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Possible Changes Coming
Graduation Set For 7:30 p.m. In THS Gym The Trenton High School Class of 2021 was challenged to transform the world around them in the message given during Wednesday night’s baccalaureate service at First Baptist Church. Jon Guthrie, a teacher and coach in the Trenton R-9 School District, was selected by the students as the speaker for the service because, as senior Jaycie Griffin said, he is an “exceptional role model” to the students and makes them “feel like they matter and that they are part of something great.” In his address, he told them about Joe Ehrmann, a former football player, coach and author of “InSideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Our Lives.” Ehrmann believes there are two types of coaches: transactional and transformative, with the former focused on how much he or she can get out of a player so they can add to their own success and the latter being a coach who is focused on how to help the athlete become the best version of themselves wherever they are. Guthrie compared that philosophy with the words Paul spoke to the Romans when he told them to not be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewal of their minds so they could discern the will of God. Guthrie told the seniors the world will encourage them to make their lives about themselves, about making money, etc., but God calls us to be transformed and to transform the world around us. He spoke of three settings where the students will have the opportunity to transform the world – college, their community and their family. Guthrie encouraged the students to be involved in service organizations and Christian organizations in college, noting that the two groups that were the first to arrive to offer help to those impacted by Hurricane Katrina were church groups and college student service organizations. Guthrie also encouraged them to be involved in their communities, volunteering with those serv-
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Baccalaureate was held for graduating members of the Trenton High School class of 2021 on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church. Above, senior members of Gold Rush, from left, Jordan Sullivan, Travis Gifford, Amanda Parrack, Katelyn Stevenson and Kayleigh Snuffer perform at the event. At left, Jon Guthrie delivers a message to the graduates. Graduation is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the THS gym with overflow seating available in the performing arts center.
ice organizations and church groups as well. He also told them the importance of transforming the world through the families they will create, telling them to be loving to their spouse, be present for their children and to be a leader. He gave the example of his great-uncle Victor from Stanberry, who lived a humble life but made an impact on the world during his service as a pilot and gunner in World War II and then came back to his hometown, where he was the “go-to” person for tasks such as getting someone to a doctor’s appointment or helping with repairs at his church. While he had no children of his own, he made a difference, Guthrie said. “In all those ways he was trying to transform his community,” Guthrie said, before sharing with students the words Jesus spoke in Luke 6:43-45, “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by it’s own fruit…The good person out of the good treasure of his heart [See GRADUATION, Page 8]
Graduation Details While the event has been moved inside to the THS gym due to the likelihood of rain, 92 students are set to graduate from Trenton High School at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Doors will still open at 6 p.m. All guests should plan to enter through the activities entrance on the south side of the school. There will still be no limit on the number of patrons who may attend. The Performing Arts Center will be open for patrons to view the live stream if additional seating is required. The program includes selections by the THS Concert Band, under the direction of Ethan Stewart, and THS Gold Rush, under the direction of Tyler Busick, with Superintendent Mike Stegman giving the welcome. The featured speakers will be Carly Spencer, valedictorian, and Hannah Stark, salutatorian. Principal Kasey Bailey will recognize honor graduates and Bailey, Stegman and R-9 Board President Dorothy Taul will present diplomas. Those scheduled to receive diplomas, with honor graduates denoted by an *, include Allen Michael Airey, Zachary Austin Allen, Steven Lee Archuleta, Coy Benton Lamma Bachman, Patrick Logan Behen, Cierra Nicole Bettis, Ellie Lorene Boman*, Kael Douglas Brock, Owen Lee Brown, Trinity Noelle Burks, Kayleigh Michelle Campbell, Kasen Taylor Christy, Lanie May Collins, Holly Beth Copeland, Brayden Justus Crider, Emma Lou Curtis, Noah Ferrel Curtis, Jenna Nichole Dillon, Emma Elizabeth Dodson, Morgan Ellen Dolan, Sydney Lauren Ellis, Kristi Elizabeth Ewing, Caleb Dillon Glenn Fender, Brice Scott Gibler*, Travis Gene Gifford, Lexi Kay Gott*, Skylar Brianne Gott*, Jaycie Marie Griffin*, Kidridge Hobus Griffin*, Quincy Kole Griffin, Melanie Rosaura Guerrero, Chloe Beth Harris*, Preston Blake Harris, [See DETAILS, Page 8]
Pool Facing Big Lifeguard Shortage Parks Hit Hard By Vandalism Over The Weekend
Opening day for the Trenton Family Aquatic Center is rapidly approaching and as of right now there simply aren’t enough lifeguards to have the pool open in its traditional for-
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mat. The Trenton Park Board met on Wednesday night at the upper Moberly Park shelter house. The pool staffing crisis dominated much of the meeting, which lasted just under 20 minutes. As of Wednesday evening, the board had only received six lifeguard applications for the summer of 2021. That small response comes even after park superintendent David Shockley took applications to
the high school, hoping to garner interest. The board discussed several options for increasing interest in serving as a lifeguard over the summer. Suggestions to raise the base pay — lifeguards currently start at $8 an hour with a 25 cent raise for each additional year served — and paying for potential lifeguards’ training and certification were discussed, but the board ultimately made no motion on either of those options.
The board also discussed only having certain sections of the pool open on a rotation basis if they were unable to get a full staff put together by opening day. Shockley had a planned meeting with pool manager Taylor Richman, who was hired after being the only applicant for the position, on Thursday to go over potential assistant managers and advised he would talk with her about [See PARKS, Page 8]
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The Missouri FFA Association recognized Kidridge Griffin of the Trenton FFA Chapter as the State Star Farmer at the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention. He is pictured with his parents, Ethan and Amanda Griffin, front row; and his advisors, back row, Kabel Oaks and Sadie Roy. The State Star Farmer is chosen based upon outstanding production agriculture in the student’s supervised agricultural experience program and active participation in FFA. Additional details can be found on page 6.
New Tower Location Drawing Backlash Commission Votes To Recommend Not Approving Site
Opposition to the location of a tower that will boost wireless coverage in Trenton resulted in the Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission voting to recommend that the city council not approve the proposed location of the tower. Gary Buster, site acquisition specialist for KGI Wireless, Inc., appeared at the meeting to discuss the request for a conditional use permit to placement of a Verizon Wireless tower on property at 212 E. Seventh St. The property is owned by Mark and Marilyn Silkwood, but they do not live at that location. They were present at the meeting but did not address the commission. Three persons spoke out in opposition to the proposed 150-foot monopole, Jon Guthrie, Dr. Paul Cox and Chris Hoffman, while it was noted that there had been five letters written to the commission in opposition. Guthrie’s main concern was safety, noting that the tower would be 80 yards from his property. Buster said Verizon has a comprehensive safety compliance plan to meet all federal safety standards. He said the radio frequency emis-
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The Trenton High School tennis team picked up a 9-0 win over Cameron on Monday. Trenton will see Cameron again at the Class 1, District 15 Tournament next week where the Bulldogs are the top-seeded team. SPORTS, PAGE 2
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sions levels would be below the safety standards of the Federal Communications Commission and would be comparable to bluetooth devices or a baby monitor. The 5G technology, he said, is well within the federal limits and would be comparable to wifi routers, bluetooth devices, etc. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs told the commission and those present that federal statute prohibits local decisions on the placement of towers premised directly or indirectly on the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions, assuming that the provider is in compliance with the FCC’s radio frequency rules. Briggs also told members of the commission that he had sent some information to them about 5G technology and said there is nothing inherently unsafe about 5G technology. Dr. Cox and Hoffman, as well as Guthrie, addressed the fact that the proposed location is in a residential area. Buster said that the tower would “kink” if there was ever wind strong enough to topple it; it would not fall straight over. He said because it is under 200 feet tall, there would not be lights on it. Guthrie also questioned how placing the tower in the area would affect home values and resale. Buster said that the millennial generation would be happy to have the [See TOWER, Page 8]
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Roeder Scores Medal, Tennis Team Cruises Past Cameron, 9-0 Bulldogs Place Sixth Bulldogs Win have both had solid seasons and continue to improve.” Also in varsity action was Bo Meeker, who finished the tournament with a score of 139, shooting nine-hole scores of 65 and 74. The team mark of 415 Gavin Roeder has put in the placed the Bulldogs sixth overwork this season. He wanted to all out of 10 schools that were make the most out of his senior able to record team scores. golf campaign and it showed Trenton was two strokes beearly when the team began hind Stanberry’s fifth-place practice this spring. total of 413. Now, his hard work has paid South Harrison won the off in the form of All-Grand team conference title with a River Conference honors. mark of 347, fending off runRoeder led Trenton with a ner-up Milan’s score of 357 consistent day at the GRC and third-place Maysville’s Championships at the Veterans mark of 403. Gallatin, which Memorial Golf Course in recorded a score of 407, was Cameron, shooting a 93 to fourth. place in a tie for ninth overall. Individually, Jarrett CourtThe top 10 at the tournament ney of Milan was the conferreceive medals and all-confer- ence’s Champion Golfer of the ence honors. Year, shooting a 79. Landon “I was very happy for Marticke of Stanberry was secGavin,” Trenton coach Travis ond with an 80 and Cole TayMullenix said. “He did what he lor of South Harrison rounded needed to do today and was out the top three individuals able to earn a conference with a score of 81. medal. He’s really enjoyed this vs. CHILLICOTHE year and is working on his Trenton was at the Green game harder than he has in the Hills Golf Course on Tuesday past and it’s paying off.” for a make-up dual with the Roeder carded a 47 on the Chillicothe Hornets. The Bullfront nine and kept his consis- dogs carded a team score of tent approach going on the 209 at the event, falling to back, finishing that side with a Chillicothe’s mark of 175. 46 to reach his medal-winning Roeder again paced Trenton, tally. carding a score of 49 with a Behind Roeder, Chase Otto birdie and a par at the event. carded a 103. He scuffled to a Harris was one shot behind his 54 on the front nine, but turned teammate, shooting a 50 with in a back-nine 49. Brycin Loyd one par and Otto finished with was one stroke behind his a 54 and also parred one hole. teammate, shooting a 104. He Rounding out Trenton’s score carded a 50 on the back and a was Loyd, who had two pars 54 on the front. on his way to 56 on the day. “Brycin just simply didn’t Also in varsity action was finish his day well,” Mullenix Patrick Behen, who shot a 70. said. “He was right there comTrenton’s junior varsity also peting for a medal, but unfor- got to play at the dual. Meeker tunately had some rough holes led the second squad with a 66 to finish his round.” while Justin Hall and Dagan Rounding out Trenton’s Burkeybile had scores of 68 team score of 415 was Preston and 72 respectively. Hall had Harris, who shot a 115 with the lone par of the day for the nine-hole splits of 58 and 57. JV. “Preston played well and UP NEXT shot his best tournament score The Trenton golfers were in today and Chase was close to Class 2, District 4 Tournament his goal of breaking 100, but action on Monday at the fell just short,” Mullenix said. Shirkey Golf Course in Rich“Being first year golfers, they mond.
