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Spickard NCMC Named a Top 150 U.S. Community R-II BOE College by The Aspen Institute Meets The Aspen Institute named North Central Missouri College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds. “We are thrilled and honored to be selected as one of the top community colleges in the nation to be competing for this prestigious award,” said Dr. Lenny Klaver, North Central Missouri College President. “Our focus at NCMC has always been to put students first by providing affordable, accessible, and quality educational programs. We’re looking forward to highlighting the success of NCMC and our efforts toward successful student outcomes.” The Aspen Prize spotlights exemplary community colleges in order to drive attention to colleges achieving post-graduate success for all students, and is a central way Aspen researches highly effective student success strategies that are shared with the field. The 150 eligible colleges have been invited to submit student success data and narratives about strategies to achieve better and more equitable student outcomes as the next step in an intensive review process that culminates in the naming of the Aspen Prize winner in spring 2025. The eligible colleges represent the diversity and depth of the community college sector. Located in urban,
rural, and suburban areas across 30 states, these colleges serve as few as 169 students and as many as 49,619. “The Aspen Prize is rooted first and foremost in an assessment of whether colleges are walking the walk,” said Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. “As community colleges face enrollment variations, enroll students with pandemicrelated learning loss, and graduate students into a rapidly changing labor market, it is easy to lose track of what matters most. The best community colleges are continuing to focus on advancing the core mission: making sure as many students as possible graduate with credentials that lead to fulfilling careers and reflect the development of diverse talent that communities, states, and our nation need.” While community colleges are an essential contributor to our nation’s success, student outcomes vary substantially among institutions. Aspen measures those variances using multiple data sources and honors colleges with outstanding achievement in six critical areas: teaching and learning, certificate and degree completion, transfer and bachelor’s attainment, workforce success, equitable access to the college, and equitable outcomes for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. “These 150 colleges have achieved high and improving levels of student success for all students, including those who are often failed by our institutions,” Wyner said. “We’re excited to learn over the coming months how they achieved that success so we can share the most impressive practices with others in the field.”
In this first round, eligibility for the Aspen Prize is based on publicly available data. Colleges must show strong, improving, and equitable student outcomes in first-to-second year retention, credentials awarded, and completion and transfer rates. Nationwide, about 15 percent of community colleges have been invited to apply (150 of just under 1,000 public two-year colleges assessed for Prize eligibility). The full list can be accessed on the Prize homepage. The next steps in the process include: April 2024: Announcement of 25 semifinalists, selected based on assessments of extensive data and strategy documents by the Prize selection panel, a group of 16 experts in community colleges, higher education, and workforce training, and interviews with institutional leadership teams. June 2024: Announcement of 10 finalists, selected by the Prize selection panel. Fall 2024: Site visits to each of the ten finalists, during which the Aspen Institute and partners will collect additional information, including employment and earnings data and insights about promising practices. January 2025: Prize award decisions made by distinguished, independent Prize jury at fullday meeting Spring 2025: Announcement of the Aspen Prize winner and celebration of the 10 finalists in Washington, D.C. For a full list of the top 150 eligible institutions and to read more on the selection process, visit https://highered.aspeninstitute.org/aspenprize/.
Grundy R-V/N-H Teams Get the “W” in Holiday Hoops Action Photo by Alicia Endicott
Grundy R-V senior Zach Cross drives around the defender during the Holiday Hoops game between the Grundy County Panthers and the Pattonsburg Panthers on Friday, December 22. Grundy took the win by a score of 62-40.
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Grundy R-V sophomore Kinsley Allnutt goes up for two as the Lady Panthers took on the Pattonsburg Lady Panthers in Holiday Hoops action on Friday, December 22. She led the team with 17 points as Grundy County took the win by a score of 44-38.
