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News ------- 2-5 Commission -- 5 Obituaries ---- 3 Football ------ 6 Cainsville ----- 3 Sports --- 11, 12 MERCER COUNTY 4-DAY WEATHER
Thursday, October 31, 2024 Volume 152, No. 44 - Princeton, MO 64673
National Weather Service - Pleasant Hill/Kansas City, Mo. Time of forecast: 8 a.m., Monday, Oct. 28 Thursday, Oct. 31: Sunny, much cooler; 54/33 Friday, Nov. 1: Sunny, pretty much average; 58/43 Saturday, Nov. 2: Showers likely (70% chance); 59/52 Sunday, Nov. 3: Showers likely (70% chance); 62 Forecasts reflect daytime high and overnight low temperatures. Weather forecasts change often. Check local radio, weather radio, or the NWS website (www.weather.gov) for the most recent updates.
TIGER SOFTBALL WINS 15TH DISTRICT TITLE, BUT FALLS IN STATE QUARTERFINALS - 11, 12
New tax on ballot Tuesday Sales tax of 1% would fund return of 911 dispatching services PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph
Besides the important matters on the Tuesday, Nov. 4 ballot - electing a new president, members of Congress, and statewide officers - Mercer County voters will decide the fate of a new sales tax that would fund 911 dispatching services, which the county has been without much of this year. The ballot language:
For Tiger softball, it was a joyous evening but a sad afternoon TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
ABOVE - Princeton’s softball team was a happy bunch last Monday night (Oct. 21) as they posed with the Class 1, District 8 championship plaque, the program’s fifth district title in the past six years and its 15th overall, after the Tigers downed Albany 7-2 in the championship game held on Tiger Softball Field at the Russ Derry Sports Complex. Team members, from left: FRONT - Mady Tipton, Riley Clark, Kelsey Goodin, Jolena Gibson and Addilyn Henke; BACK - McKenna Sticken, assistant coach Rachael Sticken, Rachel Bass, Brynn Bottcher, Shannon Devine, Evan Boxley, Kyla Tudeen, Cloe George, Audrey Kelly, Riley Clark Mikaylee Henke, Kaydence Stockman, Addison Wyatt and head coach Mike Schmidli. RIGHT: Things weren’t nearly as happy for the Tigers on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 26), however, as Stanberry ended Princeton’s season with a 2-0 setback in the MSHSAA Fall Season Softball State Tournament quarterfinals. Shannon Devine (in sweatshirt) escorted Audrey Kelly off the field after the Tigers congratulated the Bulldogs, as Jolena Gibson (right) and Kaydence Stockman (behind Devine’s left shoulder) left their home field.
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MSHP urges Halloween safety for all
A beautiful day for Trunk or Treat
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to have a safe Halloween. It’s that time of year when young ghosts, vampires, superheroes, and cartoon characters are planning their night of trick-or-treating. While some local events take place in large parking lots the weekend prior, many trick-or-treaters will be out on Halloween night. It’s imperative that drivers and pedestrians stay alert. Young children excited by Halloween could dart in front of a vehicle. Slow down and drive with extra caution. Expect an increase in the number of slow-moving vehicles in neighborhoods as motorists pick
See Halloween safety, Page 2
COURTESY PRINCETON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The west side of the Princeton square - and all sides - were filled on a sunny, seasonably-cool Saturday afternoon (Oct. 26) with kids, parents, extended family, decorated vehicles and lots of candy during the Princeton Chamber of Commerce’s annual Trunk or Treat.
“Shall the County of Mercer impose a county sales tax of one (1) percent for the purpose of providing central dispatching of fire protection, law enforcement and emergency ambulance service, including emergency telephone services, and other emergency services? “Provided that, if a majority of the voters in the November 5, 2024 election cast votes in favor of the proposal outlined above, then this Commission shall issue an ordinance establishing the Mercer County Emergency Services Board, having all of the powers and duties as outlined in Section 190.339 and the accompanying statutes, and such board shall be a body corporate and political subdivision of the State of Missouri; and, “Further provided that, upon the establishment of such Board, this Commission shall appoint the seven initial members of the board to administer and oversee the provision for emergency services in Mercer County, and such appointed members shall serve until their successors are elected in the next general election on April 8, 2025 and said successor board is duly elected and installed in office; and, “Further provided that, in appointing such initial board members, the County Commission shall not appoint more than four members from any one district of the County Commission, and one shall be appointed from the county at large. These initial appointments shall be selected to represent the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Mercer County Ambulance District, Mercer County Fire Protection District, any municipalities located in Mercer County, any other emergency service agencies located in Mercer County, and the general public.”
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