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North 65 Centter Me eals The North 65 Center has announced it will continue not to have in-person dining until further notice.

Senior citizen meal delivery will continue as normal, however, there will be no meals served in person during the noon hour. “Grab and go” meals will be available on a daily basis (Monday through Friday), with persons being asked to call the center at 359-3058 by 9:30 a.m. each day. The meals can be picked up at the door between 11 a.m. and noon.

COVID-19 Upda ate The number of COVID-19 cases in Grundy County continues to rise, with 54 additional cases reported since Wednesday, Nov. 25.

As of Monday morning, the Grundy County Health Department has reported a total of 687 cases since testing began. Active cases are at 96, down from the 112 cases reported last Wednesday. There have been two additional deaths recorded, which now total 21.

The latest COVID numbers available from area county health departments include Livingston, 757 (79 active, 20 deaths); Linn, 646 (95 active, 16 deaths); Sullivan, 641 (27 active, 8 deaths); Harrison, 442 (54 active, 5 deaths); Daviess, 361 (113 active, 9 deaths); Putnam, 208 (45 active, 2 deaths); and Mercer, 81 (17 active, 1 death). No new numbers were available in Caldwell and Carroll counties.

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The Trenton R-9 Performing Arts Center continues to take shape, with work centering on the proscenium, which is the opening of the stage in front of the curtain. Just above the proscenium arch are the main theater speakers. Seating is scheduled to be installed the week of Dec. 14 and school officials are hoping to have the facility ready for use in February.

U.S. CONGRESS

Virus Aid, Federal Funding On Agenda

Key Issues Still Unresolved WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill's main players are returning for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal-making on a challenging menu of year-end business.

COVID-19 relief, a $1.4 trillion catchall spending package, and defense policy — and a final burst of judicial nominees — dominate a truncated two- or three-week session occurring as the coronavirus pandemic rockets out of control in President Donald Trump's final weeks in office.

The only absolute must-do business is

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preventing a government shutdown when a temporary spending bill expires on Dec. 11. The route preferred by top lawmakers like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DCalif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is to agree upon and pass an omnibus spending bill for the government. But it may be difficult to overcome bitter divisions regarding a long-delayed COVID-19 relief package that's a top priority of business, state and local governments, educators and others.

Time is working against lawmakers as well, as is the Capitol's emerging status as a COVID-19 hotspot. The House has trun-

cated its schedule, and Senate Republicans are joining Democrats in forgoing the in-person lunch meetings that usually anchor their workweeks. It'll take serious, good-faith conversations among top players to determine what's possible, but those haven't transpired yet.

Top items for December's lame-duck session: KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT OPEN At a bare minimum, lawmakers need to keep the government running by passing

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FDA Has Yet To Give Final Approval

Company Offers Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Test

By The Associated Press A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news.

Independent experts are leery because key test results have not been published and the test has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — it's being sold under more general rules for commercial labs. But they agree that a simple test that can be done in a doctor’s office has long been needed.

It might have spared Tammy Maida a decade of futile trips to doctors who chalked up her symptoms to depression, anxiety or menopause before a $5,000 brain scan last year finally showed she had Alzheimer’s.

“I now have an answer,” said the 63-year-old former nurse from San Jose, California.

If a blood test had been available, “I might have been afraid of the results” but would have “jumped on that” to find out, she said.

More than 5 million people in the United States and millions more around the world have Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. To be diagnosed with it, people must have symptoms such as memory loss plus evidence

of a buildup of a protein called beta-amyloid in the brain.

The best way now to measure the protein is a costly PET brain scan that usually is not covered by insurance. That means most people don’t get one and are left wondering if their problems are due to normal aging, Alzheimer’s or something else.

The blood test from C2N Diagnostics of St. Louis aims to fill that gap. The company's founders include Drs. David Holtzman and Randall Bateman of Washington University School of Medicine, who headed research that led to the test and are included on a patent that the St. Louis university licensed to C2N. ABOUT THE TEST The test is not intended for general screening or for people without symptoms — it’s aimed at people 60 and older who are having thinking problems and are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s. It’s not covered by insurance or Medicare; the company charges $1,250 and offers discounts based on income. Only doctors can order the test and results come within 10 days. It's sold in all but a few states in the U.S. and just was cleared for sale in Europe.

It measures two types of amyloid particles plus various forms of a protein that reveal whether someone has a gene that raises risk for

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Thursday’s high was 54, Friday’s high was 52 and Saturday’s high was 54. Sunday’s high was 43 with a low of 29. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 41, the low was 19.

the disease. These factors are combined in a formula that includes age, and patients are given a score suggesting low, medium or high likelihood of having amyloid buildup in the brain.

If the test puts them in the low category, “it’s a strong reason to look for other things” besides Alzheimer’s, Bateman said.

“There are a thousand things that can cause someone to be cognitively impaired,” from vitamin deficiencies to medications, Holtzman said.

“I don’t think this is any different than the testing we do now” except it’s from a blood test rather than a brain scan, he said. “And those are not 100% accurate either.”

ACCURACY CLAIMS The company has not published any data on the test’s accuracy, although the doctors have published on the amyloid research leading to the test. Company promotional materials cite results comparing the test to PET brain scans — the current gold standard — in 686 people, ages 60-91, with cognitive impairment or dementia.

