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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 91
Trenton, MO 64683
TRENTON R-9 SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ten Pages ELECTION 2020 Vote Is Aug. 4
Guidelines To Be Reviewed As Needed
R-9 Outlines Back To School Plan The Trenton R-9 School District will be sending out letters to parents and staff, outlining the initial plan students, staff and patrons will be asked to follow when classes start next month. The letter explains the process used by the district to develop safety guidelines to deal with the COVID19 pandemic, which cover a myriad of topics associated with the start of school. A second page outlines the district’s proposed practices for the start of school as well as a list of considerations used in determining those practices. Superintendent Mike Stegman said plans are for school to begin one day later than previously announced, with the first day of classes possibly being moved to Wednesday, Aug. 26 (subject to board approval and in-service scheduling). Classes will be held on site, person-to-person, five days a week, with both students and staff being required to wear masks when inside of a school building (exceptions are listed in the letter as well as at the bottom of this story). Temperature checks will be taken daily and transportation will be provided with new established safety protocols (also at the bottom of the story). According to the letter being sent out by the district, the plan was determined using results of a survey of parents/guardians conducted by the district as well as information from the Grundy County Health Department, the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, guidance from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and information
from area schools dealing with the same situation. The letter notes the district wants to reopen school “as normal as possible,” but understands certain precautions are needed to create a safe enviroment for both students and staff. Stegman said the district has attempted to develop proposals that it feels are managable and best for the students and staff. He noted the plan will continually be reviewed and, as new information and guidance becomes available, will make adjustments as necessary. “We want parents to know we are doing all we can to do our best to minimize the risk to our students and staff,” he said. “We understand it is imperative to provide as safe an enviroment as we can and also provide a quality education for the youth of our community.” ********** PROPOSED TRENTON R-9 BACK-TO-SCHOOL PRACTICES • Start school as normal as possible with in-person classrooms, serving meals, transportation and all other activities - start school with five days per week; Aug. 25 or Aug. 26 (dependent on in-service schedule); preschool starting Monday, Aug. 31. • Offer On Site Learning - classroom instruction at all buildings will occur for as many students as possible using health and safety protocols. • Temperature Check - all persons entering buildings; establish single entrance into each school building.
• Masks - for all students and staff (this would allow us to keep most everything close to normal); THS/TMS masks all day, Rissler masks only in between classes and/or while not in cohort room. • Transportation will be provided with safety protocols for buses - hands sanitized and mask required to get on bus; assigned seating required, one morning and one afternoon stop (no changes to stops); bus rider parents may opt to pick up their student (car rider), this is to facilitate contract tracing, if necessary. • Band - high school and seventh/eighth grade classes can go outside during marching season with social distancing. Any band class inside must wear masks when not practicing instruments. • Choir - wear masks or go outside with social distancing. • PE - outside when possible with social distancing; inside activities will require mask. • Breakfast - “grab and go” breakfast only served in the cafeteria. • Lunch - Rissler K-2 in cafeteria with alternate schedule and social distancing; third and fourth grade (wearing masks) go to cafeteria to pick up lunches to take back to class; TMS/THS masks while in line (alternate schedules and social distancing). • Visitors - highly restricted to essential visitors only; must be wearing mask; meet with parents virtually.
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Dirt work is under way at the intersection of 28th Street and Highway 65, site for the new Orscheln Farm & Supply building to be constructed later this year. The $5.1 million project is being partially financed through a Tax Increment Financing program approved by the city council earlier this year.
SCHOOL BOARDS Newtown-Harris
Board OKs Fuel, Milk Bids The Newtown-Harris Board of Education took action on several items during a meeting on Thursday night, July 16. According to information provided by Superintendent Lucas McKinnis, the board approved MFA as the district provider for diesel and unleaded fuel and Anderson-Erickson for milk products. Rachael Spence was approved as the district drug testing compliance coordinator and McKinnis was approved as the district Title IX PL 93-142 compliance coordinator. Approval was given for part-time See N-H, Page 10
Briefs... Com mmi tte ee Me eets
THS Alumni Survey Alums of Trenton High School are being asked to participate in a brief online survey regarding participation in the 2020 Labor Day reunion activities. The alumni association is in the final stages of planning the reunion and, as a result of COVID-19, are needing to determine participation numbers for events being planned over the Labor Day weekend. Alums are asked to visit the Foundation Trust for THS-THS Alumni Association Facebook page and answer just two questions. The association is asking for all responses to be made by July 31.
