Thursday, June 27,
R-3 SB sets budgets, gets trapshooting update
Budgets for 2023-24, 2024-25 school year look to run at small deficits. Ten kids are signed up for new trapshooting team, fundraising efforts continuing, says FFA advisor PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER, Mo The 2023-24 budget was finalized and a preliminary 2024-25 budget was approved when the North Mercer County R-3 Board of Education held its June meeting the evening of June 10.
First, the board approved amendments to the 2023-24 budget, which showed a slight deficit.
Revenues were $61,512 higher than anticipated in June 2023, and expenditures were up by $63,900. That left total revenues of $3,352,773 and expenses of $3,384,557, for an overall loss of
$31,784.
Superintendent Wade Hall told the board there is about $60,000 in the capital projects fund, and recommended moving $50,000 from Fund 1 to Fund 4 to pay for the new boiler and possible transportation needs. The board approved the request, and authorized Hall to finalize any end-of-year expenditures on June 30.
Next, Hall presented the preliminary budget for the 2024-25 school year, which begins July 1. It anticipates deficit spending of $72,997 at the end of that school year on June 30, 2025, with revenues estimated at $3,038,197 against expenses of $3,111,194.
He noted the budget doesn’t include a preschool grant the district expects to receive, nor does it include extra Small Schools Grant funds the district expects
to receive from the passage of Senate Bill 727.
Trapshooting update
FFA advisor Jeff Wyatt, who will supervise the district’s new trapshooting team, gave an update on the program.
He said 10 students have signed up to participate on the team. A pallet of shotgun shells is on order, and a pallet of targets was donated.
Wyatt said the program has received $5,510 in donations from business and fees from students. Businesses that donate to the program will get their names on a t-shirt the students will wear to their shoots.
Finally, he said that while guns can be transported to meets on district buses, they can’t be on school grounds. The current plan is to have the team meet on the Mercer square when traveling to
• 7–10 a.m.: Ragan-Hickman American Legion Post 477 Auxiliary breakfast. Homemade traditional breakfast - biscuits & gravy, scrambled eggs, pancakes, meat, coffee or tea; bake sale TBD. Location: Mercer Community Center/ Legion Hall.
• 11 a.m. until sold out: Princeton Volunteer Firemen’s Association BBQ dinner. One-half BBQ chicken or BBQ pork loin, baked beans, potato salad, tea or lemonade. Location: Mercer County Fire Protection District station on Fullerton Street in Princeton.
their meets.
Other actions
• The consent agenda was approved. Besides the usual items, the agenda included evaluations of the curriculum, A+, early childhood, Parents as Teachers, and technology programs.
• Other area schools’ tuition rates were reviewed, and the board set Mercer’s 2024-25 tuition at $6,760
• The multi-school technology consortium has been dissolved, since tech coordinator Dustin Koon has taken other employment. There’s a shortage of technology people, but a Chillicothe-based company called Quality Network Services (QNS) provides such services and comes highly recommended. Representatives of QNS visited the
See Mercer school board, Page 3
Plans nearly complete for the 4th in Princeton
Evening events to be held on Princeton R-5 campus. Candidates for Mercer County Commission, 3rd Judicial Circuit judge are expected to speak PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo. A variety of entertainment, food, music, (hopefully) brief speeches by local political candidates and, of course, fireworks will be featured during Princeton’s annual Independence Day celebration on Thursday evening, July 4.
This year’s event will be held on the Princeton R-5 school campus, starting at 6:30 p.m., after the old ballfields area was deeded over to the Princeton Arena Association for the development of an RV park/ campground.
The Rev. Gary Watkins, pastor of Princeton First Christian
Church, will bring an opening prayer, and the national anthem will be sung. Live, local entertainment will be presented.
The six candidates for two spots on the Mercer County Commission - Denny Power, Lance Stiles and Amy Cool in the 1st District; Michael Ralston, Jerod VanGenderen and Gary N. Porter in the 2nd District - are expected to speak. Also, the candidates for 3rd Judicial Circuit judge - current Judge Steven Hudson and Mercer County Associate Circuit Judge Matt Krohn - are scheduled to speak.
You want food? The chamber is serving slushies, funnel cakes and, of course, the traditional free watermelon.
At dark, the fireworks show begins under the watchful eyes
See Princeton 4th, Page 2
MERCER COUNTY 4-DAY WEATHER
National Weather Service - Pleasant Hill/Kansas City, Mo.
