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TFD Responds to Truck Fire on US 65 on Ramp
Park Board Meets in June
By Mark McLaughlin R-T Staff Writer StaffWriter@Republican-Times.com
The Trenton Park Board met at the Old Rock Barn for it’s monthly meeting June 5.
Members present included President Andy Cox, Vice-President John Hamilton, Mary Peterson, Gary Schuett, Lynda Lynch, Beth Mack and Cliff Harris. Members Derek Miller and Chris Mengal were absent.
Others present included Park Superintendent David Shockley, Recording Secretary Dawn Griffith, Assistant Park Superintendent Shawn McCullough and Mayor Jackie Soptic.
Following the call to order and approval of May minutes, the Board moved into closed session. All present voted in favor.
In New Business, the Board discussed the Wage Study, as discussed
in closed session, and going by the City’s proposed wage scale, David Shockley’s pay was set at $59,157 and Shawn McCullough’s was set at $52,000, which was retroactive to May 1.
Discussion was held regarding changing the by-laws to have the Park Board Meeting once a month on a different day that wouldn’t interfere with church activities that are always on Wednesday. The time of 5:15 worked for everyone and Tuesday evening seemed to be the best day, so Lynda Lynch moved and Gary Schuett seconded the motion to have the by-laws changed to reflect the Park Board’s meetings will now be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:15 PM beginning in July 2024. All present cast votes in favor with none opposed.
In reports, David Shockley reported that the 1st weekend at the pool was lower than the past, but it is going well. 27-family passes to date, 759 admissions, 9 single passes and 1 pool party, all averaging to about 107 a day. The pool currently employs 13-lifeguards and a new certification class is starting June 10 with currently 8-10 signups.
On June 11 at 5:45, the Board did the plaque presentation to past Park Superintendent Phillip Daniels with his family at Upper Moberly Ballpark and David Burkeybile supplied the P.A. for the short ceremony.
The plaque was placed on the concession building.
In the Park Superintendent’s report, Shockley submitted a written report and briefly revied several items, which included the mowing of
City Council Accepts Hangar Renovation Bids
By Mark McLaughlin Staffwriter@Republican-Times.com
After some animated discussion, the Trenton City Council voted 6-1 to move ahead with funding of renovations and construction of new hangars at the Trenton Municipal Airport. The discussion and contention came down to the amount of money the city would “carry” of the estimated $510,000 to build six new hangars at the airport, 90% of which is to be paid by MoDOT and the Federal Aviation, Administration, and $95,551, which would
be carried by the city, and then reimbursed after a period of time.
City Councilman Marvin Humphreys questioned how many active pilots there were using the airport.
Councilman Duane Urich responded that 12-13 pilots use the airport at Trenton representing 9-10 aircraft. His question was, how much of this project was being geared towards enhancing the facility for those residents.
It was discussed that rental on the new hangars
would be $300 to $350 a month, and that the resident pilots would not be willing to pay that to house their planes for that rate.
“So this doesn’t really do anything for them at all.”Humphreys said.
Councilman Glenn Briggs countered that “what would prospective new businesses think when they come into town and see the buildings at the airport falling apart?”
“The key to economic development is perception.”Briggs said.
The consensus was that the new construction, while an important infrastructure improvement, would be aimed at future, outside individuals commuting into the city, and that rental rates still needed to be studied further in order to meet the needs of local pilots.
Following a motion and second, The Council voted 6-1, with Humphries opposed, to move ahead with the project.
Nail Excavating LLC has the contract to begin construction which could
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees met in regular session on June 18, 2024. During the meeting, Trustees heard communication reports and took action on several items, including a bid, personnel items, the college catalog, a change to the drug testing policy, and proposed budgets.
In communication reports, Sue Ewigman, Head Start Director, provided the Trustees information on enrollment, a recent leadership conference, transitioning staff and onboarding, staff training, and a one-time funding opportunity for playground improvements. Ewigman also discussed staff openings. Dr. Tristan Londre, Vice President of Academic Affairs,
NCMC Board Approves 2024 - 2025 Budgets County Commissioners Meeting
The Grundy County Commissioners met in weekly regular session Tuesday June 18 at the Courthouse.
Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray and Associate Commissioner Don Sager were in attendance. Brad Chumbley was absent.
Ray, Sager and the Road and Bridge Crew met Howe Company out at bridges on NE 122nd Street and Northeast 62nd Street for their inspections.
Upon return, The Commissioners heard from Rural Fire and Ambulance Director Matt Walker with updates. Walker told the commissioners that he is going to need to send Bethany Kottman to some school for enhanced training on
provided information on the Upward Bound summer component, an upcoming dual credit/adjunct workshop, Deans Holder and Green attending the Rising Star Institute, and MOBIUS back online after an update. Dr. Kristen Alley, Vice President of Student Affairs, provided information on recent Title IX training and compliance, diplomas recently mailed, OAR sessions, Financial Aid staff attending training, and Director Kimberly Meeker being named the MASFAP President. Alley discussed an upcoming campus activities retreat and provided an end-ofyear counseling report with service numbers. Jennifer Triplett, Chief Information Officer, pro-
billing practices, rather than just a quick refresher course. Beth Leeper told Matt that Bethany is doing exceptionally well and that she is quite pleased with her work. Both Leeper and Kottman are at a conference at Lake of the Ozarks this week.
Bridge 09100101 on Northeast 62nd Street and Bridge 04900141 on
Park Saturday morning from 8 - 12.
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The Trenton Fire Department responded to a call on Wednesday, June 19 of a semi truck with a log trailer full of logs on fire on the northbound on-ramp of US 65 on the east side of Trenton.
When firefighters of TFD, Grundy County Rural Fire, Grundy County EMS and Grundy County ambulance arrived at the scene, the drive axle on the passenger side of the semi was on fire with
Republican-Times Photo by Mark McLaughlin
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all parks every week, dumping trash cans 3 times a week, mopping and cleaning the Rock Barn, upper Moberly Shelter and scheduling, handling payments and keys for the Rock Barn & Shelter House rentals which both are rented nearly every weekend. The Green Hills Regional Area summer baseball/softball will be finishing up this month and hosted a little league tournament on Johnson and Griffin Fields. Soccer field have been marked for the soccer season which began Saturday, June 8 and go through the month of
July. The Trenton Family Aquatic Center season has arrived. Shockley thanked the Electric Department for coming out and helping fix the water slide and replacing the security lights within the pool area. They have gone through the filter building and the bathhouse fixing items that needed attention to be ready for the season.
Lynda Lynch moved and Gary Schuett seconded the motion to adjourn the June 5 meeting, and the motion carried unopposed.
The next meeting is set for July 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM.
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Northeast 112nd Street are both finished with final inspections done. They are open and ready for travel with the appropriate phone calls having been made.
Commissioner Ray went out and looked at property on Northwest 45th Street owned by Gary Crispin and Commissioner Chumbley checked property owned by Shon Muff. They have done noticeable work and are considered to be finished at this point. Ray stated that there will be ongoing issues, however. Road and Bridge plans to work on a culvert repair on Northeast 126th in
Myers Township. A possible tube replacement in Wilson Township on Southeast Maga Lane. They are going to bring the mower tractor back to the shop and were asked to spray the gravel lot behind the LEC. Paul Long and Cameron Black with Ollis/Akers/Arney came in to introduce himself and let commissioners know what they do as insurance brokers working with city and county governments. They spoke with the commissioners to determine what issues they were having with insurance.
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begin as soon as the fall when some Federal and State monies are received, but more likely, will commence the construction in the spring of 2025.
In other business, existing leases with Security Bank in Kansas City were amended, noting a “Scrivener's error” in the original lease language that needed to be adjusted in order for it to be in compliance for auditors.
The Council voted 7-0 to amend the language on both measures.
The Council voted 7-0 to accept the contract with SMICO Contracting Group, LLC for the 2024 sewer lining project.
Mayor Jackie Soptic noted in her report that the 501C3 status used by charitable organizations in the county and housed by Green Hills Regional De-
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velopment would be ending.
Soptic said that for a variety of reasons, the organization was ceasing the ability of local charities and organizations to bank their money in the accounts held there, and would be reimbursing entities with checks and the money they had deposited.
Soptic said that the City would need to form some kind of association that has a 501C3 capability within it to house those monies.