If a PET scan showed amyloid buildup, the blood test also gave a high probability of that in 92% of cases and missed 8% of them, said the company’s chief executive, Dr. Joel Braunstein.

If the PET scan was negative, the blood test ruled out amyloid buildup 77% of the time. The

other 23% got a positive result, but that doesn't necessarily mean the blood test was incorrect, Braunstein said. The published research suggests it may detect amyloid buildup before it's evident on scans.

Braunstein said the company will seek FDA approval and the agency has given it a designation that can speed review. He said study results would be published, and he defended the decision to start selling the test now.

“Should we be holding that technology back when it could have a big impact on patient care?" he asked.

WHAT OTHERS SAY Dr. Eliezer Masliah, neuroscience chief at the U.S. National Institute on Aging, said the government funded some of the work leading to the test as well as other kinds of blood tests.

“I would be cautious about interpreting any of these things,” he said of the company’s claims. “We’re encouraged, we’re interested, we’re funding this work but we want to see results.”

Heather Snyder of the Alzheimer’s Association said it won't endorse a test without FDA approval. The test also needs to be studied in larger and diverse populations.

“It’s not quite clear how accurate or generalizable the results are,” she said.

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It was a big weekend for MU Tigers and KC Chiefs football fans as both teams scored victories. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap of the contests played on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

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Mahomes And Hill Light Up Tampa Bay, Chiefs Hold On For 10th Victory Of Season Kansas City Kills The Clock, Collects Sixth-Straight Win KANSAS CITY 27 TAMPA BAY 24

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When Tyreek Hill draws single coverage, Patrick Mahomes is going to find a way to get the ball to the Kansas City Chiefs' most explosive receiver.

Mahomes threw for 462 yards, including touchdowns of 75, 44 and 20 yards to Hill, who finished with 13 catches for 269 yards in the reigning Super Bowl champions' 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. “It feels good, you know, but I feel like there's still a lot of work for me to do,� Hill said after going over 1,000 yards for the season. “I'm always trying to get better, got to be consistent with what you do,�

Hill added. “Those same people showing you love this week, you make a bad play next week, they're

going to hate you.�

Mahomes outplayed Tom Brady to win the fourth career matchup between the MVPs, completing 37 of 49 passes and holding the ball for more than 10 minutes without scoring on Kansas City's last two possessions to put the game away.

Hill benefited from Sammy Watkins' return to the Chiefs lineup after being sidelined since Week 5 with a hamstring injury and got the best of a matchup with Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis, who often had no help trying to contain the speedy receiver. “We don't get that a lot, especially with that guy and his ability,� Mahomes said. “So when we do, we try to take advantage of it.�

Hill had seven catches for 203 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter alone, joining Qadry Ismail (210 in the third quarter on Dec. 12, 1999) and Lee Evans (205 in the first quarter on Nov. 19, 2006) as the only NFL receivers since 1980 to have 200 yards worth of receptions in a single quarter.

The fifth-year pro's last catch — an 8-yarder on third-and-7 in the final minute — gave Mahomes an opportunity to run out the clock. “The last one, I learned a long time

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"When you play a good offense we’ve got to do our job offensively and keep them off the field.�

The Chiefs led 20-7 at halftime.

The Bucs were fortunate they weren’t in a bigger hole.

Kansas City ran 42 plays to Tampa Bay’s 22 in the first two quarters, outgaining the Bucs 377 yards to 131 with Mahomes throwing for 359 yards and Brady 117.

Three drives inside the Bucs 20, however, only netted a pair of short field goals. Shaquil Barrett sacked Mahomes, forcing a fumble that William Gholston recovered at the 14 with the Chiefs looking to build on a 17-0 lead.

Bashaud Breeland and Tyrann Mathieu picked off Brady. The Chiefs hurt themselves with a pair of roughing the passer penalties on the 10play, 73-yard drive the six-time Super Bowl champion put together to close the gap to three points.

The loss comes on the heels of home defeats to New Orleans and the Los Angeles Rams, games in which Brady played poorly and left his new team searching for answers about the

offense's inconsistency.

Brady isn't listening to critics, who feel the Bucs aren't tailoring their scheme to what he's done best during his career. “Just external noise. When you’re losing that’s what you deal with," Brady said. "I love playing with the guys, and the whole organization is unbelievable. I’ve just got to do a better job in the final four games.�

LONG DROUGHT The Chiefs beat Tampa Bay for the first time since Sept. 5, 1993, when Joe Montana led Kansas City to a 273 victory. The Bucs had won five straight in a series the Chiefs lead 85.

INJURIES Chiefs: LB Dorian O’Daniel suffered a right ankle injury in the first quarter and did not return.

Buccaneers: LG Ali Marpet returned to the lineup after missing three games because of a concussion.

LT Donovan Smith was active after not practicing all week and being listed as questionable with an ankle injury suffered last week against the Los Angeles Rams.

UP NEXT Chiefs: Host Denver next Sunday night.

Buccaneers: Bye week.

Tigers Dominate Vanderbilt In 41-0 Rout

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ago, you don't give Tom Brady another shot,� Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “That's why he's the G.O.A.T. So, don't give them the ball back.

