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REPUBLICAN-TIMES

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

TRENTON

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Ten Pages & 1 Insert

Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 155th Year - No. 37

Trenton, MO 64683

PGA GOLF Gallatin Native

Garnett Realizes Dream

R-T Photo/Diane Lowrey

The mats were full on Saturday as the Trenton Kids Wrestling Club hosted their annual tournament in the Trenton High School gymnasium. Over 200 youth from communities throughout north Missouri took part in the event.

TRENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Briefs...

Two Arrested

Officer Escapes Serious Injury Following Chase A sergeant with the Trenton Police Department escaped serious injury on Saturday when he was dragged by a vehicle as the driver fled a traffic stop. Sgt. Matt Preston had stopped a red Ford Mustang driven by Duane Shiner, a 30year-old Lexington resident, shortly before 7 a.m. in the 900 block of Olive Street in Trenton. Shiner, who was accompanied by 23-year-old Katie Corum of Trenton, had an active parole warrant for a previous charge of possession of a controlled substance and when Sgt. Preston attempted to arrest him, Shiner fled in his vehicle, dragging the officer on East Ninth Court for approximately one block. As Shiner fled, he drove his vehicle to-

APRIL 2 ELECTION

ward Det. Jerry Smith as he exited his patrol car and then fled northbound on Laclede Street. Sgt. Preston was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained in the incident and was released. Approximately nine hours later, Shiner’s vehicle was observed on Route Y near the intersection with Route O. As Shiner turned eastbound onto Highway O, Deputy Seth Cox identified Shiner and activated his lights and siren in an attempt to stop Shiner. Shiner failed to yield and increased his speed to over 100 miles per hour, straddling the center line and occupying both lanes of traffic. As the vehicle approached the intersection of

Park Board Meeting

Northeast 70th Avenue and Highway 6, the defendant exited the vehicle while it was still moving and fled on foot, being apprehended by law enforcement officers at that time. Shiner, who will be returned to the Missouri Department of Corrections due to his parole violation, has been charged with two counts of class A felony first degree assault (special victim) for his assault of Sgt. Preston and Det. Smith, as well as two class E felony counts of resisting arrest, and property damage, a class D felony. Sgt. Preston’s shirt, body armor vest, boots, radio, radio holster, handcuff holster and flashlight were all damSee Chase, Page 3

School, City, Nursing Home District

Filing Deadline Draws Near With one week to go, filing remains slow for area school board, city council/board of aldermen and nursing home district positions to be filled in the April 2 election. Persons have until Tuesday, Jan. 15 to file for the April election. Filing can be done in superintendent offices (school board) or city halls (city council/board of aldermen) during regular business hours until 5 p.m. on that day. The lone nursing home district filing (Grundy County) can be done until 5 p.m. in the administrator’s office at the Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments in Trenton. Persons having filed for office so far include (* indicates incumbent): Schools Trenton R-9 - Dorothy Taul* and Marci Cutsinger* (two three-year terms will be filled). Grundy R-5 - Allan Berry, Chris Novak and Opie Peterson, three-year term (two three-year and one one-year unexpired term will be filled). Pleasant View R-6 - no filings (two threeyear and one one-year unexpired terms will be filled). Laredo R-7 - no filings (two three-year terms to be filled). Spickard R-2 - no filings (two three-year

terms will be filled). Princeton R-5 - Nathan Evans* and Ron Parsons* (two three-year terms will be filled). Tri-County R-7 - Jennifer Simons* (three three-year terms will be filled). Newtown-Harris R-3 - no filings (two threeyear terms will be filled). Gilman City - Matt Clark* (two three-year terms will be filled). City Council/Board of Aldermen Trenton - Nick McHargue*, mayor; Kenny Weaver and Glen Briggs*, first ward; Robert Romesburg, second ward; Harry Kately, third ward; no filing in the fourth ward (a two-year term in each of the city’s four wards and the four-year term of mayor will be filled) Galt - Jason Grindstaff* and Jay Blackburn*, two-year alderman at large; Jessica Gannon, mayor*. Jamesport - Gary Alexander*, south ward alderman; Geoff Eads*, north ward alderman; no filings for mayor. No information from Spickard or Laredo regarding the election was available as of press time. Nursing Home District Grundy County - Jim Cox* (two three-year terms will be filled).

National Weather Service Mostly sunny skies are expected this week with highs in the mid to upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s. No precipitation is in the forecast. The high on Jan. 3 was 48, the high on Jan. 4 was 52 and the high Jan. 5 was 60. The high on Jan. 6 was 53, the low was 38 and .05 of an inch of rain was recorded. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 52, the low was 38 and .17 of an inch of rain was recorded.

