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A $25,000 donation has been made to the Trenton R-9 School District by Troy and Cathy Smith to be used for upgrades to the performing arts center now under construction on the Trenton High School/Trenton Middle School campus. The Smiths’ donation, along with a $125,000 pledge of support from the Hoover Foundation, will be used for upgrades that include addition of a bathroom/mop area in the makeup/dressing room, a vinyl protective wall covering for both the interior walls and entrance area, lighting upgrades, an aluminum reveal and replacement of HVAC defusers at the entrance. Pictured are, from left, Construction Project Manager Dennis Gutshall, R-9 Board of Education Vice President Brandon Gibler, Cathy and Troy Smith, R-9 Director of Supportive Services Kris Ockenfels and R-9 Superintendent Mike Stegman.
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The filing date has opened for persons seeking election to offices to be filled in the April 7 election. Local and area school boards, cities and nursing home districts will have candidates on the ballot. Entities announcing filings include: Trenton City Council - Third ward councilman David Mlika is the only candidate to file for the council. The terms of first ward councilman Lou Fisher, second ward councilman Brad Chumbley and fourth ward councilman Larry Crawford are also expiring. All are two-year terms. Trenton R-9 Board of Education - Incumbents Brandon Gibler and Corey Leeper, along with Andy Burress, have filed for the three three-year terms to be filled. In addition to the terms of Gibler and Leeper, the term of Doug Franklin is also expiring. North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees - Incumbents Dr. John Holcomb and Dr. NiCole McHargue Neal have filed for re-election to the board. Two six-year terms are to be filled. Candidates have until Tuesday, Jan. 21 to file for the April election. **********
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Utility Committee Meets
17th Street Water Line Work Recommended The Utility Committee of the Trenton City Council took action on several items during a meeting on Thursday night. City Administrator Ron Urton said the committee voted to recommend the council move forward with a proposal to extend water line improvements along 17th Street from Chicago Street to Pleasant Plain. A proposal and cost estimate was reviewed by the committee, which noted that work can be done in conjunction with replacement of the 17th Street bridge. Under the proposal, major intersection work will be performed at 17th and Main streets as well as 17th Street and Pleasant Plain. Urton said the water main will be replaced to
Chicago Street, then extended to Pleasant Plain while the street is torn up for the bridge construction. City Street crews would mill and overlay the portions of 17th Street from about Chicago Street to Pleasant Plain not covered under the bridge contract. Once the bridge project is completed, there would be new pavement on 17th Street from Pleasant Plain to Main Street. Urton said the estimated cost for the work, using Trenton Municipal Utilities crews, is about $35,000. The cost could be paid for with unused funds from other water main projects completed this year. Also being sent to the council for approval are contracts with Burns and
National Weather Service Mostly sunny and unseasonably warm for this Christmas holiday with a high on Christmas Day near 60. Temperatures drop a little on Thursday with a high of 52. Lows will be in the low 40s. The high at Trenton on Thursday, Dec. 19 was 44, Friday’s high was 45, Saturday’s high was 54 and Sunday’s high was 53, the low was 33. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 52, the low was 32.
McDonnell for two projects at the water treatment plant. Urton said the first contract will provide a preliminary design and cost estimate to make modifications to the two mixing basins, with the work including replacement of the sludge removal/cleaning equipment inside each basin. Urton said this equipment was installed in the 1960’s when the plant was originally built. Other improvements would include filling the corners of the square basin to make it octagonal or round to improve performance and reduce maintenance of the basin. The second contract would provide assistance to the water treatment department to install a hydrogen peroxide
feed system near the reservoir pump station as a pilot study. The hydrogen peroxide feed would help remove organics from the raw water before it reaches the water plant. Urton said the treatment could reduce chemical cost and improve water quality. The committee discussed two options regarding repair of the erosion damage around the force main under Muddy Creek just north of Highway 6. Urton said the committee decided to recommend the option to repair the eroded bank around the exposed force main and line the bank with riprap. The Corps of Engineers has given prelimiSee City, Page 6
What’s Inside... The THS girls and boys basketball teams split a pair of GRC matchups with South Harrison on Friday night. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap and photos of the games played at Bethany.
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serves as assistant softball coach, and Brandon Gossett, who also serves as assistant basketball coach, will see their salaries increase from $35,500 to $36,000 effective Jan. 1. On that date, for an employee to be exempt from overtime pay they must be earning an annualized salary of $35,568. Based on the work schedules for Ms. VanDyke and Gossett, the board felt it would be likely that there would be significant overtime costs if they remained under the threshold amount. Board members approved the employment of Todd Miller of St. Joseph as an adjunct instructor for business courses beginning in the fall 2020 semester and James Weaver of Trenton as an adjunct instructor for agriculture classes beginning with the spring 2020 semester. In addition, Cydney Moppin of Osborn was approved as a part-time clinical adjunct instructor for the nursing program. A new learning management system, Desire 2 Learn (D2L), was purchased from Brightspace at a cost of $158,284 over the five-year contract. The first-year price will be $32,502 and the bid was the lowest of three received. Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Tristan Londre told the board that the system will offer some new functionality, including outcome tracking and Tier I support. The new system replaces the current system, Blackboard Learning,
parental consent. The fee to take part in $10. The format will be the same as last year, with participants required to weigh-in each week to be eligible for the cash prize at the end of the challenge. Participants may weigh on either Thursday or Friday at the health department or on Thursday through Sunday at the KCC. Each participant will be allowed to miss one weighin with no penalty. All actual weights are kept confidential, however, the percentage of weight lost will be published each week in the Republican-Times. University Extension will
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Trustees Hear About Emergence Of Esports It’s a brand new world when it comes to varsity college sports and trustees at North Central Missouri College learned how the local college has become a part of it during a meeting held on Thursday night. Three members of the NCMC Esports Team, Cole Rorebeck, Aaron Babcock and Nick Shields, joined their coach, Chris Flowers, to explain the Esports team, a competitive organized gaming league. The team is 12-17 this year and competes with colleges and universities of all sizes across the nation. The team, which includes 15 members this year, competes in two games, Overwatch and Rocket League, practicing Monday through Thursday and competing on Sunday nights. The competitions can be watched from a room in Cross Hall and are streamed online. The next competition will be held in mid-February. The team members and Flowers talked about how the program, the first one at a community college in Missouri, has impacted their time at NCMC and how it has provided a social outlet for students who were looking for “their people.” NCMC President Dr. Lenny Klaver said the National Junior College Athletic Association will be adding Esports next year, treating it like all other varsity sports. In action items, the board approved salary adjustments for the two residence life coordinators due to the new FLSA salary threshold for exempt employees. Sarah VanDyke, who also
Is weight loss on your list of New Year’s resolutions or are you just looking to improve your health during 2020? If so, then you may want to be a part of the 13th annual Green Hills Wellness Challenge, sponsored by the Grundy County Health Department, the Ketcham Community Center, Hy-Vee, the University of Missouri Extension and the Trenton Republican-Times. Sign-up for this year’s challenge will take place on Thursday, Jan. 9 and Friday, Jan. 10 at the KCC or the health department during regular business hours. Participants must be at least 18 years of age to participate or have a signed
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Wright Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions Program was selected as one of only 11 STAR training sites in the nation by Psychiatric Medical Care, which manages more than 85 Senior Life Solutions programs nationally. The training sites provide interactive training for new program staff with the continued development of the Senior Life Solutions program. STAR training sites were chosen as a result of their time of service with the company, their ability to uphold PMC’s 3Cs of “Care, Compliance and Community” and their ability to exemplify the company’s culture of accountability and kindness, not only in training new staff but in their daily work serving their communities. The WMH Senior Life Solutions Program is an intensive outpatient group therapy program designed to meet the unique emotional needs of individuals, typically ages 65 and older, who are struggling with life challenges or depression and anxiety that can sometimes be related to aging. Senior Life Solutions offers professional support from an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals which includes the development of healthy coping skills, community resources and guidance in managing all aspects of aging. The WMH Senior Life Solutions team is led by program director Robin Dennert, RN; therapist Greg Link, licensed clinical social worker; office patient coordinator Lynn Coffman; and medical director and board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Junaid Syed.