That was the mindset there.�

The Chiefs (10-1) won their sixth straight game and clinched their seventh 10-win season in eight years under Reid.

The defending champs improved to 6-0 on the road and have won nine straight away from home going back to last year. “Very very few guys that I’ve seen in this league or any league that can backpedal eight, nine, 10, 11 yards in the pocket and throw a dime 25 yards down the field," Bucs coach Bruce Arians said of Mahomes. “And he can read the defense as he does it. That makes him more explosive.�

Brady was 27 of 41 for 345 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of second-half interceptions in falling to 22 against Mahomes, who built an early 17-0 lead and also had the Chiefs up by 17 entering the fourth quarter.

The Bucs (7-5) made it close, with Brady throwing TD passes of 31 and 7 yards to Mike Evans, the latter trimming his team's deficit deficit to 2724 with 4:10 remaining.

Tampa Bay, which has lost three

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Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power 5 conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half. Fuller delivered a low kick that bounced to the 35-yard line, where Missouri pounced on it.

She never got the chance to attempt a PAT or field goal, as the Tigers (4-3) rarely allowed the Commodores (0-8) to cross midfield. “I just think it’s incredible I am able to do this, and all I want to do is be a good influence to the young girls out there,� Fuller said.

Missouri’s defense made sure Fuller didn’t get any chances to score. Missouri outgained Vanderbilt 603-196.

Larry Rountree rushed 21 times for 160 yards and three

touchdowns. “He refuses to get tackled,�

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said of the Tigers’ Rountree. “The play is never over until you physically get him to the ground.�

Connor Bazelak completed 30 of 37 passes for 318 yards.

Running back Tyler Badie had seven catches for 102 yards and scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter. True freshman quarterback Brady Cook got his first snaps of the year in mop-up time and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Damon Hazelton.

Missouri has held three of its last four opponents to just 10 points or less. Vanderbilt quarterback Ken Seals completed 11 of 19 passes for 79 yards. Keyon Henry-Brooks rushed 15 times for 64 yards but lost a fumble in Missouri territory to end a rare promising drive for the Commodores

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Missouri senior linebacker Nick Bolton is making a bid for All-SEC and All-American honors. Bolton finished with nine tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup against Vanderbilt. He has 76 tackles on the season.

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As Vaccine OK Nears, Scam Warning Issued WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by weary Americans longing for a path back to normal life.

But criminals are waiting, too, ready to use that desperation to their advantage, federal investigators say.

Homeland Security investigators are working with Pfizer, Moderna and dozens of other drug companies racing to complete and distribute the vaccine and treatments for the virus. The goal: to prepare for the scams that are coming, especially after the mess of criminal activity this year with phony personal protective equipment, false cures and extortion schemes. “We're all very excited about the potential vaccine and treatments,� said Steve Francis, assistant director for global trade investigations with Homeland Security Investigations. “But I also caution against these criminal organizations and individuals that will try to exploit the American public."

No vaccine has yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has approved the first treatment for COVID-19, the antiviral drug remdesivir. With vaccines and treatments both, it has warned about the potential for fraud. “The FDA is particularly concerned that these deceptive and misleading products might cause Americans to delay or stop appropriate medical treatment, leading to serious and life-threatening harm,� the agency said in a recent statement.

The drug companies are to have safeguards and brandprotection features in place to help avoid fraud, but that may not be available until the second generation of vaccine because everything is operated on such an emergency basis, said Karen Gardner, chief marketing officer at SIPCA North America, a company that works as a bridge between the government, businesses and consumers. She said that makes it more important to educate health care providers on what the real thing looks like. “When you have anything in high demand and limited supply, there is going to be fraud,� she said. Desperation will drive people around normal channels.

Meanwhile, investigators are learning about how the

vaccine will be packaged and getting the message out to field agents, creating a mass database of information from more than 200 companies, so they can be prepared to spot fakes and crack down on dangerous fraud. They are monitoring tens of thousands of false websites and looking for evidence of fake cures sold online.

Earlier this year as cases exploded, hospitals and governments grew short on masks, gloves and other protective gear. Scams grew, too. Tricksters preyed on unwitting citizens to hand over money for goods they'd never receive.

Homeland Security Investigations started using its 7,000 agents in tandem with border, FDA and FBI officials to investigate scams, seize phony products and arrest hundreds of people. The effort is headquartered at the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, a government watchdog aimed at enforcement of its international trade laws and combating intellectual property theft.

The agency has already analyzed more than 70,900 websites suspected as being involved in some type of COVID-19 fraud. Millions of fake or unapproved personal protective equipment products and antiviral pharmaceuticals were seized. Homeland Security Investigations made more than 1,600 seizures of products worth more than $27 million and made more than 185 arrests.

Home test kits, for example, were only recently made available to the public in the past few weeks. But investigators seized tens of thousands of fake kits in the months before.

On the dark web, scammers were selling domain names like “coronaprevention.org," attractive to counterfeiters. In the U.S. alone, more than 1,000 fake websites a day have been removed during the pandemic.

A vaccine can’t come fast enough, as virus cases have topped 13 million in the U.S. and many cities have started restricting movement again as the country heads into winter.

The pandemic has killed more than 1.4 million people worldwide, more than 266,000 of them in the U.S., according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. But Francis and other investigators are worried that desperation will make Americans more suscep-

tible.