The Trenton Park Board will meet in regular session at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday at city hall. Items on the announced agenda include discussion of the 2019-20 budget, the superintendent’s report and reports from the pool, grounds and facilities committees.

Historic Preservation Meeting The Historic Preservation Committee of the Trenton City Council will meet at 5;30 p.m. on Wednesday in the North Central Missouri Development Alliance Office. The only item listed on the agenda is approval if the downtown historic preservation map.

Tri-County Board Meeting The Tri-County Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10 at the superintendent’s office in the school at Jamesport. Items on the announced agenda include a budget review, the first reading of an MSBA update, discussion of the preliminary school calendar for the 2019-20 school year, a CD renewal, discussion of transportation and reports from the superintendent and principal. An executive session for personnel (including the superintendent’s evaluation) and student records is also planned.

THS Alumni Planning An all-class meeting to begin planning for the 2019 Trenton High School Alumni will be held on Sunday, Jan. 13. The meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. at Royal Inn Pizza. All classes are encouraged to send representatives, especially the honor classes who celebrate special reunions this fall. Class mailing lists will be distributed in order for classes begin work on the mailing labels. Classes unable to send class representatives should contact Alumni President Dr. John Holcomb for the list. Persons with questions may contact Association Secretary Steve Maxey or Dr. Holcomb.

Walk In Chocolate Heaven Individuals are being asked to bring their best chocolate food item to share with persons attending the annual “Walk in Chocolate Heaven” fundraiser, sponsored by the Green Hills Animal Shelter. The event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the First Christian Church, beginning at 5 p.m. Chocolate items prepared by area residents will be available for tasting by the public, which will vote for winners in three categories: taste, creativity and presentation. Prizes will be awarded in each category along with a grand prize for the contestant with the most combined votes overall. Judging will be done in both the adult and junior (13-and-under) divisions and participants are encouraged to bring copies of their chocolate recipe to share with members of the public. The deadline to enter is Friday, Feb. 1. Entry forms, along with rules for the contest, will be included in the the Republican-Times as well as the Green Hills Weekly. The shelter also has the forms/rules on its Facebook page.

What’s Inside... The THS boys and girls basketball teams were busy over the weekend, playing Maysville at home on Friday, then traveling to St. Joseph on Saturday for games. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap and photos.

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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Missouri Western State is not exactly a pipeline to the PGA Tour. Neither is Gallatin, Missouri, a farming community of 1,800 where Brice Garnett honed his game on a nine-hole course. Thirteen years ago, Garnett was finishing up his degree in business finance with every intention of working for a bank. "Never thought we'd be here, at Kapalua, playing the Tournament of Champions," Garnett said. About the only thing he has in common with the other 32 players in the field is winning on the PGA Tour. His victory was last March at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship in the Dominican Republic. What sets him apart is not the five years he spent on the Web.com Tour, or even the three years he spent driving across Texas on the Adams Tour in a Chevrolet Equinox his parents gave him for a graduation present. The PGA Tour is filled with players from big college programs such as Alabama and Oklahoma State, Georgia and Texas. If they don't stay four years to get a degree, it's because they're already prepared to compete against the best in the world. Garnett is a rarity coming from a school like Missouri Western State, best known as the training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs. He competed against Troy Merritt at Winona State in Minnesota before Merritt — also in the field at Kapalua — transferred to Boise State. William McGirt, who won the Memorial three years ago, played at Wofford, a Division I school in South Carolina known more for its academics than its golf program. "There's a lot of great Division II players that I've kept my eye on because I keep up with the guys back home," Garnett said. "You don't see a lot pushing through." He certainly didn't see himself doing that. Garnett played mostly regional golf growing up in Gallatin, and he improved enough to dream about playing for the Missouri Tigers. He wrote the golf coach asking if there was room for him. He remembers the day the letter arrived in the mail. "I got pulled out of class," he said. "My dad was there. My mom worked there as a teacher. I went to the principal's office because the letter got mailed back to the school. They all came out to get the good news. The coach wrote on there: 'Congratulations on a great junior and high school career, but our team is full. You're welcome to walk on.' See Garnett, Page 4

What’s Inside Sports.............................page 2 Local News.............page 3 & 4 Business .........................page 4 Community ...................page 5 Calendars ......................page 5 Comics ...........................page 6 Crosswords....................page 7 Dear Annie ....................page 7


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