Trenton Travels To Cameron For Annual GRC Tournament
All But One Point In Sweep
TRENTON 9 CAMERON 0
It was almost as dominant a performance as you can have in high school tennis. The 9-0 sweep was plenty good enough for the Trenton Bulldogs, though, even if they just missed sweeping every match by 8-0 scores. In the number-one doubles match, however, Cameron scratched across a point as Trent Villacampa and Bradyn Sager picked up an 8-1 win. That one lone point would be all Cameron would get, though. Jonin Villacampa and Maverick Sole followed with an 8-0 win and the duo of Riley Walker and Dylan Smith won 8-0 as well. From that point on, the rout was on. Singles play saw Trenton pick up 8-0 wins in all six matches to complete the sweep. Both Villacampas, Sager, Sole, Walker and Victor Markell picked up perfect wins without dropping a point anywhere along the line. Trenton moved within a single victory of hitting double digits in the win column as a result. The Bulldogs now sit at 9-2 overall on the year. BENTON TOURNAMENT The Bulldogs placed third at the Benton Tennis Tournament in St. Joseph on Wednesday. Trenton defeated LeBlond in the opening round 4-1, but fell 4-1 to Maryville in the semifinals. That placed Trenton in the third-place match against Chillicothe where the Bulldogs bounced back with a 4-0 win. The format of the tournament was played with three doubles teams and two individuals in singles play. With only seven players, Trenton had to forfeit one of the singles
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matches in each dual. Chillicothe was in the same boat, meaning the third-place match featured a double forfeit at number-two singles. The doubles team of Jonin Villacampa and Sole was Trenton’s only unbeaten entry on the day, going 3-0. Trent Villacampa and Sager were 2-1 on the day as was the duo of Walker and Smith and Markell, who was Trenton’s lone singles player at the tournament. UP NEXT Trenton has a rematch with Cameron on Monday as the Class 1, District 15 Tournament begins. Top-seeded Trenton will host fourth-seeded Cameron at 4 p.m. at the Carl Carpenter and Mike Bosley Courts. If Trenton repeats its win over the Dragons on Monday, the Bulldogs will host the winner of the Carrollton-Chillicothe semifinal for the district championship on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
CLASS 1, DISTRICT 15 TOURNAMENT 1 TRENTON 5/10 - 4 p.m. 4 CAMERON 5/11 - 4 p.m. 2 CARROLLTON 5/10 - 4 p.m. 3 CHILLICOTHE
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Trenton Drops Moved Contest In Chilli Bulldogs Fall As Home Team On The Road CHILLICOTHE 14 TRENTON 3 - 5 INN.
GAVIN ROEDER earned medalist honors at the Grand River Conference Golf Championships in Cameron on Monday. Roeder carded a score of 93, placing him in a tie for ninth overall. The top 10 at the tournament were named All-GRC honorees.
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MAVERICK SOLE hits a shot during the Bulldogs’ 9-0 win over Cameron on Tuesday. Sole combined with Jonin Villacampa for an 8-0 doubles win and took his singles match 80 as well.
A game scheduled to be played at Burleigh Grimes Field in Trenton on Monday was moved to Chillicothe due to heavy rains in The Five Point City. The move to Shaffer Park did not affect the Trenton High School baseball team in terms of home-field advantage — Trenton still hit in the bottom of each inning, playing as the home team — but it didn’t help them on the scoreboard as the Hornets handled Trenton 14-3 in five innings. Chillicothe plated four runs in the top of the first before the Bulldogs ever even came to the plate. A five-run third pushed the lead to 9-0 before Trenton finally got on the board.
Inning 12345 R H E Chillicothe - 4 0 5 5 0 — 14 19 1 TRENTON - 0 0 2 0 1 — 3 3 1 Chillicothe Trenton Team AB R H BI BB K Baxter 2 0 1 0 0 0 Hibner 2 1 1 1 0 1 Bonderer 2 1 2 0 0 0 Cox 2 1 2 1 0 0 Word 2 1 1 1 0 0 Collins 2 0 1 2 0 1 Winder 2 1 1 0 0 0 Swift 1 0 0 1 0 1 Ga. Leamer 2 1 1 2 0 0 Pyle 2 0 1 1 0 0 Miller 1 0 1 1 0 0 Keith 2 2 1 0 0 0 Brandsgaard 1 0 1 0 0 0 Constant 2 2 1 1 1 0 Hanson 3 1 1 2 1 1 Wages 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gr. Leamer 3 2 3 1 0 0 CR: Larson 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 14 19 14 2 5 2B - Ga. Leamer, Cox, Miller, Constant, Keith, Word, Hanson 3B - Collins HBP - Keith, Swift SB - Larson
Batter AB R H Otto 2 1 0 Gibler 2 0 1 Brock 3 0 0 Wiggins 1 0 0 Shreckengaust 1 0 0 Taylor 2 0 1 McCullough 2 0 0 Cagle 2 1 1 Clause 1 1 0 Totals 16 3 3 2B - Gibler HBP - Shreckengaust
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Pitcher IP H R ER BB K Collins 2 1 0 0 1 2 Pyle 1 1 2 2 2 1 Gr. Leamer 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hibner 1 1 1 1 1 2 Totals 5 3 3 3 4 6 L - Pyle HBP - Collins Pitches-Strikes - Collins 33-17, Pyle 22-11, Gr. Leamer 11-7, Hibner 19-12
Pitcher IP H R ER BB K Shreckengaust 2.1 12 9 9 1 3 Wiggins 1 2 3 3 1 1 Gibler 1.2 5 2 2 0 1 Totals 5 19 14 14 2 5 L - Shreckengaust HBP - Wiggins, Gibler Pitches-Strikes - Shreckengaust 61-41, Wiggins 23-11, Gibler 35-20
In the bottom of the third, Trenton got two runs back, but
Chillicothe answered with another five runs in the fourth.
Trenton plated one more run in the bottom of the fifth, but that was it and the game was called by the 10-run rule with Trenton trailing by 11 runs. Brice Gibler had a double, one of just three hits Trenton collected in the loss. He also drove in a run, as did Kael Brock. Collin Taylor and Gavin Cagle each had singles in the loss and Cagle, Brayden Clause and Tucker Otto scored the three Bulldog runs. On the hill, Bobby Shreckengaust took the loss, throwing the first two and one-third innings. He allowed nine runs on 12 hits and a walk while striking out three. Brayden Wiggins and Gibler combined to throw the rest of the game, each allowing at least two runs. With the loss, Trenton fell to 2-11 overall on the season. UP NEXT Trenton will look to bounce back on Monday, traveling to Jamesport to take on a TriCounty-Gallatin co-op team. The first pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.
NCMC Softball Advances To Bracket Pirates Wins Two-OfThree To Best State Fair, Keep Season Alive The North Central Missouri College softball team took a best-of-three series over State Fair Community College last
weekend in what was essentially a Region 16 play-in series. The Pirates split with State Fair on Saturday, winning the opener 6-0 before falling 6-4 in game two. That sent the series to a winner-take-all game on Sunday where the Pirates prevailed 7-0. With the 2-1 showing against State Fair, NCMC moved to 40-11 overall on the season. Casey Stout was the winning pitcher in
both games, firing a combined 14 innings, allowing just three hits and three walks while striking out 13. Abby Dobbins had the lone home run in the series. The series win placed NCMC into the Region 16 championship bracket — a four-team, double-elimination tournament. NCMC, seeded third, takes on second seeded Three Rivers in the opener for the tournament today (Friday) at host school Jefferson College in Hillsboro.
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Trenton Girls Finish Second At GRC Meet In Bethany Ewing And Simpson Capture Individual Conference Titles
Trenton’s Kristi Ewing and Princeton’s Lauren Krohn have had quite the rivalry on the track this season. They have traded victories here and there, but on Tuesday at the Grand River Conference championships in Bethany, the rivalry came to a head as the two faced off for the final time with conference championships on the line. It was Ewing, who took two-ofthree from Krohn at South Harrison’s Memorial Stadium, claiming a trio of conference championships. Ewing was first in the 200- and 400-meter dashes, fending off Krohn, who was runner-up in each event. Ewing also
added a conference championship in the 4x400-meter relay, combining with Ava Simpson, Shay Westerhof and Gracyn Rongey to win that event. Krohn did finish ahead of Ewing in the 100-meter dash, but their battle in that event was for third as Albany’s Lily Wilson and Maysville’s Rylie Boyer ran one-two respectively in that event. Krohn picked up one conference championship in the 4x200-meter relay as Princeton took home that title, but she also got the big award as the Tigers laid claim to the first GRC conference team championship in school history, winning the meet with 99 team points. Trenton simply didn’t have the depth to match Princeton in the team standings, finishing in a tie with Maysville for second place after collecting 72 points. The Bulldogs outscored every conference foe on the track, but netted just five points in the field, ultimately costing them a shot
at the league crown. Still, there were plenty of bright spots for Trenton. Ewing’s championship time in the 200-meter dash was 27.51, while she won the 400 with a time of 1:00.37. She was fourth in the 100 with a time of 13.76. In the 4x400, Ewing and her teammates broke the tape in a time of 4:29.14. Simpson, who handed the baton to Ewing for the final leg of the relay, also collected an individual conference championship in the 1,600-meter run where she was first with a time of 5:53.53. She was also second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:42.63 and was second in the 3,200 as well, placing runner-up in that event with a time of 12:25.27. Rongey and Westerhof added five and three points respectively, bringing the total points scored by Trenton’s core four to 69. Rongey was seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 8.98 meters, seventh in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 55.76 and eighth
in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 20.07. Westerhof, meanwhile, added a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.67 and an eighth-place showing in the 100 with a time of 14.35. Trenton got three points outside of Ewing, Simpson, Rongey and Westerhof. Morgan King was seventh in the discus with a throw of 25.94 meters and Emma Roberts finished right behind her, taking eighth in the event with a throw of 25.13 meters. TRENTON BOYS The Trenton boys placed 12th out of 15 schools at the conference meet, tallying 21 points at the event. Dylan Spencer was the highest finisher for the Trenton boys, scoring five points with a fourth-place finish in the discus. Spencer used a toss of 35.42 meters to place fourth. Kayden Spencer, meanwhile, finished sixth in both the 3,200- and 1,600-meter runs. He finished the 3,200 with a time of 11:46.2 and com-
pleted the 1,600 in a time of 5:25.32. Other placewinners for the Trenton boys included Trevor Murphy, fifth in the shot put with a throw of 11.72 meters; Gabe Novak, eighth in the 400meter dash with a time of 56.49; the 4x400-meter relay team of Gabe Stark, Novak, Kayden Spencer and Cameron Christy, fifth with a time of 3:53.07; and the 4x100-meter relay team of Stark, Levi Johnson, Christy and Michael Nyakoojo, eighth with a time of 51.92. Milan won their first Grand River Conference title on the boys side with 113.5 team points. Putnam County was second with 99.5 points and Princeton rounded out the top three with 90. UP NEXT Trenton will travel to St. Joseph on Tuesday for the Benton Relays, their final tune up before the Class 3, District 8 meet in Chillicothe on Saturday, May 15.
