Trenton Republican Times 11-1-2019

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Friday, November 1, 2019

TRENTON

REPUBLICAN-TIMES

Trenton, MO 64683

CITY OF TRENTON

Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 18

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Twelve Pages & 3 Inserts

Two Removed From List

Board Chooses Demo Properties Approval was given to a list of properties to be included in the 2019-20 demolition program during Monday night’s meeting of the Building and Nuisance Board.

Eight properties will be taken down with the possibility of a ninth property to be added to the list. Three of those properties, 1307 Harris Ave. owned by Ty Bush, 1415 Lulu St. owned by Darrell and Amanda Williams and 402 W. 12th St. owned by Mark Laffey and Crystal Orr, will be paid for by the city. The other five will have a portion of the costs paid for by the property owner, with the city also paying for part of the demolition.

Those properties include 200 W. Seventh St., owned by Karen Dodd; 1409 Lulu St., owned by Russell and Bea Shaw; 701 E. Sixth St., owned

by Jim and Mary Drake; 1314 Norton St., owned by Bret and Penny Buswell; and 1802 Carnes St., owned by Ronnie McLain.

Building Inspector Donnie Vandevender said a ninth property, located at 1314 Merrill St. and owned by Steve Oakleaf, could be added to the list if the owners agreed to pay for a portion of the cost. The bid to tear down that property is $9,500 and under the demolition policy approved by the board, the city would pay up to $2,500 if the owners agree to pay the rest of the cost.

The city’s cost to tear down the eight properties initially approved is listed at $26,300.

The city will also be responsible for another $400 for inspection fees on two of the properties. The city has bud-

geted $30,000 for this year’s demolition work.

The board voted to remove two properties from the nuisance list. They included 1116 Tinsman Ave., owned by Larry and Barbara Stoops, and 510 W. Crowder Road, owned by Donald and Twylah Whitney.

Several property owners received 90-day extensions, with board members noting the weather would have an effect on how much work can be completed. Those properties include 1011 Custer St., owned by Birdie Wilson and Rose Ralston; 813 Olive St., owned by Denise Jones and others; 2002 Chicago St., owned by Samuel Southers; 812 Grant St., owned by Michael and Ruth Smith; and 302 E. Seventh St., owned by Gary and Susan Jacobs. Steve Ishmael was also given a 90day extension for properties at 1620 Carnes St. and 2108 Main St. after the board was told he has other properties on which he is currently working.

Properties moved to a public hearing were 213 W. Sixth St., owned by Bob Lewis; 1004 Laclede, owned by T&F Enterprises LLC; and 1814 Hillcrest, owned by Mike Arnold. Moved to findings of fact was a property at 2113 Mable St., owned by George and Bonnie Gott. Property at 809 Main St., owned by Daniel Harkins, was moved to certificate of existence of dangerous building.

The board voted to declare property at 1437 Main St., owned by Carmen Morin and Jeanie Buzzard, as a nuisance.

See Nuisance, Page 7

SUNNYVIEW NURSING HOME

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The weather didn’t keep local youth from attending the annual Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce/Ambassadors Halloween Trick or Treat event on Monday night at the Rock Barn. Over 350 children visited treat tables sponsored by local businesses and organizations. Three of the tables were judged as the best decorated, receiving monetary prizes. The tables belonged to Wild Onion Eatery, first; Washed Away Laundry, second; and Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, third.

TRENTON CITY COUNCIL

‘On-Call’ Engineer Is Chosen The Trenton City Council, during a meeting on Monday night, approved an ordinance contracting with a firm for oncall engineering services, then approved a second ordinance to contract with that firm for a project near the Trenton Municipal Airport.

On a 7-1 vote, the council approved a contract with Howe Company LLC of Macon to provide the engineering services, when needed, over a two-year period. Municipal projects such as sewer rehabilitation, road improvements, site development, street designs, etc. would be among the projects in which the company could be used.

City Administrator Ron Urton noted having the firm available would save the city time in getting a project started by eliminating the need to advertise for requests for proposal for engineering services each time a project is to be done, then meeting to review each proposal. He said

Patient Care A Priority

New Administrator Ready To Take On Challenges A St. Elizabeth native with 20 years of nursing home experience is the new administrator at the Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments.

Jerry Doerhoff began his duties on Oct. 15. He comes to Trenton from Grand River Health Care in Chillicothe, where he spent the last year as administrator.

Doerhoff began his career as a radiologist and it was his older brother, also a nursing home administrator, who got him into the nursing home field.

“I’ve always enjoyed working with the elderly, so when my brother called and asked if I would like to work for him, I thought this would be a good way to get into the field,” he said. “And so far, it’s been very rewarding.”

Doerhoff has spent most of his career working with corporate-owned facilities, beginning at a facility in his native

Company Will Do Muddy Creek Project

that can take up to eight weeks in some cases, depending on the project. City Attorney Tara Walker said employing an engineering firm on an “on-call” basis is permissible under the city’s purchasing policy.

Councilman Brad Chumbley, who was the lone no vote, expressed his concern about whether or not the city would always being getting the best price for engineering services without going through the bid process. The contract approved by the council outlined the hourly rate to be charged, which Urton noted was comparable and, in most cases, cheaper than engineering costs incurred by the city in the past.

Howe Company has done engineering work on several projects in the area, including the Charlie Dye Bridge. On an 80 vote, the council then hired the company to perform engineering services for erosion work needed to stabilize a dirt bank

St. Elizabeth before moving on to Stanberry for a 13-month stint at Pineview. He has also spent time at facilities in central Missouri, eventually landing in Chillicothe at Grand River. The move to Trenton

gives Doerhoff a chance to work in more of a public setting, something he said he finds enjoyable.

But whether it is working in See Sunnyview, Page 7

National Weather Service Mostly sunny skies are expected this weekend with highs in the mid 50s and low temperatures in the 30s. Trenton’s high on Monday, Oct. 28 was 46 with .40 of an inch of snow recorded. Tuesday’s high was 37 and Wednesday’s high was 37, with a low of 29 and .60 of an inch of snow falling. The high temperature on Wednesday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 34, the low was 24 and 2 inches of snow was recorded.

Santa At Museum Santa Claus will visit the Grundy County Museum’s main building at 1100 Mable St. on Saturday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

All children who visit with Santa will receive a gift and parents are encouraged to bring their cameras for photos. There is no cost for this event. In addition to the photos with Santa, Rudolph will be available to pose for pictures. Rissler Elementary School students will have artwork on display, fhere will be a G-scale model traini running on a 100-foot track and Christmas movies will be showing.

Grundy County residents will soon be receiving their 2019 personal property and real estate tax bills.

According to Grundy County CollectorTreasurer Barb Harris, the bills were to be mailedtoday (Friday, Nov. 1). Those who do not receive one should contact her office, located on the second floor of the courthouse. Payment must be postmarked by Dec. 31 to avoid a penalty.

Payment can be made through the mail, in person or through the payment box located outside the north entrance of the courthouse.

Scouting For Food Boy Scouts from the Trenton area will be collecting nonperishable food and household items this Saturday during the annual Scouting for Food campaign.

Persons should place their donated items near the front door or porch so that they are visible from the street. Tags that were distributed to homes last week should also be placed with the items.

Scouts and parents who will be helping with the collection are 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.

Commission To Meet The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session on Tuesday at the courthouse.

Items on the announced agenda includes a discussion of snow removal bids at 9 a.m., followed by a meeting with HCI Insurance to discuss health insurance. At 10 a.m., the commission is scheduled to open bids for a new ambulance and at 10:30 a.m. a meeting will be held with Clint Trump of Crow Miller Insurance to discuss health insurance.

********** Pictures of the costume winners at the Trenton High School Halloween Carnival held on Tuesday night, along with photos from the North 65 Center Halloween Party, appear on page 11 of today’s Republican-Times.

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along Muddy Creek at the airport. The engineering portion of the project will be $17,000, with additional costs for contracting work. Councilman Glen Briggs noted the work is a FEMA project, with the city to be reimbursed by the federal government for 75 percent of the project costs.

The council tabled bids regarding the rental of city-owned farm ground after defeating a motion to award the bid to the highest bidder. Noah Herold had the highest bid of two received to rent around 45 acres of city-owned ground for crop production. The bid for $182.26 per acre was the highest of two received, with the current renter, Aaron Landes, submitting a bid of $165 per acre.

Councilman Larry Crawford made the motion to accept Herold’s bid, which was rejected on an 0-8 vote. There was a dis-

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SPORTS 7

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 10

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Trenton Gets To Semifinal, 9-0, 7-0 KCI Bows Out To Top Seed

2-7, 2-5 GRC Trenton Bulldogs Projected Starters Offense #13 QB - Sam Schilling, Sr. #21 FB - Mark Trump, Sr. #23 RB - Jaren Whitney, Sr. #18 WB - Quincy Griffin, Jr. #57 OT - Jerrick Stotts, Sr. #75 OG - Carson Burchett, Sr. #50 C - Noah Lewis, Sr. #55 OG - Kael Brock, Jr. #67 OT - Jake McNabb, Jr. #17 WR - Dalton Burchett, Sr. #87 WR - Royce Jackson, Jr.

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Defense #87 DE - Royce Jackson, Jr. #75 DT - Carson Burchett, Sr. #57 DT - Jerrick Stotts, Sr. #17 DE - Dalton Burchett, Sr. #50 LB - Noah Lewis, Sr. #10 LB - Sam Gibson, Fr. #21 LB - Payden McCullough, Jr. #16 SS - Coleman Griffin, Fr. #22 CB - Tyler Siemer, So. #18 CB - Quincy Griffin, Jr. #23 FS - Jaren Whitney, Sr.

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Trenton quarterback Sam Schilling was 4-for-4 with 197 yards and four touchdowns last week against Maysville.

SECOND ACT Trenton Is A Vastly Different Team Than It Was In Week 1 Loss

There are not a lot of similarities you can draw when comparing the Trenton Bulldogs of week 1 with the current edition. That’s the way football works - teams evolve, for better or worse.

For the Bulldogs, 2019 has been a long and, at most points, painful journey to becoming a better football team.

But if the mission was to improve week-to-week from a season-opening 42-14 loss to the Lathrop Mules, it’s easy to see that goal has been accomplished.

The Bulldogs enter week 10 and another match-up with Lathrop as a transformed team, fresh off of back-to-back victories. Even before the competition level dipped a bit in weeks 8 and 9, Trenton was showing signs of improvement in losses to tough opponents in Milan and South Harrison.

The Bulldogs have changed their offense since they last played Lathrop, tailoring it to the likes of Jaren Whitney and Mark Trump. That duo has blossomed with the move from a ‘Flexbone’ offense to the ‘Split-Back’ set. Whitney stands at 967 yards on the ground through nine weeks.

Trump is at 828.

“I really just had to go back to the drawing board and just find things that fit our kids better,” Trenton Head Coach Kevin Hixson said. “I think what we are doing now, the little ‘Split-Back’ stuff, throwing the ball a little bit here and there and trying to be more

balanced, works well for our kids.”

Though it would take a Herculean effort from Trump, the possibility of Trenton finishing the season with a pair of 1,000yard rushers is not off the table. To put that in perspective, Trenton hasn’t had multiple 1,000-yard rushers share a backfield together since 2007 when De’Andre Vandevender rushed for 2,680 and Scott Stevens added 1,064. That took 12 games to accomplish.

Win or lose, playing the team you opened the season with at the end of the year presents an opportunity to show the growth a team has made over the course of 10 games. And Trenton hopes to do just that.

“As a coaching staff we kind of want to gauge where we were (then) and where we are now,” Trenton Head Coach Kevin Hixson said. “You can look at it statistically and our stats got better as the season went along and we got into conference play. But, this will kind of give us an idea of what our growth has been.”

