The Caldwell County NewsJanuary 2, 2018

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Twisted Stitchers to hold meeting

Twisted Stitchers Quilt Guild will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, Jan. 5, at the Kidder Methodist Church. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in quilting is wel-come to attend. For more in-formation call 660-755-4911.

MSBA reported that at the 2018 General Assembly, numer-ous educational issues will be on the agenda for lawmakers such as state funding for K-12 education. It will take a 98 mil-lion dollar increase in the foun-dation formula to fully fund the basic state aid program for schools. 48 million dollars of that would go toward new ear-ly childhood education fund-ing, triggered by fully funded formula. MSBA is concerned about how many funds will be available after the tax decrease resulting from the GOP tax cuts. Other issues to be considered once again in the General As-sembly are expansion of charter schools throughout the state and voucher schemes such as education savings accounts that funnel public money to private schools that are not account-able to the public. School board members throughout the state will be honored for their work during School Board Recogni-tion Week January 21-27.

In old business, the board approved the school audit for FY17. In 2014 and 2015, school revenues had gone down, but in 2016 and 2017 they had gone up. Contributing factors in the rise are the pipeline and assessed valuation is continuing to go

Hamilton School District apprehensive about how the coming tax cuts will affect schools

company will be doing a leak test on Dec. 28.

In other school news, Ford said this past week he had vis-ited 34 classrooms and saw a lot of great things going on. The district received their first and the largest payment from the MFA rail spur. They received $42,000 the first of December. Starting next year, that will go down to $22,000. Ford said they may have to replace an expen-sive outside door going into the high school commons if it can’t be repaired. He was also approached by a community member about the possibility of removing one of the old brick surrounded poles by the swim-ming pool which he claims cre-ates a blind spot for drivers. No decision was made on this request. Some people are inter-ested in raising money to build a small building at the football field to use as a dressing area for homecoming events. Fosters will be installing the school’s new freezer dur-ing the Christ-mas break.

Ford said that the school roads needed some work done. He had been ap-proached by Jean Van Iperen, Hamilton City A d m i n i s t r a -tor, who offered to include the school in the bidding process the city is seek-ing to complete several blocks of streets in town. It would save the school money if they could take advantage of the company since it will already be in town. Ford said he would research this and see if it was even workable.

up. Unfortunately, expenditures have also increased. In 2017 the school received $7,772,493 in total revenues. Expenditures in 2017 were $7,697.000. Enroll-ment also affects revenue. The assessed valuation will increase local support but state money will go down. Reserve balance for 2017 including restricted funds (debt service) is at 33.8%.

The board approved the FY18 budget. Total revenues in the projected budget will be increasing but so will the expenditures. Ending balance projection is $3,646,188 mainly due to the increased assessed valuation which has increased the school levy. Ending fund balance prediction is 35.24%.

The board approved the Vo-cational Enhancement Grant for FY19, which will go toward updating Adobe software and purchasing new iMac com-puters. The estimated cost is $12,800; approximately $8,950 of that cost will be reimbursed.

The board approved early graduation for Kaitlyn Hoak.

Jesse Green vented her irrita-tion to the board about parents leaving the elementary school Christmas concert when their child had finished their perfor-mance. She said the concert is so short, and so good, and it’s so sad when you get to the fifth graders and there are only fifth grade parents left in the audi-ence. The board discussed ways on how to prevent this from happening next year.

Superintendent Troy Ford commented on the GOP tax bill stating that it could be bad for public school funding at all lev-els. On the other hand, it might be good for teachers who reach into their own pockets to pro-vide school supplies to students along with other expenses, and the bill could be good for stu-dent loan borrowers.

The board discussed the us-age of natural gas compared to last year. For no particular rea-son, the gas bills this year have risen considerably. The gas

Students return to school

Area students will return to school this week.

Braymer on Wednesday.Hamilton on ThursdayPolo on Thursday.

