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THURS., NOV 10, 2022
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Park Board Discusses Pollination Plots The Trenton Park Board met on Wednesday, November 2, at City Hall. Members present were Lynda Lynch, Beth Mack, Andy Cox, Melissa Spencer, Curtis Crawford, Gary Schuett, John Hamilton, Park Superintendent David Shockley, Recording Secretary Dawn Griffith and Cliff Wilson with the Missouri Department of Conservation. The meeting was called to order and previous minutes were approved. Cliff Wilson, a private lands conservationist with the Missouri Department of Conservation gave a presentation on pollination plots. Mayor Linda Crooks had contacted him regarding her pledge with the NWF to put quality pollinator habitats in communities. Mr. Wilson had looked at a few areas in Moberly Park and one area at Gladys Grimes park as possible sites for the pollination plots. The plots would consist of a mixture of warm season grasses, flowers and three species of milkweed. The Department of Conservation pays for and provides the seeds and would also do the burning off of the plots every five years or so. The park department would be responsible for planting the seeds, keeping them mowed down to around six to eight inches and fencing the area in for the first couple of years during the growing season. No watering is required with these plots. Moberly Park would have three areas for plots to be located, one by the War Memorial, one near where
the old shelter house on the east side was once located and one near the disc golf course. The original plan on the Gladys Grimes field was to locate one near the southwest corner of the park, however after much discussion of the amount of traffic near that area, the board asked for a possible location on the east side near the tree line. Mr. Wilson said he could look at that area and see what could be done, however due to that area not having been mowed it would be hard for him to stake out a plot area. Mr. Wilson needed to leave the meeting for a future obligation, so the board said they would discuss the plots and get in touch with him. Mr. Wilson said the board would need to decide soon, as the best time to begin planting the grasses would be the first week of December. The areas would need to be mowed and all vegetation killed off prior to that so that the seeds would set properly. The board continued discussion on the plots and decided they think waiting until next year would be best, due to the small amount of time left to get everything done for the seeding to begin in December. This would also give them time to mow the proposed area at Gladys Grimes park so that Mr. Wilson could stake out a plot and see if that was a possible location. Curtis Crawford said he would contact Mr. Wilson to let him know the board's decision. Park Superintendent David Shockley asked for [See Plots, Page 3]
Trenton R-9 Board of Education Approves New SIS and Phone Services The Trenton R-9 Board of Education met on Tuesday, November 8, at the District office. The meeting was called to order by Board President Dorothy Taul. The agenda, minutes, bills and treasurers reports were approved. The board recognized the Teachers of the Quarter from each school, who had been presented a $50 gift card sponsored by Serve Link. Those teachers are Amy Overstreet-Rissler; Alexis Whitney-TMS and Tyler Busick-THS. Superintendent Gott informed the board that the Student Information System Tyler SIS will no longer be available after the current school year. They have been looking for replacements and asked for quotes from two different vendors. The two companies provided presentations to the superintendent and quotes. The first vendor, Infinite Campus, which is the company that has purchased Tyler SIS gave a quote of $26,315 annually. PowerSchool is the second vendor who gave a quote of $17,974.83 which is a lower rate than the current Tyler SIS rate of $19,812.07 annually. Mr. Gott recommended that the board go with PowerSchool not only due to the lower costs but also because their system is more user friendly with teachers and the App is more user friendly for parents to use. The board approved on a 7-0 vote to go with PowerSchool and they will begin transitioning to the new system in December. Mr. Gott presented the board with two quotes for new phone service for the district. He had received a phone call from AT&T, the current phone service provider, saying that the price of service will be increasing to $900 per phone line. There have been issues eight times since August where technicians have had to come out to repair the fiber optic lines. A suggestion was given on the voice over IP service and Mr. Gott requested quotes from AT&T and Mid-States services for that service. AT&T gave a quote of $1,195 per month and Mid-States
Grundy County 2022 General Election Results The Grundy County 2022 General Elections saw a 56.68 percent voter turnout. In the nine precincts reporting, only 3,265 ballots were cast of the 5,760 registered voters. The only contested local race was for Presiding Commissioner. Republican Phillip Ray defeated write-in candidate Kevin Ireland 1,886- 1,129 votes. In unopposed local races Steve Hudson received 2,874 votes for Associate Circuit Judge and Becky Stanturf 3,010 for Circuit Court Clerk. Courtney Campbell received 2,994 votes to win County Clerk and Adria Moore received 2,956 votes for Public Administrator. Kelly Puckett received 2,873 votes for Prosecuting Attorney. Grundy County voters also elected 1,748-1,280 for the Prosecuting Attorney position to be fulltime in Grundy County. The City of Galt question regarding extending and improving the city’s combined waterworks and sewerage system passed on a 44-17 vote. In Grundy County, the race for Senator was won by Republican Eric Schmitt with 2,508 votes over Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine who had 641 votes, Libetarian Jonathan Dine- 46 and Paul Venable-25.
