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Governor Mike Parson an-nounced that all Missouri pub-lic and charter school buildings will remain closed through the remainder of the academic year.

If you have questions about what precautions you should take, please visit health.mo.gov/coronavirus, or call our 24/7 hotline at 877-435-8411.

This recommendation was made to Governor Parson today by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and several school superintendents from rural and urban areas across the state.

“Continuing our efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, I am ordering all public and charter schools to remain closed through the remainder of this academic year, with the excep-tion of nutrition and child care

Missouri public and charter schools will remain closed through the remainder of the academic year.

outlined in our Stay Home Mis-souri Order,” Governor Parson said.

School services are expected to continue through the last day of school in each school district as pre-established by the aca-demic calendar approved by their local board of education. These continued services in-clude alternative educational opportunities as well as provid-ing much-needed meals to stu-dents who count on them.

DESE will issue additional guidance to Missouri school leaders in the near future. In conjunction with the Gover-nor’s Office, DESE is continu-ing efforts to help local school leaders by removing barriers and waiving the necessary state statutes and regulations.

Additional K-12 informa-tion and guidance can be found at dese.mo.gov/COVID19.

Braymer C-4 SchoolMissouri Governor Mike Parson announced in the Thursday,

April 9 press briefing that Missouri schools shall remain closed through this school year.

This announcement brings with it a NUMBER of additional questions. What should districts do about summer school? What will the re-entry to school look like? How will this impact graduat-ing seniors? How do I get my child’s items from the school build-ing? and more...

We plan to provide more information on these questions and more in the coming days.

As always thank you for your cooperation and Go Bobcats!

Pink MoonDid you happen to see the pink super moon last week. This picture was taken by Donna Barron of Braymer.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers and ranchers face unique safety risks as COVID-19 continues to spread.

The predicted peak of the COVID-19 outbreak likely will hit as spring planting season shifts into high gear, says Rusty Lee, University of Missouri Ex-tension field specialist in agron-omy.

Physical distancing becomes difficult as farmers receive seed and chemical deliveries, Lee says.

Shipments of seed bags and chemical containers arrive on trucks that have been to other farms. This could spell trouble if precautions are not taken, he says. The National Institutes of Health reports that the virus can survive up to three days on plastic and stainless steel surfaces and up to 24 hours on paper surfaces.

Limit traffic in and out of the farm, Lee says. Ask to be there when delivery trucks arrive. Maintain a 6-foot distance from the delivery person.

On many farms, delivery people use the farmer’s tractors or forklifts to unload supplies. To reduce risk of virus spread, Lee recommends that no one

Farmers face unique safety risks during COVID-19other than the farmer operate equipment.

“This creates additional plan-ning and work for the farmer, but it reduces risk of transfer-ring the virus as one person hops off and another hops on equipment,” he says.

Keep sanitizing supplies in commonly used areas such as tractor cabs and sheds. Wipe down doorknobs, steering wheels, radio knobs, grab han-dles, fuel tank covers and other surfaces people might touch.

Lee also suggests farmers change how they communicate during this crisis. “The tele-phone, email and your tablet are your friends,” he says. “Use technology to communicate.”

This includes texting work plans to employees instead of holding morning meetings in the shed or at the kitchen table. It also means using a phone or tablet to take a picture of a broken part to send to the parts dealer. Call ahead to make sure parts are in stock and ask the dealer to place the part outside the door.

Farms also face special risks because up to three generations of one family may still actively work on the farm. “Your broth-er, sister, brother-in-law, cousin and grandfather might be part

of the family farm operation,” Lee says. “Meal times and child care might include Grandma and Grandpa.”

Even within families, main-tain safe practices such as dis-tancing. Wipe down surfaces frequently and try to minimize contacts. Also, consider how to safely handle “field food” and other meals during planting season.

Source: William Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621; Greg Luce, 573-473-7079; Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Uni-versity of Missouri Extension agronomists caution that farm-ers should delay corn planting in light of predicted freezing temperatures.

MU Extension grain crops specialist Greg Luce said on April 9 that “the very cold and very long cold spell in the week ahead could put newly planted corn seed at high risk of dam-age.”

Luce recommends that farm-ers consider suspending plant-ing until temperatures rise. “Don’t go full bore right now,” Luce said. “Wait for warmer soil temperatures.”

Predicted freezing temperatures put the brakes on corn planting

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Newly planted seeds suffer under the combination of cold water and cold air. The first wa-ter the seed takes in, or imbibes, is most important, Luce said. Imbibition is the process of the seed absorbing water to begin germination. A chilling effect occurs when the seed takes in water colder than 50 degrees during the first 24 to 48 hours after planting.

This can cause cells to leak

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Hamilton debates pool opening this summer

With the COVID-19 pan-demic frenzy about to peak, the Hamilton City Council met through a video conferencing tool called Zoom. Highlights of the meeting are as follows:

The council spent a lengthy amount of time discussing whether the city should open the pool this year. City Admin-istrator, Jean Van Iperen said that COVID-19 was predicted to peak at the end of April. At that time the number of cases should decline, but then are ex-pected to go back up again in June. For a lifeguard to be em-ployed, they must get their cer-tification prior to employment which costs $250. Van Iperen said there could be a problem with staffing due to the lim-ited time that the pool would be open this year. A decision also needed to be made quickly about purchasing chemicals to keep the pool clean. They are rather expensive and have a short shelf life. Council decided to table this decision until later.

Council also discussed the metering situation. The cost of meters is included in the total amount of the water project. Van Iperen said she is looking

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Commissioners Minutes for January, 2020

January 6Commissioners C.R. Bud Motsinger, Jonathan Ab-

bott and Rex Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen. The meeting was opened with The Pledge of Allegiance. The commissioners voted to ap-prove the agenda with corrections.

Jeff Campbell reported that they have worked on Murphy Road and Paul Road. Jeff will be riding along with MODOT for the bridge inspections this week.

The commissioners voted to become a member of the Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Robert Mazur, who is the new 43rd Circuit Court Marshal, introduced himself to the commissioners. He replaced Buddy Weller upon his retirement.

Rex Hibler moved that Caldwell County ORDI-NANCE NO. 97 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR THE PERMITTING OF CONCEN-TRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; PRO-VIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.” be

Dear Editor: The constitution of the United States declares that all

men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Last week, the “worldometers” website presented a chart listing worldwide death totals for January 1 through March 25, 2020 by causes. The numbers ranged from 21,297 by coronavirus to 9,913,702 by abortion. What are the epidemics here; and how are we facing them?

