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Cafe Is Back Open For Business

Spickard Board OKs Plan

Special Needs Students’ Venture Back On Track

The Spickard Board of Aldermen met Wednesday, Feb. 10, approving a resolution for a hazard mitigation plan. According to information provided by Board Secretary Amy Chapman, the board met with Jackie Soptic of the Green Hills Regional Planning to discuss the Grundy County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Action was then taken to approve a resolution for the multi-jurisdictional plan. In other business, the board agreed to hire Willis Brothers to replace guide rails with new upper brackets for the pump station. The estimate cost is $4,250. Water loss for the month was reported at 1.89 percent. The board schedule a special meeting for Thursday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.

BY RONDA LICKTEIG

here’s no doubt that the COVID19 pandemic affected the lives of high school students. Sports, dances, band and choir concerts and spring vocational contests were all cancelled last spring and some of those events remain on hold or are being held in an altered form this year. For special needs students at Trenton High School, the cancellation of classes in March 2020 took away something very important to them – the Black and Gold Café. The good news is that the new year has brought the re-opening of the studentrun business venture.

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The Black and Gold Cafe is back up and running at Trenton High School, with students operating the venture. Above, student Bayleigh Dixson serves a treat to Trenton Middle School Principal Daniel Gott.

The Black and Gold Café is operated by special needs students at THS, with the help of their instructors, Brenda Thorne and Abbye Michael. It began in 2018 with a couple of Keurig coffee makers - one of them donated. Students make coffee and smoothies and later,

muffins and breakfast burritos were added to the menu. As it has expanded over the years, the café now not only serves the buildings in the Trenton R9 School District, but has taken orders from Pleasant View R6 School, Bright Futures and small businesses such as

American Family Insurance and yes, the Trenton Republican-Times. The benefits to their customers are obvious, but the benefits to the students go far beyond just raising money for a trip at the end of the year. [See CAFE, Page 4]

I REMEMBER TRENTON

More Memories From 1937 Ice Storm Doctor Was Delayed By Ice, But Arrived Just In Time To Save Woman’s Life

Editor’s Note: This story was submitted by Mary Foland Holt, who was inspired to write after reading Rick Neff’s story concerning her cousin, the late Max Oyler (June 18, 1918-Jan. 31, 2020) and the ice storm of 1937. Mrs. Holt’s story also focuses on the winter of 1937.

My story begins where Max Oyler’s left off. Max was my cousin and I loved him very much. He spoke of the ice of the winter of 1937. That was the winter that my twin brother, Terry and I were born. The ice was so thick that my older brother, Duane, ice skated over fences to get to school. My family lived east of Tindall, on what is now Route O. My dad had cattle down the hill from the house and had to pull himself back up the hill after feeding the cows. My mother went into labor when Dad was down the hill. She began to yell for Daddy. Their dog heard her and began running around the house, barking. Dad

heard the dog and pulled himself up with his rope. After going in to see about Mom, he had to walk quite a way to the nearest neighbor who had a phone. He called Dr. Cullers at his office in Trenton. He said he would come as soon as he could get there. Just as Dr. Cullers started out of his office, Max’s sister, Frances, came in with a badly cut hand. He went back to stitch it up. Then he started out to my folks again. There was a very big hill, about a mile from our house and Dr. Cullers had a lot of trouble getting up the hill because of the ice. Meanwhile, my poor mother delivered [See ICE STORM, Page 4]

The Trenton Utility Committee will hold a meeting at 6 o’clock tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 16) at city hall. The public will not be allowed to physically attend the meeting, but it can be watched via zoom at the following link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89307756549 Items on the agenda include department reports, a director’s update and a review of monthly financial reports.

Galt Water Rate Hike Approved

The Galt Board of Aldermen met Feb. 10, approving an increase in customer water rates. According to information provided by City Clerk Ashley Bonnett, the increase was necessary due to an increase in rates charged by Public Water District No. 1, which is the city’s water provider. The new rates, which are $1 higher on each rate tier, will be effective with the March 1 billing. The new rates are $17 for the first 1,000 gallons (the base rate); $10.76 per thousand gallons on the next 2,000; $8.45 per thousand gallons on the next 2,000; and $7.78 per thousand gallons on the remaining gallons. The next regular meeting of the board of aldermen is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m.

Township Meeting Held

The Grundy County Commission held its annual meeting with township officials on Friday night at the Community Action Partnership of North Missouri. According to information provided by Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray, newly-elected Second District Commissioner Brad Chumbley was introduced to the group and several items were discussed, including the upcoming ballot issue concerning brush removal from the county right of way, road repair and maintenance documentation. The group was also briefed on Sunshine Law requirements, a NRCS Streambank Stabilization project and was given a brief overview of state legislation concerning local government and infrastructure. Rules for Missouri townships and a packet containing Missouri State statutes were distributed to the representatives. Township officials were told that requests for rock size and quantities will be utilized for acquiring aggregate bids from various quarries and they were urged to notify the commission of any culvert needs as early as possible so that the culverts ca be acquired in a timely manner.

Mask Mandate Extended R-5 Board Approves Four-Day Week Public Health Order Will Run For An Additional 60 Days

Grundy County Health Officer Elizabeth Gibson has announced a 60-day extension to the public health order requiring masks to be worn in public places. The extension was announced Friday and extends one that was put into place on Dec. 11. Under the order, all persons age 10 and older are required to wear a clean face covering or mask any time they are, or will be, in contact with other people who are not household members. All public facilities and businesses that are open to the public shall post a sign at all entrances that face coverings or masks are required to be worn inside the facility or business. “We are at a critical juncture: the numbers are improving and the vaccine is now available,” explained Ms.

Gibson in a news release. “But it is too soon to relax our vigilance. We must continue our precautions so we keep making forward progress. Mask usage has been proven to slow the spread of COVID-19. We are grateful to our local businesses, employers, churches and other organizations for taking steps to protect their patrons, workers and members, and doing all they can to make Grundy County a safer place to live, work and visit.” The full text of the health order can be found at the Grundy County Health Department website at www.grundycountyhealth.org. Ms. Gibson listed other strategies for reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including: staying home if you are ill, even if your symptoms feel mild; practicing social distancing and avoiding group gatherings; washing your hands often; cleaning and disinfecting frequentlytouched surfaces; and seeking vaccination at the earliest opportunity. Grundy County is currently in Category 3: Serious Risk, according to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s Public Health Warning issued on Nov. 19, 2020.

