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Distinguished Alumni Named
Absentee Voting Under Way
Honorees To Be Recognized At Pirates Ball
The North Central Missouri College Foundation has announced the 2020 Class of Distinguished Alumni. Distinguished Alumni honorees will be recognized during the Pirates Ball on March 13 and include Dr. Jamie Hooyman, John Sturdevant and Donovan Thompson. The event, which will be held at the Ketcham Community Center on the NCMC campus will also include recognition of Voyage Fund donors and all NCMC family and friends. The event is a fundraiser for the Voyage Fund, an annual giving campaign to raise unrestricted funds to help meet the unmet needs of the College. Dr. Jamie Hooyman attended Trenton Junior College (now NCMC) from 19811983, earning an associate in arts degree. She then went on to earn a bachelor of science in education degree with a concentration in physical education from Missouri State University in Springfield; a master’s of science in education degree with a concentration in exercise physiology and fitness from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL; and a doctorate of education in human performance degree with a concentration in exer-
BRIEFS Absentee voting for the April 6 Municipal Election is now under way. Those wishing to vote absentee may do so until 5 p.m. on Monday, April 5, with the last day to request a ballot by mail being Wednesday, March 24. The last day to register to vote in the election is Wednesday, March 10.
Pool Committee Agenda
Dr. Jamie Hooyman
John Sturdevant
Donovan Thompson
cise science from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. Currently, Dr. Hooyman is serving as Provost at Northwest Missouri State University. She began that role in Nov. 2017 after serving as the university’s interim provost. When Dr. Hooyman moved from vice provost to provost, she became the first female in the university’s history to serve as its chief academic officer. She oversees learning, academic quality and student success. She leads the development and assessment of academic programming in partnership with President Dr. John Jasinski, the Board of Regents, the Northwest Leadership Team, faculty, staff and students. A native of Trenton, Dr. Hooyman served NCMC from 2006 to 2017 in many capacities, including vice president of institutional effectiveness. In her role, she provided leadership for the college’s academic environment, including
instruction, student services, grants, dual credit and outreach, business and industry and information technology. She also served on a number of state-level committees and taskforces while at NCMC. Dr. Hooyman also served on the faculty at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in its Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies. Prior to working in higher education, she instructed and managed exercise programs at recreation and healthcare facilities. Dr. Hooyman is the daughter of Peggy Ausmus of Trenton and the late Bill Ausmus. She and her husband, Gary have three children, Maddison, Mallory and Mason. John Sturdevant, RA, grew up in Trenton, where he attended grade school through 12th grade and then one year, 1970-1971 at Trenton Junior College. He then transferred to Kansas State University and
graduated with a bachelor of architecture and design degree in 1975. After receiving his degree, Sturdevant moved to St. Louis to start his 45-year career. He worked 40 years at Heitmann & Associates and retired in 2017 as senior vice president of technical services. Heitmann & Associates is a consulting engineering firm specializing in exterior facades, primarily on high-rise buildings, airports, sports stadiums and arenas. He had the privilege of working on major structures throughout the world and with some of the world’s most renowned architectural, engineering and construction firms. Sturdevant met his wife, Eileen, during an architectural internship in Columbia. During their 40 years of marriage, they had two children, Scott and Amy. Scott and his wife Mary have two daughters, Dylan and Elle. Life can bring many chal[See NCMC, Page 4]
Non-Certified Teaching Permits Possible State Trying To Aid Teacher Shortage With Latest Proposal
by Allison Marie Sawayer Missouri News Network JEFFERSON CITY — School districts could issue teaching permits to people who aren't state certified to teach under a proposal debated by lawmakers this week. Rep. Bishop Davidson, R-Republic, said the permits could account for 5% of the teaching faculty within a single district and would address a number of Missouri’s K-12 needs. “One is the immediate teacher recruitment issue of getting teachers and more teachers into our schools,” Davidson said of House Bill 439. “Two, I think more broadly, ensuring that we can bring in teachers and have an adaptive teaching profession to what is an evolving economic outlook. I think we are moving away from the 40-year, retire at 62, single-career workforce, and more towards a five to 15-year multi-career workforce," he said. "I think this creates a more adaptable teaching profession that's going to be able to take advantage of that multicareer workforce in the future.” Davidson also said the bill is intended to give more responsibility and flexibility to local districts, and it would be up to districts to decide if they want to take advan-
tage of the hiring flexibility. Some lawmakers were concerned about the bill, including Rep. Betsy Fogle, DSpringfield, who said constituents have reached out about their concerns with the bill, stating that teachers who aren’t certified might be ill-equipped to manage special education classrooms. Similarly, Rep. Robert Sauls, D-Independence, said the bill would undercut the level of expertise and background of a certified teacher. “You seem like a smart guy, you got a degree, go ahead and teach a classroom full of students with special needs and a whole host of socio-economic issues that you don't know anything about,” Sauls said to the bill sponsor Davidson responded to lawmakers’ concerns saying he doesn’t believe the bill demeans the teaching profession as much as it opens it up. Rep. Tracy McCreery, D-St.Louis, said that visiting scholar programs, an existing system, allow people to take additional classes and use their professional experience to teach. Other proposed legislation discussed during the meeting of the House Emerging Issues Committee received greater bipartisan support. A day to honor the life of Walthall Moore, the first Black person to serve as a state representative in the Missouri legislature, will take place May 1 each year if House Bill 522 passes. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kevin Windham, D-Hillsdale, said the day would recognize Moore’s seven years as state representative along with his develop-
ments at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, where he created a Board of Curators that would include an equal number of Black and white members on the board. “His name is in a few books, but it's relatively difficult to find out more about Representative Moore, so I think it’s fitting that we make a day in his memory,” Windham said. Rep. Aaron Griesheimer, R-Washington, chair of the Emerging Issues Committee, said he supports the bill after researching Moore’s life, during which he was fascinated to find that Moore made a significant impact at Lincoln University. Lawmakers also discussed House Bill 825, which would add penalty provisions to the offense of mail theft. The bill sponsor, Rep. Adam Schwadron, R- St.Charles, said there has been a drastic increase in packages being stolen outside people’s homes since the start of the pandemic. Following similar legislative changes made in neighboring states, he said this bill would create clearer and more concrete grounds for prosecution around stolen packages. Schwadron said the consequences for mail theft would depend on the value of the package, but the goal is to raise the minimum penalties. “It could be a bow that you needed for your daughter's recital, the value of it would be $4, so with that it would probably just be a class D misdemeanor, but under this bill it would now be a Class A, which would be punishable up to a year in prison and up to a $2,000 fine,” Schwadron said.