We seem to be taking the 21,000 deaths from coro-navirus very seriously, and trying to handle it on our own.

First of all, we confine people to their homes, not allowing them to meet together. In doing so, are we giving up our liberties? How do our bodies create immunities? What will happen when we all expose ourselves again? Second, all businesses we deem un-necessary are closed so no one will be infected. How long can they survive financially without operation? Are we handing over our pursuit of happiness?

It seems we are trying to conquer this dangerous vi-rus by controlling the people. Where are we putting our trust here?

Meanwhile, we ignore the abortion epidemic which deprives 9 plus million souls of LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

George Mason, speaking of slavery in the Civil War times, said: “By an inevitable chain of causes and ef-fects, Providence punishes national sins by national calamities” (The Glory of America, by Peter Marshall and David Manuel; January 31 entry).

The scriptures give guidance to the nations: “Righ-teousness exalteth a nation” (Proverbs 14:34); and “happy is that people, whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 144:15). And, they give this hope and promise to the people: “If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).

Bonnie Coffman Stewartsville, Missouri

Letter to the Editor fully repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordinances.

Bud Motsinger seconded the motion and stated, “There is a motion and a second that Caldwell County Ordinance 97 be fully repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordinances. We will now take a roll call vote.”

“Commissioner Rex Hibler, on the question of whether Caldwell County Ordinance 97 should be ful-ly repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordi-nances, how do you vote?” Rex Hibler voted yea.

“Commissioner Jonathan Abbott, on the question of whether Caldwell County Ordinance 97 should be fully repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordinances, how do you vote?” Jonathan Abbott voted yea. “As Presiding Commissioner, I Bud Motsinger, on the question of whether Caldwell County Ordi-nance 97 should be fully repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordinances, I vote yea. The Commis-sion having voted unanimously to fully repeal, and strike Caldwell Ordinance 97 should be fully repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordinances, the Commission hereby enters this Order that Caldwell County Ordinance 97 is hereby fully repealed and struck from the Caldwell County Ordinances.

A notice will be published in the newspaper for three successive weeks.

Commissioners met with Randy Mendenhall from MODOT.

Danny Kincaid from DanComp Computers, LLC met with the commissioners regarding IT plans for 2020.

Sheriff Jerry Galloway met with the commissioners with his 2020 budget request.

Assessor Beverly Alden met with the commission-ers regarding her budget request.

Recorder of Deeds Julie Hill met with the commis-sioners regarding her budget request.


bott and Rex Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen.

Commissioners met with Treasurer/Collector June Grooms to discuss the 2020 budget. A request for a transfer of $5,529.37 from Tax Maintenance Fund to General Revenue Fund was presented to the commis-sioners.

Coroner Dana Brown met with commissioners about her budget request for 2020.

EMD Mark Merrill met with commissioners about his budget request for 2020.

Commissioners met with Dixon Leamer to discuss tube concerns on Boulder Road.

Sharon Wright met with commissioners about the 2020 budget for the license office.

Jeff Campbell met with the commissioners about the 2020 budget for the Road and Bridge Department.



Sheriff Jerry Galloway and detention supervisor Le-anne Jorns met with the commissioners regarding the budget for the detention center for 2020.

Public Administrator Richard Lee met with the com-missioners for his 2020 budget request.

Commissioner C.R. Bud Motsinger attended the Region-H area coordinators meeting in St. Joseph with EMD Mark Merrill.

January 9Commissioner C.R. Bud Motsinger attended the

North Central Business Facilitation meeting in Grundy County.

January 10

Commissioners C.R. Bud Motsinger, Jonathan Ab-bott and Rex Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen.

Commissioners signed payroll for the county.Commissioners attended the Little Otter Creek

meeting at the Nazarene Church in Kingston. Commissioners C.R. Bud Motsinger, Jonathan Ab-

bott and Rex Hibler attended a meeting at Caldwell County Detention Center with Leanne Jorns, Kevin Rost and Chris Herner for an update on the construc-tion of the elevated outdoor recreation area.

January 13Commissioners C.R. Bud Motsinger and Rex Hibler

met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell Coun-ty Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen. Commissioner Jonathan Abbott was absent. The meet-ing was opened with The Pledge of Allegiance.

Jeff Campbell reported that he sent out brush letters and that he would be doing bridge inspections with MODOT later in the week. He presented an estimate from Ryan Flemming to repair the water line in the men’s bathroom in the basement of the courthouse. The commissioners voted to approve the repair.

Commissioner Jonathan Abbott joined the meeting.Commissioners met with Ed Proctor concerning a

Resolution of Mitigation Credit Reservation and Pur-chase agreement. The commissioners voted to approve the Resolution of 1-13-2020 for Mitigation Credit Res-ervation & Purchase agreement.

Commissioners met with Debbie Ramey of the 2nd Harvest Food Bank.

Commissioners met with Stephanie Williams of NC-MBF and Paul Beckwith of the City of Cameron.

Commissioners met with Terry Rumery concerning economic development for the county.

Commissioners attended the LEPC meeting at the Health Department.

The commissioners voted to transfer $5,529.37 from Tax Maintenance Fund to General Revenue Fund as per the 2020 budget. The Caldwell County Commis-sion signed the court order for the transfer of $5,529.37 from Tax Maintenance Fund to General Revenue Fund per the 2020 budget.


bott and Rex Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen to work on the 2020 budget.





Commissioners Bud Motsinger and Rex Hibler at-tended a meeting at Cameron City Hall for the plan-ning of the upcoming “Great Northwest Day at the Capitol” which will be held in Jefferson City on Febru-ary 4-5, 2020.

Commissioner Bud Motsinger attended the Plan-ning and Zoning meeting at the courthouse.



January 21Commissioners C.R. Bud Motsinger and Rex Hibler

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met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell Coun-ty Courthouse. The meeting was opened with The Pledge of Allegiance. The courthouse was closed on Monday, January 20, 2020 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Jeff Campbell discussed with the commissioners the Log Creek Bridge settlement and the possible use of double tubes to replace a bridge on the County Line.