Laredo And Newtown-Harris Also Hold Meetings

The Grundy R-5, Laredo R-7 and Newtown-Harris boards of education held meetings recently, with the Grundy R-5 board taking action on a four-day school week and the Laredo and Newtown-Harris boards extending administrator contracts. Grundy R-5 There will be some major changes in the Grundy R-5 School District for the 2021-22 school year, with the district going to a four-day week and adding preschool to the elementary building. According to information provided by Superintendent Phil Fox, the board voted to go to a four-day week schedule beginning with the 2021-22 school year. The action came after High School Principal Matt Rayl presented a report on the parent survey

that had been taken concerning the idea. The school calendar and class schedule will be reviewed at the March meeting. The board also approved a preschool program to be implemented at the elementary building beginning next fall. The administration was directed to prepare a schedule and information on the subject for presentation to the board at the March meeting. Two personnel items were discussed, the retirement of Dixon Munday as high school English instructor, effective at the end of the year, and the resignation of Sara Rayl as third grade teacher, also effective at the end of the year. A report was given on the recent release of ESSER funding from the federal government, with the district slated to receive $236,509. The board discussed ways the funding can be used to have the maximum impact on district programs. Board members reviewed and discussed the cooperative sports agreement that is in place with the Newtown-Harris School District and directed the administration to contact

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Trenton has a slight chance of snow today with an overnight low of 0. Wednesday has a 20 percent chance of snow and a high of 21 while Thursday’s high will be 19. Trenton’s high Thursday was 13 and Friday’s high was 6 with .2 of an inch of snow. Saturday’s high was 7 with .9 of an inch of snow and Sunday’s high was 0 with a low of 6 and .5 of an inch more of snow. The high Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was -2 with a low of -10.

Hunter McAtee, Brice Gibler and Caleb Johnson each picked up individual district titles Saturday in Marceline. That trio, along with five other Trenton wrestlers advanced to sectionals at the event. SPORTS, PAGE 2

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the N-H administration to discuss the continuation of the agreement with the same provisions as this year. The administration was also directed to have a committee of staff members investigate employee health insurance plans and report back at the next meeting. A senior trip for this year was approved, with the provision that it could be cancelled depending on COVID concerns. In other business, the board heard principal reports and a transportation report, being informed that the Missouri State Highway Patrol bus inspection will be held March 3 at the MoDOT building near Trenton. The board discussed the possibility of constructing a bus barn. It was agreed to seek bids for mowing at the elementary and high school. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 11 in the high school business room. Laredo R-7 The Laredo R-7 Board of Education held a meeting Thursday, Feb. 11, voting to extend the contract of the school administrator. [See BOARDS, Page 4]

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SPORTS ..........................PAGE 2 ACROSS MISSOURI .....PAGE 3 & 6 CALENDARS ..................PAGE 5 THANK A FARMER........PAGE 7 TAX GUIDE ....................PAGE 8 COMICS ..........................PAGE 9 CROSSWORDS ..............PAGE 10 CLASSIFIEDS.................PAGE 11 AREA .............................PAGE 12

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SPORTS

Bulldogs Send Eight To Sectionals McAtee, Gibler, Johnson Grab District Titles

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BRICE GIBLER battles Brookfield’s Colton Parn during the 132-pound championship match at the Class 1, District 7 Tournament in Marceline on Saturday. Gibler won the match by a 6-0 decision to clinch his first career district championship.

winning by a 5-3 decision. Johnson and McAtee were odds-on favorites to win their respective weights when the day started, but they wouldn’t be Trenton’s only champions. Brice Gibler came through at 132 to claim his first career district title in his senior season. Gibler needed two wins to claim the top spot, defeating Marceline’s Braden Brown by fall in the semifinals before ousting Brookfield’s Colton Parn in the finals by an impressive 6-0 decision. “Brice had the best day of his wrestling career,” Trenton coach Charlie Bacon said. “I was really proud of him for being just a consistent hard worker in the practice room and then to see it pay off after four years today.” While three Trenton wrestlers claimed district titles, three more fell one win shy, finishing runner-up at their respective weights. Of the trio, Sam Gibson came the closest to winning a title, falling in the champi-

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Varsity Basketball

WED 17

THU 18

FRI 19

@ Sectionals (Mid-Buch) TBA

Wrestling

CENTRAL COLUMBUS 2 p.m.

FORT SCOTT 5:30 p.m.

NCMC Women

@ Murray St. @ Murray St. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. vs. Hesston vs. Hesston 12 p.m. 4 p.m.

NCMC Baseball Shade Denotes Home Event

onship match of the 182-pound bracket by a 4-2 decision to Dawson Baker of Brookfield. Gibson picked up a win by fall in the semifinal match to advance to the championship. Coleman Griffin (152) and Kaden Owen (170) each lost by fall in their title matches. Owen needed an 11-7 win to advance to the finals while Griffin used a second-period pin to advance to his championship bout. Gavin Chambers (126) and Nate Burkeybile (195) were each able to advance but both fell in third-place matches. Chambers was pinned in the semifinals, sending him to a bubble match where he prevailed with a win by fall. That victory ensured he would wrestle at sectionals and put him in the third-place match where he lost a close one by a 4-2 decision. Burkeybile lost a 7-4 decision to start his day in the semifinals. He received a bye into the third-place match, though where he was pinned to relegate him to a fourth-place finish at the weight. That was

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enough to move him on, though. “We looked a little flat overall,” Bacon said. “We have two weeks to get back in the room, reset and fix some things.” Gaven Kelsall (160) and Kael Brock (285) were also in action for Trenton, but did not advance. Kelsall was pinned in the quarterfinals and then pinned in the consolation bracket to end his season. Brock lost in the quarterfinals by a fall and then was pinned in the bubble match to cap his year. Brookfield won the team title, finishing with 165 points. Marceline passed Trenton late in the day to finish second with 121 points and the Bulldogs wound up third with 115. Gallatin (105) and Macon (97) rounded out the top five. Trenton’s eight qualifiers will see sectional action at Mid-Buchanan on Saturday. A top-four finish in their respective weight classes will move them on to the state tournament in Columbia the following weekend.

Crossover Games See Trenton In Overtime Girls Pull Out Victory, Boys Suffer Defeat TRENTON GIRLS 44 ST. JOE CHRISTIAN 41 KING CITY 77 TRENTON BOYS 75

CENTRAL COLUMBUS 4 p.m.

@ State Fair 7:30 p.m.

NCMC Men

SAT 20

@ Hamilton 6 p.m.

CAMERON 6 p.m.

