All buildings will now have lifesaving device Special to the Post-Telegraph
The Princeton R-5 School District on Friday (Sept. 6) accepted a $2,500 donation from the Meinke family in memory of Kenneth F. Meinke and Eva Meinke.
This generous donation will fund the purchase of an automated external defibrillator (AED), a
life-saving tool that significantly improves survival rates during cardiac emergencies.
“Thanks to the Meinke family’s kindness, every building in the Princeton R-5 School District will now have immediate access to an AED,” Superintendent Jerry Girdner said. “We deeply appreciate their support and commitment to the safety of our students, staff, and community.”
Princeton High School freshman Hector Garcia, who won’t turn 14 until December,
life to an otherwise plain, boring exterior wall on the west side of Mercer Pizza Plus with this colorful, rural-themed mural on behalf of the Mercer County Area Development Corporation. Read about the mural and more below.
Princeton teen adding color to area
Special to the Post-Telegraph
Hector Garcia, a freshman at Princeton High School, was only 131/2 years old when classes resumed last month - but he’s already an accomplished artist. He enjoys soccer, basketball, track and loves to draw and paint. Shelley Bickel, who works with Mercer County Area Development (MCAD), was at a MCAD meeting this summer and noticed his artwork in the Princeton school library and asked one of the board members if they knew who did the work. Sam Walkup, a board member, said it was his son’s friend, Hector Garcia. Bickel got Hector’s number from Walkup, and Hector and Bickel began communicating. Hector was going to be gone a few weeks to Mexico to visit
family so it was agreed to start painting a mural on the west wall of Mercer Pizza Plus on Wednesday Aug. 7.
Hector was nervous and scared because he only really painted on canvas. Bickel told him that the wall would be his canvas and she had faith in this teenager that he would do well, even though some people thought that no way could this shy, young boy do a mural like this. Every day the mural just kept getting better and better. It was truly a work of art, and Hector has a talent beyond his age. He is very detail oriented, precise and creative. He finished the mural on Aug. 11.
Hector will be at Calamity Jane Days on Saturday, Sept. 21, painting throughout the day on canvas to auction off at the
end of the day. The money received will be given to him to help buy him art supplies to work on his own art at home.
Hector will be working on five more murals for Mercer and Princeton, on a special plywood that will be hung on outdoor walls or anchored with wood.
Donations are being collected for the supplies to do these murals and to help pay Hector.
“MCAD is working on revitalizing Mercer County, and data shows that murals is one of the best ways to do that,” Bickel said. “We are beyond blessed to have a talented young and passionate artist living in the county with his family.”
Donations can be mailed to MCAD, PO Box 24. Princeton, MO 64673.
MDC reminder about fall changes
JOE JEREK Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters of regulation changes for the upcoming deer and turkey hunting seasons. The changes include a new fall turkey permit, new counties in the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone, removal of the antler-point restriction (APR) in some counties, allowing drones for tracking wounded deer and turkeys, and more.
Turkey changes
The fall turkey season is now divided into archery and firearms portions, and the harvest limit for both portions combined has been reduced from four to two birds of either sex.
Archery turkey hunting in Missouri opens Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 15. It reopens Nov. 27 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025. Fall firearms turkey hunting runs Oct. 1-31 in open counties.
MDC has created a new fall turkey-hunting permit so turkey permits are no longer included with an archery deer-hunting permit. Both fall firearms turkey hunters and fall archery turkey hunters must purchase this new permit to be able to harvest turkeys during fall seasons.
Deer hunting seasons and portions
Archery deer hunting in Missouri opens Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 15. It reopens Nov. 27 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025.
Firearms deer hunting in Missouri starts with the Early Antlerless Portion on Oct. 11-13 in open counties followed by the Early Youth Portion Nov. 2-3. The November Portion runs Nov. 16-26 followed by the CWD Portion Nov. 27 –Dec. 1 in open counties. The Late Youth Portion runs Nov. 29-Dec. 1 followed by the Late Antlerless Portion Dec. 7-15 in open counties and then See MDC fall changes, Page 4
He’d been accused of taking $4,115 from Princeton’s First Interstate Bank by gunpoint in May 2023
DON LEDFORD
Special to the Post-Telegraph
KANSAS CITY, Mo. A Promise City, Iowa, man pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, Aug. 30 to the armed robbery of a Princeton, Mo., bank.
Phillip Michael Blink, 67, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By pleading guilty, Blink admitted that he robbed First Interstate Bank in Princeton on May 19, 2023. Blink, wearing a cowboy hat, a red bandana over his face, gloves and a trench coat, walked into the bank and approached a teller at approximately 9:25 a.m. Blink stated in a low voice: “I’m sorry, but this is going to be a bad morning.” Blink then placed a light blue bag on the countertop and stated: “I want all the money.” The teller began placing all the bills from her teller machine into the blue bag when Blink reached into his right pocket and pulled out a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Blink stated: “I told you it was going to be a bad morning.” Blink then set the firearm on the countertop and pointed it at the teller.
After taking $4,115, Blink left the bank and got into a Ford F-150 truck. He backed
out of a parking space and went northbound on Highway 65. The bank manager took photographs of Blink and his truck while Blink was fleeing the scene. Employees of the bank called 911 for law enforcement assistance.
Later on the same day, Blink was pulled over by a Knoxville, Iowa, police officer. Officers arrested Blink, who admitted to the armed bank robbery. Officers searched his truck and found the Ruger handgun and clothing linked to the bank robbery, as well as the money that was stolen.
Under federal statutes, Blink is subject to a sentence of up to 25 years in federal prison without parole for armed bank robbery and an additional mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, which must be served consecutively, for possessing a firearm in furtherance of the bank robbery. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Trey Alford. It was investigated by the FBI.
This week, we begin the latest transformation of the Princeton Post-Telegraph with our move to the Quincy Herald-Whig in Quincy, Ill., for our printing services.
If you’ve made it this far, you’ve already noticed one change - the Post-Telegraph is no longer a “tall tabloid.” Instead, we’re now using a “broadsheet” format which is five inches taller (21 inches) than was the tall tabloid format we’d used since 1996 (16 inches).
When you look at the entire paper, you’ll notice more color - a lot more color. That’s because we can get more color, for a lot less money, than previously.