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SPORTS
Freshman And Senior Lead ’Dogs In Sedalia
TRENTON GIRLS 57, SOUTH HARRISON GIRLS 25
NOT A STRETCH Trenton Girls Roll Over South Harrison, 57-25
Trump, McAtee Pick Up Top Finishes For Trenton At Battle At Katy Trail The 2019-2020 high school wrestling team is still in its infancy, but it is becoming apparent the Trenton Bulldogs have a pair of very strong wrestlers at opposite ends of the spectrum in weight classes and grade levels. Senior Mark Trump (182) and freshman Hunter McAtee (106) have been the standardbearers for Trenton and results from the Battle at the Katy Trail Tournament in Sedalia on Friday and Saturday were indicative of that. Trump placed fourth in his weight class to earn a medal and McAtee was fifth, grabbing a medal of his own. The two medal-winning efforts highlighted a tournament in which Trenton placed 17th out of 42 teams. Trump ran a 2-0 record in pool play on Friday - winning by fall and by a 7-2 decision - then opened bracket play with another win by fall on Saturday. Trump picked up a 4-3 decision to advance to the semifinals, but lost his last two matches by close 5-3 and 6-3 decisions to wind up fourth. McAtee picked up two wins by fall in pool play and got another pin in the opening round of bracket play. He was pinned in the quarterfinals, but bounced back with three straight wins by fall to rally for a fifth-place finish. Brice Gibler (126) and Gavin Chambers (113) would both end up eighth at their respective weights. The top seven in each weight class medaled, meaning the duo just missed bringing home some hardware. Gibler was 4-3 at the event while Chambers ran a record of 3-4. Coleman Griffin (132) and Caleb Johnson (220) each made the championship bracket of their respective weights. Griffin was 4-4 while Johnson was 4-3. Other wrestlers in action at the tournament were Kaden Owen (152), who was 5-3; Sam Gibson (160), who was 3-2; Gabe Gamble (195), who was 1-4; and Kael Brock (285), who was 1-4. Trenton will host Carrollton and Maysville in a triangular on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
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McKayla Blackburn stretches out to save a ball from going out of bounds during Trenton’s 57-25 win over South Harrison on Friday. Blackburn scored 13 points.
When Trenton closed the 2018-2019 season raising the Class 3 third-place trophy at the Show-Me Showdown, there were those within the Grand River Conference who felt like real parity was coming to the league. Trenton, after all, was graduating five players and the trophy ceremony in Springfield marked the end of an era for a team that had dominated the GRC in its first three years as a league member. If Trenton’s first two conference games this season are any indication, though, Trenton had no intentions of giving up its spot atop the league without a fight. The Bulldogs roughed up South Harrison on Friday night in Bethany, winning 5725 to go to 2-0 in GRC play this season. A win over Princeton earlier in the week wasn’t
much more of a game as Trenton won 59-36. “We wanted to make a point in our first two games,” Trenton senior McKayla Blackburn said. “A lot of teams think we graduated five people and we are just going to be easy to beat now. We still have Maci (Moore), we still have me, we still have Chandler (Lynch), we still have Lexi (Whitaker). We want to make a point that we are still going to be a presence, we’re still going to beat people.” To beat South Harrison, Trenton used the same recipe that resulted in the win over Princeton three days earlier. The Bulldogs used a heavy dose of pressure defense and ran the floor, leading to a lot of points in transition. “We say the difference between a pitch ahead and a layup pitch ahead is sprinting,” Trenton coach Kameron Cool said. “Committing to sprinting, committing to running the floor and then looking for the open girl - I thought (the girls) did a good job of that tonight.” Trenton was paced by Moore, who scored 11 of her game-high 17 points from the free throw line. Blackburn followed with 13 points and Lynch had 11. Kendall Crowley finished with six points and Whitaker and Teya Cooksey [See TRENTON, Page 3]
Boys Fade Late, Fall In Bethany SOUTH HARRISON BOYS 68 TRENTON BOYS 56
For the better part of three quarters, the Trenton High School boys basketball team battled South Harrison on Friday night in Bethany. The two Bulldog squads traded runs and blows. In the end, though, it was South Harrison who got the big run late. Trenton faded away in the fourth quarter, falling 68-56 in Grand River Conference play on the road. It was the seventh loss of the year for Trenton and the sixth in a row, but this one felt different even if the end result wasn’t. Trenton avoided the horrific first quarter that has plagued the Bulldogs in each of their past two games and actually held a 13-11 advantage after the initial eight minutes. Trenton was able to take advantage of a quick pace in the second quarter and led 25-20 before South Harrison began to effec-
tively slow the game down. When the pace slowed, so did Trenton as South Harrison closed the half on a 10-2 run to take a 30-27 lead into the locker room at halftime. Trenton began to drift away midway through the third quarter as the South Harrison lead grew. By the end of the third, Trenton trailed by 10 points and would get no closer, falling by the 12-point margin. The Bulldogs were led by 19 points from Chase Otto and Royce Jackson added 16 points and nine rebounds. Brycin Loyd had nine points and five assists, Gavin Roeder had six points, Jaren Whitney had four points and five steals and Preston Harris rounded out the team’s total with two points. With the loss, Trenton’s mark in conference play dropped to 0-2. The Bulldogs will have their hands full on Saturday as they take on the Smithville Warriors at NCMC’s Holiday Hoops. Tip off at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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Gavin Roeder lifts a shot over a South Harrison defender during Trenton’s 68-56 loss to South Harrison on Friday in Bethany. Roeder had six points in the loss.
Sports Briefs... Trenton JV Drops Two The Trenton High School junior varsity basketball teams were swept on the road on Thursday night, falling in Princeton. Trenton was defeated 31-15 in the girls contest and 5713 in the boys game. Hannah Bowe led the Trenton girls with eight points with Rebecca Urich adding three points and Jenna Reeter and Mallory Sole scoring two points apiece. Trenton’s boys got six points from Tucker Otto, three from Randy Bowden and two each from Trent Villacampa and Bo Meeker. Trenton’s JV teams return to action on Jan. 6, traveling to Bethany to take on the South Harrison junior varsity teams.
N-P All-Fall Sports Honors The St. Joseph News-Press released its All-News-Press Now fall sports teams and a trio of Trenton athletes were honored. Lexi Whitaker was named to the softball first team while Lexi Gott and Kendall Crowley were each named to the tennis second team. Whitaker had a fantastic season on the diamond, hitting .476 with nine home runs and 41 RBIs. Her offensive numbers and defensive prowess behind the plate led to a firstteam all-state selection. Gott and Crowley were district runners-up in the doubles bracket, qualifying for sectionals and were second as a doubles team at the Cameron Tournament as well. The duo finished with a 13-10 doubles record.