NCMC MEN North Central’s men had their hands full with Mineral Area, ranked ninth in the nation at the Division I level. NCMC trailed 41-29 at halftime and never recovered, DII 16 NCMC WOMEN 84 falling 89-64 - a near mirror image result to when the teams MINERAL AREA 72 met at Mineral Area on Jan. 26 DI 9 MINERAL AREA 89 and the Pirates fell 91-65. DII 17 NCMC MEN 64 Jeramy Shaw led the Pirates with 15 points in the loss while Atavian Butler added 11 points and three assists. Jackson Andrews finished with When returning All-Ameri- nine points for the Pirates. The loss dropped NCMC can Kortlyn Rounkles was forced to quarantine, freshman back to .500 at 4-4 overall. On Thursday the North Nora Ford stepped in and made sure the North Central Central Missouri College Missouri College women’s men’s basketball team put it on basketball team kept winning the Central Methodist Univergames. With Rounkles ready sity junior varsity, picking up to return to the starting lineup a 100-64 victory. Camron Donatlan had 17 on Saturday, coach Jenni Croy points and eight rebounds off had a decision to make. Ultimately, she decided to the bench to lead the Pirates. keep both players in the Butler had 13 points and lineup. That worked out al- Kolten Griffin and Andrews right as the duo combined for each scored 11 points. Truman 40 points and the Pirates Kaderly finished with 10 scored an 84-72 win over vis- points. In all, 14 of the Pirates’ iting Mineral Area at the 15 players scored points in the Ketcham Community Center win. “It was great seeing a lot of in Trenton. Ford finished with 21 our guys capitalize on their oppoints, four assists and three portunities tonight,” Pirates’ steals. Rounkles added 19 coach Jeremy Esry said. points, six rebounds and four “These are guys who come in every day to practice and bust assists. After the two schools were their tails for the betterment of tied at halftime, NCMC began our program and for them to to work its way out to an ad- get rewarded for it is pretty vantage in the second half. special. A lot of them are just The Pirates outscored Mineral needing that experience and Area by six points in both the confidence and I think they third and fourth quarters, lead- gained some of that tonight.” UP NEXT ing to the 12-point victory. Both NCMC teams played Behind Ford and Rounkles, NCMC got 15 points from host to Graceland University’s Lily Osborn, 11 points and junior varsity squads on Monseven rebounds from day. The men will travel to Kennedie Kieffer and 10 face State Fair Community points and nine rebounds from College in Sedalia on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The women Maci Moore. The win was the fifth in a play host to Fort Scott Comrow for the Pirates, who im- munity College in make-up proved to 6-2 overall on the action on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. season as a result.

NCMC Women Pick Up Win, Men Draw Split

There have been better days at the district wrestling tournament for the Trenton High School program. With the pedigree of Trenton wrestling, that will almost always be the case. But, that doesn’t mean Saturday’s showing at the Class 1, District 7 wrestling tournament in Marceline wasn’t a resounding success. Though the team standings showed Trenton in third place out of seven teams when everything was all said and done, the Bulldogs had six wrestlers competing in the title match of their respective weight classes. Another two Trenton wrestlers finished in the top four, making for a total of eight Bulldogs who will continue their season at this Saturday’s sectional tournament at Mid-Buchanan High School in Faucett. Trenton’s two returning state medalists took the first steps toward repeating that feat as Hunter McAtee (113) and Caleb Johnson (220) each laid claim to district championships at their respective weights. McAtee, a third-place medalist at 106 at last year’s state tournament, received a double-bye into the championship match of the 113-pound bracket. There he faced South Harrison’s Mason Hamilton. It was a battle of two 30-plus win wrestlers and McAtee came out on top by a 7-4 decision. For Johnson, it was a decision win for the title as well. He made short work of South Harrison’s Jarrett Eivins in the semifinal, winning by a first period pin, but went the distance against Fisher Nixdorf of Hamilton in the finals before

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Ford, Rounkles Form Dynamic Duo For Pirates

While Saturday’s match-ups of the seventh-place finishing teams in the Grand River Conference’s East and West divisions certainly didn’t sound like must-see basketball based on the respective team’s standing, the games themselves delivered plenty of intrigue. Two games, one girls and one boys, went down to the wire and both needed overtime to determine a winner. Trenton’s girls, the seventhplace team on the GRC East side, defeated St. Joseph Christian – seventh in the West – 4441 in overtime. The King City boys, meanwhile, toppled Trenton’s boys 77-75, also in overtime, in a battle of the seventh-place finishing boys

teams. GIRLS Trenton’s 14-of-27 showing from the free-throw line wasn’t great. The 3-of-8 performance on the line in overtime wasn’t any better. But the three free throws that did fall in the bonus period was the difference. Trenton scored the only three points of overtime after standing tied with St. Joseph Christian at 41 at the conclusion of regulation. Trenton’s defense made sure the three free throws would be enough, though, shutting out Christian in the final four minutes. “This was such a back-andforth game,” Trenton coach Kameron Cool said. “The girls did a great job of staying consistent and showed a lot of mental toughness. We really locked in defensively during overtime and didn’t give them anything. Winning isn’t easy and they earned this one today.” Chandler Lynch had a breakout performance, leading the Bulldogs with 15 points and four assists, connecting on two of Trenton’s three overtime free throws. After just three points in the first half, Lynch came to life in the sec-

ond to help keep Trenton in the game at crucial moments. “Chandler was in attack mode all game long,” Cool said. “I loved her mentality and the way she made everyone on the floor better today.” Behind Lynch, Trenton got eight points and three steals from Teya Cooksey, seven points from Gracyn Rongey and six points and 12 rebounds from Madi Moore, who also blocked two shots in the victory. Rebecca Urich had four points, Morgan King scored three and Mallory Sole had one. The win pushed Trenton’s overall record on the season to 7-14. BOYS Nearly everything about the boys match-up was level. The teams scored at nearly identical rates, both squads shot right at 40 percent from the field, transition points and points off turnovers were separated by two and three points respectively and turnovers and fouls were right in line on both sides. In a game either team could have won, however, it was King City which pulled ahead by a mere two points before the clock hit zero in the bonus period.

“This was a highly competitive game between these two teams,” Trenton coach Corbin Coe, who coached at King City before coming to Trenton prior to last season, said. “My kids competed extremely hard for the entire game. It’s a heartbreaking loss in overtime, but I am so proud of them. It was a back-and-forth game the whole way and a game that the GRC Showcase should be proud of.” Chase Otto put up 25 points, four assists and four steals in the loss. That led Trenton while Brycin Loyd went for 17 points and three assists and Preston Harris finished with 15 points and six assists. Trenton also got six points each from Dylan Harris and Kayden Spencer, four points from Seth Doolittle and two points and six rebounds from Tucker Otto. With the loss, Trenton dropped to 3-16 overall on the season. UP NEXT Both Trenton teams return to action tonight (Tuesday), playing host to Cameron at 6 o’clock. The Bulldog teams will be at Hamilton on Thursday to wrap up the regular season.