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THE TRENTON DAWGS attended the North Area Track Meet for Special Olympics in Kirksville on Saturday, April 24. The team received 16 gold medals, five silver medals and two bronze medals at the meet. Members of the team included, from left, front row, coach Judy Rash, Sydney Johnson; middle row, Case Davis, Pierce Rash, Oletha Stark, Kurtis Brewer; back row, Samantha Johnson, Bob Johnson, Jeffery Jackson, Tanner Clem, Devin McGuire, coach Jen Johnson, James Ross and Will Johnson.
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL powerlifters competed in the Kansas and Missouri Powerlifting competition in Kansas City on Saturday. THS football coach Kevin Hixson, left, Caleb Johnson, middle and Sam Gibson, right, all placed first in their respective divisions. Hixson won the Masters 2, 242-pound division with a bench press of 380 pounds, squat of 502 pounds and deadlift of 408 pounds. Johnson won the high school 220-pound division with a 259 bench, 450 squat and 485 deadlift. Gibson won the high school 198-pound division with a 240 bench, 355 squat and 419 deadlift. Trenton is looking to continue to build its powerlifting team and hopes to host a powerlifting event sponsored by the Natural Athlete Strength Association in the future.
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NEWSPAPER CHANGES The announcement this week that the Gallatin newspaper is planning to cease operations at the end of the month is a sobering development. Being in the newspaper business for over 45 years myself, I think it will be unfortunate that the community of Gallatin will be without a weekly newspaper, something it has been fortunate to have for over 150 years. I’m not sure where Daviess County residents will turn to for the information that the newspaper provided to them each week. I worry what the future holds for small businesses in general and newspapers in particular. People who haven’t worked in or owned a small business can’t really understand how challenging it is until they’ve experienced it themselves. The more locally-owned businesses we lose, the worse off we’re going to be as a community. Being in business before the Covid pandemic hit was hard enough. And now, for a lot of businesses it’s bordering on impossible. I know of no local business that hasn’t been affected by the fallout of last year’s Covid shutdown and disruption of production. Every local business has difficulty with getting inventory, much higher prices for that inventory, or both. And without inventory to sell, a business can’t stay in business, and provide jobs for employees, for very long. This decision will also have an effect on us since Gallatin Publishing Co. is where the Republican-Times and Green Hills Weekly are printed. We will have to find a new place to be printed. Not all of the answers are known at this time, but it could involve changes in our deadlines and the delivery schedules to our subscribers. We will keep you posted on those developments as they occur, but for now we ask for your patience as we work our way through these changes.
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Capitol Perspectives: A Possible Tax Increase by Phill Brooks
One of the fascinating issues for the 2021 legislative session has been the idea of a tax increase. You would think such an idea would be dead on arrival in a Republican-controlled legislature.
GUEST EDITORIALS But the issue is far more complicated. Essentially, it's a proposal to impose a sales tax on your online purchases from merchants with no physical presence in Missouri, and thus -- with some exceptions -- not subject to state or local sales taxes. Since 1967 and confirmed in 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state cannot impose a tax on sales from a merchant located in another state. Ironically, the first case involved an effort by Illinois to collect sales taxes from a small mail-order business in Missouri. By 2017, the congressional Government Accounting Office estimated that tax prohibition had cost states, collectively, $13 billion in lost tax revenue. Supreme Court cases have cited even higher figures. For several years, to get around that restriction, a multi-state compact was developed by which a merchant would be taxed on sales to another state. The merchant's state then would remit those taxes to the state where the purchase was sent, but only if the receiving state was part of the compact. But it was a complicated system requiring a degree of conformity in taxing among the compact states. Ultimately, less than half of the nation's states joined the "Streamlined
Sales Tax" compact. Missouri never did, despite numerous bills to join the compact. Also not joining the compact was Illinois, the state whose efforts to tax a Missouri business for sales to Illinois residents led to the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision. However, in 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court substantially changed the game with a narrow, 54 decision that overturned that 1967 decision. In South Dakota v. Wayfair, the court held the state could impose a sales tax on a merchant from another state if that merchant has a significant level of sales in the state -- more than 200 transactions or $200,000 or more in sales in a year. It also opened the door to impose state sales taxes on what are termed "market place facilitators" which handle sales by a variety of small businesses to other states -- if the quantity or amount of sales to a state by the facilitator meets the Wayfair decision requirements. Although many states quickly took advantage of the Wayfair decision to increase state revenues, implementation stalled in the Republican-controlled Missouri legislature. Missouri now is the only state without a law to fully tax out-of-state online sales. But COVID-19 has made the issue more pressing for Missouri legislators. Lawmakers of both parties argued that with consumers reluctant to shop at brick-and mortar stores because of the disease, more Missourians are learning there's a sales-tax cost advantage to shopping online. This year, at a news conference
after his inauguration, Republican Gov. Mike Parson voiced support for the idea with an indirect reference to COVID-19. "We did have a lot of people staying at home and how much of a disadvantage it was to local Missouri businesses. And we've got to be able to find solutions to that." The financial gain for state government from taxing these online sales is enormous. Missouri legislative staff estimate the idea, when fully implemented, could generate nearly $200 million per year for various state funds when fully implemented. But a major controversy has been what to do with that extra state tax money. Parson has proposed putting a lot of the money into a cash reserve fund that he could allocate during times of emergencies or budget stress. Some Republican legislators have proposed using the extra money for state income tax cuts for Missourians that could exceed the gains from the Wayfair tax. Another issue has been how to include in the Wayfair tax process the variety of different local sales tax rates that require local voter approval. ======================= [Phill Brooks has been a Missouri statehouse reporter since 1970, making him dean of the statehouse press corps. He is the statehouse correspondent for KMOX Radio, director of MDN and an emeritus faculty member of the Missouri School of Journalism. He has covered every governor since the late Warren Hearnes.]
Local Veterans’ Advocate Shares Information About VA Letters to the Editor To The Editor: Military communication with the VA has to be better. The way it is, veterans have to prove that they were injured in the military. The VA makes veterans prove that they not only served, but makes them prove their injuries were caused by the IEDs, artillery, gun shots, burns, chemical exposure, biological, chemical and radiation weapons exposure. Often due to military classification, proof is thin at best. To put it in civilian terms “guilty until proven innocent.” The VA assumes most veterans lie! When the VA does acknowledge a disability is service-connected instead of covering it and compensating the veteran, the VA makes veterans go back and refile for years to get the benefits promised when they enlisted. (It was discovered the VA was giving bonuses to employees for “saving the VA money” for not giving benefits). Rural America is for the most
part overlooked. Veterans have, in the past and in some cases presently, expected to drive hundreds of miles to and from a VA facility for simple care. Under President Trump’s Community Care Act this was supposed to be addressed. However very little information was released to veterans to inform them. When VA doctors refer a veteran to community care due to living more than 45 minutes away from a VA facility or wait times are too long, the doctors can face reprisal from the VA management. Due to this, doctors are afraid to inform veterans. The VA is also afraid that too many veterans will switch to community care and they will lose their employment. Early community care was called “fee base”. Under fee base most providers had to fight to get paid - some waiting over a year to get paid. This adversely affects veterans as providers are reluctant to take a veteran as a patient. ER care is almost nonexistent. If you are a veteran and are taken to a civilian hospital the VA may not pay for it if they don’t consider it an emergency. Due to these issues veterans stay home
and either pay out of pocket for care or die at home due to gross neglect and inadequate care. Mental health is getting a little better after thousands of veterans have committed suicide or self-medicated with illegal drugs trying to escape the pain and mental anguish caused by war PTSD and depression being a large part. PTSD and depression are the largest killers of veterans, out-pacing cancer and all other diseases. Most VA employees are civilians and have never served in the military. Due to this, most don’t understand the frustration that veterans feel. A lot of veterans, law enforcement, firefighters and people who have suffered mental trauma are scared to voice that they need care. They fear that their hunting privileges and the right to protect their homes will be taken away. As a Veteran Service Officer, and Veterans Service Information Officer I have had to do several wellness checks on veterans. Their family and friends contact me saying we have not heard from him or her for some time. More than I care to remember I find the veteran dead on the floor due to compli-
cations from disabilities that should have been covered by the VA. Several aging veterans who cannot drive or are limited on driving slip through the cracks. To address this in our community, there is a VA shuttle service free to Veterans. Unfortunately this is not the norm. ONE ISSUE THAT ANGERS ME!!!!!! - veterans who serve in covert operations have to prove without giving classified information that they served. The veterans have to prove they were injured in the military or were a POW. More often than not I have to contact the enemies or former enemies of the USA to get documents proving the veterans were in fact a POW or injured and treated by enemy hospitals. This is a travesty that must stop! Today several young veterans have resorted to taking videos and photos of their service, knowing they will have to prove what happened to them and their comrades. As a veteran and Veterans Service Officer I have experienced reprisal and punitive backlash. When VA and some government officials are proven
wrong and the veteran is entitled to healthcare, I and my family have faced compensation reviews and lowered compensation checks. This adversely affects my family and me. I can no longer work a normal job due to my health. Due to this, most Veteran Service Officers are very guarded helping veterans. This causes the veterans to face even more challenges getting help. The very people tasked with the job of helping veterans have to fear reprisal. This dishonors all the veterans that have fought and died to defend our freedoms we all enjoy and take for granted. Retired veterans trying to get help with service-connected disabilities get a slap in the face. For example, a veteran receives 50% disability. Currently, if the veteran receives $1000 retirement from the military the VA takes $500 of the veteran’s retirement check and gives it back to them as compensation. Instead of raising their income it stays the same or in some cases lowers their income. THIS IS AN INSULT! A veteran that serves 20 to 34 years plus has earned their retirement. Instead the VA
should give $500 to the veteran on top of their retirement. Retired veterans face health issues most civilians would consider hell on earth to put it mildly; most civilians will never face this. Although better than Vietnam Veterans who were spit on and called baby killers, I have faced prejudice and discrimination finding employment when I was able to hold a job. Potential employers would tell me as a veteran I might miss work due to health. Or that my master’s degree in Biological, Chemical, Nuclear warfare with a minor in explosives science and practice has no value to them. I had to take pre-med before I could learn how to disassemble the human immune system. I also had to take strategy, advanced logistics, human psychiatry, finance, battlefield management, troop movement, facility management, staff management, international law and how it affected military decisions, ballistics and paramedic training just to give you an idea. Respectfully, Wayne Kleinschmidt Veterans Service Officer
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COMMUNITY/LOCAL Pi Master Meets At North 65 Center
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The Grand River Garden Club has selected the lawn of Trenton Middle School to receive its Beautification Award for the month of May.
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A tree donated by Rosemary Hill Tree Farm has been donated to the Trenton Park Department in honor of Arbor Day, which was Friday, April 30. Assistant Park Superintendent Hunter Trask is pictured with the tree, a Royal Raindrop Crabapple, which was planted at Gladys Grimes Park at Lake Trenton.
