballpark, near where city officials managed to build T-Mobile Arena, the home of the Big 12 Conference basketball tournament and other

events. That has since served as the cornerstone for the Power & Light District, a robust area of bars and restaurants, and has helped to revitalize downtown Kansas City.

But those plans ultimately were shelved in favor of remaining at Kauffman Stadium, whose Space Age-design, glittering outfield fountains and dazzling lights have made it popular among fans and players alike.

In April 2006, voters in Jackson County approved a sales tax increase to fund renovations to Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums while tying the Royals and Chiefs to the city for the foreseeable future. And while the renovations did much to modernize the facilities, it couldn't help the fact that both are located well outside of downtown Kansas City.

Their location makes it difficult to reach the stadiums, particularly for baseball games that occur during the work week, and traffic is often a nightmare when there is a large crowd. There also is no room to build out surrounding areas with the kinds of bars, hotels and restaurants.

“Wherever we play,” Sherman said, “the criteria will be that the process will result in meaningful community impact that is real and measurable. It will result in economic growth and economic activity that benefits this region in real and measurable ways, and I think about quality of life. ... The other criteria we need to have is a positive impact on quality of life.”

Sherman has a vested interest in Kansas City. He graduated from Ottawa University in nearby Ottawa, Kansas, before he established a series of energy companies across the Midwest. All along, he called Kansas City his home.

“It's frankly hard not to go public about this. I get asked this literally everywhere I go,” he said.

“We're having some thoughts about it and we want to be transparent.”

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Dear Annie: I am a 39year-old man who is married to the greatest wife in the world. We have three boys and one girl; our oldest is 19, and our youngest is 8. A couple of years ago, I started a cabinet-making business, and it is growing faster than I could have imagined. Our oldest son works full time with me. Even with his help, I am falling further and further behind on work. In a world where everyone is used to next-day delivery, it seems like customers don't understand that the type of custom work I do takes time. I don't want to turn down requests, though, because we're trying to get out of debt. We've been doing pretty well so far. We paid off our last credit card about six months ago. After years of living with a stress cloud over our heads, it felt like things were finally getting better.

But a few months ago, we were hit with a bombshell and a blessing when we found out that my wife is pregnant. We thought we were done having kids; in fact, I was planning on getting fixed next year. But after finding out the news, I

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pumped myself up and said: "OK, one more. We can do this!"

We went in for the first ultrasound, and they found two heartbeats. I almost fainted.

Then, at the next ultrasound, they found three! And then we found out that all three are girls! It might be a dad thing, but I worry about my daughter more than the three boys combined.

Long story short, I am losing my mind with worry for my wife. She is doing amazingly so far, but three babies is so much for her to carry.

She is still trying to do all she usually does, but she is so easily exhausted, so she gets upset with herself. The kids are helping all they can, but she is a mom who thinks she can do it all and doesn't like to ask them. Meanwhile, I have been working 18 hours a day, seven days a week, trying to get caught up on the jobs. I also try to take my wife to all her appointments.

Recently, I started having some chest pains and spent two days in the hospital. Seeing the worry on my wife's face then broke my heart. The last thing she needs is more to worry about.

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Companies are going public at a pace not seen since the dot-com bubble and raising record-high proceeds from Wall Street in the process.

Some 280 initial public offerings, or IPOs, have priced so far this year, more than double 2020’s tally, and the highest level since 2000, according to Renaissance Capital. All told, 366 companies have filed IPO documents this year, more than twice as many as last year.

The surge in IPOs is being fueled by a stock market that’s trading near all-time highs. Total proceeds raised by IPOs so far this year: about $97 billion, up

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Even so, IPO returns have been muted, with the average IPO dropping about 5% from its market debut closing price, said Matt Kennedy, Renaissance Capital’s senior IPO market strategist.

“IPOs have done very well on their first day, on average, but then have failed to trade up from there,” Kennedy said.

Among companies with a negative return since their IPO this year: Krispy Kreme (-9.8%), Coinbase (-36.3%) and Poshmark (-38.9%). The leader, Esports Technologies, is up more than 450% since its market debut.

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I feel like I am trying to do too much, but I don't see any other way. I truly feel like this world has chewed me up and spit me out, and now it has a yoke around my neck, and I don't see any way out. -- Dad on the Edge Dear Dad: To start, take a few long, deep breaths. It's essential that you stop overworking yourself. Set realistic expectations for clients in terms of project timelines, and turn jobs down if need be. Yes, this might lead to reduced cash flow in the short term. But it's the best way to ensure that, in the long term, you're able to keep working, without getting sick, burning out or worse. You need to be here to watch your three new baby girls grow up, after all.

