The Leader • 8-10-23

LEADER CLINTON COUNTY

Voters approve levy for new EBMS building

The East Buchanan School District will have its new middle school in Gower.

Months of research and feedback culminated Tuesday, August 8, when district voters approved a 65-cent levy increase (per $100 assessed value) to fund construction

CCR-III sees much-needed bump in test scores

As the Clinton County R-III School District in Plattsburg prepares for the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, leaders are optimistic that a recent upswing in performance is a sign of more improvements to come.

Superintendent Dr. Sandy Steggall told The Leader that students throughout all grade levels showed considerable improvements in the MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) and EOC (End of Course) standardized tests this past spring.

Primarily, Dr. Steggall reported that students in kindergarten through the twelfth grade improved scores in English/Language Arts, Math and Science. The average percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced in each subject group grew by 10 percent or more. Those groups improved when compared to how they performed the previous year, and compared to how the class ahead of them performed in that grade level.

The full results from the MAP and EOC tests aren’t yet publicly available.

“This substantial increase in MAP and EOC scores reflects the collective efforts of our dedicated educators, support staff, and students,” said Dr. Steggall. “Staff have worked diligently to implement effective instructional strategies, tailor lesson plans to meet individual student needs. Their unwavering commitment to student success has undoubtedly played a significant role in these impressive results.

of a new middle school building, which the district plans to build on school-owned property west of Fourth Street (in Buchanan County).

According to unofficial county results, the measure passed by a total vote of 645-418 (60.67 percent against 39.33 percent). In Clinton County, voters signed off on the

levy 401-236, and in Buchanan County, voters favored the measure 242-181. Three votes were cast between Platte and DeKalb Counties – two in favor and one against.

When constructed, the new building will replace the current East Buchanan Middle School in Easton, and the district will no lon-

ger need to shuttle students back and forth between the two towns. Had the issue failed Tuesday, district officials would have had to decide whether to commit hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of dollars to fix the old middle school.

Tuesday’s levy features a 20year sunset, which means it would

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EXTENSION’S NEW HOME

See what calls were dispatched through the county’s sheriff’s office this week.

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Extension has a new home in Plattsburg. The group has moved its office to the former Tri-County Ambulance building on Y Highway just north of 116 Highway (Clay Avenue). The Extension has quite the road since being squeezed out of the courthouse more than a decade ago, including stops at the former chamber building at the corner of Main and Broadway (where Blondie Brews now sits) some time in Cameron, Mo., and a recent space-sharing partnership with the school district on Main Street.

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In what has become a late-summer tradition, the Plattsburg Fall Festival Committee will be kicking off the school year with its annual Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 12, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Plattsburg. The event is free of charge. There will be a movie on main street, so don’t forget to bring blankets or chairs. Kids

will get the chance to craft art on the streets with assorted chalk. Hot dogs, chips and water will be served, with popcorn during the movie and other sweet treats throughout.

The Plattsburg Fall Festival is also encouraging people to come help “stuff the bus” for their back-to-school supply drive. For every supply a student donates, they’ll be entered into a drawing to win one of 100 wristbands for

the Jones Carnival during the Fall Festival this October.

For more information on the event, be sure to check out the Plattsburg Fall Festival on Facebook.

The 2023-2024 school year will kick off in Plattsburg on Tuesday, August 22. Lathrop also returns that day, while the East Buchanan School District will be back one day sooner on Monday, August 21.

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Zoning approves pair of items

In a short and uneventful Clinton County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held Thursday, August 3, the board approved a pair of recommendations for the Clinton County Commissioners, who will take up the recommendations on August 10.

The first item on the night’s agenda was a request by Thomas and Christine Broderick of Plattsburg.

The Brodericks requested a minor subdivision and rezoning of 164 acres into two parcels, one measuring11.81 acres and the second measuring 152.19 acres, with the smaller parcel being rezoned from Ag-A to Ag-B.

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“The entire Clinton County R-III School District community should be proud of this accomplishment. The collaboration and partnership between teachers, students, parents, administrators, and the board of education have been crucial in achieving these outstanding results. It is a testament to what can be accomplished when we work together toward a common goal of providing the best possible education for our students.”

The increases are welcomed news for a school district that had been looking for solutions after prior test results proved to be subpar. In the 2022 MAP and EOC tests, just 29.8 percent of Plattsburg students tested proficient or advanced in English/Language Arts, 23.6 percent of students did

The property is located on the south side of NW 312th St., west of 33 Highway, and east of Y Highway.

Certified letters were sent to 16 adjoining property owners, none of whom wished to address the zoning board either to support or oppose this request. The information provided by the Brodericks and the zoning administrator appeared to supply enough information for the commission; there were no questions from the board. Both requests were approved for recommendation by the board by votes of 7-0.

The second item on the agenda was a request from David Kellam and Jerry Kellam of Plattsburg. The brothers are asking for a minor

Test Scores,

so in math and 19.2 percent did so in science. In social students, 36.8 percent of Plattsburg students tested proficient or advanced.

Those scores sank

Clinton County R-III to the bottom of the region and the KCI Conference in the 2022 Annual Performance Report (APR). Plattsburg earned 113.8 points out of 178 possible, or 63.9 percent, to finish eighth in the eight-school KCI Conference. West Platte was the top performer in the APR at 92.7 percent.

Lathrop finished at 81.5 percent and East Buchanan was at 79.4 percent.

Clinton County R-III ranked 23rd out of 24 schools in the surrounding region, with only Richmond (57.6 percent) scoring lower in the report.

As for the district’s

subdivision of 79.53 acres into two parcels measuring 69.53 acres and 10 acres, and the rezoning of the 10acre tract from Ag-A to AgB.

The property is located on the northeast quadrant of the intersection of C Highway and SE 228th St. Eight certified letters were sent to adjoining property owners, with none appearing before the commission in either support or opposition.

Again, there were no questions from the board and no discussion, and the votes for both the subdivision and the rezoning from Ag-A to Ag-B were approved by votes of 7-0.

Previously, the county commissioners would

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scoring improvements this past spring, Dr. Steggall said efforts to overhaul the curriculum were key.

“Recognizing the need to adapt to changing educational standards and best practices, the district made a strategic decision to revise and update its curriculum to better align with student outcomes,” said Dr. Steggall. “This process, although time-consuming, has proven to be an essential catalyst for the increase in MAP and EOC scores.

“Changing a curriculum takes time, patience, and consistent implementation. The Clinton County R-III School District recognized this and invested significant effort into ensuring that the updated curriculum was effectively implemented across all grade levels and subject areas. Through

take up these matters on the first Tuesday following the zoning hearings. However, Zoning Administrator Trish Knight informed all parties Thursday evening that the commissioners would take up these matters at their meeting on Thursday, August 10.