The Spickard R-II Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, December 18 at 6 p.m. The board approved payment of December bills totaling $44,173.48. Also approved was the 2023 Audit report from Conrad and Higgins. CSIP was reviewed with no action taken. The board accepted the MUSIC $5 million Umbrella Liability Policy for a premium of $700. Superintendent Erica Eakes reported that the November Top Pirate was Mason Wilson and Top Teammate was Deva Lanning. She said there were around 80 in attendance for the After School Club Holiday Meal held Friday, December 15. Staff delivered Christmas baskets to student homes after dismissal on that day. The 2023-24 APR score is 78.9 percent, which is down slightly from 202223 score of 80.2 percent. Attendance and performance are two areas the school will focus on in their improvement plan. The new refrigerator was ordered for the National School Lunch Equipment Grant that was received. She mentioned there have been students move in and out of the area and the school will start second semester with 20 students. Upcoming events mentioned include: • Jan. 3 - no school, teacher inservice. • Jan. 4 - school resumes. • Jan. 5 - 1st Mate Breakfast at 7:35 a.m. and December Top Pirate and Second Quarter Honor Roll Assembly at 3:15 p.m. • Jan 10 - School Spelling Bee at 2:00 p.m. • Jan 15 - No school. As there is no school on Monday, January 15, the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Spickard RII Board of Education has been moved to Monday, January 22 at 6 p.m.
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Editor’s Note: This column by Caleb Jones is from the January 2024 edition of Rural Missouri magazine. It has been printed with permission by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. Front-row parking at the grocery store, stopping at the gas station and finding my cellphone on the tailgate of my truck or catching the biggest trout at fish camp opening day - if you ask my wife or any of my buddies, I'm a pretty lucky guy. I'm going to let you in on a little secret ... it isn't luck, it is perspective. A lot of people would be frustrated about losing their phone or getting a fishing hook ran through their hand. Rest assured, that happens to me too. I just think it's more important to be thankful for the good
things that happen every day. I wanted to share with you some of the good things we all should be thankful for as we start 2024: 1. We live in the best country in the world. It isn't perfect now and wasn't perfect in 1776 either. There is no shame in trying to make the U.S. better, and every one of us should strive to do so, but I'll take raising my family here over anywhere else in the world. 2. Our political process works. We get to go to the ballot booth and help determine who is running our government. You can listen to the news talking about our flawed election system, hanging chads, stolen ballot boxes and dogs registering to vote, but don't forget we don't have a dictator, king or general making decisions without account-
ability. That's pretty dang cool. 3. Your lights come on when you flip the switch. This may sound trivial, and I more than anyone take this daily task for granted. But just a couple of years ago our friends in Texas were without power for weeks - not days, weeks. Your Missouri electric cooperatives have the foresight and dedication to make sure those kilowatts are there when you need them the most. 4. My family is healthy and happy. We have the best health care options and services in the world. This past December marked one year since my son, Max, was in the hospital fighting a rare disease. Thanks to the amazing doctors, nurses and technology, he is a happy and healthy 10-yearold. 5. Status quo is not ac-
ceptable. Our country was founded on the belief we can do things better. Your electric co-ops believe this when it comes to serving you. Just think about the advancements in electric vehicles, broadband technology and smart meters. In one generation, we have gone from homes having a single light bulb and plugin to ones full of computers and doorbells with video cameras. As you start this new year, I hope you take a minute to remember just how lucky you are. Oh, and by the way, our Mizzou football team is ranked in the Top 10! ************** Caleb is the executive vice president and CEO of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives and a member of Boone Electric Cooperative.
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United Way is a worldwide organization that envisions a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives. The mission of United Way is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. United Way goals include: • Education is the cornerstone for success in school, work and live. Setting kids on the path to success begins with early intervention. Youth
success addresses opportunity gaps. • Economic Mobility helps people achieve financial stability and get 1.9 million working families – half the number of lower-income families who are financially unstable – on the road to economic independence. • Access to Health promotes healthy lives, and increase by one-third the number of youth and adults who are healthy and avoid risky behaviors. While the United Way goals may be ambitious, with
************************* Grundy County United Way brings people together where everyone can get a quality education, good job and live a healthy life. Locally, there are nine organizations that participate in building stronger communities, including Green Hills Volunteers (formerly RSVP), Grundy County 4-H Council, Trenton R-9 Parents as Teachers, Grundy County Juvenile Office, Juvenile Court Diversion Program, Community Food pantry, Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri, University of Missouri Extension and Grundy County Council on
Aging, Inc (North 65 Center). ALL donations collected by Grundy County United Way stay in the local area to support these organizations. Grundy County United Way is beginning its 20232024 residential campaign. If you would like to donate, please mail your donation to: Grundy County United Way, PO Box 146, Trenton, MO 64683. ************************* Grundy County 4-H Council In Missouri, 4-H is a subset of the University of Missouri Extension. 4-H is focused on helping youth develop into upstanding and confident citizens, and also to be better prepared for college, adulthood and careers. The clubs are youth led with guidance from the community, their families and
other leaders and volunteers. 4-H strives to help youth develop character traits, such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, inclusion, and citizenship by being involved with their clubs and communities. In 2023, the Grundy County clubs helped at the thrift store and animal shelter, performed community cleanup and did other service projects throughout the county. Members lead and organize their club meetings and each club has two members that participate in the Grundy County 4-H Council. To showcase their knowledge, hard work and experiences, members participate in Contest Day and Achievement Day at the NCM Fair doing demonstrations and speaking about the projects they have worked on
through the year. Their projects were also entered into the NWMO State Fair held at Bethany. Several members also showed livestock, and a few participated in the youth premium livestock auction. Some members did demonstrations and exhibited projects and livestock at Sedalia it the Missouri State Fair. Receiving funding from United Way helps the clubs to propagate new members, engage in community service and to award scholarships for seniors and other members to pursue opportunities through 4-H, such as Teen Conference and Congress, as well as the summer camp area 4-H has. ************************* Change starts with YOU! Take action today to make a difference in your community!
