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The Shoot-Out Gang, a group of local residents of all ages, has been entertaining audiences during Calamity Jane Days for at least 30 years. They were recognized as the 2023 grand marshals of the CJ Days parade on Saturday.
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District gets separate grant to help faculty, staff pay for tuition, certification help
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER A number of persons were employed for next summer’s 21st Century Grant program during the North Mercer County R-3 Board of Education meeting on Sept. 11.
Persons who work before school and after school as part of the program saw their salary increased from $20 to $24 per hour. Those employed include:
• Kim Palmer - program di-
rector.
• Wade Hall - fiscal director, site director, data entry.
• Aimee Huse - site director.
• Jennifer Wilson - data entry, bookkeeper.
• Sherri Barker - after school staff.
• Randi Girdner - after school staff, before school staff.
• Debra Goodman - after school staff, summer staff.
• Tara Jones - after school staff, after school tutoring.
• Mikayli Purvis - after school staff, before school staff.
• Jamie Robinson - after
school staff.
• Courtney Scroggie - after school staff, after school tutoring.
• Greg Frost - before school staff.
• Doug Eldridge, summer staff.
• Beth Boxley, Einstein Workshop.
All votes were unanimous, 5-0 decisions. Four board members were in attendance, and board president Ervin Taff participated via telephone.
See Mercer school, Page 8
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Progress on Princeton’s ballfields project has picked up rapidly in recent days, including the installation of outfield fences on the softball (front) and baseball (top) fields, concrete for areas where dugouts and bleachers to be placed (plus around the concesstion stand/restrooms/storage building (center, right), and infield dirt on the two main fields. More work needs to be done in order for the Princeton High School softball Tigers to be able to use their new facility for the first time next Monday, Sept. 25.
Updates given about hazard mitigation plan, beer garden
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph PRINCETON No action was taken on three financial items that were presented to the Princeton City
Council during its Sept. 11 meeting.
The items included trash bids, proposals for a new well, and new meters.
See Princeton council, Page 12
VIVIAN ALLEN/Special to the Princeton Post-Telegraph
1976 Princeton graduate Bill Goodin was recognized as the 2023 PHS Outstanding Alumni recipient Saturday morning by the PHS Alumni Association. Goodin is now in his 43rd year at Princeton High School as a coach and/or teacher; he’s currently teaching junior high history and coaching varsity cross country. Goodin is the winningest basketball coach in Tiger history with 500 wins, is the only girls coach to lead Princeton to a district championship (13) and the accompanying state tournament berth (including two Show-Me Showdown appearances), and was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame in 2012.
MERCER COUNTY SB SERIES: Princeton rallies, extends dominance
Lewis ties game with single before G. Kelly sacrifice drives in winning tally. Walkup’s sac fly adds insurance
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER Mercer’s softball team was in position to do something last Monday (Sept. 11) few past Cardinal teams have done - win a second-straight regular season game, leading 4-3 after scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
For Princeton, it was more of a been there, done that deal. The Tigers
matched Mercer’s fourth-inning output in the top of the fifth to regain the lead, and held on to post a 6-4 victory in the annual non-conference series.
After two scoreless innings, Princeton (6-2) broke the ice with two runs in the top of the third when Macey Lewis’ 2-RBI single scored Addy Henke and Hannah Meighen. Mercer cut the lead in half in its half of the inning, before Meighen’s RBI single scored Evan Boxley to put the Tigers up 3-1.
Mercer responded in the bottom of the
fourth for its only lead of the evening at 4-3. (Editor’s note: The Post-Telegraph on Tuesday morning, Sept. 12, requested a description of how Mercer scored all of its runs, but didn’t get a response by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15.)
Princeton regained the lead with its final rally. Lewis drove in Henke with an RBI single to tie the score, then Grace Kelly’s sacrifice plated Lewis to put the Tigers up 5-4. After Faith Siemer hit her second double of the game and reached third, Emma Walkup launched a sac-
Princeton gets TD passes from two QBs, a pick-6 and another big numbers night from Holt in conference victory
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
KING CITY, Mo Yeah, there IS some defense in 8-man football. The Princeton Tigers held old rival King City to 219 yards of total offense and just three offensive scores Friday night, and scored 9 touchdowns from 5 players during a 62-26 Grand River Conference West romp on Roger Wehrli Field.
Once the scoring began just under 21/2 minutes into the game, Princeton (2-2, 2-2 GRC) led for all but 22 seconds of the game.
Talan Holt started the scoring on a 6-yard run at the 9:37 mark of the first quarter for the Tigers. King City (0-4, 0-4) took its only lead on a 3-yard run by Ryder Sample and a 2-point run by Darwin Bowden, 8-6 with 6:42 left.
Princeton scored on its next two possessions as the Tigers regained the lead.
After they recovered an onside kickoff, the Tigers went 41 yards in four plays, scoring on an 18-yard Holt run (followed by his 2-point run) with 6:20 to go in the first for a 14-8 lead.
The defense stepped up and held KC to minus-7 yards on its next series and forced a 3-andout. Taking over at its 16, Princeton drove 64 yards in 6 plays, with most of the damage coming on Holt-to-Ethan Rhoades throws of 23 and 37 yards, the latter going for a touchdown
and a 20-8 lead with 1:57 mark.
Princeton was stopped at the Wildkat 1 when Sample intercepted a Holt pass and ran it out to the 26. Six plays later, KC made it a one-score game when Bowden found Graham Metzger at the midway point of the second quarter, 20-14.
The Tigers scored three TDs before halftime to put the game out of reach.
First, Clay Evans, who was injured during the first quarter of the Tigers’ first game, led Princeton on an 8-play, 50yard drive the culminated in a 15-yard scoring pass to Corbin Powell at the 3-minute mark. They hooked up again on a 2-point play for a 28-14 Princeton lead.
The Tiger defense forced another 3-and-out, and the offense took over with 1:15 left at the Princeton 6. One play, 11 seconds and 74 yards later, Holt broke through for his third TD of the game, as Princeton went up 30-14.
Princeton successfully pulled off an onsides kick, and after a 4-yard sack of Holt, he tossed a 44-yard TD pass to Rhoades with 15 seconds left. Navari Payton added a 2-point catch, and the Tigers led 42-14 at halftime.
