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Friday, November 6, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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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TRENTON REPUBLICAN-TIMES, TRENTON, MO.

SPORTS ALL-GRAND RIVER CONFERENCE FOOTBALL

ROYCE JACKSON - Second Team Defensive End

CLASS 2, ALL-DISTRICT 16 VOLLEYBALL

EVY McCULLOUGH - First Team

AVA SIMPSON - First Team

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COLEMAN GRIFFIN - Honorable Mention Punter LILLY BERTI - Second Team

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Early Season Sees 15,591 Deer Harvested Youth Hunters Take 78 Deer In Grundy County KAYDEN SPENCER - Honorable Mention Returner

By The Missouri Department of Conservation Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that young hunters ages 6-15 harvested 15,591 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2020 deer hunting season from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.

Top counties were Franklin with youth hunters harvesting

336 deer, Howell with 324 and Osage with 320.

In Grundy County youth hunters collected 78 total deer, 60 of which were antlered bucks. Fourteen does and four button bucks were also harvested in Grundy County.

Other local county totals included 102 total deer taken in Daviess County, 121 in Harrison, 100 in Mercer, 84 in Sullivan and 96 in Livingston.

Additional harvest numbers for the 2020 early youth portion are available online at https://extra.mdc.mo.gov/wid gets/harvest_table/.

This year’s statewide number was down from 2019 when

youth hunters harvested 18,289 deer during the early portion.

Grundy County was down as well after 108 deer were taken during the early youth season a year ago.

Information on past season deer harvests is available at https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/ hunting-trapping/species/deer /deer-harvest-reports/deer-har vest-summaries. “This year’s harvest total is about on par with the average over the last few years,� MDC cervid program supervisor Jason Isabelle said. “Whenever you have a short season portion, like the two-day early

youth portion, you can expect variability in the harvest total from year-to-year. This year’s harvest of about 15,600 deer puts us about in the middle of the range when compared to harvest totals from the past five years.�

Missouri’s deer archery season continues through Nov. 13 and resumes Nov. 25 through Jan. 15. The November portion of firearms deer season runs Nov. 14-24 followed by the late youth portion Nov. 27-29.

The antlerless portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 4-6 followed by the alternative methods portion Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.

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LOCAL BOA Approves NORTH 65 Three Requests CENTER MENUS The Board of Adjustments of the Trenton City Council approved three requests following public hearings on Monday night at city hall.

According to Assistant City Clerk Tracy Maberry, the requests included a variance from Orscheln Properties in care of Cummings Signs to allow for construction of a 40foot sign at 1840 E. 28th St., which is the location of the new Orscheln Farm and Home Supply building; a variance from the Trenton Church of the Nazarene to allow for construction of a building at 2102 Chicago St.; and two variances from Jose Barron to allow for construction of an 18-foot by 36-foot accessory structure at property at 200 Harris Ave. There will be no further action needed on the requests.

NORTH 65 CENTER Monday-Ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, winter mix veggies, plums, whole wheat bread.

Tuesday-Oven-fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, applesauce cake, whole wheat biscuit, orange wedge.

Wednesday-Beef and noodles, peas, lettuce salad, tropical fruit, whole wheat hot roll.

Thursday-Pork loin, baked potato, brussel sprouts, oatmeal cookie, whole wheat bread, cinnamon applesauce.

Friday-Chicken strips or chicken livers, mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed spinach, Jello with fruit, biscuit.

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

GEC Awards 13 Grants

The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. have awarded 13 grants totaling $6,868.64 through the Operation Round Up program, North Central Missouri where members voluntarily College has awarded dual round up their utility bills each credit scholarships to 22 stu- month to fund grants to eligidents in counties within its ble entities.

Education grants were service area, including stuawarded to Grundy County Rdents from Trenton R-9 and 5 School District at Grundy R-5.

Humphreys for $600 to purThe Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. chase Chromebooks; Rissler Young and Myra A. Young Elementary School at Trenton Dual Credit Scholarship was for $580 to purchase playgiven as a one-time $300 ground equipment; Laredo Rscholarship to be used by the 7 School District for $600 to Chromebooks; student toward their tuition. purchase Spickard R-2 School District Over 100 applications were for $664 to purchase phonics received for the award, with the winners selected by the spelling kits; Princeton R-5 NCMC Foundation Scholar- School District for $500 to purchase a web cam, microship Committee.

Receiving the scholarships phone, textbooks and software; were Camdyn Leeper and North Mercer R-3 School DisCarly Spencer of Trenton R-9 trict at Mercer for $700 to purand Rylee Johnson and Ada chase books; North Harrison R-3 School District at EaFox from Grundy R-5. gleville for $235 to purchase writing materials; Cainsville R-1 School District for $550 to purchase sewing machines; Students at the Grundy R-5 South Harrison R-2 Preschool Elementary School at at Bethany for $624.64 to purHumphreys have been recog- chase STEM tools; Gilman nized for their academic City R-4 School District for achievements during the first $300 to purchase STEM tools; Ridgeway R-5 School District quarter.

Named to the “high� honor for $515 to purchase lab suproll were Riley Bundridge, plies; Newtown-Harris R-3 Jorden Gannon, Carson School District for $500 to Kasinger, Maggi Merriman, purchase decodable readers; Alanna Rains, Brayden Reed and Wayne Community School at Corydon, IA for $500 to purand Hannah Roberts.

Named to the honor roll chase a portable PA system.

