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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 157th Year - No. 31
Trenton, MO 64683
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Briefs... NCMC C Board To o Meet The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 5:30 tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 22) in the Sugg Room of the Ketcham Community Center. Items on the announced agenda include consideration of the FY20 audit report; consideration of bids/purchases for property/casualty/liability insurance, the network security contract renewal and ATI testing supplies; approval of the non-federal share waiver for the Head Start preschool and early Head Start programs; approval of one-time salary supplements; retirements; a transfer; employment of an adjunct instructor; Head Start personnel; and reports from Head Start, the vice president of academic affairs, the vice president of student affairs and the president. An executive session for personnel, legal matters and real estate will also be held.
COVID-19 Upd date
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The true spirit of Christmas was alive and well at Sunnyview Nursing Home on Sunday evening as community members came together to put on a live nativity. Residents of the nursing home and apartments were able to view the scenes prior to the drive-through event being open to the public.
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Economic Development Impact To Area
What The New ‘Bed Tax’ Means Editor’s Note: The Trenton Republican-Times will be publishing a weekly series of articles regarding the activities of the North Central Missouri Development Alliance and information about economic and community development in Grundy County. By Micah Landes, Director North Central Missouri Development Alliance Hotels are considered an important economic component to any community. The economic impact to local and regional economies from hotel development is typically separated into four categories: direct, fiscal, indirect and induced. Direct impact includes all projected revenues that will be generated from consumers at the new hotel. This will include all room revenues, food and beverage as well as other potential revenue sources such as parking. Direct impact also includes total payroll paid out to employees hired at the hotel as well as all payroll paid out to temporary construction workers who construct the hotel. Fiscal impact refers to all federal, state, and local taxes that will be collected from the development and operation of a hotel. Taxes include all sales taxes collected in association with the hotel-generated rev-
enues as well as all payroll-related taxes collected from full-time hotel employees and temporary construction workers. Local governments will also collect new property taxes from the operation of the hotel. Many local governments will also collect revenues through lodging taxes. Indirect Impact - In addition to local governments and hotel owners/employees, contractors and suppliers to a newlydeveloped hotel will also benefit. Indirect impact includes all jobs and income generated by businesses that supply goods and services to the hotel. Examples of businesses that will indirectly benefit from the development of a hotel include suppliers of room-related goods (housekeeping supplies, room amenities, etc), telecommunication vendors (internet, cable, etc.), utility companies, food and beverage suppliers and other hotel-related vendors. Induced impact refers to economic effects generated when employees (full-time and temporary) and suppliers re-spend their wages on local consumer purchases. For example, an employee may purchase gas for their car on their way home from work. Lastly, the hotel also brings people from outside of our normal trade area, that you hope will purchase gas, eat meals and
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shop while visiting. We are thankful to have a new hotel that has recently opened and new cottages that are currently being built that plan to be open in Spring 2021. Thanks to our forward-thinking Trenton voters who this past June gave nearly 70 percent approval of the “bed tax,” which will be a 5 percent assessed tax to those individuals who stay in hotel, motel facilities as well as bed and breakfast units, VRBOs and Airbnb units located within the city limits. Only the people who stay at these facilities will pay the tax and the revenue is retained for local use, resulting in a win-win for communities who pass the tax. According to the state statute, which allows for the “bed tax,” the city collects the tax revenue to be placed in a separate fund for the purpose of using the fund to promote the community to attract visitors from outside the community. Marketing throughout the state and contiguous states to promote Trenton’s Missouri Day Festival, Holiday Hoops and the Mid-America Music Festival are just a few of the major events held annually in Trenton which will benefit from increased marketing and awareness. In addition to events, the revSee NCMDA, Page 5
Two more deaths due to COVID have been reported, according to information provided on Monday by the Grundy County Health Department. The Dec. 21 briefing by the department shows 25 deaths in the county. The total number of positive cases was 822, which was up 33 from information provided by the GHDC on Thursday, Dec. 17. Active cases are listed at 117, up eight. Other area numbers include Livingston, 1,004 (76 active, including 10 hospitalized, 32 deaths); Linn, 818 (68 active, 20 deaths); Sullivan, 708 (39 active, 10 deaths); Harrison, 594 (49 active, 11 deaths); Caldwell, 583 (7 deaths, no actives listed); Daviess, 491 (130 active, 12 deaths); Putnam, 334 (55 active, 5 deaths); and Mercer, 140 (70 active, 2 deaths). No new numbers were available from Carroll County.