We’ve got some things to figure out - where to anchor the classified ads, for instance - but this 70-year-old editor is ready to tackle these things. Please let us know what you think. - Preston Cole
Hector Garcia: A young artist in our midst
COURTESY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
This shot, taken from a surveillance video, shows Phillip Michael Blink robbing First Interestate Bank in Princeton on May 19, 2023. It shows a bag and the Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun Blink used during the robbery.
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PRINCETON BASEBALL Bill Hill Tournament
Tigers’ trophy time
Princeton holds Pattonsburg at bay in late innings to win third-place hardware PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
ALBANY, Mo Princeton softball took a 9-5 lead after 31/2 innings Saturday in the Bill Hill Memorial Tournament, then held off Pattonsburg late to win the third-place trophy, 9-7
The Tigers (4-2 1-1 Grand River Conference West) started hot, scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. Kaydence Stockman’s sacrifice fly drove in Macey Lewis, and Evan Boxley tripled to score Riley Clark and courtesy runner Cloe George for a 3-0 lead. Boxley then scored on an error on the play to make it 4-0.
Pattonsburg (5-3) ralled to take a 5-4 lead with two runs in the bottom of the first and three more in the second, but the Tigers took the lead for good in the top of the third. Audrey Kelly ripped a triple to center field, scoring Stockman and George, and Kelly scored when Addison Wyatt reached on an error to put Princeton up 7-5.
Princeton scored what proved to be the winning runs in the top of the fourth. Jolena Gibson, who missed all of the 2023 season with a shoulder injury, drove in Lewis on a fielder’s choice to make it 8-5, then Boxley singled to drive in George (running for Gibson) for a 9-5
lead.
Pattonsburg then scored single runs in the fourth and fifth frames, but the game ended after five innings on the tournament’s 90-minute time limit. Lewis, Clark and Boxley each got two hits for Princeton. Kelsey Goodin, who’s thrown for all but 12/3 innings in the Tigers’ first six games, scattered six hits and gave up just two earned runs in the circle.
STATISTICS
OFFENSE - Hits: Macey Lewis 2, Riley Lewis 2, Evan Boxley 2, Jolena Gibson, Kaydence Stockman, Audrey Kelly, Addison Wyatt, Mikaylee Henke. 3B: Kelly, Boxley. Runs scored: Cloe George 3 (courtesy runner), Lewis 2, Clark, Stockman, Kelly, Boxley. RBI: Kelly 2, Boxley 2, Gibson, Stockman, Wyatt. Walks: Lewis, Stockman. Hit by pitch: Gibson. Sacrifices: Stockman, M. Henke. Stolen bases: Addilyn Henke.
OFFENSE - Hits: Boxley 2, A. Henke, Wyatt. 2B: Boxley. HR: A. Henke. Runs scored: A. Henke, Clark, Kelly, Wyatt. RBI: A. Henke 2, M. Henke. Walks: Kelly 2, Clark, Stockman, Wyatt. Hit by pitch: Clark. Sacrifice: A. Henke. Stolen bases: Clark, Kelly. PITCHING - Goodin: 6 innings, 5 runs (0 earned), 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 1 hit batter. Game ended after 6 innings via the 90-minute timer limit. … After trailing 3-0, A. Henke homered in the third. Kelly scored on an error
Princeton’s Audrey Kelly caught this infield popup against Pattonsburg, using proper mechanics and fundamentals in the process.
Stockman’s (#6) Princeton teammates welcomed her at home plate after the Tiger sophomore hit the first over-the-fence home run of her career vs. Worth County last Thursday (Sept. 5) in Grant City.
and A. Henke hit a sacrifice fly to tie the score in the fourth. Clark scored on an error in the fifth to put Princeton up 4-3. … The Tigers committed a season-low 3 errors; they committed 39 errors in their first 6 games. Princeton 9, Stanberry 8 Stanberry 000 521 - 8 Princeton 030 015 - 9
OFFENSE - Hits: Lewis 2, Clark 2, A. Henke, Gibson, M. Henke. 2B: Gibson. Runs scored: A. Henke 2, Shannon Devine 2 (courtesy runner), Lewis, Clark, Kelly, Boxley, Wyatt. RBI: M. Henke 2, Lewis, Clark. Walks: Lewis, Kelly, Boxley. Hit by pitch: Gibson. Stolen bases: A. Henke, Wyatt, M. Henke. PITCHING - Goodin: 4.1 innings, 7 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts; Boxley: 1.2 innings, 1 run (unearned), 2 hits, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts. Princeton scored 3 runs in the second on a 2-RBI single by M. Henke and an RBI single by Lewis. Another run scored on an error in the fifth. Stanberry led 8-4 going to the bottom of the sixth, but the Tigers staged a big comeback. Lewis and A. Henke scored on an error, and Clark scored on a passed ball to bring Princeton to within 8-7. Devine and Boxley scored on another error, and the game ended on the 90-minute time limit.
Worth County 12, Princeton 2 at Grant City, Mo. Thursday, Sept. 5 Princeton 000 200 - 2 Worth Co. 703 002 - 12
PITCHING - Goodin: 5.2 innings, 12 runs (2 earned), 9 hits, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts. Game ended with 2 out in the bottom of the sixth on the 10-run mercy rule. Besides Stockman’s home run (see photo above), Wyatt drove in Princeton’s other run. Princeton 12, Schuyler Co. 6 at Queen City, Mo. Wednesday, Sept. 4 Princeton 200 451 0 - 12 Schuyler Co. 010 301 1 - 6 OFFENSE - Hits: Gibson 3, Clark 2, A. Henke, Lewis, Stockman, Kelly, Boxley. Runs scored: Clark 4, A. Henke 2, Lewis 2, Stockman, Kelly, Boxley, George (courtesy runner). RBI: Gibson 2, Stockman 2, Kelly 2, Clark, Boxley. Walks: Lewis 3, Clark 3, A. Henke 2, Stockman 2, Boxley 2, Wyatt 2, Gibson. Hit by pitch: A. Henke. Sacrifice: Lewis. Stolen bases: A. Henke 2, Lewis 2, Clark 2.
