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Friday, January 24, 2020
TRENTON
REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Trenton, MO 64683
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 42
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Budget Hearing Tuesday The Grundy County Commission will hold a public hearing at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday prior to the approval of the 2020 budget. This is a change in the earlier announced public hearing time. The hearing will be held in the commission room, located on the second floor of the courthouse. The only other item listed on the announced agenda is a 9:30 a.m. meeting at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus.
NCMC Board Meeting
Rapid Removal Pickup Photo Courtesy of Saint Luke’s Health System
Trenton resident Dustin Cox is back to work at Trenton MFA Agri Services after suffering a stroke late last year. Cox credits the quick efforts of Wright Memorial Hospital staff in recognizing his symptoms and administering medical help until he could be transported to Saint Luke’s in Kansas City for further treatment.
I’m proof that it does happen to people my age.” When he arrived at Saint Luke’s in Kansas City, Neurologist and co-director of the Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute Dr. Christine Boutwell introduced herself to him and said, “Mr. Cox, you’ve had a stroke and we’re going to administer the clot busting medicine and an IV.” By the time Cox’s wife, Mandy, arrived in Kansas City, she could already tell a world of difference. Cox spent his first 24 hours at Saint Luke’s Hospital in the ICU, where they discovered a possible cause of the stroke. He had a hole between the upper two chambers of his heart. This defect is found in about 25 percent of Americans and doesn’t usually cause life-threatening issues, but it can allow a blood clot to travel to the brain. He received treatment at Saint Luke’s for three days and went back to
work after a week of rest. “Everybody at Saint Luke’s was really professional, and the nursing staff was outstanding,” Cox said. “We were very impressed with the way things happened and transpired. This hospital is essential to this area as far as we’re concerned. I’m a prime example of that.” Cox has worked at MFA Agri Services for 15 years and is currently the manager at the location in Trenton, helping farmers with seed, grain, and feed. He and his wife were both raised in Trenton and now live on a family farm five miles outside of town with their three children. “I’ve gained knowledge. I’ve always known the warning signs, but now I sit down and tell myself to watch it closely now,” Cox said. Saint Luke’s guide to spot a stroke is See WMH, Page 3
Trenton R-9 Has Race For BOE
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
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The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the president’s office at the Frey Administrative Building. Items on the announced agenda include several personnel items, including a retirement and resignation, employments, salary adjustments, job description updates and Head Start personnel; Head Start surplus items; a presentation by the NCMC Ag Club; and reports from the Head Start directors, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Student Affairs and the college president. An executive session for personnel, legal matters and real estate is also planned.
Schools, Cities, Nursing Home Districts
Tuesday was the final day for candidates to file for school, city and nursing home district elections being held on Tuesday, April 7. The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has four candidates seeking 3 three-year positions with the filing on Tuesday of incumbent Doug Franklin, who currently serves as the board president. Others filing previously for the board were incumbents Corey Leeper and Brandon Gibler, along with Andy Burress. The city of Trenton will not be required to hold an election as all four council positions to be filled have just one candidate each for each of the two-year terms. Those filing for the council include Kevin Klin-
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Critical Access Care
Local Man Credits Hospital Staff With Lifesaving Effort After Stroke f(Editor’s Note: The following story was provided to the Trenton Republican-Times by the Saint Luke’s Health System.) Dustin Cox suffered a stroke while at work in Trenton and was treated at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. It was the fast actions of the staff at Wright Memorial Hospital, however, that kept him stable until he arrived. Cox, 45, works in agriculture in Trenton and was wrapping up his shift one evening when he lost his balance and dropped a can of soybeans he thought he was still holding. He didn’t feel any pain, but his two co-workers who were still there could tell something was wrong. They sat him down in a chair and called 911. The ambulance transported him to Wright Memorial Hospital – one of Saint Luke’s critical access hospitals – where Dr. Stephen Meirose and nurses performed an MRI and confirmed he had a stroke due to a blood clot in a vessel going to the brain. “He almost looked normal, but there was something odd that made me think maybe he was having a stroke,” Dr. Meirose said. “He was having a little difficulty speaking. Some of his words weren’t making sense, so there was definitely something going on it seemed.” The staff at Wright Memorial assessed Cox’s condition and stabilized him until he was airlifted to the Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Dr. Meirose says that if it weren’t for Wright Memorial’s proximity to him, Cox likely wouldn’t have received medical attention in time. “With the advent of intervention for strokes, it’s amazing what can be done and how quickly it can be done to decrease any damage from a stroke,” he said. “Saint Luke’s’ stroke intervention and abilities is one of the safest and best there is in the world. We’re fortunate to have it here.” Cox said, “If we didn’t have Wright Memorial Hospital nearby, I would hate to see what could have happened to me in my scenario. I’m 45 years old, I’m not in the typical stroke age range. They told me
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ginsmith in the first ward, Marvin Humphreys in the second ward, incumbent David Mlika in the third ward and Duane Urich in the fourth ward. Also not required to have an election are the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees and the Grundy County Nursing Home District. At NCMC, incumbents Dr. John Holcomb and Dr. NiCole Neal are the only two having filed for the two six-year terms to be filled. Incumbent Don Altes and Susan Ball are the only two to file for the two three-year nursing home district board vacancies. The city of Princeton will have two races to be decided in April with incumbent Kurt Meighen facing Dillon Adkin-
son for the two-year mayor’s position while Karee Cunningham and Jane Schrader are the candidates for the twoyear south ward position. Incumbent Tony Johnson has no opposition in the north ward. Also with an election scheduled is the city of Jamesport, which has two persons wanting to fill the two-year seat in the south ward, incumbent Reida Gardner and Brandon Robb. Incumbent Rob Murphy is the lone candidate in the north ward. Because of the weather, several area school and cities were unable to be contacted for a list of their candidates. The lists will be published in the RepublicanTimes as soon as they can be obtained.
