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TRENTON
THURS., JULY 6, 2023
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Trenton Has a Bangin’ Good Time!! Photos Courtesy of Belinda Bowe
Trenton held its 4th of July fireworks display on Monday, July 3 at dusk. The display was made possible by donations from local businesses and organizations, as well as members of the community.
Area School BRIEFS Boards Hold End- Trenton FFA Summer Meeting of-Year Meetings Area school boards met recently to discuss budgets and the upcoming school year. Grundy R-V Grundy R-V Board of Education met on June 28th to discuss budgets and revenues. The board approved amending the 202223 budget to reflect actual expenditures and revenues for the year. The board then approved the 2023-24 preliminary budget. Updates on summer projects and district investments were discussed with no action taken. The board then went into an executive session and approved the hiring of Stacey Russell as part-time social worker in conjunction with the Pleasant View district and Samantha Huffman as prom sponsor. The next regular meeting will be held Wednesday July 12 at 6 p.m. in the ele-
mentary school building in Humphreys. Tri-County R-VII A special meeting of the Tri-County R-VII Board of Education was held Thursday, June 29 at 6 p.m. in the library. Under old business, the board discussed the potential construction of a new early learning center to include kindergarten, preschool and the daycare. In new business, the board voted to transfer funds as presented by administration. The budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year was approved. Revenues are budgeted in the amount of $3,405,916 and expenses are projected to be $3,403,517. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Tri-County R-VII Board of Education will be Monday, [See Boards, Page 2]
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The Trenton FFA chapter will host its summer meeting and cookshack sign up on Wednesday, July 12, from 5:307:00 p.m. in the THS Ag Building. There will be a short meeting at 5:30 to sign up for cookshack shifts during the North Central Missouri Fair followed by ice cream and slip 'n' slide kickball for the FFA members. All current and incoming FFA members and parents are invited to attend.
VFW District One Meeting
VFW District One will meet on Saturday, July 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at VFW Post 7159 in Princeton. The Department School of Instruction (SOI) will start at 10 a.m., with the regular district meeting to follow.
LNW Missouri Receives Gift
Leadership Northwest Missouri recently received a charitable gift from the Norma J. and William J. Kenney Charitable Trust, U.S. Bank, N.A. Trustee, in the amount of $2,000. These funds will be used to purchase much needed technology for Leadership Northwest Missouri which will greatly assist with sustaining their mission to build, strengthen and inspire leaders through training and networking experiences. With the upcoming graduation of the Class of 2023, alumni numbering 484 have benefited from Leadership Northwest Missouri. Effective leadership is vital to the future prosperity of Northwest Missouri and charitable donations enable the organization to present a high-quality program to a new group of regional leaders each year. Leadership Northwest Missouri is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. See their website at https://leadershipnorthwestmissouri.org for more information about the organization and how to donate.
NCMC Hires Assistant Softball Coach, Approves Budgets The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, June 27 to hear communication reports and take action on several items. During the meeting, several bids were approved as well as personnel items and budgets for the next fiscal year. In communication reports, Janet Gott, Head Start Director discussed enrollment and implementations for the next year. Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Tristan Londre mentioned recent events on campus, the Upward Bound summer residential program, new certificates, and the discontinuation of the AEL program due to the St. Joseph School District program eliminating Trenton because of budgetary cuts. It is the hopes the program would come back if funding allows. Dr. Kristen Alley, Vice President of Student Affairs discussed upcoming software implementations, the FAFSA simplification implementation, and preparations for the academic year. CIO Jennifer Triplett provided information on website hosting migration and Savannah Campus installations and progress. President Dr. Lenny Klaver provided a legislative update stating that according to an independent study conducted by the state, NCMC is underfunded in state appropriations 48 percent. Klaver also discussed preliminary fall enrollment projections that have NCMC up in head count enrollment by 22 percent compared to this time last year and up 10 percent in credit hours. In action items, trustees approved the Head Start self-assessment and community assessment. They Be sure to stop by the Farmer’s Market at Sesquicentennial Park Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
also approved payment to Ellison-Auxier Architects, Inc. for the Nuttall Student Center, Sunbelt Environmental Services for the remediation work from fuel takes at the 1200 block of Main Street, and a bid from Generational Buildings for replacement/repair of metal roofing on the maintenance building. Trustees approved unneeded, used nursing program items from the Maryville site as surplus property. In budgets, trustees approved the 2023-2024 proposed NCMC budgets and the PY23 Workforce Development Board administrative budget and salaries. Trustees also approved the 2023-2024 college catalog. In personnel items, the NCMC Board of Trustees approved Head Start resignations from Kaci Persell, Lacey Cavdill and Darmaris Summerville. For NCMC, the resignation of Tobi Crippen, Extended Campus Specialist was approved. For employments, NCMC trustees approved the hiring of Kenlee Frank from Moberly as the new Assistant Softball Coach/Residence Life Coordinator and several adjunct hires including Krit Engemann, Tad Trombley, Megan Erickson, Jeffrey Grider, Cora Jackson and Janelle Golden. Trustees also approved a revised job description for Dean/Director of the Savannah Campus. Trustees lastly approved an interim assignment for Sue Nichols as Interim Dean/Director of the Savannah Campus for the 23-24 academic year. The next regular meeting of the NCMC Board of Trustees will be on July 25, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Frey Administrative Center.