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MU Extension Offers Free Tax Preparation

University of Missouri Extension will provide free tax-preparation and e-filing assistance to residents of northwest Missouri. Anyone in the Trenton, Brookfield, Keytesville, Carrollton, Marshall, Maryville, Mound City, Al- bany or Maysville areas can receive assistance.

“If you are an individual or family of any age with low to moderate income, and are in need of help with filing your taxes, we will help at no cost to you,” said Tracie Moore, MU Exten- sion Field Specialist. “Tax returns can also be prepared for high school and college students.” Due to IRS stipulations, this tax site acts as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or VITA site and will be unable to prepare returns for

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Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri Awards Grants

Trenton native Major Christopher L. Hanes, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on February 2 at Buell Armory on the campus of The University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Kentucky.

LTC Hanes and his wife, Julie, are the parents of two children, Loralie and Dalton. Hanes is the son of Mary and Bob Everitt of Grandview and the late Mark Hanes. Grandmothers are Betty Siemer of Trenton and Margaret Love of Belton.

CPR Class February 23

The Trenton Fire Department and the Grundy County Health Department are teaming up to offer a CPR class on Thursday, February 23. The course will be an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED course. The cost is $5 and includes the training, book, CPR mask and certification. Participants must be at least 18 years old. The class will be held at the Grundy County Health Department, 1716 Lincoln, Trenton, MO 64683.

Anyone wishing to participate may register online https://hipaa.jotform.com/230184772709057.

R-9 To Hold Work Session

The Trenton R-IX Board of Education will be holding a board retreat/work session on Monday, February 13 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. This is a work session only and no action will be taken.

The meeting will be facilitated by Katherine Whitaker from the Missouri Schools Boards Association.

Grundy County Senior Citizens’ Services Tax Fund Board

The Grundy County Senior Citizens’ Services Tax Fund Board (GCSCSTF) wants to announce the dispursement of tax funds that were established to improve the health, nutrition and quality of life for Grundy County residents. The Grundy County Court Commissioners approved the 2023 budget on January 31, 2023. The entities were approved to receive this funding are North 65 Center (council on aging), RSVP, Community Food Pantry, Grundy County Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri (CAPNCM), Grundy County Health Department, Serve Link Home Care and Oats Transit Inc. These funds are to be used for people who live in grundy County who are 60 years or older.

The Board of Directors for the GCSCSTF are R.W. Keuhn, Chairman; Delores Newton, Vice Chairman; Diana Hoppe, Secretary/Treasurer; Ed Holt, Max Dickerson, Cyndee Chrisman and newly appointed Rodney Herring, members.

The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Inc. is excited to announce 649 grants were awarded in the amount of $2,835,957 to non-profit organizations and Universities in 2022! Of this amount, $1,987,184 stayed in Northwest Missouri!

The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) public charity with a mission of encouraging regional collaboration to increase the power of charitable giving and philanthropy to transform our region into an economically vibrant area. We provide charitable giving administration and help donors connect with the causes they care about now and forever. The Community Foundation administers 220 funds with total assets under management of $28 million.

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