Farmers Bank in Princeton opens Monday with week-long celebration

Tours, drawings, two free lunches among highlights

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PRINCETON Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri (FBNM) has announced the opening of its newest branch in Princeton, located at 602 Wesr Grant Street. The branch is scheduled to begin operations on Monday, Aug. 21.

FBNM currently serves nine communities across northern Missouri and south-central Iowa, including Unionville, Mercer, Trenton, Bethany, Gallatin, Cainsville, and Jamesport, Mo., and Centerville and Leon, Iowa. The Princeton branch will mark the 10th addition to the bank’s growing network. Additionally, another branch is slated to open in Corydon, Iowa, in the coming fall.

To commemorate the milestone of establishing its presence in Princeton, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri will host an exciting week-long grand opening celebration. The festivities will feature a series of special events, facility tours, daily raffle prizes, gifts for new account openings, and much more, spanning from Tuesday, Aug. 22- Friday, Aug. 25.

The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22.

“The opening of our Princeton location is a testament to the continued growth and support we have received from the communities we serve,” said Mitch Reger, executive vice rresident and branch manager of Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri. “We are thrilled to be part of the Princeton community and look forward to providing exceptional banking services to our new customers.”

Customers and community members are invited to join in the celebrations and experience the superior banking services that Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri has been delivering for years. For a detailed itinerary of the grand opening events, follow Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri on Facebook.

MERCER COUNTY 4-DAY WEATHER

National Weather Service - Pleasant Hill/Kansas City, Mo.

Time of forecast: 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14

Thursday, Aug. 17: Sunny; 80/60

Friday, Aug. 18: Sunny; 83/69

Saturday, Aug. 19: Warming up! Sunny; 91/73 forecasts change often. Check local radio, weather radio, or the NWS website (www.weather.gov) for the most recent updates.

Sunday, Aug. 20: Sunny; 91 Forecasts reflect daytime high and overnight low temperatures.

The U.S. meat industry has been battered with declining profits and lower demand from consumers who are being battered themselves by inflation and higher interest rates.

Smithfield is owned by Hong Kong’s WH Group.

This news came on the same day that chicken processing giant Tyson Foods said it was shuttering four plants in three states, including Missouri (at Noel and Dexter). The Noel closing will see 1,533 workers lose their jobs; that’s about 25% of McDonald County’s workforce.

The 2023-24 academic year begins Tuesday, Aug. 22 at Princeton, Mercer and Cainsville

Serve Mercer County Sept. 9

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PRINCETON Serve Mercer County, an established 501c3, invites all neighbors that want to help neighbors to the opportunity to serve on Saturday, Sept. 9, with a rain date of Saturday, Sept. 30.

Civic groups and school groups of all ages are encouraged to participate. Register online by Friday, Sept. 1. Meet at the Mercer County Senior Center in Princeton at 8:30 a.m. then work will be done in teams on projects. Meet at the Senior Center at noon for lunch and teams can finish projects as needed after lunch.

See Serve Mercer County, Page 5

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No Hunting

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.

No tresspassing for any reason on land that we own or lease. John & Linda Baughman. 9-29-22-52tpP+C

No hunting or trespassing on any land owned by Bill and Peggy Heck

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No hunting, fishing or trespassing on property owned, leased or rented by Joe and Victoria Ryan 4-27-23-52tpP+C

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Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on Highland Farms land owned and operated by Dixie Berger, Joe Berger & Steve Berger. 5-19-22-52tpP+C

Absolutely NO TRESPASSING, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, hiking, mushroom hunting and drones on land owned and/ or rented by FRJ Family Farms, LLC and Roberta Zimmer. 3-23-23-52tpP+C

Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on land owned by Barbara & LeRoy Hider 10-13-22-52tpP+C

NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING on any land owned by LAKE MARIE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. 7-28-52tbP+C

No hunting, trespassing or fishing on property owned, leased or rented by Howard or Joe Don Pollard 4-21-22-52tpP

Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on Choate property at any time. 3-30-23-52tpP

Absolutely no hunting with guns or dogs, fishing, or trespassing on land owned by Berndt Farm and Berndt Twin Lake Inc 11-10-22-52tpP

No hunting or trespassing on Cox family property - Andy and Donna Cox, and Robert and Tina Cox. 12-3-20-104tpP

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WANTED: Looking for deer hunting lease in Harrison, Mercer, Putnam or Worth County for 2023 season and beyond. Will pay top dollar, not an outfitter. Fully insured, references available. 1-715495-3241. 8-17-4tbP+C

Garage Sales

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Miscellaneous Garage

Sale - By Lois Beavers, Gripp and Smiths. When: Aug. 18 and 19. Where: At the Gripps’, 401 North College, Princeton. Time: 8:302. Some appliances, horse paraphernalia, clothing, etc. 8-17pP+C

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Commission

Mercer County Commission

Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted. Monday, Aug. 7

• Minutes of the July 31 meeting were approved.