Some other matters were discussed during the new business portion of the meeting. This discussion dealt with how the board wishes to address changes in current ordinances.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. The next scheduled zoning commission meeting is scheduled for September 7 at 7 p.m..

Redgate affirms that recycling items go to proper place

At last month’s Plattsburg City Council meeting, during public participation, resident Frank Lewis asked the council about the town’s trash and recycle collection contractor, Redgate Disposal, and said he had witnessed Redgate taking the city’s recycle to the trash dump in St. Joseph.

St. Joseph and a few different transfer stations in Kansas City.

Redgate collects the recycling in Gower on the same truck as Plattsburg. It’s collected in Gower first, then weighed at D-Tone to log Gower’s total. Then Plattsburg’s recycling is collected and weighed at GFL prior to drop-off.

ongoing professional development opportunities, collaboration among teachers, and regular monitoring and evaluation, the district ensured that the new curriculum was being delivered consistently and with fidelity.”

Additionally, Dr. Steggall said the district saw a substantial increase in attendance thanks to the efforts of the staff, students, parents and more. Also, despite the ongoing educator shortage in the industry, the Clinton County R-III School District was able to fill every teaching position ahead of the school year.

Josh Peterson, general manager at Redgate Disposal, denied the claim last week and expanded on the company’s operations in Plattsburg, as well as in Gower and Lathrop.

Peterson said Redgate has three collection trucks for Plattsburg—two for solid waste and one specifically for recycling. The recycling truck collects from the red curbside bins, and everything else is collected in the trash trucks. Once the recycling is collected, it is taken to GFL Environmental in Kansas City for processing. Peterson said that GFL Environmental does accept trash, too, but first divides out recyclable items from the waste.

But Redgate doesn’t take its solid waste to GFL, but rather to the landfill in

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automatically go away after 2042 unless otherwise approved by the voters. Projections put the cost of a new middle school at as much as $16 million; district officials anticipate financing as much as $15 million through a lease-purchase mechanism, with the rest coming out of the district’s existing capital funds.

East Buchanan wasn’t the only the school district

in the area to go to the voters on Tuesday. The Stewartsville C-2 School District asked its residents for a $1 increase per $100 assessed value to attract and retain staff. Unofficially, the measure passed 147 to 125. In Clinton County, voters favored the increase 21-12, while DeKalb County voters signed off on it to the tune of 126 votes to 113 votes.

Redgate operates its recycling a little differently in Lathrop, which specifically uses ClinCo Industries in Cameron for its recycle processing. To facilitate the partnership, Redgate collects the town’s recycling using a trailer. Peterson said that both ClinCo and GFL have been great to work with.

In light of the claim at the city council meeting, Redgate sent the city’s recycling tickets to City Administrator Chase Waggoner for review.

Peterson said that small communities are the backbone of their operations, performing approximately 14,000 pick ups each week for a number of towns, which also include Weston, Lawson, Holt, Dearborn, Savannah and Stewartsville.

Clinton County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity Report

Friday, July 28

1:50 a.m.: Medical call on Russell Street in Lathrop.

8:31 a.m.: Medical call on Fifth Street in Plattsburg.

10:23 a.m.: Medical call on Whitcomb in Lathrop.

1:07 p.m.: Assault (not in progress) in W. Broadway in Plattsburg.

2:14 p.m.: Vehicle crash on 169 Highway in Clinton County.

3:59 p.m.: Medical call on Old BB Highway in Holt.

5:11 p.m.: Medical call on SE 110th Road in Easton.

8:44 p.m.: Suicidal subject on N. Main in Plattsburg.

10:41 p.m.: Disturbance in progress on SE Seneca in Lathrop.

Saturday, July 29

5:03 a.m.: Vehicle crash on NE Witt in Turney.

7:29 a.m.: Medical call on 116 Highway in Plattsburg.

9:21 a.m.: Medical call on Cummings Drive in Gower.

10:41 a.m.: Medical call on SE

209th Street in Holt.

11:10 a.m.: Vehicle crash on 116 Highway in Plattsburg.

12:18 p.m.: Medical call on Centennial in Lathrop.

1:14 p.m.: Medical call on Main Street in Holt.

1:33 p.m.: Vehicle crash on 69 Highway in Clinton County.

4:43 p.m.: Medical call on 169 Highway in Trimble.

6:54 p.m.: Medical call on SE

202nd in Holt.

8:49 p.m.: Medical call on Z Highway in Edgerton.

9:34 p.m.: Stealing (not in progress) on W. Broadway in Plattsburg.

10:14 p.m.: Medical call on SE Horseshoe in Holt.

11:25 p.m.: Animal call on

Railroad in Gower.

11:54 p.m.: Medical call on Z Highway in Edgerton.

Sunday, July 30

2:46 p.m.: Domestic in progress on Park Street in Lathrop.

4:16 p.m.: Fire call (smoke investigation) on SE Thunderbird in Lathrop.

4:44 p.m.: Animal call on S. Third Street in Gower.

6:17 p.m.: Controlled burn on Atchison in Lathrop.

6:34 p.m.: Commercial alarm on PP Highway in Holt.

6:42 p.m.: Controlled burn on SE Haynesville in Mo.

7:46 p.m.: Vehicle crash on I-35 in Clinton County.

Monday, July 31

5:41 a.m.: Medical call on SE Meadow in Lathrop.

7:23 a.m.: Vehicle crash on 169 Highway in Trimble.

WEEKLY HISTORY NOTES •

Five Years Ago

Thursday, August 9, 2018

• Republican challenger Patrick Clark defeats incumbent Clinton County Presiding Commissioner Wade Wilken, Jr. (Republican) in the primaries to win the county’s top-elected seat.

• Voters in the City of Lathrop approve a use tax on internet purchases and a bond issue to fund street improvements.

• Residents in Grayson vote against dissolution of its village by a vote of 13-3.

• School officials at the Clinton County R-III School District break ground on the new track south of the middle school.

• Roger Pritchett of Lathrop reaches the 20-gallon mark for his blood donation career .

10 Years Ago

Thursday, August 8, 2013

• The Lathrop Friendship Festival celebrates its 49th annual show with a Duck Dynasty theme; Les and Bev Bowles are named Lathrop Rotary Citizens of the Year after operating Video Plus for more than a quarter century, Mike and Toni Shrewsbury serve as Festival Grand Marshals.

• Voters in the Clinton County R-III School District shoot down a proposed 30-cent levy increase that would have generated $200,000 annually to bolster salaries.

20 Years Ago

Thursday, August 7, 2003

• A Turney man is charged with murder and arson in the shooting death of two people in

Lathrop the previous week.

• Construction crews begin work on the new municipal pool next to Ellis Elementary in Plattsburg.

• Plattsburg’s 14 and under baseball team wins the Tri-County League championship, finishing 12-1.