The Bulldogs were out of it early in week one, falling behind 21-0 in the opening quarter. Trenton trailed 28-0 at halftime and 42-0 entering the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs were able to stick the ball in the end zone on Lathrop’s junior varsity twice in the final frame for a moral victory. Even if Lathrop is too good for Trenton to spring the big upset, improvement from week one is

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Please donate your hides at: Trenton Elks Lodge #801 1012 Tinsman Ave., Trenton, MO Located in parking lot east of lodge For more information, call Adrienne Littleton at 660-654-1244 Want to learn more about Elks charitable programs for veterans? Visit www.elks.org/vets

CLASS 2, DISTRICT 16 VOLLEYBALL Trenton Bulldogs 2, Hamilton Hornets 0 Mid-Buchanan Dragons 2, Trenton Bulldogs 1

very much there to be had for the Bulldogs.

While Trenton doesn’t even resemble the team that was blown out in week one, Lathrop, too, has seen improvements over the course of the year. “(Lathrop) has gotten better,” Hixson said. “I watched them on film and I watched our film against them. They do some things better, too, so I guess this will be an opportunity to see how both teams have progressed.”

Though wins have come easy for the Mules in the KCI Conference, Lathrop is a team that had several key pieces to replace from a state-runner-up finish the previous year. Tyler Paul was tasked with replacing production from an all-state rusher in Seth McKnight.

Quarterback Blake Gordon was given much more responsibility within the offense.

With each week the Mules grew into their new roles.

Now, 10 weeks later, Lathrop is as formidable as they were a year earlier when the Mules made their run through the state playoffs.

“We were confident our skill kids would be fine and they have been,” Lathrop Head Coach Chris Holt said. “We have not missed a beat on offense. Time is the difference (between week 1 and now).

Everyone has practiced and competed. That is the key to improvement.”

Lathrop now stands at 9-0, champions of the KCI Confer-

ence for the second consecutive year. The Mules, ranked second in the state in the Class 2 poll, would love to add backto-back district champions to their two-straight KCI titles.

To get there, however, Lathrop must win three games and that starts with facing Trenton.

The Bulldogs know all about the majesty of Lathrop.

This meeting will mark the seventh matchup between the two schools in just the past four seasons. The Mules have taken five of the previous six meetings, including a 41-15 victory in the 2017 district tournament. Trenton’s lone win came in the 2016 district tournament, when the Bulldogs sprung a mild upset and defeated fourth-seeded Lathrop as the five seed, 28-13.

“I told the kids ‘nobody is giving you a shot to win this thing,’ but that is why we play (the game),” Hixson said.

“Things can happen.”

The Bulldogs and Mules kick off the Class 2, District 8 Tournament tonight (Friday) at 7 o’clock in Lathrop.

For the fourth consecutive season, the Trenton High School volleyball team reached the district semifinals.

It is a small step in bringing the Trenton program out of the dregs of district irrelevancy, but a team that won just two district games in its first 21 years of existence is now accustomed to battling for a spot in the district championship match.

And boy did Trenton battle.

On Wednesday night in the district semifinals, Trenton came out and took the opening game from top-seeded MidBuchanan and nearly put the Dragons away in the second set before ultimately falling 25-23, 23-25, 15-25.

“I am so proud of our team,” Trenton Head Coach Pam Bowden said. “We worked all season to get to this point. We came in as the four seed and played an outstanding game against the first seed.

The girls played with 110 percent determination tonight.

We may have fallen just short, but we made a statement for Trenton volleyball.”

The close match was just the latest of many signs that the Trenton volleyball team is no longer the also-ran it once was. Trenton finished the season with an 11-18 overall record. While the mark was well below .500, Trenton posted its third-straight double-digit win total and did so this year with a first-year head coach in Bowden and five first-year starters.

The 11 wins mark the second-highest win total in program history behind the 12-win 2017 team and just ahead of last year’s 10-win

team. The double-digit win totals in each of the past three seasons are the only 10-plus win seasons in the program’s history.

Trenton remained winless in district semifinal games, falling to 0-6 all time in those matches. However, Wednesday’s match is the closest Trenton has come to playing for a district championship.

Evy McCullough led the way, tallying eight kills, five blocks, a dig and three aces.

Ava Simpson had 11 assists and Libby Fewins finished with three aces, two kills, a block and three digs. Trenton also got two kills, two aces, three digs, a block and an assist from Allena Allen. Kenzie Yuille added a kill and two digs, Olivia Roberts had a kill and two blocks and Mackenzie Klinginsmith finished with an ace and a dig.

Trenton topped Hamilton 25-19, 25-21 on Monday to place itself in the semifinals.

Simpson sparked Trenton’s offense in the win, handing out seven assists to a variety of teammates. Roberts had three kills and three aces and McCullough had three kills to go with an ace, a block and two assists of her own. Allen had two kills, two digs and an ace and Fewins had two kills, four aces and two assists. Trenton also got one kill, one ace, one assist and one dig from Klinginsmith. Natalie Ricker had two digs and Jessa Shipley had one dig.

“I am very proud of the level of effort from the girls tonight,” Bowden said of the victory over Hamilton. “As is evident from the stats, this was very much a team effort.”

Sports Briefs...

Grundy Jr. High Wins 44-40

LAST 10 MEETINGS

It was close, but the Grundy Junior High School boys basketball team defeated Gilman City on Monday night, 4440. The Grundy girls, meanwhile suffered a 33-23 loss.

Corbin Axtell led the Panthers with 22 points while Zack Cross finished with 10. No scorers were available from the girls contest.

On Tuesday, Grundy’s boys won again, this time defeating Linn County 58-40. Cross led the Panthers this time, scoring 24 points while Axtell added 21. The Grundy girls were handed a 34-17 loss by Linn County. Skylar Bonnett and Anna Fordyce each scored five points to pace the Panthers. Adysan Rains scored four points and Carly Smith added three points.

With the wins, Grundy moved to 3-2 overall on the boys side while the girls fell to 0-5.

Year Trenton Lathrop Site 2008 30 22 Lathrop 2009 20 13 Trenton 2010 34 0 Trenton 2011 7 28 Lathrop 2016 15 31 Lathrop 2016* 28 13 Lathrop 2017 0 23 Trenton 2017* 15 41 Lathrop 2018 7 55 Lathrop 2019 14 42 Trenton 2019* ? ?

Lathrop (* Denotes Playoff Game)

Dale Johnson of Trenton just missed a perfect score in the weekly Power Points contest, finishing with 135 of the possible 136 points. For his score, Johnson wins the $30 local prize.

Despite being so close to perfect, Johnson missed out on the national grand prize as multiple entries of 136 points came in across the nation.

Local sponsors of the weekly Power Points contest include Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Barnes-Baker, HyVee, ServeLink, T& L Auto and Chumbley’s.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Power Points Winner

Princeton Tigers 20, South Harrison Bulldogs 14

Tigers Earn Share Of GRC Title The first five minutes of last Friday’s senior night game against visiting South Harrison couldn’t have gone much worse for the Princeton Tigers.

The remainder of the game couldn’t have gone much worse for South Harrison.

After falling behind 14-0 in the blink of an eye, Princeton rallied and parlayed six South Harrison turnovers into a 20-14 victory and a share of the Grand River Conference championship.

Maybe South Harrison was pressing with the outright GRC crown on the line.

Or maybe having already clenched a share of the title the week before caused a false sense of security for the Bulldogs. Then again, maybe South Harrison just wasn’t ready for the Tigers’ opportunistic defense.

Whatever the reason, Princeton pounced on six fumbles - four on defense and another two on special teams - and the

Tigers pulled out a victory despite being outgained on the night, 351-185 yards.

“Our game probably couldn’t have started worse for us,” Princeton Tigers’ Head Coach Nathan Powell said. “That wasn’t the first time we’ve been down by two scores this season, though. Our kids knew we were still in the game but we needed to make plays. Takeaways were the story of the night and that is 100 percent what fueled us to victory. I could not be more proud of our team or my assistant coaches and all they do to get us ready to go every week.”

South Harrison recovered a pop-up kick to start the game and almost immediately cashed in with the game’s first touchdown. One possession later, South Harrison broke loose for a 90-yard touchdown run and the Tigers were in a two-possession hole.

Over the next 20 minutes, though, Princeton turned the tide. Eli Henke, who

would lead the Tigers with 84 yards on 20 carries, visited the end zone three times.

Mario Vargas booted point-after kicks following two of the three scores and Princeton held a 20-14 advantage at the break.

The Tigers’ defense continued to stymie the South Harrison offense in the second half, flying to the ball and creating more turnovers. Neither team would score in the second half as the 20-14 edge stood the test of the second half.

The win gave the Tigers a share of the league title, making Princeton the first team with multiple GRC football championships since the conference added Trenton, Milan and Putnam County ahead of the 2016 season. Princeton was the outright GRC champion in 2017. Gallatin, which defeated Princeton last week, and South Harrison share this year’s title with the Tigers as all three squads finished 6-1 See Tigers, Page 3

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SPORTS ALL-GRAND RIVER CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM

Softball Six Named All-GRC ALL-GRAND RIVER CONFERENCE - EAST TEAM FIRST TEAM - (* Denotes Unanimous) *Sammi Bradshaw, Sr. Putnam County *Carsen Sporleder, Jr. Putnam County *McKayla Blackburn, Sr. Trenton *Lexi Whitaker, Sr. Trenton Maci Moore, Jr. Trenton Cadence Pauley, So. Milan Lauren Krohn, So. Princeton Lindsey Batson, Sr. Princeton *Sadie Smith, Jr. Maysville *Ashton Willis, So. Maysville *Chloe Gilbert, Fr. Polo SECOND TEAM Claire Tipton, So. Kori Hornaday, Sr. Stephanie Stout, Sr. Teya Cooksey, So. Chandler Lynch, So. Jillian Hurt, So. Lacie Lewis, Sr.

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Jasmine Allen, Jr. Ashley Brown, So. Rylie Boyer, So. Madeline Smith, So. Caragan Baker, Jr.

HONORABLE MENTION Shay Tilden, Sr. Putnam County Chloe Harris, Jr. Trenton Erin Richardson, Sr. Milan Carsey Brown, Fr. Princeton Mallory Clevenger, Jr. Polo Madalyn Schubert, Sr. Gallatin FINAL STANDINGS Putnam County Trenton Maysville Princeton South Harrison Gallatin Milan Polo

NCMC HIGH SCHOOL HOLIDAY HOOPS

Schedule Reduced With 65 Games Set As the fall sports season winds down, the countdown to the 15th annual North Central Missouri College High School Holiday Hoops begins.

The 2019 edition of Holiday Hoops will tip off at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton with a total of 97 teams representing 55 Missouri and Iowa high schools.

The number of participating teams has been reduced this year as well as the number of days in an effort to shorten the event that simply has gotten too large, according to Hoops Director Steve Maxey.

Games will begin on Saturday, Dec. 14 this year and wrap up on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

New faces this year include firsttime attendees Columbia Battle, Columbia Independent, Community of

Princeton Maysville Maysville Maysville Gallatin

Laddonia, Creston, IA, Hogan Prep of Kansas City, Lutheran South of St. Louis, Montrose and Northland Christian of Kansas City. Smithville will be bringing its boys team to join the girls for the first time. Schools that have not participated for a few years but are returning for the event include Albany, Kirksville, Mound City and Putnam County.

Sponsored by the North Central Missouri College Foundation Inc., Holiday Hoops continues to be the largest high school holiday basketball shootout in the state with all games played on the NCMC campus in Trenton. Over 250 community volunteers will assist the 15-member steering committee in managing the event, which will host 65 varsity basketball games.

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McKayla Blackburn 1st Team Unanimous All-GRC

Lexi Whitaker 1st Team Unanimous All-GRC

Maci Moore 1st Team All-GRC

Teya Cooksey 2nd Team All-GRC

Chandler Lynch 2nd Team All-GRC

Chloe Harris Honorable Mention All-GRC

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Tigers • From Page 2 •

within the league. “Winning a share of the title is a huge statement for our boys,� Powell said. “Our coaching staff knew we had a chance to be very competitive in the GRC after our team camp in June, but potential and performance are two different things. We are far from the biggest, fastest or strongest team, but these kids have showed what hard work, dedication to the process of getting better and true team-first thinking can do. The GRC had incredible balance this year and I think it’s fitting that three of us are sitting at the top.�

In addition to Henke, Ben Berwanger gave Princeton 57 yards rushing on 16 carries. Andrew Rhoades ran for 27 yards on five carries as the Tigers pushed their overall record to 7-2.