Time of forecast: 10 a.m., Monday, June 24
Thursday, June 27: Partly sunny, cooler; 80/68
Friday, June 28: Partly sunny, 50% chance of rain; 89/69
Saturday, June 29: Mostly sunny, 30% chance; 82/60
Sunday, June 30: Sunny; 81
Forecasts reflect
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Princeton High School’s football cheer squad held a summer camp late last week, and posed for a photo Saturday afternoon. From left: FRONT - Mia Covey, Macey Lewis, Hanna Allnutt and Randa Shahan; BACK - Ellie Guilkey, Shannon Devine, Emily Oswalt, Celia Stiles, Kassidi Alderson, Macey Johnson, Lauren Cunningham and Audrey Kelly.
Princeton football cheer squad holds summer camp
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Lineville to celebrate Bordertown Day Saturday
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NOTICE - Hunting and trespassing with dog and/or gun, trapping or fishing on land owned or leased by the undersigned is strictly forbidden. You are hereby warned to keep off these properties. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
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From early morning to after sunset, tiny community on Iowa/ Missouri state line offers variety of food, a parade, a band - and, of course, fireworks PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
LINEVILLE, Iowa The last Saturday of June is traditionally Bordertown Day in the tiny community on the Iowa/Missouri state line, and the tradition continues this weekend on Saturday, June 29 on the Lineville square.
The day begins with a biscuits and gravy breakfast from 8:30-10 a.m.
The car show, sponsored by Snyder Brothers Farms, takes place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
A vendor show will take place from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Food trucks and/or
food vendors will not be allowed.
Pony rides will be offered from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
The kiddle parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will run south down Main Street. Line up takes place at 11:20.
Line up for the main parade starts at 11:30 at the south end of town, and it will roll at noon heading north on Main Street. The parade theme is “Small Town USA,” and Judy Boyer has been chosen as grand marshal.
After the parade, Dave Watson will perform; his appearance is sponsored by Randy’s Short Stop of South Lineville. The Mercer branch of Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri will serve free watermelon, and there will be games for kids
and adults.
Evening activities begin with an evening meal served from 6-8 p.m. It will consist of a ribeye steak sandwich, cheesy potatoes, green beans and tea. An ice cream social will begin at 6:30.
The band One Eye Open will perform from 7-11 p.m. It’s sponsored by Brian’s Farm Supply of Lineville and the Bordertown Committee.
Hale’s Fireworks will sponsor the fireworks show at dark, weather permitting.
Bounce houses and train rides will be available all day. Drawings for raffle prizes will be held hourly all day, with the final drawing taking place after the fireworks. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The concession stand will be available all day, with meal specials.
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Seating will be available in the bleachers of the Eddie Allen Field/Jim King Track complex, or persons can bring lawn chairs and sit on one of the banks.
In the event of rain, the festivities will be held Saturday, July 6.
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OBITUARIES
Gary Nigh Topeka, Kan.
Gary Duane Nigh, 76, of Topeka, Kan., passed on Friday, May 24, 2024 after living several years with FTD and Alzheimer’s.
Gary was born on June 6, 1947 to Harve and Mary Lou (Evans) Nigh, both deceased, in Trenton, Mo. He was united in marriage to Cherie Goodknight on Aug. 29, 1965. They have two children, Misty (Nigh) Kerr (husband Jeff) of Topeka, Kan., and Chad Nigh (wife Candi) of Andover, Kan. They have five grandchildren Noelle Nigh, Henry Nigh, Lilia Nigh, Kensley Kerr, and Kyson Kerr. Gary’s siblings are Linda (Nigh) Wendt of Champaign, Ill., and Terry Nigh (wife Marta) of Hamilton, Mo.
After graduating from Northwest Missouri State University, Gary moved to Topeka and taught driver’s education and physical education, and coached football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics at various Topeka high schools.
Gary was an avid sports fan, with favorite teams being the Patriots, Duke, MU, Chiefs, and KU. He also enjoyed watching his own children and grandchildren play sports.
Family and friends gathering/visitation will be in the Stonebridge room at Fellowship Bible Church, 6800 SW 10th Avenue, intersection of 10th Avenue and Urish Road, on Friday, June 28 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Stonebridge room is lo-
cated on the lower level, on the north side of the church, by the Main Offices.
