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Friday, August 21, 2020
REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 100
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F ace Ma ask Give eawa ay
The Grundy County Health Department will be distributing free cloth face masks on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The giveaway will be conducted as a drivethrough pick-up. Persons are asked to come to the east/lower parking lot of the health department from 2 to 4 p.m. Persons should enter the parking lot via 17th Street and remain in their vehicles. Questions regarding the event may be emailed to COVID19@grundycountyhealth.org or persons may call the GCHD at 660- 359-4196.
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Officials were continuing their investigation on Thursday into the cause of the collapse on Wednesday morning of a structure housing the Jamesport Post Office and an empty business location under renovation. The structures are located along Broadway Street, just south of the intersection with Auberry Grove (known as the Four-Way Stop). The incident occurred around 9 a.m. and while no one was reported hurt, Jamesport Postal Clerk Robert Shields had been in the post office just prior to the collapse. Sue Olsen, owner of Sue’s Soft Stuff, which is located south of the empty building, had also been inside her business but was able to escape. Postal officials were in Jamesport on Wednesday afternoon and evening to assess the damage, with all businesses located in that block being closed and the area shut off to traffic. The Daviess County Emergency Management Agency is leading investigation into the incident with assistance by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department.
GRUNDY COUNTY COMMISSION
Budget Amended
2020 County Tax Levy Gets Approval The Grundy County Commission set the 2020 tax levy during its meeting Tuesday morning, which also included approval of budget amendments. The levy was set at $.2165 on the $100 assessed valuation, an increase from $.2009 cents in 2019. The county’s tax rate ceiling is $.3965, but with the sales tax rollback, the levy was reduced to $.2165. Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard said the county’s 2020 assessment is $130,067,962, which is down from $132,599,802 in 2019. The levy is estimated to generate $291,728.66 in property tax. According to information provided by Presiding Commissioner Phil Ray, several amendments were made to the FY2020 county budget, with all of the changes being necessary due to funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The amendments included $22,472 for the election services fund, $38,486 for the Grundy County Ambulance, with those funds
coming through Federal Relief payments to ambulance services, and $1,155,620 for CARES Act funding areceived by the county for disbursement. It was reported the bridge crew is spraying and removing brush at bridge sites around the county and will continue work on the Sand Hill Bridge, located near the junction of NE 110th Avenue and NE 10th Street, and the Berry Bridge, located on NE 82nd Street. Both sites are considered “large projects” by the Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency with expenditures exceeding $125,000 per site. Ray said powered air purifying respirators have been ordered for ambulance personnel. The units will allow ambulance personnel to perform their job duties in particulate environments such as COVID-19. It was noted there have now been 30 positive COVID cases in Grundy County, with one case currently active. The state is reporting over 1,000 new
cases each day and it is expected that Missouri will surpass 7,000 cases this week. Ray said Haug Communications of St. Joseph has notified the FCC they have completed the buildout of the mobile radio extenders used in ambulances. In addition, planning is under way for emergency preparedness exercises. The exercises are held annually in order to test operations for local agencies as well as to maintain compliance with EMPG requirements. The deadlines for the exercises for FY20 have been extended until June 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. The agenda for the Tuesday, Aug. 25 meeting includes a road and bridge report at 8:30 a.m., with the emergency management report scheduled for 9 a.m. The ambulance report is set for 10 a.m., followed by a report from the Grundy County Health Department at 11 a.m.
NCMC Awards Presented
College Honors Staff Multiple awards were presented to North Central Missouri College faculty/staff in recognition of their years of service and exemplary accomplishments during a back to school program on Thursday, Aug. 13. Registrar Linda Brown was recognized for 35 years of service to the college and received a standing ovation from her fellow employees. A tree is to be planted on campus in her honor and “Linda Brown Day” will be declared on campus. The student senate also honored Mrs. Brown See NCMC, Page 3
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Sixth District U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, R-Tarkio visited with representatives from area regional planning commissions during a stop in Trenton on Monday afternoon, Aug. 17. Graves, pictured at left, discussed several topics related to infrastructure, transportation, economic development, proposed economic stimulus legislation and the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was hosted by the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission, which was represented by Executive Director Randy Railsback, second from left, and Assistant Executive Director Jackie Soptic, third from left.
National Weather Service
There will be sunny skies over the weekend with rising temperatures in the mid 80s and hitting 90 by Monday. Lows will be in the 60s and winds will be calm. The high at Trenton on Monday, Aug. 17 was 85 and Tuesday’s high was 80. The high on Wednesday was 85, with a low of 60. The high on Wednesday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 81, the low was 58.
What’s Inside... Classes for the 2020-21 school year begin on Wednesday, Aug. 26 in the Trenton R-9 School District. If you are a bus rider, you will want to check out page 7 of today’s Republican-Times, which includes this year’s bus stop schedule.
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The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday in the Sugg Room of the Ketcham Community Center. The annual tax levy hearing will be held at 5:25 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Items on the agenda include approval of the tax levy, renewal of the I.T. service maintenance contract, a request for a special meeting to review the infrastructure refresh project, declaration of I.T. surplus property, consideration of the Head start annual program report, personnel (the annual employee retention report, retirements, employments, a request for a contract change and Head Start) and reports from the vice president for academic affairs, the vice president for student affairs and the president. An executive session for personnel, legal matters and real estate is also listed.
Ciity Se ets He earings s The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings at city hall on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The commission will hear a request from Gabe Chrisman and Erma Newton, who are requesting a conditional use permit to build an outdoor theater on property at 2306 Oak St. and 2211 Stature St. The board will hear a request from Jeff Page for a 1,440-square-foot variance on the maximum area requirement of 720square-feet and a sevenfoot variance on the maximum height of 17 feet for an accessory structure to allow for construction of a 40-foot by 54-foot building at 812 W. Crowder Road. Both hearings are scheduled for 7 p.m.
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