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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 64
Briefs... Food Pantry Disttributtion The Grundy County Community Food Pantry will hold a drive-through commodity distribution on Friday, April 17 at the pantry location, 1703 Harris Ave. Items will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families who have current or expired identification cards are eligible to participate in the distribution as well as individuals who have recently become unemployed or have had their work hours cut, but who have not yet been able to fill out food pantry eligibility paperwork. Persons with questions may call the food pantry at 3397099 and leave a message. The call will be returned.
Grrundy R-5 Bo oard Meetting The Grundy R-5 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 at the school in Galt. Items on the announced agenda include administration of the oath to new board members, reorganization of the board, a transportation report, a report from the CTA representative, the third reading of policy updates, an insurance update, a summary of food service and instruction during shutdown, potential changes for year-end activities, a proposal for online courses, tuition, vo-tech transportation, a review of the R-5-Newtown-Harris sports cooperative agreement, propane, diesel, milk and bread bids, principal reports and preliminary budget information. An executive session for personnel and student matters is also planned. ********** NEW R-T BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday - 8 a.m. to noon
CITY OF TRENTON
Photo Courtesy of John Cowling
The lights were bright on Friday night at C.F. Russell Stadium and Burleigh Grimes Field as the Trenton R-9 School District honored the Class of 2020. Trenton joined high schools across the nation in recognizing this year’s seniors, who are missing out on traditional end-of-the-year school activities due to COVID-19. The lights were turned on at 8:20 p.m. (20:20 according to military time) and remained on for 20 minutes. The weekly Friday night lighting will continue through the end of the school year.
COVID-19 Over 4,160 Statewide
Milling Begins This Week
Still No Grundy County Cases
Summer Program Targets 21 Streets The Trenton Street Department will overlay six city streets, chip and seal 15 streets and have four streets spotmilled by a private contractor as part of this summer’s street improvement program. The program was included for approval as part of the 2020-21 city budget, which council members were scheduled to vote on Monday night. The spot milling is scheduled to start on Wednesday (April 15), weather permitting, and continue through Thursday. Musselman and Hall of Kansas City will be doing the milling work on West 10th Street, from Cedar Street to Tindall Avenue; West Ninth Street, from Main Street to Cedar Street; 28th Street, from west of the bridge to the saddle club; and Harris Avenue, from 17th Street to 18th Street. Vehicles are to be removed from the streets by 7 a.m. each day. City crews will be doing overlay work on six streets, including West 10th Street, from Cedar Street to Tindall Avenue; West Ninth Street, from Main Street to Cedar Street; 28th Street, from west of the bridge to the North Missouri Saddle Club; Harris Avenue from 17th Street to 18th Street and from Speedway to 26th Street; and 11th Street, from Laclede Street to Tinsman Avenue. Streets proposed for chip and seal include Mable Street, from Tinsman Avenue to 17th Street; Crowder Road, from Norton Street to Main Street; Tindall Avenue, from Crowder Road to 18th Street; Bolser Street, from 22nd Street to Eighth Street; Pleasant Plain Road, from 19th Street to 22nd Street; 24th Street, from
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.
September Interest October November December January February Interest March April TOTAL (Comparison Year to Date)
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 $37,567.22 December $86,038.85 $87,476.82 January $59,265.50 $58,979.01 February $36,463.01 $38,024.41 Interest $438.69 March $90,116.40 $80,289.99 April $63,736.76 $60,842.97 TOTAL $768,898.64 $757,061.88 (Comparison Year to Date) ($11,836.76) 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 $18,783.10 December $43,019.51 $43,736.76 January $29,623.17 $29,485.63 February $18,231.62 $19,009.09 Interest $219.32 March $45,051.08 $40,144.89 April $31,866.43 $30,386.91 TOTAL $384,342.91 $377,950.80 (Comparison Year to Date) ($6,392.11)
Month May June July August
PARK SALES TAX 2018-2019 $11,894.41 $39,180.43 $40,823.78 $21,658.75
Princeton Road to Speedway; Harris Avenue, from Speedway to 24th Street; 19th Street, from Harris Avenue to Princeton Road; Laclede Street, from
2019-20 $17,351.52 $44,790.54 $29,157.04 $23,381.42
Ninth Street to Tinsman Avenue; Pleasant View, from East Fifth Street to Main Street; Highland Street, Ninth Street to Johnson Drive; Madison
National Weather Service
Sun, rain & snow are possible through the week with the high hitting 53 on Wednesday and 46 on Thursday. Lows will be in the low 30s. The high at Trenton on Thursday, April 9 was 56, Friday’s high was 57 and Saturday’s high was 70 with .03 of an inch of rain. The high Easter Sunday was 66 with a low of 32 and .93 of an inch of rain. Sunday’s high at the Government Weather near Spickard was 63, the low was 26 with .48 of an inch of rain.
$43,829.34 $23,882.91 $17,588.56 $40,528.34 $27,102.68 $16,269.83 $39,959.01 $28,054.32 $11,741.25
$42,002.77 $220.62 $26,143.63 $16,510.48 $41,410.11 $27,898.09 $17,419.05 $206.39 $36,812.23 $27,395.85 $350,699.74 ($73.68)
FIRE SALES 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 Interest March $19,950.62 April $14,027.37 TOTAL $175,459.96 (Comparison Year to Date)
2019-20 $8,688.00 $20,866.07 $14,569.69 $11,690.74 $21,002.70 $110.08 $12,926.23 $8,255.21 $20,651.72 $13,898.03 $8,653.20 $102.90 $18,398.03 $13,646.88 $173,413.49 ($2,046.47)
TRANSPORTATION TAX Month 2018-2019 May $8,898.93 June $29,402.16 July $29,894.53 August $16,058.94 September $32,578.94 Interest October $17,914.21 November $13,569.56 December $30,382.01 January $20,508.88 February $11,939.77 Interest March $29,922.55 April $21,035.92 TOTAL $262,105.73 (Comparison Year to Date)
2019-20 $13,046.59 $30,040.75 $14,569.69 $17,536.10 $31,504.23 $107.75 $19,386.94 $12,394.46 $30,977.48 $20,847.01 $12,977.78 $154.35 $27,498.38 $20,326.71 $258,636.05 ($3,469.68)
Street, from 17th Street to Felder Street; Scott Street, from Madison Street to Oklahoma Avenue; Parallel Road, from Winchester Street to Sav-
age Street, from Parallel Road to Parklane Drive. Some of the streets will need varied asphalt repair before the chip and seal program is performed.
What’s Inside... With the cancellation of school for the rest of the year, the MSHSAA has followed suit by cancelling the 2020 spring high school sports season. See R-T Sport Editor Seth Herrold’s take on the decision on page two of today’s newspaper.
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There are still no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Grundy County, according to the health department. According to Administrator Elizabeth Gibson, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has 4,160 positive cases in Missouri as of April 12, with 110 deaths reported. The symptoms of COVID19 are cough, fever and shortness of breath. Persons who believe they have symptoms or who believe they may have been exposed should stay at home except to seek medical care. Persons should call ahead before going to the doctor, who will provide instructions on what course of action to take, include possible testing. Ms. Gibson noted that the health department is not testing for COVID-19. Ms. Gibson said the health department is also reminding all county residents to adhere to the statewide “Stay Home” order and continue practicing good handwashing and cough etiquette. Gov. Mike Person last week announced that all Missouri public and charter schools would remain closed through the end of the school year. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has established a statewide public hotline to handle citizen questions about COVID19. The hotline is being See COVID-19, Page 8
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