PITCHING - Goodin: 7 innings, 6 runs (0 earned), 5 hits, 0 walks, 9 strikeouts. Princeton got 10 hits and took advantage of 15 walks from Rams pitching, including 5 straight in the fifth inning as the Tigers stretched a 6-4 lead to 11-4. Princeton 17, King City 8 at King City, Mo. Tuesday, Sept. 3 Princeton 500 231 6 - 17 King City 040 012 1 - 8 OFFENSE - Hits: A. Henke 4, Wyatt 3, Clark 2, Boxley 2, Lewis, Gibson, Stockman, M. Henke. 2B: A. Henke, Clark, Gibson, Boxley, Wyatt. HR: A. Henke. Runs scored: Clark 3, A. Henke 2, Lewis 2, Stockman 2, Kelly 2, Boxley 2, Wyatt 2, M. Henke, George (courtesy runner). RBI: Clark 3, Kelly 2, Boxley, Wyatt 2, A. Henke, Gibson, M. Henke, Mady Tipton. Walks: Stockman 2, Kelly 2, Lewis, Wyatt, M. Henke. Hit by pitch: Kelly. Sacrifice: Boxley. Stolen bases: Claark 3, Lewis, Wyatt, M. Henke. PITCHING - Goodin: 7 innings, 8 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, 1 hit batter. A. Henke homered to start th GRC West game, and the season, on the right foot for the Tigers. KC had one big inning, the second, but never led. A 6-run seventh put the game completely out of reach.
GIRLS’ GOLF Princeton likely wins first-ever meet, Mercer makes debut
History for Princeton girls’ golf
Tigers defeat Stanberry, Albany in what’s likely the first win in program history
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
ALBANY, Mo It isn’t known if Princeton had ever won any kind of girls’ golf meet, given the on-again, off-again status of the Tiger program.
So, it’s at worst an even bet that the 2024 Tigers did something last Tuesday (Sept. 3) that’s a program first, by winning a triangular meet.
Princeton shot a 254 team score for nine holes, defeating Stanberry (263) and Albany (275) for the team title.
Tigers Hailee Hein and Kassidi Alderson tied for second place in the individual standings with scores of 59. Gracie Mitchell shot 66, and Emily Oswalt rounded out the team score with a 70. Macey Johnson’s score of 76 didn’t count toward the team score.
JV golfers Remi Lewis and Brynn Bottcher had scores of 72 and 81, respectively.
The Tigers returned to Albany the next day (Wednesday, Sept. 4) and finished second in what turned out to be a triangular meet, with a 234 team score.
Alderson had Princeton’s best score, 53, followed closely
by Hein (58) and Mitchell (59). Oswalt completed the team’s score with a 64; Johnson’s 77 didn’t count to the team score. Bottcher shot an 80.
South Harrison won the meet with a 196 team score, followed by the Tigers and Albany (255). Maysville and North Harrison brought golfers but didn’t field the four needed for a team score.
Mercer debuts firstever girls golf team
Mercer’s first-ever girls’ golf team played at Bethany last Tuesday (Sept. 3). Peyton Wells and Lily Stark both shot 67.
JON DYKSTRA/Maryville Forum
Kaydence
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
OBITUARIES
Jimmie Orndorff
Overland Park, Kan.
Jimmie “Jim” L. Orndorff, 94, passed away on Aug. 19, 2024, in Lenexa, Kan.
Jim was born in Princeton, Mo., to Eldon L. and Frances E. (Glore) Orndorff on March 4, 1930. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Korean War veteran. He and Patricia (Duble) Orndorff married in 1957, and moved to St. Charles, Mo. He owned and worked at the OK Barber Shop in St. Ann, Mo., for 40 years.
He is survived by his wife Patricia; daughter Kim (Gary) Schnettgoecke; and son Mike (Rhonda) Orndorff all of whom reside in Overland Park, Kan.; and five grandchildren.
Inurnment at Leavenworth (Kan.) National Cemetery, and a family gathering will take place on Friday, Sept. 27.
CAINSVILLE
MELANIE CHANEY
The Cainsville senior class is selling Randa. It’s a great gift or utensils for your own kitchen, along with dip mixes, cheese ball mixes and such. Contact a senior student - Jayleigh Arndt, Bree Vaughn, Karlee Crouse, Dakoda Begley or Trysen Ratliff.
Victor and Dixie Seymour were guests of Scott and Jodi Seymour for lunch at their home in Lamoni, Iowa. Other guests were Christopher, Courtney and Camryn Seymour, Krugerville, Texas; Tracy and Tracy Seymour, Norwalk, Iowa; Tyler, Taylor and Audrey Seymour, Altoona, Iowa; Conner Seymour and Maddi McCarty, West Des Moines, Iowa; and, Megan Seymour and Caleb Seymour, Ankeny, Iowa.
FFA will be going to Bethany on Thursday, Sept. 12 to listen to a national FFA officer give a motivational speech.
Rich and Helen Frisbie went to the Hopeville, Iowa, music festival on Sunday, Sept. 8. Rob. Robin and Chase Nail and Dixie Waddle went to Las Vegas. They went to a Joe Nichols concert and had a lot of fun.
Melanie Chaney, Amanda Zerbe, Annette Jordon and Becca Deskins went to Des Moines on Saturday, Sept. 7 to do some junking and to celebrate Becca and Amanda’s birthdays.
There will be a varsity softball game at Ridgeway Sept. 12. There will be a varsity football game at Princeton on Friday, Sept. 13. There is a junior high softball game at Gilman City and varsity softball at Albany on Sept. 16. There is varsity softball on Sept. 17 at Grundy. There's a varsity softball game at home in Cainsville on Sept. 19.
The Bobcats took first place on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the East Harrison Tournament in Cainsville.
Cainsville Community Betterment is planning and having a history day for the students and teachers at Cainsville R-1. There are people coming to show the kids about trapping, soap making and blacksmithing, among other things. They are also taking groups around town to tell them about some of the local history. I know some of the stops include the hardware building on the square, the bank, the funeral home, the Baptist Church, the Legion building and the coal mine. This will all be happening Friday, Sept. 13. I’m not sure if the group still needs any volunteers or not, but it wouldn’t hurt to ask a member.
Thanks for the news!
SCHOOL FOOD
All menus subject to change. PRINCETON Breakfast is available to all students. It is served with a choice of 1% white milk or skim chocolate milk. Cereal is available as an option every day except where noted. Fruit and juice are available
every day. Nutri-grain bars are available on select days.
Monday, Sept. 16: breakfast burrito.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: pancakes, sausage patty.
Wednesday, Sept. 18: breakfast pizza.
Thursday, Sept. 19: EggStravaganza, toast.
Friday, Sept. 20: biscuits, sausage gravy.
Lunch is served with the choice of 1% fat-free white milk or fat-free chocolate milk. Students in grades K-5 have the choice of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or the menu entree. Students in grades 6-12 have the option of a chef salad or the entree every day unless noted. All bakery items are whole wheat or whole grain. Fruit is served with lunch.