If the FDA allows emergency use of a vaccine, there will be limited, rationed supplies before the end of the year.

Gen. Gus Perna, in charge of the government’s efforts to distribute the vaccine, said on CBS’ “60 Minutes� the government was prepared to distribute the vaccine within 24 hours of approval. There’s a stockpile of the prospective vaccine itself plus kits of needles, syringes and alcohol swabs needed to give the dose.

The secret stash is watched by armed guards. “We have taken extraordinary precaution in this area,� he said. "It’s such a commodity to us, we’re taking the full steps to make sure that the vaccine’s secure.�

Who is first in line has yet to be decided. But Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the hope is that enough doses are available by the end of January to vaccinate adults over age 65, who are at the highest risk from the coronavirus, and health care workers. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-diseases expert, said it may take until spring or summer before anyone who is not high risk and wants a shot can get one.

States already are gearing up for what is expected to be the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. First the shots have to arrive where they’re needed, and Pfizer’s must be kept at ultra-cold temperatures — around minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 70 degrees Celsius. Moderna’s vaccine also starts off frozen, but the company said it can be thawed and kept in a regular refrigerator for 30 days, easing that concern.

Governments in other countries and the World Health Organization, which aims to buy doses for poor nations, will have to decide separately if and when vaccines should be rolled out broadly.

Meanwhile, Homeland Security investigators and others are trying to send the message now to the public before the vaccines are approved and begin distribution. They say people should only get a vaccine from an approved medical provider. They shouldn't respond to calls seeking personal information. And they shouldn't click on social media posts purporting to sell cures.

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Come March 11, the world was facing down the COVID19 pandemic.

Parents sat children down to explain what a pandemic is.

Related terms usually restricted to medicine and science stormed into everyday conversation. Over time, we were pandemic baking and pandemic dating and rescuing pandemic puppies from shelters.

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nouncement. “That's massive, but even more telling is how high it has sustained significant search volumes throughout the entire year. Month over month, it was over 1,000% higher than usual. For about half the year, it was in the top 10% of all our lookups.�

Another dictionary, Merriam-Webster, also selected pandemic as its word of the year earlier Monday.

Kelly said pandemic beat out routine lookups usually intended to sort more mundane matters, such as the differences between “to, two and too.� “That's significant,� Kelly emphasized. “It seems maybe a little bit obvious, and that's fair to say, but think about life before the pandemic. Things like pandemic fashion would have made no sense. The pandemic as an event created a new language for a new normal.�

Lexicographers often factor

out routine lookups when evaluating word trends.

The pandemic, Kelly said, made us all worthy of watercooler chatter with Dr. Anthony Fauci as our knowledge grew about aerosols, contact tracing, social distancing and herd immunity, along with the intricacies of therapeutic drugs, tests and vaccines that can help save lives. “These were all part of a new shared vocabulary we needed to stay safe and informed. It's incredible,� said Kelly.

Asymptomatic, furlough, non-essential, hydroxychloroquine and a host of other pandemic-related words saw massive increases in lookups as well.

Jennifer Steeves-Kiss, chief executive officer of Dictionary.com, said one key ingredient in the hunt for the site's word of the year is sustained interest over time. Pandemic met that standard.

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LOCAL DEATHS Hazel Rosetta Terry Hazel Rosetta Terry, a 91year-old resident of Trenton, died peacefully at 2:50 a.m on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. She was a resident of Sunnyview Nursing Home at Trenton for the past year.

There will be open viewing today (Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020) at Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton. Due to COVID, private family services will be held at the Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.

Hazel was born February 19, 1929 near Hackney, KS to the late Leroy and Alma Lavely Terry. Hazel lived in Kansas until her family moved to Trenton in 1941. She attended Central School, seventh through ninth grade, then attended Trenton High School, graduating in 1947. After graduation, she worked at Mattingly’s and SH Kress (5 and Dime store). Hazel was employed in 1951 as a switchboard operator for Southwest-

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ern Bell Telephone. She transferred to Chillicothe in 1960 after the Trenton office closed.

She transferred to the Independence office in 1977, retiring after 39 years, four months and 28 days. She then moved back to Trenton, where she lived and cared for her sister.

Hazel loved the time she spent volunteering with the OATS and RSVP programs and the North 65 Center. She was a devout Christian woman of faith and attended the 10th Street Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing cards, putting jigsaw puzzles together and playing Scrabble and Bingo with her friends at the North 65 Center.

Hazel is survived by her sister-in-law, Anna K. Terry of Farmington, NM; her nieces, Anna (Eddy) Strauss of Aztec, NM and Linda (David) Hawthorne of Farmington, NM; grandnephews, Luke (Kristy) Hawthorne and Henry (Ashlyn) Strauss; grandnieces,

Alisha (Johnny) HawthorneMartinez and Samantha Strauss; five great-grandnephews and a baby on the way; and numerous cousins and extended family members.

Hazel is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Wilson, John David “JD” and Harold Dean “Abner”; an infant brother; and a sister, Estella Terry.

Memorial donations and condolences may be sent to North 65 Center, 2901 Hoover Drive, Trenton, M0 64683.