New MDC Agent In Mercer The Missouri Department of Conservation has assigned Benjamin Bardot as the new conservation agent in Mercer County. Bardot grew up in Lonedell and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in wildlife conservation and management, with a minor in forestry, from Missouri State University in Springfield. His hobbies include hunting, hiking, fishing, float trips, target shooting and golf. Bardot can be reached at 660-953-0052 or by email at Benjamin.Bardot@mdc.mo.gov.
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Madi Moore dribbles down the floor during the Trenton Middle School girls basketball team’s 37-17 loss to Marceline on Thursday. Moore had two points, two steals and a block, while Mirena King scored eight points and Emma Roberts had six points, eight rebounds and two steals. Trenton dropped the B game as well, falling 23-20. King led the B team with 12 points and five steals. Keagen Croy had six points, 14 rebounds and two blocks. Trenton’s girls were at Cameron on Tuesday (Dec. 17), dropping the A game 2915 and winning the B game 26-20. King again led both teams, scoring 16 in the B game and eight in the A game. Avery Clark added six points for the B team while Croy scored four and Jena Harris and Nautica Dowling scored four and three points respectively for the A team. Trenton’s A team finished the year at 3-9 while the B squad was 5-4.
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Kiefer Tolson hoists up a shot during the Trenton Middle School boys basketball team’s 43-15 victory over Marceline on Thursday. Tolson had nine points in the win while Gabe Novak led Trenton with 14 points and Malikye Hollingsworth added 12. Seth Doolittle scored six points. Trenton dropped the B game, falling 15-13. Hunter Smith scored six points to lead the B team. The Trenton boys were at Cameron on Tuesday (Dec. 17), winning the A game 32-8. Trenton got 11 from Novak in that victory while Maverick Sole scored eight and Tolson added six. In the B game with Cameron, Trenton fell 41-10. Trenton’s B squad was paced by six points from Smith and four from Brayden Wiggins. The two wins to close the season gave the Trenton A team a final record of 6-6 overall while the B team finished 0-8.
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Trenton Girls AREA Run Past South Harrison [TRENTON, from Page 2] rounded out the team total with five points apiece. The win pushed Trenton to 5-3 overall on the season. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Saturday. Trenton faces off with Smithville at NCMC’s Holiday Hoops, tipping off at the Ketcham Community Center at 4 p.m.
HOLIDAY HOOPS - DEC. 19 SCORES Southwest Livingston girls 44, Gilman City girls 23: Southwest - Makenna Campbell, 22. Chillicothe boys 59, Hogan Prep boys 44: Chillicothe - Wes Brandsgaard, 26; CJ Pfaff, 16. Hogan - Ra’jon Hill, 14. Northland Christian boys 72, Gilman City boys 38: Northland - Christian Molway, 23; Parson Starnes, 17; Aiden Brunson, 15. Gilman - Jory Stotts, 18. Lathrop girls 36, Lafayette girls 33: Lathrop Maycee Nickels, 16. Lafayette - Darcy Bowlin, 14. - Dec. 20 Scores Tri-County girls 67, Higbee girls 61 - 2OT: TriCounty - Carly Turner, 17; Destiny Gutshall, 16; Bailee Hoover, 12. Higbee - Devin Clark, 25; Macey Whisenand, 14; Madison Ferguson, 10. Higbee boys 41, TriCounty boys 37: Higbee William Gibson, 23; Keetun Redifer, 10. Cameron boys 71, Columbia Independent boys 49: Cameron - Nick Helmich, 21. Columbia - Dylan Sayers, 15; Ethan Morrissey, 11. Cameron girls 34, Lutheran South girls 30: Cameron - Laini Joseph, 12. Lutheran - Macy Schelt, 10. Grandview Christian boys 59, Lutheran South boys 50: Grandview - Gage Fry, 26; Jack Seyler, 12. Lutheran Austin Reis, 12; Jonathan Prange, 50. - Dec. 21 Scores Braymer girls 46, Brashear girls 35: Braymer - Jasmine Taylor, 17. Brashear Kynleight White, 12; Alexa Higgins, 12. Brashear boys 60, Braymer boys 38: Brashear Brandon Jochimson, 30; Garet Housman, 13. Braymer - Tyler Kimberlin, 11. Benton girls 50, Lutheran South girls 43: Benton - Jaida Cox, 17; Lauren Burright, 16; Kianna Herrera, 10. Lutheran - Lacy Shelton, 16; Emma Pawlitz, 10. Lutheran South boys 36, Des Moines Hoover boys 32: Lutheran - Jack Lawson, 19. Hoover - Chase Henderson, 12; Elijah Voss, 10. Hazelwood East boys 67, Grandview Christian boys 27: Hazelwood - Jordan Gilmore, 15; Jonathan Brown, 13. Grandview - Gage Fry, 14. Montrose boys 66, Grundy R-5 boys 46: Montrose - Taylor Rohaus, 18; Bailey Carter, 16; Brendon Engeman, 12. Grundy R-5 Caden Gann, 24. Montrose girls 60, Grundy R-5 girls 30: Montrose - Abby Vogel, 23; Jayden Steinbach, 14; Ryan Landen, 13. Grundy R-5 - Aubrey Gann, 10; Anna Milazzo, 10. Green City girls 65, Stanberry girls 56: Green City Brooke Littrell, 46. Stanberry - Sydney Mattson, 21; Elle Ellis, 12. Stanberry boys 48, Green City boys 46: Stanberry Collin Sager, 18; Landon Marticke, 13. Green City - Laydon Fields, 17; Chris Barto, 12; Aaron Peavler, 10.
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Mercer Into Driver’s Seat In HDC Race MERCER GIRLS 62 TRI-COUNTY 40 The top two teams in last year’s HDC Conference standings collided on Thursday night in a crucial early-season match-up. In the end, the defending league champion Mercer Cardinals emerged victorious, getting a leg up in this season’s conference race. Mercer (3-3, 1-0 HDC) was led by Tori Meinecke, who had 26 points. Aubrey Wilson followed with 20 points and Rainey Michael added 10. Tri-County (4-3, 1-1 HDC), meanwhile, got 12 from Bailee Hoover and 10 from Destiny Gutshall. at Mercer boys 56, TriCounty boys 24: Mercer used an 18-7 run in the opening quarter to grab control of its match-up with Tri-County on Thursday and then buried the Mustangs with a 20-7 second quarter run. Mercer got points from just three players in the win, but that was more than enough. Kaden Graham led the Cardinals (6-0, 1-0 HDC) with 20
points while Camden Hartley and Jon Johnson added 18 each. Tri-County (1-6, 0-2 HDC), meanwhile, was led by six points from Jared Johnson. Montrose girls 60, Grundy girls 30 at NCMC Holiday Hoops: The Grundy girls had a rough night at NCMC Holiday Hoops on Saturday as Montrose doubled up the Panthers. Grundy (5-3) got 10 points each from Anna Milazzo and Aubrey Gann in the loss. The Panthers face Polo at Holiday Hoops on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. Montrose boys 66, Grundy boys 46 at Holiday Hoops: The Grundy boys couldn’t get much going outside of Caden Gann, who led the Panthers (27) with 24 points. Grundy will take on Polo at Holiday Hoops on Monday, Dec. 30 at 8:30 p.m. Southwest Livingston girls 44, Gilman City girls 23 at Holiday Hoops: Gilman City trailed by just two points at halftime, but couldn’t keep pace in the second half as Southwest sent the Hawks to a loss on Thursday at NCMC’s Holiday Hoops. Gilman (1-6) got eight points and four blocked shots from Lindsey Snuffer. Northland Christian boys 72, Gilman City boys 38 at NCMC Holiday Hoops: The Gilman boys fell behind 24-3 in the opening quarter on Thursday and never recovered, falling by 34 points. Jory Stotts had 18 points and six steals to lead the Hawks (1-6) and Brody Langfitt added eight points.