The Tigers scored first in the third quarter off a 38-yard Holt run with 9:56 remaining. King City got those points right back on a 2-yard Sample run, making it a 48-20 Princeton lead at the 7:42 juncture.
Princeton scored two more times during the third to take
the game into running clock mode.
First, Holt tossed a 10-yard TD pass to Payton with 4:27 left; a Holt run pushed the spread to 56-20 and instigating the running clock. (Last year and in years past, that rule didn’t go into effect in 8-man football until a second-half margin reached 45 or more points.)
Then, on the next play from scrimmage, Tiger defensive lineman Evan Houck picked off a Bowden pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown (hence, the phrase “pick-6”) with 4 minutes left to make it 62-20.
Sample returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards with 3:16 to go to end the night’s scoring.
Numbers highlights
• The Tigers racked up 479 yards of total offense, 276 rushing and 203 passing. More impressive, however, was their defense - King City was held to 219 yards on three more plays (55) than Princeton ran. The Wildkats gained 142 rushing yards on 40 carries, just under 3.6 yards per carry, and the Tigers recorded 5 tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery, and Houck’s pick-6.
• Holt again had a huge individual night for the Tigers, combining for 392 yards of offense, 207 rushing and 185 passsing. But he only needed 16 packs to get those rushing yards as five “other” Tigers gained 69 yards on 12 carries.
District update
The Tigers are still second
rifice fly deep enough to score Siemer with an insurance run.
Boxley, Siemer, Lewis and Meighen each got two hits in combining for 8 of Princeton’s 9 hits. Payton Houk got 2 hits for Mercer (5-5).
Kelsey Goodin struck out 6 Cardinals to pick up the win in the pitcher’s circle. Princeton’s win improved its all-time, 38-season record against Mercer to 426, 21-3 since 2009.
Statistics on Page 3
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
Linemen seldom get their names published or mentioned over the PA system, and they more seldom score touchdowns. Princeton senior Evan Houck, who plays on the offensive and defensive lines for the Tigers, scored his team’s final touchdown Friday night with this fourth-quarter interception and return.
in the District 8 standings with 29.83 points. Schuyler County leads with 39 points, followed by Princeton, Paris (27.5), North Shelby (23.37) and Knox County (16.25).
Next: No. 9 Stanberry
The Tigers finally return home to Eddie Allen Field this Friday, as they host ninthranked Stanberry (4-0, 4-0 GRC). The Bulldogs routed
Pattonsburg last week 66-30. It’ll be the first meeting of the two programs since the 1989 season, when the Tigers downed Stanberry 22-8 in a GRC and Class 1A district game on the old Princeton Athletic Field grass. Stanberry made the switch to 8-man football the following season.
Statistics on Page 4
PRINCETON SOFTBALL: Tigers fall to Albany in key GRCW game
Tigers went into final league game needing to win to force at least a tie for first place
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
ALBANY, Mo. All the Princeton softball team had to do last Thursday (Sept. 14) was to beat Albany for a shot to win the first Grand River Conference West championship.
The Warriors were not at all interested in cooperating, however, holding Princeton to just four singles in taking a 5-0 victory.
What that meant was that the Tigers went into their final league game on Tuesday evening (well after this edition was printed and distributed) needing to beat conference leader North Andrew (7-5, 5-1 GRCW) to share the title with the Cardinals. And, maybe, with Worth County or King City; the Tigers, WoCo and KC all went into Tuesday’s game with 4-2 league records.
Princeton (6-2 overall going into Monday’s non-conference game at Gilman City) never got going offensively. Riley Clark got half of Princeton’s hits. Albany got just two hits off Tiger pitcher Kelsey Goodin, but was able to get three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning before adding single runs in the fifth and sixth frames.
Goodin struck out 7 Warriors.
Emma Walkup and Audrey Kelly got Princeton’s other hits.
Tigers 10, North Harrison 0
PRINCETON The host Tigers got just 6 hits during their Sept. 12 GRCW game, but they used 6 North Harrison errors and 5 walks to post a 5-inning, runrule win.
Princeton got all the runs it needed with a 6-run round in the bottom of the first. Faith Siemer reached on an error to score Addy Henke, and Grace Kelly reached on an error that scored Siemer and Riley Lewis for a 3-0 lead. Kelly later
MERCER SOFTBALL: Cardinals win twice in HDC
scored on a passed ball, Clark stole home, and Audrey Kelly tripled to score Hannah Meighen to make it 6-0.
The Tigers made it 8-0 in the fourth, as Grace Kelly’s RBI single scored Henke, then Walkup’s singled home Kelly.
The game ended after Princeton scored twice in the fifth. Audrey Kelly scored Evan Boxley on a bunt attempt to make it 9-0, and Meighen got home when Henke reached on an error for the 10th run.
Goodin gave up just two hits over five innings in the circle.
OFFENSE - Hits: Walkup 2, G. Kelly, Clark, Meighen, A. Kelly. 3B: G. Kelly, A. Kelly. RBI: Henke, Siemer, G. Kelly, Walkup, A. Kelly. Runs scored: Henke 2, G. Kelly 2, Meighen 2, Lewis, Siemer, Clark, Boxley. Walks: Henke 2, Walkip, Boxley, Meighen. Sacrifices: Boxley 2, Lewis.
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER Breanna Houk doubled to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored on an error on the play, as Mercer claimed a 2-1 HDC Conference win last Thursday (Sept. 14) over East Harrison. Houk’s line drive eluded East Harrison’s right fielder after it cleanly landed on the outfield grass.
The Cardinals (5-5, 4-1 HDC) got their first run in the bottom of the first when Maddi Fisher’s infield groundout drive in a run. East Harrison (3-8, 2-3 HDC) got its run later.
• Mercer ripped Tri-County 20-2 last Tuesday (Sept. 12). The Mustangs, who aren’t registered for postseason play this season, are 0-6 overall, 0-5 in the HDC.
Statistics for these games were not submitted in time to appear in this week’s Post-Telegraph
Princeton vs. Mercer statistics
PRINCETON (6)
OFFENSE - Hits: Evan Boxley 2, Faith Siemer 2, Macey Lewis 2, Hannah Meighen 2, Addy Henke. 2B: Siemer 2, Boxley. RBI: Lewis 3, Emma Walkup, Grace Kelly, Meighen. Runs scored: Walkup 3, Henke 2, Boxley, Siemer, Lewis, Meighen. Sacrifices: Walkup, Audrey Kelly, Grace Kelly. Stolen bases: Henke.
