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REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Monday, January 14, 2020
TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 39
GREAT NORTHWEST DAY AT THE CAPITOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL First Semester
Feb. 4-5 In Jefferson City
Gov. Parson To Speak At Luncheon Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will kick off the 2020 Great Northwest Day at the Capitol event as the keynote speaker during a luncheon at the capitol in Jefferson City on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The two-day event is expected to gather over 300 people from the 19county region and is focused on raising awareness of northwest Missouri to state legislators and departments. In addition to the luncheon, the event includes introductions on the House and Senate floors, informative roundtable sessions followed by the main evening event that will provide an opportunity for community representatives to promote their communities to legislators and others who are invited to attend. The Great Northwest Day event will
conclude with a regional breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 5. As legislators begin a new session in Jefferson City, citizens of northwest Missouri have been preparing to be sure their voices are heard. Through an extensive process, the GNW Steering Committee has gathered and prioritized issues facing the region. One of the many strengths of Great Northwest Day at the Capitol is how the steering committee collects and prioritizes issues and concerns that impact the entire northwest region. “The Great Northwest Day committee takes extensive measures in gathering information on the issues that face our communities and that benefit the region as a whole,” said 2020 Steering
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Committee Chairman Darrell Gardner. “Collaborating and speaking as a unified voice has proven to be powerful.” The top Great Northwest Day priorities for the 2020 legislative session, in no particular order, include: • Invest in Sustained Rural Economic and Community Development Strategies. • Support Pre-K-12/Higher Education, Innovation and Career Development for All Ages. • Ensure End-of-the-Road Hi-Speed Internet Through Broadband and Fiber. • Revive Relevant Infrastructure Throughout Northwest Missouri. • Increase Rural Access to Affordable Primary and Mental Health Care. Further detail and information on
Briefs... TMS Spelling Bee Set
Administrator Contract Extensions Are Offered The Grundy R-5 Board of Education offered contracts and discussed the 2020-21 calendar during a meeting on Thursday night, Jan. 9 at the school in Galt. According to Superintendent Phil Fox, the board voted to offer contracts to high school/middle school principal William Dow and elementary principal Jennifer Dyer for next year. Salaries will be determined at a later time. The board reviewed options for next year’s school calendar and asked the administration to prepare a calendar with an extended school day. The topic will be discussed at the February board meeting. A bid for leasing four copiers over the next five years was approved. The successful bid was from Marco at a cost of $521/month and was one of three bids considered. The board voted to accept bids for the 201920 audit, which will be opened at the February
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these priorities will be released soon. The cost to attend Great Northwest Day is minimal, thanks to corporate sponsorships. This year’s sponsors are Touchstone Energy, Mosaic Life Care, Evergy, Spencer Fane, Cameron Regional Medical Center, Allstate Consultants, Snyder and Associates, Missouri American Water, Missouri Western State University, North Central Missouri College and Northwest Missouri State University. For more information on the event or how one can attend, persons can contact Micah Landes, Grundy County coordinator, or visit the Great Northwest website at www.greatnorthwestday.com
board meeting. The board reviewed its athletic cooperative agreement with the Newtown-Harris School District but took no action.The preliminary food service review was shared with the board along with the elementary and secondary principals’ reports. Bus repairs were also discussed. Named as the Grundy R-5 nominee for the district Belcher Scholarship was senior Jandie Peterson. Donnie Fordyce and Abe Carver, incumbents on the board of education, have filed for re-election to a three-year term. The term of Tyson Christy is also expiring. Persons have until Tuesday, Jan. 21 to file for the board and can do so in the superintendent’s office during regular office hours. The next meeting of the board will be at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 in the high school business room.
The Trenton Middle School Spelling Bee will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15 in the TMS Media Center. More than 70 students will compete, beginning with fifth grade at 8:30 a.m., sixth grade at 9:25 a.m., eighth grade at 10:15 a.m. and seventh grade at 11:05 a.m. A champion, runner-up and an alternate will be selected from each grade level to compete at the Grundy County Spelling Bee, set for Jan. 30 at TMS. Family and friends of spelling bee contestants are invited to attend.
Wellness Signup Extended Due to the inclement weather experienced in the area on Friday and the Ketcham Community Center closing early, sign-ups for the 2020 Green Hills Wellness Challenge have been extended through today (Tuesday Jan. 14). Participants may sign-up at KCC or Grundy County Health Department during regular business hours. No other dates for the Wellness Challenge have changed. Week 1 weigh-ins will still be held this week, starting on Thursday, Jan. 16. Weigh-ins will take place at the KCC and the health department. Persons with questions about the Green Hills Wellness Challenge can contact the Grundy County Health Department at 359-4196.