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FUTURES TRADING CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Open
High Low Last DEC. 23 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Mar 543 547 538ž 539ž May 546ž 550½ 542ž 543ž Jul 548Ÿ 553Ÿ 546 547Ÿ Sep 554 558 552Ÿ 552Ÿ Dec 563 566½ 561ž 562Ÿ Mar 570 573Ÿ 570 570ž May 570½ 572 569½ 572 Jul 559ž 560ž 559½ 559½ Est. sales 26,922.Fri.'s sales 69,350 Fri.'s open int 397,394, up 2,181 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Mar 388 390Ÿ 387Ÿ 388½ May 394 396Ÿ 393Ÿ 394ž Jul 399½ 402Ÿ 399 400Ÿ Sep 399Ÿ 401 399 399Ÿ Dec 401½ 402ž 401 401½ Mar 410ž 411ž 410Ÿ 410Ÿ Jul 419 419½ 419 419Ÿ Dec 409½ 410Ÿ 409Ÿ 409½ Dec 418 418 418 418 Est. sales 44,307.Fri.'s sales 110,757 Fri.'s open int 1,466,665,up 2,764
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SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jan 929 937 927½ 935Ÿ Mar 939 946ž 937½ 943ž May 951ž 960 950½ 957Ÿ Jul 963 971 961ž 968½ Aug 967½ 973 965ž 971 Sep 964½ 970 963Ÿ 968Ÿ Nov 966 972 965Ÿ 969Ÿ Jan 970 974½ 968½ 972 Mar 960 965Ÿ 960 964 May 960 963 959½ 962 Jul 963Ÿ 964½ 963Ÿ 963Ÿ Nov 946Ÿ 949 944ž 944ž Est. sales 118,996.Fri.'s sales 186,962 Fri.'s open int 785,628
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DEC. 20 GFG Ag Services-Trenton (www.gfgagservices.com) Corn, 3.48; oats, 4.45; soybeans, 8.88; milo, 3.18. Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Old Crop - Corn, 3.97; soybeans, 8.98; wheat, 5.22. New Crop - Corn, 3.66; soybeans, 8.96; wheat, 4.98. Trenton MFA Soybeans, 8.73 (Dec. 19); 8.63 (Jan 20); 8.58 (Feb 20); 8.53 (Mar 20); 8.61 (Apr 20). Corn, 3.48 (Dec. 19); 3.48 (Jan 20); 3.43 (Feb 20); 3.43 (Mar 20); 3.44 (Apr 20). Laredo MFA Soybeans, 8.68 (Dec. 19); 8.63 (Jan 20); 8.58 (Feb 20); 8.53 (Mar 20); 8.61 (Apr 20). Corn, 3.48 (Dec. 19); 3.48 (Jan 20); 3.43 (Feb 20); 3.43 (Mar 20); 3.44 (Apr 20).
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CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Ashley Casper, Laredo, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a vehicle with defective equipment and was fined $200 and $74.50 costs. Jason E. Clay, Kansas City, admitted violating the terms of his probation on original charges of resisting arrest and second degree property damage. He was ordered to serve his original 90 day sentence in the Grundy County Detention Center, with credit given for 15 days served. His sentence is to run concurrently with sentences in Sullivan and Clay counties. Costs were waived. Mark T. Ledbetter, Jr., Tren-
ton, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $70.50 and $74.50 costs. He also pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle owned by another knowing the owner had not maintained financial responsibility and was fined $50.50 and $74.50 costs. He also pleaded guilty to another charge of speeding and was fined $100.50 and $74.50 costs. Dennis R. Sheffield, Trenton, failed to appear in court on a charge of failing to register a motor vehicle and had his bond of $125 forfeited. MARRIAGE LICENSE Garity Mikel Hanes, Trenton, and Ashley Ann Casper, Laredo. REAL ESTATE Michael R. Perry to William Miller and others.
Felony DWI Charge Filed Felony charges of driving while intoxicated have been filed against a Trenton man who is being charged as an aggravated offender. According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, 63year-old Raul R. Barraza was arrested on Dec. 21 and is accused of operating a vehicle while under the influence of al-
cohol. He allegedly had .15 of 1 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his blood at the time of his arrest. Barraza has three prior convictions for driving while intoxicated and has been charged with a class D felony. His bond was set at $5,000 and he remains in the Grundy County Detention Center, with a court date of Jan. 14.
EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department Dec. 16: officers were called to a north residence, where a subject had threatened suicide. Dec. 17: property was reportedly found at a north residence and an arrest was made on a warrant in the downtown area. Dec. 18: a dog was found to be running at large in the west part of town. Dec. 19: officers assisted another agency at an east residence. Dec. 20: officers investigated a report of a missing per-
son in the east part of town and a motor vehicle accident was investigated in the east part of town. Two reports of stealing were investigated at two residences and one report of stealing was investigated at a north business. Dec. 21: an arrest was made for driving while intoxicated in the north part of town and a report of tampering with utilities was investigated at an east residence. Dec. 22: a report of stealing was investigated at an east business.
Ritze Earns Recertification Dr. J. Michael Ritze of Broken Arrow, OK, formerly of Trenton, was recently recertified as a senior FAA Aviation Medical Examiner. Dr. Ritze has performed pilot medical/flight examinations for the FAA for 43 years and also examines air traffic controllers. He is also a monitor for the human intervention motivation studies for the FAA. Dr. Ritze is a graduate of Trenton High School, attended
Trenton Junior College and graduated from both Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) and the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (now A.T. Still University). He interned at Oklahoma State University Medical Center and has a master of science degree in forensic science administration from Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, OK. He is the son of the late Dr. Ted and Oka Ritze.
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NCMC Staff Receive Grants The North Central Missouri College Foundation has announced the recipients of two faculty and staff mini grants named for Dean Emeritus William “Bill� Ausmus. Student Support Services Program Coordinator Tocarra Williams submitted an application requesting graphing calculators that can be checked out by students when enrolled in relevant courses. SSS participants are eligible based on Federal low-income guidelines and the purchase of a graphing calculator for one course can present a hardship. The award will help SSS purchase three new calculators for students to check out and help them be well equipped for class. Life Science Instructor Dr. Susan Stull submitted an application to have 25 microscopes in the Life and Physical Science department serviced. A certified technician will clean and repair the microscopes which, Dr. Stull said, is more cost-effective to repair and clean the microscopes than to replace them. This award was also funded in part
from the memorials in honor of the late Alice Bratton, who passed away on Oct. 4, 2018. The grants are expected to be awarded during the fall and spring semesters to benefit programs and departments with equipment or programming that would not normally be provided for in the operating budget of the college. Ausmus joined Trenton Junior College in fall of 1967. He wore many hats during his 20year tenure, including head basketball coach (1967-1972), athletic director, director of student personnel, college dean and, after the legal separation in 1986 from the Trenton R-9 School District, assistant to president. When he retired in 1987, it was announced that a special fund was created to promote faculty development at the college, and those funds have grown to now allow regular disbursement by the NCMC Foundation. Ausmus was granted dean emeritus status by the NCMC Board of Trustees in 1990.