PITCHING - Kelsey Goodin: 7 innings, 4 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts.
MERCER (3)
OFFENSE - Hits: Payton Houk 2, Bailey Houk, Emma Shipley, Maddi Fisher, Breanna Houk, Riley Stark. 2B: P. Houk. RBI: P. Houk 2, Shipley, Mak-
enzie Hagan. Runs scored: Fisher, Br. Houk, Gracie Rogers, Stark. Walks: Rogers. Stolen bases: Shipley, Fisher, Br. Houk, Rogers.
PITCHING - Hagan: 7 innings, 6 runs (6 earned), 9 hits, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION DEBORAH L. CULBERTSON, KENNETH E. MEINKE, and TERRY L. MEINKE, Petitioners vs. All unknown heairs, spouses,, devisees, grantees, assignees, donees, alienees, legetees, beneficiaries, distributees, administrators, personal repesentatives, guardians, mortgagees, trustees, and legal representatives, and all other persons, corporations, or successors claiming by, through or under Eva L. Meinke
Respondents
Case No. 23AI-PR00020
NOTICE OF HEARING
To all persons who claim any interest in the property of Eva L. Meinke, deceased, as an heir of said decedent or through any heir of said decedent:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the above court by Deborah L. Culbertson, Kenneth E. Meinke, and Terry L. Meinke, for the determination of the heirs of Eva L. Meinke, deceased, and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to the following described property owned by said decedent at the time of death, to-wit:
An undivided one-third interest in and to:
That part of the following described tract of land lying East of State Highway “P”. Thirty-one acres of the East side of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Thirty-two (32), Township Sixty-six (66) North, Range Twenty-four (24), all situated in Mercer County, Missouri.
AND
An undivided one-third interest in and to:
Seven and one-half acres off the South side of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; Fifteen (15) acres part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter, commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, thence West 25 5/19 rods, thence North 95 rods, thence East 25 5/9 rods, thence South 95 rods to beginning, all in Section Thirty-three (33), in Township Sixty-six (66) North, of Range Twenty-five (25) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian.
Petitioners’ attorney is Robert Cowherd of Chap-
man and Cowherd, P.C. whose business address is 903 Jackson Street, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601.
You are hereby required to appear to answer said Petition on October 19, 2023 at 9:30 o’clock a.m. in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Mercer County, Missouri, at Princeton, Missouri, at which time and place said Petition will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgement may be entered in due course upon said Petition.
Julie Humphrey Deputy Clerk, Probate Division, Circuit Court of Mercer County, Missouri DATES OF PUBLICATION
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Tricky awards
It happened in Australia. Noeline Cassettari’s pal, Megan Reimann, earned a Guinness World Records title for her cow’s bovine tricks. Not to be outdone, Nicole showed off the tricks that her miniature horse and her pet sheep were able to do and bagged two Guinness titles. Her minihorse, Rose, was able to do 13 tricks in sixty seconds and Beanie, the sheep, completed 11 tricks in one minute.
PRINCETON FOOTBALL STATISTICS
Tigers 62, at King City 26
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OFFENSE
Rushing: Talan Holt 16-207, 4 TDs; Tyler Coffman 5-24; Devin Allton 2-20; Clay Evans 1-18; Nuvari Payton 4-7.
Passing: Holt 13 of 17, 185 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; Evans 1 of 5, 18 yards, TD.
Receiving: Ethan Rhoades 4-102, 2 TDs; Payton 4-23, 1 TD; Corbin Powell 3-49, 1 TD; Cooper Boxley 1-24; Evans 1-7; Coffman 1 (minus 2).
DEFENSE (tackles listed as solo, assists and total)
Tackles: Holt 7/0/7, Evan Houck 5/2/7, Evans 3/4/7, Nico Rubio 3/2/5, Payton Miller 3/1/4, Coffman 2/2/4, Payton 2/1/3, Rhoades 2/3/5, Kole Lewis 2/3/5, Hudson Wilson 2/0/2, Powell 1/0/1, Kolton Schurke 1/1/2, Grant Oaks 1/0/1, Robbie Miller 1/0/1, Boxley 0/5/5, Hunter Lowrey 0/2/2, Michael Parsons 0/1/1, Gavin Stockman 0/1/1.
Sacks: Rubio.
Tackles for loss: Rubio 3, Evans, P. Miller, Oaks 1. Interceptions: Houck (TD).
Fumbles recovered: Coffman.
Doggonit
Tina Kahlig of Hill Country Village, Texas saw an unusual critter in her neighborhood. She wasted no time in getting her camera and snapping a picture. She posted the photo on a local Internet website, asking neighbors “what is that?”
So far, visitors to the website have not been able to identify it, although a few respondents suggested that it might be a legendary chupacabra. Even experts have been unable to pin it down. However, they have suggested that it might just be a very mangy dog that was wandering in her neighborhood.
Honest, no bull
The cops in Norfolk, Neb., got a shock when they spotted a car with a full grown bull sitting in its passenger’s seat. They had gotten a call that there was "a car driving into town that had a cow in it,” according to Police Captain Chad Reiman. They thought they were going to find a calf in the car but when they got to the scene they saw that it was a huge bull. The car’s owner had modified the automobile to accommodate his enormous passenger. The police gave the driver a warning and sent him home.
The lion gave up
Margot Lowe and guide Witness Mathebule were on safari near the Arathusa Safari Lodge in South Africa when they came across a herd of feeding hyenas. The critters suddenly stopped eating; they sensed danger. Out came the video camera and, sure enough, a large and scary lion entered the scene. The hyenas scattered but not fast enough for all of them to get away; one member of the herd was too slow and was singled out by the lion. But the big cat hesitated when it saw the hyena clan had turned around and was about to attack. It gave the lion’s captured prey enough time to get away.
Her’s is no fairy tale
In the fable, Rapunzel used her incredibly long hair to escape the clutches of a witch. Tami Manis of Knoxville, Tenn., grew her unusually long head of hair because she liked it that way and, as a result, she got herself a page in the Guinness Book of World Records. She trims the front and sides of her hair but she hasn’t cut the hair in the back of her head since 1990. Her mullet measures 5 feet, 8 inches.