• Lathrop celebrates the 39th Annual Friendship Festival.

• Jim and Alice Woodward to cut the ribbon on new Plattsburg High School expansion.

30 Years Ago

Thursday, August 5, 1993

• A powerful storm smacks Plattsburg with 80 mph winds and more than an inch of rain in just a half hour, knocking out windows and power lines, and downing trees throughout town.

40 Years Ago

Thursday, August 11, 1983

• President Ronald Reagan issues a proclamation congratulating Plattsburg for its 150th anniversary.

• Community members continue preparation work for Plattsburg’s sesquicentennial celebration, which will run from August 14 through August 21.

• The Plattsburg Alumni football team plays the Cameron Alumni to a 6-6 draw.

• Charles and Rita Kilgore travel to the Wold Horseshoe Pitching Championships, where Charles wins his division and places 13th overall in the world.

Monday accident claims the life of Trimble driver

An accident Monday morning claimed the life of a Trimble, Mo., resident just north of Gower.

Mark Smith, 70, Trimble, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident Monday, August 7, at the intersection of 169 Highway and State Route 31 five miles south of Easton, Mo., in Buchanan County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the accident occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. as Smith was northbound on 169 Highway in a 2009 Ford F-150. A second vehicle – a 2014 Ford Fusion driven by Caitlin McComas, 21, of Easton – was southbound on Route 31 and, according to the report, pulled into the

path of the F-150 and struck it in the passenger side. The F-150 began to skid, overturned, and ejected Smith from the vehicle. According to the report, he was not wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. McComas, who was wearing a safety device, sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

8:43 a.m.: Commercial alarm on Center Street in Lathrop.

10:16 a.m.: Controlled fire on Shanks in Holt.

4:39 p.m.: Suicidal subject on 169 Highway in Trimble.

8:44 p.m.: Domestic (not in progress) on Walnut Street in Plattsburg.

10:46 p.m.: Medical call on N. Main Street in Plattsburg.

Tuesday, August 1

1:10 a.m.: Alarm call on SW 169 Highway in Gower.

2:53 a.m.: Burglary in progress on Walnut Street in Plattsburg.

9:15 a.m.: Animal call on Oak Street in Plattsburg.

10:02 a.m.: Animal call on Cambridge in Plattsburg.

2:28 p.m.: Medical call on Old BB Highway in Holt.

3:25 p.m.: Animal call on SE Haynesville in Holt.

6:11 p.m.: Domestic in progress on SE 207th Street in Holt.

6:34 p.m.: Alarm on North Street in Lathrop.

8:03 p.m.: Suicidal subject on S. Main in Plattsburg.

8:10 p.m.: Medical call on S.

Main in Plattsburg.

Wednesday, August 2

4:07 a.m.: Medical call on SE Troxler in Holt.

5:44 a.m.: Medical call on Short Street in Lathrop.

8:38 a.m.: Medical call on B Highway in Edgerton.

9:38 p.m.: Fire (carbon investigation) on E. Birch Street in Trimble.

10:44 a.m.: Medical call on I-35 in Holt.

10:46 a.m.: Medical call on I-35 in Clinton County.

1:15 p.m.: Domestic in progress on NE Witt Road in Cameron.

2:12 p.m.: Medical call on Third Street in Trimble.

3:32 p.m.: Medical call on SE Kiowa Drive in Lathrop.

4:59 p.m.: Medical call on E. Clay Avenue in Plattsburg.

5:24 p.m.: Domestic (not in progress) on W. Bunker Hill in Plattsburg.

5:40 p.m.: Vehicle crash on 33 Highway in Holt.

7:36 p.m.: Medical call on Belt Avenue in Edgerton.

11:06 p.m.: Medical call on N. Main in Plattsburg.

Thursday, August 3

a.m.: Medical call on E. Concord in Plattsburg. 9:06 a.m.: Animal call on NW Willow Creek in Clinton

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Giving today’s students a break

Every once in a while, I’ll run into someone who has the “kids these days” mentality—someone whose opinion of today’s generation has been jaded by a limited sample size, often a single experience with which they brush an entire group of kids as lazy, or deficient, or phone-addled.

Those people need to relax.

Each year, our local school districts – Plattsburg, Lathrop and East Buchanan – are producing dozens of high-achieving, well-educated young adults who have a grasp on the importance of community. These kids have their name on everything; they’re in the starting line-up, on the honor roll, serving as chapter officers, representing their schools at state-wide (or even national) competitions, then graduating with a long resume of accolades and scholarships.

Look at Lathrop student Max Gagnon. Through just two years of high school, he’s been an individual KCI champion in golf, represented the FBLA at state competition, helped the baseball team win its first district title, helped the scholar bowl team win championships, taken on the announcing duties at other sporting events, and likely has a dozen other feathers in his cap. At graduation, I thought to myself, “This might be the only thing that Gagnon kid isn’t doing this year,” just to turn around and see the sophomore playing in the band.

He isn’t alone. There are so many students who are excelling at levels that were nearly unthought of when I was in school.

There’s a second edge to this sword, however, specifically in high school athletics. With each passing year, the demand on student-athletes to train, practice and compete continues to mount. It’s a natural progression. Championships and scholarships are up for grabs. As the level of competition goes up, so does the requisite dedication. Student-athletes use the summer to grab an edge. Club competition has become a big money business. More athletes opt for specialization; instead of playing two or three sports during the school year, they’ll focus on one, using the rest of the year to play travel competition and train.

Cramping matters, both the winter and spring sports seasons begin sooner than they did 15 years ago, leaving little time for student-athletes to catch a breath between sports. This includes coaches, who make a lot of personal sacrifices to dedicate themselves to the success of our students. There are dead weeks prescribed by MSHSAA at the end of these seasons, but it hardly seems enough.

Game days are a grind, themselves. Students attend class all day, get on the bus, travel to a game, compete (while also watching an additional game, or several, as junior varsity and other teams play) and arrive home that night. It takes a skilled time manager to shoehorn additional time for family, sleep, studies and other commitments.

With another school year coming around the bend, here’s a hat tip to all of the students, coaches, teachers and advisors who find a way to make it work. Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed (and hopefully your teachers/bosses take it easy if they catch you snoozing in the library).

WHAT’S THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD

Remembering the late Jerry Litton

by steve tinnen leader publisher emeritus

You know you’re growin’ older when... people call at 9 p.m. and ask, “Did I wake you?”

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“Farmers can’t feed their families or pay their bills on political promises.” ~ Jerry Litton

August 3rd has come and gone. For most, it was just another day on Mother Earth, except for those of us who knew Congressman Jerry Litton. Tuesday, August 3, 1976, is the date when the plane carrying Litton and his family crashed on takeoff in Chillicothe, Missouri. All souls were lost – his entire family

(wife, Sharon, and their two children, Linda and Scott), pilot Paul Rupp, Jr., and the pilot’s son, Paul Rupp III – as they departed the airport for a victory party in Kansas City.