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OPINION/EDITORIAL CHALLENGING INDEED
Jamey Honeycutt RT Owner/Editor While reading a Christmas letter from a friend (yes some still send letters), I noticed he repeatedly used the word “challenging” to refer to 2023. Normally I would pass over that adjective as mere word salad but I paused. Indeed, 2023 was very challenging. Many seem to be suffering from a malaise that I can only relate to anecdotally as a child in the 70’s. Inflation has again strained household budgets and made a trip to the grocery store painful. Business is a minefield lately with staffing shortages and the aforementioned inflation. On top of that, 2023 was the year my wife and I decided to purchase land and begin building a house. Normally that would be a very positive experience but about the time we began that journey, the rug was ripped from under us. My mother fell ill and passed within a few months. We spent almost 5 months on the road back and forth to Arkansas. Now I am no different than others, everyone experiences loss but her passing brought mortality into vivid focus. It was very similar to being the next group to board the plane. You aren’t up to bat just yet but you know it will happen eventually which adds just a bit more anxiety to the time you have left. You begin to take inventory but in a different way. Time is much more valuable than before and you are less about “getting” and more about the experience of giving, whether it be things or information. I was always the one in a hurry for, well….51 years, too focussed on what is to come and what may be rather than reveling in what is and why that is enough. Losing mom was the reference point that
made me finally realize that tomorrow is here and what I have is enough. It is the people I love that I need more of, not things. Everything I need is right here in rural Missouri. Perhaps I am entering a stage where it is more about walking the next generation into the leadership role because I can definitely see a handoff coming. The world is changing and while I don’t necessarily understand or like everything I see, I can do my best to keep this little corner of heaven in order until the next group will steward the way. Now, before any of this begins to sound like I see my role as any more grandiose than yours, let me assure you, taking inventory can also be an ego check. I make no bones about my capacity to affect change. While we are not the Associated Press or Fox News we offer a voice to our citizens that those national outlets can’t. We promise to highlight the accomplishments of our youth and inform the public when it comes to government use of your tax dollars. No other source will tell you more about your community and neighbors in Trenton and Grundy County than the Republican-Times. It’s a good thing that power is not a desire of mine since I have so little but I do take the responsibility of keeping a good local newspaper in publication seriously. In the coming year I pledge that you will be kept informed and have your questions asked, your concerns voiced and a weekly snapshot of what is happening in our community. We will try and boost philanthropy by bringing those in need and those with means together. Charity begins at home and we have great organizations that need our support, many of which rely on little or no tax dollars. I want to work harder to spotlight those making a difference. Thank you for supporting our newspaper and shopper. It has been a challenging year but with your support and our renewed purpose, 2024 will be abundantly bountiful.