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ACROSS MISSOURI STRAIGHT TALK WITH SAM Sixth District U.S. Rep. Sam Graves 1415 Longworth House Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-7041 PROMISES MADE, PROMISES BROKEN On January 20, 2021, mil- property taxes from the pipeline. lions of Americans watched as His more recent push to inJoseph R. Biden was sworn in crease the minimum wage to as the 46th President of the $15 an hour through this spendUnited States of America. While ing bill is estimated to cost 1.4 the President spoke of unity and million Americans their jobs. healing at the time, his actions While they can’t pinpoint where since have failed to live up to his those jobs will be lost, it only lofty words. Instead, we now stands to reason that places with have another politically moti- a lower cost of living are going to vated impeachment and we’re in be hit harder, particularly in rural the process of getting a hyper America. We were promised the Adpartisan $1.9 trillion spending bill rammed down our throats. The ministration would “follow the last Administration talked about science” and return children to promises made and promises schools. Instead, we’re sending kept. The hallmark of the first billions to schools with a weak month of the Biden Administra- promise that President Biden tion has been promises made, hopes to have 50 percent of schools open for at least one promises broken. We were promised unity. In- day per week within his first 100 stead, we got a partisan spend- days. That’s in direct conflict with ing bill like we’ve never seen the advice that the CDC has before. It’s a $1.9 trillion mon- given for schools to reopen strosity that’s chock full of hand- safely. While I’m proud that outs and bailouts for special many school districts across interests, along with a few Missouri have already responsimeasly crumbs for American cit- bly and safely reopened for inizens that work for a living. The person education, I’m deeply bill includes some $350 billion to concerned about the millions of bail out states that have mis- American schoolchildren that managed their budgets for haven’t seen the inside of a decades, and while liberals like classroom in over a year. There’s no silver bullet bill to talk about the need to “get shots in arms,” less than 9 per- that’s going to save America, but cent of their bill goes towards there is one answer that’s proven successful time and vaccine distribution. We were promised President again: getting back to the basics. Biden would stand up for Ameri- Instead of an ever-growing govcan workers. Instead, we got ernment bureaucracy, we need job-killing executive orders on to empower Americans to make day one. His edict abruptly can- their own decisions. We need celling the Keystone XL pipeline regular order, real spending bills, has already cost thousands of and a balanced budget built on union jobs and it will hurt millions bipartisan agreement. We simmore American consumers and ply cannot afford more “my way reduce funding to school dis- or the highway” governance built tricts that stood to benefit from on political theatrics.

Two Charged In Theft Of Van CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Two people have been charged with stealing a funeral home van that had a body inside from a gas station in the St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 38-year-old Brian Schaake was charged Saturday with a felony charge of stealing a motor vehicle. Thirtyone-year-old Christina Kalb was charged with a misdemeanor charge of tampering with a motor vehicle. Kalb was released from custody, officials said. Schaake was being held Saturday on $40,000 cash bond. In a probable cause statement, St. Louis County Police detective Scott Russell said Schaake likely wouldn’t show

up in court because his last address was out of state and he was believed to be homeless. Officials listed the same Springfield, Illinois, address for both him and Kalb. The funeral home van was stolen Thursday from a QuikTrip gas station in the Spanish Lake area of unincorporated St. Louis County after it was left unattended with the engine running. The body was recovered after the van was spotted about 45 miles (72.42 kilometers) away the next day at a Walmart in Festus. Schaake and Kalb were arrested inside the store. According to court records, Schaake admitted to stealing the van with Kalb.

Former Clerk Sentenced GALLATIN, Mo. (AP) — A former clerk for the northwestern Missouri city of Coffey has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft and forgery charges. Mary Lou Browning was sentenced this week in Daviess County and ordered to pay restitution. She was charged in 2018 after a state audit showed more than $60,000 missing from city coffers. The audit accused Browning of failing to

make deposits, receiving improper payroll payments and falsifying board minutes and other various financial reports during her time as city clerk from September 2015 to August 2017. On Thursday, Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway issued a statement saying Browning’s prosecution “puts others on notice that wrongdoing will not be tolerated.”

Leaders Of St. Louis-Area Group Homes Concerned Over COVID Vaccine Availability WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) — Maria Schroeder was worried and increasingly anxious. It was weeks after coronavirus vaccine distribution had started in Missouri, and she still had 11 intellectually disabled residents who required 24hour support — and no vaccine. She expected good news from the state or elsewhere about when and how to get a vaccine for residents and staff members, alike. Then, finally, in mid-January, the state sent her a list. But Schroeder, assistant director for L’Arche St. Louis, which runs three group homes in St. Louis County, quickly realized the list was cluttered with every brick-and-mortar CVS, Walgreens and Costco — locations that, while approved to vaccinate, often had no doses of vaccine. Over the next two work days, Schroeder made 200 calls, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. “We’re a very small agency, we don’t have a lot of connections,” said Schroeder. “It was very obvious if I didn’t do this, we weren’t going to get vaccines.” The leaders of St. Louis-area group homes that serve intellectually disabled adults have struggled to secure doses of COVID-19 vaccine for their staff and clients. With little help from the state, some said, the group-home leaders began a dogged and sometimes desperate hunt. They made hundreds of phone calls, sent staff driving across the state, and cut deals with colleagues, health care services, and anybody else they could reach. Most have now gotten at least some doses. But their stories illustrate the intense shortage of communication, distribution and vaccine itself, especially in the rollout’s early days. Even for the high-risk. The Missouri Department of Mental Health did not make staff available for an interview for this story. Agency spokeswoman Debra Walker said in an email that the department understands the challenges group homes face in trying to find vaccine. “DMH has encouraged providers to take the lead and not wait for a vaccinator to contact them,” she said. Easterseals Midwest is still waiting. The nonprofit serves approximately 5,000 disabled clients in Missouri, about 300 of whom reside in group homes in the St. Louis region. Three of its disabled clients and two of its staff members have died from the virus over the course of the pandemic. The organization devoted three fulltime employees solely to trying to track down vaccine, said CEO Wendy Sullivan. She said Easterseals’ operations near St. Louis received a round of about 250 shots