The next grant application were Kruiz Allnutt, Adrian deadline is Jan. 4. Qualified Boren, Montana Buckner, applicants must be a non-profit Joseph Burroughs, Leah 501(c)(3) organization or other Carver, Lily Eddy, Archer eligible entity and may apply Gannon, Jayden Gannon, for a grant by completing a Casen Gardner, Kailyn Haygrant application with supportden, Waylon Jackson, Maddix Lea, Peyton Nibarger, Jaylinn ing information. Grant applicaare available at Richards, JohnPaul Richards tions www.grundyec.com or by calland Hope Smiley. ing Grundy Electric Cooperative office at 1-800-279-2249, ext. 23 or 33.

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(R), 3,662; Gena L. Ross (D), 661; Jim Higgins (Lib), 74; write-ins, 1.

Local candidate votal totals included Don Sager, first district commissioner, 2,043; Brad Chumbley, second district commissioner, 2,044; Rodney Herring, sheriff, 3,992; Barb Harris, collector/treasurer, 4,157; Nathaniel Curtis, assessor, 4,085; Jill Eaton, public administrator, 4,135; and Dwayne Slater, coroner, 4,068.

Seventh District State Rep. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, was unopposed and won reelection. He received 4,115 votes in Grundy County, which also had 30 write-ins.

Grundy County voters supported both Constitutional Amendment 1 and 3. Amendment 1, which set term limits for certain statewide offices, won support in Grundy County by a margin of 2,192 to 2,063.

Amendment 3, which involved redistricting and lobbyist gifts,

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High Low Last Chg Nov. 5 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 606½ 626Ÿ 606 619ž +13ž Mar 610 628ž 609ž 622½ +13 Est. sales 84,098.Wed.'s sales 116,978 Wed.'s open int 455,459 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 405 417Ÿ 404 414 +8ž Mar 410½ 422Ÿ 410 418½ +7Ÿ Est. sales 268,332.Wed.'s sales 355,650 Wed.'s open int 1,710,506,up 6,742 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 297½ 307ž 297 303Ÿ +6½ Mar 301 306½ 301 303ž +6½ Est. sales 248.Wed.'s sales 309 Wed.'s open int 5,838, up 7 SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Nov 1080 1111Ÿ 1079½ 1101ž +22ž Jan 1086 1112ž 1083½ 1103ž +17½ Est. sales 176,238.Wed.'s sales 239,365 Wed.'s open int 906,034 Nov. 4 Trenton MFA Soybeans, 10.26 (Nov 20) 10.21 (Dec 20).

Corn, 3.75 (Oct 20) 3.76 (Nov 20).

Laredo MFA Soybeans, 10.26 (Nov 20) 10.21 (Dec 20) Corn, 3.75 (Oct 20) 3.76 (Nov 20).

Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) 2020 Crop - Corn, 3.90; soybeans, 10.51; wheat, 5.97.

New Crop 2021 - Corn, 3.63; soybeans, 9.30; wheat, 5.78.

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economy. For instance, according to 2017 and 2019 census data, Grundy County has approximately 1,804 people driving into the county for work on a daily basis, increasing our daytime population to 7,076 people. The commuters coming into Grundy County for work are filling positions at many of the regional organizations based in Grundy County as well as at our two major manufacturers, Modine and Nestle. Understanding the increase in daytime population is very important for all of us to recognize but is particularly important for current or prospective business owners to consider when making plans to open or expand.

Service businesses such as daycares, restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores and retailers can use this information to examine their offerings and upgrade them to meet the needs of the commuters who visit us each day. For instance, should restaurants open earlier or offer “to go� options that can be ordered through an app and picked up ready to go for the commuter on their way to work? Or, better yet, could restaurants benefit by offering “to go� evening meals that could be pre-ordered and picked up by commuters on the way home? Most commuters have child care respon-

COVID

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wash hands frequently or use a sanitizer.

Area counties are also seeing a slight increase in cases.

As of Thursday morning, COVID-19 numbers included: Livingston County - 501 cases (71 active, including 16 hospitalized), 13 deaths.

Sullivan County - 446 cases (98 active), 4 deaths.

Linn County - 364 cases (60

sibilities, some have elder care concerns and some even have pet care needs. Are these needs being met by existing businesses in the county or are there some new business opportunities within those questions?

Besides being the regional hub for service, non-profit and educational institutions, Grundy County is also host to several festivals, events and hunting seasons. Activities such as the Missouri Day Festival, Holiday Hoops and the Mid-America Music Festival bring an enormous amount of people to Grundy County, offering great venues for “popup� businesses, Airbnb opportunities and general hospitality offerings.

Appreciating the opportunities in your community and exploring ways you can develop business ideas to capitalize on them is what growing the local economy is all about.

If you have a business idea or would like to discuss expansion ideas for your current business feel free to contact me at 660-973-2996. NCMDA is funded by the City of Trenton and Grundy County and all services are free of charge, confidential and available for the purpose of maintaining the current economy while fostering start-ups and expansions.

In our next NCMDA update we will discuss the skills, education and future demands of Grundy County’s labor force. active), 14 deaths.

Carroll County - 291 cases (43 active, including four hospitalized), 8 deaths.

Daviess County - 271 cases (101 active), 5 deaths.

Caldwell County - 258 cases (36 active), 2 deaths.

Harrison County - 291 cases (60 active), 14 deaths.

Putnam County - 83 cases (10 active), 1 death.

Mercer County - 39 cases (actives not listed).

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The Spickard Board of Aldermen will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 at city hall.