Chrristtma as Eve e Clo osings s Several offices and businesses have announced plans to close or modify their hours on Thursday, Dec. 24 due to the Christmas holiday. Closed will be Trenton City Hall/TMU, the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce/License Bureau, all state offices at the Grundy County Courthouse (Division I and II of the Circuit Court, the juvenile office and recorder’s office), the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library, the Grundy County Health Department, the North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center, the North 65 Center, the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission and Missouri Job Center (the office will close at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23 and remain closed until Dec. 28), the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri and Grundy Electric Cooperative/Grundy-Livingston Water District office. Open, but closing early, are Farmers State Bank, noon; US Bank and Citizens Bank and Trust, 1 p.m.; Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, 2 p.m.; and BTC Bank, 4 p.m. The Trenton Post Office will be observing modified hours on Christmas Eve, with the window being open from 9 a.m. to noon. The post office will be closed on Friday, Dec. 25, then reopen for regular hours on Saturday, Dec. 26. The Trenton Republican-Times office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25, with publication of the Friday newspaper being pushed back to Thursday, Dec. 24. The office will reopen for business at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 28.
President’s, Dean’s Lists
Top Fall Semester Honor Students Recognized North Central Missouri College has named students with outstanding academic achievements to the academic honors lists for the 2020 fall semester. Students named to the president’s list earned at least six credit hours and achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Students on the dean’s list have earned at least six credit hours and achieved a GPA of at least 3.50. Named to the president’s list were: Erin Allen, Jessica Alsup, Libby Bally, Jaele Barber, Juliet Bauta Motty, Ellen Baxter, Kerry Beaver, Colin Beck, Tasha Beck, Dalton Berry, McKayla Blackburn, Noah Bodenhausen, Lola Breshears, Braedyn Brewer, Anne-Catherine Brown, Cailey Brown, Saylor Brown, Jaylyn Broyles, Charity Buntin, Holly Caldwell, Laura Carlson, Gabrielle Cavicchia, Nina Chadwick, Heather Chenoweth, Parker Christy, Madeline Cole, Tiya Cole, Holli Conrad, Ryan Cook, Kelsey Cordray, McKenna Cox, Quincy Crone, Kennadie Crowe; Michelle Dayton, Jamie Degase, Rachel DeShon, Abby Dobbins, Ellen Dudenhoeffer,
Taegan Dunks, Morgan Eastin, Maycee Edgar, Madison Eller, Lauren Ellis, Robert Esposito, Katlyn Farr, Caleb Fawson, Kimberly Fines, Josie Fitzwater, Craig Foster, Dominik Gannan, Dakota Gates, Wilmy Germinis, Rebecca Gilmore, Cortney Goodman, Lillian Gudgell, Joshua Hackworth, Carl Hamilton, Nichole Hansen, Madison Helmich, Morrisa Henley, Hunter Heussner, Jordan Hibner, Carolyn Hoerr, Jessica Hoyt, Tye Huff, Nicole Jackson, Melissa Jenkins, Kelsey Jennings, Truman Kaderly; Hunter Keithley, Kelly Kelley, Taya Kirk, Ali Kromeich, McKenna Lambert, Deborah Larison, Hannah Larson, Amanda Lee, Alyssa Lester, Koby Linder, Oakley Madden, Jazmine Main, Grace Massman, Emily Maudlin, Laura Mausser, Mackenzie McAtee, Samuel McClaran, Kayla McElwee, Krista Miller, Mason Misel, Imran Mohamed, Kristopher Moore, Lindi Moulin, Jessica Neptune, Averi Norris, Keaton O'Dell, Kaylee Officer, Courtney Osborn, Lily Osborn, Joshua Parkhurst, Steven Parks, Jessica Parsons, Casey Phillippe,
National Weather Service
There’s a slight chance of rain and snow on Wednesday and Wednesday night with skies clearing for Christmas Eve, when the high will be 24 and the low will be 12. The high at Trenton on Thursday, Dec. 17 was 45, Friday’s high was 52 and Saturday’s high was 43. The high on Sunday was 49, with a low of 23. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 47, the low was 28.