Breckenridge students visit Hillcrest Manor

This week, the 7-12 graders of Breckenridge School, went to Hillcrest Manor in Hamilton to sing carols for the residents. We had a fun time today and plan on doing it in another community next year.

Warm wishes for a bright and prosperous New Year from the staff of The Caldwell County News.

Year in Review beginning on page 3

LEPC meetingThe Caldwell County

Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet Mon-day, Jan. 8, at 12 Noon, at Caldwell County Health De-partment in Kingston.

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Missouri will be well represented on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. A Trenton resi-dent has been named by Secretary Sonny Perdue to serve a three year term.

According to a news release, Alex D. Peterson of Trenton will serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board until 2020. Peterson will represent Region 7 which consists of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Perdue said, “These appointees will be valuable as-sets for the National Dairy Board as it carries out its co-ordinated program of promotion designed to strength-en the dairy industry’s position in the marketplace and to maintain and expand domestic and international markets for dairy products. They represent a cross sec-tion of the dairy industry and I know that it will be well served by them.”

Christmas Tree CareRECYCLE OR PLANT WHEN THE HOLIDAYS

ARE OVER – If your community does not offer a tree-recycling program, there are several creative ways to make further use of your tree. You can place the tree in the backyard to offer cover for wildlife, or under bird feeders to provide nesting locations in the branches. Your tree can be shredded or chipped for mulch, or you can sink it in a pond to enhance fish habitat. If you used a live evergreen and your ground is still soft enough to spade up, add it to your home lansdcape for years of enjoyment and wildlife cover.

Gardening by Month - January

Monthly Tips and Tasks

HouseplantsTo clean heavily en-

crusted clay pots, scrub them with a steel wool pad after they have soaked overnight in a so-lution consisting of one gallon water to which one cup of white vinegar has been added. After the de-posits are removed rinse the pots in clear water. A brief soak in a solution of one gallon of water to which one cup household bleach has been added will help sanitize the pots.

Some plants are sensi-tive to the fluorine and chlorine in tap water. Water containers should stand overnight to allow these gases to dissipate before using on plants.

Wash the dust off of houseplant leaves on a regular basis. This allows the leaves to gather light more efficiently and will result in better growth.

Set the pots of humid-ity-loving houseplants on trays filled with pebbles

off promptly to prevent bark from tearing.

Check stored summer bulbs such as dahlias, cannas and gladioli to be sure they are not rotting or drying out.

To reduce injury, allow ice to melt naturally from plants. Attempting to re-move ice may damage plants further.

Use sand, bird seed, sawdust or vermiculite to gain traction on icy paths. Avoid salt or ice melters as these may injure plants.

Make an inventory of the plants in your home landscape. Note their lo-cation and past perfor-mance. Plan changes on paper now.

Sow pansy seeds in-doors now.

MiscellaneousAvoid foot traffic on

frozen lawns as this may injure turf grasses.

Make a resolution to keep records of your gar-den this year.

Store wood ashes in sealed, fireproof con-tainers. Apply a dust-ing around lilacs, baby’s breath, asters, lilies and roses in spring. Do not ap-

and water. Pots should sit on the pebbles, not in the water.

Allow tap water to warm to room tempera-ture before using on houseplants.

Fluffy, white mealy bugs on houseplants are easily killed by touching them with a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alco-hol.

Insecticidal soap sprays can be safely ap-plied to most houseplants for the control of many in-sect pests.

Quarantine new gift plants to be sure they do not harbor any insect pests.

Amaryllis aftercare: Remove spent flower after blooming. Set the plant in a bright sunny window to allow the leaves to fully develop. Keep the soil evenly moist, not soggy. Fertilize occasionally with a general purpose house-plant formulation.

OrnamentalsGently brush off heavy

snows from tree and shrub branches.

Limbs damaged by ice or snow should be pruned

ply to acid-loving plants. Excess ashes may be com-posted.

Check all fruit trees for evidence of rodent injury to bark. Use baits or traps where necessary.

Cakes of suet hung in trees will attract insect-hunting woodpeckers to your garden.

