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Friday, November 6, 2020
REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 157th Year - No. 19
Briefs... Motel Ope ens To oday The former Country Home Inn in Trenton, located at 2900 Hoover Drive, is re-opening its doors today (Friday, Nov. 6) as Cobblestone Inn and Suites. Micah Landes of Landes, Urich and Weldon LLC said the investment group selected Cobblestone after looking at several franchises, with the decision being based on the company’s quality and reputation. The Cobblestone slogan is “Big City Quality, Small Town Values.” Mrs. Landes said the building has been completely remodeled and will offer a full hot breakfast, a business center and a fitness room along with other amenities. The investment group wanted to make the motel a place of which the community can be proud, she said. A grand opening is scheduled for Dec. 3, during which time the community will be able to tour the facility, meet staff and enjoy refreshments. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sco outtin ng Fo or Food Co ollection Scouts from the Trenton area will be collecting nonperishable food and household items on Saturday, Nov. 7 for the annual “Scouting for Food” campaign. Residents making donations should place them near the front door or porch of their home and be visable from the street. Scouts and parents who will help with the collection are asked to meet at the Wesley United Methodist Church at 9 a.m. All items collected will be donated to the Grundy County Community Food Pantry. With the ongoing pandemic and approaching holidays, the food pantry is in critical need of food and other items that are being collected. For more information, persons can contact Dean Sager at 359-4294.
County Commiission Meeting The Grundy County Commission will hold its weekly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the commission room, located on the second floor of the courthouse. Items on the announced agenda include a meeting with the road and bridge crew at 8:30 a.m., the HVAC bid opening at 9 a.m., a 911 communications update at 9 a.m., a meeting with Grundy County Ambulance Supervisor Steve Tracy at 10 a.m. and approval of CARES Act funding at 11 a.m. A closed session for personnel is scheduled at 10:15 a.m.
ELECTION 2020
In honor of Veterans Day, North Central Missouri College will participate in the National Roll Call Event, which is taking place at college campuses across the nation. Members of the public are invited to attend the event, which is set for noon on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in front of Geyer Hall on the NCMC main campus. The program will include a short address, the naming of Missouri’s Fallen Heroes by NCMC student leaders (some of whom have military ties) and the recognition of local veterans. To be included in the recognition ceremony, veterans or persons who have a veteran they would like to see honored are asked contact Donnie Hillerman or Cory Cooksey at 359-3948, ext. 1412 (Hillerman) or ext. 1319 (Cooksey). They can also be contacted by email at dhillerman@mail.ncmissouri.edu or ccooksey@mail.ncmissouri.edu NCMC will also participate in the National Moment of Silence at 1 p.m.
Pa ark Committees Na amed The Trenton Park Board held a brief meeting on Wednesday, forming committees for the coming year. There was not a quorum at the meeting, but Board President Duane Helmandollar named members to committees. They include Gary Schuett and Mary Peterson, grounds committee; Dr. Andy Cox, Beth Mack and Derek Miller, pool committee; and Curtis Crawford, Lynda Lynch and John Hamilton, facilities committee. Schuett, Dr. Cox and Crawford are committee heads and will automatically be members of the budget committee. Helmandollar told members to begin thinking of items that need to be included in the 2021 budget. Park Superintendent David Shockley presented a written report and said the ADA playground area at Eastside Park is now open. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Grundy County Has 76 Percent Turnout
Locals Follow Statewide Trend With no contested local races, Grundy County voters followed statewide trends in Tuesday’s General Election, supporting Republican candidates who won their respective offices. Grundy County voters supported Republican Donald Trump for president with 3,585 votes while Democrat Joe Biden received 799. Other votes went to Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, 42; Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, 8; and Constitution candidate Don Blankenship, 3. There were also 11 write-ins.
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Fall-like weather is allowing work to move forward on the new Orschlen Farm and Home Supply building currently under construction at 1840 E. 28th St. The company is looking to have the new store open sometime during the first quarter of 2021.