The Tigers now turn their attention to district play. Princeton finished fourth in the Class 1, District 8 standings and will play host to fifth-seeded

South Harrison Bulldogs @ Princeton Tigers

INDIVIDUAL SCORING First Quarter SH - 31-yard run (2-point conversion failed).

SH - 90-yard run (2-point conversion).

P - Eli Henke 5-yard run (Mario Vargas kick).

Second Quarter P - Henke 7-yard run (Vargas kick).

P - Henke 5-yard run (kick failed).

TEAM STATISTICS PHS SHHS Rushes-Yards 44-177 49-339 Passing Yards 8 12 Comp-Att-Int 1-6-0 1-6-0 Total Yards 185 351 First Downs 10 16

Penalties-Yds 4-35 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 7-6 Third Down 5-12 4-11 Fourth Down 1-1 2-4 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING - Princeton, Eli Henke, 2084; Ben Berwanger, 16-57; Andrew Rhoades, 5-27; Austin Kelly, 2-7; Riley Rhoades, 1-2.

PASSING - Princeton, Kelly, 1-6-0, 8 yards.

RECEIVING - Princeton, Riley Rhoades, 14 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries; Owen Schreffler, 11 tackles; Henke, 11 tackles; Brayden Summers, 9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery; Kelly, 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 fumble recovery; Camden Hartley, 6 tackles; Ashton Berndt, 4 tackles; Berwanger, 4 tackles; Zeb Schwartzkopf, 4 tackles; Nick Grooms, 4 tackles, 1 fumble recovery; John Birge, 3 tackles; Blaze Siemer, 1 tackle; Luca Nichols, 1 fumble recovery.

Putnam County in the opening round of the district tournament. It will be a rematch between two Grand River Conference squads that met in week 6. Princeton won that meeting by a score of 19-4. Putnam County did not

score a point in that game until a pair of fourth-quarter safeties late in the game.

The Tigers and Midgets will kick off from Eddie Allen Field tonight (Friday) at 7 o’clock.

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OP/ED

The Final Word

by Diane Lowrey R-T Editor

Bright Futures Can Use Your Help The Trenton Republican-Times and R-T newswriter Ronda Lickteig were recognized last week by the Bright Futures Trenton program for their work in helping children within the Trenton R-9 School District.

The newspaper was selected as the Bright Futures “Partner of the Year” for its work in providing “snack packs” and other items to preschool children in need as well as promoting the Bright Futures program in general. Ronda was named individually as the “Champion of the Year” for her Diane Lowrey work in coordinating the preschool project for the newspaper as well as her involvement with the “New Soles for Bright Futures” shoe project through the Hodge Presbyterian Church, serving as a lunch buddy and being a member of the preschool site council.

While we are humbled by this honor, our participation in Bright Futures is certainly not something we are doing for the recognition. The preschool program had a need and our staff decided it was a need we could meet.

Each week we provide food to 15 youngsters who might otherwise not have enough to eat over the weekend.

We do this with the help of preschool teachers, who do the shopping for us, and Hy-Vee, which is very generous in helping those teachers make the money to purchase the items go a long way. It’s a needed project and one with which we are very glad to help.

In existence a little over two years, the Bright Futures program has met the needs of many children in the Trenton R-9 School District at all levels, thanks to the many local and area individuals, organizations and businesses who have provided donations of money, items and time. But for every need that is met, others remain.

If you have an interest in becoming a volunteer in the community, I would strongly recommend you consider sharing your time with the Bright Futures program.

There are so many areas in which help is needed: being a “Lunch Buddy” or a “Reading Buddy” for an elementary school student, working on school projects with a middle school student, sharing an interest with a high school student as a mentor, donating/collecting hygiene products and/or clothing...the list goes on and on.

Rissler Elementary Counselor Terri Critten and former Rissler kindergarten teacher Lynn Griffin are co-coordinators of the Bright Futures Trenton program and are always looking for individuals willing to share their time helping a child in need. If you would like more information about the program, Mrs. Critten can be contacted at the school, 359-2228, or by email at tcritten@trentonmo.k12.mo.us. ********** Santa Claus is coming to town this Saturday for his annual visit to the Grundy County Museum. Santa will be at the museum from 1 to 4:30 p.m., during which time area children can get the chance to share their holiday gift list. Parents are also encouraged to bring their cameras to take a photo of their child with Santa. Rudolph will also be present for a photo opportunity as well.

R-T Receives Accolades From Readers Letters to the Editor To The Editor: I am so proud and grateful that the Republican-Times business and staff saw the importance of helping our community’s children with their total support of Bright Futures program in the Trenton R-9 School District.

Our community is very lucky to have a local newspaper supporting our community by bringing us the news while recognizing the needs of its youngest population members.

This is our community and school district, one of which I am very privileged to serve on the local school board.

Thanks to all of the local community members, churches and

businesses for supporting our school district and the Bright Futures program.

Dorothy Taul Trenton, MO To The Editor: Congratulations to the Republican-Times on the honor received from Bright Futures; so deserving. Everyone contributes to providing accurate and complete coverage of our community and surrounding area.

I am not sure citizens realize the quality newspaper staff we have. Karla and I sure do and we appreciate it.

Also, thanks for the nice article on Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra. We look forward to working with you to promote our Dec. 14 concert. Continued success to the R-T. Buddy & Karla Hannaford Trenton, MO

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MoDOT Gets It Right The Missouri Department of Transportation recently tried to get some innocent publicity by exploding an old bridge. In the process, the agency itself got blasted.

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Guest Editorials It got blasted by the public and news organizations for stifling free speech, and for good reason.

MoDOT held a raffle to determine who would get to push the detonator for a controlled explosion to remove an old Mississippi River bridge at Louisiana, Missouri, the Associated Press reported. The Champ Clark Bridge was recently replaced.

Mitchel Lemons, 13, of Nebo, Illinois, won the raffle and showed up to the event in his Trump 2020 shirt and Trump 2020 ball cap.

But before posting a photo from the event, MoDOT cropped out the shirt and digitally blurred the cap.

It probably wasn't a Deep State conspiracy, but rather a misguided attempt to depoliticize the event.

We get it. Trump is a love-em-or-hate-em kind of president. Why detract from your publicity money shot with Trump campaign images that are going to make lots of people cheer and lots of people groan?

MoDOT initially defended the decision, according to KMOS, writing: "We respect all individuals' choice and edited the picture because many of the comments were detracting from the intent of the post which is to celebrate this young man's excitement to have an opportunity of a lifetime."

The agency also said the edits were originally made so it wouldn't appear to be "campaigning," the AP reported.

But MoDOT quickly, and rightly, reversed course, apologizing for its "error in judgment" and posting the unedited photo.

It's clearly illegal for governmental agencies to promote or oppose candidates or ballot issues. But, by running the photo unedited, the agency isn't taking political sides. It's simply giving a kid his freedom of speech, regardless of whether his shirt promoted Trump, Bernie Sanders or urged write-in votes for Mickey Mouse.

We're glad to see MoDOT quickly realized this, apologized and changed course.

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COMMUNITY Ford Judy Jackson The Galt Baptist Church held services on Sunday morning, Oct. 27. Gene Schreffler's message was "Bible Baptism According to the Great Commission," with scripture from Matthew 28:18-20.

Beverly Fields was the greeter on Sunday morning, Oct. 27 at the Galt Christian Church. Brian Peterson read the opening scripture and gave the prayer. The offering was received by James Gott, Cooper Lewis, Cole Peterson and Fletcher Christy. Cooper gave the prayer. Stan Richardson gave the communion devotion and Brian Peterson and Jerry Berry gave the communion prayers. Jandie Peterson talked about the activities of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the Grundy R-5 School for the special and Stan Richardson's message was "God's Rock Solid Tool Belt," with scripture from Luke 8:415. James Gott took shut-in communion. The youth and sponsors picked up trash recently along Highway 6, west of Galt.

Jim Westergaard recently had a doctor's appointment at the VA Clinic in St. Joseph.

Jerry and Sharon Berry

went to the village of the Blue Rose in Clarksville on Saturday and ate lunch. The Berrys took Ruby Elliott and Shirley Graves to Crowder Park on Sunday afternoon to see the tree foliage. Tammy Paulus and Sharon visited on Tuesday evening with Ruby.

Stan and Mary Helen Richardson visited on Saturday with the Barry Richardson family in Moberly and attended the soccer games in which their grandchildren participated.

Coleen Banner spent the weekend with Judy Jackson.

They visited on Friday evening with Stan and Mary Helen Richardson. Henley Jackson spent the weekend with Les and Lora Jackson.

Other Saturday supper guests were Boo Peterie, Kerry and Cindy Peterie, Mike Peterie, Roberta Brown, Rob Deaver, Coleen and Judy. Coleen attended church services on Sunday morning with Gary and Shirley Berry at the First Assembly of God Church in Trenton. They met Judy Jackson for Sunday lunch in Trenton.

Several fans attended the Grundy R-5 junior high basketball games on Monday and Tuesday evenings in Galt.

Carol Wilford Dan and Carol Wilford returned home from Nashville, TN, on Sunday, Oct. 13 after attending the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference on Oct. 9-12. During one of the sessions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was the speaker. Wives of counselors were able to attend the open sessions, however, while Dan attended his required classes, Carol did some sightseeing in antique stores near their motel and also a “Dukes of Hazzard� museum.

Dan and Carol Wilford; Dan’s sister and brother-inlaw, Barbara and Larry Stoops; and others attended a program

presented by Phil Schlarb in the Hoover Theater at the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library on Oct. 15. Schlarb’s presentation included details of the World War II battle, Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day. Schlarb displayed a few artifacts as well as having a slide presentation.

Barb Harbo of Eagan, MN visited her mother, Bonna Dittberner, from Oct. 11-15. Barb was one of the volunteers to help with the Clint Foster auction/fundraiser on Oct. 12, at the Laredo Community Center.

Larry Owens of Kansas City and J.D. Harris of Laredo visited Jackie Owens on Oct. 23.

Dockery Chapel Terri Reid The congregation at Dockery Chapel Methodist Church, led by Randy and Crystal Oneal, began the morning worship service on Sunday, Oct. 27 with the songs "What A Beautiful Name� and “10,000 Reasons." Kathy Madden mentioned the names of those who are ill or in sorrow. Jackie Price read the scripture taken from John 1,

before Pastor Jim King delivered his message, “Back to Basics - The Bible.� Cathie Lowrey played the accompaniment for the closing hymn, "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling.� The annual Dockery Chapel Methodist Church Harvest Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. The holiday bazaar will start at 9 a.m.

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Cathy Rice The Shelburne Baptist Church will be busy in the next few weeks, with a revival and carry-in dinner planned for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2.

Pastor Appreciation Day will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3.

The Director of Missions at Grand River Baptist Association, Alan Brock, will be ministering during those services.

A carry-in luncheon will be held on Nov. 10, followed by the packing of Shoeboxes for the Shoe Box Ministry. Items needed include boys socks size 2-4; boys underwear size small 2-4 and large 11-14; spiral notebooks; stuffed toys; and boy and girls special toys, (balls, trucks, cars, yo-yo, dolls, dominoes, backpack, etc.)

During services on Sunday,

Oct. 27, Pastor Aaron Stark spoke, using scripture from Matthew 7:1-6 and Galatians 6:1.

Karen Prothero attended a Halloween dance with her friends on Saturday night at the Riverside Country Club.

She enjoyed dancing and dressing up as a spartan cheerleader. She went out to eat with her friends on Thursday in Trenton and went bowling on Wednesday in Chillicothe.

The Gleeful Red Hatters met on Friday, Oct. 18 at the Wild Onion for a luncheon meeting. Norma Dougan was hostess.

Mrs. Dougan, queen mother, presided. It was announced that Dorothy Nichols celebrated her birthday anniversary in October.