Special to the Post-Telegraph MAYSVILLE, Mo. “You don’t understand, we want democratic socialism like Europe has.”
Cori Bush was elected to Congress in 2020, representing Missouri Congressional District 1. Bush Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) are two of the five members of Congress who are members of the Democratic Socialists of America. They frequently cite European countries such as Denmark as cases of successful democratic socialism.
Actually, Denmark is a capitalist country with private businesses and private property. Denmark has less business regulations than the USA and no minimum wage laws. Denmark does have more social welfare programs than we do. But if I listed all the social welfare programs available in Missouri, it would fill this whole page, so the differences between us are minor.
Democratic socialism is simply socialism with lipstick to make it more appealing.
“Socialism, as consistently defined by both those who support and oppose it, is predicated on the absence of private property. In fact, Karl Marx was adamant that socialism would bring about the end of ‘private ownership of the means of production.’ This would mean the end of individuals and corporations owning, improving, and exchanging resources, goods, and services. The elimination of private property is a central feature of socialism.” (James Davenport, Fee.org)
Denmark and most European countries are capitalist economies with private businesses owned by individuals and corporations - similar to the USA but with two key differences: taxes and defense.
In 2020, the USA had 173,000 troops deployed in 159 coun-
tries. The USA operates 750 military bases in 80 countries outside the USA. We spend more on the military than the next 10 countries combined, and 205 of those bases are in just four European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy and Turkey.
Missouri taxpayers are funding the defense of Europe.
Cori Bush and AOC advocate for “Medicare For All.” It is true that most socialist countries have government provided “free’ healthcare.” Healthcare is never free. It is paid for by someone. Ask any American citizen getting Medicare how much they pay each month for “free” healthcare in the USA (after paying into Medicare for 45 years). In Denmark, the national sales tax rate is 25%. Denmark workers also pay income tax - up to 52% of their income. For many workers, two of every four weeks worked goes to pay for Denmark’s free social welfare programs.
The socialist programs that are touted in Europe are funded by hefty taxes on their population and the outsourced national defense to the U.S. military.
Bush and AOC campaigned on the promise of free stuff, but failed to explain who will pay the cost. The myths of a democratic socialist utopia are spreading like a virus amongst our youth. I wonder what is being taught on college campuses today?
Free does not mean something is free, it means someone else paid for it. What free things are your taxes paying for?
Paul Hamby is a conservative free thinker, who is also a farmer and small businessman from DeKalb in northwest Missouri.
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National Weather Service - Pleasant Hill/Kansas City, Mo.
Time of forecast: 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18
Thursday, Sept. 21: Mostly sunny; 78/62
Friday, Sept. 22: 50% chance of showers; 74/54
Saturday, Sept. 23: Rain likely (70% chance); 74/62
Sunday, Sept. 24: Partly sunny, 40% chance; 73
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THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment for religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there of; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people to peacefully assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
STAN ROBINSON
Special to the Post-Telegraph KANSAS CITY, Mo. It has long been known that a major source of E. coli bacteria in our food supply comes from animal manure. Feedlot runoff used to irrigate vegetables is one source. Feedlot cattle also carry feces on their hide and in the harvesting process contamination of the meat may occur. The discovery of a feed additive that makes the E. coli safe to consume was warmly greeted by the food industry. Safe to consume and palatable are not the same!
Recent scientific work enables us to grow meat cells in the laboratory. Once enough cells have accumulated they can be processed into meat-like products. Hamburgers, T-bone steaks, Chicken nuggets, and Buffalo wings without the harvest of animals.
Without question antibiotics have been a blessing to human health. Unfortunately it is not all good news.
It has been discovered there is a correlation between good health and the microflora in our gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer have been associated with a deficiency of good intestinal “bugs”. Most antibiotics are not selective. They wipe out both health enhancing as well as harmful microflora in our GI tract. The growing recognition of the importance of GI flora has spawned an $8.7 billion probiotics industry.
Fecal transplants are proving incredibly more effective than probiotic pills. This medical procedure involves fecal matter from a person with healthy microbiota being used as a suppository to seed the intestinal
flora of a sick person. In one study 94% of sufferers recovered after two treatments, while just 32% recovered on antibiotics alone. Pills have been developed for oral implantation of the good “bugs.”
This entire concept changes my vision of donating!
A Washington Post article published Aug. 16, 2023 informs that surgeons at NYU Langone Health had transplanted a genetically altered pig kidney into a brain-dead man. The kidney functioned for 32 days, and was heralded as an advance toward the possible use of animal organs in humans. “This is the first time in history that anyone has been able to show a genetically modified pig kidney is able to maintain life-sustaining kidney function,” said Jayme E. Locke, lead author of the JAMA Surgery research.
The National Swine Resource and Research Center at the University of Missouri is the go-to source for genetically modified pigs. (Farm Journal, Dec. 9, 2022) These pigs are used by researchers across the United States and other countries to study various diseases that impact humans.
There are currently more than 100,000 people on the organ transplant list, mostly waiting for kidney and heart transplants. Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig parts for medical uses. The ultimate goal is providing pig organs for transplantation into humans. Courtney Stanton, president of Central Bioscience says “It’s just a huge potential space, and to be at the leading edge and focused on building those relationships is critical.” (Reuters Media) Porky Pig to the rescue?
Cailyn McRossie-Martinez and Brandon Martinez of Boulder, Colo., were married recently and, boy, did they have a wedding reception they’ll never forget. For one thing, the day featured what was described as monsoon rains and then a bear showed up at their wedding reception. The newlyweds took it in stride, though. As Brandon put it, “It’s not too often you go in to your dessert table and see a bear crashing it and eating all of it.” Cailyn called it “the perfect Colorado wedding. Life doesn't always go to plan, but it's how you get through it together.”
What’s for dinner
Amber Worrick of Southfield, Mich., went grocery shopping recently. When she got home her daughter was helping her unpack and suddenly let out a scream when she spotted a live frog in the plastic package containing the spinach. “It was alive and moving,” according to Amber who told one TV reporter she didn’t want to become known as the “frog lady.” The grocery store manager, of course, gave her an apology and refunded the cost of the spinach.
(What we try to do every week)
“Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it because in the process WE WILL CATCH EXCELLENCE.”
Coach Vince Lombardi
A.J. McComas
Princeton, Mo.