• Bills were approved and paid.

• Suzanne Eastin spoke to commissioners about the brush letter she received for brush along Almond Place in Lindley Township. She said she would like a 30-day extension, and commissioners voted to all the extension.

• Assessor Dana Widner presented July fees collected.

• Circuit Clerk and Recorder Tammy Crouse presented the July uniform disbursement record, receipt and disbursement report, and list of land transfers.

• Commissioners received the July mileage logs and motor equipment reports from Deputies Randy Francis and Riley Nelson, and the July motor equipment expense report from Sheriff Jose Lopez.

• Commissioners and County Clerk Judy Hamilton signed a certified copy of authorizing Collector/Treasurer Susan Moore to pay the following:

* $94.65 to GRM Networks for the phone bill (money taken from TMF Fund #34);

* $462 to Idemia Identity & Security for maintenance and a support agreement (money taken from Inmate Security Fund #47); and

* $576.50 to Tiger Commissary Services for commissary items for inmates (money taken from Jail Commissary Fund #49).

• The July sales tax and use tax reports were received from the Missouri Department of Revenue, for the county’s use on Aug. 7.

• Commissioners held the county tax levy hearing.

* The General Revenue levy has a tax rate ceiling of 37.83 cents on the $100 of assessed valuation. Hamilton presented a sales tax roll- back work sheet reflecting a rollback of 11.27 cents, and recommended the General Revenue property tax rate be set at 26.56 cents. Commissioners set the levy at the recommended rate.

* The Road and Bridge tax rate ceiling is 14.18 cents, and commissioners voted to set levy at that rate.

• Lindley Township held its tax levy hearing, with Trustee Mike Covey and board member Kenneth Meinke present. They voted to set three levies at their maximum tax rate ceilings.

• Commissioners received current and delinquent tax reports and treasurer’s monthly balance sheets from Moore, as verified by Hamilton. Commissioners also received the budgeted revenue and expense from Hamilton.

• Robert Walters asked commissioners about the placement of a fence on Desoto Avenue. They told him the fence needs to be 20 feet from the center of the road.

• Lisa Colson, director of programs, and Amanda George, assistant planner TAC and hazard mitigation with Green Hills Regional Planning Commission, spoke to commissioners about the Mercer County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

• At 10 a.m., commissioner went into closed session under Section 610.021(3), RSMo (hiring, firing or disciplining of particular employees. Lopez, Nelson and Jail Administrator Travis Marts were in attendance. The group came out of the closed session at 10:16, with no action taken.

Organizations

Chapter BY PEO

Chapter BY PEO met Aug. 7 at the Mercer County Library with president Beth Boxley as hostess. Nine members were present.

Corresponding secretary Pearl Scurlock read a “thank you” from the Youth Theater Workshop for helping with this project.

Members voted unanimously to participate in the Dress A Girl program. Kim Palmer will head this project. Materials are to be brought to the next meeting.

All were reminded to bring tennis shoes for the recycling project.

Delicious refreshments before Alice Mason gave the program on sacrifices the signers of the Declaration of Independence made to champion freedom.

The next meeting will be Sept. 4.

Cainsville

MELANIE CHANEY

Carson and Hunter Eads spent the weekend of Aug. 4-6 with their great-grandma Lila McLain and helped with yard work. Other visitors have been Page Eads, Randal and Kay Thomas, and Walker Thomas.

The congregation of the Christian Church presented an 80th wedding anniversary cake to Leland and Marjorie Parkhurst at their home on Sunday, Aug. 13.

Don't forget school starts Aug. 22 with a half day,and the night before is open house. Lunch the first day of school will be taco salads.

Community Prayer Worship and Praise Night will be Saturday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Cainsville Assembly of God. Everyone is welcome! Refreshments and fellowship to follow.