Pi Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Wednesday May 5 for a luncheon meeting at the North 65 Center. Mary Lou Crawford conducted the business meeting and gave a report on two members who are ill. Jean Rousselot gave the treasurer’s report. A thank you note was read from Debbie Huffstutter. Hilda Hutchinson reported she had given memorial books to Debbie Huffstutter with Lois Moore’s information and Martha Roberts with Rosetta Sawyer’s information. Delores Newton gave each member their program book. Ms. Crawford announced that the theme for Founder’s Day is “Sisters By Choice”. Those present were Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Rousselot, Mrs. Hutchinson, Phyllis Anderson and Mrs. Newton. The next meeting will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12 at the North 65 Center.
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cious brunch for the chapter. Connie Key provided the program on the Mighty Oaks Foundation, Veteran Recovery Program and the Greater Good Veterans program which feeds homeless veterans for free. It was announced the DAR state convention will be held
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Resound Fest, a free Christian music festival, will return to Miracle Hills Ranch in Bethany for its 11th year on June 11-12. Music at the festival kicks off on Friday, June 11, at 3 p.m. and wraps up after the community worship service on Sunday, June 13 at 9 a.m. Onsite camping is also available. Resound Fest 2021 will feature Jeremy Camp, Building 429, I Am They, Chochran & Co., Leanna Crawford, Jamie Kimmett, Johnathan Stone and Break The Fall, as well as 9th Hour, Brendyn, Doug Johnson, Faith Head, Bred 4 War and Joe Guerra.
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For the full festival lineup, including stage times, visit www.resoundfest.org. Resound Fest is a familyfriendly event with many activities for kids and adults such as swimming pool/waterslide, canoeing/paddle boats, volleyball, basketball, and more. There is a small charge for some of these activities. Activity passes can be purchased at the festival. Thanks to support from local churches, businesses and individuals, admission to Resound Fest is completely free of charge. To reserve a camping spot or for more information, visit www.resoundfest.org.
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The NCMC Campus Store would like to thank the following businesses/organizations for their contributions to show our students that we appreciate them and that we are glad they chose North Central Missouri College to further their education. We have the BEST contributing businesses around the area. Please patronize them for always stepping up and giving! *Cross Hall Coffee Shop *Fast Lanes Bowling *Fueled Up Nutrition *Green House Rolls *Hy-Vee *Landes Oil (Amoco) *Main Stop *Maurices (Chillicothe) *McDonald’s *NCMC Alumni Association
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Trenton Area Calendar of Events SATURDAY Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th & Harris, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grief Share Self-Help Group, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 4:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. Laredo Alumni, Laredo School; Open House, 1 p.m.; Business Meeting, 2:00 p.m.
SUNDAY Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m. MONDAY Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 357-2367.
North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Light and Lively Exercise Group and Cards, 12:30 p.m. Lose to Win Club, Wesley United Methodist Church. Weigh-in at 10:30 a.m., meeting at 11 a.m. For more information, call 359-6144.
Trenton Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon. Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m. Spickard Coffee Club, Wise Community Center, 8 a.m.
TUESDAY North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.
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Trenton FFA Chapter Receives Top Award At State Convention The Missouri FFA Association named Trenton FFA as the Top Chapter in the state. The chapter placed first out of 351 chapters, while one of its members was named the State Star Farmer and two teams placed in competition. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality Chapter Standards and a Program of Activities that emphasize growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture. Chapters are rewarded for providing educational experiences for the entire membership. Gold Emblem Top Chapter Awards are sponsored by FCS Financial. The Trenton FFA growing leaders activities included hillbilly hoedown where members displayed teamwork and leadership skills through a fun, fast-paced outdoor superfarmer-style contest. After Covid-19 shut down chapter barnwarming, the chapter found different ways to allow members to complete challenges and grow their leadership abilities. Chapter activities in the strengthening agriculture category included Thank-aFarmer. This activity sponsored by local agribusinesses and featured in the Trenton Republican-Times allowed members to write eight weekly features leading up to National FFA Week. The articles focussed on agricultural facts and statistics, and showcased local agriculture. Building communities activities included creating a pollination station, a habitat for over 125 plants of over 35 species to thrive outside the agriculture building. The Conservation of Natural Resources class was able to turn the landscaping area into a habitat for pollinators for years to come. The Trenton FFA Chapter advisors are Kabel Oaks and Sadie Roy. The top chapters compete for the National FFA Chapter Award. Winners will be announced this fall at the 94th
National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. The Missouri FFA Association recognized Kidridge Griffin of the Trenton FFA Chapter as the State Star Farmer at the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention. He is the son of Ethan and Amanda Griffin of Trenton. The State Star Farmer is chosen based upon outstanding production agriculture in the student’s supervised agricultural experience program and active participation in FFA. MFA, Inc., Columbia, sponsors the State Star Farmer Award. Griffin’s SAE consists of multiple ownership enterprises including his cow-calf operation. He started with an eightcow operation, and has expanded to 70 cows and two breeding bulls. Griffin typically backgrounds his calves to 700 lb. and markets them through sale barns in northern Missouri and southern Iowa. In addition, this past year, Griffin rented 104 acres for soybeans. He markets around 20 acres of corn locally and through Cargill, Kansas City. For his equine science SAE, Griffin maintains two horses and competes in team roping. Griffin served as chapter junior treasurer and sentinel, and currently serves as chapter president. He competed at state in conduct of chapter meetings, parliamentary procedure and grasslands evaluation career development events. The parliamentary procedure CDE team placed sixth. He also was top-six at state in the Missouri Quarter Horse Fall Speaking Contest. Griffin received the area diversified agriculture production proficiency award and was named Chapter Star Greenhand. In addition to FFA, Griffin has been on the honor roll, received the 95310 honor and served as a cadet teacher. Outside of school, Griffin is a member of the Oak Leaf Achievers 4-H Club and served as club president. He is also a member of the US Team Roping Championship. After graduating high school, Griffin’s plans include attending North Central Mis-
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Trenton FFA members, from left, Hannah Bowe, Kaci Persell and Gracyn Rongey accept the first-place Gold Emblem Chapter Activity Award during the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention, held April 30-May 1 in Sedalia. Only 10 percent of chapters receive the gold rating.
souri College in Trenton, where he plans to study agriculture and natural resources, crop production and livestock management. Griffin said his plans are to return to his family farm, while expanding his own cattle and row-crop operation. In other results, the Trenton FFA Chapter placed third in the meats evaluation and technology career development event at the convention. There were 24 teams in the competition. The team members include Kaci Persell, Gracyn Rongey, Colton Roy and Hannah Bowe. Individually, Persell placed fifth, Rongey placed tenth, Roy placed 11th and Bowe placed 32nd out of 88 participants. Participants in the event are required to complete comprehensive exams in meat selection, storage, cooking, nutrition and safety. They also are asked to perform activities involving mathematical formulas for making cost-efficient meat products. Competitors identify cuts of meat by species, retail trade name and prime cut identification. Sponsored by University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, CDEs prepare student members for career success, engage student learning and
The Trenton FFA Chapter placed third in the meats evaluation and technology career development event at the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention. The team members include from left, Hannah Bowe, Kaci Persell and Gracyn Rongey, back row, Colton Roy and Advisor Kabel Oaks. Individually, Persell placed fifth, Rongey placed 10th, Roy placed 11th and Bowe placed 32nd out of 88 participants.
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The Trenton FFA Chapter’s Conduct of Chapter Meetings team took sixth place at the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention, held April 30-May 1 in Sedalia. Team members include, from left, front row, Kinze Hanson, Kenzy Dolan, Kimberly Otto and Jena Harris; back row, Advisor Sadie Roy, Kate Clark, Emma Roberts and Cade Claycomb.
make a real connection to lifetime goals. In addition, the Trenton FFA Chapter placed sixth in the FFA conduct of chapter meetings leadership development event at the convention. Trenton team members are Emma Roberts, Cade Claycomb, Kenzy Dolan, Kinze
Hanson, Kate Clark, Kimberly Otto and Jena Harris. Trenton advisors are Kabel Oaks and Sadie Roy. Participating teams present opening and closing ceremonies and demonstrate meeting procedure. Individual team members also take a written exam. Grand River Technical
School sponsors this event and introduces ninth graders to parliamentary procedure. The Missouri FFA has 25,662 members representing 351 chapters. The national organization has more than 760,000 members representing 8,739 chapters in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
NASS Collecting Annual ARMS Data The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is collecting data from approximately 3,700 Missouri farmers and ranchers for its annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The survey looks at all aspects of U.S. agricultural production, the well-being of farm households, farm finances, chemical usage, and various
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country,” added Garino. “For maximum convenience, producers should complete the survey online at agcounts.usda.gov. Online reporting is fast and secure. Producers may also mail or fax their completed paper form to us.” All information from respondents is kept confidential, as required by federal law, and reported so that no individual operation or producer can be identified. For more information on how NASS protects information, visit www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. ARMS is a joint effort of NASS and USDA’s Economic Research Service. For more information about the 2021 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, visit nass.usda.gov/go/ARMS. For information on how these data are used in this region, or if you have any questions about this survey, please call the NASS Heartland Regional Field Office at (800) 5511014.
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AG BRIEFS Jon Schreffler Retires
The Thompson Research Center advisory committee, along with University of Missouri faculty and administrators, recently celebrated the retirement of Jon Schreffler, farm manager and employee of Thompson for 43 years. The celebration took place during the spring meeting of the advisory committee, which took place in mid-April. The committee also toured the new commodity barn and feedlot, and received updates on research being conducted at Thompson. Schreffler joined the Thompson Research Center, located west of Spickard as a part-time Jon Schreffler employee in 1978. Five months later, he was offered and accepted a full-time position. Schreffler became the herdsman at the Research Center in 1993 and was officially named the farm manager in 2010. Long-time Thompson employee Stoney Coffman has succeeded Schreffler as farm manager. “Much of the success of the Research Center can be attributed to Jon’s leadership, and we look forward to the continuation of that history with Stoney serving as farm manager,” said Bill Lamberson, director of the Division of Animal Sciences and interim superintendent of the Thompson Research Center. During the advisory committee meeting, the decision was also made to replace the traditional Thompson Research Center Field Day with a series of intensive workshops on cattle feeding, whole system reproductive management, silvopasture and applying genomic technologies. More information about those workshops will be announced at a later date.