Commissioner Jonathan Abbott joined the meeting.Commissioners met with Stephanie Henry to plan

the Great NW Days at the Capitol booth on February 4 and 5.

Commissioners met with Danny Kincaid of Dan-Comp Computers, LLC concerning plans for 2020.

Commissioners met with Dean Snyder to inform them he was no longer going to farm 10 acres of Little Otter Creek farm ground.



The commissioners voted to increase the county’s starting wage from $11.00 to $11.50 per hour with an additional .50 cents per hour after completion of a pro-bationary period.



Commissioners signed payroll for the county.Commissioners voted to allow a 2% cost of living

adjustment (COLA) for elected officials as allowed by the 2019 salary commission which will take effect at the beginning of the next term of each office.


bott and Rex Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen. The meeting was opened with The Pledge of Allegiance.

Jeff Campbell reported on bridge inspections and discussed budget.

Commissioners met with Beverly Alden, Julie Hill, June Grooms and Jerry Galloway regarding the COLA for elected officials.

Commissioners met with Ed Proctor. The commis-sioners went into closed session per RSMo 610.021(1) legal.

Returned to regular session per RSMo 610.021(1) le-gal.

Commissioners Bud Motsinger, Jonathan Abbott and Rex Hibler attended the 911 ACCD meeting in Maysville.

Commissioner Bud Motsinger attended the Hamil-ton Community Alliance meeting.



Commissioners Rex Hibler and Bud Motsinger at-tended a Green Hills Regional Planning Commission meeting in Trenton.

Commissioners met with department heads to dis-cuss budgets.


bott and Rex Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse with County Clerk Christine Owen. A public hearing to finalize the 2020 Budget was held. Those in attendance were: Sheriff Jerry Galloway; Recorder of Deeds Julie Hill; Assessor Beverly Alden; Prosecuting Attorney Brady Kopek; Jail Administrator Leanne Jorns; Road and Bridge su-pervisor Jeff Campbell; 911 Dispatch supervisor Marty Gray.

The commissioners voted to approve the 2020 Caldwell County Budget in accordance with the Mis-souri State Auditor’s Office.

Commissioners paid bills for January.

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The settlement establishes a $18,825,000.00 “Class Settlement Fund” that will be paid to Settlement Class Members as: (1) cash awards of up to 100% of thepurchase price paid for the 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Products and (2) reimbursement for the costs of any repairs, parts, and specific equipment damage thata Settlement Class Member claims resulted from, in whole or in part, the use of the 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Products during the Class Period. You mayneed to submit a Claim Form to receive your award, which can be obtained at www.303settlement.com or by calling 866-742-4955. The deadline to submit aClaim Form is August 31, 2020. Class Counsel will seek an incentive payment of $5,000.00 for each of the Class Representatives. Class Counsel will ask thatthe Court award up to $5,900,000.00 in attorneys’ fees and expenses. This amount will not be paid from the Class Settlement Fund.If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself from it by August 31, 2020. If you do not exclude yourself, you will notbe able to sue Defendants for any claim relating to the lawsuit. If you remain a Settlement Class Member, you may object to the settlement by August 31, 2020.The Court will hold a hearing on October 13, 2020 to consider whether to approve the Settlement and a request for attorneys’ fees and expenses. This date maybe moved, canceled, or otherwise modified; see www.303settlement.com for more information. This notice only summarizes the proposed settlement. For additional information, including the precise terms and conditions of the Settlement, please see www.303settlement.com or call 866-742-4955.

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Letter to the Editor:I feel the need to address some of the fallacies put

forth by Mr. Landi in the April 7th edition. Concerning the current outbreak, he insists we call it a virus, not a plague. I don’t know that many people are calling it a plague, but the first definition of that word is, “a

Ruby Pearl Ely

Ruby Pearl Ely, age 103, of Lee’s Summit, MO, for-merly of Hamilton, passed away on April 6, 2020, at a healthcare center in Lee’s Summit. She lived in Hamil-ton and Caldwell County most of her life.

Ruby was born on Dec. 31, 1916, near Cowgill, to Charles M. and Addie (Stephens) Miller. She attended high school in Cowgill during the Great Depression and later went back to school to earn her GED. She was a housewife and also sold Avon for many years.

She was baptized at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, southeast of Hamilton. She was a very active member of the Caldwell County Historical Society and worked doing many hours of research for the society. Ruby recorded a broadcast for the Cameron radio sta-tion, which was played each Sunday morning sharing Caldwell County historical events and history of fami-lies who lived in the county.

Ruby married G. A. Ely on Dec. 30, 1933, in Lexing-ton. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents; son, George M. Ely; one grandson, Frankie McClelland; brother, Stephen Miller; and two sisters, Edith Alspach and Dorothy Diment.

Survivors include her daughters, Marcia (Robert) Wagner of Littleton, CO, Joyce (Kenneth) Larman of Tucson, AZ, Jane McClelland of Amarillo, TX, and Alice Eastin of Independence; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 31 great great-grandchil-dren; daughter-in-law, Inge Ely of Hamilton; sister, Ellen Sprouse of Smithville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Interment will be at the Highland Cemetery in Ham-ilton. The family will hold a private graveside service at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Caldwell County Historical Society. Arrangements are under the direction of Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton.

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Katherine (Kathy) Marie Howell

Katherine (Kathy) Marie Howell, born Dec. 5, 1950, passed away, on Wednes-day, April 8, 2020.

Kathy, along with her younger sisters, Nancy Stewart, Donna Parker, Shirley Stephens and Brenda Bales, grew up in rural Breckenridge, where she met and married her first and only love, Robert Howell. Bob is the older brother of Kathy’s life-long

best friend, Billie Rae (Howell) Hunsaker, who helped introduce them while Kathy was still in high school (1964). They dated while Bob was in the Navy and fi-nally married on June 28, 1968. A multitude of adven-tures since, Kathy and Bob’s love truly stood the test of time; nearly 52 years of marriage, strong!

Kathy’s compassion and generosity knew no bounds. She approached everyone with open arms and with zero judgment. The most important thing to her was her family and she never failed to tell them how much she loved each, and every one of them, “a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck.”

Kathy loved flowers and gardening and had a passion for reading, sewing, and spur-of-the-moment weekend road trips with her daughters, laughing “till it hurt,” and finding joy in sim-ple pleasures. She loved volunteering her time at church, in the community and with the Youth for Christ Club, and would help anyone who asked at a moments notice.