Items on the announced agenda include water and sewer updates, the clerk’s report, a change of ordinance regarding the city’s sewer connection fee, the financial report and claims and public comment. Garry Webber is also scheduled to be present to talk about the city’s lagoon and sewer system and a water customer is also listed on the agenda to address board members.

was approved by local voters 2,748 to 1,543. Statewide, Amendment 1 was defeated while Amendment 3 was approved.

Judges Patricia Breckenridge and Tom Chapman won support in Grundy County for retention. The Breckenridge vote (Missouri Supreme Court) was 3,059 in favor and 1,010 opposed while Chapman’s vote (Missouri Western District Court of Appeals) was 3,194 in favor and 870 opposed.

The county had a 76 percent voter turnout, with 4,467 persons casting ballots. That total included 3,486 going to the polls and 981 who voted absentee. By precinct, the voter numbers were 348, Madison and Taylor townships; 200, Liberty and Myers townships; 285, Wilson and Marion townships; 143, Franklin and Washington townships; 555, first ward and Jefferson Township; 675, second ward and Lincoln Township; 607, third ward and Harrison Township; 653, fourth ward and Jackson Township; and 981, absentees.

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TRENTON REPUBLICAN-TIMES, TRENTON, MO.

OP/ED

The Final Word

by Diane Lowrey R-T Editor

Clerk’s Staff Makes Voting Easy As votes continue to be counted in other parts of the U.S., I want to recognize the efforts of our local election officials in Grundy County, who made sure the 2020 General Election went off without a hitch.

The staff in County Clerk Betty Spickard’s office, along with those individuals serving as judges on the actual voting day, did their best in making sure that every qualified voters was able to cast a ballot while dealing with the difficulties of the COVID pandemic, which resulted in Diane Lowrey many voters having to rethink how they would cast their ballots this year.

I took advantage of early voting by going to the courthouse and casting an absentee ballot. It was a very simple process, conducted in a manner similar to what I would have experienced had I waited until the actual election day to go to the polls - I showed my ID, they gave me a ballot, I voted it, Courtney Campbell put the ballot in the absentee envelope and sealed it to be counted on election day. And I feel very confident that I was one of the 4,487 Grundy County voters whose ballots were counted when totals were announced on Tuesday and that my votes were counted exactly how I had cast them.

Local voters had other options available to them if they felt uncomfortable voting in person on Tuesday, including mail-in ballots that many did take advantage of, as well as the drive-in voting the county clerk’s office offered on Saturday afternoon prior to the election for those who had last-minute disruptions, including being quarantined, that would not allow them to vote on election day. As a result of the efforts by the county clerk’s office, Grundy County had 76 percent of its registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election.

I appreciate the hard work by the county clerk’s office in making sure this year’s General Election went as smoothly as it did. I know there was a lot of preparation that went into making sure voter rolls were correct as well as providing as many opportunities as possible for registered voters to get their ballots cast and counted.

Thanks to Betty and her staff, Grundy County was able to have an easy and accessible election.

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

HONOR OUR VETEARNS Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, a day our nation sets aside each year to recognize and thank all those, living and dead, who have answered the patriotic call to serve in the United States Armed Forces, whether during a time of war or peace. Our veterans have proudly, courageously and selflessly defended our nation and protected our citizens, and we are all indebted to them.

Missouri is home to a number of major military installations, including Whiteman Air Force Base and its 509th Bomb Wing, the only Air Force unit that operates the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, and the United States Army Maneuver Support Center at Ft. Leonard Wood. We are also fortunate to have a Missouri National Guard force of approximately 11,000 citizen-soldiers and airmen, some of whom are stationed at Rosecrans Air National Guard, which is critical to our region in northwest Missouri.

We clearly have a lot to be thankful for this Veterans Day and every day.

According to the Missouri Veterans Commission, an estimated 384,000 veterans currently live in the Show-Me State - that is nearly half a million reasons why each and every Missourian should find some meaningful way to honor our veterans. This Veterans Day,

I encourage you to show your support by donating to a veteran’s organization, volunteering at a veterans home or hospital, or simply taking the time to stop and thank a veteran for their service and sacrifice.

Many restaurants and retailers offer discounts and free items for veterans on Veterans Day. \Most establishments require a military ID or proof of service, and offers vary by location.

Each of us owe so much to those who have put their lives on the line for our country. The freedoms we enjoy and our way of life as Americans are due to the brave actions of those who served and those who continue to serve. As civilians, we will never know the hardships and challenges faced by our country’s men and women in uniform.

Our country’s veterans were there for us, in times of war and in peace, and it’s now up to each of us to have their backs and support them in any way possible.

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 address is dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov and my mailing address is Room 332, State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

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Election Night Reporting

by Phill Brooks, Director, Missouri Digital News There are four Missourians who helped develop the systems that provide you with accurate and prompt election night returns.

Guest Editorials To understand this column, you need to realize that the results reported on election night are neither official nor complete.

In fact, Missouri law provides a several-week delay after the election to assure accuracy of the count.

State law actually prohibits local election authorities from officially certifying election results until Friday after the election.

Then state law gives a state "board of canvassers" several more weeks before announcing the official state results based on those local figures.

These delays allow time for recounts in close elections, challenges and delayed receipts of military-overseas ballots.

For example, Missouri's 2018 state general election results were not officially declared by the state board until Nov. 30 -- more than three weeks after the election.

The absence of official results on election night led national news organizations to establish competing systems to get unofficial results from local election officials.