A worry shared is a worry halved. Let friends and family members in on what you're going through. They'll want to help, and there will be many ways for them to do so -- like running errands so your wife doesn't have to, assisting with appointments and helping care for those three incoming bundles of joy once they arrive.

Lastly, it's admirable that you're trying to avoid stressing out your wife. But bottling everything up inside will only cause her to worry more.

Open up to her, and share what's on your heart and mind. You two will get through this together.

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Tdtf -------------------------------------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 -------------------------------------BUY - SELL - TRADE BIG NASTY'S GUNS & AMMO - Stop in and see us at our New Location - 1515 E. 9th Street, Trenton, MO. Nathan Rorebeck, 660-6350469, www.bignastys.com FNov12 -------------------------------------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.

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Demolition Debris & Excavation Services. Shaunda 660-973-4445, Brian - 660973-2983, 90 Mansur Street, Chula, MO 64635, sbhinnenhauling@yahoo.com FOct29* -------------------------------------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 FDec3 -------------------------------------LAUHOFF JEWELRY Downtown Chillicothe 620 Washington St. Open Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30, Saturday 9:00-1:00. 660646-3504 www.lauhoffjewelry.com TNov19 -------------------------------------Residential & Commercial Snow Removal - including sidewalks & parking lots. Call me about your project! Good work at a good price. Contact Dustin Wilson, 660-6351282.

FSep14-Oct8 -------------------------------------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 TAug31-Sep24* -------------------------------------WILSON’S HEATING & COOLING - We service all makes and models. Authorized Rheem Dealer. Bill Wilson 660-359-3403.

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

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

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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.

TSep14-Oct8 -------------------------------------North Central Missouri College is seeking a Technical Support Engineer. 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.

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FARM NEEDS CRP/Pasture Clearing Tree Pulling/Removal * All types of Skid Loader work.

Call Gabe Buzzard, Trenton, MO 816-678-3918 FSep17* -------------------------------------*WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES, 660-358-2682 L905tf -------------------------------------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 -------------------------------------Round Baling, Big Square Hay Baling, Brush Hogging.

Peter Beery 660-654-4764.

FNov5 -------------------------------------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: Land to lease for deer & turkey hunting within 40 miles of Gilman City. Does not have to be a big tract, having game that uses it is more important. We are bow hunting deer & turkey, could work around it if you firearm hunt on this property. Please call Paul at 651238-2697 to discuss.

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Serve Link is seeking an

RN or LPN

to lead our in-home service programs.

The In-Home manager will Supervise home care aides, assess clients, oversee and provide some patient care…this job provides a great mix of office and field work.

RNs and LPNs will be considered.

Are you a problem solver? Do you have a passion for helping seniors and persons with disabilities? If so, you are what we are seeking.

Join our team by contacting Serve Link at 359-4218, ext 12 or applying online at servelinkhomecare.com.

Serve Link is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Part-time

RN or LPN for Nurse Consultant role with Serve Link Home Care’s In-Home program.

The Nurse Consultant position is 10-15 hours per week providing direct patient visits for medication setups, skin assessment and other chronic patient needs. Also, oversight of nurse visits conducted by Serve Link staff in ensuring physician orders, care plan compliance and billing preparation. As part of the In-Home team you will help people remain safely at home.

Join our team by contacting Serve Link at 359-4218, ext 12 or apply online at servelinkhomecare.com.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is given the 17th day of September 2021 that the Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on October 4, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, for purpose of hearing a request from Charles Walmsley for a 480 square foot variance on the required 720 square foot on the maximum area for an accessory structure to allow them to build a 30'x40' building on property located at 606 E. 6th St. Mrs. Jean Peace, Chairman Mr. Michael Ormsby, Secretary dSep17 -------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is given the 17th day of September 2021 that the Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 4, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, for purpose of hearing a request from Terry Hearn for a Conditional Use Permit to allow him to operate a Used Car Lot on property located at 907 E. 9th Street.

Mrs. Jean Peace, Chairman Mr. Michael Ormsby, Secretary dSep17 --------------------------------------

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is given the 17th day of September 2021 that the Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on October 4, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, for purpose of hearing a request from Terry Hearn for a 5-foot variance on the side yard setback requirement of 7.5 foot to allow him to build a storage unit on property located at 907 E. 9th Street.

Mrs. Jean Peace, Chairman Mr. Michael Ormsby, Secretary dSep17 -------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is given the 17th day of September 2021 that the Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on October 4, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, for purpose of hearing a request from Charles Walmsley for a 10-foot variance on the side yard next to street requirement of 15 foot to allow for a 10'x12' addition to be constructed onto house located at 512 Linn Street.

Mrs. Jean Peace, Chairman Mr. Michael Ormsby, Secretary dSep17 --------------------------------------

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