Blunt to Lead State Historical Society

The State Historical Society of Missouri board of trustees has elected recently retired U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Springfield as president of the State Historical Society for a three-year term.

The former senior U.S. Senator from Missouri has served as a trustee of the Society since 2005. Blunt’s term as president follows that of Virginia Laas, a professor emerita of history at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. Laas will continue to serve as a trustee of the Society.

Blunt begins his presidency as the State Historical Society of Missouri celebrates the 125 th anniversary of its founding by the Missouri Press Association in 1898 and its establishment as a trustee of the state a year later. The State Historical Society collects, preserves, and shares with the public materials related to all aspects and periods of Missouri history. It has research centers in Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, St. Louis, and Springfield. Its vast holdings include newspapers, manuscripts, rare books, maps, oral histories, photographs, editorial cartoons, and an extensive art collection of important artworks related to the state’s history and westward expansion.

“As a student and teacher of history before entering politics and having traveled to all 114 counties and the city of St. Louis throughout my political career, it is my privilege to continue to serve Missourians and this important organization,” said Blunt, who also spoke of his long-time working relationship with Gary Kremer, executive director of the State Historical Society.

While Blunt served as Secretary of State, he appointed Kremer to State Archivist. Blunt added, “I look forward to working with Gary and the rest of the great staff at the Society. I also appreciate the leadership of Virginia Laas, who helped guide the State Historical Society through the challenges of COVID soon after we opened a new headquarters facility on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia.”

A fifth generation Missourian, Blunt was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives seven times, beginning in 1996, and to the U.S. Senate in 2010. Reelected in 2016, Blunt chose to retire in January 2023. Before serving in Congress, Blunt was a history teacher, a county official, and, in 1984, became Missouri’s secretary of state, the first Republican to be elected to the seat in 52 years. He also served as president of his alma mater, Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar.

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Marvin E. Luehrs, 94, of Sarasota, FL and formerly from Trenton, died on January 24, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. The body will be cremated with Memorial Services to be held at the next family reunion and in the garden of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church at Sarasota, with dates to be announced at a later date.

Mr. Luehrs was born in Sheboygan, WI, where he attended both grade school and high school. He served in the Marine Corps for two years and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1952.

Luehrs was manager and co-owner of KTTN radio for 25 years and co-owner of KMMO radio in Marshall over 35 years.

Luehrs was past president of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce, Grundy County Industrial

Mr. Larry “Fat’s” McCollum, a 76-year-old resident of Trenton, died at 4:33 a.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Saint Luke's North Hospital in Kansas City.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Church of the Nazarene in Trenton. Burial was in Martin Cemetery, north of Trenton.

Mr. McCollum was born August 3, 1946 in Trenton, the son of Chet and Maxine McCollum. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1964 and then attended Grand River Technical School in Chillicothe. He had been employed by Trenton Republican-Times newspaper, Henderson Trash Service, and ended with being a self-employed mechanic. He was passionate about restoring and building custom show cars and dragsters.

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Marvin E. Luehrs

Council and Industrial Development Authority. He was also president and cofounder of the Grundy County Historical Society and museum. He served on the board of directors of the Rotary Club, Cancer Society, Trenton Lake Association, North Central Missouri College Foundation, Wright Memorial Hospital Advisory Board, Immanuel Lutheran Church and The Missouri Broadcasters Association. He coached for nine years in Pee Wee League, Little League and Pony League.

He was married in 1954 to Marjorie Mae Wenrick of Oskaloosa, IA.

Luehrs is survived by his wife, Marjorie; one son of the home, Lance I; and grandson, Lance II.

Luehrs was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Edna Hotz Luehrs;

Circuit Court two sisters, Harriet Campbell and Carita Klein; and a brother, Armin Luehrs. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 26th Street Chapel, 5624 26th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34207 is in charge of the arrangements.

Lysa Lynn Stapleton pleaded guilty to exceeding the posted speed limit and was fined $71.50 and $70.50 in costs.

Kenneth L Hall pleaded guilty to exceeding the posted speed limit and was fined $71.50 and $60.50 in costs.

Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

“Fat’s” McCollum

He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Trenton.

On December 7, 1978 he was married to Linda Lewis at Trenton. She preceded him in death on January 29, 2020.

His survivors include two sons, Cody McCollum and fiancée, Dakotah Mathews of Trenton and Darwin McCollum and fiancée, Lisa Muse of Auburn, NE; three grandchildren, Haley Burbee, Shelby Burbee and Remington Mathews; two sisters, Lavonne Hall of Trenton and Sandy Sims and husband, Joe Dale of Mercer; and one brother, Steven McCollum and wife, Keverne of Jefferson City.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

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Charles Ramer Wooderson

Charles Ramer Wooderson, 93, of Manchester and former Spickard resident, middle child of three of Ralph Ramer and Pearl Speck Wooderson, died Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Grandview Care Center of Chesterfield following a short illness and hospitalization.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., February 13, 2023 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton.

Ramer was born January 11, 1930 at Trenton. He made his home with a nephew, Kevin Neely of Manchester the past 8 years when dementia was beginning to set in.