Trenton Fire Department
Chief Brandon Gibler introduced his firefighting staff to the council to applause. True to form, the Department responded to a call for service during the Council meeting.
City Administrator Ron Urton and Mayor Soptic told the Council that a request had been made by
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Mayor City Clerk Jackie Soptic Cindy Simpson City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton
First Ward Second Ward
Mercer County to Grundy County Dispatch to share some of their call volume after expressing concerns with the service they received from Harrison County Dispatch.
Urton said that these decisions were typically left to Department heads, and referred to TPD Police Chief Rex Ross who said that the request had been initially dismissed because of the added load it would put on his dispatchers.
Councilman Marvin Humphreys and Calvin Brown both expressed concern that that kind of decision should fall to the council to make, especially if it meant that money to pay for the service would possibly be forthcoming.
Urton countered that these were decisions that are typically left to Department heads and that putting
this in the Council’s hands represented micromanagement of Department processes.
The Council moved and voted 7-0 to invite Mercer County officials to come to the Council and explain their proposal to them further before dismissing the request out of hand.
“I would really like to hear what they have to say.”Brown said.
In other business, the Council approved minutes and bills for the month, and recognized Assistant City Clerk Anita Ewing, newly hired, for presence at her first council meeting under the tutelage of retiring City Clerk Cindy Simpson.
The Board adjourned to go into executive session for personnel matters at 7:45 PM.
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flames spreading to the logs.
TFD was the first to arrive, and sent a call for assistance to Grundy County Rural Fire upon arrival.
Firefighters deployed a 1 ¾ inch attack line and extinguished the fire on the semi and the trailer. The owner of Timber Harvest brought an empty log trailer to the scene so the logs could be offloaded from the damaged semi and trailer.
There was moderate
damage to the rear of the semi and moderate fire damage to the front half of the load of logs on the trailer. No injuries were reported.
The fire originated from the passenger side, front drive wheel, but the cause was not determined. The cause is under investigation, considered undetermined and the state fire marshall was notified.
Chief Brandon Gibler provided the after-action report.
Trenton Area Calendar of Events
FRIDAY
Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th & Harris, noon to 4 p.m.
Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704. North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m.
Grundy County Health Department, Safe Sitter for Grandparents, GCHD Education Annex, 9 a.m. to noon.
SATURDAY
Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th & Harris, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers Market, Sesquicentennial Park, 8 a.m. - noon.
Grundy County Museum open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s
Episcopal Church, 4 p.m.
Grundy County Museum open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 357-2367.
Grundy County Health Department, WIC Services by appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Free Blood Pressure Check and $1.00 Blood Sugar Checks, walkin, 9 a.m. to noon.
MI Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2901 Hoover Drive, 7 p.m.
North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Trenton Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon.
Grundy County Health Department, Children’s Immunizations by Appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Nurse Services by appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Spickard Coffee Club, Wise Community Center, 8 a.m. Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m.
North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Fun Night, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Grundy County Health Department, Children’s Immunizations by Appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ; GCHD Board of Trustees, Regular Board Metting Lower Level of Health Department 4:30 p.m.
Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous,
Tenth Street Baptist Church, noon. For more information, call 359-2704 or 357-2367.
Class of 1959 Lunch at Senior Center at 11:30 a.m.
North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Trenton Rotary Club, BTC Bank Community Room, noon. North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Early Bird Bingo, 6:00 p.m.; Regular Bingo, 6:45 p.m.
Grundy County Health Department, Adult Blood Draw Clinic by appointment, 9 a.m. to noon.
Meet the new Grundy County Jewett Norris Library Director, Sarah Shoberg from 2pm to 4pm on the main floor at the library.
Sonna Lou Wiggins
Sonna Lou Wiggins was born on November 6, 1934, 4 miles east of Tindall, MO, the daughter of Ross Edward and Allie Ella (Oyler) Foland. She married Bill Wiggins on November 15. 1962 in Fayette, MO and the union was officiated by her brother, Reverend Terry Edward Foland. In addition to her husband and best friend, Bill, she is also survived by three sons, Bradley Wiggins of San Diego, CA, Douglas Wiggins, of Mocksville, , NC and Michael Wiggins of Edinburg, MO, grandchildren: Matt, Lindsey, Halley, Abby, Bekah, Brayden, and Kendall, nine great- grandchildren, a sister Mary Holt (Ed) and brother Novy Eric Foland, all of Trenton. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers; Duane, Dale and Terry Foland, two sisters in infancy, her infant daughter Kelly Gay, and grandson Lucas. She started school in Tindall, but the family moved and she attended first grade at the Terry-George School and then second and third grade at Locust Grove; before moving to Trenton, where she attended school there from fourth grade through High School graduation in 1953. At age 12, Sonna became a member of the First Christian Church of Trenton, where she remained active all her life, serving in many different positions and responsibilities on the Board, including being the first woman Elder at the Church. She served as Board Chairman on three occasions. She served as Director of
Music, choir director and pianist for over 60 years. Sonna had a beautiful singing voice and was a talented pianist and organist, having entertained family and friends, and she sang at countless public events throughout her life. Sonna was a life-long resident of Trenton except for 13 years in Pratt, KS when Bill went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Sonna served as Board Chair for one year at the Pratt Christian Church, and Elder for two years. She was head of the Minister Selection committee for various communities in Missouri and Kansas. Sonna was active with the Highway 65 Center, and served as Board Chair. She was hometown proud and an ardent supporter and active member of the Alumni Association, her whole life. Sonna was an avid golfer and member of the Riverside Country Club having served on the Board of Directors.
Sonna dedicated her life to her husband, children and family and passed away peacefully, with Bill by her side, on June 23, 2024. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the Trenton First Christian Church. Burial will follow in South Evans Cemetery north of Trenton. A visitation is scheduled from 6 until 7 Wednesday evening at Slater Neal Funeral Home of Trenton. Memorial donations are suggested to the First Christian Church and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Andrew Lawson, Jr.
Andrew Lawson, Jr., age 85, a resident of Blue Springs, Missouri, a former resident of Trenton, Missouri, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Ignite Medical Resort, Blue Springs, Missouri.
Andrew was born the son of Andrew and Frankie (Smith) Lawson, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on May 19, 1939. He was a graduate of Tracy County, Tennessee. Andrew served in the United States Marines during Vietnam from 1961 until 1966. He was united in marriage to Maxine Schweinle in August of 2004. She survives of the home. He worked in the maintenance department at Trenton Foods Co. in Trenton, Missouri, for 36 years.
Andrew is survived by his wife, Maxine Lawson of the home; one son, Larry Lawson of Atlanta, Georgia; two daughters, Sonia Demsich of Blue Springs, Missouri, and Pam Lawson of Glasgow, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Nicole Zuniga, Kristopher Zuniga, Johnathan Demsich, James Lawson, Shannon Calivere, and William Cali-
vere; three great grandchildren, Cale Blackburn, Valentino Earle, and Romeo Earle. He is also survived by two brothers, Tedd Lawson and Jim Earl Lawson both of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and three sisters, Mary Lou Roberts, Pat Lloyd, and Carolyn Thomas all of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Dennis Lawson and Charles “Charlie” Lawson.
Cremation was held. No services are scheduled at this time. A private family inurnment will be held at Lusk Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Memorial contributions may be made to Ignite Medical Resort St. Mary's of Blue Springs and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri, 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.
Peter A. DeBruyne
Mr. Peter A. DeBruyne, 93, a resident of Laredo, Missouri, died at 1:30 P.M., Sunday, June 23, 2024 at his residence.
His body is to be cremated under direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton, Missouri. No services are planned at this time.
Mr. DeBruyne was born December 14, 1930 in Lenexa, Kansas the son of Hector P. and Laura DeCraemer DeBruyne. He graduated from Ann Arbor, Michigan High School and then attended University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan for 2 years. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954. He
was a travel agent for European World Travel Service of Honolulu, Hawaii before retiring. He then moved to Laredo, Missouri. On February 1, 1958 he was married to Sharon A. Toomes at Las Vegas, Nevada. She preceded him in death March 31, 2013.