The problem with that approach was demonstrated in 1960 after conflicting reports left the country going to bed unsure whether John Kennedy or Richard Nixon would be the nation's next president.

The first solution to address this problem came from Elmer Lower -- a Missouri native, Missouri Journalism School graduate and later the school's dean.

As ABC News president, Lower co-founded a more reliable and faster national system to report unofficial returns on election night.

Lower's News Election Services was a consortium of national news organizations that agreed to combine gathering and sharing of election results.

But because NES focused on results for national offices, it did not resolve the problem facing Missouri news organizations to get results for state offices.

That left some Missouri news organizations to continue to rely on getting returns from local officials.

It didn't work. Missouri Network's News Director Bob Priddy voiced to me his frustration from conflicting state election-night reports in 1986.

Similar to Lower, Priddy became the second Missourian

to facilitate getting election-night returns when he created the Missouri Elections Consortium in partnership with another Missourian, Secretary of State Roy Blunt.

Under their plan, Secretary of State staff remained in the office to gather evening returns from county officials and provide them to news organizations that helped finance the costs.

The fourth Missourian we should thank for election-night returns is Secretary of State Rebecca Cook.

She concluded it was a governmental responsibility to provide Missourians with election-night results, even if unofficial.

She had the Secretary of State's own website post the unofficial election-night results her staff collected from local election officials.

That made the results directly available to all Missourians.

On the site's first election-night, it was so popular that it suffered log-jams from a high demand.

I played a small role helping Cook's office identify the problem -- contributing to the reliable election-night service that Missourians enjoy to this day.

But the pressure on national news organizations to be first to predict a winner on election night caused another problem.

To declare winners before all the results had been counted, some national news organizations relied on exit polls in which voters leaving polling places told reporters for whom they voted.

An effort to organize these competing national exit polls was organized in 1990 with a national consortium to coordinate election-night projections for presidential and congressional races.

The Voter News Service did not last long.

The first problem arose in 2000 from conflicting projections on whether Democrat Al Gore or Republican George Bush had carried Florida.

The problem was understandable since a U.S. Supreme Court decision was required to decide the winner.

Two years later, VNS was abandoned after it's computer system failed.

Most, if not all, news organizations now avoid declaring winners based on exit polls, although those polls continue to provide a better understanding of voter demographics and voting motivations.

I owe deep thanks to Bob Priddy, the true founder of Missouri's election-night reporting system, for helping me with this column.

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DHSS Transparency

No one is ever going to mistake the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for a transparent and public-minded organization.

Guest Editorials The latest shadow fell over this agency following questions about whether it and the Missouri attorney general’s office have been forthcoming with documents regarding the launch of medical marijuana in Missouri. The launch was bound to be controversial, with winners and losers. A Sarcoxie family, the Callicoats, want to know more about the decision to deny their request to grow medical marijuana. To that end, they have requested records from DHSS and are now alleging, as part of their lawsuit, that the agency and the AG’s office concealed documents that are subject to the laws of discovery and that the Missouri Sunshine law, which governs open records and open meetings, was violated.

The Callicoats and their attorneys argue: “All of this behavior appears aimed at the same goal: to prevent anyone, especially this court, from being able to examine the rules of the medical marijuana program in the full light of day, to prohibit plaintiffs access to the public records the defendants are legally obligated to provide, and to do all they can to delay the hearing on this matter on October 29, 2020.”

The courts will have to sort this out, but it appears something was amiss because on June 15, DHSS provided the Missouri House of Representatives with roughly 37,000 records outlining their contacts with people in the industry, documents that help explain how decisions were made. At that same time, the Callicoats and their attorney

were also seeking these kinds of documents from the department, but they claim that it took until August to receive only 15,000 records. They had to file a separate Sunshine request with the House to get the rest of the documents.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office has called the allegations that his office and DHSS withheld records and violated Missouri’s Sunshine Law “frivolous” and “baseless.”

We’ll wait and see.

What doesn’t appear to be in dispute, according to the lawsuit, is that Randall Williams, director of DHSS, conducted state business on his personal cellphone.

The suit alleges, “Dr. Williams further acknowledged that he never took any steps to save his text messages discussing state business to a state computer, even though that is expressly required under the Sunshine Law.” Former Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley was unambiguous in his interpretation of Missouri law: “Text messages should be treated like, and subject to, the same analysis as emails,” Hawley said in 2017. It does not matter whether the messages are sent on a state-owned phone or on a personal cellphone — texts and phone calls of public officials conducting public business belong to the public.

Given the difficulty the media and the public have had getting records from DHSS, given the agency’s history of being uncooperative and concocting road blocks to releasing public records, and given that DHSS was just fined $12,000 in April for multiple violations of state law governing open records, we think it’s time for new publicminded and transparent leadership at the agency, regardless of who wins next week’s election.

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As part of Hy-Vee’s 90th anniversary celebration, Trenton Hy-Vee meat manager Keith Herring, pictured at left, has been presented with a brand new, two-door red Mini Cooper. Also pictured is Tim Michael, district store director, right. Hy-Vee has given away more than $1 million in prizes to its employees as part of the anniversary celebration.

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The United Way of Grundy County is the recipient of a donation of $432 from the Trenton Hy-Vee Store. The funds were raised through the sale of tenderloins at Hy-Vee on Oct. 23. Pictured are United Way chairman Connie Hoffman, left, and Hy-Vee Store Director Chad Boyd.