We believe that the highest honor we could bestow on Hazel would be to become better people and to demonstrate the love and care that we feel for each other. Your time here on earth has been well spent.

Please rest in peace. We will always love you. You have earned your wings and they are golden.

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Phillip Allen Davis Phillip Allen Davis, a 68year-old Moberly resident, died on on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at the Million Taylor Funeral Home in Moberly, where a visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville.

Masks are required for the well being of everyone and extras will be available.

Mr. Davis was born on Aug. 10, 1952, the son of Frank and Dorothy Trammell Davis in

Eagleville. He spent the majority of his life in Missouri. He began to write in grade school and published his first book, “The Poetry of Woodland” in 2001.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1975. and served in the Missouri Army National Guard from 1980 until 1992.

He worked as a registered nurse from 1995 until 2008, when he retired.

Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Sue Holloway Rice, of the home; a son, Jason (Sherri) Davis of Macon; two daughters, Eve Mozingo and Ashley (Wade) Smith, both of Moberly; a sister, Sandra (Joseph) Hamilton of Gilman

City; two brothers, James (Cindy) Davis of Virginia Beach, VA and Leo (Mary) Davis of Trenton; a sister-inlaw, Beth (Brent) Heflin of Raymond, OH; two brothersin-law, John (Shirley) Holloway of Huber Heights, OH and Randy (Sue) Holloway of Plain City, OH; four Rice stepchildren; 16 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; a former wife, Cynthia McGuire Davis of Moberly; an uncle; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ronald Eugene Davis.

William E. “Bill” Larson, a 94-year-old resident of Laredo, died on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton.

Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 in the Richardson Cemetery at Laredo. Lindley Funeral Home of Laredo was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Larson was born on Jan. 18, 1926 in LaPorte, IN, the son of Frank E. and Hazel B. Clark Larson. He was married on June 20, 1945 in LaPorte to Mildred “Tiny” Owens, who preceded him in death on Jan. 12, 2008. He worked as a truck driver for Churchill Truck Lines in Chillicothe for 20 years. He then was a self-employed truck driver for 20 years.

He was a member of the

Laredo Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, tractor pulls and spending time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Survivors include one son, Gary Larson and his wife, Karen of Laredo; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one son, William “Little Bill” Larson; six brothers, Ralph, Lee, Orlie, Dewey, Pete and Herschel Larson; and two sisters, Anna Parker and June Parker.

Memorial contributions may be made to Richardson Cemetery and they may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.

Dorothy McMullen Dorothy McMullen, a 99year-old Trenton resident, died at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at her residence, where she was under hospice care.

She is to be cremated with private family inurnment at a later date in Antioch Cemetery near Jamesport.

Mrs. McMullen was born on Sept. 29, 1921 in Jamesport, the daughter of Schuyler and Rhoda Herndon Turner. She was married on Dec. 25, 1945 in Trenton to Harry D. McMullen, who preceded her in death April 24, 2012. They resided in several places across the country and enjoyed traveling. She worked for the United States Department of Defense as a quality specialist.

She always stayed active and enjoyed visiting people. She

was a member of Grundy Center Church near Trenton.

She is survived by her daughter. Harriet Gene Black; a sister, Emma Gardner; a granddaughter, Monica Black; and two grandsons, Chuck Black and Schuyler Lee Mikles.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Patricia Mikles; a brother, Ralph Turner; and a sister, Elva Mann.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Antioch Cemetery and may be left with or mailed to the Slater-Neal Funeral Home in Trenton, which is in charge of arrangements.

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a stopgap spending bill known as a continuing resolution, which would punt $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished agency spending into next year.

That's a typical way to deal with a handoff to a new administration, but McConnell and Pelosi are two veterans of the Capitol's appropriations culture and are pressing hard for a catchall spending package. A battle over using budget sleight of hand to add a 2 percentage point, $12 billion increase to domestic programs to accommodate rapidly growing veterans health care spending is an issue, as are Trump's demands for U.S-Mexico border wall funding.

Getting Trump to sign the measure is another challenge.

Two years ago he sparked a lengthy partial government shutdown over the border wall, but both sides would like to clear away the pile of unfinished legislation to give the Biden administration a fresh start. The changeover in administrations probably wouldn't affect an omnibus deal very much.

At issue are the 12 annual spending bills comprising the portion of the government's budget that passes through Congress each year on a bipartisan basis. Whatever approach passes, it’s likely to contain a batch of unfinished leftovers such as extending expiring health care policies and tax provisions and continuing the authorization for the government’s flood insurance program.

COVID-19 RELIEF Democrats have battled with Republicans and the White House for months over a fresh installment of COVID19 relief that all sides say they want. But a lack of good faith and an unwillingness to embark on compromises that might lead either side out of their political comfort zones have helped keep another rescue package on ice.

The aid remains out of reach despite a fragile economy and out-of-control increases in coronavirus cases, especially in Midwest GOP strongholds. McConnell is a potent force for a smaller — but still sizable — package and has supplanted Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as the most important Republican force in the negotiations.

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Jill Biden Ready To Step Into First Lady’s Role WASHINGTON (AP) — She's fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She's moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic. She's supported his presidential ambitions again and again — except in 2004, when she deployed a novel messaging technique to keep Joe Biden from running. “No,� Jill Biden, then clad in a bikini, wrote in Sharpie across her stomach and then marched through a strategy session in which advisers were trying to talk her husband into challenging Republican President George W. Bush.