Brightly colored paints applied to the handles of tools will make them easi-er to locate in the garden.

Seed and nursery cata-logs arrive. While review-ing garden catalogs, look for plants with improved insect, disease and drought-tolerance.

Old Christmas trees can be recycled outdoors as a feeding station for birds. String garlands of peanuts, popcorn, cran-berries, fruits and suet through their boughs.

Christmas tree boughs can be used to mulch gar-den perennials.

If you didn’t get your bulbs planted before the ground froze, plant them immediately in individ-ual peat pots and place the pots in flats. Set them outside where it is cold

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2017...The year in reviewYear in Review 2017PART ONE

January The new MFA grain complex is going up with a 110

railroad car capacity.New Missouri Gun Law included expanded gun

rights, changes in the way crimes are prosecuted and stiffer penalties for some motorists convicted of drunk driving.

The Caldwell County Newspaper attends the Mis-souri Inauguration of the New Governor, then went to the Governor’s Ball.

February Dave Fairchild was enshrined in the Missouri Sports

Hall of Fame in Springfield. He joins his father, Bob Fairchild, with this honor in the Hall of Fame.

Great Northwest Days at the Capitol was a big suc-cess. This is a show case of 20 plus counties of North-west Missouri to meet with legislators and discuss the issues and needs of rural northwest Missouri. But the Great Northwest Days also tries to “showcase” the positive progress that is happening in the area and what the communities are doing to improve the state.

The County Farm Bureau Office hosted “Thank a Farmer Week” celebrating the importance of agricul-ture in Missouri.

Hamilton hires a new zoning and building inspec-tor and fills positions on the Park Board.

March The Shamrock, Run 5K and Rainbow Fun Run was

held by The Caldwell County Cancer Assistance.Randles and Splittgerber, LLP, files ten-state class

action suit against Monsanto over Dicamba Devasta-tion.

Rep. Jim Neely stands with landowners on eminent domain. He took a stand with a group of farmers and landowners who gathered in Jefferson City for a lobby day to oppose eminent domain abuse.

April County Students Art Show – Caldwell County

Arts and the Hamilton Bank sponsored the 8th Annual County-wide Student Art Show at the Polo Commu-nity Building.

Lane Sullivan, son of Rob and Billie Ann Sullivan of Independence, and a junior at Fort Osage, sang with the Fort Osage Touch of Class Choir with several other high school choirs from around the nation. Sullivan is the grandson of Debbie Rankin of Braymer.

MFA Oil Foundation awards a grant to Austin An-derson Safe Haven.

A Hamilton Alumni to conduct at Carnegie Hall in the Big Apple. Kim Evans Carson, 2003 Penny High School graduate has been the choir instructor at Tru-man High School in Independence for the last five years. Carson received a phone call from Dr. David Rayl, a former professor from Michigan State Univer-sity, inviting her and her students to perform under his direction on May 29 at Carnegie Hall.

The Big Bad Wolf was sentenced for harming three little pigs. Three schools were involved in the case State vs. Big Bad Wolf. Twelve jurors were picked from the schools. They went through the trial and asked ques-tions. When it was time for the verdict. Five said he was innocent and seven thought he was guilty.

JC Penney Celebrates 115 years in Hamilton. Man-agers from different stores across Missouri, Kansas, Il-linois, and Iowa came to do what is called “Volunteer Day.” Around 115 people descended on Hamilton to do beautification work to the museum and the old JC Penney house. Before the work started they were giv-en a tour of the JC Penney Homestead farm owned by Harold Henry, who as a young boy and later as a man worked for JC Penney.

May A young hunter shoots unique white phase wild tur-

key gobbler opening morning of spring turkey season. Anna White was hunting with her father and sister on a private farm near Polo when the snow-white adult gobbler walked into range.

Braymer School Board hires Wade Schroeder as the new superintendent for the school district. Schroeder has spent the last seven years as an administrator at the Holden School District.