The congressman was in the Democratic Party primary race for the U.S. Senate seat of retiring Senator Stuart Symington. The other major contestants were Symington’s son, James W. Symington, and former Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes.

The horrific news sent shockwaves throughout the Sixth District, the state of Missouri, and the entire nation, as well.

Our family was more than just an enthusiastic supporter

of Litton. My brother, Dave, was a legislative aide for the congressman at his office in Washington, D.C. Our father, Skip, was a chairman for his election efforts in Clinton County and the Sixth District. That night, we all were prepared for the victory party in Kansas City.

I was bartending at Pete’s Inn, located at the Park Plaza Shopping Center (64th Street and I-29). Since it was election day, our opening was delayed until 7:30. I spoke to Dave earlier in the day; he had assured me that Litton was going to win, and win big. He said that Jerry had told him earlier that weekend that polling showed he was going

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to win by a wide margin. Dave was excited to share the news. Apparently, he and the Congressman had a bet on what would be the margin of victory. Litton’s victory was a landslide, with 43.39 percent to former Governor Warren Hearnes (second) at 26.38 percent, with Symington finishing third at 25.16 percent of the statewide vote. There were seven other candidates, including Kansas City Mayor Charles Wheeler.

Congressman Litton’s confidence in the polling was born out and he won the bet. We stayed open later than normal that night. My parents worked their way north to

Keeping elections secure and voting easy

Have you ever had issues voting because of work, long lines, rules on which ID is acceptable, confusion on absentee or mail-in voting, or some combination of these?

Or, if you have moved from one state to another, have you been confused because voting rules vary between states?

Congress has just introduced some new legislation that could fix these concerns and make it easier for us, the voters, to vote without these hassles. The Freedom to Vote Act, House Resolution (HR) 11 and Senate Bill (SB) 1 have recently been introduced. The Freedom to Vote Act contains

some basic, common-sense rules that would apply to all states. For starters, it requires that no citizen have more than a 30-minute wait to vote. I volunteered as a poll worker in November 2020 (during COVID) and some voters waited more than an hour to vote - most unhandy! It also includes two weeks early voting, with evening and weekend hours for voter convenience, which should also help lines on election day. Importantly, it protects against partisan, post-election attempts to tamper with results and expands penalties for destroying voting records. It

creates a national standard for mail-in voting, protects voters with disabilities, standardizes the forms of identification to vote, and for the computer savvy, allows online registration to vote (which 42 states already have). States are also required to conduct post-election, transparent audits under this legislation.

I recently attended the Clinton County election machine testing, which was announced in The Leader and open to the public. The folks conducting this testing were helpful and carefully explained how the process works. I’m sure Clinton County would do well

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conducting a transparent election audit.

There are several other common-sense items in this bill, and given that Congressman Graves is on his fiveweek August recess, now would be a great time to give his office a call or email him with your support for these changes. Like most Americans, we simply want to vote, not spend all day doing so, and we want our vote to be counted correctly. What a concept!

Elizabeth Franklin Plattsburg, Mo.

Vetting the info around wind turbines

This refers to the ignorance and stupidity demonstrated by some Clinton County citizens: My wife and I travel all over the United States throughout the year, and we’ve traveled to 94 foreign countries. We see wind turbines in nearly every state and many countries, and we often joke that there must be huge numbers of morons in those communities. This is because about six years ago, word was spread by unknown persons in our county that

these wind turbines (modern wind mills generating clean energy) can cause mental retardation in adults and children who live in close proximity to them. Also, the fallacy was spread that a field of these turbines could cause massive bird kills, resulting in heaps of dead birds below each turbine.

Occasionally, I’ve mentioned these predictions during our travels in communities containing large numbers of wind turbines. The

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usual results are laughter, and the responses: “Old wives’ tales” and “no bird kills.” If you think about it, coal-fired power plants burning coal, oil or gas contribute to climate change/global warming (also thought by many of our Clinton County citizens to be a “Democratic hoax”), which can lead to respiratory problems in adults and children, sometimes causing premature death. As for the “piles of dead birds” below the turbines,

birds would have to be blind or mentally impaired to crash into a stationary device, even if parts of it rotate slowly.

I feel it’s time for a few of our county’s citizens to explore the validity of what they’re told and refrain from spreading ridiculous propaganda. Otherwise, wear garlic at night, since you never know when a vampire might strike.

Doug Lowe Trimble, Mo.

Honeycutt

Tinney Services

There will be a Celebration of Life held for Stacie Lee Tinney on Sunday, August 13, at 1 p.m. at the pavilion in Perkins Park.

Stacie was born June 15, 1968, and died on June 12, 2023.

All family and friends of Stacie and Lynn and children are welcome to come and share some time to remember her contribution to them during her life.

Route NN bridge to close

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Clinton County Route NN bridge over Castile Creek, located a mile east of Route K, is scheduled to close on Monday, Aug. 14, for construction and is expected to remain closed through December 2023. Crews from Capital Paving & Construction, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will replace the 89-year-old bridge that was rated in poor condition fol-

lowing its most recent safety inspection.

As a part of the bridge replacement, it will be widened to two lanes. Motorists will need to use an alternate route during the closure.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.

For more information, visit the project webpage at: https://www.modot.org/clinton-county-route-nn-bridgereplacement.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

While at modot.org, sign up online for work zone updates. Information is also available 24/7 at 888-ASK-MODOT (2756636) or via social media.

Senior Center Menu for August

Thursday, August 10

Tuna casserole, creamed peas, corn, apple crisp, wheat bread.

Friday, August 11

Chicken tenders, cole slaw, broccoli, mixed fruit, home made rolls.

Monday, August 14

Hamburger stroganoff, vegetable blend, green beans, applesauce, wheat bread.

Tuesday, August 15

Ham salad on lettuce, potato salad, three bean salad, lime gelatin with cottage cheese and pineapple, crackers.

Wednesday, August 16

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, chilled apricots, whole grain bread.

Thursday, August 17

Chicken and biscuits, creamed peas, buttered beets, tropical fruit.

Friday, August 18

Swiss steak, broccoli, cauliflower, mandarin oranges, biscuit.

Monday, August 21

Sausage veggie bake augratin, green beans, carrots, pears, wheat bread.

Tuesday, August 22

Salmon loaf, creamed peas,

coleslaw, chilled apricots, cornbread.

Wednesday, August 23

Chicken salad, potato salad, copper penny salad, fruit cocktail, whole grain bread.

Thursday, August 24

Taco salad, fiesta corn, diced tomatoes, tropical fruit, wheat bread.

Friday, August 25

Shepherd’s pie (with vegetables in the pie), buttered beets, lettuce salad, chilled peaches, wheat bread.