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by Dr. Beth Caldarello Director of Library Services The NCMC Tutoring Center is the place where students can go and know that they can find tutoring assistance and guidance for their assignments. You might ask, how could the tutors know how to help with each subject offered at NCMC? The answer lies in the quality peer tutors and professional tutors who staff the tutoring center. The peer tutors are students who have taken classes in that particular subject and excelled in those classes. The professional tutors are Dr. Beth graduates from NCMC who are now employed in the Caldarello tutoring center.

The tutoring center has been remodeled and redesigned to meet the needs of our students. There are separate areas for quiet study, white board activity, online tutoring, and peer tutoring. At any given time when a student comes into the tutoring center there could be five or more tutors spread out through the center, working on five different subjects.

Jayne Meservey, tutoring center coordinator, is always working to ensure that each student who is welcomed into the tutoring center receives quality help. Ms. Meservey is an NCMC graduate and also continues to take classes, so that she not only tutors students, but also understands exactly how to teach the peer tutors to best serve the needs of our students and faculty.

The students enrolled in online classes are able to receive individualized online tutoring also. This is achieved through a computer program, Blackboard Collaborate, and involves the tutor and the student working at the same time in different locations viewing each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computers.

Often times it is difficult for students to ask for help. Ms. Meservey ensures that each student at NCMC knows about the services offered in the tutoring center. She personally visits numerous classes at the beginning of each semester and presents a â&#x20AC;&#x153;commercialâ&#x20AC;? to the students. The hardest part about asking for help is simply walking through the doors of the tutoring center. After that, the students find that they have found a safe and welcoming place to study and get the help they need.

Would you like to visit our NCMC Tutoring Center? Feel free to come to Geyer Hall on the first floor, within the Franklin and Frederickâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Bosley Learning Commons, to observe students who are learning, collaboration between peer tutors and student success stories.

Words cannot begin to express how grateful we are to our neighbors, Church family, the many friends that showered us with food, offers of homes for guests, the memorials in Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, and prayers. Most of all with the outpouring of love to us. Thanks to each and every one of you.

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Dougan, Margie Wilcox, Jean Rousselot, Hilda Hutchinson, Sharon Hicks Mary Lou Crawford, Phyllis Anderson, Cleah Stratton, Delores Newton and guest, Penelope Newton of St. Louis.

Mrs. Newton will be the hostess for the November meeting with the time and place to be announced.

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Trenton Area Calendar of Events SATURDAY Scouting For Food Pickup, 9 a.m.

Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th &â&#x20AC;&#x2C6; Harris, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Grief Share Self-Help Group, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m.

Harvest Dinner, Dockery Chapel Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bazaar at 9 a.m.

SUNDAY Narcotics Anonymous, St.â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Philipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m.

MONDAY THSâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Classes of 1936-43, Dinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diner, 8:30 a.m.

Chapter MN, PEO, Hodge Presbyterian Church, 5:30 p.m.

Church Women United, Thrift Shop Meeting Room, 4 p.m.

Community Food Pantry Board, Food Pantry Meeting Room, 5:15 p.m.

Trenton Elks Lodge No. 801, Lodge Hall, Meal at 6:30 p.m., Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Chapter 60, Disabled American Veterans, VFWâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Hall, 7 p.m.

WICâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Recertification and Check Pickup by Appointment, Grundy County Health Department, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library open until 7 p.m.

Weight Busters, Grundy County Health Department. Weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6 p.m. For more information, call 485-6424.

Lose to Win Club, Wesley United Methodist Church. Weigh-in at 10:30 a.m., meeting at 11 a.m. For more information, call 359-6144.

Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, 10th Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 357-2367.

MIâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2901 Hoover Drive, 7 p.m.

Al-Anon Family Support Group, North 65 Center, 7 p.m.

North 65 Center:â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance, First Baptist Church, 10 a.m.

Joseph L. Norton VFWâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Post No. 919, VFWâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6; Hall, Meal at 6:30 p.m., Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Scrappy Quilters Guild, First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 6:30 p.m.

THSâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Class of 1953, Dinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diner, 8:30 p.m.

Walk-In Tuesday, Grundy County Health Department, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Crafty Ladies, First Baptist Church, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Veterans Mobile Medical Unit, Wright Memorialâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Hospital parking lot, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Call 816-922-2000 for appointment.

Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m.

Trentonâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon.

North 65 Center:â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Tai Chi, 10 a.m.; Cards and Diabetes Class, 12:30 p.m.; Activity Night, 6 to 9 p.m.

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Flood Waters Affect Farm Ground In Ray County Soybeans wait to be harvested where University of Missouri Extension held a demonstration in 1993 to show farmers how to renovate flooded fields with deep plowing.

Father and son Mike and Brian Strider farm the land. Brian is the fourth generation of Strider to farm the fertile bottomland of Crooked River, a meandering tributary of the Missouri River at Hardin.

The Striders are no strangers to high yields, high risks or high water.

Floodwaters have receded in Hardin. Some fields remain muddy.

The Striders had more than 620 acres that lay fallow this year. Of those, 250 were planted, but flood drowned out the crop.

Corn grew well in some fields, with yields ranging from 28 to 170 bushels per acre. Even as rain falls again, the Striders are hopeful they can combine soybean in a week.

Muddy fields will get nitrogen when the ground freezes. Levee repairs are underway.

Signs of the 1993 flood remain in this Ray County town of 569 people, although the signs are less evident to out-of-towners. The town gained brief notoriety in 1993 when floodwaters ravaged the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cemetery.

Today, tombstones in the cemetery stand watch over fields that flooded again this year. Twenty-six years ago,

793 of the cemeteryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,576 coffins washed down the Missouri River when levees broke.

Mike recalls the heartbreak of standing on a bridge with other farmers as caskets, farm equipment and roofs of buildings floated down the river. His father, a cemetery board member, worked with the county coroner and funeral directors association to recover most remains.

Brian points to a swimming hole where teens flock on hot summer nights. In reality, it is a sinkhole eroded by raging floodwaters. When crops grow, they hide sinkholes and scoured ridges, all reminders of violent moving waters.

Some sand remains in fields. It feels spongy when walked on. Today, farmers consider it some of Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best farmland.

Deep plowing restored it after flooding in 1993, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold. The Striders leveled sand deposits with a D6 bulldozer.

Then Aholt & Sons excavating company of Augusta, Mo., deep plowed the land with a 15-ton Post plow. MU Extension and the USDA Soil Conservation Service sponsored a demonstration in a field near Crooked River.

Plowing cost $560 per acre, says Willie Aholt, a former owner of the plow. At one acre per hour, it was a

Hometown Boy

by Duane Dailey, Professor Emeritus University of Missouri

MAGICAL RAINBOW SHOW WRAPS UP AN MU EXTENSION-MEETING WEEK A rainbow, more perfect than any seen in years, ended a week of Extension meetings.

It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lead to a pot of gold, but ended a weary-butt week.

After a light rain, I left the supermarket to find people in the street looking east. They saw a perfect bow of colored light across the sky. Behind it another faint rainbow arched the sky.

Driving to supper I crossed Columbia eastward into the light show. It grew dimmer, as I saw people standing on lawns and street corners admiring the show. Most had cellphone cameras documenting the beauty.

The light show just called attention to moisture in the air.

The sun, sinking below clouds to the west, found open sky.

The break allowed sun rays to shine through rain drops in the air. All rays refracted into a light show.

Through the ages, rainbows attracted folklore on their meaning.

For me, it happily ended a week of day-long meetings.

They used to be called Extension Annual Conference. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Summit.

Somehow in planning, administrators failed to include sessions on agriculture. Some state Ag specialists put together a day of ag lessons in front of meetings now called "Engagements."

In those first-day ag lessons I learned while still fresh to learn. Best was new information for regional staff, now called â&#x20AC;&#x153;field specialists.â&#x20AC;? Industrial Hemp, led the way. I learned much and must learn more. Hemp will be popular with farmers as a new highdollar cash crop.

Earlier this year at the Soybean Symposium I overheard at break times, farmers dis-

tedious process. Tractors often sunk in sand. The hitch broke on the first day of the demonstration and welders worked all night to fix the plow in time for day two of the show.

The big plow dug 5-6 feet deep through sand and a hardened layer of blue-black muck to churn up soil.

The Striders say costs for plowing, leveling and cleaning ran about $1,000 per acre. Farm government programs covered about $400 per acre. Most farmers did not have federal crop insurance then.

Deep plowing, followed by careful tillage and good nutrient management in years to follow, restored most land.

The Striders hauled sand and pea rock from farm fields to fill sinkholes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hauled sand for a month and we never hit dirt,â&#x20AC;? says Brian.

Some land remained barren for years. Some land never recovered.

In 1993, MU Extension suggested planting alfalfa on flooded lands to protect them from further erosion and restore nutrients. Alfalfa adapts well to poor soil and extreme weather.

But the Striders found alfalfa and sand do not mix when feeding animals. Rain splashed gritty sand onto leaves and stems. Sand grains ground away at animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teeth.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flood is less severe, in large part due to fewer breached levees. Heavy spring rains and snowmelt

cussing hemp. Now, those farmers need to hear, what I heard. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be no crop subject to more government oversight than hemp.

This is about fiber hemp; not â&#x20AC;&#x153;medicinalâ&#x20AC;? hemp. This week speakers were from MU Ag Extension and Missouri Department of Agriculture. New rules will come out soon.

Soybean farmers may envision buying bags of hemp seed, putting them in planter boxes and becoming hemp farmers. Wait! First they must apply for permits. Then, intensive farming will follow, with lots to learn.

Years ago, I covered a major Missouri crop that faded away: Tobacco. That crop took lots of hand labor. Hemp will also. If there are tobacco barns still standing, they gain a new life in curing hemp.

First thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need for local processing and marketing.

The main idea: Farmers should sign a market contract before buying seed.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be jobs for journalists to understand and translate complex rules into farmer talk. Teaching will be needed.

If I remembered all I heard after that talk, I'd write a book.

But, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take translating science into farm talk. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take

swelled to break more than 60 levees in Missouri and Kansas. Flood headwaters where levees break cause the most damage. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the force is strongest and raging waters dump sand.

The Striders and their neighbors worked years with levee districts to build a stronger system. Voters approved taxes for levees and pumping stations.

Three levee districts in Ray County protect more than 43,000 acres of land. This year, every levy district from Sugar Tree Township to Crooked River will combine.

Technology changed how rural residents responded to floodwaters this time, says Brian. Cellphones and social media allow rapid deployment of volunteers to sandbag and move farm equipment and livestock to higher ground. In March, an assembly line of workers filled 4,300 sandbags an hour. They loaded them onto all-terrain vehicles to take to levees.

While 2019 flooding in Hardin was less severe than 2011 and 1993, lingering floodwaters increased erosion and nutrient loss on the Stridersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fallow acres. They are not alone. Missouri ranks fourth in the nation in prevented planting acres, according to USDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm Service Agency.

Much work looms before next planting season. Deposits of logs, fuel

time.

During long days of Engagement, I recalled early training in Extension teaching.

Back then, retired county Maybe it was there I learned that minds cannot absorb more than butts can endure.

This past week our days started at 7 a.m. breakfast and ended at 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;after-dinnerâ&#x20AC;? lectures. Experienced field staff commented on those agendas.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of new research on adult learning. Little of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being applied. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize â&#x20AC;&#x153;behavioral economistâ&#x20AC;? wrote a thick book on learning. One key point, if people hear an hour lecture they may retain three ideas.

"Ted Talks,â&#x20AC;? a brevity movement, says talks over 20 minutes are wasted breath.

Listeners can beat long lectures by taking notes. I see few adults doing it; but young farmers bring composition books to meetings. I have three notebooks of notes from this week.

Those are still to be processed.

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tanks, roofs and equipment need to be removed. Seep water continues.

The longer water stands, the more it depletes phosphorus. It converts to a form that is not instantly usable, says MU Extension corn specialist Greg Luce. Soil tests help farmers to gauge nutrient needs. Luce recommends planting cover crops to prevent erosion and stimulate soil microbes.