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FORAGES FOR SUMMER GRAZING OR HAY PRODUCTION By Valerie Tate Field Specialist in Agronomy for University of Missouri Extension Summer annual forages such as pearl millet, sudangrass and sorghum sudangrass are widely used to fill a void in summer forage production or when renovating forage stands. Other crops such as foxtail millet, Japanese millet, or even improved varieties of crabgrass can be used. When moisture and soil nutrients are readily available, sorghum-sudangrass and pearl millet can produce six tons of forage per acre and crabgrass five tons of forage per acre during the growing season. Plant these summer annual forages in mid to late May when the soil temperature reaches 60 degrees. The key to maintaining high quality forage throughout the summer is to keep the plants from becoming too mature. Harvest or graze sorghum-sudangrass and pearl millet when the plants reach 24- to 36-inches in height, and leave a 10-inch stubble to promote regrowth. To maximize production, apply 60 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer at establishment, and 40 to 60 pounds after each harvest. Because it can be difficult to get the coarse stems of sorghums or millets to dry enough to bale as dry hay, making baleage by wrapping bales in plastic at a high moisture content is an alternative. Baleage is wrapped when the moisture content is between 45 and 60 percent compared to 18 percent moisture for dry hay. The keys to making high quality baleage are: • Make tight dense bales that are typically smaller than dry hay bales. • Wrap within 24 hours of
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mowing. • Wrap with at least four layers of 1-mil white plastic, six is better. • Store bales in a well-drained area, near the area where they will be fed. Crabgrass should be grazed or mowed for hay when it reaches 8- to 10-inches, but not more than 24-inches tall. Leave a 3-inch stubble for optimum regrowth. Fertilize crabgrass with 40 to 50 pounds of nitrogen at planting and again after the first harvest or grazing for maximum production. To maintain crabgrass in the stand the following season, stop grazing at least three weeks before a killing frost. The following spring lightly harrow the field to improve seed to soil contact. Use caution when grazing any of these annuals during periods of prolonged drought. Nitrates can accumulate in the lower stems resulting in nitrate poisoning. Make the second application of nitrogen fertilizer only if adequate moisture is available to minimize the risk of nitrate poisoning during drought. Prussic acid poisoning is also a concern with sorghum-sudangrass following plant injury from frost or stress from drought. Avoid grazing sorghum species before they reach 18inches in height and do not graze plants for 14 days after they have been stressed or damaged by drought, frost or hail. For more information, contact Valerie Tate, Field Specialist in Agronomy for University of Missouri Extension by email at tatev@missouri.edu or call 660895-5123. University of Missouri Extension programs are open to all.
A draft 2022-2026 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program that focuses on taking care of the state’s existing transportation system was presented Wednesday to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. A 30-day public review and comment period begins today. This STIP was developed assuming a federal funding level consistent with the last year of the FAST Act and includes the federal surface transportation funding provided by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), which was enacted on Dec. 27, 2020. Other funding assumptions include redirected CARES Act monies and bond issuances in 2023 and 2026 to be repaid with dedicated motor vehicle sales tax revenue which is deposited in the State Road Bond Fund per the Amendment 3 legislation. The STIP details an annual construction program that averages $1.1 billion per year for the five-year period. But it is insufficient to meet the state’s unfunded high-priority transportation needs that are estimated in MoDOT’s “Citizen’s Guide to Transportation Funding” at an additional $825 million per year. The draft STIP also includes detailed project information for non-highway modes of
transportation. It includes a section detailing planned operations and maintenance activities for the next three years, alongside expenditures for those same activities in the prior year. This additional information is provided to allow Missourians to more easily see how their transportation funding is invested. The draft 2022-2026 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program lists transportation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026). The proposed program is available for public review. Those interested in seeing the program or offering comments can contact MoDOT by email to STIPcomments@modot.mo.gov, by calling customer service at 1888-ASK-MoDOT (2756636), or by mail to Transportation Planning, Program Comments, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102. The program is also available on MoDOT's website: https://www.modot.org/ DRAFTSTIP. The formal comment period ends June 4, 2021. Following the public review period, the comments will be presented to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The Commission will review the comments and the final transportation program before considering it for approval at its July meeting.
Busy Bees 4-H Club Meets The Busy Bees 4-H Club met on April 18 at 2:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community Center. There were 12 members, six guests and one leader present. Rebecca Urich presided over the meeting, Kenzie Bower led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag and Caleb Bower led the 4-H Pledge. The roll call Question was, “How many days of school do you have left?” Project reports were presented by Bailey Williams and Hailey Kidd.
They reported on their pig projects, cleaned the pigs pens, gave shots and bought show pigs. Bailey and Hailey also helped their grandma fix Easter food. The snacks were provided by the Bower family. The demonstration was by Claire Woodard, who demonstrated on Energy Bites. The activity was marshmallow launchers. The meeting was adjourned and the next meeting is May 16.
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COVID Vaccine Clinics Set Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton and Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic in Princeton announced that they will be hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics one day each week in May. The Mercer County Clinic will be offering vaccinations each Thursday, and Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group will be offering the vaccine each Friday. The vaccination clinics are open to all area res-
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Commission Agenda Set The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session Tueday at the courthouse. Items on the announced agenda include a 9:30 a.m. meeting with Trenton City Ad-
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FFDD Board Meeting Set Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled will hold its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 10 at the Grundy County Courthouse. Those attending should use the east entrance. Items on the announced agenda include reports on finances, transportation, The Gifted Disability Team of Grundy County, the Grundy County Opportunity Center,
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“In all those ways he was trying to transform his community,” Guthrie said, before sharing with students the words Jesus spoke in Luke 6:43-45, “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by it’s own fruit…The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil.” Guthrie closed with an affirmation of the goodness he sees in the seniors and the opportunity that is before them as they begin a new chapter in their lives. “I see a lot of really good trees here tonight,” he said. “Now it’s your chance to go and bear fruit in the name of Jesus Christ and to transform the world.” In addition to Ms. Griffin, other students participating in the baccalaureate, which followed senior awards night, were Cole Soptic, who welcomed the class and challenged them to put the interest of others before themselves; Chase Otto, who gave the invocation; Amanda Parrack, who read the poem “Humans,” by Meagan Plunkett; Hannah Stark, who read Philippians 1:3-11; senior members of Gold Rush (Jordan Sullivan, Travis Gifford, Ms. Parrack, Katelyn Stevenson and Kayleigh Snuffer), who performed “The Lord Bless You and Keep You,”; and Brice Gibler, who gave the benediction. Prior to the service, seniors gathered in the Trenton Performing Arts Center to receive scholarships and awards, which included: North Central Missouri College Foundation Scholarships: Willis W. Alexander Scholarship - JilliAnn Nichols; Lynn Freeman Scholarship - Carly Spencer; Everett and Hazel Frey Memorial Scholarship Emma Curtis, Morgan Dolan, Skylar Gott, Jaycie Griffin, Olivia Roberts; Phil Hauck and Carl and Louise Roda Scholarship - Emily Owen; Charles D. and Mary Bruce Hoffman Scholarship - Payden McCullough; C.F. Russell Scholarship - Lexi Gott; Edward Scott Memorial Scholarship - Kierra Werteen; Mary Ruth Veach Scholarship Chloe Harris; Donald and Letha Mack Woodard Scholarship - Kidridge Griffin. THS Alumni Foundation Scholarship - Jessa Shipley. Shelter Insurance Scholarship - Carly Spencer. Charles Holmes Memorial Scholarship/Trenton Rotary Club Scholarship - Cole Soptic. Robert Bailey Memorial Scholarship - Carol Pattison. Linda Crooks Educational
Scholarship - Emily Owen, Amanda Parrack. Trenton Lions Club Scholarship - Lexi Gott, Jaycie Griffin. Cara McClellan Agency, LLC - American Family Insurance Scholarship - Jaycie Griffin, Maci Moore, Hannah Stark. Kadyn McClellan Memorial Scholarship Fund - Lexi Gott. DAR Good Citizen Award Emily Owen. Missouri State Elks - Jaycie Griffin. Drew Dolan Memorial Scholarship - Jimmy Miller. MFA Scholarship - Kidridge Griffin. Julia Louise Williams Key Welborn Memorial Scholarship - Ellie Boman. Brad Lovell Memorial Scholarship - Callie Jackson. Jose Sanchez Barron IV Memorial Scholarship - Sarah Tobias. Missouri Juvenile Justice Association Scholarship Emma Curtis. Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship - Carly Spencer. R.P. Hill Memorial Award Emilee Lovell. Ryan Bosley Memorial Scholarship - Brice Gibler. Mollie J. and Nelson G. Allen Scholarship Fund - Payden McCullough, Olivia Roberts. Trenton Masonic Lodge Scholarship - Royce Jackson, Payden McCullough. John T. Belcher Scholarship - Carly Spencer. Anonymous Scholarship Emma Curtis, Sydney Ellis, Callie Jackson, Carol Pattison, Jessa Shipley. Merle and Harold Ebbe Scholarship to NCMC - Carly Spencer. Hamilton Family Endowment Fund For Excellence Scholarship - Emily Owen. Trenton Coca-Cola Scholarship to NCMC - Payden McCullough, Amanda Parrack. American Citizenship Award - Chase Otto. George Washington Carver Awards - Emma Curtis, Skylar Gott, Jaycie Griffin, Royce Jackson, Evelyn McCullough, Emily Owen, Carly Spencer, Hannah Stark, Eric Wong. Joseph L. Norton Scholarship/Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 919 - Olivia Roberts. Firefighters Association of Missouri Scholarship - Brice Gibler. Student Council Scholarship - Cole Soptic. Overcoming Obstacles Award - Coy Bachman, Carly Wanstreet. Cindy Gott Memorial Scholarship - Brice Gibler, Jessa Shipley. Grundy County Farm Bureau Scholarship - Kidridge Griffin, Morgan Dolan. Landes Oil Scholarship Maci Moore. Grand River Technical School Certificates of Comple-
tion and Tech Prep Certification: Health Services Technology - Haven Sharp; Auto Service Technology - Coy Bachman, Beau Ireland; Computer Service Technology Kael Brock, Aidan MaxeyHild; Hospitality and Tourism Management - Kayleigh Campbell; Industrial Welding - Preston Harris, Brycin JohnsLoyd, Jacob Mehrhoff, Kierra Werteen. Certificate of Completion of the Upward Bound Program at North Central Missouri College - Kayleigh Campbell, Sydney Ellis, Callie Jackson, Amanda Parrack and Kayleigh Snuffer. Missouri Higher Education Academic Scholarship - Bright Flight - Eric Wong, Hannah Stark. President’s Award for Educational Excellence - Lexi Gott, Jaycie Griffin, Chloe Harris, Royce Jackson, Bailea Jeannoutot, Andrew MaxeyHild, Evelyn McCullough, Chase Otto, Amanda Parrack, Carly Spencer, Hannah Stark, Kierra Werteen, Eric Wong. Westminster College Winston S. Churchill Scholarship Hannah Stark. Northwest Missouri State University University Scholar, A-Plus Scholarship Kayleigh Snuffer. University of Missouri Excellence Award - Evelyn McCullough. Missouri Valley College Scholarship - Camdyn Leeper. United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award Royce Jackson, Carly Spencer. United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award Brice Gibler, Maci Moore. Army National Guard- Kael Brock, Jimmy Miller, Chase Otto, Kayden Spencer, Jordan Sullivan. United States Army - Wayne Siebenborn, Coy Taylor. John Philip Sousa Award Sarah Tobias. Outstanding Senior Band Award - Kayleigh Snuffer. United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence - Travis Gifford. NCMC Basketball Scholarship - Maci Moore. Missouri Western State University Track and Field Scholarship - Kristi Ewing. MSHSAA Award of Excellence - Royce Jackson, Maci Moore. C.F. Russell Award - Brice Gibler, Kristi Ewing. Three-Sport Athlete Award Kael Brock, Brice Gibler, Kayden Spencer. Honor Graduates - Ellie Boman, Brice Gibler, Lexi Gott, Skylar Gott, Jaycie Griffin, Kidridge Griffin, Chloe Harris, Royce Jackson, Andrew Maxey-Hild, Evelyn McCullough, Chase Otto, Amanda Parrack, Carly Spencer, Hannah Stark and Eric Wong.