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This is your home. We’re fighting to keep it that way. By: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Big corporations with no ties to Missouri should not be allowed to take our land and convert family farms into electrical transmission lines that will not serve Missourians. Yet that is exactly what is about to happen here in my home state. Soon, when Missourians look up, they will see 130’ towering transmission lines cutting through our landscape, traversing a route originating in Kansas and ending in Indiana: the Grain Belt Expressway. Living and raising my family in rural Montgomery County has enriched my love for our land. My neighbors are the legacy farmers and ranchers that sustain Missouri’s economy through livestock and agricultural production. Across our state, farmers and ranchers not only put food on our tables, they provide clean, independent ethanol and biodiesel energy sources. Half of the counties that border my home are destined to become pass-through counties for the Grain Belt Expressway and its Tiger Connector spur. The project will be funded by well-heeled, out-of-state private interests on the hope that, someday, energy purchasers across the Midwest might desire the power flowing through these lines. This business venture is not intended to benefit Missourians. In fact, the project owner has publicly revealed that only 10 percent of the available power is destined for delivery in Missouri. The company recently acknowledged its lack of empirical data showing there is current demand for the power planned to flow above Mis-
souri’s land. Before we allow our farmers to be strong-armed and their land to be used as the foundation for someone else’s project, we need a demonstration that it will benefit real Missourians. These sentiments are not just empty platitudes. Both the United States and Missouri Constitution prohibit the taking of private property unless there is just compensation provided. And nearly twenty years ago, the General Assembly passed a law that barred authorities from declaring our farmland worthless for the purposes of exercising eminent domain. The power of eminent domain is limited by both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. In Kelo v. City of New London, United States Supreme Court Justices O’Connor, Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas opined in a dissenting opinion that taking property from the poor to benefit the rich would eliminate any distinction between the legal concepts of “public use” and “private use.” In other words, use of eminent domain to benefit private corporations is a reverse “Robin Hood” that only benefits citizens and businesses with disproportionate power and influence over the political process. Here in Missouri, state statute protects the integrity of property ownership. It recognizes that no one knows how to use our land better than our farmers, ranchers, and landowners. But we need to do more. Last year, the USDA estimated the Show-Me State’s value of cro-
pland and all land and buildings to be higher than the national average. A review of data indicates that almost all of the counties affected by the Grain Belt Expressway are prime farmlands – above average value even by Missouri’s high standard. To that end, I support U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s proposed legislation that would ensure Missourians affected by the Grain Belt Expressway are fairly compensated. Your land is worth something. That’s why in addition to supporting Senator Hawley’s proposed legislation, my office is encouraging Missourians to do your research before any company offers you compensation for use of your land as a right-ofway for its own interests. Ask how you will benefit from the project. Don’t let the Grain Belt Express and its out-of-state backers keep you in the dark before they take your land for their own ends. In Missouri, we will continue to fight for individual property rights. We need to fight for legislation in the General Assembly to further protect our constitutional property rights. It is time for eminent domain reform. But we will also fight in the courts to turn the dissent from Kelo v. New London into the controlling majority at the federal level. For generations, Missouri has been a place where farmers and ranchers have not only tended their lands but have cultivated a way of life. This is your home, a place we are preserving for future generations. By pushing back against outof-state interests, we’re fighting to keep it that way.
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Trenton Area Calendar of Events FRIDAY Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th & Harris, noon to 4 p.m. Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704. North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m. SATURDAY Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th & Harris, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SUNDAY Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m.
MONDAY North 65 Center: Closed for New Year’s Day. Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 3572367. Grundy County Health Department, Closed for New Year’s Day MI Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2901 Hoover Drive, 7 p.m.
Spickard Coffee Club, Wise Community Center, 8 a.m. North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Fun Night, 6 p.m. Grundy County Health Department, Children’s Immunizations by Appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Nurse Services by appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m.
TUESDAY Trenton Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon.
WEDNESDAY Grundy County Health Department, Immunizations by appointment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, noon. For more information, call 359-2704 or 3572367. North 65 Center: Token Bingo and Cards, 12:30 p.m. THURSDAY Trenton Rotary Club, BTC Bank Community Room, noon. North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Early Bird Bingo, 6:00 p.m.; Regular Bingo, 6:45 p.m.