Monday, Sept. 16: biscuit with sausage gravy or breakfast sandwich, hash brown, scrambled eggs.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: General Tso’s chicken or popcorn chicken, steamed California, brown rice.
Lunch is served with milk. A salad bar and fruits and vegetables are available every day, except where noted. Students in grades PK-6 will have the choice of option A or a chef salad. Students in grades 7-12 will have the choice of either option or a chef salad.
Monday, Sept. 16: a) tenderloin; b) chicken sandwich; chips.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: a) chicken fried steak; b) popcorn chicken; mashed potatoes, white gravy, green beans, roll.
Wednesday, Sept. 18: a) grilled cheese; b) meatball sub; fries.
Thursday, Sept. 19: a) walking taco; b) deli sandwich; Spanish rice. Friday, Sept. 20: no school.
CAINSVILLE Breakfast is served with fruit, juice, and milk.
Mondays: breakfast burrito, cereal, toast. Tuesdays: french toast with syrup and peanut butter, turkey sausage. Wednesdays: cereal, toast, hash brown patty, scrambled eggs. Thursdays: pancake, turkey sausage. Fridays: biscuits, gravy.
Lunch is served with milk. Fruits and vegetables are available every day, and students are required to have at least one cup of either on their tray.
All menus subject to change. MERCER COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
Serving from 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. Meals can be picked up at the west door (facing Broadway Street) from 11:30-12:15. Meals served with 2% milk, coffee or tea. All bread, rolls, buns and crackers are whole grain; at least half grains are whole grains. For meal deliveries, call 660-748-3636 by 10 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to eat at the Senior Center. Meals for anyone age 60 and older are a suggested contribution of $5. Meals for anyone under age 60 cost $7.
Monday, Sept. 16: Polish sausage, bun, peppers and onions or kraut, peas and carrots, fresh fruit salad.
Located in the basement of Princeton Methodist Church.
Second and fourth Tuesday: 9-10:30 a.m. Other Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Note: Persons can pick up their food in the church basement. At present, social distancing will be observed, and masks are recommended but not mandatory.
Library lists new items
Special to the Post-Telegraph PRINCETON, Mo. These new titles have been added at the Mercer County Library.
Adult fiction: Talking to Strangers (#2 of the Elsie King series), Fiona Barton; Strange Folk, Alli Dyer; Burn, Peter Heller; A Pair of Wings, Carole Hopson; Someone in the Attic, Andrea Mara; I Need You to Read This, Jess Maxwell; After Oz, Gordon McAlpine; The Perfect Son, Freida Mcfadden; House of Glass, Sarah Pekkanen; and Only the Guilty Survive, Kate Robards. Boundless audiobooks: This is Why We Lied, Karin Slaughter.
The Mercer County Library has also added to its large print, western, children’s, juniors, young adult, and Amish sections. The lBoundless, Libby, Blackstone Unlimited, and Hoopla platforms are open 24/7.
MDC fall changes From Page 1 attract deer are prohibited year-round.
the Alternative Methods Portion Dec. 28 through Jan. 7, 2025.
New for deer this year
Because these counties are now in the CWD Management Zone, the antler-point restriction (APR) has been removed from Audrain, Boone, Cole, Howard, Lewis, Maries, Monroe, Osage, Phelps, Randolph, Saline, Scotland, and Shelby counties.
The CWD Management Zone consists of counties where CWD has been found and those within 10 miles of where CWD has been found. The APR requires an antlered deer to have at least four points on one side to be harvested.
“Young bucks disperse from the area where they were born, often traveling many miles,” said MDC Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle.
“Removing the APR in the CWD Management Zone helps to slow the spread of the disease by minimizing the chances of young bucks that have CWD from dispersing and introducing the disease to new areas.”
Isabelle added that the APR protects the segment of the deer population most likely to spread the disease to new areas. In doing so, it directly conflicts with MDC’s goals in the CWD Management Zone and what’s best for the long-term health of Missouri’s deer population.
Hunters may now fill four firearms antlerless permits in Dent, Douglas, Maries, Newton, and Phelps counties. Hunters may now use archery antlerless permits in Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Pemiscot counties.
Deer hunting regulations have changed for some conservation areas.
Hunters may now use drones to track wounded deer and turkeys.
Prices for deer hunting permits have increased to keep pace with MDC’s rising costs for goods and services.
Expansion of the CWD Management Zone
MDC has added the following counties to its CWD Management Zone: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Dent, Douglas, Howard, Lewis, Maries, Monroe, Newton, Osage, Phelps, Randolph, Saline, Scotland, Shannon, Shelby, and Webster.
As with all counties in the CWD Management Zone, grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable products used to
“Feeding deer puts them in very close contact with each other, thereby increasing the rate at which CWD can spread within the population,” said Isabelle.
CWD can be spread by direct deer-to-deer contact and when deer encounter the misfolded proteins that cause CWD after they’ve been shed in the environment by infected deer.
“In addition to direct contact that occurs between deer at feed and mineral sites, infectious proteins can accumulate in the soil and spread CWD to other deer that contact it,” said Isabelle.
He acknowledged that deer are social animals and contact each other throughout the year.
“Deer are social animals that are going to groom each other, be aggressive towards one another, and work licking branches and scrapes,” said Isabelle. “Clearly, we can’t stop these deer behaviors, but we can implement regulations that prevent artificial congregation of deer by humans that increases the spread of CWD in the deer population.”
Hunters within the CWD Management Zone must also follow carcass transportation regulations, which are designed to minimize the chances of hunters inadvertently introducing CWD to new areas by improperly disposing of deer carcasses.
“Deer can become infected with CWD when they contact the carcass from a CWD-positive deer,” said Isabelle. “Hunters can help reduce the spread of CWD by following the carcass transportation regulations and properly disposing of deer carcasses.”
Isabelle added that the best way for hunters to dispose of deer carcass remains is to place them
in trash bags and dispose of them through trash collection or a permitted landfill, bury them at or near where the deer was harvested, or leave them on the property where the deer was harvested.
All counties in the CWD Management Zone are open during the CWD portion of deer season.
During the Firearms November Portion opening weekend, Nov. 1617, hunters who harvest a deer in designated CWD Management Zone counties must take the deer (or its head) on the day of harvest to a mandatory CWD sampling station.
Learn more about CWD regulations and requirements online at mdc. mo.gov/CWD.
