THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI
VOL. 111, NO. 9
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DUE DATES How student NWMISSOURINEWS.COM
debt relief will impact Northwest borrowers
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JAKOB PRATER News Editor | @JakobLPrater
t’s been a month and a half since President Joe Biden announced the three-part plan to reduce student loans across the country, and applications for loan forgiveness are to open this month. According to the Federal Student Aid website, an online form for application will be available sometime this month. People can receive updates from text or email from the website by logging in with their account. Borrowers should plan to submit a claim by Nov. 15, which is the deadline to apply for forgiveness before the payment pause expires Dec. 31. Claims are expected to be processed within four to six weeks. Borrowers should plan to resume their payments starting Jan. 1, 2023. Payments were paused on March 13, 2020 for COVID relief. Once the payment pause expires at the end of the year, borrowers will receive a notice at least three weeks before a payment is due, telling them how much is due and when. Borrowers have until Dec. 31, 2023, to submit their application for student loan debt relief. The student loan debt relief plan will provide up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness to Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for borrowers who did not earn a Pell Grant. Married couples making less than $250,000 a year and anyone making less than $125,000 are qualified for debt forgiveness. The plan has already faced legal challenges. Six states are suing the Biden administration over the student loan debt relief plan, accusing the administration of overstepping executive powers. The states include Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas and South Carolina. The Missouri lawsuit was filed in federal court in St. Louis, asking for the immediate.
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Fainter pleads guilty to invasion of privacy SIDNEY LOWRY Managing Editor | @sidney_lowry
Logan D. Fainter, 19, has pleaded guilty to Invasion of Privacy, a class E felony, after being brought to court for the incident in March. Fainter was investigated and arrested by Univer-
sity Police in February after two reports of a suspect recording people in the female bathroom on the third floor of Millikan Hall. After eight months of postponed hearings and more time for discovery, as well as a statement from one of the victims, Fainter en-
tered a guilty plea at an Oct. 3 hearing. A sent assessment report, that contains information regarding the defendant and the offense, was ordered. He then surrendered bond and was taken into custody. Fainter is now being held at the Nodaway County Jail.
In Missouri, Class E felonies are punishable by up to four years in prison, one year in jail or a fine of up to $10,000. Under this felony class, there may also be a chance for probation. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7.
City Council approves firefighter cancer relief trust KIERSTEN HELM Missourian Reporter | @TheMissourian
Maryville City Council approved participation in Missouri’s Firefighters Critical Illness Trust and Pool, approving a work program partnered with Maryville Treatment Center, as well as bridging a new software for the cemetery at it’s meeting Oct. 10. Missouri’s Firefighters Critical Illness Trust and Pool was created in March, and the pool
provides cash benefit coverage to any full-time or volunteer firefighter with five years of service and 17 specific cancer diagnoses such as breast, testicle and thyroid. This pool will have a net cost of $800 a year, depending on the number of qualifying firefighters. This pool was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson in 2021 to aid in worker’s compensation that may not typically be covered. This program has a fast-paced claims
department that starts payments 10 days after a cancer diagnosis. This program is a member-owned organization created by firefighters for firefighters. The fire chief sat in the audience and awaited his turn to speak on behalf of this pool. “We firefighters have a lot of pools and resources that we hope we never have to use, but this one that we’re very glad you guys (Council) got behind and very much appreciate your support,”
Fire Chief Phil Rickabaugh said. In order to participate, the fire department will have to implement nine early detection and safety protocols to protect its firefighters from these various forms of cancer. Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association — the city’s insurance co-op- will reimburse 65% of premiums at maximum coverage. This will become effective Nov. 1 and renewed on Jan. 1, 2023. This will be an annu-
al contract with a renewable status each calendar year. City Council has budgeted $2,326 for coverage with $1,511.90 reimbursed from MIRMA. The Council also agreed to approve an amendment to the Supervised Work Release Program with Maryville Treatment Center, a division of an adult institution. This amendment will continue the program through Dec. 1, 2023.
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