Monday, August 28

Sloppy joe on a bun, potato wedges, beets, coleslaw,

Chamber hosts “Dog Days of Summer” next Thursday

Shoppers in Plattsburg will have the chance to hit the town with their favorite pooch next week.

The Plattsburg Chamber of Commerce has announced its Summer Lovin’ Shopping Event Series, offering fun opportunities to shop locally.

On Thursday, August 17, the chamber will host Dog Days of Summer. Shoppers can bring their dogs to hangout on Main Street and shop. Pup cups will be available for the

dogs and a selfie station will be available to capture the moment.

After that, the next chamber shopping event will be Thursday, September 21, for Honoring Heroes Night. There will be cupcakes for heroes and there will be special dis-counts for first responders and military. Each night, the chamber hospitality area will be located at the Plattsburg Senior Center.

fruit gelatin with pears.

Tuesday, August 29

Ham casserole, broccoli, cauliflower, mandarin oranges, wheat bread.

Wednesday, August 30

Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, pineapple, whole wheat roll.

Thursday, August 31

Fish filet, creamed corn, stewed tomatoes, applesauce, wheat bread.

Friday, September 1

Spaghetti with meat sauce, lettuce salad, carrots, chilled peaches, garlic bread.

THANK YOU!

Merle and I would like to express our appreciation to the Lathrop Legion Post 467, the Lathrop Antique Car, Tractor and Engine Club, and many friends and family for making it possible for a wonderful 102nd birthday celebration for Merle.

Also, thank you to those who honored Merle at the Fourth of July evening fireworks display.

Merle & Millie Green

CLINTON COUNTY

TINNEN: Remembering Litton,

Pete’s Inn after attending what was intended to be a victory party, but turned into a gathering of mourners, as friends and supporters of the Litton family were crushed by the tragic news.

Litton came from humble beginnings, born near Lock Springs, Daviess County, Missouri, in a house without electricity. His intellect and charisma led him to be selected as the national secretary of the Future Farmers of America (1956–1957). He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1961 with a B.S. in Journalism.

Agriculture was the backbone of the Litton family, as he made his fortune raising cattle at the Litton Charolais Cattle Ranch in Chillicothe, Missouri. Before he began his political career, he was active in promoting youth involvement in leadership in agriculture and rural communities.

Litton was elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat in 1972. He was considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and his futuristic belief in vast communication led to his television show ‘Dialogue with Litton’ which was broadcast statewide. Among the guests who came to the Hilton Airport Inn for his telecasts were Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Secretary

of Agriculture Earl Butz, Congressman Tip O’Neill, and House Speaker Carl Albert.

Green bumper stickers (like those used in his prior Congressional campaigns) circulated in the state saying, “Litton for President.” President Jimmy Carter went on to say that he thought Litton would be president one day.

Our state and country lost a generational leader that day. The unhappy result was Republican Jack Danforth was elected our United States Senator.

The congressman is honored with the Jerry Litton Visitor Center located near the dam on Smithville Lake. It is estimated the center welcomes 25,000 who come to learn more about the man who many thought would one day become President of the United States.

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Trivia question: Name the third known planet from the sun in our solar system. A. Venus; B. Jupiter; C. Mars; D. Earth (answer is close by).

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Some smiles… Which of the farm animals at Circle C Farm keeps the best time? A watch dog. Why shouldn’t you tell a secret

Continued from Page A4

on a farm? Because the potatoes have eyes, and the corn has ears!

Where does a farmer get his medicine from? The farm-acist.

What is a farmer’s favorite Bruce Springsteen song? Born in the USDA.

What’s black and white and eats like a horse? A zebra.

What did the depressed pig say to the farmer? “You always just take me for grunted.”

How did the organic vegetable die? Natural causes. (Trivia answer: the third known planet from the sun in our solar system is D. Earth. The Earth is sometimes called “the third planet” because it is the third planet in distance away from the Sun. Mercury is closest to the Sun, followed by Venus, then Earth and then Mars).

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Food for thought: “The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 –24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice.

Talk to you next week!

Steve

Tinnen

stevetinnen@yahoo.com

Major bridge project on 36 Hwy.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – A closure of both east and westbound lanes of Caldwell County U.S. Route 36 under the Route 13 bridge at Hamilton is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Aug. 8. A project to replace the bridge, led by Capitol Paving and Construction, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began in late May.

Beginning at 7 p.m. tonight, Aug. 8, through 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9,

crews will close U.S. Route 36 east and westbound beneath Route 13 to remove the Route 13 bridge overhang. During the closure, traffic will be directed up and over the on/off ramps at the Route 13 exit. An 18foot width restriction will be in place.

The old bridge, built in 1958, had been struck multiple times by high-profile vehicles driving underneath on U.S. Route 36.

Looking back at the service of the late Gene Grady

This story, written by editor Brett Adkison, originally ran in the June 2, 2011, edition of The Clinton County Leader. Gene Grady passed away on July 30, 2023, at the age of 100.

Gene Grady grips at the aged-brown folder on his kitchen table. Inside are dates, times and clusters of numbers that hide away their true meaning. They represent bombing flights over Munich, Leizpeg and other lands he never thought he would see. Near misses and emergency landings hidden behind fours, fives and sixes.

He begins to review his flight record as a B-17 gunner in World War II, adding commentary as he goes. Some details take a moment to recall. Others pounce from his lips, clear and vivid. His hand-written notes describe each mission: where they had gone, if they encountered resistance and, on the worse days, how many holes had been punched in their flying fortress.

Through it all, the 88-year-old veteran has maintained a spirited demeanor. His hair has turned white and his glasses take up most of his face, but when he smiles, he resembles the boy he was in the early 1940s,

If it weren’t for the sporadic rain showers outside, he’d be toiling away on the farm somewhere. His plaid shirt and overalls, both a little too roomy for his small frame, indicate he is ready to go as soon as he can.

“I still run a tractor 12 hours a day somedays,” he says. “It doesn’t bother me to do that. I get tired, but I’ve got to get out and do something.”

Other mornings he makes the mile trip into Lathrop and sits down at the gas station for coffee and conversation.

With each passing month, the nation is further removed from the world wars that defined the 20th century. The last veterans of the Great War passed this year - collapsing the final link between then and today. It’s more important than ever to chronicle the stories of those who lived the wars first-hand.

*****

Gene can’t remember how young he was, just in the pain he felt in his foot.

He first thought that he had stepped on something. He and his older brother, Jack, were hunting rabbits on a rocky bluff on their farm near Plattsburg. It turns out that Jack had aimed

and fired his shotgun, and though it was angled away from Gene, a grain of buckshot ricocheted off a rock and lodged in the boy’s foot.

Still to this day, Gene can feel the tiny round ball just below the skin.