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Prior to the business meeting. Donna Wilson gave information on Superior threads, telling how to determine a good thread from a bad thread as well as the various types of thread the Superior Company makes.

Members signed up for the Christmas party. A meal will be served and ornaments are the gift exchange this year.

Members also signed up for the 2021 retreat to be held in Valley Falls, KS. Those attending are to make a deposit at the December meeting.

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gram. The auction will run from Nov. 16-22. It was voted to donate a quilt and Mrs. Wilson will contact them about the donation.

It was voted to honor a local veteran with a patriotic quilt in observation of Veterans Day. The recipient is the oldest living veteran in the area and one who also received the Purple Heart for his service.

Participating in Share and Tell were Mrs. Wilson, Twyla Johnson, Chris Newton, Linda Mullins, Linda Hammond, Mrs. Kuttler, Flora Hanks and Cyndi Johnson.

The next meeting will be the Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the First Baptist Church.

The new meeting year begins in January and members of the public are invited to join the group and share their love of quilting.

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The Dorcas Richardson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has donated $200 to the Joseph L. Norton VFW Post No. 919 of Trenton to be used for the renovation of the VFW Hall, making it ADA compliant and handicap accessible with a lift elevator. DAR member Terry Foster Klipp of Burkburnett, TX provided the chapter with a $100 donation in both 2020 and 2021 in memory of her mother, June Foster, who was a longtime chapter member.

Pictured are, from left, chapter member Marlene Ralston, VFW Post Commander Tony Ralston, Post member Sam Smith and DAR members Cathie Smith and Evelyn Trickel.

Laredo Carol Wilford Mary Gonzalez and sons, Sammy, Joshua and Andrew of Gladstone were overnight guests in the home of Dan and Carol Wilford on Friday, Oct. 16. They returned home on Saturday evening. The boys played on the huge stump where the giant maple tree used to be.

Dan Wilford drove to Cameron on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to attend an ombudsman

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Barb and Gary Harbo of Eagan, MN were guests in the home of Barbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Bonna Dittberner, from Friday, Oct. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 1. Bonnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s granddaughter, Molly Maupin, a student at UMKC, was also a weekend guest. Barb played the organ at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Trenton, where they attended on Sunday.

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WINTERIZING THE LANDSCAPE

by Andy Luke Agronomy Field Specialist For cattle producers in Missouri, feed represents one of the largest expenses in maintaining a herd. While hay supplies are abundant for many producers this year, a year like 2018 shows that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long to deplete the hay storages that we have. Consider delaying hay feeding by grazing stockpiled forages or corn stalks this fall.

Corn stalks are an excellent option for fall and winter grazing.

According to research from the University of Nebraska, mature cows with a body condition score of 5 or better should not need protein supplementation if corn stalks are grazed at a proper stocking rate. A good rule of thumb to estimate how many days of grazing a field will provide for 1,200-pound non-lactating cows is to divide the corn

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yield by 3.5. For example, 200bushel corn will provide around 57 grazing days per acre, which means that each acre will support 57 animals for one day. To put that another way, a 100-acre field would provide grazing for 57 cattle for 100 days.

Fescue is one of the best crops for winter grazing because of its high nutrient content and its waxy cuticle, which allows the fescue to maintain its condition and quality. Because it maintains its quality, fescue should only be grazed after other fall options such as corn stalks have been used. When grazing dormant fescue, maintain a grazing height of three to four inches. If grazed to two inches or less, spring regrowth will be slowed.

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Alfalfa is another crop that can be grazed after it has gone dormant. Prior to a frost, alfalfa has a tendency to cause bloat.

However, after a frost occurs and the alfalfa goes dormant, the leaves will dry up and bloat concerns are reduced. To prevent bloat from becoming an issue, only turn out full cattle onto alfalfa fields and allow access to dry hay or corn stalks in addition to the alfalfa. Removing cattle when soils are wet or muddy will help keep the alfalfa stand in good shape for future years.

Of course, with any winter forage options, adequate fences and access to water are essential. Electric fence is effective as long as cattle are trained to respect the fence. Cattle released into new forage areas that are unfamiliar with the electric fence are likely to cause problems. Although inconvenient, water can be hauled throughout the winter.

Mature cattle will drink 8 to 12 gallons of water per day through the winter months.

Utilizing fall and winter grazing options is a great way to reduce one of the largest expenses associated with cattle.

Adverse weather can always impact the number of available grazing days, so have a plan in place to provide feed when the weather does turn bad.

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Temperatures last week averaged 42.0 degrees, 11.8 degrees below normal.

Precipitation averaged 2.38 inches statewide, 1.41 inches above average. There were 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Nov. 1.

Topsoil moisture supply was rated 4 percent very short, 21 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus.

Subsoil moisture supply was rated 5 percent very short, 25 percent short, 68 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.

Corn harvested for grain was 80 percent complete, compared to the five-year average of 87 percent.

Soybean harvest was 60 percent complete, compared to the five-year average of 67 percent.

Winter wheat planted progressed to 59 percent, compared to the five-year average of 63 percent. Winter wheat emerged was 42 percent, compared to the five-year average of 41 percent. Winter wheat condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 41 percent good and 5 percent excellent.

Five Steps To Pass The Farm To The Next Generation

by Linda Geist Extension Writer Farm succession planning should not begin when the head of the family dies, says Wesley Tucker, University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist and succession planning coordinator.

Too often, planning starts the day after the funeral, Tucker says. In addition to straining family relationships, this also increases the likelihood that the next generation will fail.