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high speed internet coverage. In discussing how the location was selected, Buster said an area close to the river had also been considered, but it was too low and had the possibility of flooding. Property owned by Riverside Country Club was also considered, however Buster said the Seventh Street location was selected based on its access and proximity to utilities. He said the Seventh Street location is right in the middle of where it is needed to provide the best coverage. The owners of the property where the tower is ultimately located will be financially compensated. When Guthrie asked if the RCC golf course location is off the table, Buster replied that it is at this point. Dr. Cox said he is not so concerned with safety as he is with how the tower will look. He said for a little more money, the company could move the tower down the road to the RCC and not be in a residential area. Chris Betz, noting that five people had taken the time to send letters and three citizens had spoken up at the meeting, made a motion to recommend that the council deny the request, which was seconded by David Mlika, third ward councilman. Voting in favor of the recommendation to deny the request were Betz, Mlika, Tom Stickler, Jean Peace, Donnie Vandevender and Michael Ormsby. Mayor Linda Crooks voted no. Following the vote, Briggs reminded the commission that federal law requires that any denial of an application must be made in writing. The statute also states that the written denial must include “substantial
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recruiting additional lifeguards. The pool committee also agreed to hold a meeting early next week to consider the possible base pay raise and training stipends proposed, but a date and time was not set. “I never dreamed we would be in this situation,” board president Duane Helmandollar said. Vandalism Shockley’s superintendent's report noted that several incidents of vandalism had occurred around Eastside Park and Moberly Park over the weekend. Spray paint was used to deface bathrooms, playground equipment, picnic tables, the skate park, the live-
Michael Dale McCullough, Jake Riley McNabb, Jacob Reilly Mehrhoff, James Henry Miller, Maci Nicole Moore, JilliAnn Nichole Nichols, Chase Michael Otto*, Emily Aaliyah Nicole Owen, Neva Deanna-Diane Owens, Alexis Kaye Palmer, Amanda Parrack*, Carol Ann Pattison, Jadalynn Arya Roberts, Olivia Ann Roberts, Gavin James Roeder, Katelyn Sierra Rossell, Hannah Nichole Scott, Haven Nicole Sharp, Jessa Lynn Shipley, Wayne Ferril Siebenborn, Kayleigh Skylar Snuffer, Cole Tanner
Soptic, Emily Dawn Spears, Carly Amber Spencer*, Kayden Justus Spencer, Hannah Grace Stark*, Katelynn AnnMarie Stevenson, Tre Matthew Strough, Jordan Tyler Sullivan, Coy Alan Taylor, Sarah Louise Tobias, Jennifer Trinh Hong Tran, Breanna Nicole Ulberg, Canyon Garrett VonBurg, Carly Paige Wanstreet, Kennedy Claire Wanstreet, Jordan Olivia Wendt, Kierra Elisha Joy Werteen*, Chloe Eden White, Eric Kong Ching Wong*, Kenzie May Yuille, Zachary Ryan Zuptich.
evidence in a written record.” The request will now go to the full council for consideration at its Monday, May 10 meeting. A second public hearing was held during the meeting to discuss the issue of whether the proposed Downtown Historic Preservation District meets the criteria set forth in the city’s code. Dan Dennis, chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission, and Diane Lowrey, were present and discussed the boundaries of the proposed district. The area runs roughly from Crowder Road to the intersection of Fourth Street and Main Street and one block on either side. It does go down Crowder Road to 605 W. Crowder Rd., (the former John and Mary Sue McCullough home now owned by Tyler and Ashlen Busick, which is on the National Register of Historic Places) and down West Fourth Terrace, where a home owned by Sarah Brown and the late Tom Brown is thought to possibly be a log cabin under the siding and to have been the first house in Trenton. Questions asked by members of the public were mainly concerned with how much control property owners would have if the district is approved. Hoffman questioned what would happen if a building in the district needs to be demolished, to which Mrs. Lowrey replied that those issues are already addressed in the city code and would go into effect once the district is established. If an emergency exists and a property needs to be torn down immediately, it would need approval by the commission. “The whole purpose of the district is to preserve what we have,” said Mrs. Lowrey. “We want to make those properties in the district usable.”
Questioned by employees of Citizens Bank and Trust, Mrs. Lowrey told them she didn’t see any changes that would affect that business, which is located within the district. She said she had spoken with someone from the bank earlier and she felt one of their issues was the ability to hang banners. Mrs. Lowrey said she could not think of anything that would affect the bank. She noted that the rules for the district only affect the permanent structure and the outside facade of the building. She also said she feels like being part of the district should help with property values and resale values since there are funds that would become available for improvements to the properties once they are included in the historic district. She clarified that being in the historic district is not the same as being on the National Register of Historic Places, which does prohibit a structure from being razed. Dr. Cox expressed concern that while he is satisfied with those on the Historic Preservation Commission now, as those members change, property owners could be “at the mercy” of new members who might put more restrictions in place. Mrs. Lowrey responded that it would be up to the mayor and city council, now and in the future, to be careful how they appoint members so they have a vested interest in the area being discussed. Mlika made a motion to recommend to the city council that it finds that the proposed district does meet the criteria set forth in the city code. Vandevender seconded the motion, with all in favor with the exception of Betz, who voted no.
stock area at the rock barn and more. Shockley said his crew was working to remove the paint, but the park board is urging anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact them and report it. In his report, Shockley also stated that Perkin’s Dozing had completed stump removal and removal of a concrete fountain/light by the flagpole at Moberly Park; he and his crew had assisted Gary Schuett in planting 12 trees at Moberly and Gladys Grimes parks, one of which was a Royal Raindrop Crabtree donated by Bill Bear of Rosemary Hill for Arbor Day. He also said local scouts had a volunteer day this past month to clean the pool in preparation for the upcoming season and North Central Mis-
souri College’s home baseball and softball seasons have concluded with the Green Hills Recreation Association starting games next week on all fields. He said all fields are ready to go and soccer goals have been moved from Gladys Grimes Park to the old Griffin Field for the association’s soccer league, which started practices last week. Staff has also begun the first round of rotational trim spraying at the parks has been completed. In other business, Mary Peterson reported on the tree planting for the grounds committee. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2.
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number if you need to. Stay busy with friends and hobbies. You can even try dating apps or websites again, just be selective: Some platforms, like Match.com, Hinge or Bumble, have better reputations than others. You will miss him for a time, but once you get over the hump, you'll be so glad you dumped the chump. Dear Annie: This is in response to "Stumped Step," who wondered if she could still consider her stepdaughter a daughter after her husband dies. My late husband died 16 years ago, and I enjoy a loving, close relationship with his family to this day. I am honestly closer to my sisters-in-law than my biological sisters. It is truly one of the greatest blessings in our lives! Love wins! -- Grateful Step Dear Grateful: Beautifully said. I received several letters similar to yours, including the following. Dear Annie: I, too, am a stepmother and a widow, and without question, I say "Stumped Step" should continue to address her stepdaughter as such. Annie, you were right in saying that they'll need each other more than ever. Keep and cherish that bond. I know firsthand how gratifying it is. Our family ties are stronger than ever. -- Joan C. Dear Joan: Your letter touched my heart. Thanks for sharing.
I was devastated. I thought of just leaving and starting a new relationship. I even downloaded some dating apps. But I really didn't want to give up on the relationship and have tried to stick it out. It's been hard getting past the cheating. He said that I make him feel bad by bringing up the incident so often. So, for now, we agreed to take space. I still love him so much. And still he keeps calling and texting me. I blocked his number, but I still check the blocked calls folder to see if he's reached out. I'm just so sad; it's hard to focus on anything. How to move on when I pictured my life with this man? I really want to settle down, and when I did download dating apps, I noticed that the guys on there only seemed to care about one thing, and it wasn't long-term commitment. -Heart in Shambles Dear Heart: End it now, and end it for good. I was ready to tell you that even before I got to the part about his cheating; there's just no good excuse for someone not introducing you to their friends and family after three years. Blocking his number was smart. Now, keep it blocked. Heck, change your
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Cashless is king The coronavirus pandemic pushed Americans to increasingly shop online and use cashless payments, and Visa’s latest quarterly numbers show how dramatic the shift has been. Visa said that Americans spent $657 billion on Visa’s debit cards in the first three months of the year, up from $493 billion in the same period last year. Visa is by far the largest operator of debit cards in the U.S. The growth in debit card spending is in contrast to the stagnation in Visa’s credit cards — consumers tend to slow their credit purchases during times of economic uncertainty.
The pandemic forced many Americans to shop for groceries and household goods online, items which are often purchased with a debit card since it’s like spending cash. There was also fear early in the pandemic that the coronavirus could be transmitted on paper and other solid surfaces, which caused some Americans to stop using paper money altogether. Those fears ended up being unfounded. The shift to cashless payments is ultimately good for Visa and its major competitor Mastercard. The two payment processors take a fee for each transaction that runs on their networks.