Surviving relatives include his daughter Lisa Alley, AKA Andy, of Farmingdale, ME, and grandsons Joshua Alley of Farmingdale, ME and Caleb Alley of Harrisburg, PA, and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brothers; Harry, William, Francis, and Albert DeBruyne, and sisters Lillie Settles and Mary O'Neil
Susanna Wilson
Susanna was born on November 11, 1947 and passed on May 27, 2024. Susanna Wilson is survived by siblings Christina Stanturf, Michael Stanturf, Marilyn Newlon; Son, Dale Moore and stepchildren Todd Wilson, his wife Mindy and Tony Wilson, wife Janet.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Delbert Stanturf and Rev. Gertrude Stanturf; Daughter Sandra Moore; Husband Wayne Wilson ''Smoke"; Sister Keairon Stanturf and brother, Jonathan Stantruff.
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Grand River Garden Club Meets at Barnes Greenhouse
Submitted by Kathryn Thompson
vided information on the PowerFAIDS upgrade and a roadmap for PowerCampus. Triplett also provided the annual information security program report to the Trustees. Dr. Lenny Klaver, President, provided information on summer applications and fall enrollment, a recent CBHE meeting, and a legislative summary. Klaver also provided the MDHE strategic plan and dashboard, and NCMC was approved as a Dual Credit provider. He discussed Core 42, the state budget, performance funding, and an athletics projects update.
Regarding business
items, the trustees approved a bid from Ward Roofing to remove and replace the Selby Hall dorm. They also approved the Green Hills Head Start cost allocation plan for FY 2025 and the Head Start self-assessment plan. Trustees approved NCMC’s 2024-2025 proposed budgets for unrestricted accounts and auxiliary services and the WDB PY24 budget and salaries. Trustees approved changing the student-athlete drug test policy and the 2024-2025 college catalog. In personnel items, Trustees approved Head Start hires for Aundriea Lopez as Trenton Teacher and Jau-
nita George as Linn County Home Visitor. A transfer for Angela Morris to Enrollment Specialist was approved as the resignation of Marissa Hefele, Teacher Aide. Trustees also approved a contract change for Demetrius Houston, Assistant Basketball Coach/Residence Life Coordinator, and a salary adjustment to meet the Department of Labor's new exempt threshold compliance. Trustees approved the 2024-2025 NCMC organizational chart.
The next meeting of the NCMC Board of Trustees will be on July 23, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Frey Administrative Center.
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Members of the Grand River Garden Club went to Barnes Greenhouse for a demonstration of the greenhouse’s transplanting operation and a short video on some of the top picks in plants for 2025 Monday, June 17.
Some of the top picks by Dummen Orange, a California breeder, included a pink geranium, a new impatient color called Violet Star, a perennial dianthus in Mad Magenta color, and a perennial salvia called Noble Knight.
Beth Mack of Barnes Greenhouse then showed members how their transplanting operation was done. They have a machine, calibrated to exacting specifications, which picks up six plants from a tray, then moves the plants over pots already filled with potting soil, and inserts them into the soil. Monday employees were transplanting mums for the fall selling season.
The greenhouse was started in 1890 by Ben and Elizabeth Barnes and Mrs. Mack is a fifth generation of Barnes tooperate the greenhouse. Barnes Greenhouse has been raising chrysanthemums for 30 years. Mrs. Mack said in order to ship the mums out
of state the soil must be treated for Japanese beetles. She showed a short video of how they shade the hardy mums for 6 weeks prior to shipping.
Prior to the tour of Barnes Greenhouse, members met for a short business meeting at China One restaurant. Roll Call was something members are thankful for.
The secretary and treasurer’s report were accepted. Laura Ewing, treasurer, reported $19.40 was spent on plants for the Friends and Family of Developmentally Disabled gifted group May 21. Dorothy Taul, with assistance from Linda Lamp showed the group how to plant a garden in a tote and plant a flower in a pot.
Members were reminded of a tour of Mr. and Mrs. Lenny Anderson’s yard June 29 and June 30. The Lamp Family Country store will be there.
Those attending were Linda Carman, Mrs. Ewing, Karalyn Thompson, Mrs. Lamp, Cinda Stifel, Ms. Taul, Diana Hoppe and Bonnie Dittberner.
The July 15 meeting will be at noon at the Washington Street restaurant and Ms. Taul will have the program.
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GOVERNMENT
GOP Governor’s Race Shows Slim Lead for Ashcroft
By Mark McLaughlin StaffWriter@Republican-Times.com
The race for who will be the Republican nominee for Governor is a wildly interesting story in “rabbit and hare” politics, with nearly half of all Missouri voters “on the couch” at the moment with 45-days to go until the August primary election.
The Kansas City Star said: “Missouri
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft holds a small, margin-of-error lead over Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe in the Republican race for governor, according to a new poll that also shows nearly half of GOP primary voters remain undecided.
An Emerson College/The Hill poll of 489 Missouri Republican primary voters conducted earlier this week found 23% of respondents say they support Ashcroft and 20% support Kehoe. State Sen. Bill Eigel,
a Weldon Spring Republican, has 6% support.
Kehoe, the former owner of a Jefferson City car dealership, has campaigned as a supporter of farmers and ranchers, veterans and first responders. He has accumulated endorsements from major statewide groups, including the Missouri Farm Bureau, the Missouri Hospital Association and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce PAC.
Ashcroft, the son of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, has both emphasized the family connection while also pitching himself as an aggressive outsider.
The senior Ashcroft has been featured in ads rebutting attacks by Kehoe’s camp, and Ashcroft has promised to seek a repeal of a recent gas tax increase and end the state income tax.”
—Jonathan Shoreman, Kansas City Star, June 21, 2024.
Bill Eigel, a darling of North Missouri voters, has struggled to gain traction in the polling, with just 6% of the support. He advocates for the abolishment of income and state property taxes, and massive belttightening in what he calls a “day of reckoning” that’s coming in Jefferson City. When Ashcroft announced for Governor a little over a year ago, he “rabbited” out to a 30-point lead in the polls. Beset by an ethics complaint and the ability of Kehoe, a “salesman’s salesman” to attract the traditional Republican supporters in business and industry while at the same time appealing to rural voters, veterans and public
safety workers.
Kehoe landed a major endorsement and a $1 campaign donation from St. Lous G.O.P. mega-donor Rex Sinquefield, and with just a two-point variance in the polls, is struggling to extend the lead over Kehoe, who has a strong grasp of retail politics and face to face encounters with voters.
Perhaps the most stirring number in the Emerson poll is the 46% of Missouri G.O.P. voters who are undecided. In that race to the finish, anyone can emerge with the right combination of voter interest, the right “issue” and the magic quality of “lightning in a bottle” needed for epic election wins.
All three candidates have endorsed Donald Trump in his run for the White House, but one “drag” on Ashcroft with MAGA voters is likely his father, former governor, senator and attorney general under George W. Bush, John Ashcroft.
The chasm between Trump and the Bush family has remained wide since the 2016 election and many Bush “neoconservatives” have been or became “NeverTrumpers” ever since.
Some MAGA voters may be a bit suspicious of Ashcroft’s core philosophies..
One major area event upcoming where all three candidates will be on display is at the GRM Fiber Day event at Princeton at 1001 Kentucky from 1-3 PM on Thursday, June 27.
The Republican-Times will follow this event and hope to “get a word” with each of the GOP candidates for Governor.
G.O.P. Governor Candidates: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, and State Senator Bill Eigel.
THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
Virtue... The Moral Center on Which Our Republic Depends
By Mark McLaughlin R-T Staff Writer StaffWriter@RepublicanTimes.com
(Part six of an eight part series)
The government set up by James Madison and the other Founders requires a virtuous public and virtuous leaders—or the whole system will fail.
–Adam J. White, The Atlantic
When the matter of the Constitution was completed, and the delegates left Independence Hall for the last time, a townswoman stopped Benjamin Franklin and asked him,”Mr. Franklin, what kind of government have you given us?”
Franklin responded, with a gentle touch to her hand,”A Republic, madame, if you can keep it.”
By far, the scariest “gamble” of the Framers was to build a system, and base its success on good people of honesty, integrity, compassion, and resolve to lead it, and to develop laws, administer justice, and execute the wishes of the people with fairness, moderation, and fore thought.
As the delegates moved to Article II of the Constitution, dealing with the Executive Branch, the discussion of the Presidency was raised. Opponents of strong central government feared the emergence of another king. It would take another fifteen years and the emergence of Napoleon Bonaparte to conceive of the leadership of a dictator, an old-time
tyrant.