MU Extension soybean specialist Wiebold recommends inoculating soybean seed after a flood. Use rhizobium bacteria to fix nitrogen on the first crop after a flood.

The Striders rotate 1,300 acres with corn and soybean. Brian checks pH, potassium and sulfur in post-flood soil. He also sprays liquid fertilizer to boost yields. Changes in hybrid varieties also make a difference, he says.

Crop insurance and federal disaster relief will help this time. However, the Striders scratched their heads in August on how to bring their insurance agent to look at fields that they could not drive to because of floodwaters covering roads.

Brian, a 1999 graduate of Northwest Missouri State University at Maryville, holds an agricultural science degree. He always planned to return to the farm.

His dad plans to turn over the farm to Brian this year.

AGRICULTURE AND FFA

by Cooper Lewis Grundy R-5 FFA

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

When it comes to maintaining crops, there are many methods farmers can use to enhance their production. A process that farmers sometimes use for their crops is drainage systems. Drainage systems reduce the amount of standing water in fields, standing water can kill crops.

Additionally, drainage systems also prevent the accumulation of stagnant water, which promotes the breeding of mosquitos.

The main goal of this is to reduce the amount of water in the fields. It could involve any combination of stormwater control, erosion control, and water table control There are two types

of drainage systems: surface draining, and subsurface drainage.

A surface drainage system works immediately when rainfall occurs. These systems are run entirely by gravity. They are divided into two categories: bedded systems and grading systems. A bedded system is used in flatlands and graded systems are for sloping land.

A subsurface drainage system takes place below the surface. These are also controlled primarily by gravity, but they typically have gates that can be opened and closed. The water is then typically run by pipes to be put back into the environment.

Corn Harvest Progresses Temperatures last week averaged 50.3 degrees, 4.0 degrees below normal.

Precipitation averaged 1.49 inches statewide, 0.81 inches above normal. There were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Oct. 27. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 2 percent short, 86 percent adequate and 12 percent surplus. â&#x20AC;˘WANTEDâ&#x20AC;˘ FARM GROUND to Lease!

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Subsoil moisture supply was rated 3 percent short, 85 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus.

Corn harvested for grain progressed to 64 percent, 25 percentage points behind last year. Soybeans dropping leaves progressed to 93 percent, while soybean harvested progressed to 43 percent this week, 5 percentage points behind last year.

Soybean condition was rated at 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 52 percent good and 6 percent

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Cotton harvested progressed to 51 percent, 35 percentage points behind last year. Cotton condition was rated at 8 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 52 percent fair and 28 percent good.

Winter wheat planted progressed to 43 percent this week, while winter wheat emerged progressed to 25 percent. Winter wheat condition was rated at 2 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 47 percent fair, 41 percent good and 2 percent excellent.

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North Central Missouri College inducted 26 students into Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society membership for fall 2019 during ceremonies on Oct. 24. New members include, from left, front row, Essie Williamson of Gilman City, Jamie Neff of Princeton, Katie Adkison of Hamilton, Mayce Axtell of Laredo, Juliet Bauta of Milan, Jurden Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arnault of Trenton, Morgan Eastin of Mercer; back row, Brieanna Wright of Cainsville, Kenzy Horton of Jamesport, Genesis Sarabia of Milan, Jentry Copple of Maryville, Maycee Edgar of Bucklin, Cash Miller of Warsaw and Latorrie Johnson of Trenton. Not pictured are Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lizabeth Neal and Madison Searcy of Trenton; Chandler Anderson of Princeton; Jacob Ashford of Bogard; Katlyn Barron and Nathan Hoel of Chillicothe; Reka Behrman of Bucklin; Rae Brown of Agency; Fallon Gladbach of Mendon; Cheryl Maybrier of Atchison, KS; Russell Neeley of Brookfield; and Keaton Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell of Norborne. Maryellen Harman and Melissa Spencer are the advisors.

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cussion among the council and Micah Landes regarding how the land had been farmed the past two years as well as the length of the contract, which is for one year with an option for a second year. It was decided to send the bids back to the administrative committee, which will review the bids and discuss the possibility of extending the length of the contract.

In other business, the council: â&#x20AC;˘ approved an ordinance amending the city code to require commercial businesses to obtain a conditional use permit when installing certain types of towers and antennas.

The process would require approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission before the permit is issued. â&#x20AC;˘ tabled ordinance to amend the list of definitions in the city code regarding land uses. â&#x20AC;˘ approved a bid from Solomon Company of Kansas to purchase a transformer at the cost of $449,885. It was noted that $400,000 had been budgeted for the project, but that the additional funds are available to go ahead with the purchase. â&#x20AC;˘ approved a bid from Mark Pettit for six lots of scrap metal, with bids ranging from 1.55 cents per pound to $1.02 per pound. â&#x20AC;˘ agreed to have the administrative committee develop evaluation criteria to be used by the police chief and street supervisor when requests for signs are made. Decisions are currently made on a case-bycase basis and Mrs. Walker suggested the city come up with a policy that better explains how the decisions are

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The structure on the property was recently destroyed in a

The North Central Missouri Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Advocacy Center has received a $7,500 matching grant as a part of CoBankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sharing Success program through the Chula Farmers Cooperative. According to NCMCAC Executive Director Verna Kelsey, the funds will be used to renovate a portion of the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building to create space for an adult counselor, who would provide services to the caretakers of the children served by the center. A portion of the Victims of Crime Act grant received by the center would be used to match the CoBank Sharing Success program grant. NCMCAC provides services to victims of child abuse in a 12-county region of north Missouri, including Grundy, Mercer, Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Putnam, Sullivan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton and DeKalb counties. Chula Farmers Cooperative has partnered with CoBank for the past seven years and through the Sharing Success program has distributed funds in excess of $70,000 to qualifying recipients located in the Green Hills Region. Pictured are, from left, Forensic Interviewer Tammy Nickell, Family Advocate Ashlay Berry, Chula Farmers Cooperative Office Assistant Jami Beck, Family Advocate Stacey McCullough, Executive Director Verna Kelsey, Chula Farmers Cooperative Office Manager Larissa Regan and Development Coordinator Amanda White.

City of Trenton Sales Tax Comparisons The Trenton City Council, once a month, receives information in its packet concerning the monthly taxes received by the city, along with a comparison of funds received a year ago. The Republican-Times will carry this information when made available.

REGULAR SALES TAX (Tax year runs from May 1 to April 30) Month 2018-2019 2019-20 May $28,043.95 $39,530.03 June $84,664.49 $94,251.55 July $88,115.87 $65,224.05 August $46,386.38 $50,308.89 September $91,622.06 $87,122.01 Interest $480.27 October $52,667.03 $55,515.78 November $41,778.34 December $86,038.85 January $59,265.50 February $36,463.01 March $90,116.40 April $63,736.76 TOTAL $768,898.64 $392,432.58 (Comparison Year to Date) $932.80 CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX Month 2018-2019 2019-20 May $13,993.42 $19,752.97 June $42,310.60 $41,117.82 July $44,041.37 $32,609.38 August $23,187.88 $25,152.25 September $45,798.21 $43,559.74 Interest $240.01 October $26,333.23 $27,752.93 November $20,886.39 December $43,019.51 January $29,623.17 February $18,231.62 March $45,051.08 April $31,866.43 TOTAL $384,342.91 $196,185.10 (Comparison Year to Date) $520.39

Month May June July

PARK SALES TAX 2018-2019 2019-20 $11,894.41 $17,351.52 $39,180.43 $44,790.54 $40,823.78 $29,157.04

August $21,658.75 September $43,829.34 Interest October $23,882.91 November $17,588.56 December $40,528.34 January $27,102.68 February $16,269.83 March $39,959.01 April $28,054.32 TOTAL $11,741.25 (Comparison Year to Date) FIREâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;SALESâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;TAX Month 2018-2019 May $6,018.06 June $19,847.84 July $20,037.50 August $10,829.23 September $21,914.29 Interest October $11,966.71 November $8,926.98 December $30,382.01 January $13,674.16 February $8,013.98 March $19,950.62 April $14,027.37 TOTAL $175,459.96 (Comparison Year to Date)

$23,381.42 $42,002.77 $220.62 $26,143.63

$183,047.54 $1,776.86

2019-20 $8,688.00 $20,866.07 $14,569.69 $11,690.74 $21,002.70 $110.08 $12,926.23

$89,953.51 ($760.13)

TRANSPORTATIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;TAX Month 2018-2019 2019-20 May $8,898.93 $13,046.59 June $29,402.16 $30,040.75 July $29,894.53 $14,569.69 August $16,058.94 $17,536.10 September $32,578.94 $31,504.23 Interest $107.75 October $17,914.21 $19,386.94 November $13,569.56 December $30,382.01 January $20,508.88 February $11,939.77 March $29,922.55 April $21,035.92 TOTAL $262,105.73 $138,459.88 (Comparison Year to Date) $3,712.84

made. â&#x20AC;˘ was told a meeting would be held on Thursday, Nov. 14 regarding the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mid-year financial update. A representative from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health insurance carrier will also be present to visit with the council. â&#x20AC;˘ was told Trenton would be

hosting the northwest district meeting of the Missouri Municipal League on Thursday, Nov. 7. The meeting, to be held at the Barton Farm Campus, will focus on the effects on communities regarding medical marijuana legislation approved by voters in 2018. â&#x20AC;˘ was told the electric rate

study may be ready for council review as early as December.

A request by Priscilla Hertzler to visit with the council regarding a lien on property at 728 W. 11th St. was not addressed as Ms.â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Hertzler did not attend the meeting.

fire. A second property on which there was a fire, located at 111 Rural St. and owned by Deborah Begley and Steven Reid, was discussed, but no ac-

tion taken.

Assistant Police Chief Larry Smith reported that the police department has investigated 287 nuisance incidents this

year, with 74 remaining active.

There are 38 cases on the court docket.

have been repeatedly besieged by the never-ending Flood of 2019.

Last week, however, we were able to shine a light on some of the problems weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been facing - and I was proud to welcome Atchison County Emergency Management Director Rhonda Wiley to testify before Congress. Rhonda was straight and to the point describing the problems folks are facing with the arbitrary dates set for individual disaster assistance. She also didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mince words when it came to the need to fix our river management priorities and work harder to protect our communities from future floods.

I also had the chance to ask a few pointed questions of FEMA about the arbitrary date issue. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a lick of sense that some folks qualified for assistance and others didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t - and the only difference was

the day of the week their homes were hit by the floodwaters. To add insult to injury, some folks were devastated by the same floodwaters that hit our neighbors in Iowa and Nebraska, and while our neighbors across the state lines qualified for assistance, Missourians didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to keep pressing for answers.

We may have smaller populations in rural areas like north Missouri, but our communities are critical to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supply of food and other resources.

When even a few people are displaced, that causes a significant impact on the local economy. As Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said many times before, north Missourians are resilient and we will get through this. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to make sure that the federal government doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand in the way.

STRAIGHT TALK WITH SAM Sixth District U.S. Rep. Sam Graves 1415 Longworth House Bldg.

Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-7041 MAKING FLOOD RECOVERY A NATIONAL PRIORITY Some folks have said I folks get back on their feet and sound a bit like a broken record helping protect our communi- that all I ever talk about is ties from future flooding.

The sad reality is that while flooding, flooding, flooding.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some truth to that, as we can see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still happenmany parts of north Missouri ing in our backyard, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have been underwater at one plenty of people in Washington, point in time or another this D.C. that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clue what year. There are families in weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone through. They still northwest Missouri that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about the farmers been able to return home for whose fields have been flooded more than seven months now. from planting season to harThere is farmland in northeast vest. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about the Missouri thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still underwater. families who have been shut Right now, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing more out of their homes. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t important than helping these know about communities that

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a privately-run or publicallyoperated facility, the goal is always the same - providing good residential care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is first and foremost making sure our residents have the best care that we can give them,â&#x20AC;? Doerhoff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy residents are the best public relations that a facility can have and we want to make sure our residents and their families are happy.â&#x20AC;?