on Thursday, with roughly 50 vaccines going to clients and the rest going to staff members. Now, just about every staff member who had wanted a vaccine has received one, she said. But “the overwhelming majority” of disabled clients are still missing their shots. The organization has encountered confusion, and conflicting policies, in different parts of the state, Sullivan said. In Springfield, for instance, they’ve been able to get vaccinations, but other places have questioned their eligibility for doses. “Everyone is confused about who’s eligible when,” she said. Sullivan said vaccine distribution has tended to be worse around St. Louis. “It varies greatly by region,” she said. “St. Louis has been much slower.” ‘Good luck’ Professional leaders of area group homes — also called “community living” or “supported living” settings — say that their residents are highly vulnerable to diseases like COVID-19. In most circumstances, staff members frequently come and go, presenting potential routes for transmission. And one infection in the home can quickly transmit to others. Moreover, many clients already have underlying health conditions. And they sometimes lack an understanding of how to keep themselves safe. “They are high-risk,” Sullivan said. So leaders were surprised when they didn’t see a state system linking specific vaccine vendors to prospective recipients high on the list of eligibility. Instead, on a recent conference call, a Department of Mental Health official told group home leaders to be “scrappy.” It frustrated some on the call. They saw it as just another example of the state ignoring group homes’ needs. “It’s not the first time that we’ve felt like we’ve got to get ‘scrappy’ to get this done,” said Barb Griffith, CEO of St. Peters-based Community Living. “I was looking to (the state) to usher this in in a systematic way, to help those organizations that they provide funding to. But it didn’t happen that way.” Schroeder, from L’Arche, called it “infuriating.” “It just felt like an abdication of responsibility and a misunderstanding of how grave the situation is,” said Schroeder. “We’ve been in a life-and-death situation since March.” Her boss, L’Arche Executive Director Paula Kilcoyne, said the call sent the wrong message. “It just gives the message of ‘Every person for themselves,’ you know?” she said “‘Good luck.’” Some group homes have reported better luck.

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About half the staff and nearly all of the 50 residents at Community Living chose to be vaccinated. Griffith said St. Charles County provided some doses. She tracked down “leftover” vaccine at Compass Health Network, a nonprofit health care system in the area. And her organization partnered with another home on a vaccination clinic. Roughly 90% of the clients at Emmaus Homes, which runs 65 residences across Warren, Franklin, St. Charles and St. Louis counties, have received doses. It had “first-round access” to the vaccine in late December, and ran the clinic attended by many of Community Living’s vaccination recipients. “That’s about being in the right place at the right time,” said Emmaus chief Cindy Clark, who also serves as a leader of a statewide trade association focused on assisting people with disabilities. But Clark said early this month that Emmaus’ success had been an exception. “As I look across the 100 providers in our trade association, I know that getting access has not been that easy,” Clark said. “We are certainly in the minority.” She said on Friday that it has since improved. ‘It’s been a mess’ Many leaders echoed a fear that other disabled people, who aren’t in group homes or can’t afford their services, are likely to face even steeper obstacles to get a vaccine. “There are thousands of individuals who live with their families,” Kilcoyne said. “I don’t have confidence that those families are getting served, that they would even have the wherewithal to call dozens of places.” Schroeder, however, was ultimately successful for the staff and residents at L’Arche. Call after call hit a maze of dead ends. Then, through a few strokes of good luck, the organization snagged vaccine from three different sources, near and far. One chunk of vaccinations were administered on site by United Scripts, a local long-term care pharmacy, which told Schroeder it had a surplus and had resorted to contacting police stations to find takers when she called. Another round of vaccines was tracked down at a health care system in Columbia, requiring that L’Arche send staff two hours west for the shots. That venue also expressed confusion about what to do with its doses on hand, Schroeder said. “They had no direction as to who needed the vaccines,” she said. At L’Arche and elsewhere, that has been cited as a consistent problem. “It’s been a mess,” said Schroeder, of the vaccine rollout.

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Mrs. Thorne and Mrs. Michael said the students learn vocational and life skills they can use the rest of their lives: cooking, reading, collecting money, making change and showing up early to do a job. They make a grocery list, help purchase the groceries needed to fill orders, sort them and put them away. The group uses a Google spreadsheet that is sent to the R-9 staff (and other groups that order). They collect the orders, color-code them by item and place them in each area of the kitchen for the students to be able to count how many of each to prepare. Currently, they use the kitchen in the special education room at Trenton Middle School

since there is not one in the high school room. Of course, there’s more to school than just academics and skills and the Black and Gold Café is providing these students with something other students get from being involved in multiple activities a sense of accomplishment. “This really gives them a sense of accomplishment,” Mrs. Michael explained. “You can see they have pride in themselves.” The café also gives the students a connection to their school and to the faculty and staff they might not always have contact with since they spend most of their time with Mrs. Thorne and Mrs. Michael. “I think it’s one of the most important things they get out

of this,” said Mrs. Thorne. “They develop friendships and get to know other staff members. Our students don’t get to do that because they don’t go to those classrooms. So it really helps them develop social skills and helps them to get to know more people in their school.” Another by-product of the café is the money that is raised by it, which is then used to take a trip at the end of the year. In addition to other fundraising activities, the café has helped fund trips to Wisconsin and Colorado. In the past, the class would take a day trip to a destination such as Hannibal or St. Louis, but with the added funds generated by the café, they are able to go out of state – something that many

of the students have not previously been able to do. This year’s destination is South Dakota, where they hope to see the Badlands, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse and other sites. The trip gives the students exposure to the larger world and see things they may have only heard about or read about. And it makes their early mornings at the café worth getting up for! Mrs. Thorne and Mrs. Michael said the students are very happy to be back in the café business this semester and are excited to serve their customers. Anyone with questions about the café or who would like to inquire about ordering can get in touch with Mrs. Thorne at bthorne@trentonr9.k12.mo.us.

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According to information provided by the school, the board voted to extend the contract of Misty Foster by two years, giving her a four-year contract. In other business, the board approved the 2021-22 school calendar, which shows classes beginning Aug. 24, and held a discussion on a cooperative agreement with Pleasant View R-6 for junior high track. Discussions were also held on building improvements, mowing bids and employee health insurance, with no action taken. A budget review and COVID-19 update were presented to the board by Mrs. Foster and she announced that Title I Reading Night will be held Tuesday, March 30 and the deadline for applications for the Murphy Scholarship is March 15. Only two candidates filed for seats on the board, subject to the April 6 election. Morgan Duff and incumbent Matt Foster will assume their seats at the April board meeting and will serve three-year terms. The next regular board meeting is set for Monday, March 8. Newtown-Harris The Newtown-Harris Board of Education offered a contract

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Hundreds of cities and counties throughout the state are already receiving this tax, having approved the use tax assessment, which requires a simple majority. Approval of the tax will not increase the amount of city tax residents now pay; it would just assess the tax on the Internet purchases. It was noted the state would collect the money for the city and then disburse it, just like is now done with the local sales tax. The vote would not apply to the county, which would have to place its own issue on the ballot to have county taxes collected on Internet sales. The tax will be decided on the April 6 ballot. The next meeting of the Rotary Club will be on Thursday, Feb. 18, with Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce Director Debbie Carman giving an update on Chamber activities.