Rotary Club Hears From DG Rotary 6040 District Gov. Marc Horner was the speaker at the Thursday, Dec. 19 meeting of the Trenton Rotary Club. He was introduced by Dave Rogers, assistant district governor. Horner discussed specific district goals, beginning with efforts to increase and/or maintain club membership and letting others know the significance of Rotary within a community Other goals include efforts to grow contributions to the Rotary Foundation, which provides funds for clubs to “do good around the world�; the Chinnery Challenge, efforts to raise awareness regarding polio while continuing Rotary’s efforts to eliminate the disease; having one member from each club in the district be a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute; and promoting the international efforts in literacy by learning more about how communities are af-
fected as well as volunteering time in literacy projects such as reading to children at school. Horner also discussed Rotary’s core values of fellowship, integrity, diversity, service and leadership and noted that the “Rotary Action Plan� includes increasing the organization’s impact in communities and throughout the world, expanding its reach, enhancing participant engagement and increasing its ability “to adapt and change.� He said that everying in Rotary happens “because somebody asked� and challenged members to “be that somebody.� The Trenton club will not have a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 26 due to the Christmas holiday. The next meeting will be at noon on Thursday, Jan. 2 in the fellowship hall of the First Christian Church. Chris Hoffman will be the program chairman.
Local Resident Is Retiring Mark E. Silkwood, a 30year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation, will retire on Jan. 1 as the maintenance supervisor at Princeton. Silkwood began his MoDOT career in Chillicothe in 1990 as a maintenance worker and moved to crew leader in 1994. He was promoted to maintenance specialist at Trenton in 1997 and moved into the assistant super-
visor role there in 2006. In 2008, Silkwood was promoted to his current role at the Princeton maintenance facility. Silkwood and his wife, Marilyn have three children, two grandchildren and one grandchild on the way. Silkwood says he’ll farm a little but also looks forward to traveling with his wife, with a flight to Florida planned to attend the birth of their newest grandchild.
Area Students On Honor Lists Several area students are among those recognized for academic achievements following the fall semester at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA. Named to the president’s honor list with a grade point average of 4.0 were Kayla Hyer of Trenton and Amanda
Dowell of Chula. Named to the honors list with a grade point average of 3.65 to 3.99 was Cassie Holcer of Chula. Named to the dean’s list with a grade point average of 3.25 to 3.64 was Amber Sprague of Trenton.
The Trenton Fire Department is seeking volunteer firefighters. Those selected will be trained through the Basic Firefighter course. For more information, call 359-5552.
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COMMUNITY Club Holds Christmas Luncheon The Southside Farm Club met on Dec. 18 at the home of Marie Dolan, who gave the prayer before the Christmas luncheon. President Robin Meservey opened the meeting with 12 members and one guest, Jeanie Gibson, answering roll call by naming their favorite Christmas carol. It was noted that two members, Sue Brewer and Marie Dolan, had perfect attendance this year. Judith Urich received the hostess gift and Babette Hill correctly guessed the mystery gift. Marie Dolan presented the program on Christmas trivia. Members answered questions about past Christmas holidays. Robin Meservey and Marian Campbell reminisced about a holiday play at Liberty Chapel when Dr. Curtis Cox applied the actors’ make-up. Most of the favorite thing for members to do on Christmas Eve was attend Christmas Eve services. A recipe for elephant stew was shared, which prompted a conversation about the preparation of a Christmas turducken. Eggnog and special goodies were served after the program. Club members brought foods to be donated to the women’s shelter. The next meeting will be on Jan. 15 at the home of Ellen Dolan for an after Christmas “poverty party,� with a meal of cornbread and beans.
Leisure Lake Ginny Johns The Ladies of Leisure Lake met on Dec. 14 at the home of Connie Metzgar to discuss future activities. Those attending enjoyed sampling cookies and candies provided for the cookie exchange. The goodies were divided to distribute to shut-ins around the lake. Following the meeting, the group distributed the cookies and sang Christmas carols to neighbors around the lake. The next meeting will be held on Jan. 11 at the home of Deanna McCarter.
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The Community Food Pantry of Grundy County is the recipient of 1,211 non-perishable food items collected recently by the faculty and staff of North Central Missouri College during a food drive held on campus. Also donated were items collected by two NCMC student organizations, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Residence Hall Association, who collected the items during the NCMC women and men’s basketball games. Along with numerous amounts of canned foods, the organizations were also able to donate the proceeds collected. Pictured are, from left, Upward Bound Academic Director Heather McCollum, Nursing and Health Sciences Administrative Specialist Jenna Stevens, M.G. Kennedy of Grundy County Food Pantry, Upward Bound Coordinator Carmen Austin and Academic Affairs Specialist Stephanie Dowell.
Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra Making Music Together MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS Sam Gaddy of Chillicothe is the preschool through 12th grade music instructor at Breckenridge, the kindergarten through eighth grade music teacher at Cowgill and the prekindergarten through eighth grade music teacher in Kingston. He has been involved with music since sixth grade and played in a heavy metal band from eighth grade through high school as well as participating in choir and band. He attended Central Methodist University, receiving a music scholarship. He also become involved with the Marshall Municipal Band and Lexington Wind Symphony and currently plays with Marshall Municipal Band, Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra and Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra. He also is a substitute drummer at Ashland United Methodist Church in St. Joseph. He was recruited for the GRVCO by orchestra director Buddy Hannaford and has played in four concerts. He recently joined the GRVCO board. He loves all types of sports, with the Kansas City Royals topping the list. He also enjoys fishing, primarily with his family, which includes his mother, Mary; his father, Harry; a biological brother, Thomas; a half-brother, Jeremy;
and a half-sister, Dee. ********** Mary Garr of Chillicothe has been teaching for 30 years and currently the music and technology teacher at Bishop Hogan Memorial School in Chillicothe. She and her husband, Mark, have been married for 29 years and have one son, Zachary. He has been involved in music her entire life, with one of her earliest memories singing at her GreatGreat-Aunt Sadie’s church on Christmas Eve at the age of three, with her dad playing the piano accompaniment. She joined the GRVCO in the spring of 2018 after being asked by her former middle school/high school clarinet teacher, Bill Maupin. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, movies and doing outdoor activities. ********** Rebecca Richardson of Pattonsburg is a stay-at-home mom who resides on a farm with her husband, Joe, and her eight children: Malachi, Jared, Hannah, Sam, Enoch, Esther, Daniel and Elijah. Her mother taught her to play the piano and in middle school she began playing the violin in an orchestra. While she enjoys playing solos, “it is a grand experience to play in an orchestra and to hear how all of
the instrumentalists come together to create magnificent music.� She also enjoys singing. She joined the GRVCO after hearing violinists were needed and has been a member for five years. In her spare time she enjoys being with family and friends - socializing in general. She likes to run and play sports as well as seeing God’s beautiful creations and worshipping Him. ********** Sarah Pauley of Trenton teaches middle school English in the Tri-County R-7 School District at Jamesport. She has been involved with music her whole life, but began her formal training at the age of seven, learning to play the piano. She began playing the clarinet in sixth grade and was active in band throughout middle and high school, participating in all-district band, taking solos to contest and playing mallet percussion in the drumline. As a teenager she also began to play the piano at church. She continues to play at church and has also provided accompaniment for high school students’ instrumental and vocal solos. She became involved in the GRVCO in the fall of 2013, singing as an alto in the choir. In the spring of 2016, after finishing her education degree, she joined the orchestra as a clarinetist. She joined the GRVCO board of directors and currently serve as board secretary. When I’m not making music, she enjoys reading and writing fantasy, mysteries and historical fiction, cooking and enjoying nature - especially all water-related activities.