Protecting Joe stands out among Jill Biden's many roles over their 43-year marriage, as her husband's career moved him from the Senate to the presidential campaign trail and the White House as President Barack Obama's vice president. She's a wife, mother, grandmother and educator with a doctoral degree — as well as a noted prankster.

Now, with her husband on the brink of becoming the 46th president, Jill Biden is about to become first lady and put her own stamp on a position that traditionally is viewed as a model of American womanhood — whether that means hewing to old ways or finding new, activist ones, in the manner of Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama, for example.

She intends to keep working as a college professor, which would make her the only first lady to keep her day job outside the home. And if four decades in the public eye are any indication, she'll continue being Biden's chief protector.

The role isn't completely unfamiliar territory for Jill Biden. She's been a political wife the entire time she's been married to Joe Biden. Plus, she had a bird's-eye view of what a first lady does during Obama's two terms.

But the scrutiny level will change. And all eyes are on the incoming Biden administration

to deliver what both Joe and Jill have promised — getting the coronavirus pandemic raging across the country under control.

Myra Gutin, a professor at Rider University and the author of several books about first ladies, recalled Barbara Bush telling her: “You know, when I was second lady, I could say anything I wanted, and no one really paid much attention. But the minute I became first lady, everything became newsworthy.�

Still, Jill Biden won’t have the learning curve most other new first ladies faced. “She’s been in the public eye for a long time," Gutin said. “She’s going in eyes wide open.�

The coronavirus has killed more than 260,000 Americans and upended much of daily life. The Bidens offered themselves as agents of comfort at a time of loss and grief, experiences they know well particularly after their son Beau Biden died of brain cancer in 2015.

From the start, she brought comfort to the Biden family.

Joe Biden's first wife and young daughter were killed in a car accident in 1972. Jill Biden helped raise his surviving young sons, Beau and Hunter, before giving birth to their daughter, Ashley, in 1981. She refers to all of them as her children.

As Joe Biden commuted from Delaware to Washington while serving as a senator, Jill Biden built a career as a teacher, ultimately earning two master’s degrees and then a doctorate in education from the University of Delaware in 2007.

Throughout, Jill Biden's protective streak was notable. There she stood at his side, when Joe Biden withdrew from his first presidential bid under accusations of plagiarism. She says she emulated her mother's stoic style. Jill Biden's mother, she said, didn't even cry when her own parents died. She saw that as strength. “I decided early that I would never let my emotions

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Both were removed without coming in contact with the candidate. After the 27-second confrontation, Jill turned around saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We're okay,â&#x20AC;? and encouraged Joe to keep the event going. The Bidens then said it might be time for Secret Service protection, and they got it soon after. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I worry about Jill,â&#x20AC;? Joe Biden said.

She's been protective during the pandemic.

On Oct. 5 at New Castle Airport in Delaware, she moved her husband back from members of the media as he spoke outside his campaign plane before a trip to Miami.

Like many American families, the Bidens spent Thanksgiving differently this year. They stayed at their house in Rehoboth, Delaware, rather than their usual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nana-tucket,â&#x20AC;? as her grandchildren have called the Massachusetts island where the Bidens started going early in their marriage to establish a new holiday tradition.

In 2020, instead of the usual sprawling family tableau, their daughter and her husband were the only Biden visitors to the house in Delaware. A Zoom call with the larger group was on the evening's agenda.

Look, too, for Jill Biden to try to keep things light. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She's not your average grandmother,â&#x20AC;? granddaughter Naomi said on a video shown at the Democratic National Convention, recalling that Jill Biden once woke her up at 5 a.m. on Christmas morning to go â&#x20AC;&#x153;soul cycling.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a prankster, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very mischievous,â&#x20AC;?

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It showed early in the 2020 race when several women accused Biden of inappropriate touching. The candidate denied acting inappropriately but acknowledged that social norms had changed. He pledged that he would change, too.

Jill Biden defended him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think what you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize is how many people approach Joe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; men and women, looking for comfort or empathy,â&#x20AC;? she told ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;?Good Morning America." â&#x20AC;&#x153;But going forward, I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna have to judge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; be a better judge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of when people approach him, how heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to react. That he maybe shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t approach them.â&#x20AC;?

She recalled a time in her life when she had been treated inappropriately and didn't speak up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can remember specifically â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was in a job interview," Jill Biden said. "If that same thing happened today, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d turn around and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What do you think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?â&#x20AC;?

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Likewise, I’m thankful for our wards 2021 and hoping it gets here sooner rather than later. school personnel, all of whom Yet, this pandemic has made it have faced unbelievable odds clear that we also have many this year to educate our children.

Like our rural hospitals, educathings to be thankful for.

I’m thankful for our healthcare tion was a challenge before, and workers, who are currently put- it is even more so now.

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Finally, I’m thankful for our local community leaders. From Parkville to Palmyra, each community in north Missouri is a little bit different, and folks are coming together to do what’s best for their area. This year has been filled with more stress and difficult decisions than most have ever faced before. As we enter the holiday season, keep in mind a little grace goes a long way. Failure to give and receive it means you’ve probably missed the point.