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The world’s most powerful computers of 2023 keep outdoing each other — and it’s all about the exascale. The reigning champion on the Top500’s biannual ranking of fastest computers is Frontier, built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and housed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. For now, it’s the only exascale machine on the list, which means it meets a certain threshold for how many operations it performs each second. It will likely be eclipsed soon by Intel’s new Aurora computer at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Aurora already beat a Japanese
computer out of the No. 2 spot but is not fully completed yet. The ability of supercomputers to accelerate artificial intelligence technology and discover new drugs and vaccines has made them a national priority. The U.S. leads the list with 161 machines to China’s 104, though not all Chinese computers are likely being disclosed to the U.S.-based organization that ranks them. The Spanish prime minister just before Christmas inaugurated No. 8 on the list, the MareNostrum5. It neighbors an earlier supercomputer housed in a converted chapel at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
The top ten: the world’s most powerful computers ranked by raw computing power. Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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MoDOT Celebrates Completion of Gov. Parson’s Focus on Bridges Program JEFFERSON CITY – On Tuesday, Dec. 19, the Missouri Department of Transportation celebrated the completion of Gov. Mike Parson’s Focus on Bridges program that restored or replaced 250 of the state’s poorest bridges over the last four years. Established in 2019, the Focus on Bridges program was one of Gov. Parson's first major investments in transportation infrastructure. The final project replaced the Blue Ridge Boulevard bridge over Interstate 70 in Independence and made interchange improvements to the ramps and approaches. The bridge will officially reopen to motorists on Dec. 22, just four years after the first bridge under the program opened on Dec. 20, 2019, in Iron County. "Infrastructure has been a top priority since day one, and four years ago, we set out to replace 250 of our poorest bridges through the Focus on Bridges program,” Gov. Parson said.
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Sunnyview Apartments is taking applications for single & double apartments. Sunnyview is a residential care facility for the elderly. We provide qualified staff to administer medications, provide three meals a day and offer minimal assistance with the activities of daily living. Now accepting Medicaid. For more information contact Cassandra Brewer at 660-359-5647. -------------------------------------Apartments for rent in Hale MO. Different size & prices. First month's rent and deposit. No pets. Background check required. Available now . call 660-645-2269 or 660-649-2316. -------------------------------------Hunting Land for lease. North Central MO. Firearms. Deer Season 2024. Vrious tracts & prices. No outfitters. 660-645-2269. -------------------------------------For lease, Large house. Hale, MO Appliances furnished. 1st month & deposit due. NO Pets. Background check required. Available 1/10/24 Call 660-645-2269. --------------------------------------
PUBLIC NOTICES Because The People Must Know IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Estate No. 21AG-PR00038 In the Estate of STERLING GEORGE THRASHER, Deceased. NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR COMPLETE SETTLEMENT AND PROPOSED ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION To all persons interested in the above-referenced estate: You are hereby notified that the undersigned personal representative will file a petition for an order of complete settlement of the estate together with a final settlement and proposed order of distribution in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri on December 29, 2023, or as may be continued by the Court. If no objections to the settlement or proposed order of distribution are filed within twenty (20) days after the date of the filing thereof, the court will consider said settlement and proposed distribution and, upon their approval, the Court will determine the persons entitled to decedent's descendible interest in the estate and the extent and character of their interest therein. Upon proof of compliance with the Court's order of distribution by the personal representative, the court will discharge the personal representative and her sureties, if any, from further claim or demand by any interested person. Dated this 28th day of November, 2023. Ed Arnold Personal Representative (12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23)
IN THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 23AG-PR00064 In the Estate of RICHARD BRYAN SCHOOLER, Deceased. Notice to Creditors (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of RICHARD BRYAN SCHOOLER, Decedent. On 12-05-2023 a small estate affidavit was filed by the distributees for the decedent under Section 473.097, RSMo, with the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of GRUNDY COUNTY Missouri. All creditors of Decedent, who died on 10-SEP-2023, are notified that Section 473.444, RSMo, sets a limitation period that would bar claims one year after the death of Decedent. A creditor may request that this estate be opened for administration. Receipt of this notice should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient may possibly have a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, may possibly be determined from the affidavit on this estate filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of GRUNDY COUNTY Missouri. Date of first publication is Dec. 21, 2023 Date of second publication is Dec. 28, 2023 /s/ Michelle Smith Probate Clerk (12/21, 12/28/23)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION In the Estate of Scottie Wayne Rorebeck, Deceased.