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RED BARN MINI STORAGE, across from the new hospital. 5 Unit sizes available, prices starting at $19 per month. Call Mike or Jane Cooksey 359-1069 or 359-7683. Fdtf ------------------------------------------H & S CONTRACTING Remodeling, room additions, garages & decks * New homes & basements w/ICF forms * Wall replacement under homes, repair cracks & bowed walls * Leveling, waterproofing & excavation. Kale Hoerrmann Owner, 30 years experience – 660-953-0724. FMay28 ------------------------------------------JAMESPORT BUILDERS 660-684-6931 32137 State Hwy 6, Jamesport POLE BARNS – GARAGES Spray foam insulation FJun11 ------------------------------------------BUY - SELL - TRADE BIG NASTY'S GUNS & AMMO We have 1000s of guns and hunting products on our website. Choose in store pickup and pay 0 shipping fees. Text or call for appointment. $25 FFL Transfers Nathan Rorebeck 425 NW 40th St. Trenton, MO 64683 660-635-0469 www.bignastys.com FMay28 ------------------------------------------PAGE TREE SERVICE Jeff Page 359-3699–shop, 3592202–home. Serving the entire Green Hills Area! Specializing in tree trimming, stump grinding & complete removal. 60’ bucket truck, chipper & stump grinder. Licensed & insured. Free Estimates! Tdtf ------------------------------------------S&B Hinnen Hauling & Construction, L.L.C. Rock • Sand • Dirt Asphalt • Grain Ag Lime Hauling & Spreading Variable Rate Capability Demolition Debris & Excavation Services Shaunda - 660-973-4445 Brian - 660-973-2983 90 Mansur Street Chula, MO 64635 sbhinnenhauling@yahoo.com FMay14* ------------------------------------------We are your STIHL Dealer See us for Sales & Service on all STIHL Products GRUNDY COUNTY LUMBER COMPANY 1020 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton, MO 660-359-2070 • No. 1 Quality • Fast & Courteous Service • Everyday Competitive Prices FJun18 ------------------------------------------LAUHOFF JEWELRY Downtown Chillicothe - 620 Washington St. Open Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30, Saturday 9:00-4:00. 660-646-3504 www.lauhoffjewelry.com TMay7 ------------------------------------------Willing Workers LLP Do you need your siding or roof replaced? Give Willing Workers a call today for a FREE estimate... 660-973-5694 John Kramer 17594 St. Hwy. 190 Jamesport, MO 64648 TApr13-May7* ------------------------------------------Offering General Satellite TV & Related Services! Jim's Satellite 660-953-0215 TApr20-May14 ------------------------------------------SHADY BROOK GREENHOUSE Located East of Chula on Hwy. KK 660-639-2052 Hours: M-Sat., 8am-6pm after hours, give us a call! Bulk Garden Seeds Weeks Roses Candy Onions $2.50 bunch Seed Potatoes $0.50/lb. or $19.50/50 lbs. Planters Hanging Baskets MANY SIZES AND VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROM Bedding & Vegetable Plants $1.40/pack, $15.50/flat TApr6-May7 -------------------------------------------
Lawn work, stump grinding, flower beds, brush cutting, fence row clearing and more! Call me about your project! Good work at a good price. Contact Dustin Wilson, 660-635-1282. FApr27-May21 ------------------------------------------Echo Valley Greenhouse 12944 Hwy D. Princeton, MO 64673 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday Closed Sunday Weeks roses, premium hanging baskets, citronella geraniums, deck planters, herbs, bedding & vegetable plants, potting soil, mulch, tomato cages, liquid fish fertilizer and more. North of Trenton, take Hwy 65 to Hwy D. Then, 7 miles west, Detweiler's. TMay4-21 ------------------------------------------ADKINS MOBILE WELDING, LLC 24 hour Service Insured • Experienced 660-322-0277 adkinsweldingllc@gmail.com TApr13-May7* -------------------------------------------
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HELTON INSURANCE SOLUTIONS Williams Shopping Center, Trenton, MO. New To Medicare or Want To Compare Pricing ... Call Brian McDaniel 816-289-1935 Or Leah Helton 660-359-3806 or 660-635-0537 "Our Quality Of Service Is What Makes Us Different" Tdtf ------------------------------------------Shelter Insurance – Cale Gondringer 1601 E 9th St., Suite D. 660-359-4100. LIFE * HOME * AUTO * FARM * BUSINESS. We’re your shield. We’re your shelter. ShelterInsurance.com Tdtf ------------------------------------------Turning 65 This Year? Call Larry Bunnell at 359-7467 or 359-4700 for your insurance quotes on Medicare Supplements, Nursing Home, Major Medical, Life & Group Health plans. 1600 East 9th Street, Trenton. Tdtf ------------------------------------------Resolute Advantage Insurance Co. Overwhelmed by all of the Medicare changes? Contact Danielle today to learn more! * Medicare Supplement Plans * Medicare Advantage Plans * Prescription Drug Plans * Home Healthcare Plans * Hospital Indemnity Plans * Cancer Insurance * Dental, Vision & Hearing Plans * Life insurance and Investments & Annuities Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8am-5pm Friday by appointment only 1039 Oklahoma Ave. Trenton, MO 64683 danielle@resolute.advantage.net Office: 660-358-7788 Cell: 660-654-3077 TMay28 ------------------------------------------See us for quotes on *Life Insurance *Guaranteed Life Insurance *Annuities *IRAs *Medicare Supplements RON DOUGAN 903 Main St., Trenton, MO 660-359-0100 52 years in the Insurance Business Tdtf -------------------------------------------
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Sunnyview Apartments is taking applications for single & double apartments. Sunnyview is a residential care facility for the elderly. We provide qualified staff to administer medications, provide three meals a day and offer minimal assistance with the activities of daily living. Now accepting Medicaid. For more information contact Kathy Cheek at 660-359-5647. S553dtf ------------------------------------------LOCK-N-GO STORAGE 2709 Pleasant Plain 660-6540241. tf ------------------------------------------For Rent - 2 bedroom, edge of town, C/A, deck, basement, $490/month. 660-334-0962. K814d11* -------------------------------------------
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Bus Barn Proposal and Bids The Grundy Co. R-V School District is seeking proposals and bids for the construction of a 50'x85' bus barn on district property. Bids should meet all local, state, and federal requirements for competitive bidding for nonprofit schools. Bids should list separately the materials and labor amounts for the building. We will examine each proposal on its merits and costs. Bidders should also give an approximate date when work could be started and the duration of said services. Proposal should include labor and materials for site preparation. Contact the school district for information packet and questions regarding this proposal. Phillip Fox, Superintendent, 205 SW Border Street, Galt, MO 64641. Phone 660-673-6511. dApr30,May4,7,11 ------------------------------------------NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of Trenton Park Department is accepting sealed bids for replacement of entrance sign at Eastside Park. For further questions and specifications contact Park Superintendent David Shockley, 660-359-2004. Sealed bids will be accepted at City Hall, 1100 Main Street, Trenton, MO until Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. The City of Trenton reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any irregularities that is in the best interest of the City. dMay7 ------------------------------------------IN THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 21AG-PR00022 In the Estate of TERRY L DOLAN, Deceased. NOTICE OF GRANT OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH WILL ANNEXED To All Persons Interested in the Estate of TERRY L DOLAN, Decedent: On 04-09-2021, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of TERRY L DOLAN, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri. The personal representative's business address: MARIE DOLAN 625 SE 10TH AVE TRENTON, MO 64683 The personal representative's attorney's name, business address and phone number is: ALLAN D SEIDEL 705 MAIN ST TRENTON, MO 64683-2009 PHONE: 660-359-2293 All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of decedent’s death: 03-07-2021 Date of first publication: 04-16-2021 Jill Eaton, Probate Clerk Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. dApr16,23,30,May7 ------------------------------------------
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Fresh bulk garden seed for all your favorite vegetables. Trenton Hardware, 901 Main, 359-3660. T051d14 -------------------------------------------
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See Consumer Oil & Supply for your One Stop Shop for Muck and Lacrosse boots and gloves. Consumer Oil & Supply 614 Harris Ave. 359-2258 C361dtf ------------------------------------------*WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES 660-358-2682 L905tf ------------------------------------------Custom round baling, Big square hay baling, 3ft x 3ft x 7ft. Pasture bush hogging with 20 ft. brush cutter. Peter Beery 660654-4764. B680d7* ------------------------------------------Square bales of Brome (1st & 2nd cutting) & Mixed grass (1st cutting). Satisfaction Guaranteed * Delivery available. Call Bob Holloway, 660-358-2128 FApr13-May7 ------------------------------------------RED BARN CATTLE Call or Text 660-654-2375 * Homeraised beef & pork with no growth hormones! * Ready for you in individual cuts. * Can deliver! * Half & Quarter Beef Available Find us on Facebook @ Red Barn Cattle TApr13-May7* ------------------------------------------WANTED: Land to lease for deer & turkey hunting within 40 miles of Gilman City. Does not have to be a big tract, having game that uses it is more important. We are bow hunting deer & turkey, could work around it if you firearm hunt on this property. Please call Paul at 651-2382697 to discuss. FMay21* -------------------------------------------
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IMMEDIATELY HIRING! Serve Link Home Care is Immediately Hiring! Part-time (20+ hours a week) Home Care Aides needed in Grundy, Mercer, Livingston and Linn Counties. Up to $500 sign up bonus available for committed, caring and dependable candidates. Help your neighbors and join our team! Flexible scheduling, mileage and travel time paid. Call 660-3594218 Ext. 20 or apply online at servelinkhomecare.com. EOE. TApr27-May21 ------------------------------------------Walker Brothers Construction is immediately hiring laborers. Starting pay is $15/hr. Call 660635-0263 or 660-635-0264. W723d7* ------------------------------------------Help Wanted - We are looking for 2 self-motivated employees. Pick up application at People's Coop, 1736 East 9th Street, Trenton, MO. P043d11 ------------------------------------------CSI Overhead Doors looking for part-time help in warehouse and job site laborer. Potential for full-time employment. Paid on the job training. Driver's License required. Be able to pass OSHA training and E-Verify qualifications. Please call 660-359-2277 to apply. F035d7 ------------------------------------------Peoples Coop of Trenton is looking for a manager to supervise employees and manage day to day operations of the station, propane business and tire shop. Please send your resume to PO Box 548F, Trenton, MO 64683. T042d14 -------------------------------------------
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CITY OF SPICKARD SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021 (unaudited) Cash Revenue Expenditures Interest Balance General Fund 30,835.92 17,333.81 43.41 13,545.52 Water 27,579.36 10,044.29 0.00 17,535.07 Sewer 22,960.51 11,577.78 4.18 11,386.91 TOTALS 81,375.79 38,955.88 47.59 42,467.50 Amy Chapman Spickard City Clerk dMay7
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Gabriel Blane Oneal Gabriel Blane Oneal was 25 years old. He left us early Monday morning, April 26, 2021. He was a wonderful son, brother, grandson, cousin and friend. Our hearts are broken. Please give someone you love a hug and tell them you love them in memory of Our Gabe. We do not always know what someone is going through. Gabe is survived by his parents, Barry and Luanne Oneal; his brothers, Zachariah, Levi and PJ Oneal; his grandmother, Leona Oneal; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers, and in memory of Our Gabe, any monetary donations can be directed to Life Options Green Hills of Trenton or a suicide prevention center of your choice. A Celebration of Gabe’s
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beautiful life will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Cornerstone Church in Chillicothe, located at 900 Adam Dr., from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please join us for a meal and remembering together our wonderful times with Gabe.
Danny Dewane Robertson Danny D. Robertson, a 60year-old resident of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 at his home in Mason City. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Shelburne Baptist Church at Trenton. The son of Dewane and Edna Mace Robertson, Danny Dewane was born on Oct. 24, 1960 in Trenton and grew up on the family farm along with siblings Melody and Howard. Following his high school graduation, Danny enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Danny was united in marriage to Susan Bailey in Miami, OK and together they would be blessed with four children, Matt, Tori, Brandy and Michael. Becoming a father was one of Danny’s greatest joys, he was his kid’s strongest supporter and took pride in all of their accomplishments. In later years he was blessed with grandchildren and cherished every minute spent with them and was anxiously awaiting the arrival of twin grandchildren in the next few months. Danny will be remembered for his warm and welcoming character, storytelling and his love of travel. He had a knack of making
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others feel cared for and welcome around him. Those grateful in sharing in his life are his wife, Susie Roberston of Mason City; his children, Matt (Heather Lemke) Robertson of Mason City, Tori (Dane Tillman) of Kansas City, Brandy (Jeff) Rothmund of Lake Elmo, MN and Michael (Mandy) Grijalva of Denver, CO; his many beloved grandchildren; his siblings, Melody (Gary) Frank of Wardsville, and Howard (Pam) Robertson of Chillicothe; as well as extended family and many friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dewane and Edna Robertson. Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel of Mason City is in charge of arrangements.