“We never did tell mom,” he said. “Afraid she’d never let us hunt again.”

Grady was born just north of Lathrop in 1922, about a mile from where he lives today. His father, Mike Grady, had little education. Like so many others in that era, he began farming at an early age to help support the family. Gene’s mother’s Oddie was one of eight children and did nearly as much around the farm as her husband.

The family bounced from rented farm to rented farm, working land throughout Clinton County’s midsection.

Gene was a sophomore at Lathrop High School in the fall of 1939. Jack, five years older than Gene and a graduate of Plattsburg

High School, met him in the school yard during lunch one cold fall day. He told Gene he was going into the service. The conversation was free of the emotional clutter one might expect. Even as a young teen, Gene understood both the importance of service and the tense situation brewing overseas.

“Our friends were all going, most of them,” Gene said. “It was our duty to go. I could have been deferred all through the war, but chose not to.”

It was the last time Genewould see his brother, the soon-to-be prisoner of war, until his release in 1945.

The pilot of the B-17 laid in the catwalk, blood springing from his left eye. German antiaircraft fire had shattered the left-side window and blew the shards inward. Thousands of feet in the air, a fierce wind poured through the newly-torn hole while members of the crew administer first aid to the pilot, Lt. Bob Maag.

That same blast imbedded eight pieces of shrapnel in the leg of George Byczlowski, the plane’s engineer. The co-pilot is a young, inexperienced kid named Ivan Walker. He takes control of the B-17. Flak from the antiaircraft fire rocks the plane from every direction.

Welcome to August 9, 1944 - Gene Grady’s 18th mission as a B-17 waist gunner in the 94th bombing group. He had landed in England two months before and was quickly thrown into a pattern of sleep, prep, fly and repeat. He and his crewmates had logged 116 hours of flight-time that July alone.

Just hours before the mission, crews waited on the ground for an “all-go” they were certain would never come. Dense fog filled the air and offered little visibility at take off. Icing and turbulence were expected over Germany, while the return forecast called for rain and more fog.

After two delays, the mission was launched.

Crews made it to the enemy coast and continued on in hopes of reaching Murenberg, but turned back soon after.

It was on their return home that Grady’s B-17 –a patched-up hunk of metal named Skinny – became the focus of antiaircraft fire.

“You couldn’t get above it and you couldn’t get below it,” he said of the flak. “You just pulled that hat down over you head and bunched up. Try to make the littlest target you could.”

While his fellow crew members tended to the injured pilot, Grady stuck with co-pilot Ivan Walker in the cockpit, calling out the airspeed and shooting off flares to call for an emergency response on the ground.

Years later, Lt. Magg let Grady in on a little secretWalker had never landed a plane before that day.

“He said, ‘All through training, I’d have him on it and before we got to the ground he would tell me to take over.’

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JAMESPORT BUILDERS, 660684-6931, 32137 State Hwy 6, Jamesport. POLE BARNS – GARAGES, Spray foam insulation.

WANTED!! Used & Abused Cars & Trucks. Highest prices paid! You Call - We Come Get It! FRONTIER AUTO & TRUCK PARTS (formerly Jim’s Auto Salvage) 145 Hwy. W., Trenton, 359-3888.

JAMESPORT LUMBER - Full Service Lumberyard. We also sell Trusses/metal/ rebar/concrete blocks. New Hardware Department • Gift Certificates and Delivery Available • Free Estimates. 32089 St. Hwy 6, Jamesport, 660-6846404

RED BARN MINI STORAGE, across from the new hospital on Iowa Blvd in Trenton. 5 Unit sizes available. Call Mike or Jane Cooksey 660-359-7683.

Offutt, Offutt & Associates Auction Service. Land, farm, and Home. Free Appraisals. Cameron, MO. 816-724-3214

Call MIDWEST MECHANICAL & rely on comfort. 800425-0976 or 4856611, Brian S. Israel, owner. For your heating & cooling needs. All Tax Credits & Rebates available! Geostar Geothermal Heat Pumps. Over 25 years experience.

Notice of Public Hearing

Tax Levy

Osborn Fire Protection District

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Osborn Fire Protection District will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Osborn Fire Protection District Fire Station located at 661 Clinton Ave. Osborn, MO 64474. The purpose of this meeting is to set the tax levy for 2023.

(8/10/23)

TRUSTEE’S SALE

IN RE: Jeff L. Reece And Russanne R. Reece, Husband and Wife, Their Heirs and Assigns Trustee’s Sale:

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Jeff L. Reece And Russanne R. Reece, Husband and Wife, Their Heirs and Assigns dated January 31, 2012 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Clinton County, Missouri in Book 2012, Page 329 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Monday, August 28, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 12:50 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Plattsburg, County of Clinton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Clinton County, State of Missouri, to wit:

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY:

ALL OF LOT TWENTY-FOUR (24), TIMBER CREEK ESTATES PHASE 2, A SUBDIVISION IN CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI. AND

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTEEN (13), TOWNSHIP FIFTY-FOUR (54) NORTH, RANGE THIRTY-ONE (31) WEST, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION THIRTEEN (13), TOWNSHIP FIFTY-FOUR (54) NORTH, RANGE THIRTY-ONE (31) WEST, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI; THENCE WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION NORTH 89 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST, 1321.69 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TIMBER CREEK ESTATES PHASE 2; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF TIMBER CREEK ESTATES PHASE 2, SOUTH 01 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, 940.70 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT TWENTY-FOUR (24) TIMBER CREEK ESTATES PHASE 2; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID LINE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, 296.33 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING FROM SAID LINE NORTH 89 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST, 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, 296.33 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, 10.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. to satisfy said debt and costs.

MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C., Successor Trustee 612 Spirit Drive St. Louis, MO 63005

(636) 537-0110

File No: 212434.082823.433263 FC

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RUMMAGE SALE

Garage Sale - Friday, Aug 11 3pm-? and Saturday, Aug 12 7am-2pm. Quilts, blankets, fabric, tote bags, purses, scarfs. Women's and girls clothing, XL men's shirts, blue jeans 34/36 waist. Hiking backpack, Christmas, Halloween, and Easter decor, suitcases, toys, and books. 554 NW 100th Street, Spickard - North Route A.

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Buying standing walnut, oak & cottonwood timber. Cash or on shares. Call Mike at 816-248-3091

*WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive

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Korneman Forestry Services, LLC For All Your Forestry Needs!

Brush Mulching, CRP Mowing, UTV, Horse, Walking Trails, Tree Pulling, Side Tree Trimming, Roadside Maintenance, Field Edge Cleanup, Discing For

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Kingsville Livestock

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Osborn Livestock

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There will be a public hearing before the Board of Directors of the Tri-County Ambulance District at 1703 W. Hwy 116, Plattsburg, MO 64477at 5:30 p.m. on August 15, 2023 at which time citizens may be heard on the property tax rate proposed to be set by the TriCounty Ambulance District for the 2023 tax year.

idential care facility for the elderly. We provide qualified staff to administer medications, provide three meals a day and offer minimal assistance with the activities of daily living. Now accepting Medicaid. For more information contact Cassandra Brewer at 660-359-5647.