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State Auditor saw Republican Scott Fitzpatrick with 2,626 votes over Democrat Alan Green- 484 and Libetarian John A Hartwig Jr- 88. Grundy County voters chose Republican Sam Graves for the 6th District U.S. Representative for Congress over Democrat Henry Martin 2,705-454. Libetarian Edward A. (Andy) Maidment received 65 votes. The 12th District State Senator saw Republican Rusty Black defeat Democrat Michael J. Baumli 2,761-438. The 2nd District State Representative saw Republican Mazzie Boyd defeat Democrat Lois Pontius 2,703-499. Grundy County voters had four amendments to vote on this year. Constitutional Amendment 1 was defeated 1,866-1,206, Amendment 3 was also defeated 2,0521,147. The two amendments that passed in Grundy County were Amendment 4 on a 2,057- 1,060 vote and Amendment 5 on a 1,951-1,143 vote. The Constitutional Convention question regarding whether there should be a convention to revise and amend the constitution was defeated in Grundy County 2,217-854. Judges retained in office were Supreme Court Judge Zel M. Fischer 1,938-925; Supreme Court Judge Robin Ransom 1,929[See Election, Page 2]
quoted $461.45 per month for the VoIP service. Mr. Gott explained that the Mid-States quote is cheaper due to the fact that they currently provide the schools internet service. All current phones will work with the VoIP system, there would be no changeover cost and the new contact would begin in January when the current one expires. The switch to the new service would be done on the Martin Luther King holiday so that no phone service would be interrupted on a school day. The board approved on a 7-0 vote to accept the bid from Mid-States Services LLC. Mrs. Susan Gott presented information to the board regarding the updated provisions to the Title I Parent Handbook. The personnel information for administrators and Title I staff was updated earlier in the year. There was an update to the assessment section to include the assessment chart from the S.M. Rissler
Assessment Calendar to replace outdated assessment information. This makes it in alignment and reflective with the other assessments. The board approved the updates on a 7-0 vote. The Trenton R-9 Board of Education terms of Brandon Gibler, Andy Burress and Jason Hostetler will expire at the April 11, 2023 school board meeting. All three of the positions are a 3-year position. The first date to file for these terms is Tuesday, December 6 and the last date to file is Tuesday, December 27. Those wishing to file should come to the District Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday from December 6-22. The office will be closed December 23-26 for the Christmas holiday. On the final day of filing the office will be open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The election will take place on Tuesday, April [See Board, Page 2]
RT Photo/Amy Morton Pictured L-R: Amy Overstreet, Rissler Teacher of the Quarter; Alexis Whitney, TMS Teacher of the Quarter and Tyler Busick, THS Teacher of the Quarter. The award was sponsored by Servelink who awarded each teacher with a $50 gift card.
BRIEFS Operation Candy Cruncher
Of the twenty residences checked by the Trenton Police Department on Halloween night, one violation was identified in regard to the Halloween restrictions for sexual offenders outlined by City Ordinance 215.1550 and State Statute 589.426. An incident report for the violation will be prepared and forwarded to the Prosecutor. These compliance checks are conducted on an annual basis in an effort to ensure these sexual offenders are following the law on Halloween.
Vaccinations Available at GCHD
The Grundy County Health Department has the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 boosters for ages 5 and up. • Pfizer bivalent age 5 and up • Moderna bivalent age 6 and up GCHD also has Novavax (age 12 and up) and Pfizer (age 6 months and up) for those who have not received a primary dose. COVID-19 vaccine is given weekly on Tuesdays by appointment. Flu season is here. Although flu levels in Missouri remain low, parts of the southern United States (Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee) are already experiencing high influenza activity. A flu shot is recommended for people age 6 months and over. The Grundy County Health Department has flu vaccine for all ages including the high dose vaccine which is recommended for people age 65 and up. Flu shots Fridays during November are scheduled for November 4 and November 18; appointments are recommended but not required. The Grundy County Health Department would like to remind residents that free at-home COVID-19 test kits are still available at the Health Department office, 1716 Lincoln Street in Trenton. Call (660) 359-4196 to make an appointment for vaccination or to inquire about health department services.
NCMC National Roll Call Event For Veteran’s Day In honor of Veterans Day, North Central Missouri College will participate in the National Roll Call Event taking place at college campuses across the nation. The National Roll Call will be held at noon on Friday, November 11, in front of Geyer Hall on the NCMC main campus in Trenton. Members of the public are invited to attend. The program will include NCMC student leaders, faculty, staff, and Board of Trustee members. Area Veterans and Fallen Heroes will be honored in a roll call of names read during the ceremony. Drone filming of the event will occur, weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the [See Veteran, Page 2]