Kathy was a faithful and loving daughter, sis-ter, wife, mother, grand-ma, great-grandma, and friend. Her presence will be sorely missed, but we can rest assured that we will be reunited in Heav-en one day.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Vi-ola Marie Stephens and father, Eddie B. Stephens,

both of Lawson.Kathy is survived by her husband, Robert Lee;

daughters, Christine Marie and Sherri Lee; grandchil-dren, Meagan Katherine Rosales, Hannah Jordan Den-nis, Micah Jason Dennis, and Bryan Leonardo Rosales; great-grandchildren, Violet Zulma Rosales and Julian Leonardo Rosales; and a multitude of “adopted” chil-dren, who knew her best as “Momma Kathy,” from her contributed years of service with the Kansas City Youth for Christ Club in Excelsior Springs (1983-1989).

Due to the CDC limited gathering/social distancing restrictions, the family is unable to have a tradition-al service or visitation. In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations towards a memorial bench to be placed in remembrance of Kathy at Trosper Cem-etery in Daviess County, next to family gravesites. Do-nations can be made in Kathy’s name directly to Hid-den Valley Funeral Home (Kearney Location), 925 E. State Route 92, Kearney, MO 64060, (816) 903-8888.

In this unsettling and confusing time, Kathy’s fam-ily would like to extend a message of hope, in her honor: Jonathan Lockwood Huie, known as “The Phi-losopher of Happiness,” said that “you don’t have the power to make life “fair,” but you do have the power to make life joyful.” How, you might ask, is that pos-sible, when life throws out a hailstorm of curve balls? Follow the directives of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” Regardless of how difficult things may be, count your blessings, re-main hopeful... “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5)

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and not reorganize properly during rehydration. It re-sults in loss of seed vigor or death. Seeds tolerate cold better after germination. “So, seed planted ahead of the cold spell that is already germinated will tolerate the cold temperatures much better,” Luce said.

Plant according to soil conditions, not calendarMU Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold halt-

ed planting of test plots at the MU Bradford Research Center in Columbia when he heard the prediction. “It’s too much of a risk to plant today,” he said.

Wiebold’s six-year research on planting dates shows corn yields begin dropping in May, still leaving plenty of time for farmers to plant and expect good yields. “Our data provides some optimism that a reasonably high yield can be obtained when corn is planted in mid-to-late May,” Wiebold said.

“However, yield potential is very strongly depen-dent on weather conditions in late June to early August far more than planting date,” he added. “For this rea-son, it is difficult to predict in any specific year what will happen to corn yield if planting is delayed.”

Soil conditions, rather than the calendar, dictate when to plant. Planting date concerns may rush farm-

ers to get in the fields when soils are too wet or cold.

NOAA predicts freez-ing temperatures in week ahead

In a rare move, the Na-tional Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Cen-ter on April 8 reported a greater than 90% certainty that Missouri and most of the central United States would experience below-normal temperatures April 13-17.

This long, deep cold spell could mean mini-mum temperatures at or below freezing, said MU Extension climatologist Pat

disastrous evil or influx.” Next it mentions “a destruc-tive, contagious bacterial disease.” Any way you look at this Coronavirus, it is evil and destructive.

However, the preferred term seems to be pandemic, which is simply, “a wide-spread outbreak of disease.” That is what we are all dealing with: a Covid-19 pan-demic. Our nation’s and the world’s reaction are not panic or hype: it is necessary. Yes, our churches and restaurants and schools are closed, which is a hardship for all of us. But if we didn’t take these measures, this

virus would spread faster than any flu recorded in his-tory. Just look at New York city and state. Here in Caldwell county, we cannot fathom those numbers of cases and deaths. But if not tested for and treated, it spreads like wildfire, attacking the respiratory system immediately. You can be symptom free one day and dead within four days once it hits you.

Our President insisted that the “Chinese” virus was a hoax put out by Liberals and the media; he denied its seriousness for months. As far back as November, the U.S. Medical Intelligence Agency warned of this pandemic. And his own trade advisor, Mr. Novarro, warned Trump of the virus back in early January. By January 22, President Trump told us all that “every-thing was totally under control.” He continued to make fun of virus reports at numerous rallies through-out February, still referring to it as a hoax.

Now his latest diversion is to plug the drug Hydroxy Chloniquine, which is primarily used for malaria and lupus. Trump’s own advisor on his task force, Dr. Fau-ci (an expert on infectious diseases), keeps insisting that it has not been proven to be effective for Covid-19, as of yet. It would be wonderful to hear that this drug is the miracle we’ve been looking for, but for Trump to push it on us by saying, “What have you got to lose?” is misleading. There are several dangerous side-effects for certain people.

And in closing, let me strongly disagree that our government wants to separate us from God. That is absurd. Our country has always proudly encouraged the freedom of religion of all sorts and to separate the church from state in all matters. Just because we’re closing mass gatherings for Easter week, it doesn’t


mean you can’t pray at home or on-line or in a parking lot service. God hears our prayers no matter where we are, and the government can’t touch that!

Stay safe and try to stay sane!M.D. GrahamHamilton

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One of the nation’s best hospitals for heart care.ADVANCE D CLOSE TO HOMENot every hospital performs heart transplants. Among those who do, few compare to Saint Luke’s.

We have one of the most sophisticated and well-established heart transplant programs in the country. Top 10, in fact*. The good news is our fellowship-trained cardiovascular specialists regularly see patients at Hedrick Medical Center.

All that experience gives you and your neighbors what matters most—peace of mind.

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MSHSAA Record Book-Girls softball

Two girls from Caldwell County are in the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) record book for softball. Polo’s Sidney Copeland struck out 18 batters in a six-inning game against Southwest Livingston County on September 12, 2013. That ties her for 1st in strikeouts in a six-inning game. Jasmine Taylor is tied for 22nd in runs batted in a game. The Lady Bobcat drove in 8 runs against Pattonsburg on September 19, 2017.

MSHSAA cancels spring post-season events

On April 9th, Missouri Governor Mike Parson an-nounced in-person school closure for the remainder of the school year, followed by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) announce-ment canceling all remaining post-season events for the 2019-2020 school year. This impacts a large number of people, but those most affected by this decision are the high school seniors. Thanks to all of this year’s se-niors for everything you have done for your schools, and your positive contributions to your communities.