25 Students Chosen
All-GRC Bands Include THS, TMS Trenton will be represented by 25 students in the Grand River Conference All-Conference middle school and high school bands, which will perform on Saturday, Feb. 1 at South Harrison High School in Bethany. Trenton Middle School will have seven students in the middle school band, which will be under the direction of band directors from the GRC. There will be 18 Trenton High School students in the high school band, which will be directed by Dr. Nathan Gray from Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. TMS students selected for the band include eighth grader Shayla Chapman, first chair clarinet; eighth grader Cade Claycomb, third chair alto saxophone; eighth grader Victor Markell, second chair trombone; eighth grader Cayden Spears, third chair tuba; eighth grader Collin Taylor, seventh chair percussion; seventh grade Caleb Campbell, seventh chair trombone; and seventh grader Brodie Burgess,
second alternate trombone. THS students chosen for the band were senior Ashley Johnson, second chair tenor saxophone; senior Mackenzie Klinginsmith, third chair clarinet; senior Ann Airey, eighth chair trombone; junior Kayleigh Snuffer, ninth chair flute; junior Ashley Johnson, 12th chair clarinet; sophomore Mari Atup, second chair flute; sophomore Trager Leeper, first chair trumpet; freshman Serenity Marsh, eighth chair clarinet; freshman Kayleigh Streett, 15th chair clarinet; freshman Adriana Lawrence, 19th chair clarinet; freshman Connor Campbell, first chair bass clarinet; freshman Trent Villacampa, fourth chair trumpet; freshman Jesse Ledbetter, fifth chair trumpet; freshman Nick Smith, first alternate baritone; freshman Lydia Leininger, first chair percussion; freshman Tucker Otto, third chair percussion; freshman Dylan Smith, fourth chair percussion; and freshman Haley Shultz, second alternate percussion.
Photos Courtesy of Ethan Stewart
Trenton High School Band members named to the All-Grand River Conference Band include, from left, front row, Dylan Smith, Lydia Leininger, Ann Airey, Amanda Parrack, Kayleigh Snuffer, Trent Villacampa; back row, Jesse Ledbetter, Tucker Otto, Haley Shultz, Serenity Marsh, Mackenzie Klinginsmith, Trager Leeper, Connor Campbell, Adriana Lawrence, Kayleigh Street, Ashley Johnson and Mari Atup. Not pictured is Amanda Parrack.
National Weather Service A mix of weather this week, with a wintry mix on Wednesday and sun on Thursday. HIghs will be in the mid 30s to low 40s and lows in the low 30s. The high at Trenton on Thursday, Jan. 9 was 63, Friday’s high was 29, Saturday’s high was 23, Sunday’s high was 39 and the low was 23. A total of 2 inches of snow and .90 of rain was recorded. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 29, the low was 19.
Photos Courtesy of Ethan Stewart
Trenton Middle School Band members named to the All-Grand River Conference Band include, from left, Cayden Spears, Victor Markell, Collin Taylor, Cade Claycomb, Shayla Chapman, Brodie Burgess, and Caleb Campbell.
What’s Inside... The THS wresters made their 2019-20 home opener a success on Thursday night with wins over Maysville and Carrollton. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap and photos from the two matches.
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Trenton Honor Students Named The Trenton Middle School has announced its honor students for the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. Named to the A honor list with a grade point average of 3.670 to 4.0 were: Eighth Grade - Leland Barger, Isela Brown, Katelyn N. Clark, Katelyn R. Clark, Cade Claycomb, Aubree Dalrymple, Seth Doolittle, Seth Elder, Paige Farris, Ava Frazier, Saige Gott, Jena Harris, Adrianna Havens, Wyatt Ledbetter, Dulce Lopez, Victor Markell, Zane Michael, Madi Moore, Ella Novak, Kimberly Otto, Ayden Owen, Lance Polk, Emma Roberts, Bradyn Sager, Michael Schultz, Abby Simpson, Milo Simpson, Maverick Sole, Gabe Stark, Nathan Stark, Collin Taylor, Tymberlyn White and Lillian Woods. Seventh Grade - Kali Burchett, Barbara Eugenio, Jacob Horton, Jena Hunter, Elijah King, Hunter Smith, Kiefer Tolson, Nathan Tran, Joshua Truitt and Shaylise Turner. Sixth Grade - Isaac Bonta, Alyssa Bunnell, Ali Cox, Kameron Foster, Clarity Harding, Titus Kottwitz, Evan Michael, Kinsley Otto, Sosha Scott, Chylissa Turner and Brianna Wheelbarger. Fifth Grade - Lillian Golden, Kelly King, Henry Lasley, Adylene Lopez, Johnny Lovell, Makayla Mejia, Bradly Miller, Lillian Ortega and Lucy Price. Named to the “B” honor roll with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.669 were: Eighth Grade - Hugo Arroyo-Stutzman, Paiton Brewer, Aaliyah Bryant, Braedon Bullman-Hartman, Shayla Chapman, Cameron Christy, Madalynn Couey, McKenzy Dolan, Nautica Dowling, Sarai Fernandez, Kinze Hanson, Joely Johnson, Kara Little, Robert Muselman, Gabe Novak, Michael Nyakoojo, Hannah Oshel, Charlie Riley, Jozie Rorebeck, Dariana Sanchez, David Sharp, Cassie Shuler, Bryce Sparks, Cayden Spears, Alexis Stewart-Lewis, Jaydon Stotts, Carter Wells, Brayden Wiggins, Diamonique Williams and Ronnie Woods. Seventh Grade - Maxx Baker, Starla Bass, Brayden Bell, Morgan Burchett, Caleb Campbell, Avery Clark, Tymber Cooksey, Graci Crouse, Kaegen Croy, Sofia Currie, Brock George, Riley Gott, Colton Hammond, Samantha Hoselton, Mirena King, Kiley Lawrence, Korben Lee, Kaleb McCallon, Baylee McCullough, Riley McLean, Evelyn Mehrhoff, Alhanna Milazzo, Stephen Nicewaner, Elysia Noble, Arianna Ortega, Trisha Peterson, Mason Rongey, See TMS, Page 3
What’s Inside Sports.............................page 2 Local News.............page 3 & 4 Community ...................page 5 Calendars ......................page 5 Comics ...........................page 6 Crosswords....................page 7 Dear Annie ....................page 7 Classifieds ..............page 8 & 9