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House, New Book Tell St. Louis’ Ties To Slavery ST. LOUIS (AP) — The back hardwood stairs of the historic Taille de Noyer, an antebellum home in Florissant that started as a two-room log cabin for fur traders, tell many stories. The stairs are worn and dipped in the middle, points out the foreword of a new book about slavery in north St. Louis County. “Let us remember that some of the feet on those steps did not walk there by choice, that some of the hands on the handrail were being summoned by service,” writes Andrew Theising, the editor of “In the Walnut Grove: A Consideration of the People Enslaved in and Around Florissant, Missouri.” The book tells the stories of many enslaved people and places around the home, one of the oldest in St. Louis County, now sandwiched between McCluer High School and its tennis courts. Taille de Noyer loosely translates to “Walnut Grove.” Some of the hewn

walnut logs that make up its flooring joists would have been made with enslaved labor. (Historians prefer the use of the more humanizing term “enslaved people” over slaves.) Not many details are known about slavery on the house and its property, though the land’s first owner, John Mullanphy, enslaved people. His children and descendants did as well, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Many of the book’s essays and chapters come from the newsletters of the Florissant Valley Historical Society. It operates the mansion, which has been closed because of the coronavirus. Theising, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, is the treasurer of the historical society. The society is working on an exhibit about enslaved people who lived on the property and in north St. Louis County, and is working on ways to tell

a more complete history. Take, for example, the home’s attic filled with a collection of historic wedding dresses. Theising thought about the labor involved to wash the clothes — fetching the water, building the fire to heat the water, scrubbing the fabric, pressing it smooth. “We think, oh, wouldn’t the person who wore this, wouldn’t she have looked beautiful? But it was a white woman who wore most of these clothes, I’m sure. And it was probably not a white woman who had to wash them.” On a broader scale, Theising points out that any place made of brick in St. Louis before the Civil War was likely built with enslaved labor, either the buildings themselves or the people enslaved by brick makers. The history of slavery isn’t easily separated from the rest. Carol Daniel, a journalist for KMOX radio, points out in the book’s forward that Black his-

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews ACROSS 1 “…four and twenty blackbirds baked in __…” 5 To __; unanimously 9 Cellphone problem 13 Family film about a dog 15 Yahtzee cubes 16 Prisoner’s weapon 17 Firebug’s crime 18 Vigilant 20 __ for tat 21 Coughing spell 23 Baby’s undies 24 Line of travel

26 Allow 27 Geometric shape 29 Lessen, as a tide 32 Fortunate 33 Cootie 35 Abel’s mom 37 Stable meal 38 Acting parts 39 DVD remote button 40 Boxing match result, for short 41 Actress Claire 42 Playground incline 43 Making a goof 45 Kenmore appliances

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

ACROSS 1 __ than pleased; unhappy 5 __ Michelle Gellar 10 Shine 14 Hawaiian island 15 “The __ Is Right” 16 __ about; speak highly of 17 Seize suddenly 18 On a leash 20 Tree subject to disease 21 Ponder 22 Thirst quenchers 23 Build 25 Ron DeSantis or Andrew Cuomo: abbr. 26 Sully; besmirch

28 Awful experience 31 Precise 32 TV’s Mandel 34 Curtsy 36 __ A Sketch; drawing toy 37 Obama’s VP 38 Adhesive 39 Prefix for trial or school 40 Pieces of bamboo 41 Honking birds 42 Fesses up 44 __ wire; cattle fence material 45 __ flash; instantly 46 Gadget 47 Part of every wk.

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

ACROSS 1 Fistful of cash 4 Hidden supply 9 Cast-__ skillet 13 Word of agreement 14 Pulsate 15 Waiter’s offering 16 At __; relaxed 17 In __; looking back 19 Isn’t __ to; probably won’t 20 Short and to the point 21 Obstinate animals 22 Poker term 24 Simple card game

25 Teeth straighteners 27 Plainspoken 30 “V” on a light bulb 31 Quake locale 33 Know-__; expertise 35 Speaker’s platform 36 Removed hubcaps, e.g. 37 New Zealand bird 38 Tortilla maker, often: abbr. 39 Zooms skyward 40 Everybody’s button 41 “Make it __!”;

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

46 “…O’er the land of the free __ the…” 47 One’s strong point 48 Blue shade 51 Farm female 52 One of Rose Kennedy’s boys, for short 55 Off-the-rack 58 In flames 60 Actress Winslet 61 __-back; relaxed 62 Cash 63 Bronze __ Medal; hero’s award 64 Potato varieties

65 Grows gray DOWN 1 Like __ out of hell; very quickly 2 Prefix for scope or winkle 3 Teacher 4 Initials for actor Olmos 5 “Haste makes waste,” e.g. 6 Cambridge univ. 7 Put on an __; pretend 8 __ to say; obviously 9 Subject of a will 10 Chocolate __ cookies 11 Bee’s home 12 Finished; done 14 Add insult to __ 19 Female relation 22 Dined 25 Thousand __, CA

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50 Word attached to ball or board 51 Ike’s monogram 54 Terrible 57 Lancelot & Galahad 58 In addition 59 Flask filler 60 Pile 61 Within reach 62 One of Santa’s reindeer 63 Uneasy

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Dear Annie: My family had a lot of heartbreak in 2020. Our daughter was diagnosed with a neurological disease, and our son passed away. And then the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Later that year, we decided to decline an invitation to a family Christmas party. I gave a month's notice to the host and explained that, because of everything we've gone through this year, we were going to stay home. My husband and I didn't try to dissuade our other family members from attending, though we did invite a few of them to come over for dinner instead if they decided not to go. My two nephews decided to come over rather than go to the traditional gathering, and my sister stopped by after the family gathering. My nephew posted a photo taken at our house and captioned it "Family Christmas." Well, this upset a relative and her mom so much that they both stopped talking to all of us. I didn't feel that we did anything wrong. I apologized

to the host that her feelings were hurt and explained that it wasn't intentional. She has refused to accept my apology. She thinks we planned our own party to exclude them. I've tried to get past this, but it's constantly on my mind. I deleted all social media because I felt like she was using social media to shame me. I thought we would skip one year and then all be back together, but alas, I don't believe our Christmas gathering will ever be the same. Our family has never fought before. What is your advice? -Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken: I am very sorry for your loss. You had every right to say no to the Christmas party this year. In fact, I'm surprised they had a large party, given the pandemic, but that is a topic for another letter. Your family deserves time and space to grieve. If you want to celebrate with only your immediate family, you should do just that. You politely declined a month in advance and were