A.J. “Mac” McComas, 95, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at his home in Princeton, Mo., surrounded by his family.
A.J. was born on March 17, 1928, in Lone Star, Mo., to Aubrey and Blondina (Grace) McComas. He attended Albany High School, where he met the love of his life, Patricia Murphy. A.J. graduated from Albany High School in 1946. He and Patricia were married at Dorsey Christian Church in Albany on July 3, 1949.
A couple of years later, A.J. and Pat relocated to Camp Pendleton, Calif., where A.J. served his country during the Korean War. After a year in the California sun, A.J. was deployed to Japan.
Following his discharge from the United States Marine Corps, he started his career as a salesman for Townsend Wholesale Grocery, traveling all over north Missouri. In the fall of 1961, A.J. and Pat moved their family to Princeton, where they purchased Hoover Grocery on the Princeton square and opened Mac’s Food Center. The business grew so they later moved to Mac’s Ayrliner at the main intersection of town. In 1976 A.J.’s son Jeff joined him in the Ayrliner, where they worked together until they sold the business.
Mac served as president of the Princeton Rotary Club, Princeton Chamber of Commerce, and the Princeton Country Club.
In his retirement A.J. enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing music, and traveling.
A.J. was an active member of New Hope Baptist Church and often sang specials while playing his guitar. He and Pat always called family members on their birthdays and sang Happy Birthday while he played the guitar. This was one of the most treasured memories of the family.
A.J. is survived by his wife of 74 years, Pat; daughter, Cindy (Mark) Yungeberg of Princeton; son, Jeff (Debra) McComas of Weatherby Lake,
Mo.; and three grandchildren, Dusty Yungeberg, Cait (Jesse) Springston, and Alan (Kinzley) McComas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Clifton McComas and his wife, Marie.
A.J.’s funeral service was held Monday, Sept. 18 at New Hope Baptist Church, of Princeton, under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home of. Burial, with military rites, followed in Princeton Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the New Hope Baptist Church and/or the A. J. McComas Memorial Music Scholarship in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673.
Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
Richard Bryan Schooler, 82, of Spickard, Mo., passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 at a Kansas City, Mo., hospital.
He was born on September 5, 1941, in Princeton, Mo., the son of Clifford and Mary (Klingensmith) Schooler.
Richard was a 1959 graduate of Princeton High School, and worked as a carpenter.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Jim; and a great-granddaughter, Lexi Boone.
Richard is survived by his daughter, Linda Hague, Newtown, Mo.; sons, Bryan Schooler, Raymore, Mo., and Stephen Schooler, Mercer, Mo.; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Richard has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home of Princeton, Mo. Private graveside services and inurnment will be held in Coon Cemetery of rural Mercer County, Mo.
Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
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Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted. Monday, Sept. 11
• Minutes of the Aug. 28 meeting were approved.
• Bills were approved for payment
• Time sheets and the Aug. 31 payroll were approved.
• County Clerk Judy Hamilton, Public Administrator Kelli Judd and Assessor Dana Widner presented fees collected during August.
• Commissioners received mileage logs from Road & Bridge Supervisor Shawn Powell dated May 4 through Sept. 11.
• Commissioers received the certificate of training for Hamilton from the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities.
• Circuit Clerk and Recorder Tammy Crouse presented the August uniform disbursement record, receipt and disbursement report, and list of land transfers.
• Commissioners received the August mileage logs from Deputies Randy Francis and Riley Nelson, and the August motor equipment expense reports from Francis, Nelson and Sheriff Jose Lopez.
• Commissioners and Hamilton signed a certi-
fied copy of order authorizing Collector/Treasurer Susan Moore to pay the following:
* $40.56 to General Revenue for half of the Xerox lease (money taken from Recorder’s Special Fund #06);
* $4,438 to Norris Quarries for gravel and $1,600 to the Mercer County Road & Bridge Department for hauling it to Lindley Township, and $43 to Grundy Electric Cooperative Inc. for Lindley Township utilities (money taken from Lindley Township Fund #36);
* $152.56 to Cardmember Services for expenses at a fall conference (money taken from Prosecuting Attorney’s Training Fund #04); and
* $94.83 to GRM Networks for the phone bill (money taken from Treasurer’s Maintenance Fund #34).
• Commissioners left the courthouse at 10 a.m. to look at roads in Medicine Township.
• Presiding Commissioner Jerry Allen signed the following for Bridge 2550002 BRO-B065 (39) on Indigo Place: Progress Invoice 17 in the amount of $4,976.39 to Howe Company LLC for engineering services; Progress Invoice 18 in the amount of $12,437.94 to C & C Bridge and Concrete Inc.; and a final acceptance letter to the Mis-
souri Department of Transporation.
MELANIE CHANEY
Tracy and Barb McLain had a neighborhood fish fry with family and friends and neighbors. Nearly 50 people had fish, mountain oysters and spoonbill. They had a good time and were blessed with a rainbow at the end of the day.
Herman and Melanie Chaney attended the car show in Ridgeway on Sept. 17.
Keep Monita Fair in your thoughts and prayers while she deals with some health issues.
Wendell and Sandy Willis had two little visitors come stay all night Saturday night, Sept. 16. Colt and Gabe Parkhurst came over and they had a wiener roast.
There are junior high softball games at Pattonsburg. It is a tournament, times are to be announced. There is junior high softball at Winston versus Pattonsburg and varsity softball at Pattonsburg on Sept. 21. Other softball: Sept. 23, junior high tournament at Ridgeway; Sept. 25, junior high and varsity softball at Ridgeway; Sept. 26, varsity softball at Cainsville; and Sept. 28, varsity softball at Newtown and junior high softball at South
Harrison.
That is all the news I received this week. Let me know some for next week, it’s all appreciated.
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 25: EggStravganza, toast.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: pancakes, sausage patty.
Wednesday, Sept. 27: french toast sticks.
Thursday, Sept. 28: cheddar cheese omelet.
Friday, Sept. 29: 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. 25: tenderloin or chicken strips, potato chips, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: General Tso’s chicken or popcorn chicken, steamed California blend, egg roll.
See School food, Page 7
From Page 6
Wednesday, Sept. 27: taco salad or grilled cheese sandwich, refried beans, tortilla chips.
Thursday, Sept. 28: nacho pie or BBQ chicken sandwich, romaine salad with tomatoes, Spanish rice.
