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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
TRENTON
REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Trenton, MO 64683
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 155th Year - No. 90
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R-T Photos/Diane Lowrey, Mid-America Music Festival
Although the headliner band on Saturday night, Sawyer Brown, was unable to perform due to a surprise thunderstorm, persons attending the Mid-America Music Festival at the Black Silo Winery were able to enjoy plenty of other talented musicians. Runaway June, pictured at left, and Parmalee, pictured above, were two of the featured bands on Saturday, which also included performances by the local band, Slowleak, and the Joe Stamm Band. Friday also had a full schedule of performers, including Centerline, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, the Steel Woods and A Thousand Horses. Despite the high temperatures and humidity, big crowds attended both days of the festival. Proceeds from the event will go to assist Camp Rainbow, the BTC Area Youth Benefit Corp., the North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center, the Green Hills Animal Shelter and the Foundation Trust for THS.
AREA FAIRS
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Mercer County
2019 Events Held At Princeton The Mercer County Fair was held last week in Princeton with several activities taking place over the five-day event. Brylee Williams, a member of the Mid-River 4-H Club, was named the fair queen. The prince was Lane Hamilton, a member of the Mid-River 4-H Club, while the princess was Kali Rogers, a member of the Northern Lights 4-H Club. In the rabbit show, Caitlynn Chalfant of Gilman City received the Class 4 Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show awards. She also had the Best of Show Overall winner and received the junior show-
manship award. Hannah Bruse of Princeton earned the Best of Show award in Class 6 and also received the Reserve Best of Show Award and was named the senior showmanship award winner. Sierra Bruse of Princeton had the Reserve Champion Class 6 rabbit. In the poultry show, Lance Jacobs of Eagleville had the Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show Large Fowl and was also named the junior showmanship winner. Hannah Bruse had the Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show Bantam and received the showmanship award.
$5 MILLION-PLUS FOR PERSONNEL
In the swine show, Dolan Huber of Trenton showed the grand champion boar while Jackson Bethards of Trenton had the reserve champion boar. The grand champion gilt and grand champion market hog were shown by Brylee Williams of Princeton. Eli Henke of Princeton showed the reserve champion gilt and the reserve champion market hog. He also received the senior showmanship award the Easter Memorial Showmanship Award. Judd Henke of Princeton was named winner of the junior showmanship award. The grand champion entry
in the pet show was a dog named “Rooster,” shown by Halle Allen, which also won first-place for dogs under a year-old. The reserve champion entry was “Winston,” shown by Avah Nigh and the winner of the “costume” division. Other winners in the pet show included: Kittens - 1. Nellie, shown by Coley Power; 2. “Kitty,” shown by Elliet Power; 3. “Trixie,” shown by Evan Boxley. Other Pet - 1. “Coco,” shown by Justin Baker. See Fair, Page 3
Schools Differ On How Appointments Are To Be Made
Bequest Pits MU Vs. Hillsdale COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A small Michigan college with well-known conservative supporters is suing the University of Missouri over a multi-million bequest designed to promote an economic theory that espouses free markets and argues the government's only role should be to defend people and property. Hillsdale College is a conservative liberal arts college in southern Michigan, with about 1,500 students. The college calls itself a "nonsectarian Christian Institution" and takes no state of federal funding, which allows it to avoid government mandates such as affirmative action or Title IX requirements. The school attracts conservatives such as Vice President Mike Pence, who gave the commencement speech last year, and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Hillsdale sued Missouri two years ago over a $5 million bequest from Sherlock Hibbs, who became a successful Wall Street financier after graduating from Missouri in 1926. He died in 2002. The case has reached the Missouri Supreme Court, which ruled June 25 that the lawsuit would be heard in Boone County, home of the Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia, The Columbia Missourian reports. Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. Nixon, a Democrat, is representing Hillsdale in the lawsuit against the Uni-
"We are very careful to follow our donors' wishes explicitly whenever we do accept a gift. It should be noted we don't accept every gift that is provided to the university. If we are offered gifts that do not coincide with our mission or current priorities, we have declined to accept those gifts, although we are always very grateful to anyone who wants to donate to the university." — Hillsdale College Spokesperson Christian Basi versity of Missouri's Board of Curators, which includes four curators who Nixon appointed. According to court briefs, Hibbs' will requires the university to use his bequest to create chairs and distinguished professorships for "dedicated and articulate" followers of the late economist Ludwig von Mises, whose free market philosophy is associated with the Austrian School of Economics and is especially popular with libertarians. Under the will, Missouri's Board of Curators is required to send a letter to Hillsdale every four years identifying the professors occupying the three chairs and three distinguished professorships created with the bequest at Missouri's Truslake College of Business. If the board didn't
National Weather Service Much more comfortable this week with highs in the low 80s and lows around 60. The high at Trenton on Thursday, July 19 was 97 with highs both Friday and Saturday topping out at 98. Sunday’s high was 86, the low was 69. A total of 2.92 inches of rain fell in Trenton with higher amounts reported in other parts of the area. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 77, the low was 63, with .74 of an inch of rain.