Doerhoff has already hit the ground running, attempting to address concerns from not only residents and their families, but from staff as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;want to be part of the care plan meetings for our patients, which will help me get to know the families and find out what they are expecting from us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want the families to know that if they have a concern, they can come to me so that it can be addressed.â&#x20AC;?

Doerhoff said that he is also visiting with staff members at all levels to find out their needs as well.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are there areas where we need to do better job or need more training to help take better care of our patients?â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to make sure our staff also has what it needs to make sure they can do their job and provide the best care for our patients.â&#x20AC;?

Doerhoff said it is important for him to get out into the community and tell the story of Sunnyview. In addition to meeting residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families, he also plans visits to the local senior center as well as in neighboring communities such as Laredo, Galt and Spickard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are the people who will probably need our services in the future and we need to talk with them about what we have to offer and what we can do,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very important to make that contact.â&#x20AC;?

He has also gotten active in the community, having already attended two chamber events, and says he has plans to attend as many local functions as he can. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for us to be part of this community,â&#x20AC;? he said.

HIGHLIGHTS WITH HEGEMAN 12th District State Sen. Dan Hegeman Room 332, State Capitol Jefferson City, MOâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;65101 Phone: 573-751-1415 dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov

REMEMBER TO â&#x20AC;&#x153;FALL BACKâ&#x20AC;? THIS WEEKEND Once again, we have reached the time of year when the days are about to get shorter. We have been in autumn for a month now, but things are about to change for us once again because we are about to return to standard time.

Daylight-saving time dates back to 1908, when a city in Ontario, Canada, decided to move clocks ahead one hour on July 1. Other Canadian cities followed suit, and then Germany and Austria picked up on the idea. Congress enacted daylight-saving time in the United States in 1918. We have changed this policy a number of times since, until the Uniform Time Act of 1966 was signed into law. The idea behind moving clocks ahead by one hour has mainly been to conserve energy.

Since 2007, we have observed daylight-saving time as starting on the second Sunday in March and ending on the first

Sunday in November. The same will hold true this year. Nov. 3 is the first Sunday of the month, at which point, we will be back on standard time. It is also a good idea to change the batteries in your smoke detectors this weekend, too.

Shorter days and longer nights are a reminder of some of the things to come, such as deer season, which means watching out for animals crossing the roads around sunrise and sunset each day. And, it also means holiday season is approaching.

Soon, it will be a brand-new year for us as well.

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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25 Cheap container 26 High-kicking dance 28 Bug that eats other bugs 31 Go on __; endure 32 Hush money 34 Record speed letters 36 Make a sweater 37 Enjoys a long bath 38 Dessert cheese 39 German article 40 Pig out 41 Mountaintops 42 Holiday drink 44 Keeps a baking turkey moist

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Dear Annie: I always enjoy sharing my baked goods and also my soups with my neighbors. Some will return the favor by making items for me. I never expect them to reciprocate, though I know I always try to reciprocate when people do things for me.

I'm writing to you because now someone is giving me presents that I really don't want. I am always thankful, but I do not like any of the items. I know I need to be thankful. But I do not like to lie, and I would rather have just a thanks for my baked goods and soups instead of thank-you gifts that I do not like at all!

Normally, I would just donate the items to a church, but I am too afraid that this friend will be looking for me to use the items.

And, of course, I do not want to hurt her feelings. What is your suggestion? -- You Shouldn't Have Dear You Shouldn't Have: "The true purpose of a gift is to be received," writes minimalist expert Marie Kondo in her bestselling "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," and I couldn't agree more. When someone gives you an unwanted gift, receive it gratefully; recog10 DAYS

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Dear Annie: This is in response to the lady who complained about how people hold their fork and knife. Your response was very true. I have rheumatoid arthritis, and as my hands have gotten worse, holding things is a real challenge. I used to peel potatoes in a few minutes, but it now takes many times as long. I also park in a handicapped spot. Some days, I can move fairly easily; other days, it is a challenge to just get out of my car. I have other friends with osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's

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disease who have similar problems.

I learned long ago not to judge by appearance. Thank you for explaining that things aren't always what they seem. -- Mary W. Dear Mary W.: I'm sorry that you're struggling with rheumatoid arthritis. I'm happy to print your letter to again amplify the message that others' suffering and limitations are not always readily apparent.

Dear Annie: Your advice to "Left Behind" would be poor advice in some states. As a Washington state lawyer, I can tell you that Washington has what is called a "committed intimate relationship," in which unmarried partners may have community property like rights in each other's property. Also some states have common-law marriage.

"Left Behind" should consult a lawyer with a family law practice in her state to find out if she has any rights. -- Regular Reader in Vancouver, Washington Dear Regular Reader: I'm embarrassed to say that I failed to get the complete picture when researching my answer. I'm printing your note to correct the record for "Left Behind" and anyone else in her shoes. Contacting a lawyer is the best bet.

Thanks for writing and setting me straight.

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Rethinking Alzheimer’s treatment

Investors flocked back to Biogen last week after the drugmaker said its potential Alzheimer’s treatment may have new life. But many on Wall Street preach caution.

Company shares had plunged in March after Biogen stopped two studies of a drug called aducanumab when partial results suggested it was not likely to succeed.

But on Oct. 22 Biogen made a surprise announcement that it will seek regulatory approval to sell the drug, and the stock shot up.

Biogen said a subsequent data analysis suggested that the drug, when delivered at high doses, helped reduce a decline of thinking skills in patients

with early stage Alzheimer’s.

Any drug that treats Alzheimer’s could generate billions in revenue, analysts say. The problem is that it’s far from clear that aducanumab does that effectively enough to get approved.

Most analysts who cover the company have kept a “hold” rating on the shares instead of recommending that investors buy.

Canaccord Genuity’s Sumant Kulkarni said he needs to see more data, expected to be presented at a medical meeting in early December, before he decides whether to change his recommendation. Kulkarni gives the drug a 20% chance of getting approved.

Biogen’s year-to-date performance

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by Missouri law, such as investment contracts, partnership interests, or notes. It is possible that these advertisements or the offers on which they are based may require registration with the Missouri Securities Division under Chapter 509 of the Revised Missouri Statutes.

Advertisers and potential advertisers are advised that transactions and advertisements involving securities entail certain rights and responsibilities created by the above mentioned laws. If you have any questions, call your attorney or the Missouri Securities Division at 1800-721-7996.

Anyone considering investing should be aware that all persons who sell securities and the securities they sell must be registered or exempt from registration with the Securities Division of the Secretary of State's office. To make sure the individual and the investment are registered prior to investing, call 1-800-721-7996.

INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU INVEST! Always a good policy, especially for business opportunities and franchises. Call MO Attorney General at (880) 392-8222 or the Federal Trade Commission at (877) FTC-HELP for free information. Or visit our Web site at www.ftc.gov/bizop.

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Monday thru Friday.

The office will be closed on Saturdays.

Republican-Times 122 E. 8th St. 359-2212 Fax: 660-359-4414 ------------------------------------------Corie Cutsinger - Single Phase, Three Phase, Motor Controls, Control Voltages, Computer Controlled Equipment.

New thermal imaging camera; bucket truck for aeriel work; underground locator. Wired Electrical & Automation, LLC, 359-1847.

Mdtf ------------------------------------------*SEAMLESS GUTTERING* We are ready to replace your old gutters with new seamless aluminum gutters! MOOREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CONSTRUCTION & WOODWORK, INC. 359-5477. 52 Years Experience.

TDec20 ------------------------------------------WANTED!! Used & Abused Cars & Trucks. Highest prices paid! You Call - We Come Get It! FRONTIER AUTO & TRUCK PARTS (formerly Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Salvage) 145 Hwy. W., Trenton, 359-3888.

Fdtf ------------------------------------------PIANO TUNING SERVICE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Taking out the wrong note since 1988. Keith Sarver 660-4252547. Like Us on Facebook!

TNov1 ------------------------------------------Call MIDWEST MECHANICAL & rely on comfort. 800425-0976 or 485-6611, Brian S. Israel, owner. For your heating & cooling needs. All Tax Credits & Rebates available! Geostar Geothermal Heat Pumps. Over 25 years experience.

TNov22 ------------------------------------------Carquest Auto Parts T & L Auto Supply, Inc., 1823 East 9th, Trenton, 359-2268, tlautosupply.com. Monday-Friday, 76, Saturday, 7-4.

Thdtf ------------------------------------------ASAP LOCKSMITH, Warren Soptic - Owner - 359-6625, Trenton.

TDec27 -----------------------------------------Cox Family Dentistry, P.C. Andrew P. Cox, D.D.S. 1011 Cedar St., Trenton. 660-3596889 or 660-359-6993. TNov22 ------------------------------------------JAMESPORT LUMBER Full Service Lumberyard We also sell Trusses/ metal/rebar/concrete blocks.

New Hardware Department Gift Certificates and Delivery Available â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Free Estimates 32089 St. Hwy 6, Jamesport 660-684-6404 FNov1 -----------------------------------------RED BARN MINI STORAGE, across from the new hospital. 5 Unit sizes available, prices starting at $19 per month. Call Mike or Jane Cooksey 359-1069 or 359-7683.

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PAGE TREE SERVICE Jeff Page 359-3699â&#x20AC;&#x201C;shop, 3592202â&#x20AC;&#x201C;home. Serving the entire Green Hills Area! Specializing in tree trimming, stump grinding & complete removal. 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; bucket truck, chipper & stump grinder.

Licensed & insured. Free Estimates!

TJan10 ------------------------------------------H & S CONTRACTING Remodeling, room additions, garages & decks * New homes & basements w/ICF forms * Wall replacement under homes, repair cracks & bowed walls * Leveling, waterproofing & excavation. Kale Hoerrmann Owner, 30 years experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 660-412-3131.

FJan10 ------------------------------------------JAMESPORT BUILDERS 660-684-6931 32137 State Hwy 6, Jamesport POLE BARNS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; GARAGES Spray foam insulation FNov1 ------------------------------------------STYLES UNLIMITED SALON & BOUTIQUE 142 E 9th Street.

660-359-2310.

Evenings Wed. & Thurs.

SIERRA MCCORMACK Body Waxing * Chemical Peels Facials * Lash Lift PATTI is now doing Nail Dips & Gels TNov22 ------------------------------------------WILSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEATING & COOLING - We service all makes and models. Authorized Rheem Dealer. Bill Wilson 660359-3403.

FNov22 ------------------------------------------The Gilman Cafe Home of the Famous Tenderloins!

Daily Specials as well as Menu Items Monday - Friday 11 am - 8 pm Saturday 7 am - 8 pm Closed Sunday 660-876-5888 TDec27 ------------------------------------------RENTAL DEPARTMENT * Sewer Snake * Floor Sander * Floor Polisher * Post Auger (1 man) * Pressure Washer * Table & Chairs JIMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BUILDING SUPPLIES DO IT BEST HARDWARE & RENTAL CENTER 3029 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton 660-359-4444 Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday 7:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noon TNov15 ------------------------------------------D&E Repair Sales & Service Specializing in outdoor power equipment Business Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8-5 Thur. by appointment Sat. 8-12 Closed Sun. Daniel & Edna Detweiler Phone: 660-748-3700 28064 Jaguar Pl. Princeton, MO 64673 FDec13 -------------------------------------------

WEB SITES REPUBLICAN-TIMES www.republican-times.com tf ------------------------------------------GFG www.gfgagservices.com dtf ------------------------------------------Replacement Parts; Accessories; Chemicals; Tool & equipment. www.tlautosupply.com T470dtf -----------------------------------------CENTURY 21 TEAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;ELITE www.C21Trenton.com www.MissouriFarms.com C184dtf -------------------------------------------

WANTED Wanting to buy standing timber: cottonwood, maple, oak, walnut. Call 660-646-5082 after 6:00 p.m. dtf -------------------------------------------

INSURANCE 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.