Hamilton Middle School honor roll

Superintendent’s High Honor Roll 3.5-4.0 GPA *denotes 4.0 GPA

Sixth grade: Olivia Anderson, Trinity Beckham, Chase Blackburn, Zaiden Branham, Isaac Brashear, *Dakota Buntin, Elizabeth Cassida, Hunter Cooley, Ashelyn Doan, Kyla Evans, Jason Galbraith, Konner Galbraith, Danica Green, Tristan Hensley, Jazlin James-on, Riley Johnson, Frank Jones, Jacob Miller, Madison Mom, Shevy Myrick, Hunter Nixdorf, Kaylee Petti-grew, Isabelle Potts, Zain Pulliam, Aiden Robertson, Darienne Schottel, Jayden Snelling, Adam West, Mel-ony Woody. Seventh grade: Lindsay Burnett, Madison Carrington, Keelie Crouch, Gideon Doan, Layne Eng-land, Andrew Fleming, Wyatt Ford, Aubrey Galbraith, Jade Gray, Rain Gray, *Carter Kanoy, Ruthanne Lusk, *Titus McBee, Ashley McDonough, Chloe McGraw, Kellie Melton, Jacob Ragle, Anna Silkwood, Auburn Tapp, Tate Youtsey. Eighth grade: Aidan Anderson, Eli Anderson, McKensie Bates, Cory Breshears, Rae-lyn Eskridge, Clay Finch, Cheyenne Finton, Elizabeth Gordon, Daxtin Grooms, *Ryan Hartley, Jayden McQuitty, Dawson Miller, Kenna Miller, Ian Morris, Johnny Morrison, Han-na Robertson, Lakelyn Shatto, Hailee Souza, Al-lan Stone, McKenzie Tutt, Kennedy Tuttle and Na-tali West.

Principal’s Honor Roll3.0-3.4999 GPASixth grade: Isac

Bales-Rodriguez, Corbin Ellington, Ava Grant, Nathan Hood, Daegon Hunt, Alex LaFountain, Devin Morgan, Brooklyn Nixdorf, Faith Pierson, Brian Robertson, Adin Rogers, Elle Stith, Issiah Switlik. Seventh grade: Sean Battaglia, Lane Bot-torff, Johnathan Dawson, Alexis Draughon, Alexis Ellington, Sawyer Ford, Madison James, Hayden Krentz, Alex Martin, Brayden Mitchell, Shelby Mort, Lily Orr, Katelan Shatto, Tyler Thompson, Billy Wyatt. Eighth grade: Hunter Brumley, Reed Catron, Zander Damrill, Kelton Evans, Riley Hen-derson, Mason Hibler, Sydney Martin, Hannah Nixdorf, Tennison Nix-dorf, Zander Pulliam, Jordan Rauber, Kaden Robison, Jayden Switlik, David Talbott, Nicholas Talbott, Deacon Weeks, Cidney Weinmann.

Penney High School Honor Roll

Superintendent’s Honor Roll 3.5 and above, *=4.0 **=above 4.0

Ninth grade: Lacee Abner, *Madison Allen, Ma-rayah Barron, Allison Doss, Sarah Doss, Jorden Downs, *Jenna Earnheart, Ella Galbraith, Liam Galbraith, Ma-son Galbraith, *Anisten Houghton, Aubrey Logston, Hannah Lusk, Gideon McBee, Ryan McIntosh, Jose-phine Morgan, Alexis Nixdorf, Kaprica Perry, Amelia Pingleton, Elizabeth Purcell, Gabryella Shuman, Wil-liam Snow, *Samantha Westover, Kara Wilson. Tenth grade: Andee Angle, Rebecca Bentley, Emily Dobbins, Elizabeth Dockray, Dakota Dunham, Olivia Edwards, *Alizah Haase, Jacy Knudsen, Cruz Lundy, Randallyn Lundy, **Abigail Morrison, **Taylor Noble, Andrew Rich. Eleventh grade: **Rylan Allsup, **Ashley Brown, **Tyler Brown, Jacob Dawson, Somers Finch, Tanner Ford, Adam Gasper, Christina Gray, Darrien Grooms, **Morgan Hartley, **Hayleigh Huff-Hockaday, **Julia Kanoy, Chevy Lundy, Scott Lusk, **Anthony Prater, Ariana Shuman. Twelfth grade: Atison Allsup, Aman-da Call, Dawson Cook, **Ryan Cook, Mackenzie Da-vis, Leroy Dunnington, Hannah Earnheart, **Lyndsey Ernat, Katelyn Galbraith, Kaci Garland, Gillian Gibler, **Hannah Graham, Madison Guyett, **Rachel Hartley, **Katherine Hensley, Jaide Herrera, Chloe Hibler, Des-tiny Hood, **Alexandra Houghton, **Michael Johnson, Levi Leader, Jarrod Pratt, **Graycen Prothero, Gwen-dolyn Ragle, **Jessica Richman, Mikayla Robertson, Nathan Shatto, **Hannah Stith, **Ali Trosper, **Halle Vanatta and **Elisha Westover.

Principal’s Honor Roll3.0-3.4999Ninth grade: Treyson Burke, Jarod Dawson, Tisha

Hibler, Austin Hon, Fisher Nixdorf, Silas Prothero, James Routh, Schylar Thomas, Reece Tuttle, Madison Woody. Tenth grade: Jack Battaglia, Kyle Burnett, Alex Daily, Sarah Johnson, Nash Kyser, Lauren Mort, Van-essa Price, Tucker Ross, Julian Schottel, Brendon Swin-dler. Eleventh grade: Hunter Cogdill, Isaiah Dodge, Spencer Galbraith, Olivia Gherman, Megan Nelson, Losson Park, Evelyn Pingleton, Aaron Shamp, Jackson Thomas. Twelfth grade: Lindsey Adkison, Samuel Al-len, Edward Black, Jacob Boyle, Mersadies Breshears, Raeanne Brumley, Nora Ford, Elijah Harper, Matthew Hildebrand, Nicholas Hoak, Landon Huff, Shelby Johnson, Greighton Kinne, Payton Logston, Mark Lusk, Kable Milligan, Ethan Schmidt, Madison Shaw,

Morgan Taylor, Makayla Williamson, Brittani Wilson and Kimber Wilson.