Gary’s body was willed to KU Med for research, as per his wishes. Inurnment will be at later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer’s research at KU Med (make check to “KU Endowment”), c/o Gift Processing Department, KU Endowment, PO Box 928, Lawrence, KS 66044-0928, or university of choice.
To leave a special message for his family online, visit www.DoveTopeka. com. Dove Cremations & Funerals - Southwest Chapel assisted the family.
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
• Due to incomplete information provided, the location of Gerald Beverage’s funeral was incorrect in our June 20 edition. Mr. Beverage was buried in Resthaven Gardens of Memorial in Wichita, Kan., not Resthaven Mortuary at Trenton, Mo.
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MERCER CO. FOOD PANTRY
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.
MSHP urging 4th safety
Special to the Post-Telegraph JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers to make smart choices for a safe July Fourth holiday. Whether planning to visit one of Missouri’s recreational opportunities or hosting a backyard barbecue, everyone should make safety part of their plans. No matter how you decide to celebrate, your smartest choice is to follow all Missouri traffic and boating laws.
During the 2023 counting period, 15 people were killed and 646 injured in Missouri over the holiday in 1,505
Mercer
traffic crashes. Last year during the counting period, troopers arrested 125 people for driving while intoxicated. In 2023, there were 11 boating crashes, which included two injuries and no fatalities. One person drowned during last year's July Fourth holiday. Troopers made 10 boating while intoxicated arrests over last year’s July Fourth holiday weekend.
The 2024 July Fourth holiday counting period will be from 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 through 11:59 p.m. Sun-
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school in late May, and submitted two, three-year tech support agreements for review - a full-service model for $16,880, and a “hybrid” model for $11,984.80, which Hall recommended. adopting.
The board went along with the recommendation, and will employ Rob Koon one day a week at $35 an hour. He would work on chromebooks and other district tech needs. The district will also have to buy anti-virus software from QNS for $200.
• Hall gave Principal Amy Huse’s report in her absence. She noted 27 students attended summer school, which ended June 6, and 19 students signed up for the summer before/after school program. She also said FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) nationals are June 27-July 3 in Orlando, Fla.
• Hall reported on science classroom renovations. Old tables and the floor were removed, then troughs will be filled with concrete before epoxy is applied for the new floor.
He added that once the old boiler was removed, Maven Mechanical will
install the new one during July.
He also said the district still has openings for second grade, art, two paraprofessional, assistant high school basketball coaches and a dance team advisor.
Hall asked for, and received permission, to buy a used minivan if it costs less than $12,000. He was instructed to contact board president Terri Noe with information.
• Board vice president Heath West asked if the school could pay entry fees for trapshoots, saying it’s a lot of money for the students’ families to come up with. The board wants to see how fundraising goes before making a decision.
• After a closed session, the board voted to hire Amy Hall to teach third grade, Wyatt to coach high school girls’ basketball, and Dan Martin to mow the school grounds this summer.
Editor’s Note: Information for this report was taken from unapproved meeting minutes provided by district bookkeeper Jennifer Lynn Wilson.
July 15 deadline set for producers to submit 2024 acreage reports
Special to the Post-Telegraph PRINCETON, Mo July 15 is the acreage reporting deadline for corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, CRP, hay and pasture.
Agricultural producers in Missouri who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline.
The Mercer County FSA Service Center is located about a mile north of Princeton on the east side of U.S. 65.
An acreage report documents a crop
grown on a farm or ranch and its intended uses. Filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planted acreage, can prevent the loss of benefits.
Acreage reporting details
The following exceptions apply to acreage reporting dates:
• If the crop has not been planted by the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed.
• If a producer acquires additional
acreage after the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendar days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office.
• If crops are covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, acreage reports should be submitted by the applicable state, county, or crop-specific reporting deadline or 15 calendar days before grazing or harvesting of the crop begins.
Producers should also report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due
to natural disaster, were unable to because of a natural disaster.
Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and USDA’s Risk Management Agency.
FSA offers continuous certification for perennial forage. This means after perennial forage is reported once and the producer elects continuous certification, the certification remains in effect until a change is made. Check with local FSA office.
As heat soars, adults reminded not to leave their kids in parked cars
CURT WOHLEBER
University of MO Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. When the news has another tragic story about a child accidentally left in a hot car, parents might believe they could never make a mistake like that.
“It’s not just negligent parents or indifferent caregivers. When juggling the demands of work, parenting and daily life, it’s easier than you might think to make a simple but fatal mistake,” says Karen Funkenbusch, University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist.