They thought a king was bad enough.
“Of course the first President will be a good one, a good man, a good leader, a man with a sense of history.”Franklin said, making eye contact with Washington at the front of the Hall.”But we have no idea what we will get from the people who come after that.”
“...If you can keep it.”
What Franklin admonished and where the political debates, discussions, arguments, and diatribes have taken us, have been to the very fringes of what is right, honorable, and decent.
That our government allowed the Indian Removal Act, kept slaves in chains, would detain Japanese citizens and turn away Jewish refugees in 1938 suggested that American policy was not always right, decent or just.
Andrew Jackson was the first people’s President, and he had an abject hatred for Native Americans, and complete contempt for the United States Supreme Court, denying at least two decisions that went hard against him, and simply ignoring them.
“If the Supreme Court wants this to happen, let them find a way to enforce it.”Jackson said.
Presidents have, from Adams on to the President, violated the Constitution dozens if not hundreds of times. Many of our commander-in-chiefs were not good people.
From what historians tell us, only two of the 46-Presidents of the United States never violated
the Constitution.
One was Washington. The other was Grover Cleveland. Everyone else, sadly, has taken occasion to cut constitutional corners from time to time.
The Founders believed their principles of freedom to be pure. The Framers believed their principles of government to be fair, and just, and right, and good for everyone.
But the “secret sauce” of our nation is civil society — how people conduct themselves towards each other, their neighbors, take responsibility for their children and for the kids of others, and the expectations we will have to be safe in our homes, walking the streets, and yielding to the driver on the right.
It plays out when you go through the McDonalds drive through, and “just because” you pick up the tab for the person behind you. It is holding a door for someone, or offering them a hand if they are older and unsteady on their feet(to those of you who have done that for me in recent times, I appreciate you).
“Good people” are all around us, and it is our faith in them that emboldens us to take a few more calculated risks in having faith in others — business people, politicians, and government officials.
If you can’t go into a courtroom and be confident of fairness, in the “rule of law”, of “equal application of the law”, or “justice for all”, you’ve lost civil society. If your neighbor plays loud music at all hours, sees your lights off,
and just cracks open another beer and cranks the music louder, you’ve lost civil society.
We should expect a lot of our neighbors, our fellow citizens, and our countrymen. With the same principle in mind that Madison stated, “what is good for one of us is good for all of us.”
We should be willing to fight for that.
Courage, Honor, Humility, Integrity, Justice, Moderation, Prudence, Respect and Responsibility are the civic virtues laid out by the Bill of Rights Institute, the attributes that the Founders believed in, and the character traits the Framers depended on.
Civility in our governmental system is all but dead. It’s said that Conservatives believe that Liberals are wrong and that Liberals believe that Conservatives are evil.
Unfair? There’s enough evil to go around.
That American civic virtues so closely resemble the Cardinal Virtues of the Church are not an accident.
That they are so hard to find in today’s body politic and the work done between those of different ideologies is a catastrophe.
The American people are different from almost every other people in the world. In them is so much inherent goodness, borne of our Judeo-Christian roots and teaching, that teaches us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Many people do go out of their way to do the right thing, to
look out for their neighbors, and to insist on a moral foundation of government and civic life.
Despite all efforts to the contrary to break down wholesome, positive, “family values” that build in our children a passion to do good, our system and the pressures on it are in a hurtling, downward inertia that seek to make our nation like every other nation… Godless, apathetic, self-interested, and power hungry.
In three words, what the internal and external enemies of America want America to be… Less than Exceptional.
As much as people in power want more, as many institutions as they strip away of decency and honor and integrity, at the end of the day, the American people are the last, best hope of the Republic.
There are 330-million of them. They love their spouses and their children. They care for their neighbors. They do good and right in their communities, and if provoked, will step up to demand it from their government. If attacked, they will take up arms and defend it.
They believe in the concept of American Exceptionalism. If we are to begin with the end in mind, we begin with the idea of civic virtue, and end with the idea of exceptionalism…That we are better because we are innately good.
It is the gambit the Framers depended on. That the people, would indeed, keep it.
Even though Mr. McLaughlin and I rarely agree in opinion, I believe in giving credit where credit is due. I appreciate the effort made to help voters know where the candidates for County Commissioner stand on various issues. I also applaud your honesty and integrity in correcting and retracting the article related to the American Sportsman Club.
As I read the report of the County Commission meeting this past week, I thought for a moment you would have to print another correction. It is stated that Presiding Commissioner Ray commended Mr. Briggs on doing a good job of lawn care at the courthouse and county jail grounds. I thought, wait a minute, that is not correct, the Sheriff is doing the mowing at the jail. Then I realized when Presiding Commissioner Ray said county jail, he was referring to the old county jail where the prosecuting attorney's office is housed.
One might wonder why the Sheriff is doing lawn care at the Law Enforcement Center where
the present jail is located. As I understand it, the Commission allowed only $3500.00 for mowing and snow removal and he would rather mow than shovel snow. I found out that he also does maintenance such as change HVAC filters, and replace light bulbs. Unlike sheriffs in some surrounding counties, he manages a jail, writes grants, at present, he works a deputy schedule, and other responsibilities too numerous to mention. Talk about a Renaissance Man.
I was happy to read that Commissioners have "No issue whatsoever" with giving the pay as prescribed by law, at 50% of the wage of the Associate Circuit Judge to Sheriff Herring. They are standing with the view that the Missouri Constitution requires that this is not to be given until the beginning of the next term on January 1st, 2025. It is still my strong belief this is incorrect and has resulted inSheriff Herring being paid less than he should have for the past 4 years.
I am definitely not in favor of
taxpayer dollars being spent on a lawyer to keep from paying what the law says he must be paid. Hopefully, the Commission will arrange the budget to raise the wages of our shamefully underpaid deputies. I am sure this would make it easier to maintain a full staff of 3 deputies. The last deputy to leave for another, better paying law enforcement position stated on Facebook, "This truly is a good department to work for." Anna Ferguson. Trenton, MO
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI BOKF, N.A., ) Plaintiff, ) ) Cause No. 24AG-CC00013 vs. ) )
Debbie S. Gaddy a/k/a Debbie S. ) Gaddy Wright a/k/a Debra Sue ) Wright (Deceased), ) Michael E. Wright, and ) John Doe ) Defendants. ) NOTICE OF
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The State of Missouri to Defendants, Debbie S. Gaddy a/k/a Debbie S. Gaddy Wright a/k/a Debra Sue Wright (Deceased) and John Doe:
You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for Grundy County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is to Quiet Title as to the property secured by a Deed of Trust dated March 24, 1997, and which action affects the following described property to wit:
ALL OF THE SOUTH FORTY (40) FEET OF LOT FIVE (5) AND THE NORTH THIRTY (30) FEET OF LOT SIX (6), IN BLOCK ONE (1) IN HOFFMAN AND HEIMAN’S SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF TRENTON, MISSOURI. SUBJECT TO ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS AND EASEMENTS.
The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Plaintiff is Scott D. Mosier, Millsap & Singer, LLC, 612 Spirit Dr., St. Louis, MO 63005, (636) 5370110.
You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within forty-five (45) days after the 20 th day of June, 2024, judgment by default will be rendered against you.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 11 th day of June, 2024.
/s/ Becky Stanturf, Circuit Clerk (6/20, 6/27, 7/4, 7/11/24)
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managing the facility ™s daily program, social services, and family engagement activities. Visit http://www.greenhillsheadstart.org for job description and application or call 660-3592214. E.O.I. North Central Missouri College is seeking a Student Support Services Assistant Director. This is a full-time position with benefits included. Interested applicants should visit www.ncmissouri.edu/job s for more information and how to apply or call 660-357-6203. NCMC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
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Call MIDWEST MECHANICAL & rely on comfort. 800-425-0976 or 485-6611, Brian S. Israel, owner. For your heating & cooling needs. All Tax Credits & Rebates available! Geostar Geothermal Heat Pumps. Over 25 years experience.
RED BARN MINI STORAGE, across from the new hospital on Iowa Blvd in Trenton. 5 Unit sizes available. Call Mike or Jane Cooksey 660359-7683.