Get more information
Get more information on deer and turkey hunting from MDC’s 2024 Fall Deer & Turkey Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer.
State-record grass carp captured
JILL PRITCHARD
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Frank Reynolds of Linn for swiping the latest state record for grass carp. Reynolds was bowfishing from a private pond Monday, Aug. 12 when he shot a whopper 74-pound, 2-ounce carp. The previous record for grass carp under alternative methods was a 71-pound, 4-ounce carp caught from Lake Showme in 1999.
“I’ve been trying to get this thing for years now,” Reynolds said. “We had four of these fish stocked in 2002 so I’ve been on the hunt for this one for a while, but it’s just been so skittish. It’s hard to get close enough without him getting away or going underwater.”
Reynolds’ first attempt at the fish began when he shot it the previous Sunday.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION PHOTO
The Missouri Department of Conservation congratulates Frank Reynolds of Linn (RIGHT) for catching the fourth state record fish of 2024. Reynolds was bowfishing from a private pond Aug. 12 when he shot this 74-pound, 2-ounce fish. Pictured with Reynolds is Osage County Conservation Agent Katie Stonner.
“I probably messed around for 10 or 15 minutes trying to get him to shore, but he had so much fight in him, and the arrow ended up pulling out and he took off across the pond.”
Luckily, Reynolds got a second chance the next day and was successful.
“I was able to shoot it and wound up getting him in,” he recalled. “I didn’t have a scale that went that big - mine only went up to 50-pounds and I knew right off the bat he was way over that.”
Reynolds had a friend who brought over a 300-pound scale. It was after weighing it they
considered they may have a state record.
The grass carp is the fourth state record fish recorded for 2024.
“I had no idea it was going to be a state record,” Reynolds laughed. “So, I’m shocked! People are congratulating me, and it seems to be a hot topic these days.”
Reynolds plans to get a replica of the fish mounted.
MISSOURI
Bailey, other AGs win TRO in against Biden
MADELINE SIEREN
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced on Thursday (Sept. 5) that his office obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the Biden-Harris administration’s new clandestine illegal student loan scheme. The court order comes a mere two days after his office filed suit to challenge the unpublished rule.
“Today is a huge victory for every working American who won’t have to foot the bill for someone else’s Ivy League debt,” said Bailey. “I paid for my education in blood, sweat, and tears in service to my country, so this fight is personal for me. We will continue to lead the way for working Americans who are being preyed upon by unelected federal bureaucrats in Washington D.C.”
In the suit, the States assert, “Through compulsory process at the end of August, the States have just obtained documents proving that the Secretary (of Education) is implementing this plan without publication and has been planning to do so since May. The Secretary of Education (1) is unlawfully trying to mass cancel hundreds of billions
Scary snakes
of dollars of loans, and (2) has quietly instructed federal contractors to ‘immediately’ begin cancellation as early as September 3, 2024 (but possibly beginning on September 7).”
“The actual cost of the Third Mass Cancellation Rule is thus the $146.9 billion estimated by the Department plus much of the $475 billion cost of the SAVE Plan,” the States note in the lawsuit. “This is the third time the Secretary has unlawfully tried to mass cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in loans. Courts stopped him the first two times, when he tried to do so openly. So now he is trying to do so through cloak and dagger.”
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bailey’s previous two challenges to the Biden administration’s unconstitutional wealth transfer of hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. The States remind the Court that this third rule resembles the previous two student loan cancellation schemes, which were declared unlawful.
Joining Bailey in filing suit are the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, and Ohio.
More than 600 people showed up for this year’s decade-old Florida Python Hunt in August. According to Florida Today, Pythons swallow any critters in their path that look like lunch and “they spread deadly parasitic diseases to our native snakes.” Thus the need for the hunt, which engages the state’s citizens to join in the annual Everglades conservation. The annual event gives citizen hunters an opportunity to win as much as $10,000 in prizes and to “increase awareness about invasive species in the state and the threats they pose to Florida’s ecology.”
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
The Princeton softball team finished third Saturday in the Bill Hill Memorial Tournament in Albany.
From left: FRONT - Mady Tipton, Macey Lewis, Kelsey Goodin, Addilyn Henke and Jolena Gibson; BACK - assistant coach Rachael Sticken, Kyla Tudeen, Cloe George, Audrey Kelly, Evan Boxley, Mikaylee Henke, Riley Clark, Kaydence Stockman, Brynn Bottcher, Addison Wyatt, Shannon Devine and head coach Mike Schmidli.
East Harrison wins own softball tournament
COURTESY CAINSVILLE R-1 SCHOOL
The East Harrison Bobcats won their own softball tournament on Saturday, beating Mercer 15-1 and Gilman City 15-3. The win over Gilman City avenged an 11-1 loss EH suffered on Sept. 5. From left: FRONT - Jayleigh Arndt, Bree Vaughn and Karlee Crouse; BACK - assistant coach Levi Thompson, manager Taylor Whitaker, Phoenix Ratliff, Shayla Vandiver, Khloe Ponjavik, Lainey Thompson, Sloane McLain, Aspen Zerbe, Avery Thompson and head coach Angie Thompson.
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE THIRD
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MERCER COUNTY, MISSOURI
PROBATE DIVISION
Case Number: 24AI-PR00020
In the Estate of Baycel
Dale Eastin, Decedent.
Notice of HearingDetermination of Heirship
To: All unknown heirs of the decedent and all persons known or believed to claim any interest in the property outlined below as an heir or through an heir of the decedent.
You are hereby notified that you are entitled to appear and be heard at a hearing to be held on the 16th day of October, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Mercer County, Missouri, on a petition to determine the heirs of the above named decedent, who died on October 24, 2021, and their respective interests as heirs in the following described property.
Should you fail to appear, judgment and decree may be entered in due course upon said Petition.
Description of Property
Real Property
(Including Legal Description) - Value $0.00
Personal Property 1/4 interest of approximately $75,000 wrongfully retained From the Eastin Family Irrevocable Income Only Trust Value +/- $18,750
Dated October 29, 2008
Petitioner’s attorney is Johnathan L. Meyer, whose business address is P.O. Box 468, Bethany, MO 64424, Telephone Number 660-425-8388.