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Old sawmill for sale, 52 inch blade, PTO driven. Chevy engine with gearbox and PTO shaft. 24 inch surface planer PTO

driven. Near Pleasanton Iowa. Would like to sell all together. call 660-7488259.

For Sale - 28ft 2005

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Pond pipe & pond valves, pressure tanks & water pumps. All your plumbing & hardware needs. Trenton Hardware, 901 Main, Trenton, 660-3593660

Call 816-539-2111 to place your Classified Ad

Clinton County R-III School District announced its revised free and reduced price policy for school children unable to pay the full price of meals served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Local education officials have adopted the following family-size income criteria for determining eligibility:

The 35 cents rate will be subject to a mandatory 50% sales tax rollback formula in 321.552 RsMo. Rollback amount is yet to be determined.

LATHROP

There will be a public hearing before the Lathrop Fire Protection District at it's office at the Fire Station on the 15th day of August, 2023, at 7:00 pm at which time citizens may be heard on the property tax rate proposed to be set by the Lathrop Fire Protection District. The following information is provided pursuant to RsMo67.110:

CLINTON COUNTY ASSESSED VALUATION

Children from families whose current income is at or below those shown are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Applications are available at the school office. To apply, fill out a Free and Reduced Price School Meals Family Application and return it to the school. The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year. A complete application is required as a condition of eligibility. A complete application includes:

(1) household income from all sources or Food Stamp/Temporary Assistance case number,

(2) names of all household members, and

(3) the signature and last four digits of social security number or indication of no social security number of adult household members signing the application. School officials may verify current income at any time during the school year.

Foster children may be eligible regardless of the income of the household with whom they reside. Households with children who are eligible under the foster, Head Start, homeless, migrant, or runaway programs should contact the school for assistance in receiving meal benefits. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants may be eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Children who are members of households currently certified as receiving Food Stamps, TANF or FDPIR are eligible for free meals. To complete an application, the household must provide the names of the children, a statement that the household receives the qualifying benefits, the Food Stamps/TANF/FDPIR case number, and the signature of the adult household member making application. When known by the school that members of a household are receiving assistance from Food Stamps, TANF or FDPIR, households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free school meals. If any children in the household were not listed on the eligibility notice or not listed on the application, the household should contact the school to have benefits extended to all children in the household.

If a family member becomes unemployed or if family size changes, the family should contact the school to file a new application. Such changes may make the children of the family eligible for these benefits.

Under the provisions of the policy, the Clinton County R-III School District will review the applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the determining official, they may wish to discuss the decision with the hearing official on an informal basis or he/she may make a request either orally or in writing to the Superintendent, Dr. Sandy Steggall.

Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. A complete copy of the policy is on file in each school and in the central office where any interested party may review it.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email: Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. (8/10/23)

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EMPLOYMENT

Sunnyview Nursing

Home has job openings available for the following positions: RN, LPN, CNA, Dietary and Level I Medication Aide. Please fill out a job application at 1311 East 28th Street, Trenton, MO 64683. E.O.E

SERVICES

sewer lines. Kale Hoerrmann -

Owner, 30 years experience – 660-9530724.

*SEAMLESS GUTTERING* We are ready to replace your old gutters with new seamless aluminum gutters! MOORE’S CONSTRUCTION & WOODWORK, INC. 359-5477. 52 Years

Experience.

Carquest Auto Parts

grinding & complete removal. 75’ bucket truck, chipper & stump grinder. Licensed & insured. Free Estimates!

JAMESPORT BUILDERS, 660684-6931, 32137 State Hwy 6, Jamesport. POLE BARNS – GARAGES, Spray foam insulation.

mate... 660-9735694, John Kramer, 17594 St. Hwy. 190, Jamesport, MO 64648

Mid-States Services is now offering:

Devling

Farms 6-23 Bruce Reynolds 5-23

THE PEOPLE’S CO-OP 1736 East 9th St. 359-3313. Premium Diesel, Gas, 10% Ethanol –CENEX. 83 years of service & experience. MR. TIRE –Mastercraft and Yokohama tires. Tdtf

Emmett O. Auxier Farm 10-23 LATHROP David Adam 3-24 Kenneth Turner 5-24

Additional Areas Available: TRIMBLE CALL

(816) 539-2111

To be added to the No Hunting Directory

H & S CONTRACTING Remodeling, room additions, garages & decks and pole barns * New homes & basements w/ICF forms * Wall replacement under homes, repair cracks & bowed walls * Leveling, waterproofing * Backhoe & Bobcat work * New water &

TRUSTEE’S SALE

T & L Auto Supply, Inc., 1823 East 9th, Trenton, 359-2268, tlautosupply.com

Monday-Friday, 7-5, Saturday, 7:30-12.

PAGE TREE SERV-

ICE Jeff Page 660359-3699-shop, 660-359-2202home. Serving the entire Green Hills Area! Specializing in tree trimming, stump

IN RE: Cody Hays, A Single Person Trustee’s Sale: For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Cody Hays, A Single Person dated May 26, 2017 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Clinton County, Missouri as Instrument Number: 201701515 and modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded September 3, 2021 as Instrument Number 202103471 and further modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded November 22, 2022 as Instrument Number 202203732 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Monday, August 14, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 12:50 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Plattsburg, County of Clinton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Clinton County, State of Missouri, to wit: LOT FIFTEEN (15) AND THE SOUTH FORTY (40) FEET OF LOT SIXTEEN (16), BLOCK FOURTEEN (14), IN THE TOWN (NOW CITY) OF TRIMBLE, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI. to satisfy said debt and costs.

MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C., Successor Trustee 612 Spirit Drive St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 File No: 215315.081423.432440 FC

NOTICE

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WANTED!! Used & Abused Cars & Trucks. Highest prices paid! You Call - We Come Get It! FRONTIER AUTO & TRUCK PARTS (formerly Jim’s Auto Salvage) 145 Hwy. W., Trenton, 359-3888.

JAMESPORT LUMBER - Full Service Lumberyard. We also sell Trusses/metal/ rebar/concrete blocks. New Hardware Department • Gift Certificates and Delivery Available • Free Estimates. 32089 St. Hwy 6, Jamesport, 660-6846404

RED BARN MINI STORAGE, across from the new hospital on Iowa Blvd in Trenton. 5 Unit sizes available. Call Mike or Jane Cooksey 660-359-7683.