JAMESPORT LUMBER Full Service Lumberyard. We also sell Trusses/ metal/rebar/concrete blocks. New Hardware Department - Gift Certificates and Delivery Available - Free Estimates 32089 St. Hwy 6, Jamesport 660-684-6404 ——————————
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Agriculture
For Sale: One grass fed beef. Sold by hanging weight. Call 66o-6452269
5 Left - REGISTERED 2year old Balancer and Angus bulls. Calving ease, performance, carcass quality, gentle bulls. Genetics from Coneally, SAV, Mead, Basin, Lazy TV, Burbank.
Top performing grid sales results. EPDs available. Lathrop, MO 913-908-9374
See Consumer Oil & Supply for your One Stop Shop for Muck and Lacrosse boots and gloves. Consumer Oil & Supply 614 Harris Ave. 359-2258
Gravel, sand, top soil, mulch, river rock, boulders-Turney Mini Quarry 816-248-2523.
For Sale: One grass fed
beef. Sold by hanging weight. Call 66o-6452269
PAYING $75/ACRE FOR RENTAL PASTURE. Will consider any size and location. 816-288-9060.
For Rent House for rent: No pets. No Smoking. One bedroom, One bath. One story, with basement. Close to the country club. Carpeted, extremely clean. Call 660-359-3800
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 Cassandra Brewer at 660-359-5647.
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We’re more than a clinic. We’re part of the community.
We go the extra mile to make it easy to get the care you need. You’ll find us here to answer the phones 24/7 and make it easy to schedule appointments online. We accommodate same-day appointments when possible, and you can even meet with your doctor virtually if you’re homebound or just have a busy schedule.
Here, new patients are always welcome. Because you’re not just a patient, you’re our neighbor.
Skylar Bonnett Selected as NCMC’s Outstanding Student
Skylar Bonnett, from Galt, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for June. She is a Missouri A+ scholarship student who just graduated with her associate of arts degree. In the fall, Skylar will attend the University of Missouri-Columbia to pursue her bachelor’s degree.
At NCMC, Skylar was involved in Student Support Services (SSS), First Gen Club, and PTK Honor Society. Skylar was also a student worker at the Frey Administrative Building. Her favorite class was English 102 with Instructor Stephen Williamson. Skylar said, “It was always fun, and I
liked the challenge of writing the notorious tenpage paper.”
Skylar went on to say, “I chose NCMC because of its affordability. Financially, this was the best decision for me and my family, especially since my mom works in the bookstore at NCMC, and I can use my Missouri A+ Scholarship to make my experience here debtfree.” Skylar said, “My favorite thing about NCMC is how everyone here on campus wants you to succeed and will do everything in their power for that to happen. As well as, how loved I feel here at NCMC! NCMC has helped me set up my life after my associate degree. I feel more than ready to take on COMO and Mizzou, even as a small-town girl. NCMC has given me the college feel while staying local, which has set me up for a bright future.”
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by Mark McLaughlin R-T Staff Writer
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Have you ever eaten a chocolate covered grasshopper?
For your sake, I hope full disclosure was made before you bit into what looked like a peanut cluster or a turtle, only to get the distinctive crunch of the grasshopper's thorax in your mouth.
It’s a shiny thing. It holds the promise of something wonderful. And then when you get to the business end of the sweet morsel, you get a nasty surprise.
This summer and in fact the last year or so has seen a number of actions from the Missouri State Legislature which are “shiny things” designed for voters to gorge themselves on, but upon closer inspection are not what they appear.
The Bill 53/60 legislation that enacted tying county sheriff’s pay to that of associate court judges is, on the surface, an action taken to elevate the compensation for county sheriff’s, some of whom have
been forced to go on public assistance to pay their bills, while at the same time taking the risk every morning that your “see you for supper” and “I love you” might be the last time you ever mouth those words to your spouse or kids.
County Sheriffs, like their deputies and local police officers, take the risk every day that they’re going to be shot at, stabbed, or run down by a suspect who is not inclined to follow the directions of a peace officer serving a warrant, writing a ticket, or disrupting a crime in progress.
53/60 was a step in the right direction, but it held two “chocolate covered grasshoppers”” in the wrapper that have created confusion for county governments, and led some of them to put the cart in front of the horse in enacting these pay raises in the middle of a sheriff’s set term.
Of Missouri’s 114counties, 104 of them
moved ahead in some fashion, only to find themselves smacked down by the State Auditor’s office as they conducted their triannual audits of county governments.
The problem is the Missouri State Constitution, which says explicitly that elected officials cannot receive a pay raise in the middle of a term. Sheriffs elected in 2020, all of them statewide, are now seeking election in the 2024 cycle.
But counties across the state jumped the gun, and the State Auditor is directing those they audit, in sequence, to “claw back” the proceeds they have paid to their sheriffs.
That this story has not exploded into newspapers across the state is stunning to me. If all of this, in fact, is true, the Constitution has run smack into a piece of legislation that lacked one very important detail.
How hard would it have been to say that the pay raises were to go into effect in the Sheriff’s next term, beginning in 2025?
It’s like the kid in Math Class who doesn’t get the idea that the entire premise of his math class is not to get the right answer, but to show your work and how you got the answer.
From the Sheriff’s point of view, the flipside of 53/60 were the new, enhanced and extensive “accountability measures” and added tasks thrown in their lap to implement. The Constitution allows for pay
raises to be enacted under the “exception” that if duties as articulated in State Statute 221 are demonstrably changed, amended, or extended, that pay raises can be enacted to account for the job getting bigger.
So this is another fine mess our friends in the legislative branch have gotten us into, without taking a basic Missouri history class or studying and knowing the effects their actions have. The Governor signed the bill, involving the executive branch, and the Judiciary will be involved with one District Court case in Cole County saying that the provisions of 53/60 do in fact represent added duties.
A lot of money will be wasted if the end result is that the salary increase provision during an elected term wins the day. A lot of money will be spent to prove the exception of extra duties.
The lawyers win. The taxpayers lose. And the bad guys(every story needs a villain), will be the poor, set-upon County Commissioners who take heat for not paying the Sheriff what he is worth, or acting in an unconstitutional fashion if they move to go ahead.
They’ve been given a chocolate covered grasshopper in a shiny, metallic, gold wrapper.
Bon appetite.
The other issue is SB 190, a proposal to freeze property taxes for seniors,
something which plays well in candidate appearances and political rallies, one of those shiny metallic “sweet treats”, but really represents a craven way to score political points, while not absorbing any of the cost on state revenues.
Once again, the State Legislature dumped on commissioners a “no win” proposition. Either pass an ordinance declaring a tax credit for seniors, or leave it to citizens to develop and sign a petition to put the issue on the ballot next April.
The target is property taxes, which fund public school, county infrastructure, public safety, rural fire and ambulance service, nursing homes in public libraries.
If you’re a senior, it may sound tantalizing, but if you’re county government, it’s one more “great idea” from the Ivory Tower in Jefferson City that says,”let’s give seniors a break, but let’s put the burden on county revenues…again.”
Livingston County Commissioner Ed Douglas, whose press release on this issue was printed word for word in last week’s edition of the paper, rightly argued that if the Legislature wishes to give seniors a break, do it from state revenues…income taxes, corporate taxes, etc.
Since you think it’s such a great idea, bite the bullet…don’t pass the buck.
SB 190 was incredibly poorly written, because it required a different application process from every county, a different “means” for interpreting eligibility, and the potential of 114 different sets of standards, and…no guarantee that county governments in all 114-counties got to their solution in the same way.
Whether we like it or not, we’ve learned the price schools, counties and other taxing entities pay when things like county reevaluation assessments, which set revenues for those taxing entities aren’t done correctly, or aren’t done at all.
I don’t know how many curve balls a county commissioner, a school superintendent, or ambulance director is supposed to hang in there and take before the system collapses under its own weight.
I am sure there are good, capable people in the Legislature in both the House and the Senate. I just happen to be struggling to find one. You guys need to get it together in Jefferson City, learn how to write a Bill, cross your T’s and dot your I’s, and show your damned work.
This is getting tiresome. Do your job. Do the whole job.
Or go home.
All that glitters is not gold, people, and these “shiny things” you keep sending us have to stop.