On average, 37 children die in the U.S. each year from heatstroke in cars, according to the nonprofit child-safety organization Kids and Cars. That’s one child every nine days. And there are hundreds of cases of nonfatal heat-re-
lated illness every year, some of which result in permanent brain damage. Pets, the elderly and people with movement disabilities are also at risk, Funkenbusch notes.
The 2010 death of Jahzel Piñon was the tragic result of miscommunication between parents, as Jahzel’s mother, Stephanie Piñon, recounts on the Kids and Cars website. Piñon was running late for a meeting one morning, she writes, when her husband helpfully buckled their 2-year-old daughter in the back of the family minivan while Piñon finished getting ready. She drove off thinking Jahzel was at home with dad. She had no idea that the shy, quiet toddler was in the minivan until she returned to her parked vehicle several hours later. An ambulance rushed Jahzel
to the hospital, where she died 90 minutes after arrival. In addition to the grief and loss, Piñon faced criminal prosecution and the possibility of years in prison. She agreed to a plea deal and was sentenced to five years of probation.
Funkenbusch warns parents that leaving a child in car for even a few minutes is dangerous. The cool interior of an air-conditioned car can quickly turn deadly once you shut off the engine. Within 10 minutes the inside temperature can rise more than 20 degrees. After an hour, temperatures can increase by 40 degrees or more, according to a 2005 study published in the journal Pediatrics. The same study revealed that leaving windows
open an inch or two won’t stop a car in direct sunlight from quickly becoming dangerously hot.
“You might think you’ll be just a few feet away for a few seconds,” Funkenbusch says. “But modern life is full of distractions - an urgent phone call, a broken ATM, a chance encounter with a friend.”
The danger of heatstroke in cars isn’t confined to hot days. Even when the outside temperature is only in the mid-60s, sunlight can heat the interior to 110 degrees or more, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Tips from NHTSA
For parents and caregivers:
• Look before you lock.
Make a habit of always checking the back seat of your vehicle before walking away.
• Place a needed item such as your phone, briefcase or purse in the back seat. That way, you’ll see your child when you retrieve the item.
• Keep your vehicle locked and keys out of reach of children. Almost 30 percent of vehicle-related heatstroke deaths happen when an unsupervised child climbs inside a vehicle.
For bystanders who see a child alone in a vehicle:
• Make sure the child is OK. If not, call 911 immediately.
• If the child appears to be OK, try to find the parents. If at a store or other facility, try to have the car owner paged over the PA system.
• If the child is unresponsive and appears to be in distress, attempt to get into the car to help the child, even if that means breaking a window.
Mercer County Area Development coordinator updates its projects
SHELLEY BICKEL
Special to the Post-Telegraph
Mercer County Area Development (MCAD) was formed in 2020 as a 501(c)(3) as a not-forprofit, and the mission is to cooperate with community members and local, state, and federal bodies in aiding, assisting and fostering the planning, development, renewal and improvement of housing, business creation and improving the general well-being toward community revitalization and economic
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development. Currently, there are nine board members representing all areas of the county and one part time coordinator.
Since the inception here are the completed projects in the county: a sidewalk from North Mercer School to downtown; lighting improvement at the Princeton downtown bandstand; added vendor electrical to downtown Princeton square; launched “Local Loan Funds” which have funded four businesses so far; partnered with
Serve Mercer County to help pay for housing rehab; provided business support and mentoring for business startups; completed Princeton grocery study; demolished a house in Mercer; received a house from North Mercer School and moved it to the demolished house site, and have rehabbed a portion of it (it is in the process of being sold); and received funding to add pickleball to the Princeton tennis court.
Ongoing projects: revolving loan funds for
businesses; business facade revitalization; supporting new Princeton ballfields; supporting Bella Boutique, an upscale thrift store located in Princeton; assisting the city of Mercer with upgrades and revitalization of their city park; seeking funding for the North Mercer and Princeton art departments to paint murals to be placed on each of their town squares in 2025 if not sooner; and working to develop a campground/RV park at the old ballfields in Princ-
is sick, it is twisted, and it’s happening now
JOHN GRIMALDI
Special to the Post-Telegraph
WASHINGTON, DC
Forbes describes Emmy-nominated Bianca de la Garza as “a highly respected producer, host and journalist with more than 20 years of television experience.” The Newsmax TV anchor was a recent guest on the Association of Mature American Citizens’ Better for America podcast hosted by Rebecca Weber, AMAC’s CEO. As Bianca put it, “I don't think right now we are in a place where Americans are being informed to the extent of truth, and that scares me.”