He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in Alaska as a radar anti-aircraft artillery technician. He received an honorable discharge in 1953 and was in the reserves for six years. Ramer retired from the Jefferson Barracks VA Hospital in St. Louis, from the medical admissions dept.

He is survived by a sister, Glenda Faye Keith; a nephew, Kevin Neely; a niece, Monica Burchett; and several great-nephews and a great-niece.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Dolyn and her husband, Jim Neely; a nephew, Jimmie Neely; and brotherin-law, Dale Keith.

Ramer was a resident of Spickard, growing up and was baptized in the Grand River west of Spickard. As a child and youth he regularly attended the Spickard Methodist Church. He graduated from Spickard School in 1947. He attended Trenton Junior College and MU after returning from the Army. Ramer was a good honest man and will be missed by his family.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations are suggested to the V.F.W. Building Fund and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.

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Jeremey Dean Woolley pleaded guilty to exceeding the posted speed limit and was fined $70.50 and $71.50 in costs.

Terry Michael Delauder Jr. pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle with brakes not in working condition and was fined

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“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”

-Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States

On Thursday, February 9th, there was an article released regarding a whistle blower named Jamie Reed who worked at The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri. Jamie worked at the hospital and recounts her story online on the website: ‘The Press’ Link can be found here: https://www. thefp.com/p/ithought-i-was-saving-transkids. Jamie Reed states: "By the time I departed, I was certain that the way the American medical system is treating these patients is the opposite of the promise we make to 'Do No Harm.” Instead, we are permanently harming the vulnerable patients in our care." Reed confirms everything that I have been talking about and with my bill HB 463 that would prevent transition surgeries and puberty blockers from being administered to children. She stated, “I left the clinic in November of last year because I could no longer participate in what was happening there,” penned Reed.

As another week passes, more bills are coming to the floor to be voted on. On the docket this week which was passed out of the house was HB 301 which is a wide-ranging public safety bill that includes a key provision that would allow the governor to appoint a special prosecutor in areas of the state with an excessive homicide rate. The bill specifies the governor would be empowered to appoint a prosecutor in any circuit or prosecuting attorney’s jurisdiction that has a homicide rate in excess of 35 cases per 100,000 people and where the governor determines there is a threat to public safety and health. The special prosecutor would be appointed for a period of up to five years.

HBs 115 & 99/ HBs 115 & 99 would allow patients to have direct access to physical therapy. A physical therapist would no longer need a prescription or referral from a doctor in order to evaluate and initiate treatment on a patient. To qualify, the physical therapist would need a Doctorate of Physical Therapy Degree or five years of clinical practice as a physical therapist.

Lastly, the house approved HB 14 and will have one more vote before moving to the senate. HB 14 allocates more than $627 million in funding. Some of the highlights of the supplemental spending plan include: 8.7% pay increase for state workers (this does not include the general assembly and statewide elected officials). $286.5 million in spending authority for the State Emergency Management Agency. $628,750 appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to help address the growing black vulture problem impacting livestock owners statewide and $20 million to establish school safety programs.

It's a pleasure to serve and as always if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to my office at (573) 751-4285 or email me at Mazzie.Boyd@house.mo.go v.

Robin Wilson Has Valentine Program for Chapter MN PEO

Chapter MN, PEO met on Monday, Feb. 6 at the home of hostess Ann Constant. Robin Wilson was the co-hostess.

Sarah Maloeny conducted the meeting according to ritual. Chaplain Brigette Bunnell gave the devotion. Correspondence was read by corresponding secretary Holly Cox, who also gave a report from the PEO Scholar Committee. The sign-up sheet was distributed for members to sign up as monthly hosts and/or co-hosts as well as program chairman for the 2023-24 year. Members voted on a by-law change to be proposed by Hamilton

Carol Wilford

On January 27, Carol Wilford drove to Ewing Alignment to meet her son and daughter-in-law, John and Ingrid Wilford, who were there to pick up John’s truck. On Sunday, January 22, Ewings had pulled John’s truck out of the snowy downslope where it landed after it skidded on the snow near the Thompson River on Saturday, January 21.

Dan and Carol Wilford drove to Marshall on Saturday, January 28, to attend a graduation party for Halley Campbell in the home of Steve and Naomi Campbell. A variety of snacks, fruits and veggies as well as a cake were served; and many pictures were taken.

Jason and Jenny Hunter and children Jenna, Dylan and Tyson of Trenton were there; other family members attending were Halley and Dustin of the home, Dave and Mindi Campbell of rural Galt, and Lois Corrigan of Trenton. The event was from 1:005:00. Church friends, a

Chapter M at the state convention, which will be held June 2-4 in Kansas City. A Chapter MN member, Bev Hooker, will also be honored as a "golden girl" at the state convention.

Robin Wilson had the program in honor of Valentine's Day in which members identified the name of love songs and the singer of those songs.

The next meeting of the chapter will be held on Monday, March 6 with Pam Johnston as hostess and Diane Lowrey as co-hostess. The program will be installation of officers for the 2023-24 year.

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