The Laredo School Board met in a lightning fast regular session on June 20. After a speedy approval of the agenda, the consent agenda, the minutes of the June 10
meeting and bills before the Board, the Board approved the transportation report, increased school lunch prices .10 to $3.00, and had a brief discussion on building improvements.
In new business, the Board heard administrative reports, and discussed budget amendments.
The board will need to approve amendments for 2023-24 school year. A motion was required to have the 2023-24 budget match the actual revenues and expenditures for the year.
The motion was received, seconded and approved.
The 2024-25 budget was reviewed and approved by Board vote.
The District’s audit date was set for August 7. The Board moved into executive session, then returned and finally adjourned the meeting at 6:21 p.m.
A hearing was held in the case of State vs. Mitchell Dane Knapp, charged with Felony D Unlawful possession of a firearm and Felony D Possession of a controlled substance dating back to July 14, 2022. Guilty pleas were entered in both instances. A request was made in the hearing for early release from probation. Hearing no opposition from the prosecution or probation services, the court released the defendant from probation.
A motion hearing was held in the case of RSIRCM, LLC vs. Howard L. Harper Et Al. The attorney for the plaintiff announces to the court that a settlement has been reached in the case. It was ordered that the plaintiff shall recover from the defendant the following sums:
$26,304.46 owed to Mosaic Life Care, $500 in attorney fees to Howard L. Harper, $63.61 to Mosaic Life Care Anesthesia, and $74.68 to Mosaic Life Care Clinics. Counts owed to Grundy County Fire and Ambulance, St. Joseph Radiology Specialists, LLC and the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic were dismissed with prejudice.
In a trial setting for Sara Rex vs. Michael Rex, as part of a previous marriage dissolution, the petitioner filed a request to sell property belonging to both. The peti-
tioner’s motion to sell is set for hearing on July 11, 2024.
In State vs. Brandon Z. Brewer, charged with Felony E attempted forgery and Felony D possession of a controlled substance, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant was sentenced to ten years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, and the judge ordered Brewer placed in long-term substance treatment as part of that sentence.
In State vs. Douglas Eugene Denny, charged with Felony E Driving while revoked/suspended, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant received a sentence of four years in the Department of Corrections, but that sentence was suspended and the defendant placed on probation for a period of five years, to be administered by the Department of Probation and Parole, with a fee of $300 to be paid to LERF within four months.
In State vs. Amber Nycole Leeper, charged with Felony E DWI-persistent and Felony D Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, the case was continued to July 11,2024.
In State vs. Dan Richard Peters, Jr., charged with Felony E Domestic Assault-3rd Degree, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant was sentenced to four years in the Department of Corrections, with sentence to run concur-
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In City of Trenton vs. Kimberly Kay Allen, charged with a nuisance violation, the defendant entered a guilty plea and was ordered to pay fees and fines in the amount of $188.50.
In City of Trenton vs. David V. Ayala, in two separate cases, one for expired plates and the second for operating a vehicle on highway without valid or no license, the defendant entered guilty pleas. He paid fees of $39 on the first offense, and $114 on the second by order of the court.
In City of Trenton vs. Lynnsey Marie Betz, charged with exceeding speed limit (11-15 mph. over), the defendant pled guilty to an amended charge of defective equipment, and paid fines and fees in the amount of $186.50 in open court.
In City of Trenton vs. Tommy Joe Brittain, charged with failure to yield, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant was ordered to pay fees and fines in the amount of $99.00.
In City of Trenton vs. Kathy Jo Campbell, on separate counts of three nuisance violations, the defendant’s case was continued to July 16, 2024 to give the defendant time
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rently with any other charges pending in any other county. Costs are taxed against the defendant.
In State vs. Christa Danielle Phelps, charged with Felony E Assault-3rd Degree, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant was sentenced to three years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with sentence to run concurrently to an existing Livingston County Case. Costs are taxed against the defendant.
In State vs. Naomi Esther Roy, charged with Felony Dabuse or neglect of a child and Felony E Resisting/Interfering with arrest for a felony, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant was placed on probation for five years under the administration of the Department of Probation and Parole. The defendant will pay costs of $300 to LERF within four months.
Inm State vs. James Robert Anderson, charged with Felony E Violation of order of protection for adult-2nd offense, the defendant en-
tered a guilty plea. The offense was a probation violation, which the defendant admitted to. Final disposition of the case is set for September 12, 2024.
In State vs. James Leroy Houk, charged with Felony D Possession of a controlled substance and Felony E unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, the defendant entered guilty pleas.
Probation was revoked, and the stay of execution of a four-year prison sentence was revoked.
In a second case of Felony E Attempted forgery, dated December of 2021, similar terms were determined.
In State vs. Timothy Ledbetter, charged with Felony E Driving while suspended/revoked, the defendant entered a guilty plea, and requested the surrender of his probation. Probation was revoked, and Ledbetter was ordered to complete a previously suspended three year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
In State vs. Amber Ny-
cole Leeper, charged with Forgery dating back to May, 2022, the defendant entered a guilty plea, and the case was continued to July 11, 2024.
In State vs. Jennifer Dee Tunnell, charged with Felony D possession of a controlled substance, a guilty plea was entered. The defendant admitted to violating probation, and probation was revoked. The defendant was sentenced to seven years in prison under the Department of Corrections.
In State vs. Anthony Michael Seward, charged with Felonyt E leaving the scene of an accident-property damage exceeding $1,000, Misdemeanor A Driving while Revoked/Suspended and two counts of Misdemeanor B Making a false report, the defendant entered guilty pleas on all counts. The defendant was ordered to continue on probation and ordered to court ordered detention sanction.
In State vs. Brett Michael Woolsaey, charged with Felony E Fraudulent Use of
credit/debit device and Felony D Stealing—all other property, the defendant ordered guilty pleas on both counts, and admitted a probation violation. The defendant’s probation was ordered revoked, and he was ordered to serve three years on each of the two counts in Missouri Department of Corrections, sentences to run concurrently, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,410.35.
In State vs. Matthew Lee, charged with Felony E nonsupport, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments, due under order of support, a criminal setting, and the case was ordered continued to July 11, 2024.
In State vs. Shawn Wells, charged with Felony E nonsupport, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments, due under order of support, a probation violation was reported. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and was ordered to remain on probation for three years to July, 2027.
to work on the property.
In City of Trenton vs. Erin H. Carriker, charged with a nuisance violation, the defendant’s case was continued to July 16, 2024 to give the defendant time to work on the property.
In City of Trenton vs. Christopher Brian, charged with expired plates, the defendant failedc to appear. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest, with a $69.00 cash bond required upon apprehension.
In City of Trenton vs. Bryan Douglas Conner, charged with following another vehicle too closely, the defendant appeared in person, the defendant’s case was continued to July 16, 2024 to give the defendant time to obtain counsel
In City of Trenton vs. Matthew Eugene Cook, charged with two nuisance viollations, the third of which was tied to an abandoned vehicle, the defendant’s case was continued to July 16, 2024 to give the defendant time to work on the property.
In City of Trenton vs. Robert Rex Day, charged with a nuisance violation, the defendant’s case was continued to July 02, 2024 to give the defendant time to work on the property.
In City of Trenton vs. Terry Michael Delauder, [See Municipal, Page 12]
charged with expired plates, the defendant did not appear. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, with a bond set at $89.00 payable upon apprehension.
In City of Trenton vs. Charles Thomas Fayo, charged with exceeded speed limit (11-15 mph. over), a guilty plee was entered. Fees and fines of $109 were ordered paid to the court by July 16, 2024.
In City of Trenton vs. Frank Oren Golden, charged with failure to yield, the case was continued to November 11, 2024, at which time a determination of any claims to be paid would be examined, and if none, the case dismissed.
In City of Trenton vs. Patricia Ann Kirby, charged with a peace disturbance, the defendant appeared in court and entered a plea of not guilty. A Court trial has been scheduled for July 16, 2024.
In City of Trenton vs. David Paul Little, charged with a nuisance violation, a
guilty plea was entered and the defendant ordered to pay fines and fees of $186.50 to the court.
In City of Trenton vs. Zachary Jacob Marrs, charged with a nuisance violation, the defendant failed to appear. It is believed that he is currently incarcerated, and a new warrant will be issued and the case continued to July 16, 2024.