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Urton reported that Toth and Associates is continuing work on the electric rate study and anticipate having a preliminary report ready for review by the Utility Committee in  January. A final version is to be presented in February. The committee also reviewed department and financial reports. All three members of the committee, Larry Crawford, David Mlika and Cathie Smith, were present at the meeting.
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University Extension will host a class at the health department, “Eat Smart, Be Active,� which will begin on Friday, Jan. 17 and will include eight sessions. Sign-up for these classes is open now and can be completed by calling the health department office. Keeping a good journal is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy weight. Participants will receive a food and exercise journal with their entry fee. Completed journals will be entered into a drawing for two one-year memberships to the KCC as well as two oneyear subscriptions to the Republican-Times. Participants may also keep their journals in other formats, including electronic devices. The prize pool will be divided among all participants
who have lost 10 percent or more of their initial body weight at the end of the challenge. The health department will donate $1,500 to the pool and a portion of the entry fee will also be added to the cash prize pool. Participants from last year’s challenge are eligible to win a $300 maintenance prize, which will be awarded to the person who has maintained the highest percentage of weight loss since the end of last year’s challenge in April. Weigh-ins for the maintenance prize will be held on Jan. 9 and 10 at the health department or KCC. There is no fee to weigh for the maintenance prize only. For more information about the wellness challenge, persons can contact the health department at 359-4196 or by email at wellnesschallenge@grundycountyhealth.org
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Earning the Citizenship Award for the second quarter of the 2019-2020 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, kindergarten students Jayce Tabbert, Ella Ishmael, Levi Romesburg and Laine Caal Sahagun; first graders Luke Morgans, Julianne Golden, Alayna Baucom, Connor Woodworth and Bentley McClure; second row, second graders Kelly Riley, Kynsen Bain, Lily May and Grace Hopper; third graders Bryar Foster, Shelby Griffin, Walker Burchett and Jax Simpson; back row, fourth graders Cayden Farmer, Lilliahna Sosa, Drake Weaver and Connor Hedges. Not pictured is kindergarten student Annie Purscell.
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A ribbon cutting was held on Friday, Dec. 20 to celebrate the opening of the new BTC Bank facility at 1000 Oklahoma Ave. The ribbon cutting was sponsored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce and Trenton Ambassadors.
Lottery Revenue Sees Decrease JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lottery revenue has been down in the first five months of the budget year as the best-known games have failed to produce the kind of nine-figure jackpots that create broad public interest and draw long lines at ticket counters. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that since July 1, overall sales are down 3.1%, or $20.3 million. Lottery Executive Director May Scheve told members of the state lottery commission this week that many people
aren’t motivated to buy tickets until they see jaw-dropping jackpots. “Nobody wants to win $40 million anymore,� she said. “It is of a concern to me.� Massachusetts, West Virginia and Arkansas are among states also affected by a dropoff in sales. After two big jackpots last year, sales of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets are down 49.1% in Missouri, a nearly $50 million decrease in sales. “We’re trying to figure out
what we’re going to do about it,� Scheve said. The state usually brings in about $2.5 million per week in Powerball and Mega Millions sales. The weekly average this year is about $1.8 million. The Lottery is budgeted to contribute $323 million to help pay for elementary, secondary and higher education next year, up from $306 million in 2018. In addition to the loss of multi-state game sales, lawmakers cut the Lottery’s advertising budget by 70% in the
fiscal year that began July 1. In response, the Lottery is only running television ads in the St. Louis and Kansas City markets. In addition, unregulated and untaxed slot machines are spreading across the state, potentially siphoning off Lottery sales. Lawmakers might consider bills to legalize video gambling in bars, truck stops and convenience stores, or to ban it everywhere, when they return to the Statehouse on Jan. 8.
WE PASSED USMCA 384 days ago, President field for workers and will help Trump signed the United States- keep American jobs in America Mexico-Canada Agreement, a for generations to come. 21st century trade deal that puts The USMCA is also a great America first and provides Amer- deal for American farmers. ican businesses, American farm- Under the new terms, Canada ers, and American workers with agreed to scrap unfair trade rea level playing field. After more strictions on American dairy, than a year of delay, the House wheat, chicken, eggs, and finally approved the USMCA and turkey. This opens a key new I was proud to support it. It’s market for American farmers—a about time we got this deal new market that’s right next done. door. The USMCA is a much better The USMCA is a real win for deal than NAFTA - and an over- American businesses too. It’s whelming majority of Republi- estimated to generate more than cans and Democrats agree on $68 billion in new economic acthat. When President Trump an- tivity. The USMCA establishes nounced that he secured a new, stronger enforcement measbetter trade deal to replace ures, a big improvement over NAFTA, we knew it could pass NAFTA, which will help ensure with bipartisan support. American businesses aren’t getThe USMCA is a major step ting cheated by foreign competiforward for American workers. It tors. is expected to help create I strongly supported USMCA 176,000 new American jobs—in- because it’s a clear win for North cluding 76,000 new jobs in the Missouri and all of America. It’s automotive sector. More than a great deal, and I’m glad we that, this deal levels the playing were finally able to get it done.
