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Pesticide Applicator Training Program Private pesticide applicator training will be held in Grundy County on Monday, January 22 at 9:00 a.m at the NCMC Barton Farm located at 96 SE 8th Avenue in Trenton. The private pesticide applicator license issued by the Missouri Dept. of Agriculture is required for producers wanting to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides. Agricultural producers needing to obtain or renew certification of this license must take this pesticide safety training every five years. Application by unlicensed workers under the supervision of licensed applicators will no longer be allowed. You must be 18 years of age and directly involved in the production of agricultural commodities to obtain this license. First-time attendees should have a copy of the M87 Private Pesticide Applicator Training Manual, which can be purchased for $25 online (https://extension.missouri.edu/m87). Please have this manual with you during training. This class does not include the annual training required to apply synthetic auxin herbicides (i.e. dicamba) given by the registrants. See https:// agriculture.mo.gov/plants/p esticides/dicambafacts.php for more information. This training also does not include the supplemental training required to apply paraquat dichloride. For more information see https://agriculture.mo.go v/plants/pesticides/paraquat.php. An update from MU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Specialist will follow the training. The event is free, but you must pre-register by calling 660-895-5123 and leave a message with your name, contact phone number and the location of the training you plan to attend. For more information contact Valerie Tate, Field Specialist in Agronomy by email at tatev@missouri. edu or call 660-895-5123. MU Extension programs are open to all.
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Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?
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On Monday, January 8, a weather front moved in, bringing with it some rain, a wintery mix, then settling in as snow in the evening. By Tuesday morning, January 9, there was approximately 4.5 inches of snow on the ground, with more snow falling throughout the day reaching close to 7 inches of accumulation by mid-afternoon. Winds gusted from 25-45 mph as the temperatures slowly dropped. Several rural areas were affected by power outages. At right, Levi and Jessica decided to take the opportunity to build a snowman on 17th Street in Trenton as the snow continued to fall.
R-IX Board Discusses GEC Grants Even with the snow and cold, the Trenton R-IX Board of Education met on Tuesday, January 9 in the district office. Those who could make it to the meeting were in attendance, while others checked in via zoom. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm, starting with the pledge of allegiance and approval of the agenda and consent agenda items. Candidates for the upcoming board elections have been finalized. Those candidates are Melissa King, Rosie Gray and Bill Miller. Two candidates will be voted on and will serve a three-year term.
The new business portion of the meeting began with discussion about the safety deposit box at Southern Bank. Superintendent Daniel Gott recommended that himself, Michelle Hixson and Shari Claycomb be added to the safety deposit box and Susan Leeper, Mona Loyd, Mike Stegman and Kris Ockenfels be removed. The board approved the recommendation. The GEC grant deadline was extended and had three more applications come through. Christy Grissom would like $1,000 to go towards a therapy dog for the dis-
trict. Kim Foster put in an application for Science and Social Studies equipment for the fourth grade Rissler Students. Tiffany Crawford put in an application to purchase Heggerty Phonemic Awareness curriculum to help students with basic reading skills. There were contracts put in for an NLS coach for the visually impaired and an orientation and mobility coach that will be used to help navigate the school. Bright Futures of Trenton put in a request to have a building to put all their items in. The board discussed their request and decided to
give them a building, but the location is still being discussed to determine the best place for them to be set up. Exciting things happened for Rissler Elementary the last few weeks of school. The third and fourth graders attended an NCMC basketball game and the Kindergarten and first grade classes got visits from the NCMC athletes. The middle school reported about their after school programs and what they are looking forward to this next quarter. The high school highlighted [See R-IX, Page 2]
WMH Retains Local ER Physician Team As of January 1, 2024, Wright Memorial Hospital entered into a new contract with the emergency medicine physicians providing care in the hospital’s emergency department. The new group chosen by Wright Memorial Hospital, Missouri Physician Partners, was formed by Dr. Wyatt Pickering and Dr. Jeremiah
Yerton and keeps intact nearly the entire physician team currently treating patients in Wright Memorial’s emergency department. The hospital’s former emergency services provider, ENVISION Physician Services, alerted Wright Memorial in August of 2023 that they would be closing operations in three
states in which they operated, one of those being Missouri, at the conclusion of 2023. ENVISON employed the local team of emergency care physicians, including the emergency department’s medical director, Dr. Pickering, a Chillicothe native. “We had multiple strong options to replace ENVI-
SION,” said Catherine Hamilton, Interim Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer at Wright Memorial. “It was important for us to find the right fit. We wanted a team that we knew would provide highquality care while also understanding a rural community's unique health needs and challenges. Dr.
Pickering and his team check all those boxes, and because of their local presence, they’re already heavily invested in our communities. We’re ex[See WMH, Page 2]