Welcome to the Scuttle-butt. We strive to provide in-formation to local veterans and share a little bit about the history of our troops who served our country in foreign lands and life in the military.

On April 1, 1945—Easter Sunday—the Navy’s Fifth

Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and U.S. Ma-rine Corps troops descended on the Pacific Island of Okinawa, for a final push towards Japan. The invasion was part of Operation Iceberg, a complex plan to in-vade and occupy the Ryukyu Islands, including Oki-nawa.

Though it resulted in an Allied victory, Kamikaze fighters, rainy weather and fierce fighting on land, sea and air led to a large death toll on both sides. Okina-wa’s 466 square miles of dense foliage, hills and trees made it the perfect location for the Japanese High Command’s last stand to protect their motherland. They knew if Okinawa fell, so would Japan.

The Americans knew securing Okinawa’s airbases was critical to launching a successful Japanese inva-sion. After the Americans cleared a series of outposts surrounding the Shuri Line, they fought many fierce battles including clashes on Kakazu Ridge, Sugar Loaf Hill, Horseshoe Ridge and Half Moon Hill. Torrential rains made the hills and roads watery graveyards of unburied bodies. Casualties were enormous on both sides by the time the Americans took Shuri Castle in late May.

Defeated yet not beaten, the Japanese retreated to the southern coast of Okinawa where they made their last stand. Meanwhile, on April 4, the Japanese unleashed the Kamikaze suicide pilot, Japan’s most ruthless weapon. These well-trained pilots dove their planes into ships of the Fifth Fleet at 500 miles per hour causing catastrophic damage. American sailors tried desperately to shoot the Kamikaze planes down but were often sitting ducks against enemy pilots with nothing to lose. During the Battle of Okinawa, the Fifth Fleet suffered: 36 sunk ships, 368 damaged ships, 4,900

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The undersigned, John Scott Pitts, is acting as Successor Trust-ee under a Trust, the terms of which provide that the debts of the decedent may be paid by the Trustee upon receipt of proper

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, MIS-SOURI PROBATE DIVISION

Case No.: 19CN-PR00072-01

In the Matter of:DEVIN METCALF, MINOR.

NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

The State of Missouri to Brian Metcalf.

You are hereby notifi ed that an Application for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor Child has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Caldwell County, State of Missouri, 49 E. Main St, Kingston, MO, by Applicant, Kelly Beal, the object and general nature of which is to obtain Letters of Guardian-ship.

The names of all parties to said suit are stated above in the cap-tion hereby and the name of the attorney for Applicants is: Cale A. Griffi n, 416 N. Walnut, Suite B, Cameron, MO 64429, Phone: (816)632-3033.

You are further notifi ed that, unless you fi le an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Application within forty-fi ve (45) days after March 24, 2020, judg-ment by default will be rendered in accordance with the Application

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Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the members of the Caldwell County Mutual In-surance Company that is normally held on the 3rd Wednesday in April has been POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Policyhold-ers will be notifi ed once this meet-ing can safely be rescheduled.

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NOTICE OF BID

Mirabile C-1 School District is now taking sealed bids for the fol-lowing services for the 2020-2021 school year: lawn care, bread, milk, propane, pest control, fl oor mainte-nance, linen service, and snow re-moval. Please submit your bid by mail to the school offi ce by May 6, 2020. Mirabile C-1 School District mailing address: 2954 S.W. State Rt. D, Polo, MO 64671 / 816-586-4129.

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men killed or drowned, 4,800 men wounded, and 763 aircraft. The fighting was brutal in the air, at sea, and on the land. We owe so much to the men and women who fought and to those who waited at home.

The same thing is going on now with our heroes who care for the sick, comfort the dying, stock the grocery shelves, truck the food, and keep all the essential services going. Please remember them in your prayers. If you know of a current Veteran, or their family who is having trouble and need help, please contact us at the numbers listed below. At the very least, please, be kind others and PRAY FOR PEACE!

Our Hero this week – ROBERT EUGENE BUSH - Hospital Apprentice First Class, U.S. Naval Reserve

Fearlessly braving the fury of artillery, mortar, and machinegun fire from strongly entrenched hostile positions, Bush constantly and unhesitatingly moved from one casualty to another to attend the wounded falling under the enemy’s murderous barrages. As the attack passed over a ridge top, Bush was advancing to admin-ister blood plasma to a Marine officer lying wounded on the sky-line when the Japanese launched a savage counterattack. In this perilously exposed position, he resolutely maintained the flow of life-giving plasma. With the bottle held high in one hand, Bush drew his pistol with the other and fired into the enemy’s ranks until his ammunition was expended. Quickly seizing a discarded carbine, he trained his fire on the Japanese charging pointblank over the hill, accounting for six of the enemy despite his own seri-ous wounds and the loss of one eye suffered during his desperate battle in defense of the helpless man. With the hostile force finally routed, he calmly disregarded his own critical condition to com-plete his mission, valiantly refusing medical treatment for himself until his officer patient had been evacuated. He then collapsed when he attempted to walk to the battle aid station. His daring initiative, great personal valor, and heroic spirit of self-sacrifice in service of others reflect great credit upon Bush and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

On the Light Side- “Humorous Quotes”“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and

I’m not sure about the universe.” Albert Einstein“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s

best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” Groucho Marx,

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should re-lax and get used to the idea.” Robert A. Heinlein

News Bulletins Research: “Remarkable improve-

ments” for spinal cord injury Veter-ans www.va.gov April 9th

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is a de-bilitating medical condition. It limits the function of movement and con-trol in the body. As a result, having an SCI can lead to reduced aerobic fitness, glucose intolerance and in-sulin resistance. This is due to auto-nomic dysfunction, muscle wasting, increased regional and total body fat mass, and relative inactivity.

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For questions and to view the vehicles, please contact Jeff Camp-bell at the Caldwell County Road & Bridge Department, 816-586-2033.

Please submit bids to:Caldwell County CommissionPo Box 67Kingston, Mo. 64650

Bids will be opened on April 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. The Caldwell County Commission reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.C43-2w, Apr. 7, 14

FairField townshiP C.a.r.t. roCK Bids

The Fairfield Township of Car-roll County Missouri requests sealed bids for the following:

C.a.r.t. rock shall consist of no larger than 1½ inch road rock. Material may be from the Bethany Falls, Cedar valley, warsaw, Burlington or Chou-teau ledges. Bid price should in-clude rock delivered and spread in Fairfield Township of Carroll County Missouri.