TDec27 ------------------------------------------See me for quotes on *Life Insurance *Guaranteed Life Insurance *Annuities *IRAs *Medicare Supplements RON DOUGAN 903 Main St., Trenton, MO 660-359-0100 51 years in the Insurance Business TDec27 ------------------------------------------HELTON INSURANCE Williams Shopping Center, Trenton, MO. New To Medicare or Want To Compare Pricing ...

Call Phil or Leah 660-359-3806 * 660-635-0434 * 660-635-0537 TNov22 ------------------------------------------Transitioning into Medicare soon? or want to compare plan prices?

It only takes 10 minutes to discuss the savings or benefits you should be receiving. Call or text me today for your FREE consultation!

Danielle Knapp Licensed Agent Senior Benefits Services 660-654-3077 SBSteam.net/danielleknapp Visit me at: 1039 Oklahoma Avenue - Trenton TNov8 ------------------------------------------Shelter Insurance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cale Gondringer 1601 E 9th St., Suite D. 660-359-4100. LIFE * HOME * AUTO * FARM * BUSINESS. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re your shield.

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PETS/ANIMALS Shelly's Pet Care. 660-6846864, 103 S. Locust St., Jamesport, MO 64648. Professional, Personalized Grooming. Appointments available Monday Saturday. 35 Years of Experience! Serving the Green Hills Area since 1996! dtf -------------------------------------------

FOR RENT

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "All rental property advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.â&#x20AC;?

"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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Sunnyview Apartments is taking applications for single & double apartments. Sunnyview is a residential care facility for the elderly. We provide qualified staff to administer medications, provide three meals a day and offer minimal assistance with the activities of daily living. Now accepting Medicaid. For more information contact Veronica Baker at 660-359-5647. S553dtf ------------------------------------------1, 2 and 3 bedroom houses for rent. Bob Morgans. 740-5910309. dtf ------------------------------------------30th Street Storage, 1600 30th Street. Rentals Available, size 10x15. 358-2527.

FOct8-Nov1 ------------------------------------------LOCK-N-GO STORAGE 2709 Pleasant Plain 660-6540241. tf ------------------------------------------TRENTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS One bedroom apartments for rent. Income based rent. We accept HUD. For further information, contact the manager at: 660-359-6666, MondayThursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

1312 E. 9th St. MO Relay #711 Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer T316d5 ------------------------------------------

Clean studio apartment, upstairs, furnished, utilities paid, no pets. Phone 660-359-6358.

M424d1* ------------------------------------------2 bedroom apartment on 2nd floor, fully furnished, utilities included, long or short-term lease, $700/month, no pets, no smoking. Call 359-7398.

O355d8 ------------------------------------------Two bedroom mobile home.

Appliances furnished. Water, sewer and trash provided. Call Peggy's RV & Mobile Home Park at 660-359-5042.

P367d5 ------------------------------------------2 bedroom home for rent, corner lot. $400 a month. 660-3340962.

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1 bedroom apartment for rent, updated appliances, utilities, cable TV, Wifi furnished. $490 plus deposit. 660-359-4455.

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NOTICES 1724 E. 9th St. â&#x20AC;˘ Trenton, Mo. 660-359-2224

FARM NEEDS *WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES 660-358-2682 L905tf ------------------------------------------See GFG Ag Services for your One Stop Shop for hunters.

Muck and Lacrosse boots, gloves and Trophy Rocks.

GFG Ag Services 614 Harris Ave 359-2588 or 359-6180 G19dtf ------------------------------------------CRP/PASTURE CLEARING Tree Pulling/Removal with Skid Loader Call Gabe Buzzard Trenton, MO 816-678-3918 FDec20 -------------------------------------------

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Cheaper than Rent! - So much potential! With newer vinyl windows, laminate flooring, updated bathroom, ceiling fans in most rooms and some fresh paint already done, this older bungalow just needs a little more finishing to make it a great home for someone. There are two bedrooms, a full bathroom, living room, dining room and large kitchen that includes laundry hook-ups. Everything all on one level! Sitting on a half-acre yard, this is perfect for someone that enjoys being outside or gardening. $26,900

FOR SALE

FOR SALE 1987 15ft Fiberglass ASTRO BASS BOAT 2006 25hp Yamaha 4 cycle outboard with power trim, fish finder, trolling motor, on trailer. $3,950 OBO Located in Mercer, Missouri Call John at 816-522-8722 K070d1* ------------------------------------------Pest-A-Cator & Pest-A-Cator Plus electric insect & rodent repeller. No chemicals, just plug it in. Trenton Hardware, 901 Main, 359-3660.

T369d12 ------------------------------------------FOR SALE - 13 Painted Ponies with labels $240 the lot, Display cabinet with glass shelves and light $185, quantity of quality Xmas decorations $58, 15 china chickens and accessories $45, Cowboy ornaments $45, Fire pit $125, Wooden outdoor table $65, Garden trailer $145. Mercer area. Call John 816-522-8722 K070d1* -------------------------------------------

REAL ESTATE

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "All property advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.â&#x20AC;?

"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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CALL MIKE Farms, Homes and Commercial

Mike Johnson

New Listing - You will fall in love with the charm of this cozy split level home at Lake Trenton!

The main floor features two bedrooms, a full bathroom, spacious living room and kitchen with a neat breakfast bar. Downstairs offers a bedroom, half bathroom, family room, laundry area and leads into the one car garage.

Great location just right down the road from the park and lake access. $77,900

Very clean and updated 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home near Van Meter Park. Sitting on a corner lot in a nice neighborhood, this home boasts of a near new energy efficient furnace and water heater installed 3 years ago. The back porch has recently been enclosed and turned into a utility room with washer/dryer hookups. Also, the front porch is brand new this year. The wiring in the home has been totally replaced from the entrance cable throughout the house with a 200 amp box installed. The house has a totally remodeled bathroom, laminate floors throughout and nicely painted. $44,500 See all of our listings at www.c21trenton.com or visit us on Facebook.com/c21trenton.

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CALL MELISSA For Results That Move You!

MELISSA PURKAPILE 359-1101

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mike.johnson@century21.com J339d1 ----------------------------------------For Service Beyond The Sale, Call Me! John Graber Land & Farm Specialist 660-654-3566 johngraber@davidsonre.com Davidson Real Estate Specializing in Land & Farms 321 N. Walnut Cameron, MO 64429 (816) 632-4400 www.FarmSales.com info@davidsonre.com FNov15 -------------------------------------------

PICK GREG For All Your Real Estate Needs!

GREG FREEMAN 358-4003

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The Republican-Times business office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Monday thru Friday.

The office is closed on Sat. 122 E. 8th St. 359-2212 Fax: 660-359-4414 ------------------------------------------REPUBLICAN-TIMES CHARGES Standard obituaries written by the newspaper are not charged.

Photo with obituary $25 Obituary written as requested starts at $35 Obituary written as requested with photo starts at $50 Photos with standard engagement announcement $25 Photo w/anniversary $25 ea Standard wedding with photo submitted within the 3-month deadline $25 Weddings written as requested starts at $50 Weddings submitted over 3 months starts at $50 Wedding picture & cutline submitted over 3 months $25 Multi-generation picture $25 ------------------------------------------THE PEOPLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CO-OP, 1736 East 9th â&#x20AC;˘ 359-3313. Premium Diesel, Gas, 10% Ethanol â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CENEX. 83 years of service & experience. MR. TIRE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dean, Hankook, Cooper tires. TNov1 ------------------------------------------NOTICE Grundy County is currently accepting health insurance proposals. Persons requesting additional information are to contact Betty Spickard at (660) 359-4040 ext. 4. Proposals are due by 9:00 a.m. on November 12, 2019 in the office of the Grundy County Clerk.

Grundy County Clerk 700 Main Trenton, MO 64683 G371d5 -------------------------------------------

HELP WANTED Part-time Receptionist position available. Approximately 1 1/2 days per week (all day Tuesday & Saturday mornings). Applicants should be very friendly, detail-oriented, possess computer skills and be able to multitask well. Non-smokers only please. An interest in natural health is a plus. Email resumes to orourkewellnesscenter@ gmail.com or fax to 660-6846550.

O336d1 ------------------------------------------Trenton Coca-Cola is seeking a full-time relief driver. A class A CDL license is required or the ability to obtain one. For more information apply at 821 Industrial Dr., Trenton, MO. No phone inquiries please.

T368d5 ------------------------------------------JUVENILE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT I OR II Duties include: receptionist, clerical and bookkeeping and legal support work in a Juvenile Office. Requirements: high school diploma, excellent computer skills, knowledge of Electronic-filing and ability to work in budgeting. 40 hours per week, salary depending on experience.

State benefit package. Please send a cover letter and resume to Rita Martz, 700 Main St. Suite 13, Trenton, MO 64683, prior to closing date of November 18, 2019. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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CLASSIFIEDS Do you love animals and enjoy spending time with them? Honey Creek Veterinary Hospital is now accepting applications for a Kennel Assistant.

This position is part-time and includes weekend hours. If interested, please come by 210 E Hwy 6 to pick up an application.

H354d8 ------------------------------------------POSITION AVAILABLE Friendship Place Apartments, an independent living facility for people with disabilities, has an opening for a Site Manager. Duties include, but are not limited to, maintaining occupancy levels, collecting rent & fees and overseeing maintenance of apartments and property. General office, computer & accounting skills required. Position will be parttime with a flexible schedule.

Salary starting at $12.00/hour.

Applications can be picked up at the Friendship Place Apartments or the Missouri Career Center.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Grundy County Health Department will hold a public hearing to revise the budget for the 2019 fiscal year. The hearing will be held on Thursday, November 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the Grundy County Health Department (lower level). The office is located at 1716 Lincoln, Trenton, Missouri. dNov1 -------------------------------------------

IN THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 19AG-PR00039 In the Estate of TIMOTHY JOSEPH DEMSICH, Deceased.

NOTICE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GRANTED To All Persons Interested in the Estate of TIMOTHY JOSEPH DEMSICH, Decedent: On 10-01-2019, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of TIMOTHY JOSEPH DEMSICH, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri. The personal representative's address is: BRITTANY ANNE DEMSICH 210 S. MAPLE ST. GALLATIN, MO 64640 The personal representative's attorney's name, business address and phone number is: ROBERT E COWHERD 903 JACKSON STREET PO BOX 228 CHILLICOTHE, MO 64601-0228 PHONE: 660-646-0627 All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law.

Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in

Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of decedent’s death: 16-AUG-2019 Date of first publication: 11-OCT-2019 Madison Beverlin, Probate Clerk Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. dOct11,18,25,Nov1 -----------------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Default having been made in payment of the notes described in and secured by Deed of Trust dated May 15, 2013, executed

by Charles Lollar and Chelsea D. Lollar, husband and wife, recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Missouri on May 17, 2013 in Book 623 at Page 467 conveying to the undersigned Successor Trustee the following described property in Grundy County, Missouri, to wit: TRACT 2: ALL OF LOT FIVE (5) AND THE NORTH SIX (6) FEET OF LOT FOUR (4), IN BLOCK ONE (1) IN KELSO’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF TRENTON, MISSOURI

At the request of the legal holder of the notes who has elected to declare the entire indebtedness due and payable, and in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust, the undersigned successor trustee

will on the 4th day of November, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., to wit at 12:30 p.m., sell the property at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash at the West front door of the Grundy County Court House,

700 Main Street, Trenton, Mis souri, to satisfy the notes and costs.

Donald E. Buche Successor Trustee dOct11,18,25,Nov1 ------------------------------------------

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Infant division winners at the THS Halloween Carnival were, from left, front row, girls, Clara Glidewell, first; LynLea Hall, second; and Zoey Biswell, third; back row, boys, Easton Buenemann, first; Lincoln Wood, second; and Ian Harris, third.

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First grade division winners at the THS Halloween Carnival were, from left, front row, girls, Liza Curtis, first; Natalie Crawford, second; and Iridessa Burkeybile, third; back row, boys, Eli Hawkins, second; and Owen Lowe, third. Not pictured is first grade boy winner Carson Glidewell.

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Preschool division winners at the THS Halloween Carnival were, from left, front row, girls, Emma Lowe, first; Elaina Zessi, second; and Sutton Buenemann, third; back row, boys, Toby Lickteig, first; Haeze Duff, second; and Clayton Glidewell, third.