In City of Trenton vs. Jason Edward Miller, charged with a peace disturbance, a nuisance violation and and a nuisance-abandoned vehicle violation, the defendant entered guilty pleas, and was ordered to pay fines and fees of $64.00 on the first offense, given a continuance until July 16 to work on the nuisance violation, on on the third, given a continuance until July 16 to work on the property.
In City of Trenton vs. Elizabeth Ann Novak, charged with expired plates, the defendant failed to appear. A warrant was
issued for arrest with a $69.00 cash bond set to be paid upon apprehension.
In City of Trenton vs. Jacklyn Shirley Ormsby, charged with operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, a guilty plea was entered with fines and fees of $139.50 paid in court.
In City of Trenton vs. Simon Dionisio Paiz, charged with operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, no record was provided.
In City of Trenton vs. Krystal Hope Price, charged with displayed/possessed fictitious/canceled/suspended/r evoked/altered driver's license, the case was continued to July 16,2024 in order to give the defendant a chance to obtain counsel.
In City of Trenton vs. Samantha Marie, charged with nuisance-abandoned vehicle, the defendant’s case was continued to July 16, 2024 to give the defendant time to work on the property.
In City of Trenton vs. Lacy McKenna Smith, charged with operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, no record was available.
In City of Trenton vs. Justin Lee Stark, charged seperately with expired plates, operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, and driving while revoked or suspended, the defendant entered a guilty plea and received a suspended imposition of sentence and 6 months probation on the first count, entered a guilty plea on the second to an amended charge of defective equipment, and paid court costs of $186.50. On the third count, the terms of sentence on count 1 were imposed.
In City of Trenton vs. Daniel Lee Stith, charged with operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, no record was provided.
Land Transfers
June 17, 2024
Edward Brown and Wife to Edward L. Brown III
Jonathan Stutzman and
Wife to David Byler and Wife
June 18, 2024
Joseph Hilty and Wife to Mark Morris and Wife
Marriage Dissolutions Granted
Patricia Chumbley vs. Brad Chumbley
Arrest Records
Owen Lee Brown, 21, of Trenton was arrested June 16, 2024 on a charge of Felony E Domestic Assault-3rd Degree. The complaint alleges that on or about June 16, 2024, the defendant knowingly caused physical pain to the victim by grabbing her by the neck, choking her, and slamming her to the ground, and the victim was a domestic victim in
that the victim and the defendant were in a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. Brown was ordered held on a $15,000 Cash only bond, administered by North Missouri Court Services, and is ordered to have no contact with the victim. His court date is scheduled for June 25, 2024.
Rotary Talks Fair Winds Flower Farm
Program chairman Steve Taylor introduced Jadeth Jenkins, who told about the business that he operates along with his partner, Brian Jenkins, who has 14 years of floral experience and has a degree in plant biology. Jadeth, who spent five years doing social work after graduating from college, decided he would like to take a different path in his professional life, which led to him and Brian to operate the farm on property owned by Jadeth’s grandparents. His sister, Gia, had established a flower growing business at the site as her FFA SAE project and when she graduated, the two men continued and expanded the business. They grow a variety of flowers on the farm and also have a large area
dedicated to sunflowers. The business offers everyday and custom arrangements along with arrangements for weddings, showers, funerals, table pieces and house plants. They also offer a “bouquet subscription,” where flowers can be purchased on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. They also provide workshops and offer free delivery to the Trenton and Gilman City area. Jadeth noted the business is part of the weekly farmer’s market at Trenton. Among future plans are “you pick” events, providing a space for photographs, more involvement with local FFA chapters and applying for agrotourism grants to fund expansion projects such as new equipment and buildings.
Trenton Job Center Closes
The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission has made the decision not to renew their contract with the Workforce Development Board (WDB) of North Missouri, resulting in the closure of the Trenton Job Center. The center will cease operations effective July 1, 2024.
The services that are available through the Trenton Job Center will still be available to the area.
Customers who typically rely on the Trenton Job Center for employment services are advised to contact either the Chillicothe Job Center or the Kirksville Job Center to schedule appointments for their needs.
The contact details for these centers are as fol-
lows:
• Chillicothe Job Center: (660) 646-0671
• Kirksville Job Center: (660) 785-2400
For further inquiries or additional information regarding the closure reach out to the WDB of North Missouri. Brent Stevens is available to address any questions and can be reached at (660) 359-3622, extension 1234.
The WDB of North Missouri and the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for all affected customers and appreciate the community’s understanding and cooperation during this time.
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summer events and play, but Ewald, who played basketball, football and golf at THS on the way to graduating in 2012, realizes that volleyball, which he so likens to football as the “greatest team sport” requires, as he says, “all of them to be on the same page.”
“This might be the truest team sport ever.”Ewald said.
Volleyball is unique in that a good team will take apart an average one by finding the “weak link”: on the floor and attacking it. Ewald says that that is the spirit he is instilling in his team, and that they are embracing.
“We’ll be friends and shake hands when the game is over.”Ewald says.”But we’re going to be attacking all the time.”
With that being said, Ewald has some holes to fill after this year’s accomplished seniors walked across the stage.
He points to McKenzie Whipple, a 5’11” outside hitter with a 22’ vertical jump and a long wingspan as a young player who began the game as a 7th grader, never having played before, and learning that
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she was really good at the sport. He notes that Jacole Simpson, his lone senior and libero on last year’s team, who fell just 20-digs short from that spot a year ago, is working on playing setter this year, and is getting the groove of the back row.
“She has a lot of heart and a lot of grind.”Ewald says of Simpson,”she’s a rock-sold, serious player who comes on game night to get extra work on outside saves.”
Adopting the philosophy of a “rising tide lifts all boats”, Ewald has worked hard to promote multi-sport participation, and encourage his volleyballers to play basketball, a sport so complimentary to the game.
“Volleyball and basketball both rely on body control, jumping and landing, and basketball works an entirely different muscle group than volleyball.”Ewald says.”single-sport players often find themselves with rotator cuff injuries, and we’re trying to do so much health maintenance when those elbows and shoulders get sore.”
“That’s why the weight room is so
important.”Ewald says.”It’s not just strength and explosiveness, it’s also about flexibility and developing reinforced joints and ligaments to take the stress.”Ewald says.
Ewald points to Olivia Tabbert, the first volleyball R-T Alpha Dog of the summer, an outside hitter who played basketball and ran track in the spring, as the “prototype” of the player he wants to develop.
Tabbert will be used as a mobile, jump-setter who can flow all over the floor in getting the ball directed to “big bangers” on the front row.
“We have a lot of young players coming in now who will be multi-sporters, so it just takes that time to develop that kids start to embrace that as part of the culture.”
Ewald worked with the GHRA a year ago and added 5th and 6th grade volleyball to their program, and he looks to go back and try to add 4th grade this year. Developing skills and finding a love for the game is tough to do when a player is starting in 7th grade with no background in the sport.
High school players are
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involved with younger players all over the place, in camp, and in a grades 3-6 camp that runs during the season. At the end of the camp, coinciding with a varsity volleyball game, is “youth night”.
You might call it throwing gas on the fire starting to burn in future Bulldog volleyballers.
“Our team sits together during our “C” games, “JV” games and varsity games.”Ewald says.”We sit together as a team from start to finish, and these younger kids will be all around us.”
The rite of passage is “The Saying” that the varsity squad recites when they do their breakdowns. There is a process by which you get to “give throat” to that saying yourselves.
What is the saying? I don’t know…I just met Coach Ewald today so I am not yet in the Circle of Trust, but I hope I get to hear it sometime soon.
Camp is over, but game days at Lathrop, Lawson, East Buchanan and Kirksville still dot the schedule for the team, in addition to the weight room.
Get better. The opportunities are there.
by Mark McLaughlin StaffWriter@Republican-Times.com
Caitlyn Clark— The Story
2024 has definitely been the year of Caitlin Clark, the generational talent who took all of college basketball by storm, and who has faced a lot of hurdles from her professional peers, college and professional coaches, and talking heads in both the news and sports divisions of about every major media organization in the country.
Losing 88-87 this past Sunday to the Chicago Sky, led by former LSU superstar and Clark rival Angel Reese, I tuned in to watch Clark play(of course I did), and found myself seeing something that I hadn’t seen since 1980.
When Magic Johnson and Larry Bird hit the NBA at the same time.