Friday, Sept. 29: cheese pizza or chicken ranch wrap, buttered corn, dessert.
MERCER
Breakfast is served with orange juice and white or chocolate milk. Cereal is an optional entree.
Mondays: egg entree. Tuesdays: cereal, toast. Wednesdays: breakfast roll. Thursdays: sausage, pancakes. Fridays: biscuits, gravy.
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. 25: (a) hamburger; (b) chicken quesadilla; chips.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: (a) roast beef; (b) chicken nuggets; mashed potatoes, gravy, green
beans, roll.
Wednesday, Sept. 27: (a) Italian sub; (b) chicken sandwich; tater tots.
Thursday, Sept. 28: (a) hot ham and cheese sandwich; (b) McRib sandwich; corn, chocolate chip cookie.
Friday, Sept. 29: (a) pizza; (b) chicken wrap; steamed cauliflower blend vegetables.
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.
Monday, Sept. 25: chicken sandwich, carrots.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: taco bake, corn.
Wednesday, Sept. 27: hot pork sandwich, green beans.
Thursday, Sept. 28: tuna salad, carrot sticks.
Friday, Sept. 29: chicken noodle casserole, peas.
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. 25: ribbi q/bun, tater tots, baked corn, applesauce.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: salisbury steak, white rice, California blend with cheese, hominy, mandarin oranges in vanilla pudding.
Wednesday, Sept. 27: chicken broccoli alfredo lasagna, glazed carrots, breadstick, peaches, blondie brownies.
Thursday, Sept. 28: biscuits with sausage gravy, hash brown, scrambled eggs, tomato
juice, strawberries and bananas.
Friday, Sept. 29: pit ham, baked sweet potato, green beans, croissant roll, assorted fruit, cherry crisp, ice cream.
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Obviously, these two kids aren’t babies, even though they were chosen as Calamity Jane Days young royalty at the end of Saturday morning’s baby show. Baylor Evans (left), daughter of Clay and Becca Evans, was chosen as Little Miss Calamity, while Hyde Hamilton, son of Casey and Abbie Hamilton, was selected as Little Wild Bill.
The Princeton High School class of 1973 held its 50-year reunion over Calamity
and part of the group’s activities included riding in Saturday afternoon’s
This school year’s 21st Century grant is good through June 2024, but there is no guarantee the program will continue after that.
Other actions
• The consent agenda was approved.
• Hall, Mercer’s superintendent, said there wasn’t a CSIP (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan) update. The CSIP team was to meet this week.
• The district’s Career Ladder plan was approved. Outside of the plan’s dates, no changes were made for the 202324 plan. If all 12 eligible staff members complete Stage III, the cost to the district would be about $28,000.
• The 2023-24 bus route plan for the district’s three routes was approved.
• Huse, Mercer’s firstyear principal, told the board that fire and torna-
do safety drills have been done. She noted teachers in grades K-2 have been doing a good job with the new reading program, and that initial Title I testing has been finished.
She added elementary character awards will be done each month.
• In his report, Hall said one family is paying tuition for a student to attend school at Mercer.
The district’s preschool grant has officially been accepted, and an application for a safety grant has been submitted.
Hall said Mercer has been awarded a Patterson Foundation that will reimburse faculty and staff with their tuition, and help pay for certification assessments.
He is continuing to look for a company to come to the school to look at the elevator. A refrigerator has been bought for the kitchen, and a deep freeze
is now being sought.
The new scoreboard for the softball field was delivered, but with a catch - the district got a portion of another school’s sign. The district is now waiting for the correct part to arrive. Board vice president Heath West will weld the new scoreboard to the frame at no cost to the district.
Commercial Roof Coatings of Leon, Iowa has completed work on the roof on the district’s 1997 addition. The district is getting trade-in values to buy a bus.
The district has Geer II funds that must be obligated by the end of the month. A meeting was to be held this week for parents who have paid dual credit tuition since the fall of 2021 until the current time.
West asked Hall if the district could offer insurance on laptops and
chromebooks. Hall will research the matter.
• A brief closed session was held. No actions were taken.
Editor’s Note: Information for this report was taken from unapproved meeting minutes provided by district bookkeeper Jennifer Lynn Wilson.
Special to the Post-Telegraph JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri Public Service Commission has directed Evergy Missouri Metro and Evergy Missouri West (Evergy) to provide the Commission with updates and additional information regarding Evergy’s Time-of-Use (TOU) rate implementation plan.
Sept. 25 is target date for softball Tigers’ first game at new facility
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON The Princeton R-5 Board of Education received an update about progress on the community’s new ballfields, during its Sept. 11 meeting.
Construction of the building that will hold the concession stand, restrooms, storage space and press box is nearing completion, Superintendent Jerry Girdner reported.
“The burning question on everyone’s mind is ‘when will this project be completed,’” he said. “Our target date is Monday, Sept. 25, when we hope to welcome Milan as our first opponent.”
More information can be seen in a statement the school district sent to area media.
Other items
• The consent agen-
da was approved. Along with the usual payment of bills and necessary fund transfers, the consent agenda included first-day enrollment numbers and letters to and from the state auditor.
• Girdner presented board members information from Section 162.203 RSMo, which involves ongoing board training.
Under the statute, any board member who was on the board on Aug. 28, 2019, or elected or appointed after that date, is required to complete least one hour of refresher training each year of his/ her term.
• Elementary Principal Wes Guilkey was appointed to serve as the district’s homeless liaison.
• The board held a brief closed session, with no actions taken.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
The Commission requested additional information on a number of items such as:
• Enrollment summaries by certain customer segments including electric heat customers, non-digital customers, senior customers, rural customers, low-income customers and less energy engaged customers.
• Contact center engagements including customer complaints and the resolution type of each call.
• Customer engagement including updates of customer calls, surveys and customer use of Evergy’s Compare My Rate online tool.
See Evergy plan, Page 9
Special to the Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON The city of Princeton, with the support of the Princeton R-5 School District and the Princeton Ball Association (PBA), began construction on the relocation of the ball fields. The new Russ Derry Sports Complex will be a three-field complex on the west side of Princeton at the intersection of Route FF and U.S. Highway 136, across from Dollar General.