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Dear Annie: As A we enter the holiday season, I am a unsure the etiquette around gift-giving. I know the old saaying that it's better to give thaan to receive; however, as I age,, I find myself giving and givingg, and not receiving much of annything. Even a simple i l thank-yo th k ou or a small sign of appreciatioon for my gifts is missing. I wouuld like to be above feeling saad about this lack of recognitiion, but I am not. It does make me sad. I would like too start to cut these people out oof my holiday generosityy, but theen I feel that it may impact those around them. me are nieces For instance, som and nephews andd it may hurt my siblings if I'm not recognizing their (grown) children. And neither my sibliings nor my nieces and nepheews recognize this generosity. A At this point, I'm not even sure they'd realize I didn't get them presents this holiday. Is there a goodd way to end my cycle of unreccognized giftgiving? Please heelp me. -- Underappreciated G Giver Dear Underrappreciated Giver: You are coorrect that it's better to give thaan to receive, but that's becausse seeing the
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happiness oour gifts cause should bring us mutual joy. It sounds like those receiving your gifts areen't sharing their joy, and that iis hurting you. There are pplenty of families and organizaations that are in need of suppoort and resources throughout thhe holiday season, and I recomm mend you redirect your effforts to t those who will appreciate yoour generosity. In lieu of presents to ungrateful family and friiends, send a holiday card lettinng them know that you've decideed to donate to an organization in their honor or name. If you'dd still like to send something m more, bake some holiday treatss to pass along a little homemaade love. Yo You'll get plenty of apprreciation from the organization you support, and you'll know not to expect it from your fam mily. To all my readers, remember to hug, call orr write those who shared their generosity with you, and let thhem know you appreciate them m. Dear Anniie: My father was physically abuusive to me when I was a childd. When I was a teenager, he was distant and emotionally aabusive. As a result, I was extremely
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depressed for most of my life, with no sense of self-worth. I confronted him when I was an adult, and he tried to explain why he was that way, but he never apologized. Now he is 93, lives in a nursing home and probably won't be alive much longer. I would like to get closure by telling him how much his behavior damaged my life, but I know it would hurt him at the end of his. Should I get the closure I have needed all my life, or should I keep it to myself to spare his feelings? -- Still Hurting Dear Still Hurting: I am so sorry that you had to endure both physical and emotional abuse from the man who was supposed to be your hero. It is understandable that his actions afffected your self-esteem. Through good therapy and a supportive network, I am hopeful that you can put the sufffering in the past. Confronting your father will not necessarily bring you closure. The real person you have to "confront" is the little child who was hurt. Tell her that your father's abuse had nothing to do with her. Nothing she did wrong. It had everything to do with her father and his troubles. Show her as much love and compassion as you possibly can, and, from there, you will be on the road to healing.
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Schoolingg investors S How savvy are you about investing? Knowledge of key investing co oncepts in the U.S. is considered low, with two-th hirds of adults who own investment accounts failing g to correctly answer more than halff the questions in n a 10-question quiz, (https://www.usfinancialcapa ability.org/quiz.php) according to Wa W all Street’s se elf-policing organization. A study issue ed by the Financial Industry Regula atory Authority’s education found dation also shows that many inves stors are confused about the fees they t pay. Nearly a third of those qu uestioned think they don’t pay any a fees at all for their investmen nt accounts or don’t know how much they’re paying.
The study found that just under a third of the U.S. population has taxable investment accounts, as opposed to tax-deferred retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and IRAs. The number of men who have such investment accounts has increased, while the number of women who do has remained flat since 2015. Ownership of the accounts has increased among millennials (ages 18-34) and African Americans. The study is based on responses fro from om around 2,000 2 000 people with ta axable investment accounts. Y Yo ou can take the quiz at the website e of FINRA’s education foundation.
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FARM NEEDS *WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES 660-358-2682 L905tf ------------------------------------------Big Iron Auctions Agricultural, Construction & Recreational Equipment Single Items, Dispersals/Retirement Sales Kenneth Weaver Local Sales Rep 660-654-1855 BigIron.com has Registered Bidders Worldwide FDec9-Jan3 ------------------------------------------CRP/PASTURE CLEARING Tree Pulling/Removal with Skid Loader Call Gabe Buzzard Trenton, MO 816-678-3918 FMar13 ------------------------------------------For Sale - Square Bales of good horse hay. From $5 - $8 per bale. Several kinds. Call 816649-8729. S004d24* -------------------------------------------
CALVES FOR SALE - Holstein bull calves $150; beef cross heifer or bull calves $250 ea. Call for availability. We also have silage sorghum for sale. M.B. Dairy 660-684-6930. M33d7 ------------------------------------------See GFG Ag Services for your One Stop Shop for hunters. Muck and Lacrosse boots, gloves and Trophy Rocks. GFG Ag Services 614 Harris Ave 359-2588 or 359-6180 G19dtf ------------------------------------------For Sale Small square bales 1st & 2nd cutting Brome, 1st cutting grass & alfalfa, 1st cutting Timothy & treefoil. Good tight bales. Never wet. No mold. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Delivery Available. 660-358-2128 ********************************** For Sale Big round bales, mixed grass, hay. Delivery Available Bob Holloway 660-358-2128 FDec6-Jan3 -------------------------------------------
FOR SALE Water pumps, Delta faucets, plastic pipes & fittings, copper tubing. A complete line of plumbing supplies at Trenton Hardware, 901 Main, 359-3660. T34d31 -------------------------------------------
HELP WANTED Immediate openings for truck drivers hauling local ag products. Home every night, 300-mile radius from Corydon, Iowa, late model trucks. $18 to $25 per hour, health insurance, $1000 sign on bonus after 90 days, plus paid vacation, guaranteed $1750 gross pay bi-weekly minimum, direct deposit, day and night shifts available. Must have good MVR and trucking experience. For more information please call 641-203-0512 or 641-344-0627. T298d3* ------------------------------------------The Pleasant View R-VI School District is accepting applications for a full-time preschool paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Position is Monday through Thursday with paid time off, paid health and life insurance, and retirement. Position is open until filled. Applicants must have 60 college hours or have passed the para test. Applications can be obtained at the school, on our website pleasantviewr6.org, or by calling 359-3438. The Pleasant View R-VI School District is an equal opportunity employer. P41d24 ------------------------------------------Immediate positions available for off road articulating truck heavy equipment machine operators. Experience preferred but not required. Wages range from $17-20.00 based off experience. Health/life package. Pre-drug screening. Overnight travel possible depending on job site; which varies covering NW Missouri and Southern Iowa. Daily allowance paid if travel is 61+ miles from residence. Apply online at www.kkentconst.com. K714d24* ------------------------------------------Trenton Municipal Utilities is currently accepting applications for a night-time Water Treatment Plant Operator. Must have or be able to obtain a Water Treatment Operators License as issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources within 18 months from hire date. Salary dependent on qualifications. Successful applicant will be required to meet residency requirements and must have a valid driver's license. Applications accepted at City Hall until position is filled. For more information, contact Steve Reid at 660-359-3211 or email resume to sreid@trentonmo.com. EOE. T45d27 -------------------------------------------
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Impeachment Tops List Of 2019 News Stories NEW YORK (AP) — The drive by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump was the top news story of 2019, according to The Associated Press' annual poll. Trump also figured in the second and third biggest stories of the year: the fallout over his immigration policies and the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into whether his election campaign coordinated with Russia. But it was impeachment that was by far the top choice in the AP poll, a story that gained steam with each passing week after details emerged about a phone call in which Trump pressured the newly elected Ukrainian president to announce an investigation into his chief Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. Congress held a series of nationally televised hearings during the inquiry, culminating with a party-line vote Wednesday evening to impeach an American president for the third time in U.S. history. The impeachment process laid bare the deep partisan divisions roiling American politics during the Trump presidency. The selections for Associated Press story of the year were made by a panel of editors and managers from newspaper, TV station and AP newsrooms around the globe. A year ago, the mass shoot-
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ing at a high school in Parkland, Florida, — which killed 17 students and staff, and sparked nationwide studentled marches for gun control — was voted the top news story of 2018. The first AP top-stories poll was conducted in 1936, when editors chose the abdication of Britain's King Edward VIII. Impeachment was also voted the top story of the year the last time it happened — in 1998 over the Bill ClintonMonica Lewinsky scandal. Here are 2019's top 10 stories, in order: TRUMP IMPEACHMENT: Led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrats moved to impeach the president based on allegations that he abused the power of his office by enlisting a foreign government to investigate a political rival. The articles of impeachment also accused Trump of obstructing Congress’ oversight like “no president" in U.S. history. But Democrats failed in their bid for a bipartisan action -- no Republicans in Congress broke with the president. Trump and Republicans repeatedly mocked the process as a “sham� and insisted he did nothing wrong. IMMIGRATION: The Trump administration carried out sweeping new immigration enforcement measures in the face of a crisis that saw record
numbers of migrant families arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border. Several immigrant children died after being held in U.S. custody, children were found living in squalid conditions at cramped border facilities, and global outrage peaked after the publication of a photograph showing a drowned father and his toddler daughter in the Rio Grande across from Texas. Trump also successfully freed up billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build his border wall and imposed new rules that has forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their immigration cases play out in the U.S. TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE: After a two-year investigation, Mueller told Congress he did not find sufficient evidence to charge a criminal conspiracy between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. However, Mueller testified that Trump was not cleared of obstructing justice. The investigation was opened by the FBI in July 2016 and taken over by Mueller in May 2017. He charged six Trump associates with various crimes as well as 25 Russians accused of interfering in the election. Mueller's congressional testimony and long-awaited report outlining Russian interference in the 2016 election were among the biggest moments of the year.