Gov. Mike Parson was the county’s choice for a full four-year term, receiving 3,537 votes while Democrat Nicole Galloway received 821. Libertarian Rik Combs received 53 votes, Green Party candidate Jerome Howard Bauer received 15 votes and there were 2 write-ins. Other statewide votes included: Lieutenant Governor - Mike Kehoe (R), 3,524; Allisia Canady (D), 751; Bill Slantz (Lib), 44; Kelley Dragoo (Green), 25; write-ins, 1. Secretary of State - Jay Ashcroft (R),
3,662; Yinka Faleti (D), 625; Carl Herman Freese (Lib), 52; Paul Lehmann (Green), 18; Paul Venable (CST), 15; write-ins, 1. Treasurer - Scott Fitzpatrick (R), 3,527; Vicki Lorenz Englund (D), 714; Nicholas (Nick) Kasoff (Lib), 67; Joseph Civettini (Green), 18; write-ins, 1. Attorney General - Eric Schmitt (R), 3,562; Rich Finneran (D), 699; Kevin C. Babcock (Lib), 81; write-ins, 1. Sixth District Congress - Sam Graves See Election, Page 3
Grundy County As A Regional Hub
Sale Has No Effect Locally There will be no
Finding Niche Is Key To Business Success Editor’s Note: The Trenton RepublicanTimes will be publishing a weekly series of articles regarding the activities of the North Central Missouri Development Alliance and information about economic and community development in Grundy County. By Micah Landes, Director North Central Missouri Development Alliance Throughout history communities have come into existence due to economic opportunity. In Grundy County’s case, the founders recognized the economic opportunity that a river location offered for trade and business. Subsequently, business that could profit from or supply river commerce developed and so did the required supporting infrastructure. Throughout our country, states, communities and counties are branded by their respective economic niches like Wisconsin and cheese, Idaho and potatoes, Florida and oranges, Kansas City and barbeque, Jamesport and Amish, Brunswick and pecans, etc. With that said, what is Grundy County’s brand or niche? In prior updates we discussed how Grundy County’s economic indicators are very typical to surrounding counties in northwest and northeast Missouri. In this part of the state, agriculture is a common economic sector as is production and manufacturing. However, each
county in our region have their own individual economic niches that have evolved due to geographic location, unique natural resources and business clusters. Historically, Grundy County’s designation has been the central location of the nine-county Green Hills region. The recognition of that central location has evolved into the county being a regional hub for education and non-profit and service agencies which provide social and educational opportunities throughout the region branding the county as the “Heart of the Green Hills.” Regional organizations located in Grundy County include North Central Missouri College, Community Action Partnership, Green Hills Regional Planning Commission, North Central Missouri Mental Health, Green Hills Women’s Shelter, ServeLink, Wright Memorial Hospital, Preferred Family Healthcare, North Central Missouri Advocacy Center, Head Start and the Northwest Workforce Investment Board. These valuable institutions have been located in Grundy County for decades and the majority of the jobs in the county can be attributed to these organizations. Serving as a regional hub for these organizations brings some interesting nuances to our See NCMDA, Page e
25 New Cases Reported
Active Cases Going Up In Grundy County Positive COVID-19 cases in Grundy County are seeing an uptick, according to information provided by the Grundy County Health Department. As of Thursday morning, there were 25 new cases in the county since Monday, bringing the total since testing began to 388. There were seven new cases on
Monday, eight on Tuesday and 10 on Wednesday. Active cases as of Thursday were listed at 48, up 12 since Monday, while there are 98 probable cases. An additional death was also reported, bringing that number to 17. Grundy County Health Department personnel are
National Weather Service
We can expect mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures through the weekend with highs in the low 70s through Monday afternoon before rain moves in on Monday night. Lows will be in the upper 50s. The high at Trenton on Monday was 66, Tuesday’s high was 76 and Wednesday’s high was 67, the low was 46. There was no report available from the Government Weather Reporting Station at Spickard.
urging county residents to wear masks when around others; stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness (even if they are mild and you feel “okay”); maintain social distancing of at least six feet; and See COVID, Page e
What’s Inside... The Class 2 All-District 16 girls volleyball team and the AllGRC football team have been announced and includes players from Trenton High School. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for photos of the honorees.
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changes in the operation of Trenton’s Modine Manufacturing plant following the announcement this week that Modine has sold the majority of its light automotive business to Dana, Inc. for $1 and assumption of liabilities. The transaction affects the liquid-cooled portion of Modine’s business which involves lighter vehicles. “We don’t have any light automotive business at our facility,” Trenton’s plant manager Miles Moore said. “Our plant manufactures commercial vehicle and off-highway parts. Our plant is not in any danger and plans to be in the Trenton community for years to come.” Modine had previously announced it was looking for strategic initiatives to exit the light automotive business in order to allow it to focus on other business with higher returns. In a related note, North Central Missouri Development Alliance Director Micah Landes said Moore will be transferring later this month to the Modine facility in Grenada, MS to manage the facility there. “This is a promotional opportunity for Miles and we are very happy for him,” Mrs. Landes said. Scott May will be taking on the plant manager role in Trenton.
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