This year has made it clear that we need those around us— our friends, family and neighbors. There’s no way we could make it through a year like this without them. One of the things I love about North Missouri is that we help each other through tough circumstances. This year has been no different. Take a moment this week to say thanks to those who have been a blessing to you throughout 2020. It will go a long way.

Rural Hospitals Scramble To Find Place For Patients

HOLTON, Kan. (AP) — Small rural hospitals in Kansas and Missouri are increasingly spending hours searching for facilities they can transfer patients to because they are struggling to cope with the surge in coronavirus cases.

As the region's hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients, smaller hospitals like the one in Holton, Kansas, are finding it difficult to treat patients who don't have the disease but still need care.

“People don’t just stop having heart attacks or those sorts of things,” said Carrie Saia, CEO of the hospital in Holton, which is about 30 miles north of Topeka, Kansas. “I just worry that we’re going to be so consumed that we’re not really able to care for some

estly that’s a little more scary than COVID,” said Valarie Davis who is the administrator of Mercy’s smaller hospitals in Cassville and Aurora, Missouri. “We have to get them somewhere as quick as we possibly can.”

And rural hospital administrators increasingly worry about how the surge in patients is affecting their nurses and doctors.

“I’ve had one of the nurses literally break down right in front of me because of her concern for one of the patients, which is a wonderful thing but it takes a toll on the staff,” said Dennis Franks, CEO of the 25bed Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. “They’re working a lot.”

Chiefs Team Up With MSHSAA For Program InsideOut Targets Implementation Of Purposed-Based Athletics

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Since its inception in 2015, the InsideOut program has provided training for educational leaders, athletic administrators, coaches and others in the community.

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The importance of that has been underscored as school systems across the country deal with COVID19, which has forced millions of students into virtual

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“Returning the focus on the purpose of high school sports and activities to preparing students for life after high school through the avenue of sports and activities will have a tremendous effect on the socialemotional and character development of students across Missouri,” said Dr. Kerwin Urhahn, the executive director of the Missouri State High School Athletic Association. “As we continue to deal with the many challenges before us, this initiative is timely and critical at this point in our society.”

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Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

To find out more about Annie Lane, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Dear Annie: I've been seeing this man since we met in 2017. He hasn't introduced me to any family members or friends. When I ask him why, he always says there's never a chance to. I'm thinking to myself that there have been plenty of chances, but he just doesn't take them. This is especially true during the holidays, when he goes to see them.

I've asked him if he's ashamed to be seen with me, and he says no. I have asked him why he won't commit to me, and he says that would be a major commitment. I've already told him that if he wants to date other women, then he should leave me be. -- Broken Heart Dear Broken Heart: The only way to put your heart back together is to get as far away from this man as possible. Three years is a long time for someone not to introduce you to his friends or family. I smell a rat. Maybe he has a wife or serious girlfriend. You deserve much better than this man. Like ripping off a BandAid, it will sting when you first leave him. However, in the long run, you will be much better off with a connected and

compassionate partner who wants you to be a part of his whole life.

Dear Annie: I am sibling No. 3 out of four. I am estranged from Nos. 2 and 4.

This was my choice, and a wise decision. They are manipulative bullies, and after years of trying to have a relationship with them, I finally gave up.

My younger sibling tried to manipulate me with a fake suicide threat because I would not give in to her demands. My older brother is an emotionally unavailable bully who has taken advantage of my father by using his credit cards and then not paying him back. I have tried to address these issues, but they always turn the table and tell me that I am the problem.

Dad turns 90 next summer, and my oldest sibling wants us to fly home (COVID-19 permitting) to have a dinner celebration at a restaurant. Annie, I don't want to go. I cannot bring myself to sit across the table from these two. I refuse to fake it or pretend that everything is fine.

If I do this, I will be resentful toward myself. I am not willing, not even for Dad. I am

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planning to fly later in the month to take Dad and my stepmother out to dinner. We get along really well. They are aware of the estrangement and have remained neutral, which is good. Do you have any other suggestions? -- Sibling 3 Has Left the Building Dear Sibling 3: It sounds like there's a great deal of hurt, anger and miscommunication here. A suicide threat is never something to dismiss as just being manipulative. It is often a cry for help (which I'm hoping she received from a professional). As far as your older brother being emotionally unavailable and taking advantage of your father, he can't be a very happy person.

But on your point that every conversation ends with the tables being turned on you, this might be an indication of things you have to work on as well. Relationships are twoway streets, and rarely is one person completely at fault. Be introspective and see if you can find forgiveness in your heart for them, at least so you can go to your dad's 90th birthday.

You don't have to sit at their table, and remember, it's not a birthday about you; it's for your father, and my guess is that nothing would make him happier than having all of his children in attendance.

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CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid fell sharply earlier this month after Amazon said it opened an online pharmacy. The venture allows customers to order new prescriptions or refills from the online retail giant and have them delivered in a couple days.

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Filing dates for Franklin Township for the April 6, 2021 election will be December 15, 2020 to January 19, 2021 for the position of two board members, a trustee and a clerk. Contact Margaret Chapman at 140 NW 125th Street, Spickard, MO 64679 or call 1-660-485-6756. dDec1,4 ------------------------------------------Laredo R-VII School-Board Candidate Filing The candidate filing period for April 6, 2021 Municipal Election is December 15, 2020 at 8am until January 19, 2021 at 4pm.