In fact, she said, “it should scare every American. A free and fair press is something that is the fabric of our nation. It’s Americans’ ability to make conscious and clear decisions when it comes to elections. Even smaller things have now taken so much more importance as we see how disinformation can seep into books your children are reading. It strikes at every level. We’re sitting in a situation now where our former president is being tried for a criminal case and where the mainstream media has been very, very complicit. We are at an inflection point. I do believe there’s hope. I do believe that people
have woken up. But it is going to be an uphill battle, I think, as we have so many ‘a.k.a.’ journalists, and I do put air quotes around them, those who have been co-opted to be propaganda pushers for this administration. It is frightening and it should be frightening because it leads us to a very powerless situation where they tell us the economy is thriving (at a time when) Americans are wondering how they're going to put food on the table. They tell us that the border is safe and we see a porous open border. Ultimately, it is the leadership’s fault and with new leadership, we can change everything just like that.”
But right now, Bianca noted, our government seems to be seeking ways to censor conservative news outlets. For example, she said, the Biden administration has been helping to fund a media rating organization called NewsGuard, known for giving favorable ratings to “all the left-leaning outlets ... It is sick. It is twisted. And it is hap-
pening ... I'm very blessed. I work at Newsmax. We share the truth. We say it’s real news for real people. And it truly is. As a result we've seen our ratings surge because there is a thirst for the truth. It is incumbent, I think, upon every American to understand that they have been told lies and need to search for the truth. And it does exist out there. There are outlets like my show that are bringing on some of the best and brightest legal minds to break down where we are in this case right now against Donald J. Trump.”
When it comes to people who are looking for the real threat to democracy, she said, just look
for those who weaponized our legal system in order to bring indictments against a former president. “Then take a step back and you hear from legal experts on how thin these indictments are and how twisted they are and how manipulated they are. There's no way you can look back and not say this was all a setup the fix was in. So knowing that, I do really have hope and faith.”
Bianca said she is looking forward to the debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, “because we will actually see who Americans truly think can run this nation and be in charge. And I think the
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eton by 2025 by seeking funding to develop this project.
MCAD is working with different staff at the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission to assist with funding and projects for Mercer County. It is vital that MCAD, the cities of Mercer and Princeton, and the Mercer County Commission, as well as all service groups in the county, work closely and assist each other in
order for these projects and revitalization can occur.
We will continue to update the community at least quarterly through the Princeton Post-Telegraph newspaper and social media. We appreciate all citizens support to make Mercer County a great place to live and raise families.
Shelley Bickel is the parttime coordinator for the MCAD.
COMMISSION
MERCER COUNTY COMMISSION
Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission.
All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Monday, June 17
• Commissioner candidates Denny Power and Gary Porter were in attendance.
• Minutes of the June 10 meeting were approved. This was for both the open session and a closed session.
• Sheriff Jeff Spencer spoke to commissioners. He interviewed an individual for a deputy sheriff position to start July 1. This will fill staffing for deputy positions. Spencer also discussed establishing MTDs in two deputy vehicles.
• Paula Fagan, director of the Mercer County Library, spoke to commissioners and requested they approve the reappointment of Jimmie Rogers to another fouryear term to the library’s board of directors. Commissioners voted to approve Rogers’ reappointment.
• Bills were approved for payment.
• Time sheets and the June 15 payroll were approved.
• Commissioners and County Clerk Judy Hamilton signed a certified copy of order authorizing Collector/Treasurer Susan Moore to pay the
following:
* $101.43 to Gentry County for half the mileage to an election conference (money taken from Local Election Authority Fund #41);
* $48 to Grundy Electric Cooperative Inc. for utilities in Lindley Township (money taken from Lindley Township Fund #43); and
* $175 to Misty Hanes for detailing a sheriff’s vehicle for sale (money taken from Sheriff’s Revolving Fund #35).
• Commissioners received the financial statement for Ravanna Township for 2023 from township Trustee Jack Goodin.
• Commissioners received the certificate of training from Hamilton for attending the 2024 Missouri Spring Election Conference.
• Moore spoke to commissioners about maturity on a certificate of deposit coming due the following week (this week). She’ll contact First Interstate Bank to see if they will come talk with commissioners about options available.