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Kindergarten division winners at the THS Halloween Carnival were, from left, front row, girls, Lizzy Harris, first; Kynzley Hall, second; and Mae Lasley, third; back row, boys, Cruz Duff, first; Lucas Lorenz, second; and Drelyn Kohl, third.

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Second grade division winners at the THS Halloween Carnival were, from left, front row, girls, Draylee Barron, first; Ella Hawkins, second; and LillyAnn Lorenz, third; back row, boys, Emerson Womack, first; Ethan Crawford, second; and Gabe Harris, third.

R-T Photo/Ronda Lickteig

Third grade division winners at the THS Halloween Carnival were, from left, front row, girls, Brittian Rupert, first, and Krystina Hall, second; back row, boys, Wyatt Spurgeon, first; Logan Harris, second; and Ayden Ortega, third.

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Emerson Womack, left, watches Trenton High School student Tierney Doolittle demonstrate a game involving Oreo cookies during the Trenton High School Halloween Carnival.

The annual event, sponsored by THS organizations, was held Tuesday evening at the school and included a costume contest.

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The North 65 Center held an activity/fun night Halloween party on Tuesday evening, with a costume contest and costume karaoke. There were 57 in attendance at the event, with 21 of those in costume. Pictured at left are costume contest winners, from left, Norman Pfeiffer, first; Sandra Crowdis, second; and Marilyn Blakesley, third. At right, Gary Hall entertains the crowd during costume karaoke. Karaoke is offered every Tuesday and is open to members of the public of all ages.

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AREA SERVICES SET

DAILY RECORD

Tonda Jolene Ransdell

CIRCUIT COURT MARRIAGE LICENSES Mose M. Slabaugh, Spickard, and Mary H. Stutzman, Galt.

Menno E. Zook, Apple Creek, OH and Susie J. Stutzman, Galt.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Petitions Filed Nathanial Lee Troester vs.

Krystina M. Troester.

Kenneth Ray Roberts vs.

Joyce Dianne Roberts.

REAL ESTATE Harry J. Sampson to Karen Etheridge and others.

Memorial services for Tonda Jolene Ransdell will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at the First Christian Church in Trenton.

A visitation/celebration will be held at the church from 1 p.m. until service time on Saturday.

Mrs. Ransdell, a 62-yearold Trenton resident, died at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Mrs. Ransdell was born on June 25, 1957 in Trenton, the daughter of Steve and JeNiene Nighthart Towns. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1975 and received a secretarial degree from Chillicothe Vo-Tech.

She was married on Oct. 3, 1992 at the First Christian Church in Trenton to Mike Ransdell. Mrs. Ransdell was a sales manager for several years at KGOZ radio station and was a beauty advisor for Walgreens. She was passionate about animals, especially her two cats. She served as a deacon at the First Christian Church and would read her Bible every day.

Tonda Jolene Ransdell

Surviving relatives include her husband, Mike of the home; a son, Monte Benton of Nixa; a step-son, Michael Ransdell and his wife, Melissa of Kansas City; a brother, Mark Towns and his wife, Rhonda of Spickard; and three grandchildren Kaylie, Codi and Britton.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Green Hills Animal Shelter and may be left with or mailed to the Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com

Winter Weather Procedures Announced The Trenton R-9 School District has announced the winter weather procedures that will be in place during the 2019-20 school year.

1. Announcements concerning cancellations, earlyouts, late starts and/or the use of hard surface bus routes will be made locally through the following outlets: • Trenton R-9 Twitter account/Facebook page(s)/website • Bulldog Text Alert System • Trenton Republican-Times newspaper/website/Facebook page • KTTN radio • KC Fox 4 TV • KC Channel 5 TV 2. In the event of a late start, all schedules for students in grades K-12 will be on a twohour delay. School will begin at 10 a.m. and bus routes will be delayed by two hours. On days with a late start, there will

be no breakfast served throughout the district.

3. In the event that school is in session and weather conditions force the school district to release students early, all after school activities and programs will be cancelled.

4. The preschool schedule will vary. On late start days, there will be no morning sessions of preschool, but afternoon sessions will meet. On early out days, there will be no afternoon sessions of preschool.

5. District personnel will use information from local, state and national weather organizations to make determinations about dismissing or cancelling school. In addition, road conditions, wind chill temperatures and student safety will be evaluated to determine what is best for students and staff of the Trenton R-9 District.

R-5 Names Honor Students Grundy R-5 has named its first quarter high school/middle school honor roll students.

Named to the “A” honor roll were Ellen Baxter, Briana Carpio, Aubrey Gann, Anna Milazzo, Jandie Peterson, Robert Urich and Tanner Williams, seniors; Weston Carver, Parker Christy, Ada Fox, Aiden Gann, Caden Gann, Rylee Johnson, Grace Larson and Cooper Lewis, juniors; Fletcher Christy and Logan Foster, sophomores; Amber McDonald, Cole Peterson and Dusty Wilson, freshmen; and Raegen Griswold, Nicholas Mann-

NCMC Library ‘Live Jam’ Set The North Central Missouri College Library will host a live music jam session on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. on the first floor of Geyer Hall. Local musicians Jack Bain and Mike Arnold will perform a two-piece string/acoustic jam session open to students, faculty/staff, and the public. A variety of genres will be played and light refreshments provided. Quiet areas will still be available on the second floor of the library.

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Second Arrest In Assault Case A second person has been arrested in connection with an assault that occurred on Oct. 13.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, 26year-old Jesse D. Bruce of Laredo was arrested Monday and posted $5,000 bond. He is charged with third degree assault, a class E felony, and is accused of acting in concert with Desmond Calton, with either he or Calton striking a subject in the face with a closed fist. Calton was previously arrested on the charge.

Both men are scheduled to be in court on Nov. 12.

Also arrested was Patrick McPherson of Trenton, who failed to appear in court on an original charge of non-support, a class D felony. His bond is $5,000 cash only and he is also scheduled to be in court Nov. 12.

Photo Courtesy of Trenton High School

Selected as the Trenton High School Students of the Quarter for the first quarter were, from left, freshman Eliana Cowling, sophomore Mallory Sole, junior Cole Soptic and senior McKayla Blackburn. A story about the students appeared in the Tuesday, Oct. 29 edition of the Trenton Republican-Times.

Photo Courtesy of Trenton R-9 School District

The Trenton R-9 School District has recognized its “Employees of the Quarter” for the first quarter, choosing one individual from each building. They include, from left, Rissler special education teacher Andrew Pauley, center, (pictured with Principal Tiffany Otto, left, and Superintendent Mike Stegman, right); middle school counselor Lendy Donoho (pictured with Stegman and Principal Daniel Gott); and high school special education instructor Brenda Thorne (pictured with Principal Kasey Bailey and Stegman). Staff nominated and voted on the individual they feel best exemplified the traits of duty, relationships, kindness and leadership. Each winner receives a gift card from a local business, a commemorative photo and a traveling yard sign they may display at their home. They will also be recognized at the November Board of Education meeting.

FUTURES TRADING CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Open

High Low Last Chg OCT. 31 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 510 512¼ 503¼ 504¾ —4½ Mar 515½ 517¾ 509¼ 510¾ —4¼ May 520½ 522½ 514¼ 515¾ —4 Jul 525 526½ 518¾ 520¼ —4¼ Sep 532¼ 533 526½ 527¾ —4¼ Dec 544 545 538 539½ —3¾ Dec 557½ 557½ 557½ 557½ —2½ Est. sales 28,692.Wed.'s sales 61,294 Wed.'s open int 408,638,up 993 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 390¼ 391 384¾ 385½ —5¼ Mar 398¾ 399½ 394½ 395¾ —3¾ May 404¼ 405 401 401¾ —3½ Jul 409¾ 410¼ 406¾ 407½ —3 Sep 402½ 402½ 400¾ 400¾ —2¼ Dec 406¼ 406¼ 404¾ 404¾ —2 Mar 416 416 415 415 —1½ May 420¾ 421 420¾ 421 —¾ Jul 424¼ 424¼ 424 424 —1 Est. sales 132,333.Wed.'s sales 286,823 Wed.'s open int 1,592,647,up 769 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 299 299¾ 296¼ 298 +1¼ Mar 296¼ 296¾ 293¼ 293¼ —¼ Est. sales 155.Wed.'s sales 575 Wed.'s open int 6,551 SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Nov 915¾ 920¼ 911¼ 912 —4

Smiley and Carly Smith, eighth grade.

Named to the “B” honor roll were Felisha Anderson, Abigail Mathews, Macy Saul, Lacy Smith and Abby Webb, juniors; Daya Allnutt and Tracer Golden, sophomores; Skylar Bonnett, Luke Porter REA and Aidan Rains, freshmen; NORTH 65 CENTER Corbin Axtell, Cooper CoffMonday-Ham slice or broccoli cheese soup, man, Kaylee Fischer, Slade tossed salad, spinach, biscuit, hot spiced peaches.

Hill, Molly Milazzo and LayTuesday-Meat loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, ton Stonger, eighth grade; and green beans, ambrosia salad, homemade bread.

Adysan Rains and Tracen SmiWednesday-Chicken pot pie, tossed salad, beets, banana pudding, biscuit. ley, seventh grade.

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CARD SHOWERS

Jan 930½ 935½ 926¼ 927 —3½ Mar 943¼ 948 939¼ 940¼ —3¼ May 954¾ 959 950¾ 951¾ —3¼ Jul 964 968¾ 960¾ 961¾ —3½ Aug 969 971¼ 964¼ 965 —3½ Sep 967¼ 967¼ 962½ 963¼ —3 Nov 968 971½ 964¼ 965½ —3 Jan 974¾ 974¾ 968¾ 970¼ —2½ Mar 971 971 964¾ 964¾ —3½ May 966 966 964 964 —3¼ Jul 968¼ 968¾ 967 968¾ —2¼ Est. sales 99,653.Wed.'s sales 336,268 Wed.'s open int 691,476 OCT 30 GFG Ag Services-Trenton (www.gfgagservices.com) Corn, 3.51; oats, 4.45; soybeans, 8.66; milo, 3.21.

Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Old Crop - Corn, 3.95; soybeans, 8.66; wheat, 4.89.

New Crop - Corn, 3.95; soybeans, 8.93; wheat, 4.74.

Trenton MFA Soybeans, 8.41 (Oct. 19); 8.41 (Nov. 19); 8.51 (Dec. 19); 8.56 (JFM).

Corn, 3.51 (Oct. 19); 3.51 (Nov. 19) 3.46 (Dec. 19); 3.45 (JFM).

Laredo MFA Soybeans, 8.41 (Oct. 19); 8.41 (Nov. 19); 8.51 (Dec. 19); 8.56 (JFM).

Corn, 3.51 (Oct. 19); 3.51 (Nov. 19); 3.46 (Dec. 19); 3.45 (JFM).

MENUS Thursday-Philly cheesesteak, hoagie, potato salad, lima beans, blueberry crisp, fruit juice.

Friday-Pork loin, baked potato, brussel sprouts, applesauce, hot rolls.

(Coffee, iced tea, water and 2% milk are served daily and an alternate meal of chef’s salad is available each day.)

A card shower has been requested for Ronnie and Cindy Kelsall, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019.

Cards may be sent to the couple at 83 NE 20th St., Trenton, MO 64683.

FFA Degrees To Be Awarded FFA members from Trenton, Princeton, Mercer and Newtown-Harris will be among those receiving the American Farmer Degree on Saturday, Nov. 2 during the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN. The American Farmer Degree is the highest award an FFA member can receive.

Over 4,500 FFA members from across the U.S. will be presented with the award in 2019.

Trenton recipients include Padyn Gibson, Jasper Hanson, Emily Kasinger, Tyler Kidd, Hannah Persell and Jayden Roeder. Other area FFA members earning the degree include Vivian Allen, Chandler Anderson and Lauren Cox of Princeton; Grey Porter of Mercer; and Katie Blanchard of Newtown-Harris.

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