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NOTICE OF FILING OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF SCOTTIE WAYNE ROREBECK, DECEASED: You are hereby notified that the undersigned Independent Personal Representative will file a Statement of Account and Schedule of Proposed Distribution in the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri, Probate Division, on January 8, 2024, or as continued by the Court; that if no objections are filed in the Court within twenty days after the filing of the Statement of Account, the Independent Personal Representative will distribute in accordance with the Schedule of Proposed Distribution in the Statement of Account. CLEAVELAND, MACOUBRIE AND COX, L.L.C. Karen Rorebeck 515 Washington St. 1919 Mariner Rd. P. O. Box 467 Trenton, MO 64683 Chillicothe, MO 64601-0467 Personal Representative Attorneys for Estate Dates of Publication: 1st Publication: December 28, 2023 2nd Publication: January 4, 2024 3rd Publication: January 11, 2024 4th Publication: January 18, 2024 (12/28/23, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18/24)
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CLASSIFIEDS IN THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 23AG-PR00059 In the Estate of ANGELA LOUISE JONES, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Supervised Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of ANGELA LOUISE JONES, Decedent: On 10-24-2023, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of ANGELA LOUISE JONES, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri. The personal representative's business address is: ELIZABETH JEAN BAHEIA GERGES, 6520 W RENEE CT, WICHITA, KS 67212. The personal representative's attorney’s name, business address is: ALLAN D SEIDEL, SEIDEL HAVENS & WHITNEY, 705 MAIN ST, TRENTON, MO 64683-2009. All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after Decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any aciton against a decedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of the decedent’s death: 22-APR-2023 Date of first publication: Dec. 21, Dec. 28, 2023 and Jan. 4 and Jan. 11, 2024 /s/ Michelle Smith Probate Clerk (12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4, 1/11/24)
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Princeton at Holiday Hoops The Princeton Lady Tigers took on the Lathrop Lady Mules on December 20, 2023. The matchup began with Lahrop winning the tip off and getting by Grace Kelly. A second Princeton foul by Addy Henke would allow Lathrop to score one point of the free throws. Lathrop would follow with two points and A. Henke would make two three pointers. After being outrebounded at the Lathrop basket Princeton would take a timeout. A. Henke would be able to score two more before the end of the quarter, having all eight points. Lathrop would end the first quarter in the lead 8-19. Lathrop would take the ball in the second quarter. Mikaylee Henke would have two points for Princeton late in the quarter. A. Henke would follow with another three. Lathrop would go on to score 14 points in the quarter with Princeton having another eight. The halftime score 16-33 Lathrop. The third quarter would start with a Lathrop miss and Gracie Allnutt getting the rebound. Lathrop would score four points before Macey Lewis would score her first two of the game. Lathrop would have two three pointers before G. Allnut would make a pass to A. Henke for two. A. Henke would end the quarter with another three but Lathrop would still lead 25-51. Lathrop would start the fourth with two points. They would go on to only score another two off of free throws thanks to the Princeton Lady Tiger defense. M. Henke would
have two points and Lewis with two points. A. Henke would end her night with a made basket and a made free throw for a three point play. She had a total of 20 points at the end of the night. The Princeton Lady Tigers fell just short, losing to the Lathrop Lady Mules 36-55. The Princeton Tigers faced off against a different team right after. They pulled a game against an evenly matched Penney Hornet team. Penney would win the tip off in the beginning of the first. They would score the first two points of the game. After a dunk by Penney, Princeton would take a timeout, down by five with 5:02 in the first quarter. Talan Holt would be the first to score for the Tigers with a long three pointer. Kash Holt would follow behind him with an additional two points. After the first quarter the Hornets led 5-12. Princeton would start with the ball in the second quarter. Clay Evans would hit a three pointer to start the scoring off in the first half. A block by T. Holt would lead to an assit to K. Holt for two. Penney would hit quite a few threes in a row. K. Holt and Linclon Berndt would answer with threes of their own. Evans would end the first half with a three. The half time score was 23-26 Penney. The third quarter would be a battle for both teams. Evans would start off with two, followed by Kelby Thomas with another two. Penney would also score soon after. Princeton went on a small run with T. Holt having an assist to
Cooper Boxley on the out of bounds play, followed by Boxley sinking a three. The Tigers and Hornets went back and forth, the third quarter score 45-43 Princeton. The fourth quarter would start with T. Holt scoring an easy two. Noel Schreffler would get an assist from Boxley for two. With a minute left on the clock Princeton took a timeout, the score in their favor 5250. Penney would foul after the timout sending T. Holt to the free throw line where he would make one. Penney would score two points before taking a timeout, 18 seconds left on the clock and Princeton leading by one. Kelby Thomas would get fouled and sent to the free throw line scoring one of two. Down by two Penney would make their way to the basket to score two and send the game into over time. The score tied at 54-54. The overtime would go in favor of the Tigers. They forced Penney to shoot mainly free throws, in which they didn’t make very many. The Tigers however did make their free throws. One of Penney’s players would get an intentional foul sending Evans to the line to sink the first free throw. On the second Evans was the only Tiger on the offensive half of the court, and with some miss communication between the Hornets, the rebound rolled out of bounds giving it back to Princeton to end the game. The Princeton Tigers win 64-59 in the four minute over time.