In 1980, the NBA was struggling to be relevant, struggling to compete with the NFL and certainly with the college game.
But Magic and Bird changed all of it. Michael Jordan came along, and very soon, the NBA was the hottest ticket in town.
Magic was infectious. Bird was emotionless, a terminator on the court who all he knew how to do was win. Michael…well, Michael was just Michael.
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Monday July 1
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Tuesday July 2nd
Chicken & Noodles, Peas, Diced Carrots, Peaches, Hot Roll
Wednesday July 3rd
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Thursday July 4th
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Tuesday, July 9th
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Wednesday, July 10th
Baked Ham, 3 Bean Salad, Pickled Beets, Pears, Wheat Bread
Thursday July, 11th
Pork Roast, Red Potatoes, Carrots, Peaches, Wheat Bread
Friday, July 12th
BBQ Riblet on Bun, Stewed Tomatoes, Pork & Beans, Fruit Juice
Monday, July 15th
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That Wont Go Away
So Fast forward to 2024… Clark comes into the WNBA as a phenomenon that was genderless…boys as well as girls wanted tickets to her games as birthday presents. Her phenomenon was ageless. It didn’t matter whether you were 16 or 66, you watched and you couldn’t look away. As someone who throws up in their mouth a little bit every time I am forced to watch and NBA game, it took Caitlin Clark for me to care at all about pro basketball, much less women’s basketball, much less women’s professional basketball. But we watch.
Clark has met with a majority of her peers in the WNBA who are not fans. Chennedy Carter of the Sky perhaps foremost, the most thuggish of all thugs, who broke her eardrum in a recent game, threw a surreptitious shoulder into her when play was dead, and has thrown more than one sharp elbow. Others around the league, Reese included, have been lit up for cheap, hard fouls against her.
She was held off the Women’s Olympic Team. Strange, isn’t it, that Kim Mulkey of LSU and Dawn Staley of South Carolina were two of
the coaches on the five person nominating panel for Team USA.
Clark and her Iowa team beat South Carolina and Staley a year ago in the Women’s Final Four. Clark and her Iowa team beat LSU and Mulkey this year in the National semifinal.
Neither coach was overly effusive in their praise of Caitlin Clark.
The response of the country was a near riot. An “X” Tweet yesterday before the Fever-Sky game advised fans to be quiet when Clark was fouled so we could “hear the extra special whistle” that Clark is supposed to be receiving from officials supposedly protecting her.
I guess that comes down to whether you root for her, or against her.
All I know is this… The battle between Reese and the Sky and Clark and the Fever was a great game. Clark scored 21-points and handed out 14-assists, the second most by a WNBA rookie in the history of the League.
Add to that eight rebounds and five steals, and you had a player performing at a ridiculously high level in her 18th professional game, leading the League in assists with 350+
assists already.
Reese played very well yesterday, and scored the winning basket. Clark hit a “3” and brought the lead back to 1, then used a screen from Aliyeh Boston, and then threw back to Boston for a shot that rimmed out at the buzzer.
Score a classic win for Reese, and a great game for Clark.
Magic and Bird. Caitlin and Reese.
We’ll enjoy watching women’s basketball from here on. We’ll watch the Iowa women next year and probably in perpetuity after this.
Angel Reese didn’t do that. Sabrina Ionescu didn’t do that. Sue Bird didn’t do that. Kelsey Plum didn’t do that.
Caitlin Clark did that.
For all the crap she takes, she just lowers her head, keeps her cool, and powers through it. She is all about her team, and all about winning.
Reese, Carter, and others, seem all about whining.
The irony for these petty people is that regardless of how good they are, they are afterthoughts, while Clark is all people think about.
Go figure that…
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TRENTON R-IX SUMMER SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES
The following schedule was released from Trenton R-IX Athletic Director John Cowling on summer athletic opportunities for Bulldog boys and girls athletes.
DEAD WEEK — August 3-11
No athletic activities will take place during this week.
WEIGHT ROOM TIMES:
High School Boys Weights: (MWF)-6:30 to 8:00 AM
High School Girls Weights: (MWF) 8:00 to 9:30 AM
Middle School Boys Weights: (TU, TH) 7:00-8:15 AM
Middle School Girls Weights: (Tu, TH) 8:30-9:45 AM
OPEN GYM/OPEN COURT/OPEN FIELD TIMES:
High School Boys Wrestling: (MWF) 8:00-9:30 AM
High School Girls Wrestling: (MWF) 9:30-11:00 AM
High School Girls Basketball: (MWF) 9:30-11:30 AM
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL (MWF) 8:00-9:30 AM
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF
Tu-Th
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Middle School Football (TH) 10:00-11:00 am (after weights)
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
Open Court 10:00 AM-11:30 am)
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS
Open Court Tu, Th
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Open Field (T/TR) 9:00-10:30 AM
SOFTBALL CAMPS
July Date: TBD at Chillicothe or Trenton
Softball Team Camp: Mornings July 29-August 2
THSL/MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND CAMP
July 22-26 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
DRUMLINE
July 15-19 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
JULY 22-26 8:00-AM-4:00 PM
COLOR GUARD CAMP
Full Band and Color Guard Camp
July 22-26 8:00-4:00 PM
*The Republican-Times will keep this schedule updated through the summer.
TRENTON REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Thursday, June 27, 2024
THS Volleyball Coach Ewald “Works the Process” with Bulldog Squad
By Mark McLaughlin R-T Staff Writer
Trenton High Volleyball
Coach Brad Ewald is in his third season at the helm of the Bulldog squad, and his “present” is a part of a process of taking history, and building the program towards a “Begin With the End in Mind” process of success.
Coming off a 12-win season in 2023, the program’s historical best, Ewald is working this summer off a systematic process of “A.O.I.s”, “areas of improvement that in-
Republican-Times Alpha Dogs of the Week
The ALPHA DOG award is given to R-T area athletes who are putting in the work on their offseason sports, the weight room, and who standout to their coaches. This week’s Inaugural Alpha Dogs are:
Olivia Dabbert is this week’s volleyball/ basketball Alpha Dog. An outside setter on Coach Brad Ewald’s Lady Bulldog team, Dabbert is a summer “grinder” who is killing it in the weight room, hitting volleyball and basketball open gyms, and set to be a team leader next year.
Trenton basketball standout Kagen Croy experienced a “break-out” year for Coach Steve Richman’s squad a year ago. This summer, Croy is hitting the weight room and open gyms hard to hone skills, become stronger and more physical, and to assert more as a scorer next year.
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Isaac Dixon will be a point guard for Coach Kyle Guthrie’s Bulldog basketball squad this year. Dixon has great balance, takes care of the basketball, manages offense effectively, and gets the ball where it needs to go. Dixonhas been a diligent worker in the weight room and open gyms this year and is set for a breakout season as a presumed starter going into next year.
volve everyone in the program … coaches, assistants, the athletic director, and the players themselves in generating a “culture change” in the program.
Ewald graduated seven high-impact players a year ago —Mackenzie Lewis, Sage Gott, Lily Woods, Natika Dowling, Kait Clark, Emma Radaelli and McKenzie Dolan, who went a long way towards instituting the team norms that are helping Ewald build something special here.
The program began with
a squad of girls who had some fundamental skills when Ewald arrived, but hadn’t yet synced things together in a systematic way on the court. Some expectations were put in place… Have your shoes laced up at 8 AM and be ready to go, if we’re in season, the day’s workout will be on the board, get practice going on your own, don’t be afraid of the weight room…embrace it.
Oh, and think about going out for basketball when we’re done. Be an athlete. Be tough.
Last point…This is your team. Own it.
“Introducing these kids to the weight room has been our biggest push.”Ewald said.”We got the majority of our kids taking weightlifting as a P.E. class, and we’re starting this summer to systematically get them in to summer workouts.”
That’s a huge growth point for the squad, and as the team starts to take on it’s own pre-practice startups, going all-in on
Up and In…
Grundy County stand-out guard Hunter Miller drives the baseline and drops a layover the outstretched paw of Trenton standout Hunter Smith. The action took place at the Grundy County shootout last Friday.
Photo by Mark McLaughlin
Photo by Mark McLaughlin
Photo by Mark McLaughlin
THS Volleyball Coach Brad Ewald R-T Photo by Mark McLaughlin
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