send the letter or a seat remains open for five years, the balance of the trust would be forfeited to Hillsdale. Currently, there are four professors in positions endowed by Hibbs and two seats are unoccupied, according to Missouri spokesman Christian Basi, who showed the Missourian two letters from 2014 and 2018 in which the professors each attest they are disciples of the free and open market espoused by Mises. Hillsdale College claims the business school hasn't appointed professors to those positions who meet Hibbs' criteria, instead providing "millions of dollars over 15 years to individuals who were not Austrian economists," according to court See MU, Page 3
Utility Committee To Meet The Utility Committee of the Trenton City Council will meet at 6 o’clock tonight (Tuesday, July 23) at city hall. Items on the announced agenda include department reports and a review of monthly financial reports.
GCNHD Tax Levy Hearing The Grundy County Nursing Home District will hold its public tax hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the administrator’s office of the Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments. The hearing will be at 4 p.m. and will be followed by the board’s regular monthly meeting. The district is proposing a tax levy of 15 cents on the $100 assessed valuation, which is anticipated to generate $198,985 for the district in 2020. This is the same rate as last year. The assessed valuation on which the revenue is estimated is $132,599,802, which is up by $209,533 from a year ago.
Crowder Park Program Crowder State Park will host a “hands-on” program at the campground amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 3. Steven Spencer will present information on the history of fire at 7:30 p.m. while a hands-on water cycle demonstration, complete with experiments, will take place at 8:30 p.m. Both programs are suitable for all ages.
R-5 Board Hires Personnel The Grundy R-5 Board of Education hired personnel during a special meeting on Wednesday, July 27. According to information provided by Superintendent Phil Fox, Erma Newton was hired as the fifth and sixth grade teacher at the elementary school in Humphreys. A contract was approved with Angela Huffman to provide nursing services for the 2019-20 school year. A coaching contract for the junior high girls basketball team was also offered, with the name to be announced upon the return of a signed contract.
Rock And Run 5K/10K As part of the Mid-America Music Festival, the “Rock and Run” 5K/10K was held on Saturday morning, benefitting the Foundation Trust of Trenton High School. The overall winner in the men’s 5K went to Jax Whaley of Lee’s Summit with a time of 19:51.19 while Shyla Callaway (no town listed) was the women’s overall 5K winner with a time of 28.12.53. Age winners in the men’s race were Tyler Richter of Trenton, 15 to 19; Joe Resch of Columbia, 20 to 29; Justin Shaw of Chillicothe, 30 to 39; Vic Markell of Trenton, 40 to 49; and Russ Redmond of Kansas City, 50 to 59. The women’s age winners were Savannah Milburne of Trenton, 20 to 29; Lesli Collins of Trenton, 30 to 39; and Kristin Redmond of Kansas City, 40 to 49. The overall winner in the men’s 10K was turned in by Scott Neth of Bethany with a time of 47:17.57. Kristi Weldon of Trenton had the top time in the women’s 10K with a time of 1:00:07.91. Age winners in the men’s race were Paul Zinnel of Kansas City, 20 to 29; and Mike Walker of St. Charles, 60 and over. The female age winners were Kim Casey of Omaha, NE, 20 to 29; and Aimee Dorrell of Rothville, 40 to 49.
What’s Inside... Trenton was well represented at the Show-Me Games this weekend in Columbia with six wrestlers in action. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for photos of the participants along with tournament results.
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