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Friday, May 22, 2020
REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 75
Trenton, MO 64683
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SUMMER CONCERT Re-Set For Next Year
No Music Festival In 2020
The annual Mid-America Music Festival team has chosen to reschedule the 2020 music and camping event to July 16-18, 2021. Black Silo Foundation President Jenn Hottes said that in this time of uncertainty amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the tremendous economic impact this situation has had on festival sponsors, fans and the entire country, the announcement comes given the current factors at play. “While we remained hopeful, our festival team had to make the heartbreaking decision to reschedule the event until next July,” Ms. Hottes said. “We have made every effort to avoid this difficult decision. However, keeping our supporters in mind, we didn’t see a path forward that made economic sense to produce the festival our fans have all grown to know and love.” The festival team is working to secure every band that was scheduled to perform this year and reconfirm them for 2021. Headliners for both Friday and Saturday, Great White and Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr., have reconfirmed for next year along with a majority of the other bands. A complete announceSee Music, Page 5
R-T Photo/Seth Herrold
Although it wasn’t an upclose visit, residents of Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments got the chance to see family and friends during a parade through the facility parking lot on Wednesday afternoon. The nursing home has been closed to visitors since late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing families to come up with creative ways to communicate with their loved ones during this time. A date has yet to be determined as to when the nursing home might re-open to visitors.
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL
Scholarships, Awards Announced
Class Of 2020 Academic Honors Scholarships and awards presented to members of the Trenton High School Class of 2020 have been announced. The honors are usually presented during an awards night event held prior to graduation ceremonies, however, this year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. School officials wanted to make sure members of the senior class were recognized for their academic achievements. North Central Missouri College Foundation - Allena Allen, Knowledge Scholarship; McKayla Blackburn, C.F. Russell Scholarship; Emily Kosse and Lily White, William and Juanita Denslow Scholarship; Elizabeth Fewins, Lindi Moulin and Camryn Willey, Lynn Freeman Scholarship; McKenna Cox, Oakley Madden and Mackenzie McAtee, Everett and Hazel Frey Memorial Scholarship; Halley Windsor, Edward Scott Memorial Scholarship; Kayli Crawford, Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. Young and Myra A. Young Scholarship; Rudy Mathews, Robert Bailey
GRUNDY COUNTY COMMISSION
Memorial Scholarship; Rebekah Allen, Charles Holmes/Trenton Rotary Club Scholarship. R.P. Hill Memorial Award - Halley Windsor. Shelter Insurance Scholarship - Oakley Madden. Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship McKenna Cox. Junior Mullenix Sports Memorial Scholarship McKayla Blackburn. Trenton Kiwanis Scholarship - Dalton Burchett and Kayli Crawford. Cara McClellan Agency LLC-American Family Insurance Scholarship - Carson Burchett. Kadyn McClellan Memorial Scholarship McKenna Cox and Kayli Crawford. Student Council Scholarship - Mackenzie Klinginsmith and Halley Windsor. Jose Sanchez Barron IV Memorial Scholarship Mackenzie Klinginsmith. Cindy Gott Memorial Scholarship - McKenna Cox and Elizabeth Fewins.
Briefs...
CARES Act Money Available
Task Force Will Aid In Funding Decisions The Grundy County Commission has named three county residents to a task force to help determine distribution of CARES Act funding. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray said Elizabeth Gibson, administrator of the Grundy County Health Department; Glen Briggs, county emergency management director; and Dr. Lenny Klaver, president of North Central Missouri College, have been appointed to serve on the COVID-19 Task Force, with two other members to be announced once their appointments are confirmed. Working in conjunction with the commission, the task force will help determine needs of the various taxing entities within the county and determine how best to utilize up to $1,155,602 in funding the county has received through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The funds can be used to cover costs that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19; were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020; and were incurred during the period of March 1 through Dec. 30, 2020. Documentation of the expenditures must be maintained and the funds cannot be used as a revenue replacement for lower than expected revenue collections. In addition, the funds cannot be used for expenditures for which a local government entity has received any other emergency COVID-19 supplemental funding, whether that funding is state, federal or private in nature, for that same expense. Applications for the funding will be accepted
Flag Ra aisiing g Cere emon ny Se et
through Nov. 17 for review, with funding decisions to be approved by Dec. 15 and funds distributed by Dec. 30. In other business from Tuesday’s meeting, the commission heard a report of repairs being made to a tube on SW Fir Lane, which was displaced by heavy rain on May 14. Residents from the northeast part of the county also were in to speak with the commission concerning a low water crossing on NE 70th Street, with that issue added to the road and bridge list of projects. Briggs reported that new 911 radio equipment has been installed in ambulances and the county was not a recipient of the Emergency Management Performance Grant, which was funded by the Department of Homeland Security. Michael Marriott with the Missouri Department of Transportation, met with the commission by phone, giving an update on the Highway 6 paving project. Sidewalk and utility work is being done within the city as part of a resurfacing project that will extend from Trenton to I-35. The commission also heard a report from Ms. Gibson, who said there are still no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Grundy County. The agenda for the Tuesday, May 26 meeting of the commission includes a road and bridge update at 8:30 a.m., followed by an emergency management report at 9 a.m. and a report from Ambulance Director Steve Tracy at 10 a.m. The health department report will be presented at 10:45 a.m.