R/T Photos Taken by Libby Endicott
THREE POINT QUEEN - (left) Addy Henke lead her team in threes and in points having 20 of the 36 against the Lathrop Lady Mules during the 2023 Holiday Hoops.
NOTHING BUT NET (right) Clay Evans shoots two free throws by himself after an intentional foul called against the Penney Hornets. He had 30 points in total with 8 out of the 10 points
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SPORTS
Gallatin vs La Plata
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TIP OFF - Annabelle Ball faces off against La Plata fighting for the jump.
The Gallatin Bulldog teams took on the La Plata Bulldogs during their Holiday Hoops matchup on December 20, 2023. The Lady Bulldogs faced off first. Gallatin’s Lady Bulldogs were looking for the win after losing to La Plata in the first round of the State Softball tournament this fall. Gallatin would win the tip off with Annabelle Ball at the jump off. A quick pass from Kallie Salmon to Ball would score the first two points of the game. Ball would miss with Ashley Feiden coming in behind her for the cleanup two points. Brynn Bird would score off the jump shot for two following. La Plata’s first point of the game would be off a made free throw after a foul by Feiden. They would then steal the ball and get fouled after the made basket. Their free throw shooter would make the shot for a three point play. Ball would steal the ball back for another two points, leading La
Plata to take a 30 second timeout with 3:48 left in the first quarter. La Plata would go into a man full court press leading to a few steals and another two points. Gallatin would then take a 30 second timeout to adjust. La Plata would have six more points in the quarter, with Salmon ending the quarter with a three pointer. La Plata led the Gallatin Lady Bulldogs 1014. The second quarter La Plata would start with the ball. La Plata would miss and the ball would be rebounded by Salmon, then pushed up the floor to Ball for another two points. Kaylen Sterneker would score two points, but La Plata would soon match each basket. Feiden would use the screen and roll play to her advantage and take another two points. Off a missed shot from Bird, Sterneker would get the offensive rebound and score two points. Ball would get fouled, La Plata’s
fourth team foul of the quarter, and make both of her free throws followed by an additional two later on. La Plata’s fifth team foul would be against Feiden, sending her to the free throw line to score two more points. Ball would follow with four more points and Salmon with two. La Plata would end the quarter scoring eight more points, but the Gallatin Lady Bulldogs would still lead 30-28. Gallatin would be in possession of the ball in the beginning of the second half. A reverse situation would give Ball an assist to Salmon for two. La Plata would follow with their own two points. La Plata would hit a three pointer leading to Gallatin taking a timeout with 5:58 left on the clock. After the timeout La Plata would steal and gain two more points. Ball would score two from under the basket, and then another two off a steal. La Plata would follow with a two pointer, and then a three point play off the foul. Salmon would get her own rebound and put it in for two. La Plata would follow with another two keeping the score pretty close. Gallatin would end the quarter with a three pointer by Salmon at
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FREE THROWS - Brynn Bird looks to score the extra points from the free throw line.
the top of the key on an out of bounds play. The third quarter score stood Gallatin 41 - La Plata 47. The fourth quarter was a rough one for the Gallatin Lady Bulldogs. La Plata would start with the ball scoring two. La Plata would then go on to outscore, outrebound, and have multiple steals against Gallatin. Ball would have the only points for the quarter with Lyndsey King getting a steal to get her the pass for two. Eventually Coach Trisha Adkison put in her junior varsity team to end the game. La Plata would end the quarter with their final two points of the night defeating the Gallatin Lady Bulldogs 4359. The Gallatin Bulldogs would have a better outcome against the La Plata Bulldogs. La Plata would win the tip off but seconds later Gavin Wilmes would get a steal and score the first two points of the game. This would lead to La Plata taking a timeout after only 45 seconds ran off the clock. Wilmes would score the Bulldogs another five points and also have an assist to Brody Bird for two. Jaden Wilson would score two for the Bulldogs with La Plata having their first two points just before. B. Bird would get a steal and send it to Wilson for two points, with Pryce Johnson doing the same not long after. La Plata would take another timeout with 2:34 on the clock, with Gallatin leading 17-5. The first quarter would end Gallatin 19 La Plata 7. The second quarter La Plata would start with the ball. Wilmes
would have a foul that resulted in La Plata making one out of two free throws. Wilson would hit a three pointer and would be followed by Boston Bell making a steal and assist to B. Bird for two. La Plata would take yet another timeout to figure out a way to stop Gallatin with 4:23 on the clock. It would prove unuseful as the Gallatin Bulldogs ended the first half in the lead 43-17. Gallatin would hold the ball in the beginning of the second half, but La plata would get the first two points of the quarter. Bell would make a steal and send it to B. Bird who had an assit to Wilmes for two. This would make Coach Tanner Smith send his Junior Varsity in for the rest of the game. La Plata would hit a three soon after leaving Gallatin to take a timeout. La Plata would hit another three but Reid Hemry would answer with his first two points of the game. Off a La Plata miss, Tye Dowell would get the rebound getting it to Hemry for two. Will Rogers would make the steal and Sullivan Bird would get
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EASY BUCKETS Jaden Wilson looks for his shot just inside the three point line.
