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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
TRENTON
REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Trenton, MO 64683
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Twelve Pages
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 155th Year - No. 63
MEMBER EXCHANGE Diseases Returning
Missouri Faces Vaccine Hesitancy
Photo Courtesy of Steve Maxey
Over 75 Trenton High School alumni gathered on Sunday afternoon to prepare the annual THS alumni reunion mailing. Among the participants were representatives from the five-year to the 83-year classes, who sent information to over 6,000 alumni members. Mailings should arrive to alums by the end of the week and individuals who do not receive alumni letters are asked to contact Dr. John Holcomb or Steve Maxey to verify addresses.
Briefs... Grundy R-5 Board Meeting The Grundy R-5 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the school in Galt. Items on the announced agenda include the oath of office for new board members, reorganization of the board, reviewing bank signatures, mowing bids, transfer of funds to the capital projects fund, a financial report and reports from administrators, the special education director and CTA representatives. An executive session for personnel is also planned.
Rissler Spring Program The Rissler Elementary School will hold its annual spring music program, “Be Our Guest,” on Friday, April 12. The program, featuring movie-themed performances by students in grades two, three and four, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus. Students are to be at the KCC no later than 6:15 p.m. The event is open to the public and there is no charge. Rachel Lorenz is the Rissler music instructor. Submitted Photo
Former Trenton resident, U.S. Navy Capt. Brent Trickel, right, was relieved as commanding officer of NAS Sigonella in Italy during ceremonies on April 4 and is now headed to the United States for his next assignment, that of Director of the Navy Element at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Capt. Trickel was replaced by Capt. Kevin Pickard Jr., left. Capt. Trickel served as commander at Sigonella since May 2016 and during his tenure, NAS Sigonella was the operational base for the 2017 G7 Summit as well as for President Donald J. Trump’s first public address directly to the military. Capt. Trickel is a 1989 graduate of Trenton High School and a 1993 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he received a bachelor of education degree in teacher education/industrial arts teacher education. He is the son of Evelyn Trickel of Trenton and the late Robert Trickel. His wife, Marla, is the daughter of Albert and Marilee Trump of Trenton.
First Responders Breakfast The Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School student councils will host a first responders breakfast on Friday, April 12 in the high school health room. Breakfast will be served from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. and is open to all current, retired, on-duty and off-duty emergency personnel. For more information, persons can contact student council sponsors Brenda Thorne at THS (359-2291) or Jenny Otto at TMS (359-4328).
Photo Courtesy of Tyler Busick
The Trenton High School Concert Choir, pictured above, and Gold Rush both earned an exemplary rating of I at the MSHSAA State Large Group Festival at Platte County High School on Thursday, April 4. This is the third year that both groups have earned the top honor, whick also included a I rating in sight reading. Tyler Busick is the THS vocal music instructor.
TRENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Occupation Protection Seat Belt Enforcement Day
City Police: ‘Don’t Forget To Buckle Up’ The Trenton Police Department will be participating in Occupant Protection Seat Belt Enforcement Day on Thursday, April 11. Chief Rex Ross said local officers will be conducting some extra enforcement on this date in regard to seat belt compliance. “As of March 31 of this year, 160 people have been killed in Missouri crashes compared to 190 for the same time period last year,” Chief Ross said. “While we hope that this reduction continues, we recognize
that we still have a lot of work to do. Sixty-three percent of vehicle occupants killed in the last three years were unbuckled.” Chief Ross noted that worn correctly, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 45 percent for frontseat passenger car occupants and by 60 percent for pickup truck, SUV and van occupants. In fatal crashes, he said, almost 80 percent of vehicle occupants who were thrown from their vehicles were killed.
National Weather Service Partly sunny and breezy on Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the 60s. Rain possible both days, mixing with snow overnight on Thursday and the low around 34. The high on April 4 at Trenton was 54, Friday’s high was 63 and Saturday’s high was 74. Sunday’s high was 76 and the low was 51. A total of .09 of an inch of rain fell during that time period. There is no report from the Government Weather Station near Spickard.
In addition, Chief Ross said, less than 1 percent of crash victims who were buckled up were ejected from their vehicles, compared to 40 percent of those who were unbuckled. He added that motorists are 75 percent less likely to be killed in rollover crashes if they are buckled up. “Please take the time to buckle up and remind your passengers to do the same,” Chief Ross said. “Just make it a habit.”
What’s Inside... Two THS athletes won the Gold Shoe Award at the Joe Shy Relays on Friday in Chillicothe. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times to find out the recipients as well as get results from the meet.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — He was 13 years old and playing in a barn in rural Kansas City when he accidentally scraped himself on a rusty nail. A few days later, he was too weak to walk and began having the excruciating muscle spasms that come with contracting tetanus. Christelle Ilboudo, a pediatrician and pediatric infectious diseases expert at MU Health Care, distinctly remembers the day the boy's family brought him in to be evaluated. At first the family thought it was just a virus of some kind. His whole body was stiff, and he had a fever. They finally decided to make him an appointment one morning when he tried walking to their bedroom and collapsed to the floor, Ilboudo explained. The boy hadn't been vaccinated, the Columbia Missourian reported. "He luckily survived, but one vaccination could have prevented that — like so many other diseases we are beginning to see again," Ilboudo said. The reappearance in the U.S. of diseases that were once thought to be eradicated, specifically, measles, has prompted national alarm and calls for more action by the federal government to urge vaccination. On March 13, a measles case was confirmed in eastern Missouri due to out-of-state exposure. It was not confirmed whether the person had been vaccinated. The World Health Organization announced vaccine hesitancy as one of the 10 threats to global health in 2019. The organization identified complacency, inconvenience in accessing vaccines and lack of confidence as key reasons underlying hesitancy. According to the United Health Foundation, Missouri ranked 21st alongside Alabama for vaccination rates of children ages 19 months to just under age 3. This is the age range when the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination is first administered. Among the recommended vaccinations is the MMR vaccine, which protects against the three viral diseases. They typically affect younger children and can be dangerous due to how fast they spread. Measles can be identified by a pinpoint rash, and if not treated, can lead to pneumonia, brain inflammation, seizures and permanent brain damage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In data collected by the CDC, there has been an annual increase in measles cases. Last year, 15 states, Missouri included, reported a total of 372 measles cases.
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