The Pool Committee of the Trenton Park Board will hold a meeting at 5 o’clock tonight (Tuesday, March 2) at the park office. Items on the announced agenda include staffing the Trenton Family Aquatic Center, as well as TFAC employee pay and regulations for the facility.
Victim Notification System
Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring has announced a new victim notification system that can be utilized through the sheriff’s department app. The service will allow victims of offenders incarcerated in the Grundy County Detention Center to request and receive up-tothe-minute notifications of changes in an offender’s status, such as being in custody or released from custody. The service is a collaboration with Appriss, which manages VineWatch, a victim notification system. To utilize the service, victims can search for an offender within the “Inmates and Jail Info” section of the app. After selecting the desired offender, select “Notify Me of Status Changes,” then select “language preference” and “Type of Notification” (email, phone-voice or text) and enter the corresponding information. Users will be required to choose a four-digit PIN and then will be able to submit their request. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department app is free and can be downloaded on the Apple App store and Google Play.
Administrator Search Update
The Grundy County Commission has renewed its search for a public administrator to serve in an interim capacity after one selected last week was found to be unable to serve. According to Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray, the person who was initially selected to serve in the position, which became vacant with the resignation of Jill Eaton, was found to not meet the statutory requirements to fill the seat. Mrs. Eaton’s resignation was initially effective Feb. 26, but she has agreed to stay in the position through March 9. Those interested in being considered to fill the position may do so by providing a resume to Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard. Among the requirements are being a Grundy County resident, a registered voter in the county, having all taxes paid and being bondable. The commission had met with members of the Grundy County Republican Central Committee last week to go over resumes and members of that committee were present for interviews on Thursday evening. Ray had earlier said that, for the sake of continuity in that office, the commission would be working with the GOP committee so the same person would be selected by the commission and nominated by the committee to the governor. Persons interested in seeking the office through election will file for office in Feb. 2022 for the August Primary Election. Those who win their party’s nomination in the primary would have their names on the Nov. 2022 ballot.
COVID-19 Update
The Grundy County Health Department continues to work within the county and Region H to help residents receive the COVID-19 vaccine as active cases within the county continue to decline. According to information provided Monday morning, Grundy County has three active cases and while no new cases were added over the weekend, there were a total of 34 new cases reported in the month of February. There have been a total of 1,056 cases since the pandemic began nearly a year ago, with 815 confirmed cases and 241 probable cases. Forty Grundy County residents have died due to the virus. Missouri is now showing new antigen positive results (probable cases) on its data dashboard. Antigen positive results accounted for 40 percent of new cases in the past seven days. Probable cases are still excluded from the total number of cases on the dashboard. GCHD Administrator Elizabeth Gibson said the health department administered 100 primary doses of vaccine in a clinic held Friday and will have an additional 100 doses available this week. Residents may call the health department at 359-4196 to make an appointment or to be contacted for Tier 3 clinics. Gov. Mike Parson has announced that Missouri will move to vaccine priority group Phase IB-Tier 3 on March 15, a priority group that includes educators and staff in K-12 settings and critical infrastructure workers. Ms. Gibson said Harrison County will be the site of this week’s mass vaccination clinic, which will be held Saturday, March 6. This is a first-dose clinic and individuals can register online using Vaccine Navigator at covidvaccine.mo.gov.navigator or may call the Missouri hotline at 877-435-8411.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE GREATS...
Trenton will see sunny skies this week with high temperatures around 60 and lows in the mid-30’s. The high in Trenton on Thursday was 46 with temperatures reaching 51 on Friday and 56 on Saturday. Sunday’s high in Trenton was 49 with a low temperature of 29. The high at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 39 on Sunday with a low of 37.
Five Trenton Bulldogs are state bound after Saturday’s sectional tournament at Mid-Buchanan. Hunter McAtee, Brice Gibler, Caleb Johnson, Coleman Griffin and Sam Gibson all advanced. SPORTS, PAGE 2
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