Anyone interested in running for the Laredo R-VII school board may file at the Laredo R-VII School Office. The school office will close at 1pm on December 18, 2020 and reopen on January 4, 2021 at 8am. The office will also close for inclement weather days. The terms that are up for re-election are Matt Foster and Brad Wilford for three year terms. dDec1,4 ------------------------------------------PUBLIC NOTICE The Grundy County Nursing Home District will open for filing for the purpose of electing two Directors, each for a term of three years for said Nursing Home. The filing period shall commence on December 15, 2020 and close on January 19, 2021. The election will be held on Tuesday April 6, 2021. All candidates for Directors must file in the business office at Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments, 1311 East 28th Street Trenton, Missouri between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday during the filing period.

The following is a list of dates that Sunnyview Nursing Home office will be closed: December 25, 2020 January 1, 2021 dDec1 ------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Re: Martha A. Swartzentruber Case No. 20AG-DR00189 To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that by an order of the Circuit Court of the County of Grundy, Missouri, Division I, Case No. 20AGDR00189 made entered on the record on November 3, 2020, the name of Martha A. Swartzentruber was changed to Martha A. Hershberger. /s/ Becky Stanturf Circuit Clerk dNov24,Dec1,8 -------------------------------------------

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TRENTON REPUBLICAN-TIMES, TRENTON, MO.

AREA DAILY RECORD CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Paxton B. Burkhart, Surprise, AZ; Jonathan D. Beery, Jamesport; and Lindsay M. Walls, Versailles, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with

brakes not in good working order and were fined $200.50 and $74.50 costs..

MARRIAGE LICENSE Graham J. Davidson and Nicole Elizabeth Roberts, both of Cameron.

EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department Nov. 23: officers made an arrest for violating a protection order at an east business and made an arrest for peace disturbance at a west residence.

Nov. 24: no activity.

Nov. 25: officers responded to a domestic assault at a west residence.

Nov. 26: no activity.

Nov. 27: officers responded to a domestic dispute at an east residence.

Nov. 28: an arrest was made for domestic assault at a west residence.

Nov. 29: officers investigated property damage in the east part of town and investigated a nuisance violation at an east residence.

Three Area Men Are Arrested Three area men were arrested over the weekend, including a Trenton man charged with two felonies.

According to the Grundy County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Dan R. Peters, Jr., 33, was arrested by the Trenton Police Department on Nov. 28 and charged with third degree domestic assault, a class E felony, and first degree property damage, a class E felony. According to the criminal complaint, he is accused of knowingly causing physical pain to a subject by punching that person multiple times in the head and arms. In addition, he is accused of knowingly damaging bifocal glasses and smashing a cell phone owned by the same person. The damages exceeded $750.

Peters is being held in the Grundy County Detention Center on $7,500 cash-only bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 8.

A Princeton man, 48-yearold James L. Houk, is facing three charges, including two felonies. Houk is charged with a class D felony of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, a class E felony of unlawful possession of drug paraphernaliaamphetamine or methamphetamine and a class D misdemeanor of possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less. He is alleged to have possessed methamphetamine, digital scales and marijuana on Nov. 27. Houk is also scheduled for a Dec. 28 court appearance.

Rusty A. Pruett, a 44-yearold Bethany resident, was arrested for failing to appear in court on a charge of not wearing a seat belt. He posted $10 cash bond and was released with a court appearance scheduled for Dec. 8.

FUTURES TRADING CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE High Low Last Nov. 30 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 599½ 600 582Ÿ 584 Mar 607½ 609Ÿ 588½ 591½ May 610½ 612 592 595 Jul 607Ÿ 608½ 591½ 594Ÿ Sep 610½ 610½ 594½ 596½ Dec 617 617 602Ÿ 604Ÿ Mar 620ž 622½ 609Ÿ 610ž Jul 594Ÿ 595Ÿ 590 590 Mar 608 608 608 608 May 606 606 606 606 Est. sales 73,635.Fri.'s sales 104,912 Fri.'s open int 404,372 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 427½ 430½ 421Ÿ 423½ Mar 435Ÿ 439½ 428½ 431 May 438 441ž 431Ÿ 433Ÿ Jul 438ž 441Ÿ 431 433½ Sep 418 419½ 413 413½ Dec 414ž 415 410Ÿ 411ž Mar 419ž 419ž 415ž 417 May 421 421 417½ 418Ÿ Jul 421 421 418½ 418½ Dec 397 397 395½ 395½ Est. sales 145,674.Fri.'s sales 243,025 Fri.'s open int 1,669,421 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Dec 297Ÿ 297Ÿ 289Ÿ 289Ÿ

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Corn, 3.90 (Nov 20) 3.93 (Dec 20).

Laredo MFA Soybeans, 11.24 (Nov 20) 11.19 (Dec 20) Corn, 3.90 (Nov 20) 3.93 (Dec 20).

Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Old Crop - Corn, 4.35; soybeans, 11.71; wheat, 5.87.

New Crop 2021- Corn, 3.84; soybeans, 10.07; wheat, 5.81.

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