Offutt, Offutt & Associates Auction Service. Land, farm, and Home. Free Appraisals. Cameron, MO. 816-724-3214

Call MIDWEST MECHANICAL & rely on comfort. 800425-0976 or 4856611, Brian S. Israel, owner. For your heating & cooling needs. All Tax Credits & Rebates available! Geostar Geothermal Heat Pumps. Over 25 years experience.

Willing Workers LLP - Do you need your siding or roof replaced? Give Willing Workers a call today for a FREE esti-

Fiber Optic installs in rural Trenton! MidStates will STILL WAIVE the $150 installation free for those who sign up NOW! Sign up TODAY by calling 660-359-2045 or at http://www.midstates.net. 4100 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton, MO 64683.

LAUHOFF JEWELRY Downtown Chillicothe620 Washington St. Open Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30, Saturday 9:00-1:00. 660-6463504 www.lauhoffjewelry. com

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NASTY'S GUNS & AMMO - Stop in and see us at our New Location - 1515 E. 9th Street, Trenton, MO. Nathan Rorebeck, 660-6350469, www.bignastys.com

WANTED

Old oak color grand piano doesn’t need to work just need shell for art project will haul away for free. Call 816-6040563 thank you.

RUMMAGE SALE

Call 816-539-2111 to place your Classified Ad

LEGALS Thursday, August 10, 2023 • Page A11 THE CLINTON COUNTY LEADER Email your legal notices to Tiffany Wilson at legals@clintoncounty leader.com

Doris Lee Grady emerges from the bedroom, pushing her walker out in front of her. Her hair is gray and her face is soft. Nothing about her is uninviting.

In her hand are two, green-tinged pieces of plexiglass fastened together at the corners. They guard a black and white photo of an attractive young woman. The dull shades don’t tell of her

brown hair or her matching eyes, but Doris was beautiful, even in shade of gray.

Gene stops riffling through the hallway desk (he was certain the photo was in that desk. She was certain that it wasn’t) and stands beside his wife of 67 years. He had found the plexiglass sheets somewhere on the base in the England, and to this day he can’t recall how he screwed them together.

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“The guys over there in the barracks thought I had a movie star,” Gene says,

“Not true,” she snaps back, half flattered and half embarrassed.

“It is true. She’s a good looking girl. Still is.”

Gene and Doris grew up a mile apart, neighbors by rural standards. He can remember her when she was little. She would come over and spend the day playing with his sister.

Four years his junior, Doris remembers the days he came into the study hall at Lathrop High School. He was an undersized end on the football team, she was a pretty young girl with an affinity for the violin.

“You never heard any bad stories about him,” she said. “He really was a great person. Has been his whole life.”

They began dating just months before Gene went into the service. In 1943, he was training at gunnery school in Las Vegas and couldn’t come home for Christmas. Determined to get a ring on Doris’s finger, he had his mother give her

the engagement ring.

She wrote him everyday he was overseas. He wrote her when time allowed. Then, with 28 missions under his belt, he finally penned the letter she had been waiting for:

“Dear darling, This is probably the shortest letter you will ever get from me. All done. Happier than hell.”

He returned stateside in 1944. He and Doris married just four days later.

Gene Grady didn’t know what was wrong, but Skinny had gone from a flying mechanical marvel to a rock falling from the sky. He snapped up a parachute and strapped it to himself in anticipation of bailing.

For a moment, he thought his 23rd mission would end with boots on enemy ground. The pilot finally called back and said everything was okay. He was just dropping down to find another plane to fly with. Options were slim.

“They had all gotten shot down,” Grady said. “It

looked like a parachute invasion over the target.”

Once again, they took on intense antiaircraft fire. They lost two hydraulic lines and their brakes were shot out. The crew decided quickly on a course of action. Using the tail gunner’s hatch, they were able to strap a parachute to the strut on the back tire.

“When we hit the ground we pulled the cord,” he said. “Sure enough, it stopped us pretty quick. Landed in the longest field we could find in England.”

They had landed 60 miles from their base. Gene returned at three in the morning to find that his stuff had been split up between the other guys in the barracks. They assumed he had been shot down.

*****

Family photos cover an entire wall in the Grady’s farmhouse, the smiles of their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren those who visit.

Gene and Doris were blessed with two sons, Mike and David, and one daugh-

ter, the late Jolynn Grady. They were followed by seven grandchildren, then six great grandchildren.

“We’ve had a good life. We’ve had our ups and downs, too.”

Gene and his son David farmed side-by-side for many years before Gene retired. Well, semiretired. This past fall he disced 1,500 acres of land and he’ll have a hand in the 4,000 acres they’ll plant this year.

“I just gotta get out of the house,” he said. “I can’t stay around like this.”

Never one to talk about his time in the service, Gene does so more now than ever, but only to an extent. Ask about his emotions headed into a mission, or his thoughts about the war in general, and he’ll soon dive into a flurry of detail – the type of ordinance they carried, protocols they followed and such. The rest he keeps for himself.

“I figured I was just going my duty like everyone else,” he said. “But this country—it’s the best there is.”

MoDOT Roadwork in NWMO

St. Joseph, Mo. – The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of Aug 7-13.

All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/.

Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There also may be moving operations throughout the

region, in addition to the work mentioned below. MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by buckling up, putting your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones.

Buchanan County

I-29 – Pavement improvement and guardrail/cable project from south of Business Route 71 (Andrew County) to just south of Route O through late October 2023. Work will be completed overnight Sunday through Friday, 6 p.m. to 5

a.m. Short-term ramp closures may occur. An 11-foot width restriction will be in place. (Contractor: Herzog

Contracting Corp.)

Route Y – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at both the south and north Bee Creek bridges through December. A signed detour is in place. (Contractor: Phillips Hardy, Inc.) More info: https://www.modot. org/buchanan-county-routey-bee-creek-bridge-replacements I-229 – CLOSED southbound for a bridge rehabil-

itation project from Sixth and Atchison streets to Lake Boulevard through December. A signed detour is in place. (Contractor: Comanche Construction, Inc.) More info: https://www. modot.org/buchanan-county-i-229-bridge-rehabilitation-project-6th-atchison-streets

I-229 – Double Decker Bridge CLOSED including all on/off ramps from Highland Avenue to U.S. Route 36 beginning Aug. 7. Route 752 – (Hyde Park Avenue) – Permit/sidewalk work eastbound from Third Street to Seventh Street through mid-September.

Route KK – Permit/utility work through August.

U.S. Route 169 (South Belt Highway) – Permit/signal work northbound at Picket Road, Aug. 7-11, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The road will be narrowed to one lane daily.

Clinton County

Route NN – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Castile Creek Bridge through December. (Contractor: Capital Paving & Construction LLC) https:// www.modot.org/clintoncounty-route-nn-bridge-replacement.

DeKalb County

Route W – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Hebron Road to Route D, Aug. 7, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.