U.S. Small Business Administration data shows that transitions of existing businesses to family members succeed only 30% of the time, compared to 70% for transitions to people outside the family.

Third-generation success rates are even more dismal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about 15%.

USDA data shows that twothirds of U.S. farmland is owned or leased by someone over 55. Control of a third of that land will change hands in the next 10-15 years.

Successful transfer of farm ownership and management

begins with open communication and good documentation, Tucker says.

Sometimes the older generation holds onto ownership and management of the farm until their deaths or when the next generation is also aged.

Family members who work on the farm may do so for decades with no clear plan for transfer.

MU Extension offers free one-on-one succession planning assistance in cooperation with the SBA and Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Small Business Development Centers, an assistance network hosted by colleges, universities, and public and private partners.

MUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uses these core guidelines when providing assistance with succession planning: 1. Encourage the successor to gain experience and education off-farm. Expose that person to other farms or businesses and memberships in professional groups.

2. Have a trial work period.

At the end, do an honest evaluation of all parties. Keep fam-

ily and business relationships separate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being flesh and blood does not guarantee success,â&#x20AC;? Tucker says.

3. Begin the path to management and ownership early.

Those who come back to the farm should not sign up for a life of servitude without clear expectations of future rewards.

4. Involve the younger generation in financial decisionmaking. Finances are usually the last part of the business transferred and often does not happen until the day after the funeral, when the checkbook is seen for the first time.

5. Plan for the next generation to become the majority owner and manager. Let the senior family member pass the reins to the next generation and bring in the next generation.

Finally, if you are the owner, pat yourself on the back for preparing to pass on the farm and its legacy in a timely fashion to ensure its continued success, Tucker says.

To schedule a free consultation, contact Tucker at tuckerw@missouri.edu or 417-326-4916.

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Turning 65 This Year? Call Larry Bunnell at 359-7467 or 359-4700 for your insurance quotes on Medicare Supplements, Nursing Home, Major Medical, Life & Group Health plans. 1600 East 9th Street, Trenton.

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"We will not knowingly accept any advertising for property which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all advertised property is available on an equal opportunity basis."

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Truck Drivers Wanted. Must have good driving record, parttime/full-time. 660-654-2207 FJan22 ------------------------------------------Help Wanted: Health Specialist, Green Hills Head Start Central Office. Full-time with benefits. For job description and application visit http://www.greenhillsheadstart.or g or call 660-359-2214. E.O.I. G485d6 ------------------------------------------North Central Missouri College is seeking a Student Accounts Specialist. Interested applicants should visit http://www.ncmissouri.edu/jobs for more information and how to apply or call 660-357-6203.

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"We will not knowingly accept any advertising for rental property which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis."

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TRENTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Advertisement for Bidders Trenton Municipal Utilities (TMU) is accepting bids for POLE & PAD MOUNT TRANSFORMERS. Bids will be accepted at City Hall, 1100 Main St., Trenton, MO 64683, until 2:00 p.m. on November 24, 2020. Specifications and more information can be obtained by contacting Brad Griffin at 660359-2315 or bgriffin@trentonmo.com. TMU reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any irregularities that are in the best interest of TMU. dNov6 -------------------------------------------

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE For default in payment of the debt and performance of the obligations secured by deed of trust executed by Colby Roland Epperson, spouse of Heather A. Epperson, and Heather A. Epperson, spouse of Colby Roland Epperson, dated February 13, 2015, recorded in Book 635, at Page 75, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Grundy County, Missouri, at Trenton, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, duly appointed by written appointment recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Grundy County, Missouri in Book 673 at Page 566, will at the request of the holder of said debt, on Monday, November 9, 2020, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., particularly at 2:00 p.m., at the west front door of the County Courthouse in Grundy County, Missouri, at Trenton, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the real property described in deed of trust, to-wit: The North Half of the Northeast Quarter (N ½ NE Ÿ) Section Thirty (30), Township Sixty-one (61), Range Twenty-two (22) EXCEPT 33 1/3 acres off the West side thereof, Grundy County, Missouri; to satisfy said debt and costs. /s/ Robert Cowherd Substitute Trustee dOct16,23,30,Nov6 ------------------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE For default under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Lewis Equipment Services, LLC, a Missouri Limited Liability Company, dated March 27, 2019, recorded on April 24, 2019 as Document No. 19LR0332, in Book 663, Page 76, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Grundy County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on Monday, November 30, 2020, at 12:30 PM at the West Front Door of the Grundy County Courthouse, 700 Main, in Trenton, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: Tract I: All of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and Ten (10) acres off the West side of the Southwest One-fourth of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty-four (24), in Township Sixty-two (62), of Range Twenty-five (25) in Grundy County, Missouri.

Tract II: All of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; and a tract commencing at the Southeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence West Sixty (60) rods, thence North Twelve (12) rods and Six (6) feet, thence East Sixty (60) rods, thence South to the place of beginning; the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the East One-half of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section Twenty-four (24), Township Sixty-two (62) of Range Twenty-five (25), in Grundy County, Missouri, to satisfy said debt and costs.

AT, Inc. Successor Trustee Gregory D. Todd, Vice President 314.621.5070 www.atllp.com dNov6,13,20,27 -------------------------------------------

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Saturday and Sunday November 7th & 8th 9:00am ~ 5:00pm Everything MUST Go! CASH ONLY!