National Weather Service
Showers and thunderstorms will dominate the Memorial Day weekend with a possibility of rain each day through Monday. Highs will be in the mid 80s and lows will be in the upper 60s. The high at Trenton on Monday, May 18 was 61 with a high on Tuesday of 65. The high temperature on Wednesday was 68, the low was 58. Wednesday’s high at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 66, the low was 55 with a trace of rain.
BTC Area Youth Benefit Corp Everfi Scholarship - Mackenzie McAtee. Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri - Kayli Crawford. Drew Dolan Memorial Scholarship - Kasie Otto. MFA Scholarship - Rillie Ratliff. Grundy County Farm Bureau Scholarship - Allena Allen and Kayli Crawford. Brad Lovell Memorial Scholarship - Sydney Fitzpatrick. Trenton Masonic Lodge Scholarship - Elizabeth Fewins and Jaren Whitney. John T. Belcher Scholarship - McKenna Cox. Northwest Missouri Teachers Association Scholarship - Mackenzie Klinginsmith. Anonymous Scholarship - Jamie Burkeybile, Emily Kosse, Madison Lambert, Rudy Mathews and Mark Trump.
The Grundy County Museum will host a Memorial Day flag raising ceremony on Monday at the Baker School. In addition to the flag raising, the 10 a.m. program includes brief remarks by Joseph L. Norton VFW Post No. 919 Commander Tony Ralston and a rifle salute The public is invited and those attending are encouraged to bring their own seating.
NC CMC C Bo oard Meeting The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26 in the Sugg Room of the Ketcham Community Center. Items on the agenda include consideration of bids/purchases, personnel (employments, revised job descriptions and Head Start) and reports. An executive session for personnel, real estate and legal matters is also planned.
Memorial Da ay Ho oliday Several offices and businesses will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Closed will be the Trenton City Hall/Trenton Municipal Utilities, the Grundy County Courthouse, the Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce/License Bureau, the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library, the Grundy County Health Department, the North Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center, the North 65 Center, Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (the Career Center will also be closed), Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri, Grundy Electric Cooperative/Grundy and Livingston County Public Water District offices, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Farmers State Bank, Citizens Bank and Trust, US Bank and BTC Bank. The Trenton Post Office will be closed, with no mail delivery or box mail. Also closed will be North Central Missouri College and the Ketcham Community Center. The Republican-Times office will be closed on Memorial Day, with the usual Tuesday newspaper publication date being pushed back one day to Wednesday, May 27.
What’s Inside... The 2020 Trenton High School football schedule has been announced and will have a different look this year. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times to find out who, when and where the Bulldogs will be playing
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See Awards, Page 5
NUISANCE BOARD Meets With TDIA
Action Taken On Properties The Building and Nuisance Board of the Trenton City Council addressed several properties and met with representatives from the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association during a meeting on Monday night at city hall. The board voted to remove two properties from its nuisance list after it was determined that the owners had completed requested work. Those properties were located at 912 W. 14th St., owned by Teresa Coltrain, and 2108 Main St., owned by Steve Ishmael. Property at 2904 Main St., owned by Richard and Corrin Seddon, was set for a public hearing in June while properties at 1804 Hillcrest, owned by Mike Arnold, and 405 W. 13th St., owned by Matthew Lee, were moved to findings of fact. The owners of property at 1437 Main St., Genie Buzzard and Carmin Morin, were given 60 days to complete removal of a structure at that location. Thirty-day extensions were See Nuisance, Page 5
What’s Inside
Sports.............................page 2 Agriculture....................page 3 Opinion/Editorial .........page 4 Memorial Day Salute ...page 4 Local News ....................page 5 Comics ...........................page 6 Crosswords....................page 7 Dear Annie ....................page 8 NASCAR .......................page 9