First Date of Publication: September 5, 2024 Julie Humphrey Deputy Clerk
DATES OF PUBLICATION
September 5, 2024
September 12, 2024 September 19, 2024 September 26, 2024
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DIVISION II
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Matt Krohn
NOTES: Persons listed in this report are Missouri residents unless otherwise noted. Addresses shown are those of the defendants on the day their cases were heard. Defendants in criminal cases were represented by counsel unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
• State vs. Lakalynn Alexis Galloway, Mercer: Galloway did not appear for a hearing on a Class B misdemeanor charge of failure to register a motor vehicle. On the court’s motion, cause continued to Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. The circuit clerk sent Galloway a letter informing her of her new court date.
• State vs. Donnie E. Gannon, Princeton: Gannon appeared for a case review involving his 2022 convictions for Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (prior offender) and Class D misdemeanor driving while revoked or suspended (first offender). He was reminded of Condition #6 of his probation, to attend weekly AA meetings and provide proof to the court at least once each month. He provided a letter from Preferred Family Healthcare that he completed substance use evaluation (Condition #5). A SATOP requirement, Condition #6, was removed as a condition due to Gannon’s 10-year denial of a driver’s license on Nov. 1, 2022. Cause continued to Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Gannon’s probation was continued.
• State vs. William Joseph Miller, Newtown: Miller appeared on charges of Class D felony unlawful possession of a
firearm, Class D misdemeanor owner operated motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility (motor vehicle required to be registered, first offense), Class B misdemeanor exceeded posted speed limit by 26 mph or more, and infraction failure to display valid plates on motor vehicle or trailer. At his request, cause continued to Oct. 15 at 1:15 p.m. for a plea or preliminary hearing setting, discovery, and plea negotiations. Miller’s bond was continued.
• State vs. Steven Scott Stewart, Excelsior Springs: Stewart did not appear for a hearing on a Class C misdemeanor charge of exceeded posted speed limit by 16-19 mph. At the state’s request, cause continued to Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. The circuit clerk sent Stewart a letter informing him of his new court date.
• State vs. Labrina Leah Templeton, Princeton: Templeton did not appear for a probation violation hearing involving her conviction on Class A misdemeanor charges of operated a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner (involving an accident), and leaving the scene of an accident. On the state’s motion, cause continued to Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. for a probation violation hearing. The state is going to file a motion to revoke Templeton’s probation.
• State vs. Dereck Lee Raines, Princeton: Raines appeared for preliminary hearings on three Class D felony charges of stealing $750 or more. On one charge, the court found probable cause to believe a felony had been committed, and that there was prob-
able cause Raines committed the felony. Raines asked for bond modification, to be taken off GPS monitoring as a bond condition. The request was sustained.
The court ruled that probable cause did not exist on the other two charges, and they were dismissed.
The court ordered Case No. 24AI-CR00032 (Class A misdemeanor stealing) be certified to Division I of Mercer County Circuit Court to be heard with Raines’ felony case. He was bound over to Division I, and was ordered to appear for arraignment on Sept. 11 at 9 a.m.
MERCER COUNTY 4-DAY WEATHER
National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill/Kansas City, Time of forecast: Monday, Sept. 9, 7 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 12: Sunny; 88/61
Friday, Sept. 13: Mostly sunny; 80/59 Saturday, Sept. 14: Mostly sunny; 82/60 Sunday, Sept. 15: Sunny; 85 Forecasts reflect daytime high, followed by overnight low. Weather forecasts change often. Check local radio, weather radio, or the NWS website (www.weather.gov) for updates.
Monkey business
What can be more fun than a barrel of monkeys, as the saying goes. Take the newborn pair of patas monkeys at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY - Sisu and Mushu. They smile a lot and, in turn, visitors find themselves grinning a lot. But the zoo’s executive director, Ted Fox ,told reporters that “since the babies are so significant, our primate specialists took action to protect these little patas babies and safeguard their health so we can reach our ultimate goal of having them eventually join the rest of our patas troop.”
The danger of small batteries
Lithium-ion batteries can store large amounts of power in small cells and are quick and easy to recharge. They also can catch fire or explode. The Tulsa (Okla.) Fire Department recently posted a video showing just how easy and dangerous a lithium-ion battery can be. The fire department explained that when its energy “is released uncontrollably, it can generate heat, produce flammable and toxic gasses and even lead to explosions.”
Magna lingua
Texas attorney Brittany Lacayo’s tongue has earned her a page in the Guinness Book of World Record’s. It’s 3.11-inches-wide, exactly the same size as the average length of a woman’s tongue, according to the Guinness judges. A fellow by the name of Brian Thompson holds the male record. His 3.49-inch tongue is not that much wider than Brittany’s lingua.
Tigers fall to second ranked foe
Platte Valley runs for 556 yards, gains 636 total. Evans passes for 252 yards and 3 TDs, runs for another PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo. For the second straight week, the Princeton Tigers hung with a bigger, stronger, older, and state-ranked football team for the first half.
And for the second-straight week, the Tigers hung with said team for most of the first half before it pulled away.
On Friday night (Sept. 6) on Eddie Allen Field, #2 Platte Valley was that team. Leading by one score late in the first quarter and two scores late in the second, the Valley (as the mascot-less, three-team co-op is known to many of its followers) pulled away in the second half to take a 74-34 nonconference decision.
The teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter, with the difference being a missed 2-point try by the Tigers (0-2).
Lucky Ferry scored on a 24yard run to open the scoring with 8 minutes, 21 seconds left in the first quarter. Princeton then scored when Clay Evans threw a 46-yard scoring pass to Kash Holt at the 4:24 juncture.
Ridge Clements threw a 10yard strike to Brody Staples with 2:21 left, and Clements ran in his second 2-point conversion of the night to put Platte Valley up 16-6.
On the following series, the Tigers went 67 yards on just three plays, all passes, with the big one being a 59-yard strike
from Evans to Lincoln Berndt. Berndt caught the pass in full stride and broke a couple of tackles until he was brought down at the PV 4 on his right shoulder - a tackle that resulted in Berndt breaking his right collarbone. It’s an injury that will keep him out of the lineup for several weeks.
Princeton scored on the next play on a 4-yard Evans-to-Holt toss, and Mitchell Walker’s 2-point catch made it 16-14 at the 1:35 point of the first.
Platte Valley (2-0) scored twice to open the second period, both on running plays - 4 yards by Jayden Sturm at the 10:07 mark, and a 47-yard burst by Ferry with 8:12 left. Platte Valley added 2-point conversions to go up 32-14.
Evans then connected with Holt for their third TD, a 25-yarder that made it 32-20 with 6:27 to go before halftime.