Sealed bids must be received by 7:00 p.m. on April 27, 2020, and will be opened at the regular meeting of the Fairfield Township Board. Please address bids to Fair-field Township Clerk, C.A.R.T. Bid, 11424 CR 170, Braymer, MO 64624. Questions should be directed to Cindy Peters at 660-484-3465. The Fairfield Township Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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notiCe oF suCCessor TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, Deborah K. Flint, by her Deed of Trust dated June 26, 2008, recorded on June 27, 2008 in Deed of Trust Book 100, Page 609, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds within and for Caldwell County, Missouri, conveyed to James L. Anderson, Trustee, the following described real estate sit-uate, lying and being in Caldwell County, Missouri, to-wit:

all oF lot 10 in BloCK 6 oF the City oF BreCK-enridge, Missouri

in trust to secure the payment of the indebtedness in said Deed of Trust more fully described; and

WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said in-debtedness; and

WHEREAS, the therein named Lender has exercised its right to appoint Jennifer M. Snider as Suc-cessor Trustee as provided by the terms of said Deed of Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said indebtedness and pursuant to the conditions of said Deed of Trust, I, Jennifer M. Snider, as Succes-sor Trustee will sell the above-de-scribed property at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash at the South front door of the Courthouse in the City of Kingston, County of Caldwell, State of Missouri, on Friday, the 8th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. for the purpose of satisfying said debt, costs and ex-penses provided therein.

Sale at 2:00 P.M.____________

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The Congressionally Direct-ed Medical Research Programs has awarded a grant for $3.7 million to the Central Virginia VA Health Care System and Virginia Commonwealth Uni-versity. In turn, these research-ers will study spinal epidural stimulation in people with spi-nal cord injuries. The grant is the first of its kind at a VA med-ical center. VA research teams will collaborate on using spinal epidural stimulation treatment with a robotic suit. Hopefully, the result will be an improved quality of life for those suffer-ing with spinal cord injuries. Researchers currently use VA’s robotic exoskeleton suits to im-prove SCI patients’ mobility and outlook for their progno-sis.

After a Week of Navy Cha-os, SecNav and CNO Seek to Reassure Sailors www.mili-tary.com April 9th

With the Navy reeling from a week of damning headlines and hundreds of new coronavirus cases in the ranks, the service’s top leaders issued separate force-wide messages pledging to keep sailors and their fami-lies safe. Chief of Naval Opera-tions Adm. Michael Gilday and the new acting Navy secretary, James McPherson, told the fleet they are committed to helping sailors and Marines weather the novel coronavirus pan-demic. The messages come af-ter a commanding officer who warned of a growing number of COVID-19 cases on his ship was removed from his post, a situation that ultimately led to the previous acting Navy secre-tary to step down this week.

Upcoming Events and Meet-ings (Please check with local commanders about cancella-tions)

American Legion – 2nd Thurs-day at Legion Hall -1900 Hours (Cancelled)

VFW – 3rd Monday of month at Cameron Veteran’s Home Chapel 1900 Hours (Cancelled)

Kidder Post 140 -3rd Mon-day at Kidder City Hall – 1900 Hours (Cancelled)

Contact informationFor more information or to of-

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Veterans Clinic (CBOC) @ MVH (816) 632-1369

Veterans Crisis Hotline 1-800-273-8255

A good website is www.va.gov. It has some of the latest news information as well as ex-plaining veteran benefits. Also try www.military.com.

Social Security Matters

ask rusty – why are our Medicare Premiums different?

Dear Rusty: What is the Medi-care monthly payment based on? I pay $139.60, my husband pays $144.60, a friend pays $136.60. I receive $388 per month in Social Security, my husband receives $1200, and my friend receives $1000 per month. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for the amount we pay. Signed: Curious to Know

Dear Curious: It may not seem so, but there is actually “rhyme or reason” to the amount of every-one’s Medicare premium. I’ll try to explain.

Each year Medicare determines a standard premium amount for Part B – coverage for doctors and other outpatient services. For 2020, the standard premium is $144.60; last year it was $135.50. Higher earners may even pay more, as a supplemental amount is added to the base Part B premium if some-one’s income exceeds certain high clip levels set by Medicare. In short, those with high income pay a higher (than standard) Medicare premium. The rest of us pay the base $144.60 amount, unless the “hold harmless” provision is in play.

The “hold harmless” provision is a law passed by Congress to pre-vent Social Security benefit pay-ments from decreasing as a result of an increase in the Medicare pre-mium (most Medicare premiums are deducted from Social Security benefit payments). The disparity in premiums you refer to results from the hold harmless provision, which also permits all or part of a Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) to be applied to your Medicare premium increase, in-stead of going to you. Here’s what can happen:

If the Medicare premium goes up in any year, some (or all) of your annual Social Security COLA increase can be used to pay for your monthly Medicare premium increase. But, if the COLA increase to your SS benefit isn’t big enough to cover the entire Medicare pre-mium increase, your net SS benefit

stays the same and your Medicare premium amount becomes whatever level your COLA increase brings it to (up to the base premium for that year). That means that your Medicare premium could be lower than the standard Medicare Part B premium for the year.

Since the dollar value of a COLA increase varies according to the size of your Social Security benefit, those with a higher benefit may receive a COLA increase which more than covers the Medicare premium increase and the remainder is given as additional SS benefit. But those with a lower SS benefit will get a smaller COLA, which may not be enough to cover the increase in the Medicare premium. In that event, the Social Security benefit stays the same and the COLA is used to bring the Medi-care premium up to, or closer to, the base premium amount. If the COLA doesn’t cover the entire Medicare premium increase, the premium stays at a lower-than-base number. And this recurs every year, which results in many people, especially those with a smaller SS benefit amount, paying a different (smaller than base) Medicare premium amount.

Here’s an example: If your husband’s SS benefit is $1200/month, he got a $19.20 COLA increase for 2020 (1.6%). The Medicare premium for 2020 went up by $9.10, which was taken from his COLA increase. The remaining $10.10 of his COLA increase was added to his SS benefit amount.

