Trenton Chamber Gets “Back to Basics” with a Black & White Event

It was a spectacular evening as the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce got “Back to Basics” with a Black & White Event on Friday, August 11 to honor the 2023 Pillars of the Community, Laura Sue Daniels and Diane Lowrey, Businesses of the Year, Barnes Greenhouses and State Farm Insurance and Organization of the Year, Bright Futures.

Entertainment for the evening was provided by a lip sync competition, during which Officer Jeb Walker & Deputy Seth Cox, Trenton R-9 Superintendent Daniel Gott, Hy-Vee Manager Chad Boyd & Noah Boyd, NCMC Men’s Basketball Coach Jeremy Esry and THS Choral Instructor Tyler Busick vied for the prize. In the end, it was decided they were all winners.

See photos of the lip sync competition on page 6 of today’s Republican-Times.

Briefs

NCMC Move-In Day

On Friday, August 18 a section of Mable Street in Trenton will be closed to maintain student safety while they move into NCMC Residence Halls. Mable will be closed from 13th Street to Crowder Road from 8 a.m. until midnight. Day and evening activities are planned for the students on the lawn and street between the residence halls and the Ketcham Community Center.

NCMC In-Service

North Central Missouri College will be conducting inservice for all faculty and staff on Thursday, August 17 and Friday, August 18. Offices on the NCMC campus will have limited staff and services Thursday. Faculty will have limited availability on both days. Classes for the fall semester begin on August 21.

Rissler PTO BBQ

Rissler PTO will be hosting a Back to School BBQ fundraiser on Friday, August 18 from 5:30-7 p.m. at BTC Bank in Trenton. The grab-and-go meal will be $8 and will include a pulled pork sandwich, chips and a chocolate chip cookie. All proceeds will benefit Rissler teachers and students by helping to provide fun activities for all, plus helping to fund classroom grants and school infrastructure needs for the upcoming school year.

Cultural Corner to Host Program

Cultural Corner invites the public to a program by artist and historian Kyle Carroll on Sunday, August 20 at 2:00 p.m. Carroll will discuss the Native American and frontier history that is reflected in his artwork. A reception for Carroll and Loren Woodard, whose woodcarvings are currently on display at the gallery, will be held following the program. This event is sponsored by Chillicothe Family Pharmacy and is free. Cultural Corner is located at 424 Locust in Chillicothe.

Pleasant View R-VI Sets

Tax Levy, Approves Bids

A tax rate hearing for the Pleasant View R-VI School District was held on Tuesday, August 8 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. During this time, the board unanimously voted to increase the tax rate from 4.9830 to 4.9903.

The Pleasant View R-VI Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, August 8 at 6:05 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The agenda, minutes, financial statement and bills were all approved unanimously.

Avery McCauslin gave an update on Community

Club, and an update on school improvements was given.

Board members approved the SPED Compliance Plan provided by DESE. Bus routes and the Free and Reduced Guidelines for the 2023-2024 school year were also approved.

Aproval was given to the 2022-2023 Annual Sec- retary of the Board Report, as well as the Conflict of Interest Ordinance.

A diesel bid for the 2023-2024 school year was awarded to People’s Coop for a firm differential of $.05 off pump price. Prairie Farms was awarded the bid for 1/2 pint lunch milk in the amount of $.35 for chocolate, $.35 for strawberry and $.31 for white.

A new math curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade was approved. The program is Math & You and will cost the district approximately $14,700.

It was decided to donate all surplus items to Church Women United of Grundy County.

The installation of Malware Bytes to all Pleasant View computers, Chromebooks, Winbooks and iPads was approved. The cost for the program will be $2,654.54 and will be in- stalled by PinPoint Tech.

Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff noted future dates of importance to the district:

August 21 - KEYS

Open House at 5:30 p.m.

August 22 - Mrs. Richman’s preschool-8th grade

Open House at 6 p.m.

August 24 - First day of school.

August 28 - First day of KEYS Preschool

September 1 - Early Out - Teacher PD

September 4 - No School - Labor Day

The board moved into closed session, with no announcements made, and adjourned at 7:06 p.m.

The next regular meeting of the Princeton R-VI Board of Education will be September 12 at 6 p.m.

Spickard Board of Aldermen Meet

The Spickard Board of Aldermen met on Monday, August 14 at 6 p.m. at Spickard City Hall. The tax rate levy meeting was held, and it was unanimously decided to set the levy at 1.419 cents per $100 valuation.

The agenda was unanimously approved, along with the minutes from the July 10 meeting . There was discussion about having an attorney on retainer for any legal advice. It was decided to seek an attorney for guidance in this matter.

No action was taken on the Micro Business that was addressed.

Approval for the payment of all July bills was approved, along with a motion to apply for a Tractor Supply credit card.

The next meeting of the Spickard Board of Aldermen will be Monday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at Spickard City Hall.