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TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
Candidate
Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull Mark Moore Phillip Ray
PRIMARY ELECTION Grundy County
Friday, August 10, 2018
See Election, Page 3
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2018 Grundy County Primary Election Results
Liberty Myers
Franklin Wash.
35 17 46
24 23 24
Wilson Marion 63 13 64
Harrison Lincoln 40 26 66
Madison Taylor 43 18 105
1st Ward Jefferson
2nd Ward
3rd Ward
59 48 95
88 64 125
64 44 173
Ray Wins Only Contested Race
Grundy County will have a new presiding county commissioner after voters chose Phillip Ray from among a three-person field during Tuesday’s Primary Election. Ray defeated incumbent Rick Hull and challenger Mark Moore to win the Republican nomination for the position. With no Democrats on the ballot, Ray automatically becomes the county’s next presiding commissioner on Jan. 1. Ray received 931 votes while Hull finished with 603 votes. Moore received 348 votes. Ray won eight of the county’s nine voting precincts (Liberty/Myers, Wilson/Marion, Harrison/Lincoln, MadiFirst son/Taylor, Ward/Jefferson, Second Ward, Third Ward and Fourth Ward/Jackson) and tied with Hull in the other precinct (Franklin/Washington). Hull was the top votegetter among those casting absentee ballots. A total of 2,026 persons cast ballots in Tuesday’s election, representing 37.47 percent of those eligible to vote.
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4th Ward Jackson
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118 70 179
Absentee
Totals
69 25 54
603 348 931
Crowder Park Program
Crowder State Park will host programs during the next two weekends in the campground amphitheater. “Mammals of Missouri” will be the topic of the Saturday, Aug. 11 presentation. During the 8:30 p.m. program, staff will share facts about the different types of mammals that make the park their home. On Saturday, Aug. 18, an “Owl Prowl” program will be presented at 8:30. Staff will present information about owls found in Missouri, then lead participants on a hike to see and hear owls in the park.
License Bureau Hours
The Trenton License Bureau has announced changes in office closing times for Monday, Aug. 13. The office will be closed from noon to 1 p.m., re-opening until 4 p.m., when it will again close for the day. The time changes are for that day only and are being done due to personal reasons.
City Council Meeting
County Lawsuit Settled
DENTENTION CENTER
The insurance company representing Grundy County in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an inmate at the Grundy County Detention Center has agreed to a settlement in the case, but Grundy County residents won’t be privy to those settlement terms.
Parties Agree To Seal Terms
The case was filed by Brianna Rose King and Jade Mock, the daughters of the late Brian Mock, who died on Sept. 26, 2014 while being held in the GCDC on a charge of domestic assault. The suit, filed Aug. 1, 2017 in the western district of U.S. District Court,
alleged that Mr. Mock’s civil rights were denied and the defendants were negligent in their care of Mr. Mock, who died from ethanol withdrawal while he was incarcerated from Sept. 23 until his death in a See Lawsuit, Page 3
Couple’s Book Shares Lessons
BARRY AND PEGGY BOULWARE
by Diane Lowrey R-T Editor A project that began as a Christmas gift to their grandchildren has become the inspiration for a series of children’s books being written by a Trenton couple, who have now seen the first of those books published. Barry and Peggy Boulware are the authors and illustrators of “The Big Adventures of Webster and Molly,” a story about two dogs wanting to “see big” by traveling to different places in the U.S., only to discover that “the biggest big” is right in their own backyard. “I always knew I wanted to do a book (for my grandchildren) when I retired, but I just wasn’t sure as to what type of book that would be,” Barry said. Barry’s retirement led him into substitute teaching at several area elementary schools, which he said gave him access to plenty of children’s books and ideas for what he and his wife could use in their own writings. “I told Peggy ‘I think we can do that’ and we were on our way,” Barry said. The subjects of the book, Webster and Molly, are actually brother and sister, with Webster being a member of the Boulware household while Molly belongs to Barry’s sister, Bev Bunton and her husband, Howard. Webster has been part of
Dogs Help Tell Children’s Story
many other Boulware projects over the years. “Years ago we started doing Christmas cards for the family, then went on to do cards for other occasions, and the dogs (the Boulwares had another dog prior to Molly) were always in the cards,” Peggy said. “So putting them in our story just seemed the natural thing to do,” Barry said. The book, which is aimed at children up to third grade, takes the dogs to 10 Barry, Peggy and Webster Boulware places out west, an area where the Boulbook together, it gave us a chance to look wares have taken many vacations over the back on the places we’ve visited and reyears, including the dog. Barry said using member how much fun we had.” areas familiar to the couple made coming The book is a collaborative effort of the up with the story and its characters much couple and while Barry did the writing, easier Peggy provided ideas and suggestions to “Every place that’s in the book is some- the story as well as providing all the illuswhere Peggy and I have been on vacaSee Book, Page 3 tion,” Barry said. “As we were putting the
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National Weather Service
Sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected over the weekend with highs around 90 and lows in the mid 60s. The high on Monday at Trenton was 100, Tuesday’s high was 87 and Wednesday’s high was 91. The overnight low was 66. A total of .55 of an inch of rain fell on Monday. The high on Wednesday at the Government Station near Spickard was 90, the low was 66.
The Trenton City Council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday at city hall. A tax levy hearing will preceed the meeting. The agenda for the meeting was not available as of press time, but will be published on the Republican-Times website when it becomes available.
Grundy R-5 Board Meeting
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 13 at the school in Galt. The annual tax rating hearing is scheduled at 5:30 p.m., followed by the board meeting at 5:45 p.m. Items on the announced agenda include adoption of the code of ethics ordinance, setting lunch prices for the 2018-19 school year, approval of eligibility criteria for free and reduced price lunches, approval of the special education compliance model, approval of bus routes, approval of the 201718 Annual School of the Board Board Report, a maintenance update, elementary and secondary principal reports. An executive session for personnel, student matters and personnel records is also planned.
Commission Meeting Set
The Grundy County Commission plans to hold its weekly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the courthouse. The only item listed on the announced agenda is a 10 a.m. meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy.
Trenton R-9 Board Meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the district office. The annual tax rating hearing is scheduled at 5:25 p.m., followed by the board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Items on the announced agenda include the special education compliance plan, lunch prices, an MSBA policy update, early graduation and part-time attendance requests, the Annual Secretary of the Board report, setting the 2019 graduation date, a contract with Wright Memorial Hospital for physical and occupational therapy services, information on back to school activities, a summer project update, the fall MSBA meeting, discussion of the special education determination category and principal reports. An executive session for personnel is also planned.
Serve Trenton Registration
Serve Trenton, an event designed to make improvements to the community through various service projects, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept. 30. Volunteers of all ages are needed to participate as well as ideas for projects that can be done during the two-day event. Sign-up sheets and project suggestion sheets can be found by going to the Serve Trenton page on Facebook. The deadline to register and submit projects is Friday, Sept. 7. Additional information about the program is also available at servetrenton@gmail.com. This is the third year for the Serve Trenton effort. Last year, volunteers from the community worked on various community improvement projects, including yard cleanup, window repair, house painting, sidewalk replacement and walking dogs at the dog shelter.
The Trenton High School football team is gearing up for its season opener on Aug. 24 at Lathrop. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a photo from fall practice, which got under way this week.
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