TPD Offiice er Le eav ving The Trenton Police Department will be short yet another officer as one will be leaving to take a position in Chillicothe. Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross said the resignation of TPD Officer Seth Rorebeck will now leave the department three officers short of being fully staffed. Rorebeck, whose resignation is effective July 25, is the third officer in the past couple of months to leave the TPD to join the Chillicothe Police Department, which has a higher salary schedule than the local department. In addition, an officer recently left to join the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Ross said his office is actively looking for officers to join the department.
National Weather Service
Showers and thunderstorms are expected during the bulk of this week with high temperatures around 88 and lows in the lower 70s. Skies will clear for the weekend. The high on Thursday, July 16 was 88, Friday’s high was 94 and Saturday’s high was 94. The high on Sunday was 87, the low was 73. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 84, the low was 67 with .03 of an inch of rain recorded.
The Utility Committee of the Trenton City Council met on Friday night, electing a chairman and reviewing financial information. City Clerk Cindy Simpson said Cathie Smith was chosen as chairman of the utility committee, whose other members are council members David Mlika and John Dolan. Two members of the public are to be appointed by Mayor Linda Crooks to serve on the committee. Mrs. Simpson said the committee discussed financial information regarding the electric, water and wastewater departments. TMU customers are also being reminded the 8.5 percent increase in water rates approved by the council last year will be reflected in bills received by customers in August.
Crowde er Meeting Crowder State Park is inviting the public to an informational meeting scheduled for Saturday, July 25 at the campground amphitheater. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., during which time members of the public are invited to share comments about the park and its operations. Park staff will also be present to provide information and answer questions. An evening program will follow the meeting at around 8:30.
What’s Inside... The Rex Pettegrew Youth Golf Tournament was held on Friday at the Riverside Country Club. See page 3 of today’s Republican-Times for results and photos of the 2020 trophy and medal winners.
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Judges Set For August Primary Voters who haven’t already voted by mail or voted absentee will go to the polls on Aug. 4 for the Primary Election. In Grundy County, voters in the county’s second district will be selecting from among three Republican candidates for county commissioner. Incumbent Joe Brinser is being challenged by fellow Republicans Martha Roberts and Brad Chumbley. There are no Democrat candidates seeking the seat on the ballot. Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard said judges will be provided with masks, gloves and face shields. Booths will be wiped down with sanitizers and extra styluses have been ordered and will be cleaned between voters as will the marking pens. Floor markers will be used to indicate the physical distance that should be maintained between individuals and signage to that effect. The official ballot is scheduled to appear in the Republican-Times on both Friday, July 24 and Friday, July 31. Mrs. Spickard said a meeting with supervisory judges will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3. Judges for the election, with the supervisory judges listed first, and polling places include: Liberty and Myers Townships (voting at Galt) - Linda Baugher, Kelly Eller, Republican; Kathy Tabbert, Abigail Neff, Democrat. Wilson and Marion Townships (voting at the Laredo Community Building) Vickie Bowe, Peggy Scott, Republicans; Jackie Owens, Kayla Smith, Democrats. Franklin and Washington Townships (voting at the Spickard Christian Church) - Rhonda McIntosh, Carol Marrs, Republicans; Vicki Weaver, Carolyn Brown, Democrats. Madison and Taylor Townships (voting at the Edinburg Baptist Church) Barbra Adams, Shirley Gondringer, Republicans; Wanda Long, Margaret Turner, Democrats. Trenton First Ward and Jefferson Township (voting at the Grundy County Courthouse) - Janice Garrison, Marleen Johnson, Republicans; Linda Brummitt, Sue Ball, Democrats. Trenton, Second Ward and Lincoln Township (voting at the Ketcham Community Center at North Central Missouri College)Jim Coldicott, Michelle Grisamore, Republicans; Melanie McCloud, Michelle Shaw, Democrats. Trenton, Third Ward and Harrison Township(voting See Election, Page 10
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Sports .....................page 2 & 3 Local News ....................page 4 Community ...................page 5 Calendars ......................page 5 Comics ...........................page 6 Crosswords....................page 7 Dear Annie ....................page 7 Classifeds ...............page 8 & 9