Clements answered with a 26-yard scoring run and 2-point conversion with 4:06 left, but the Tigers answered again with an 11-yard scoring run from Evans and his 2-point pass to Cooper Boxley to pull Princeton to within 40-28. Ferry got a 4-yard TD run and a conversion run from Clements with 23 seconds left, and that gave Platte Valley a 20-point halftime lead, 48-28.
The teams traded scores just past the halfway mark of the third period. Ferry scored his fourth TD on a 41-yard run, and added a 2-point catch to make it 56-28. Princeton retaliated on the ensuring kickoff when Box-
first round of the East Harrison Tournament in Cainsville.
ley picked up a loose ball at his 10 and cut through the PV kickoff defense unit for a 70-yard touchdown with 5:21 left.
The rest of the scoring belonged to Platte Valley - a 39yard run by Dylan Klamm in the third quarter, followed by Ferry’s fifth TD run (11 yards) and a 50-yard burst by Mason Holaday, both in the fourth.
Platte Valley ran for 556 yards and picked up 636 yards overall, with Ferry gaining 218 yards on 20 packs.
Princeton finished with 319 yards, with Evans throwing for 252. Walker led Tiger runners with 54 yards.
The Tigers host Pattonsburg on Friday night for their second-straight home game. The Panthers, a three-school coop (with Gilman City and North Harrison) are 0-2 after losing to Rock Port (62-60) and South Holt (73-66).
SH - Cole Medsker 13 run (Trevor Markt kick) - 6:52/1Q, SH 7-6
SH - Medsker 65 run (Markt kick)
- 4:58/1Q, SH 14-6
SH - Hayes Weller 55 pass from Medsker (Market kick) - 2:50/1Q, SH 21-6.
PR - Walker 2 run (run failed)8:50/2Q, SH 21-12
PR - Tyler Coffman 43 pass from
Clay Evans (Coffman pass from Evans) - 7:48/2Q, SH 21-20
SH - Medsker 2 run (Markt kick)
- 6:07/2Q, SH 28-20.
SH - Medsker 12 run (pass failed)
- 0:29/2Q, SH 34-20
SH - Medsker 39 run (Markt kick)
- 7:44/3Q, SH 41-20
SH - Griffin Kimberling 15 pass from Medsker (Markt kick) - 5:46/ 3Q, SH 48-20
PR - Kash Holt 4 pass from Evans (run failed) - 3:54/3Q, SH 48-26
SH - Medsker 44 run (Markt kick)
- 2:49/3Q, SH 55-26
SH - Markt 34 pass from Medsker (Markt kick) - 11:53/4Q, SH 62-26
PR - Evans 65 run (pass failed)10:58/4Q, SH 62-32
SH - Medsker 8 run (Markt kick)
- 5:31/4Q, SH 69-32. NOTES: South Holt was ranked #5 in the preseason media 8-man poll. The Knights were tied for #4 going into last week’s win over Pattonsburg. Medsker was involved in all 10 South Holt touchdowns, 7 rushing, 3 passing. Markt was 9-for-9 on conversion kicks and had 5 touchdowns on 10 kickoffs. … Walker rushed for a team-high 68 yards on 13 carries, followed closely by Evans (5-67) and Coffman (7-54). … The Tigers had 408 yards of total offense, 212 passing on 10 Evans completions - Walker 4-65, Holt 3-55, Coffman 2-89 and Ethan Rhoades 1-3 - and 196 rushing. … Walker had two long kickoff returns, 38 and 50 yards.
MERCER SOFTBALL Cardinals fall twice in East Harrison Tournament
Trenton JV, East Harrison prevail
Cardinals also split a pair of HDC Conference games
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
CAINSVILLE, Mo. The Trenton JV softball team scored five runs in each inning it batted Saturday afternoon, as the Bulldog backups downed Mercer 15-6 in the third-place game of the East Harrison Tournament.
Trenton, a late substitute to take Pattonsburg’s place in the four-team event, gathered 17 hits in dropping Mercer’s record to 1-3. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the first, second and third innings. Mercer got a run in the top of the first inning, two in the second, one in the third and two in the fourth. The tournament’s 90-minute time limit ended the game after the Cardinals batted in the top of the fourth.
Riley Stark went 3-for-3 at the plate, accounting for half of Mercer’s hits. Makenzie Hagan threw all three innings for the Cardinals.
STATISTICS
OFFENSE - Hits: Riley Stark 3, Makenzie Hagan 2, Kali Rogers. Runs scored: Kylie Cowles, Stark, Sari Rogers, Adrianne Burton, Kylie Holt, Jazmine Lewis. RBI: Stark 2. Walks: Hagan, Holt. Hit by pitch: Linda Barton. Stolen bases: Stark 4, Hagan 3, Holt 3, Rogers 2, Cowles, Lewis.
PITCHING - Hagan: 3 innings, 15 runs (12 earned), 17 hits, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts. East Harrison 15, Mercer 1 East Harrison 532 05 - 15 Mercer 000 10 - 1
OFFENSE - Hits: Kennedy Vincent 2, Hagan, Barton. Runs scored: Hagan. RBI: Vincent. Stolen bases: Vincent 2, Hagan, Barton. Game ended on the 90-minute time limit. … Mercer scored on Vincent’s single in the fourth inning which scored Hagan. Mercer 17, Grundy County 6 at Galt, Mo. Thursday, Sept. 5 Mercer 841 004 - 17 Grundy 060 000 - 6
PITCHING - Hagan: 5 innings, 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 walks, 10 strikeouts; Vincent: 1 inning, 6 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts, 3 hit batters. The win improved Mercer’s HDC Conference record to 1-1. The game ended on the 10-run mercy rule. East Harrison 11, Mercer 1 at Mercer, Mo. Tuesday, Sept. 3 East Harrison 411 23 - 11 Mercer 100 00 - 1
OFFENSE - Hits: Cowles, Barton, S. Rogers, Payton Davis. Runs scored: Cowles. RBI: S. Rogers. Stolen bases: Cowles 2, S. Rogers 2, Barton.
PITCHING - Hagan: 5 innings, 11 runs (7 earned), 12 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts, 1 hit batter. East Harrison won the game that started both teams’ seasons, including the HDC Conference.