If your benefit is $388 your COLA increase was $6.20 (1.6%). That $6.20 COLA wasn’t enough to cover the $9.10 Medicare premium in-crease, but it was applied to your previous Medicare premium amount to bring you to a Medicare premium of $139.60. Your net SS payment stayed the same because your current SS benefit cannot be used to pay for the rest of the premium increase. But $5 of any COLA increase you get next year will go toward bringing you up to the base Medicare pre-mium amount. While this may not fit your idea of “rhyme or reason” it is, nevertheless, based upon a well-intentioned “hold harmless” rule which protects your Social Security benefit from decreasing.

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Guinan. In early April, temperatures more typical of June and July broke record highs, Guinan said. “These extremes could be impactful.”

March ended as the ninth-wettest month on record, and May—normally Missouri’s wettest month—lies ahead. In addition to low temperatures in mid-April, NOAA anticipates near- to below-normal precipitation in Missouri.

Missouri farmers already face a second season of flooding. NOAA forecasts a greater than 50% chance of moderate flooding on mainstream rivers and their tributaries. Specifically, a moderate flood risk extends along the Mississippi River bordering Missouri as well as its tributaries north of St. Louis. A moderate flood risk also extends along the Missouri River and its tribu-taries from Rulo, Nebraska, to the mouth at St. Louis.

Extremely wet soil conditions this past winter laid the groundwork for another troubled growing season in the agricultural world, Guinan said.

This was the third consecutive wet winter in Mis-souri, he said. It also ranked as the 19th-wettest winter in the National Weather Service’s 125 years of records.

“Unusually wet conditions have prevailed since the beginning of 2019, with 11 of 15 months recording above-average precipitation,” said Guinan.

Missouri kicked off 2020 with high soil moisture levels across a large portion of the Mississippi and Mis-souri river basins.

Lee advises farmers to develop a written contingen-cy plan in case of illness of the farmer, family members or workers. Decide who can fill vital roles and share this plan with those involved. Safety should be a prior-ity for all who enter and leave the farm, he says. Set and follow protocols.

Maintain equipment, but also take care of your health, he says. “You are your farm and family’s most important asset.”

He reminds farmers that MU Extension specialists are still available to answer questions. “Many of our of-fices are closed at this time for our safety and the safety of others, but specialists remain available by telephone or email to help. We are still on the job!”

To find your local MU Extension specialist, go to ex-tension2.missouri.edu/locations.

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at installing meter reads (smart meters) to register cus-tomer’s water usage. She is looking at bids from a cou-ple to companies that sell the meters. She said council would be able to hear the presentations given by the salesmen.

The council passed a resolution to appoint Pam Sweiven to the Hamilton Public Library Board.

The council approved of a pandemic preparedness plan. The city’s insurance company felt that this was needed.

A resolution was brought forth to approve the pur-chase of a merchant membership by the city to the Lakeview Golf Course. Alderman Keith Gilbert ob-jected to this resolution believing that the city should not use taxpayer’s money to pay for a membership. He felt that this should be something that would be better off handled by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. A decision was not made.

An ordinance was written establishing and clarify-ing the authority of the City of Hamilton and its offi-cers in emergency situations. The council decided not to pass this ordinance at this time.

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To the EditorMy brother and I were taking the subway, to Revo-

lutionary patriot Paul Revere’s house in Boston. As we got on, there were the first four lines of the Longfel-low poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” I said those lines and then kept going. It’s a long poem, and I’ve learned it all. My brother was impressed.

Now is the time to learn poetry. When you know it, you own it. You can be put in isolation with COVIT-19, or in a chair with a dentist doing some-thing in your mouth. One time, in a dental chair, I silently said five verses of “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” If you’re in iso-lation for COVIT-19, you might have the advantage of being able to speak.

Want to learn poetry? What I do is get on the internet, find the poetry, and print it off. That’s the high tech part. One can always push the paper into your pocket. You can be anywhere waiting for someone or something, and learn poetry. For me that’s already included “Midnight . . .”, “Charge . . .”, five poems by Carl Sandburg, three by Rob-ert Frost, the Battle Hymn

ThursdayRain & Snow

Possible

High: 45 Low: 35

Friday

Scattered Rain

High: 49 Low: 36

Saturday

Partly Cloudy

High: 58 Low: 45

Sunday

Mostly Cloudy

High: 62 Low: 49

Monday

Sunny

High: 64 Low: 51

Tuesday

Mostly Cloudy

High: 69 Low: 56

Wednesday

Mostly Cloudy

High: 71 Low: 58

What does the Saffir-Simpson Scale try to measure? ?

Answer: Hurricane characteristics, such as peak winds and damage potential.

April 16, 1851 - The famous "Lighthouse Storm" raged near Boston Harbor. Gale winds and gigantic waves destroyed Minot Light with its two keepers still inside. The storm resulted in great shipping losses as well as coastal erosion.

Day High Low Normals Precip GDD

Monday 65 51 63/39 0.00" 8

Tuesday 79 56 63/40 0.00" 17

Wednesday 86R 43 63/40 0.01" 14

Thursday 49 28 63/40 0.00" 0

Friday 46 21R 64/41 0.00" 0

Saturday 58 36 64/41 0.03" 0

Sunday 53 25 64/41 0.72" 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Precipitation 0.76"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Normal precipitation 0.63"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Departure from normal +0.13"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average temperature 49.7°

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average normal temperature 51.9°

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Departure from normal -2.2°

*GDD - Growing Degree Days

Data as reported from Chillicothe

Day Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Thursday 6:34 a.m. 7:54 p.m. 3:52 a.m. 1:52 p.m.

Friday 6:32 a.m. 7:55 p.m. 4:26 a.m. 2:52 p.m.

Saturday 6:31 a.m. 7:56 p.m. 4:55 a.m. 3:51 p.m.

Sunday 6:30 a.m. 7:57 p.m. 5:22 a.m. 4:49 p.m.

Monday 6:28 a.m. 7:58 p.m. 5:46 a.m. 5:47 p.m.

Tuesday 6:27 a.m. 7:59 p.m. 6:10 a.m. 6:44 p.m.

Wednesday 6:25 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:34 a.m. 7:43 p.m.

New4/22

First4/30

Full5/7

Last5/14

of the Republic, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. You can do it in Missouri. I do it here in Texas.

John KeohaneAustin, Texas [email protected] (512) 484-0263 (cell)

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