fouled and sent to the free throw line. S. Bird would make one of two shots. With seconds left on the clock La Plata would steal the ball, but then it would be stolen back by Dowell going into the hands of S. Bird for a two point basket at the buzzer. The fourth quarter was a running clock with Gallatin taking the ball. Jack Donavan would score the first three points of the quarter. Gallatin would continue with hard defense only allowing La Plata eight points in the fourth quarter. The Gallatin Junior Varsity would score nine and help secure a Bulldog victory, 68-33.
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FULL COURT PRESS - Boston Bell (20) and Travis Shubert (30) work the front half of the full court man-to-man press looking for a steal.
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Grundy Co. vs Pattonsburg
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JUMP SHOTSophomore Kinsley Allnut drives towards the basket looking for two. She led the team in points against the Pattonsburg Lady Panthers.
The Grundy County Panthers took on the Pattonsburg Panthers during their second game of Holiday Hoops last Friday. The Grundy County Lady Panthers took on their matchup first. Kinsley Allnut would lead the team in points with a total of 17. She went three for four at the free throw line and had a total of 12 rebounds, seven of-
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DEFENSE - Landry Oaks defends the basket against the Pattonsburg Lady Panthers.
fensive and 5 defensive. Molly Milazzo would sit second on the team with 12 points, having a three pointer and shooting 50 precent from the free-throw line. Other scorers for the Lady Panthers in-
cluded Adysan Rains with 11 and Leeseah Fordyce with four. The team had a total of 48 rebounds that helped lead them to a victory over the Pattonsburg Lady Panthers 44-38.
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The Grundy County Panthers followed after the girls’ game, also taking on the Pattonsburg Panthers. Corbin Axtell led the team in points with a total of 25. He had four three pointers and went seven for nine at the free throw line. He also had eight rebounds on the night. Tate McClaran followed in second with a total of 22 points. He had two three pointers and 16 points from inside. Other scorers for the Panthers included Hunter Miller with four, Zack Cross with nine and Colton Brown with two. Cross also led the team in rebounds with a total of 13, four of them offensive and nine of them defensive. The Grundy County Panthers took the win over Pattonsburg 62-40.
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FOR TWO - Tate McClaran jumps higher than the defense to land two points. Photo Taken by Alicia Endicott
DRIVE TO THE BASKET - Hunter Miller weaves his way through the Pattonsburg Panthers looking for his teammates or to score himself.
Holiday Hoops Scores 12/20 La Plata 59 - Gallatin 43 (girls) Gallatin 68 - La Plata 33 (boys) Lathrop 55 - Princeton 36 (girls) Princeton 64 - Penney 59 in OT (boys) 12/21 Schuyler County 44 - Polo 42 (girls) Schuyler County 61 - Polo 42 (boys) Green City 60 - Savannah 44 (boys) Carrollton 41 - N. MO Knights 21 (girls) N. MO Knights 64 - Carrollton 35 (boys) 12/22 Grundy Co. 44 - Pattonsburg 38 (girls) Grundy Co. 62 - Pattonsburg 40 (boys) Waukee NW 55 - Chillicothe 36 (girls) King City 48 - Putnam Co. 30 (girls) Putnam Co. 65 - King City 44 (boys) N. MO Knights 59 - Milan 35 (boys) Meadville 70 - Milan 27 (girls)