2 complete bedroom sets Living Room Furniture and household items Washer/Dryer/Refrigerator Complete set William Rogers Silverware Yard Ornaments and Various Antiques 802 E. Park Street Princeton, MO 64673

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AREA DEATHS Bill J. Ausmus Bill J. Ausmus, an 85-yearold resident of Trenton, passed away peacefully at 2:29 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe.

Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.

Mr. Ausmus was born on March 20, 1935 at Edina, the son of David Brice and Jennet Hunter Ausmus. After graduating from Edina High School, he went on to pursue multiple degrees in teaching with emphasis in physical education and industrial arts. While at Kirksville State Teachers College, he excelled as an athlete and was twice named AllAmerican in both basketball and track. He was later inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. After college he did a short tour in the U.S. Army, where he met his future wife, Peggy J. Crowder. They were married on Aug. 20, 1959 at Metropolis, IL. They moved to Milan and later to Trenton, to continue his teaching and

coaching career.

Bill had his priorities in life.

They were God, family, and work, which always involved some form of teaching and coaching. He had a passion for helping others and a smile which all will remember. Even as the Dean of Trenton Junior College, he continued to lead with kindness, integrity and compassion.

His survivors include his wife, Peggy of the home; two daughters, Tracy Utley and her husband, John of Trenton and Jamie Hooyman and her husband, Gary of Trenton; and six grandchildren, Aubrey Utley, Wilson Utley, Claire Utley, Maddie Hooyman, Mallory Hooyman and Mason Hooyman.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and five brothers.

Memorial donations are suggested to the North Central Missouri College Foundation - Bill Ausmus Faculty/Staff Mini Grant. They can be left at or mailed to the mortuary.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com

Leman Curtis Marlay Leman Curtis Marlay, an 85-year-old resident of Chillicothe, died on Friday, Oct. 30, 202 at Saint Luke’s North Hospital due to complications of COVID. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 at the First Baptist Church at Chillicothe. Burial was in the Locust Valley Cemetery at Browning.

Mr. Marlay was born on June 1, 1935 near Milan, the son of Lee and Lorraine Lawrence Marlay.

He was raised on a farm in rural Milan. He was a member of the FFA and received the Star Farmer Award. He graduated from Milan High School in 1953, then worked at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. He entered the Army and spent two years in France.

He waws married on June 4, 1960 to Ruth Ann Jennings of Browning, who survives.

He was a supervisor of a factory in Brunswick, then enrolled in the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1961, graduing with a bachelor of science degree in science in 1965. The couple moved to Chillicothe, where he taught middle school science for 27 years. After retirement, he volunteered with the “Mentor Project” at the middle school and with Meals on Wheels.

He was a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe for 50 years, teaching Sunday school for several decades, serving as Sunday school su-

perintendent for many years, sining in the choir and helping at Grand Oaks Retreat in Chillicothe.

He was a Mason for 60 years and enjoyed gardening, fishing, rock collecting, making rock jewelry and genealogy. He was a 4-H leader for 10 years and in 2019, he and his wife were chosen as Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair Honored Fair Legion Members.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Marlay is survived by two daughters, Jan (Stewart) Shettle of Baltimore, MD and Jill (Dave) Allgood of Superior, NE; a son, Jerry (Beth) Marlay of Columbia; five grandchildren, Harley, Daniel, and Aaron Allgood and David (fiancee Lorin) and Rachel Marlay; a great-grandson, Jake Trissler; a sister, Verleta Callihan of Humphreys; and five nephews, Jim and John Hoselton and Martin, Brian and Roger Callihan.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents, Albert and Elfie Tharp Marlay and Ralph and Bessie Neely Lawrence; a sister-inlaw, Marilyn (Paul) Hoselton; and a brother-in-law, William Callihan.

Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe and/or Locust Valley Cemetery at Browning.

They may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home at PO Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.

Carrie Rosenstangle McClain Carrie Rosenstangle McClain, a 41-year-old Trenton resident, died on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 at her residence in Trenton.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Bro. Tim Munday officiated.

Special music included “When I’m Away From You”, “Learning to Fly”, “See You Again”, “Supermarket Flowers” and “I Am the Highway.”

The body was cremated following the services.

Ms. McClain was born on Nov. 15, 1978 in Trenton to Stephen and Rhonda McCloud Rosenstangle. She had been attending classes at North Central Missouri College.

She loved her family and friends and her dog, Bear, was like her baby. She would always say “what’s Care without Bear,” since her nickname

growing up was Care Bear.

She is survived by her mother, Rhonda Rosenstangle; daughters Macy McClain, Kylee McClain and Jessa Shipley; three sisters, Stephanie Hendricks and her husband, Carlos, Laura Allen and her husband, Kirk Hamilton and Lindsay Ortega and her husband, David; her grandfather, Randall McCloud; eight nieces and nephews; seven great-nieces and nephews; and a grandchild expected in May. She was preceded in death by her father; and her grandparents, Bonnie and Bill Rosenstangle and Phyllis McCloud.

Memorial donations are suggested to the family to help with funeral expenses. They may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com

DAILY RECORD CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Marilyn Christian, Nixa, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $60.50 and $74.50 costs.

Lisa B. Williams, Olathe, KS, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $200.50 and $74.50 costs.

Christa L. Noland, Trenton, pleaded guilty to second degree property damage, a class B misdemeanor, and was sentenced to serve 90 days in the Grundy County Detention Center. Costs were waived and she was released from the Department of Mental Health in regard to this charge.

Associate Civil Mercury Surgery Center LLC vs. Charles Veatch. The court entered a consent judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2,389.16. The case involved a suit on account.