MASS SHOOTINGS: A Walmart store crowded with shoppers in El Paso, Texas, was targeted by a gunman who killed 22 people before his arrest. Police say the suspect posted anti-Hispanic writings online prior to the attack, and the massacre sent chills through Latino communities around the country. It was one of several mass shootings in the U.S. Targets included a garlic festival in Gilroy, California; the exterior of a bar in Dayton, Ohio, and a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia. OPIOIDS: State and local governments across the U.S. went to court seeking huge compensation from drug companies for the costs of the long-running opioid epidemic. One of the major firms, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, declared bankruptcy, seeking protection from its creditors as it sought to settle more than 2,700 lawsuits. The epidemic has killed more than 400,000 people in the U.S. since 2000. CLIMATE CHANGE: The Trump administration began the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris agreement to curb emissions, and marathon U.N. climate talks ended with no major breakthrough as large-scale polluters balked at intensifying the fight against global warming. Across the world, Greta Thunberg and
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other young activists called for tougher action as weather data indicated 2019 would likely be the second hottest year on record. BREXIT: Throughout the year, Britain was deeply divided over its pending departure from European Union. Brexit supporter Boris Johnson became prime minister and soon lost key votes in Parliament and Supreme Court. But he succeeded in calling national elections, and his Conservative Party won a resounding victory -- seemingly assuring that the exit from the EU would indeed take place. US-CHINA TRADE WAR: The world’s two biggest economies skirmished repeatedly throughout the year in a tit-for-tat trade war. Just ahead of December’s holiday season, the United States and China announced a limited deal, with the U.S. dropping plans to impose new tariffs and China agreeing to allow more U.S. agricultural imports. But the deal falls well short of the demands that Trump issued when he launched the trade war. Further negotiations will be needed to achieve a more significant agreement. BOEING JETS GROUNDED: Air safety regulators worldwide grounded the Boeing 737 Max jet after one of the planes crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 people.
That occurred just five months after another 737 Max crashed off the coast of Indonesia, killing 189. In both crashes, investigators say, a faulty sensor caused a flight control system to push the nose of the plane down and pilots were unable to regain control. The grounding of the Max has cost Boeing and airlines billions of dollars; Boeing says it will temporarily stop producing the jet in January. HONG KONG: Normally stable Hong Kong was wracked by months of massive and sometimes violent protests. The initial provocation was an extradition bill that many viewed as a sign of creeping Chinese control. But demands multiplied as residents sought to safeguard Hong Kong’s freedoms. During months of clashes, riot police fired 26,000 tear-gas and rubber-baton rounds and arrested more than 6,100 people. Other events that received top votes in the 2019 story of the year voting were the massacre at New Zealand mosques that killed 51 people; the Democratic presidential campaign; and the fire at the historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
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AREA DEATHS Wilma Ferne Michael Wilma Ferne Michael, an 89-year-old Trenton resident, died at 11:08 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 at St. Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec.27, 2019 at the Galt Christian Church in Galt. Burial will follow in the Half Rock Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled from 1 p.m. until service time Friday at the church. Open visitation will be on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 at Slater-Neal Funeral Home in Trenton. Mrs. Michael was born on Aug. 5, 1930 in Newtown, the daughter of Roscoe William and Jessie Olive Boyd Hardman. She graduated from
Newtown Harris High School. She was married on Dec. 27, 1948 in Princeton to Rex Jean Michael. She worked as a waitress at local restaurants including, Belle’s Cafe and Shirley’s Restaurant. She loved cooking and gardening as well as sewing, quilting and all kinds of needlecraft. She was a member of the Galt Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, George Michael and his wife, Beth of Trenton and David Michael and his wife, Trish of Trenton; three daughters, Elaine Loghry of Fair Play, Betty Moore of Bolivar and Jackie Pangburn of Corydon,
Joe A. Howe IA; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Bill Barr of Kansas City; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Jerry Wayne Michael; a brother, John Hardman and his wife, Joan; two sons-in-law, Tom Loghry and Donnie Moore; and a sister-in-law, Willa Dean Barr Memorial donations are suggested to the Galt Christian Church and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at resthavenmort.com.
Joe A. Howe, an 88-yearold resident of Chillicothe, died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 in Chillicothe. There are no services scheduled at this time. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date in the Hutchison Cemetery at Chillicothe. Mr. Howe was born on Sept. 20, 1931 in Livingston County, the son of Archie J. and Lula “Babe” M. Allen Howe. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was married on April 30, 1950 in Chillicothe to Esther
Louise Cobb, who preceded him in death on July 7, 1987. He worked as a plumber for Tip Top Plumbing in Kansas City for many years. He was a member of Soul’s Harbor Church of God at Chillicothe. Survivors include one son, Joseph H. Howe of Laredo; two daughters, Brenda V. Earp of Chillicothe and Helen Grace Golden and her husband, Frank of Laredo; 10 grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Mary Ruth Wessing of Chillicothe. He was preceded in death
by his parents; his wife; two daughters, Joyce Bradley and Glenda “Sue” Constant; two grandsons, Bobby Earp and Billy Bradley; five brothers, Chester F., Everett Nolan, Ralph Rex, Wayne and Howard Howe; and four sisters, Martha Long, Mabel Cox, Edna Schneiter and Barbara Lingard. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. They may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
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Phil Tate Phillip A. "Phil" Tate, a 73year-old resident of Gallatin, died on Sunday morning, Dec. 22, 2019 at his home. Arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home of Gallatin.
FUNERALS Joyce Darlene Kilburn Funeral services for Joyce Darlene Kilburn were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 at Slater-Neal Funeral Home in Trenton. Rev. Doug Crawford officiated. Mrs. Kilburn, an 83-yearold Columbia resident and former Chula resident, died at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at The Bluffs Nursing Home in Columbia. Recordings of “Beyond the Sunset” and “How Great Thou Art” were played. Burial was in the Stucker Cemetery near Laredo.
Local Woman On Dean’s List Sadie Roy of Trenton has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below a B and received no failing grades in enrolled courses, including credit/no credit or pass/fail courses. Miss Roy is an agriculture education major at SEMO and the daughter of Scott and Cindy Roy of Trenton.
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