• Presiding Commissioner Jerry Allen signed Progress Invoice #4 for Bridge 07900221
BRO-R065 (001) in the amount of $11,816.86, and Progress Invoice #4 for Bridge 18700021
BRO-R065 (002) for $13,792.05 for engi-
neering costs to Howe Company LLC.
• 1st District Commissioner Cheston Easter called county attorney Ivan Schraeder about splitting dispatch services by entity. The county’s obligation is to make sure a call is answered, then it is up to the individual entity to be responsible for how the dispatch is handled and financial responsibility. Schraeder will compile a letter to be sent to the entities.
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debates are going to be a very interesting point of inflection for people. Now, I will say I think that the parameters around it are unfortunate. They want Biden to ask them to be seated. I mean, he can't find his way off the stage. He’s fumbling. He needs cue cards. He needs a lot of direction. So I don’t think this will be a great outing for him. You know, I think when New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul was talking about the Bronx rally, where we saw so many Americans in an economic hardship looking at Donald Trump and the leadership he was talking about and the policies that he once had that were better for
African Americans. That is an indisputable fact. And for Kathy Hochul to say Donald Trump will bring his clowns to Jake Tapper, who will be one of the debate moderators and there's no pushback. There was no affront when she used that word to describe Americans. I think, it was a sad inflection point because we are forgetting that Americans are hurting. I think it’s actually backfiring. They want to trot out folks like DeNiro and these ivory tower folks. And Jeffrey Katzenberg wants to be on Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. These people do not live like the rest of us. They’re not trying to earn a living. They’re not trying to keep their kids safe. They’re not trying to make sure that they have a 401k for their future so they can retire someday. It’s a struggle for Americans. And Democrats are so disconnected. And the further we get from that, I think it only bolsters the conservative movement.”
John Grimaldi is an editorial contributor for the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC).
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4th of July safety urged by MSHP From Page 1 day, July 7.
All available troopers will be patrolling Missouri roadways and waterways to enforce traffic and boating laws and offering assistance as needed. The Highway Patrol will participate in Operation CARE (Crash Awareness & Reduction Effort) and Operation Dry Water over the July Fourth holiday. Operation Dry Water specifically targets impaired vessel operators.
Missouri’s boaters are
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Maryn Illg won reserve champion in the red Hereford division and reserve showmanship at the Hereford show in Cookeville, Tenn.
Rudy and Jean Finney and Dena Finney attended Dottie Johnson’s surprise birthday party Sunday. It was hosted by Amy and David Chandler.
Wendell and Sandy Willis had two little great nephews come over Saturday and spend the night with them and went home Sunday. Colt Parkhurst and Gabe Obermeier. They had a cookout Saturday night and took a Gator ride on Sunday!
Keely Waddle and Michael Frisbie hosted Keely’s 10-year class reunion Saturday, June 22. Whitney and Blake Clemmons, Takaya and Dylan Pottorff, Cambria and Michael Morris, Jasmine Sanders, Tyler, Lilly and baby Luna Vanderhoof, and Michael and Keely all attended. They had a BBQ, played corn
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asked to do their part by remaining alert for other boats and swimmers and being courteous on the water. Never operate a vessel if you’ve consumed alcohol. Boaters need to be aware that it is illegal to discharge fireworks from a vessel. Leave all fireworks in a safe place on shore. Remember to share the waterway, watch your wake, and use common sense, good judgment, and courtesy to ensure the safety of all. Life jackets save
hole, and spent the evening laughing and having a great time!
Herman and Melanie Chaney attended the First Assembly of God of Bethany car show on Saturday. It was their first show with approximately 55 entries. Herman received best of show and a first place plaque with his 1955 Chevy pickup.
Remember - tickets for raffles and the annual duck run can be bought at City Hall for the Cainsville 4th of July celebration. The celebration is July 5, 6 and 7. There will several things going on those days including a flea market vendors show, music, bingo, parade, car show, corn hole, kick ball, super farmer, and of course the amazing cook shack will be open for business. Hope to see everyone there!! Send me some news for next week!
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Anyone needing assistance or who witnesses criminal activity while traveling on Missouri’s roadways or waterways can contact the nearest Highway Patrol troop headquarters by calling the Patrol Emergency Report Line at 1-800-5255555 or *55 on a cellular phone. Motorists may call 1-888-275-6636 to check for road construction along their travel route.