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Written by Annie Lane

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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DOWN 1 Theater box 2 British noble 3 Embarrassed 4 Long sandwich 5 Evergreen tree

ear Annie

very gracious. If the host won't accept your apology -- I don't think the apology was necessary -- and the other relative won't talk to you, I say good riddance to them. You need family and friends in your life who support, love and accept you no matter what, especially after suffering the loss of your son and your daughter's challenging illness. They are being cruel to you on social media and incredibly insensitive. Don't give them another thought. It's their problem, not yours. Dear Annie: I sent three baby shower gifts last year via Amazon because of the pandemic. The parents are either working at home or not working at all. Six months later, I have yet to receive any thankyou cards, or even an acknowledgement that they received the gifts. I checked Amazon, and they definitely received them. I am on a fixed income. Is this the wave of the future? Because, if so, I really don't want to participate! -- GiftGiver in New Hampshire Dear Gift-Giver: Not acknowledging a gift is not the wave of the future. It is rude behavior and never good manners. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

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Diamond recovery Diamond merchants are looking to Chinese buyers of engagement rings and jewelry to lead the $64 billion-a-year industry’s recovery from the coronavirus. Sales in China rebounded to above pre-pandemic levels in the second half of 2020, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre and Bain & Co. said in a report. Fourth quarter sales rose up to 20% over a year earlier while other economies struggled. China’s market “is expected to recover fully in early 2021,” their report said. They said the United States should follow next year. Total global sales might not recover until as

late as 2024. Worldwide, last year's sales fell 15% from 2019. That hurt South Africa, Russia and other mining nations, as well as diamond cutters in Europe, India and Israel. U.S. sales are forecast to rise 1 - 2% a year over the coming decade, supplying up to 60% of global growth, according to Bain and the Diamond Centre. Chinese purchases should rise 2 - 3% annually, accounting for up to 20% of global growth, they said. Demand in India, the third major market, should rise 2 - 4%, providing up to 10% of global growth.

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The Assessor's Office is seeking candidates for the entry-level position of GIS Coordinator/Field Data Supervisor. Candidates hired will receive on-the-job training in collecting and verifying data from real property for the purposes of ad valorem tax assessment. Responsibilities include performing field inspections for the purpose of measuring structures; collecting and maintaining property data; providing, in-person or by telephone, answers to questions from property owners regarding assessment, legal descriptions, and related information maintained by the Assessor's Office; and performance of any other duties that may be assigned. Candidates should possess proficiency with standard office equipment and should be familiar with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Candidates should be capable of working independently, making accurate mathematical calculations, and responding professionally in potentially volatile situations. Candidates are required to possess and maintain a valid Missouri Driver's License and must be willing to work in the field which will require frequent walking, bending, and other movements and may include exposure to extreme temperatures and humidity. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to: Grundy County Assessor 700 Main St., Trenton, MO 64683 G290d16 ------------------------------------------The Grundy Co. R-V School District is seeking applications for a bus driver. You must hold necessary licenses to drive a school bus. Please contact the district office at 660-673-6511 to request an application. Grundy Co. R-V is an EOE. G293d16 -------------------------------------------

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI Petition No: 20AG-JU00050 In the Interest of: Alexander Nash Waldrep Sex: Male; Born: 2/18/2020 Kaylee Wood CASE WORKER Div of Social Services, Children's Division 2926 Oklahoma Avenue Trenton, MO 64683 PETITIONER, vs. Rachel Waldrep and Timothy Ledbetter and John Doe RESPONDENTS NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO: JOHN DOE, ALLEGED FATHER OF ALEXANDER NASH WALDREP: You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of GRUNDY County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is a PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. You are further notified, pursuant to Section 211.211 RSMo of your right to have counsel, and if you request counsel and are financially unable to employ counsel, counsel shall be appointed by the Court. The names and all the parties to the action are stated above in the caption and the name and address of the attorney for the Petitioner, GRUNDY County Children's Division, JAMES ROBERT WILLARD, JR, whose address is PO BOX 552, PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI 64079. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the petition within forty-five (45) days after the 26th day of January, 2021, judgment by default will be rendered against you. Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 21st day of January, 2021. /s/ Becky Stanturf Circuit Clerk dJan26,Feb2,9,16 ------------------------------------------

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AREA DEATHS Marguerite Joyce Frazier Marguerite Joyce Frazier a 74-year-old Trenton resident, passed away at 1:48 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 8 at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. She had been splitting her time between Lawson and Wilmington. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021 at Slater-Neal Funeral Home at Trenton. Her body will be cremated after the funeral. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021 at the funeral home. Joyce was born April 18, 1946 in Miami, FL, the daughter of Howard Wayne Girdner and Marguerite Justina Collins Girdner. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1965. Joyce went on to attend

LPN school when classes were held under KTTN, graduating in 1968. She loved to fish, go camping, garden, travel and spend time with her family and friends. She was married to Billy Dale Frazier in October 1968 and they were married for 17 years. Joyce is survived by her daughter, Tabatha Hill and her husband, John of Lawson; a son, Clinton Frazier of Wilmington, NC.; Gilbert Hughs Jr., of Holt, and Anita Hughs and her significant other, Jay of Spickard; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, John Wayne and George Franklin Girdner; her life partner, Gilbert Hughs, Sr.; and a great-granddaughter. Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com

NCMC To Host TRiO Days North Central Missouri College TRiO programs will host their annual TRiO Days Celebration from Feb. 17-20 in Geyer Hall. TRiO programs like NCMC’s Student Support Services and Upward Bound were the first national college access and retention programs to address the serious social and cultural barriers to education in America. Upward Bound was established at NCMC in 1997 and Student Support Services in 2001. Their mission is to increase the presence and success of students who may be first-generation college students, have

lower incomes, or disabilities. Every February, Student Support Services and Upward Bound celebrate the federal TRiO Grants by hosting a celebration. This year, the groups will display a selfie wall outside their office in Geyer Hall and donate dog and cat toys to the Green Hills Animal Shelter in Trenton, Missouri. To learn more about NCMC’s TRiO program’s, visit their website at ncmissouri.edu/sss and ncmissouri.edu/ub, or contact Angela Heins at 660-359-6332 or aheins@mail.ncmissouri. edu.