Zion Baptist Church will be having its 23rd annual gospel jubilee on Aug. 26-27. Start time will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Not much news has been given to me the last few weeks. Either people really are not doing any visiting, traveling or having any events, or they are hoping I will start making stuff up! Please send me something!

sChool Food

All menus subject to change. PRINCETON

Breakfast is available to all students. It is served with a choice of 1% white milk or skim chocolate milk. Cereal is available as an option every day except where noted. Fruit and juice are available every day. Nutri-grain bars are available on select days.

Monday, Aug. 21: no school.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: maple pancake sandwich.

Wednesday, Aug. 23: breakfast pizza.

Thursday, Aug. 24: EggStravagamza bacon and cheese, toast.

Friday, Aug. 25: 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, Aug. 21: no school.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: hot ham and cheese sandwich or hot dog, cherry tomatoes, green beans.

Wednesday, Aug. 23: chicken fajita or hamburger, Spanish rice, buttered carrots.

Thursday, Aug. 24: cheesburger macaroni (MoBeef) or cheese lasagna rollup, peas, cottage cheese.

Friday, Aug. 25: pepperoni pizza, buttered corn, mozzarella cheesestick, 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, Aug. 21: a) no school.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: a) chicken sandwich; b) fish sandwich; macaroni and cheese.

Wednesday, Aug. 23: a) sloppy joe; b) deli sandwich; chips.

Thursday, Aug. 24: chicken nuggets; b) spaghetti, breadstick; corn.

Friday, Aug. 25: a) popcorn chicken; b) chicken quesadills; fries.

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, Aug. 21: no school.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: taco salad

Wednesday, Aug. 22: ham and cheese sandwich, chips.

Thursday, Aug. 23: salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots.

Friday, Aug. 25: chicken fajitas, corn.

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OBITUARIES Marilyn Schooler

Princeton, Mo.

Mrs. Marilyn C. Persell Schooler, 91, a resident of Princeton, Mo., died at 8:25 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, 2023 at Pearl’s II Eden for Elders in Princeton.

Her funeral service was held Friday, Aug. 11 at Princeton First Baptist Church. Burial was in Princeton Cemetery.

Memorials to Princeton First Baptist Church or Princeton Cemetery and may be left with Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton, Mo.

Marilyn, the only child of Jack and Cleatice Stotts Girdner, was born May 13, 1932 in Mill Grove, Mo., in Mercer County. She went to grade school in Mill Grove and one year of high school at Princeton. She received her GED certificate around 1965.

She worked as an optometric assistance to Dr. Ted Lymer at Trenton for 23 years, and at Trenton Foods for six years before retiring.

She was a member of Princeton First Baptist Church.

Marilyn married Cecil Persell on Sept. 28, 1947 and to this union their sons, Bruce and Larry, were born. He preceded her in death on April 18, 1990.

She then married Edward Schooler on June 30, 2000 and he passed away on June 16, 2022.

Her survivors include a son, Bruce Persell and wife Janice, Spickard, Mo.; one daughter-in-law Dianna Persell, Spickard; five grandchildren, Shane Persell and wife Anna, Brian Persell and wife Holly, Christy Ferstl and husband Jay, Shelly Hanson and husband Danny, grandson-in-law Chas Walmsley; and 13 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; one son; Larry Persell; and one granddaughter, Misty Walmsley.

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MERCER CO. FOOD PANTRY

Located in the basement of Princeton United 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.

Senior Menus

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, Aug. 21: turkey and bacon club sandwich on croissant (with cheese, lettuce, tomato), 3-bean salad, cottage cheese, peaches.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: macaroni and pork casserole, corn, broccoli and cheese, sliced bread, strawberries and banana.

Wednesday, Aug. 23: chili cheese dog/ bun, tater tots, spinach, peanut butter marshmallow squares, pears.

Thursday, Aug. 24: kielbasa with roasted cabbage, seasoned potatoes, sliced bread, strawberry applesauce.

Friday, Aug. 25: pork loin, roasted red potatoes, mixed vegetables, stuffing, assorted fruit, devil’s food cake with chocolate icing, ice cream.

Livestock producers eligible for drought aid

Special to the Post-Telegraph PRINCETON Cristal Dunkin, executive director of the USDA’s Mercer County Farm Service Agency (FSA) office, announced last Thursday (July 10) that the FSA is now accepting applications for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses due to drought. The deadline to apply for 2023 LFP assistance is Jan. 30, 2024.

LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land. For LFP, qualifying drought intensity levels are determined using the U.S. Drought Monitor. Producers in

Mercer County are eligible to apply for 2023 LFP benefits for grazing losses on native pasture and full season improved pasture. Visit the FSA LFP webpage for a full list of eligible counties and pasture types.

Livestock eligible for LFP include alpacas, beef cattle, bison, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, ostriches, reindeer, or sheep that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Recently, FSA updated LFP policy to expand program eligibility to include additional income producing grazing animals, like horses and ostrich, that contribute to the commercial viability of an agricultural operation.

Livestock used for hunting and consumption by the owner and horses and other animals that are used or intended to be used for racing and wagering, or recreational purposes, remain ineligible.

As a reminder, producers who want to participate in many USDA programs including disaster assistance programs like LFP, must file timely acreage reports by filling

Life with Barbie

out the FSA-578 form to remain eligible for program benefits. Livestock producers interested in applying LFP should contact Mercer County FSA at 660-748-4385 with any questions about the eligibility of specific livestock and forage crops, or to set up an appointment.

More information in USDA disaster assistance is available at farmers. gov/recover.

As dismayed as it may be for the “woke” folk among us, the fact is that some 90% of three-to-ten year old American girls still own one or more Barbie dolls, according to Mattel, the company that introduced the iconic toys 60 years ago. The recently-released Barbie movie is a sexagenarian tribute to the plaything as is the real-life Malibu Barbie DreamHouse in California, which, for the occasion, is available for a short term via the Airbnb realtors for two-person, two-day stays.

State “Maternal Mortality” report published

LISA COX

Special to the Post-Telegraph

JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has published “A Multi Year Look at Maternal Mortality in Missouri: 2018-2020 Annual Report” on behalf of the state’s Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) Board. The report is an aggregate of three years’ worth of work of the PAMR and is based upon the most recent data available. Analysis of data and related patient records indicates the top causes of pregnancy-related death are mental health (including substance use disorders or SUDs), cardiovascular issues and homicide.

The PAMR Board is a multidisciplinary board of experts from across the state tasked with examining the causes and contributing factors associated with maternal mortality and ultimately forming recommendations that could prevent these deaths from occurring in the future.

The 2018-2020 annual report contains data, including the timing and leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths, and factors that contributed to these deaths, such as mental health conditions and SUD. The report also reflects the disparities that exist in our state and among our most vulnerable populations, including our Black and publicly insured communities.

Key findings include:

• An average of 70 Missouri women died while pregnant or within one year of pregnancy each year, with the highest number recorded in 2020 (85 deaths).

• Mental health conditions, including SUDs, were the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths, followed by cardiovascular disease and homicides.

• All pregnancy-related deaths due to mental health conditions, including SUD, were determined to be preventable.

• Black women living in Missouri are three times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than white women.

• The number of suicide deaths doubled when comparing 2017-2019 with 2018-2020. This corresponded with an increase in the number of firearm deaths.

• Women on Medicaid in the state of Missouri are 10 times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than those with private insurance.

The PAMR Board found that the pregnancy-related mortality ratio (PRMR) was 32 deaths per 100,000 live births from 2018-2020, which is up from 25.2 deaths in the 2017-2019. Eighty-four percent of pregnancy-related deaths were determined to be preventable, which is 9% higher than the last multi-year report.

Included in the report are recommendations made by the PAMR Board based on case reviews, including six directed at Missouri lawmakers. By the end of the 2023 session, four of these recommendations were funded by the General Assembly and Governor Mike Parson. In addition to funding being appropriated for the following Medicaid adjustments, $4,350,000 in general revenue was also approved for DHSS to implement a maternal mortality prevention plan. The recommendations now being implemented include the following:

• Provide funding for a statewide Perinatal Quality Collaborative by 2023.

• Establish and fund a statewide Perinatal Health Access Project to aid healthcare providers in providing evidence-based mental health care, including SUD treatment to Missouri women.

• Extend Medicaid coverage to one year postpartum for all conditions (including medical, mental health and SUD), even if the woman did not start treatment prior to delivery, to aid women whose condition is exacerbated in the postpartum period.

• Fund Medicaid expansion by 2023.

The 2018-2020 annual report can be viewed at Health.Mo.Gov/data/ pamr.

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