“This summer, we have been overwhelmed by the incredible generosity of our community, with an additional $44,000 in donations and pledges. These vital contributions will be instrumental in ensuring the successful completion of our new softball and baseball fields,” said R-5 Superintendent Jerry Girdner, the site manager for the project. There are still opportunities to contribute to the new fields. Your donations will go toward enhancing the complex with trees, shrubs, concession stand
equipment, playground facilities, and picnic tables.
The relocation of the ball fields from the river bottom to the new complex marks an exciting and transformative moment for the Princeton community. “The burning question on everyone's mind is, ‘When will this project be completed?’” said Girdner. “We are thrilled to share our optimism that we aim to host our inaugural softball game at the new complex later this month. Our target date is Monday, Sept. 25, when we hope to welcome Milan as our first opposing team.”
Weather, labor/volunteers and, of course, money are some of the significant factors that will impact the completion of the project. However, the plan is to work as efficiently as possible to construct a high-quality facility for the community to enjoy for many years to come. Volunteers, along with some professionals, are working at the complex virtually every day and
evening. If you want to help, or are part of a service club that’s seeking to help with a community project, are urged to call the Princeton R-5 central office at 660-748-3211.
“Our school district and community are profoundly thankful for the outpouring of donations and pledges towards this project,” Girdner said. “Your contribution can make a significant impact and help provide new ball fields for our community. Whether you represent a business, organization, or wish to contribute personally, we encourage you to contact the school: 660-748-3211.”
Additionally, you can mail your donation to The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri at 1006 West St. Maartens Drive, Suite B, St. Joseph, MO 64506. Please include “Princeton Ball Fields” in the memo line and attach a short note or cover letter with your donation. No amount is too small, and your support will be recognized and cherished.
PRESTON
After an absence of several years, the Calamity Jane Days Trail Ride was revived, and Madison Holt of rural Princeton was the youngest participant. Madison, 7, daughter of Chance and Amanda Holt, rode the entire 14-mile route, then celebrated with a Casey’s slushie.
Evergy plan
• Customer data such as the frequency of accounts that switch TOU rates.
From Page 8 implementation process at on-the-record presentations in November 2023, January 2024 and April 2024. Evergy is to also hold a stakeholder meeting in 2023 to solicit stakeholder feedback and input.
• Average Payment Plan (APP) information including the number of customers that were removed from the APP because they enrolled in a new rate option using self-service; and the total number of re-enrollments in APP after the new TOU rates are effective.
Evergy is to also make progress reports to the Commission regarding the TOU education and
JOE JEREK Special to the Post-Telegraph JEFFERSON CITY Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go native with tree and shrub seedlings from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property.
bare-root seedlings with sizes varying by species. Seedlings varieties include: pine, bald cypress, cottonwood, black walnut, hickory, oak, pecan, persimmon, river birch, maple, willow, sycamore, blackberry, buttonbush, hazelnut, redbud, ninebark, elderberry, sumac, wild plum, witch hazel, and others. MDC recommends ordering early for the best selection.
Nursery Supervisor Mike Fiaoni. “And some seedlings occasionally succumb to harsh weather or hungry wildlife, despite the nursery staff’s best efforts.”
As previously ordered by the Commission, Evergy’s new default TOU rates will have a phasedin implementation from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2023. The time prior to Oct. 1 was ordered as a lead-in time for customer education and outreach.
MDC’s George O. White State Forest Nursery offers a variety of low-cost native tree and shrub seedlings for sale for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion control, wildlife food and cover, and other purposes.
The nursery provides mainly one-year-old,
“The nursery grows millions of seedlings each year, but some species are very popular and sell out quickly,” said Forest
Fiaoni added that even if a species is listed as “sold out,” customers can still place an order for those seedlings because other orders may get cancelled, freeing up inventory. Customers won’t be charged for seedlings unless they are available to ship.
Seedlings are available in bundles of 10 or in-
crements of 25 per species. Prices range from 34 cents to $1 per seedling. Sales tax will be added to orders unless tax exempt. There is a shipping fee and a $9 handling charge for each order. Receive a 15% discount up to $20 off seedling orders with a Heritage Card, Permit Card, or Conservation ID Number. Orders will be shipped or can be picked up at the nursery, located near Licking, from February through May.
See Trees, shrubs, Page 4
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages deer hunters to share their harvests to help feed hungry Missourians. MDC also reminds deer hunters to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and follow related regulations.
Missouri’s deer season began with archery hunting on Sept. 15 and runs through the close of the second archery portion on Jan. 15 with other hunting portions during this time. Get more on deer season portions and dates at mdc. mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer.
Share the Harvest MDC encourages deer hunters to share their harvests by donating surplus venison to the Share the Harvest program to help feed hungry Missourians. The donated deer meat goes to local food banks and food pantries to help feed hungry Missourians all around the state. To get Share the Harvest venison, contact local food banks or food pantries.
Donating is easy. Simply take harvested deer to an approved meat processor and let the processor know how much venison to donate. Meat-processing fees are covered entirely or in part by numerous local sponsors, along with statewide sponsors.
The program is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and MDC and has provided nearly 5 million pounds of lean, healthy venison to help feed hungry Missourians since it was started in 1992.
The National Institutes of Health state that children need protein in their diets for proper growth and development, and
adults need it to maintain good health. Yet many Missourians can't afford or can't get to good sources of protein. Through Share the Harvest, Missouri hunters can help provide those in need with high-quality protein in the form of naturally lean, locally harvested deer meat.
Deer harvested from CWD Management Zone counties may only be donated to Share the Harvest if they are tested for CWD. Donations must go to a meat processor participating in the Share the Harvest CWD Testing Program. Deer harvested outside of the CWD Management Zone do not need to be tested for donation to Share the Harvest and may be taken to any Share the Harvest processor.
For more information on Share the Harvest, visit MDC online at mdc. mo.gov/share. Follow CWD regulations
CWD is a deadly, infectious disease in deer and other members of the deer family (cervids) that eventually kills all animals it infects. There is no vaccine or cure.
CWD is in Missouri and MDC continues its efforts to limit the spread of CWD by finding new cases as early as possible and managing the disease to slow its spread to more deer in more areas.
MDC’s CWD Management Zone consists of counties where or near where CWD has been found. MDC has included 14 new counties as part of the CWD Management Zone this year: Bollinger, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay,
Clinton, Dallas, Grundy, Jasper, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Pemiscot, Ray, and Schuyler.