DAILY RECORD CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Division Judge Thomas R. Alley Martin L. Griffin vs. Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney, Grundy County Circuit Clerk, Harrison County Circuit Clerk, Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Criminal Records Repository. The petitioner’s request to have criminal records expunged was granted. Michael Wilson, Trenton, waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty to second degree statutory rape, a class D felony. His motion for bond reduction was granted and bond was reset at $15,000, wth 10 percent approved. He posted the bond and is subject to the following conditions: he is under house arrest, residing with his mother, with GPS monitoring, no social media and no cell phone. He is not to leave his house except to see his attorney and seek health care. Jason B. Reynolds, Archie, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of drug paraphernaliaamphetamine or methamphetamine, a class E felony; possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less, a class D misdemeanor; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a class D misdemeanor. He was sentenced to serve four years in the Department of Corrections on the felony charge, with execution of the sentence suspended.

He was placed on probation for five years. He was fined $150 on each of the two misdemeanor charges. He is also to pay $300 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund, is to undergo monthly urine analysis, complete substance abuse treatment, serve 15 days of shock time and have GPS monitoring for 60 days. Stefanie L. Garma, Trenton, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia amphetamine or methamphetamine, a class E felony. Imposition of her sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for five years, with the condition that she complete the Third Circuit Treatment program, if accepted. Steven K. Johnson, Trenton, waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, a class D felony. He was sentenced to serve seven years in the Department of Corrections. Cindy J. Gearin, Trenton, was arrested for violating the terms of her probation on an original charge of altering lottery tickets, a class D felony. Bond was set at $3,500 cash or 10 percent. She is scheduled to appear in court on March 11. Kimberly K. Jacobs, Trenton, admitted violating the terms of her probation on an original charge of first degree harassment, a class E felony. Her probation was revoked and she was

NORTH 65 CENTER MENUS NORTH 65 CENTER Feb. 15-19, 2021 Monday-President’s Day, center closed. Tuesday- Philly cheese steak, hoagie bun, wedge potatoes, California blend veggies, mixed fruit, chocolate cake. Wednesday-Roast beef, red potatoes and carrots, Tuscan blend vegetables, applesauce, whole wheat bread. Thursday-Chicken strips or

chicken livers, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas and carrots, Jello with fruit, hot roll. Friday-Smothered pork chops, roasted potatoes, spinach, plums, peanut butter bar, whole wheat biscuit. (Coffee, iced tea, water and milk are served daily and an alternate meal of chef’s salad, crackers and fruit cup is available each day.)

sentenced to serve two years in the Department of Corrections. Kevin M. Miller, Harrisonville, had his probation continued on a class E felony charge of tampering with a motor vehicle, a class D felony of stealing and a class C felony of delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid. Additional conditions were added to his probation to include successfully completing the Jackson County Treatment Court and the Oxford House Program. Jonathan Ruch, Jameson, admitted violating the terms of his probation on a class E felony charge of first degree property damage. His probation was continued. Failing to appear in court and having warrants issued for their arrest were Benjamin T. Milazzo, Moberly, on a class E felony charge of non-support; Domanic J.L. Ratkovich, Trenton, on a class D felony charge of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid (He was later arrested with bond set at $5,000 cash only); and Ayrik A. Redden, Trenton, on two class C felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid. MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION Petition Granted Kody D. Adams vs. Kelly D. Adams.

Commodities Set For Feb. 18

Due to the predicted cold weather, the Grundy County Drive-Through Commodity Distribution has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Community Food Pantry. The distribution is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and will include February commodity distribution, February senior boxes, produce boxes and deer meat.

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tions, free of charge, to all of its 6,150,000 citizens. For the February distribution, Ms. Gibson explained the Regional Mass Vaccination process. Missouri has been divided into nine regions with each region to receive 2000 doses to be coordinated through Regional Implementation Teams (RITs). Persons within a targeted population must pre-register to receive an appointment and vaccination clinic location. Ms. Gibson encouraged persons to register for the vaccine at covidvaccine.mo.gov/navigator. The next meeting of Trenton Lions Club will be at noon on Feb. 16. Lanny Harkins is the program chair.

No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident investigated Sunday by the Trenton Police Department. According to Officer Ashley Pacheco’s accident report, the incident occurred at the intersection of Avalon and 11th Street when a sport utility vehicle driven by Lauren C. Smith of Kirksville was exiting the Walden Apartments complex. As she attempted to travel westbound on 11th Street, her vehicle was struck on the back passenger side by a car driven by Savannah J. Triplet of Trenton, which was southbound on Avalon Street. Ms. Smith said she forgot to stop at the exit as there is no stop sign or yield sign. Her vehicle sustained moderate damage and was towed from the scene, while Ms. Triplet’s car sustained moderate damage to the passenger side front end and bumper. No tickets were issued in the accident.

LOCAL GRAIN PRICES Feb. 12 Trenton MFA Soybeans, 13.12 (Feb 21), 13.11 (Mar 21) 13.11 (Apr 21) 11.03 (Oct. 21) Corn, 5.04 (Feb 21), 5.02 (Mar 21) 5.02 (Apr 21) 4.04 (Oct. 21) Laredo MFA Soybeans, 13.12 (Feb 21), 13.11 (Mar 21) 13.11 (Apr 21) 11.03 (Oct. 21) Corn, 5.04 (Feb 21), 5.02 (Mar 21) 5.02 (Apr 21) 4.04 (Oct. 21) Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Corn, 5.23; soybeans, 13.57; wheat, 6.22. New Crop - Corn, 4.18; soybeans, 11.23; wheat, 6.05.

COVID Vaccine Is Lions Topic The Trenton Lions Club met at noon, Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall. George Moore, president, led the pledge to the flag followed by prayer by John Holcomb. Gary Bunnell served as “tail twister.” Moore introduced Elizabeth Gibson, administrator of the Grundy County Health Department, who spoke on the COVID-19 Vaccine “roll out” for the area. Due to the limited supply of the vaccine in proportion to the large population for whom the vaccine is intended, vaccine distribution has been prioritized into three phases: Phase 1A for healthcare and long-term care settings; Phase 1-B (Tier 1) for first responders and emergency services, Phase 1-B (Tier 2) for high risk individuals, Phase 1-B (Tier 3) for critical infrastructure; Phase 2 for equitable economic recovery; and Phase 3 for remaining unvaccinated persons. Tier 1A was activated Dec. 14, 2020 and Phase 1-B, Tier 2 was activated Jan. 18. Ms. Gibson stated that the State of Missouri and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services are committed to providing COVID-19 vaccina-

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