Because of road conditions due to the recent weather, Rapid Removal has informed area communities that it serves that its drivers are attempting to pick up customer trash in areas to which the company can get its vehicles. In an email to City Administrator Ron Urton, Rapid Removal officials say that due to the roads not being sanded or salted, drivers are unable to drive on some streets because of the ice. The trucks are not four-wheel drive and are hard to stop on this ice, the email said, adding that items that have been put out will be collected when drivers can get to them.
August Primary Filing Dates If you’re considering filing for a county office in the next election, the time to file is fast approaching. Those wishing to file to be on the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary election ballot may do so beginning Tuesday, Feb. 25 through Tuesday, March 31. County offices up for election and the current officeholder include first district county commissioner (Don Sager), second district commissioner (Joe Brinser), assessor (Kathy Veatch), collector/treasurer (Barb Harris), coroner (Dewayne Slater), public administrator (Jill Eaton) and sheriff (Rodney Herring). Candidates will need to have a Form 5120 filled out and notarized and mailed to the Missouri Department of Revenue before filing with the county clerk’s office, located on the second floor of the courthouse. Persons will need to bring a copy of the 5120 Form and a receipt of payment for filing dues to their respective party when filing. A copy of the 5120 Form can be picked up in the clerk’s office or found online (http://dor.mo.gov/ forms/5120.pdf). A list of political party members can be picked up as well at the clerk’s office for contacting the political party. Anyone wishing to file for committeeperson can do so at the clerk’s office during regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. any time between Feb. 25 and March 31. Those with questions may contact the county clerk’s office at 359-4040, ext. 4.
Utility Committee Meets The Utility Committee of the Trenton City Council met on Tuesday night, hearing an update on the electric rate study for Trenton Municipal Utilities. City Administrator Ron Urton said a draft copy of the study is to be reviewed by TMU staff in the middle of February, with the final report to be presented to the council in March. Toth and Associates is doing the study to assist the council in setting future electric rates. Reports were presented and financial information was reviewed with no action taken. Present at the meeting were board committee members Larry Crawford, David Mlika and Cathie Smith as well as Urton, councilman Danny Brewer, City Clerk Cindy Simpson, TMU comptroller Rosetta Marsh and department heads Brad Griffin, Bob Hutchinson, Steve Reid and Kenny Ricketts.
Judges Blocks Portion Of 2016 Law
State Photo ID Legislation Getting Another Look JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers made a case to adopt stringent photo identification requirements for voting on Wednesday, just days after the state Supreme Court struck down key portions of a more lenient voter ID law as unconstitutional. Judges last week permanently blocked a cen-
tral provision of a 2016 voter identification law that required a sworn statement from people lacking a photo ID in order to cast a regular ballot, a move that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said “eviscerated” the law. The ruling means voters without a photo ID can show a utility bill or another document con-
National Weather Service Snow will move out for the weekend with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid to upper 30s. Lows will be in the mid to upper 20s. The high at Trenton on Monday, Jan. 20 was 14, Tuesday’s high was 27 and Wednesday’s high was 33 with a low of 27. A total of 3.6 inches of snow was recorded. The high on Monday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 32, the low was 28 with 4 inches of snow recorded.
taining their name and address to cast a regular ballot without having to sign an affidavit. This week, Republican lawmakers proposed a bill that would instead give voters two options: either show a photo ID to cast a regular ballot or else cast a provisional ballot. Provisional ballots would be counted if voters return
to their polling places on the same day with a valid photo ID or if their signatures match the ones on file with election authorities. “We want the people of the state to know that it’s harder potentially to cheat, but if they are registered they can vote and their vote will count," Ashcroft told a House committee.
What’s Inside... The NCMC men’s basketball team got a big win on Monday, defeating the No. 5-ranked team in NJCAA-Division II, Johnson County Community College. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap and photos from the game.
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