OFFENSE - Hits: Hagan 2, Kali Rogers, Stark, Rogers, Vincent, Holt. 2B: K. Rogers, Holt. Runs scored: Vincent 3, Lewis 3, Cowles 2, Stark 2, S. Rogers 2, Holt 2, K. Rogers, Barton. RBI: Vincent 3, S. Rogers 2, Cowles. Walks: Lewis 4, Cowles 2, Stark 2, S. Rogers 2, Vincent, Danica Hobbs, Holt. Hit by pitch: Cowles, Stark, Vincent, Barton, Hobbs. Stolen bases: Stark 5, Vincent 5, Lewis 4, Cowles 2, Holt 2, K. Rogers, Hobbs.
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph Princeton quarterback Clay Evans threw for three scores and ran for a touchdown against Platte Valley.
PRESTON COLE/Princeton Post-Telegraph Mercer pitcher Makenzie Hagan delivered a strike to an East Harrison batter Saturday morning in the
Trenton poloce officer receives major award from U.S.
DON LEDFORD
Special to the Post-Telegraph
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Teresa Moore, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, has announced that Sergeant Jeb Walker of the Trenton, Mo., Police Department has received the 2024 Enoch B. Morelock Award.
“Sgt. Walker is an invaluable asset not only to his department, but to his community,” said Moore.
“His long tenure in law enforcement, the breadth of his extensive community involvement, and his exemplary military service truly exemplify the ideals honored by the Enoch B. Morelock Award.”
The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community.
Walker was honored on Aug. 22 during the 22nd Annual LECC Training Seminar in Springfield, Mo. The prestigious law
RUSSELL GLOOR
enforcement award, presented annually by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, is named in honor of Sullivan County Sheriff Enoch B. Morelock, who was the first recorded line of duty death in the Western District of Missouri on Dec. 19, 1847.
Walker has served the Trenton Police Department for 26 years. He continues to serve in patrol and oversees all traffic-related incidents. He is also the designated firearms instructor, OC instructor and field training officer.
Walker is also actively involved in a number of volunteer activities in his community. Walker serves on his school district’s Bright Futures Committee, which hosts back-to-school activities, a food drive, the Lunch Buddy program and teacher appreciation day, among other events. He’s the lead ambassador for the Chamber of
Advice on applying for Social Security SENIOR ISSUES
Special to the Post-Telegraph
WASHINGTON, DC Dear Rusty: I could use some advice on whether or not I should start collecting my Social Security benefits now. I am 67 and 3 months old, and plan to continue working for at least for the next year or two. Signed: Seeking Answers Dear Seeking: Deciding when to claim Social Security is, indeed, an important decision, as it will affect you for the rest of your life. Mainly, deciding when to claim your SS retirement benefit should consider your financial needs, but your life expectancy and marital status are equally important.
At your current age (past your full retirement age of 66 years and six months) you are already earning Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) at the rate of .677% higher benefit for each month you continue to delay. That adds up to an additional 8% benefit for each full year you wait beyond your FRA to claim, and that growth will continue until you are 70 years old. At that point, your benefit will be 28% higher than it would have been at your full retirement age (FRA). If you expect to achieve about “average” life expectancy (about 84 for a man your current age), then waiting until 70 to claim will get you both a higher monthly amount and the most you can get in cumulative lifetime benefits. Waiting, however, only makes sense if you expect at least average longevity. If your health is poor and you have reason to believe you won’t live to the “average,” then claiming earlier makes more sense. FYI: You may find this tool helpful to determine your potential life expectancy: https:// socialsecurityreport.org/
Commerce, assisting and leading numerous events throughout the year. He serves as vice president of the local Kiwanis Club and is an integral part of the Christmas Wish Program, securing donations from the Marines Toys for Tots drive for young people who might not otherwise receive Christmas gifts. This officer also participates in the Main Street and downtown promotions committee, where he has co-chaired the community clean-up week and Tin Can Day program.
Walker is also a trained volunteer firefighter and president of the underwater rescue team that serves the area.
tools/life-expectancy-calculator/.
You can, of course, simply delay claiming for as long as you are still working, and then file for benefits at that time. When your paychecks stop is frequently the best time to start your SS benefits (to supplement the lost work income). And, if you are married and your wife will be entitled to a survivor benefit from you, then waiting longer to claim enhances the benefit your surviving spouse receives at your death (your surviving spouse would get your benefit amount, instead of her own smaller amount).
If that is a consideration, then waiting - at least until you stop working (or age 70 if feasible) is often a prudent choice. So, the choice is yours to make, considering your financial needs, life expectancy, and marital status. You no longer need to worry about Social Security’s annual earnings test (for those collecting benefits before their FRA) but, if it is financially feasible, waiting still longer will mean a higher monthly benefit for the rest of your life.
Russell Gloor is the national Social Security advisor for the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC). This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit the website amacfoundation.org/ programs/social-security-advisory or send an email to ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.
Attorney’s
In addition to his law enforcement and volunteer community service, Walker served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves for 21 years as a gunnery sergeant and in 2016 transitioned to the Missouri Army National Guard, where he serves as a Staff Sergeant. While in the Marines, he deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and to South America. He earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal and graduated as an instructor of water survival. As a member of the Missouri Army National Guard,
he deployed to Kuwait for Operation Enduring Freedom and has earned two Army Commendation Medals, the Army Achievement Medal and the Master Resiliency Instructor Award. He has served as past commander and is currently the judge advocate for his local VFW Post 919, and is currently on the board of directors for the Grundy County Veterans Association.
Enoch B. Morelock Award
Sullivan County Sheriff Enoch B. Morelock was
the first recorded line of duty death in the Western District of Missouri on Dec. 19, 1847. He was appointed the first sheriff of Sullivan County, Mo., in 1845. He was in office a little over two years, but he was known to be an honorable, hardworking man intent on protecting the residents of his community. Sheriff Morelock was shot and killed during a court-ordered sale of the accused’s property. The accused killer, Patrick McIntry, was charged with first degree murder but was later
acquitted. Within a year Mr. McIntry was found shot to death on the banks of a local river.
The annual Enoch B. Morelock Award recognizes individuals with outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and to the community outside of law enforcement. Recipients may include officers from local police departments, sheriffs’ offices, state agencies, or federal agencies as well as investigators from prosecutors’ offices.
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Trenton Police Department Sgt. Jeb Walker (center) receives the Enoch B. Morelock Award from Law Enforcement Coordinator Les Kerr (at left) and LECC Executive Committee members Sheriff Randy Strong, Sheriff Bill Puett, and Chief Mike Stolte.
