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REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Friday, January 25, 2019
TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
PHYSICIANS GROUP Dr. Molly Harp
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R-9 Board To Meet The Trenton R-9 Board of Education is holding a special meeting today (Friday) to interview finalists for the superintendent’s position. The meeting, which was closed to the public and news media, began at 9 a.m. and was held at the district office. Board President Doug Franklin said seven individuals were scheduled to be interviewed by the board, which hopes to be able to offer a contract to an individual once interviews are completed. The new superintendent, who would begin their new job on July 1, would replace Dan Wiebers, who is resigning at the end of the current school year to take the superintendent’s position at Chillicothe.
Budget OK On Agenda The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session on Tuesday at the courthouse. The commission plans to discuss and adopt the 2019 county budget at 9 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy.
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Dr. Molly Harp
Family practice physician Molly Harp, D.O. has joined the Wright Memorial Hospital medical team. Dr. Harp will begin treating patients at Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton in early February. Prior to joining Wright Memorial, Dr. Harp earned her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City.She most recently worked as the medical director at Hamilton Family Health in Hamilton. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians. "I’m truly excited for the opportunity to join Saint Luke’s and Wright Memorial Hospital,” Dr. Harp said. “I’m very familiar with the area, having worked in Hamilton for the past several years, and I’m looking forward to treating patients in this great com-
The City of Trenton Utility Administrative committee meetings scheduled for last Tuesday were postponed until Tuesday, Jan. 29. The Utility Committee will meet at 6 p.m., followed by the Administrative Committee at 6:30 p.m. Both meetings will be at city hall.
TDIA Annual Meeting Set The annual membership meeting of the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the North Central Missouri Development Alliance office at 713 Main St. All TDIA members are urged to attend. The agenda includes the election of four members to the TDIA Governing Board.
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Enrollment Numbers Look Good
Trustees OK Extension Of President’s Contract North Central Missouri College trustees approved a contract extension for the college president and heard an encouraging enrollment report during a meeting held on Tuesday night. The board, which had conducted an evaluation of Dr. Lenny Klaver during a board retreat on Jan. 17, voted to offer him a two-year extension on his contract, with the salary to be set at a later time. The extension gives him a contract through 2023. In his report, Dr. Klaver said spring enrollment as of Jan. 18, excluding dual credit, is up 5.76 percent in head count and 6.37 percent in credit hours. When dual credit enrollment is included, head count is up 3.93 percent and credit hours generated is up 6.26 percent. Spring enrollment shows 1,138 students excluding dual credit generating 12,857 credit hours. With dual credit, head count is 1,350 students generating 13,026 credit hours. He also reported that when
looking ahead to summer and fall enrollment, applications are up nine over the same time last year for the summer term and up 55 applications over the same date last year for the upcoming fall term. Dr. Klaver discussed Gov. Mike Parson’s recent executive order moving the Division of Workforce Development and the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Higher Education. He told the board that the Coordinating Board for Higher Education has ranked NCMC’s proposal for funding through the MoExcels program as 12th out of 26, with Gov. Parson including 18 of those proposals totaling $16.3 million in the FY2020 budget. NCMC’s proposal, “Leading Edge: Ag and Manufacturing,” will allow NCMC to create a Center for Excellence in convergent technology, including simulators, process learning and industry-standard, high-
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
The Trenton Rotary Club, in conjunction with the Trenton R-9 vocal and instrumental music departments, will present “Trenton’s Got Talent” on Saturday Feb. 9. The program, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Trenton High School gymnasium, will feature performances by Grundy County youth ages kindergarten through college. Around 20-plus acts are anticipated to perform during the evening program. Several members of the Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School choir and band are already scheduled to perform and other youth are also invited to take part. Dancers, singers and instrumentalists who would like to perform are asked to contact R-9 vocal music instructor Tyler Busick or instrumental music instructor Tim Gilham at the high school no later than Friday, Feb. 1. Sign-up sheets are also available in the offices at THS, TMS and Rissler Elementary School. The event is a fundraiser for the vocal and instrumental music departments. Admission will be $3, payable at the door, and the choir and band boosters will be selling pizza and drinks as a fundraiser during the intermission. For more information, persons can contact Rotary members Diane Lowrey or Kristi Urich.
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tech equipment. The proposal is for $350,000. Green Hills Head Start Director Dr. Bev Hooker, who was attending her last meeting prior to her retirement on Jan. 31, gave her monthly report on the program and was given approval to submit an application for a cost of living adjustment. The funds, if approved, would be used to increase staff salaries, permanently adjust salary schedules, assist with costs associated with fringe benefits and offset higher program operating costs. Hourly pay rates are expected to increase approximately 1.77 percent. Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tristan Londre reported on the start of the spring semester and noted that two new programs have been approved and should be in place for fall - an associate in science and an associate in applied science in fire science. Associate Vice President for See NCMC, Page 12
OATS Not Receiving Federal Funding
Bus Numbers Reduced The shutdown of the federal government has resulted in a reduction in the number of vehicles being operated in Trenton by the local OATS Transit service. According to dispatcher/bus driver Doug Spears, the local office is operating just two buses, down from the three which normally cover routes within the city limits during the week. The local office, located at the North 65 Center, is continuing to keep its same hours of operations, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday. OATS Northwest Regional Director Beth Langley said the area, which includes Trenton, receives two grants from the Federal Transportation Authority that help fund transportation services. With FTA being closed due to the shutdown, those monies are not available for distribution. As a result, each of the area OATS providers were asked to find ways to cut costs
and both Trenton and Chillicothe chose to eliminate one of the buses used to provide transportation. Despite the funding situation, Ms. Langley said OATS will continue providing transportation in the area. OATS provides transportation to individuals who may not have another way to get places such as work, the grocery store, medical appointments, etc. OATS Transit Executive Director Dorothy Yeager said many communities who offer OATS services in Missouri are not receiving their grant funding due to the government shutdown and are having to reduce their services in order to meet financial obligations with the money they do receive from other sources. Ms. Yeager said that while staff members are already working to reduce operating costs, additional cuts may have to be made if the shutdown continues into February.
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The weight of last weekend’s snow took its toll on the North Central Missouri College Barnes Hall awning, which collapsed on Tuesday morning and covered the building entry way and windows (at left). Classes were not in session on that day and maintenance personnel were able to remove the awning. Meanwhile, the city street crew was busy on Thursday morning removing snow that had been piled following the last two snow storms. Additional snow is forecast for the weekend with severely cold temperatures during both the daytime and nighttime hours
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National Weather Service Cloudy and very cold for the next several days with chances of snow on both Saturday and Sunday. The high at the Government Weather Station at Trenton on Monday, Jan. 21 was 33, Tuesday’s high was 35 with 3 inches of snow recorded. Wednesday’s high was 24, and the low was 11. There was no report from the Government Weather Station near Spickard.
The 2019 Green Hills Wellness Challenge is under way and the first week of weight loss precentages have been revealed. Find out how participants fared in Week 1 on page 3 of today’s Republican-Times.
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