Brandi Pittman, Kimberly Pool, Rachel Pool; Emily Poston, Chad Potter, Emily Poynter, Karli Provorse, Jordan Robinson, Yasser Rondon, Jessica Rusler, Anthony Sayers, Lindsey Schlared, Jennifer Segar, Konner Sewell, Cassidy Spire, Nathaniel Stepaniak, Bailey Stephens, Roysten Stewart, Gabriel Swann, Benjamin Swift, Lloyd Swift, Tzu Han Tai, Sarah Townsend, Lindsey Tullos, Kalee Wattenbarger, Tate Welch, Mercedes West, Paige Wharton, Lily White, Andrew Wilson, Aubrey Wilson, Daniel Wilson and Brieanna Wright. Named to the dean’s list were: Kelli Adams, Rebekah Allen, Jackson Andrews, Caden Ashford, Aaron Babcock, Bethany Bailey, Julian Bailey, Calvin Basham, Stephanie Berten, Tracie Bevering, Nicole Billups, Cheyanne Blanchard, Samantha Bradshaw, Nestor Brito Flores, EmiLee Brown, Jordon Browning, Taylor Brunelle, Carson Burchett, Dalton Burchett, Lacy Carlson, Corby Clark, Briana Coleman, Katherinne Colmenero Cortez, Nina Coulter, Tanna Courter, Madison Cowman, Colin Craig, Dominic Dabney, Cade
Davidson, Cynthia Davis, Leslie De La Cruz, Avery Dickerson, Guadalupe Dunks, Elizabeth Fewins, Haley Fitzpatrick, Kaleb Flanagan, Renee Fordyce, Hannah Garcia; Jonathan Garcia Sanchez, Adreanna Gard, Laney Gaston, Kaley Gentry, Jordan Gillilan, Nikki Goosey, Nicholas Grooms, Leanna Hamilton, Tina Harkrider, Annalisa Harris, Elizabeth Heene, Lisa Hill, Malainee Hilsabeck, Charles Hoffman, Emma Hollis, Scotlin Hurley, Jaycie Hutchinson, Stephanie Hyatt, Sterling Jackson, Destini Jefferson, Nina Jermanovich, Ashton Johnson, Sydney Kapp, Haley Kidd, Kennedie Kieffer, Rodney Kiel, Brenda King, Heather Knapp, Nathaniel Lai, Amber Lamp, Quinsey Lane, Cooper Lewis, Kayden Lewis, Kelsie Lowe, Witney Maddux, Alec Marion, Charlcey Marks, Fanny Marquina, Lauren McBee, Hannah McDaniel, Samantha McDougal; Brittney McKay, Mackenzie Meek, Mario Midgyett, Joseph Miller, Samantha Miller,
What’s Inside... The THS boys wrestling team brought home several medals from the Guardians Classic, held over the weekend. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap of the tournament held at Lee’s Summit.
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Sports ..............................page 2 Across Missouri ..............page 3 Local News......................page 4 Community .....................page 5 Calendars ........................page 5 Comics.............................page 6 Dear Annie ......................page 7 Crosswords .....................page 7 Classifieds ................page 8 & 9