As with all counties in the CWD Management Zone, grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable products used to attract deer are prohibited year-round. Hunters must also follow carcass transportation regulations. The antler-point restriction has also been removed from Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, Grundy, Livingston, Montgomery, Ray, and Schuyler counties.
Hunters who harvest deer in select CWD Management Zone counties during Nov. 11-12 must take the deer (or its head) on the day of harvest to a mandatory CWD sampling station.
Hunters must also follow carcass-movement restrictions when bringing parts of harvested deer and other cervids into Missouri from another state. Learn more about CWD and related regulations and restrictions online at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
CWD sampling and testing all season
As part of its efforts to find cases of CWD early and help slow its spread, MDC is again offering free voluntary CWD sampling and testing of harvested deer during the entire deer season at select locations throughout the state, including some MDC offices and participating taxidermists and meat processors.
MDC also offers self-service freezer dropoff locations within the CWD Management Zone for hunters to deposit harvested deer heads to have tested for CWD. Instruc-
tions, packing supplies, and information tags are available at the sites. Get more information on voluntary sampling and drop-off locations online at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
Hunters can get their CWD test results for free online at mdc.mo.gov/ cwdResults. Results are usually available within four weeks or less from the time of sampling.
Get more information
Get more information on deer hunting in Missouri from MDC online at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/ deer and from MDC’s 2023 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available online and where permits are sold.
Buy Missouri hunting permits from numerous vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/ permits or through MDC’s free mobile app, MO Hunting, available for download through Google Play or the App Store.
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It isn’t a small-town parade if folks don’t throw candy from vehicles or horses for children to chase. Saturday’s CJ Days parade was no exception, and the “little darlings” kept a safe distance.
Professional fighting? No, but plenty entertaining nonetheless
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Dollar General for deceptive and unfair pricing in its more than 600 retail stores throughout the state. The lawsuit asserts that Dollar General violated Missouri’s consumer protection laws by advertising one price at the shelf and charging a higher price at the register upon checkout.
“As long as I’m attorney general, my office will always pursue those who attempt to rip off Missouri consumers,” said Bailey. “Prices are at an all-time high; the last thing Missourians need is to feel the brunt of Dollar General’s scheme. We will move forward undeterred in our fight to obtain full restitution for all affected.”
Bailey is seeking an injunction, full restitution, civil penalties, and other relief for violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.
The petition states, “Dollar General is routinely overcharging Missouri consumers for every day staples and the necessities of life. Worse still, consumers are being deceived as to the prices they are actually paying for these items. Candles, toilet paper, lip balm, lemonade, tire foam and drink coolers all have one thing in common at Dollar General stores across the state of Missouri: the prices charged at the point of sale are
frequently higher than the prices listed on the shelf.”
The Attorney General’s Office conducted the investigation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures Division, which is responsible for surveilling weighing and measuring devices such as price scanners in retail stores.
The joint investigation revealed “92 of the 147 locations where investigations were conducted failed inspection. Price discrepancies ranged up to as much as $6.50 per item, with an average overcharge of $2.71 for the over 5,000 items price checked by investigators.”
“Ensuring price verification and accuracy is one of the key components of the Missouri Department of Agriculture through our Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division,” said Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn. “I applaud the attorney general for working with our Weights and Measures team to protect Missouri consumers by ensuring that the price charged at checkout matches the advertised price on the shelf.”
Bailey encourages citizens who have been overcharged by retail stores to file a complaint with his office by calling the Consumer Protection hotline at 800392-8222 or submitting a complaint online at ago.mo.gov.
strut their stuff
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
The Princeton High School Marching Tigers made their 2023 debut during Saturday afternoon’s Calamity Jane Days parade.
Golden oldies
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
These five antique vehicles were among the 73 entries in Sunday’s 39th Calamity Jane Days Car Show. From left: a 1925 Ford Model T, a 1930 Ford Model A, a 1947 Willys CJ-2 (the “youngest” entry of the five at 76 years old), another 1925 Ford Model T, and a 1924 Dodge roadster.
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Trash bids
Discussions continued about trash bids since the contract between Rapid Removal, the city’s current provider, and Ridgeway Solid Waste.
The bid from Ridgeway Solid Waste remained as previously presented - $20 per month for one container that the customer has to provide.
The original, verbal bid from Rapid Removal was for $19 for one container and $8 for more containers. But a proposal that was sent to City Hall was $21 for one container and $10.50 for a second.
City Clerk Cory Willett said she’d asked that Rapid Removal’s original quote be honored, and that a contract be send. Rapid Removal has agreed to honor the verbal quote, but no contract has been received. No action will be taken without a contract.
Quotes on wells
Philip Wilson with McClure Enginerring presented two proposals for well construction - $118,269 from The Cahoy Group and $110,269 from Flynn Drilling. Meter proposals
Christoper Herndon with Midwest Meter presented his company’s Badger meters and lid set to council members. The meter system would include new software interface for the city and customers. The proposal was for $208,580 if Midwest Meter installs the meters, or $178,580 if city workers installs them.
Other actions
• Amanda George with the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission told the council that the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is up for renewal. Willett will complete the data collection questionaire for an Oct. 5 meeting at the Mercer County Health Department.
• Mercer County Fair Board president Seth Davis told the council his group has obtained the insurance and state liquor license required to host a beer garden the board has scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28 at the fair barn. The band Dirt Road Addiction will play during the event.
• A service contract with the Princeton Chamber of Commerce for $1,500 for Chuck Herdrich and his sixman band to play during Calamity Jane Days was approved.
• City Superintendent is to be calling City Attorney Miles Figg about an alley closure.
• Potholes on Truax Street were discussed, and Goodknight is to assess them and repair as needed.
• Councilwoman Peggy Constable said there are several dead trees in the city park. Goodknight said that the trees will be removed this winter, most likely. Constable also suggested seeing if anyone wanted to sponsor planting new trees to replace the dead ones.
• Russell and Karen Trainer presented an offer of $1,100 to buy a portion of an empty lot the city owns on Park Street. Renante Illg has offered $500 for the other half. Both offers were accepted by the council. Next meeting: Monday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., City Hall. Editor’s note: Information for this report came from meeting minutes provided by City Clerk Cory Willett.
The Calamity Jane Days Melodrama has long been a popular Calamity Jane Days event, and its members rode in Saturday afternoon’s parade.