Municipal Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Leonard Allen Brill, Galt, pleaded guilty to not maintaining financial responsibility for a vehicle and was fined $25.50 and $41.50 costs. He also pleaded guilty to displaying or possessing the plates of another and was fined $50.50 and $41.50 costs.

Victor L. Tunnell, Trenton, pleaded guilty to having expired plates and was fined $50.50 and $41.50 costs.

Simon D. P. Hernandez, Milan, pleaded guilty to failing to drive on the right half of the roadway when the roadway was of sufficient width, causing an immediate threat of an accident and improper lane usage. He was fined $60.50 and $41.50 costs on each charge.

Emanuel E. Hostetler, Spickard, pleaded guilty to an

amended charge of operating a vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $233 and $41.50 costs.

Halle Lotz,Trenton, pleaded guilty to failing to yield after stopping to a vehicle that entered the intersection/so close to cause a hazard and was fined $60.50 and $41.50 costs. She also pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and was fined $300 and $41.50 costs.

Troy L. Palmer, Trenton, pleaded guilty to having an expired driver’s license and was fined $50.50 and $41.50 costs.

Brylan R. Shaw, Trenton, pleaded guilty to not having an animal license and was fined $50.50 and $41.50 costs.

Everett W. Thompson, Trenton, pleaded guilty to driving while revoked or suspended and was fined $100 and $41.50 costs.

Failing to appear in court and having warrants issued for their arrest were Tracey L. Thurman, Trenton, on charges of operating a motor vehicle on the highway without a valid license or no license, failing to maintain financial responsibility for a vehicle and having expired plates; Christopher J. Warren, Trenton, on charges of failing to yield and an animal violation; Daniel L. Ison, Olive Hill, KY, on charges of assault, endangering the welfare of a child and disorderly conduct; Trace A. Blozvich-Harvey, Trenton, on a charge of stealing; Kelly D. White, Trenton, on two charges of driving while revoked or suspended, speeding and operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility; and Priscilla Hertzler, Trenton, a nuisance violation.

REAL ESTATE Mason R. Taylor and wife to Joseph Michael Lovett and wife.

Warrant Issued In Assault Case A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Galt man accused of attacking a Trenton man in July.

According to online court records, a warrant has been issued for Shandon L. Gann of Galt. Gann is charged with first degree assault-serious physical injury or special victim, a class A felony. According to the probable cause statement, Gann is accused of assaulting Cody McHargue on July 18 near 201 W. Eighth St. in Trenton. McHargue sustained lacerations to the back of his head, a skull fracture and bleeding and swelling of the brain, which resulted in him having to undergo life-saving surgery.

Two Injured In Area Accident

Residents of Galt and Maryville received injuries in a Tuesday afternoon accident on Highway 139 at Route E, one-quarter of a mile north of Harris.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Brady Huffman, 22 of Galt, was transported by the Sullivan County Ambulance Service to Northeast Regional Medical Center at Kirksville for treatment of serious injuries. Zoe Little, 20, of Maryville, received minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe.

The patrol said Ms. Littleton was the driver of a car that was westbound on Route E and pulled into the path of the SUV driven by Huffman, which was southbound on Highway 139.

The collision caused both vehicles to travel off the roadway.

Both vehicles were demolished.

The accident was investigated by Trooper Borgmeyer, who was assisted by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the Medicine Creek Fire Department and First Responders.

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Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney Johnathan Meyer has been appointed as the special prosecutor in the case and Judge Steven D. Hudson issued the warrant, with Gann to be held without bond. As of Thursday morning, he was not yet in custody.

Lynch Fund To Aid Complex The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri has announced formation of a special fund to honor the late Howie Lynch of Trenton.

At the request of his family, a fund has been created to support the Ebbe Sports Complex in Trenton with planning for a new permanent concession stand, a wish made by Lynch for many years.

Lynch, a longtime coach, player and supporter of school and community sports programs, passed away in July of this year. At the time of his death, memorial contributions were designated for the Ebbe Sports Complex and those gifts will now be added to this effort to honor his wishes.

Contributions, which are tax deductible, may be sent to The Community Foundation of

Howie Lynch

Northwest Missouri, 1006 W. St. Maartens Drive, Suite B, St. Joseph, MO 64506.

Persons with questions regarding donations may contact founation board member Steve Maxey at 660-359-7244 or the foundation office at 816-2322022.

Two Arrests Are Reported The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has reported two arrests recently.

According to the sheriff’s office, Brittany N. Roberts, 21, Trenton, has been charged with domestic assault, a Trenton city ordinance violation.

She is accused of scratching a woman on the chest and arms, hitting her on the back of her head and causing swelling behind her eyes. The offense allegedly occurred while the

defendant was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.

Her bond has been set at $750 cash only and she is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 17.

Also arrested was Damon W. Buss, 45, Trenton. Buss is accused of failing to appear in court on a class E felony charge of non-support. He has posted $1,500 cash-only bond and was given a court date of Nov. 12.

Rissler Virtual Book Fair Set Rissler Elementary School will again be holding its annual Scholastic Book Fair, only this year it will be done virtually.

Persons will be able to order their books online, with orders being shipped to the buyer’s home. There is free shipping on book-only orders of over

$25, with a portion of all purchases benefitting the school library.

Orders will be accepted from Nov. 8 to Nov. 21. To get started, persons can go to the book fair homepage at www.scholastic.com/bf/rissler elementary.

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