SERVICES SET Rev. Betty Jo Polley A Celebration of Life service for Rev. Betty Jo Polley will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the Crowder State Park Shelter House #1.
Rev. Polley, an 81-year-old Trenton resident, died at 5:14 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.
Myrtle Cleo Smith Boram cluded “Keep Your Eye on the Prize” and “Life Without End - At Last.” Pallbearers were Mark Stewart, Marco Suazo, Rodney Boram, Jonathan McLaughlin, Nick Valez and Kevin Ballinger. Arrangements were under the direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home.
Laredo Alumni Is Saturday The Laredo Alumni gathering will be held Saturday, May 8 at the school in Laredo. The open house will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., with light re-
freshments provided. A short business meeting is planned at 2 p.m.. All friends, classmates and graduates are invited to attend the event.
Commodity Pickup Set A drive-through commodity pickup has been scheduled for Thursday, May 13 at the Community Food Pantry. Commodities, senior boxes republican-times.com
arrest were John D. Danks, Galt, on a building code violation; and Lindsey D. Torrea, Newtown, on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Brendon A. Ebersold, Kansas City, pleaded not guilty to property damage and had a court trial set for June 15. Caysen C. Harper, Trenton, pleaded guilty to improper lane use and was fined $60.50 and $41.50 costs. Rose M. Jones, Trenton, pleaded guilty to a nuisance violation and was fined $150 and $41.50 costs. Mark E. Robinson and Dustin M. Wilson, both of Trenton, pleaded guilty to peace disturbance and were fined $50.50 and $41.50 costs. MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Petitions Granted Mindy Leanne Carpenter vs. Joshua Wayne Carpenter. Robert A. Curd vs. Lyssa M. Curd. REAL ESTATE Gina G. Graham and husband to Jerry K. Graham and wife. Ryan C. Vandel and wife to Larry Huffstutter and wife.
DWI Charge Facing Man Cash bond of $15,000 has been set for a Trenton man who was arrested for driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and several other charges. According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Cole W. Wright, 40, is charged with three felonies, driving while intoxicated - aggravated offender, a class D felony; driving while revoked or suspended, a class E felony; and another class E felony of resisting arrest. In addition, he is facing class C misdemeanors of following too closely, failing to drive on the right half of the roadway, failing to signal and failing to stop for a stop sign. He is also charged with an unclassified misdemeanor of operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility. Wright was arrested May 4 after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol on Highway 6. He resisted being arrested by Grundy County Deputy Seth Cox. As an aggravated offender, he could be required to serve a minimum of 60 days in jail before being eligible for probation or parole. He is scheduled to appear in court May 11. A woman has turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, stemming from a probation violation. According to the sheriff’s office, Karen Wilson, 24, Cowgill, turned herself in on Monday after violating her probation. Ms. Wilson was originally placed on probation after a 2018 DWI charge with a person less than 17 years of age in the vehicle. Ms. Wilson posted a $300 cash-only bond and was released. She is scheduled to appear in court on May 11.
EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department April 16: officers found an animal to be without a license in the north part of town. Property damage was reported at an east park and in the east part of town. A report of endangering the welfare of a child was investigated at an east residence and offices investigated a report of stealing in the north part of town. April 27: a suicide threat was investigated at a north residence and officers responded to two motor vehicle crashes in the east part of town. April 28: a domestic assault was investigated at an east park. April 29: officers responded to a domestic dispute at a north
residence and went to a east residence to investigate abuse or neglect of a child. April 30: officers investigated suspicious circumstances at an east residence and investigated nuisance violations at a north residence and an east residence. Officers also went to a domestic dispute at a south residence. May 1: an animal bite that resulted in a rabies quarantine occurred at a west residence. Officers investigated two nuisance violations at a north residence. May 2: officers responded to motor vehicle crashes in the east part of town and in the south part of town.
NEW ARRIVALS Ridge Scott Hogan
FUNERALS Graveside memorial services for Myrtle Cleo Smith Boram were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in the Humphreys Cemetery in Humphreys. Jim Adams officiated. Mrs. Boram, 91, died April 27, 2021 at Westview Acres Care Center in Leon, IA. Special recorded music in-
CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Division Judge Thomas R. Alley Grundy Center United Methodist Church, Inc. filed a petition to amend its charter to remove its affiliation with the United Methodist Church. Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Riley J. Rhoades, Princeton, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in good working order and was fined $200.50 and $74.50 costs. Matthew G. Hearn, Trenton, pleaded guilty to not wearing a seat belt and was fined $10. Associate Civil Citibank, NA vs. Heidi M. Day. The court entered a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2,691.70 plus costs and interest. The case involved a suit on account. Municipal Division Judge Steven D. Hudson David V. Ayala, Trenton, pleaded guilty to assault and was fined $100 and $41.50 costs. Failing to appear in court and having warrants issued for their
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Autumn Trask and Jared Hogan are the parents of a 6 pound, 4 ounce baby boy, born at 1:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The baby, who was 19 inches long, has been named Ridge Scott Hogan and joins a sister, Mya. Maternal grandparents are Dawn and Richard Griffith of Trenton and Tracy Trask and
Jennifer Courtney of Laredo. Maternal great-grandparents are David Mullies of Richland and Ann Burcham of Wichita, KS. Paternal grandparents are Tony and Anna Hogan of Gallatin. Paternal great-grandparents are Clayton and Mary Hogan of Jameson and the late Roy and Janet Martin of Mead, OK.
Books Added To Library Several new books are now available at the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library. New adult books include “Missing and Endangered” by J.A. Jance; “The Bounty” by Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton; “Band of Sisters” by Lauren Willig; “Faithless in Death” by J.D. Robb; “Serpentine” by Jonathan Kellerman; “Vineyard at Painted Moon” by Susan Mallery; “Affair” by Danielle Steel; “Relentless” by Mark Greaney; “Win” by Harlan Coben; “Shadow Box” by Luanne
Rice; “Lost Boys” by Faye Kellerman; “Dark Sky” by C. J. Box; “No Way Out” by Fern Michaels; “Stargazer” by Anne Hillerman; “Gambling Man” by David Baldacci; and “Sunflower Sisters” by Martha Kelly. New series that have been added to the library include “Winter Black Series” by Mary Stone and “The Kate Burkholder Series” by Linda Castillo. Several new large print westerns have also been added.
Serious Injuries In Accident A Trenton man had to be lifeflighted after the motorcycle on which he was riding was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Ninth and Kitty streets. According to Trenton Police Sgt. Jeb Walker’s accident report, the mishap occurred when a car driven by Theresa M. Cox of Trenton was westbound on East Ninth Street turning southbound toward Kitty Street. She failed to see the motorcycle, driven by Anthony D. May of Trenton, which was eastbound on Ninth Street. The car struck the motorcycle, which threw May from the vehicle. He had to be taken by LifeFlight Eagle for treatment of his injuries, while Ms. Cox sustained minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene. The car had moderate damage, while the motorcycle had extensive damage and both vehicles were towed from the scene. Ms. Cox was ticketed for careless and imprudent driving. Police were also called to two other accidents early this week. On Sunday, police responded to an incident on 10th Street at the north exit to the Hy-Vee parking lot. According to the police report filed by officer Jeff Spencer, a vehicle being
driven by Preston Harris collided with a vehicle being driven by Tabitha Couey as Harris was attempting to exit the lot. Harris stated that he didn’t stop and failed to look west before attempting a righthand turn onto 10th Street. Harris’ vehicle struck the rear passenger door and quarter panel of Ms. Couey’s vehicle. Both vehicles received minor damage, but no injuries were reported. Harris was issued a citation for failing to yield at a stop sign and will appear in court on the charge on May 18. On Monday, police investigated an accident at Ninth and Main streets. According to the report filed by Lt. Larry Smith, a vehicle being driven by Jessica Jackson collided with a vehicle being driven by Barry Chenoweth when attempting to turn right onto Ninth Street. Ms. Jackson stated she was on Main Street and turned right, believing she had a green light. Chenoweth was eastbound on Ninth Street, crossing Main Street when the accident ocurred. Both vehicles sustained minor damage, but no injuries were reported. Ms. Jackson was issued a citation for failing to obey a traffic light and is also scheduled to appear in court on May 18.
Area School Board Agendas Two area boards of education have announced agendas for upcoming meetings. Princeton R-5 The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10 at the school. Items on the announced agenda include announcements concerning upcoming events, a health insurance premium review and proposals, USDA grant resolution, a campus security camera proposal, summer campus improvement discussion, administration reports and a closed session to discuss real estate, personnel
and individual indentifiable records and records protected from disclosure by law. Tri-County R-7 The Tri-County R-7 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 8 p.m. Monday, May 10 in the old gym. Items on the announced agenda include superintendent and principal reports, concrete bids, bus barn metal bids, summer school, purchase service contracts for 2021-22, summer projects and maintenance, a budget review and an executive session to discuss personnel.
WMH Earns CMS Rating Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton is the only critical access hospital in the state of Missouri to receive a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The new ratings were released by CMS on April 28. There are 35 critical access hospitals in Missouri. The rating also places Wright Memorial in the top 13% of all hospitals nationwide. “We work extremely hard at Wright Memorial to ensure our patients receive the highest level of care. This rating is very significant for our staff, patients, and the community,” said Steve Schieber, CEO, Wright Memorial Hospital. “The five-star rating validates our hard work and dedication to our patients. I’m incredibly proud of the staff for their commitment to excellence and for prioritizing consistent, high quality care.” The hospital was given a five-star rating based on three core measure groups: mortality, readmissions, and timely and effective care. In the past few years, WMH leadership implemented several critical changes believed to have contributed to the five-star rating including the alignment of the Saint Luke’s Physician Group (SLPG) Hospitalist team and the sharing of providers between WMH and Hedrick Medical Center, which received four stars. One core focus area for the team is reducing hospital readmissions and the SLPG Hospitalist team meets monthly to review key measures. As part of that effort, the Readmission Review
team partners with the patient’s entire care team with the goal of reducing readmissions and to implement any performance improvements indicated. “I believe these efforts, along with the creation of our Transition of Care team, are primary reasons Wright Memorial received this significant rating,” said Schieber. “The Transition of Care team focuses on making sure patients and their caregivers are prepared for success when the patient is discharged and returns home. This includes making sure they have all the necessary information, equipment, medication, and access to their care team. These steps, coupled with care team rounds which include the patient, their caregiver, and the hospitalist team, has helped ensure our patients have everything they need to successfully continue their recovery at home.” Of the 3,355 hospitals evaluated by CMS, only 455 received five stars. Seven hospitals in Missouri received five stars, including Saint Luke’s East Hospital, in addition to Wright Memorial. Saint Luke’s South Hospital received five stars on the Kansas side. There were no critical access hospitals in Kansas or Nebraska that earned a five-star rating. The national average is three out of five stars. CMS created the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Program to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare hospitals more easily. Hospital ratings can be compared at www.medicare.gov/care-compare.