Braymer Spring Fling Street Fair was held May 18 through 20. The festivities began with the Queen’s Tea for Braymer high school girls. Crowned Fair Queen was Stephanie Gates. Her court consisted of Dallas Hall, Anna Clariday and Lillian Jeffers.

Braymer FFA Advisor Shawn Coats decided 29 years was enough and retired at the end of the school year. A reception was held in his honor.

Area graduations were held May 14 in Hamilton, Braymer, and Polo.

A Wine Walk and Concert was held in Chillicothe on May 19.

A children’s Book signing and reading was held by Author Dandi Daley Mackall who visited the Ham-ilton Public Library May 27. Dandi’s newest book is “With Love, Wherever You are.”

June The Mixed Media Art Show brought to you by

Caldwell County Arts and Bank Northwest was held at the Won by One Center in Hamilton on June 16 – 17.

The twelfth Annual Kids Fishing Day was held June 10. It was free to children 15 and under. Those who signed in at the shelter house received a ticket for a price drawing.

AARP Smart Driver Class was offered at the Hamil-ton United Methodist Church.

A manhunt took place in Cameron in the early morning hours of Monday, June 5. The Hispanic male eluded officers.

Proctorville United Methodist Church closed. The church was organized in May 21, 1856 by Rev. James Witten and was originally called Shoal Creek Church.

A water increase rate was not appreciated by some after the recent actions taken by the Hamilton city Council to raise rates outside city limits by 65%.

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Danny Joe Holcomb

Danny Joe Holcomb, age 67, of Kidder, MO, passed away at his home on Dec. 20, 2017, in Kidder.

He was born on Sept. 1, 1950, in Cameron, to Norris and Opal (Worrell) Holcomb. Danny graduated from the Gallatin High School in 1968, moved to Kansas City, and married Susan Hartley in 1970. They later di-vorced. He married Debbie Kirkpatrick in 1979.

Danny enlisted in the Marines, served three years, and was in the military police attaining the rank of cor-poral.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ron Holcomb; and nephew, Chad Holcomb.

Survivors include his sons, Todd Holcomb of Galla-tin, Jason Holcomb of Kansas City, and Uriah Holcomb of Lee’s Summit; sister, Barbara Wilson of Gallatin; six grandchildren; an aunt; one nephew and one niece; one great-niece and two great-nephews; and several cousins.

Cremation has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. There will be no formal services at Danny’s request. www.bramfuneralservices.com

Jack Riley

Jack Riley of Manhattan, KS, passed away on Dec. 26, 2017. He was born to Russell and Marie Riley of Hamilton on July 2, 1940.

He obtained his B.S. (1962) and M.S. (1963) de-grees in Animal Science from the University of Missouri. From 1963 to 1965, he served as Extension Livestock Spe-

cialist and from 1965-1966, he was an instructor, both in the University of Missouri, Animal Science Depart-ment. He returned to college and received a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Missouri in 1968. He accepted a full-time teaching position in Animal Science at Western Illinois University, where he stayed until 1971, at which time he moved to the Kansas State University Department of Animal Sci-ences and Industry.

Dr. Riley was active in beef cattle research, especial-ly in the areas of protein requirements, crop residue utilization, and feed additives. He loved teaching and advising students, and taught more than 7,000 stu-dents over 35 years in the classroom. He was faculty coordinator of the beef research unit for 16 years. In 1987 he became head of K-State’s Department of Ani-mal Sciences and Industry for 17 years.

He enjoyed many hobbies such as going to K-State sports events, fishing, Morel mushroom hunting, read-ing, and going to auctions.

Jack was a 40 year member of the First United Meth-odist Church. He was a Fellow in The American So-ciety of Animal Science and served as officer and or director of many professional and university organiza-tions including Manhattan Rotary Club.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jan; two sons, Bryan of Washington D.C. and Steve (Kelley) of Bucyrus, KS; two grandsons, Cole and Cooper; broth-er, Jim Riley of Colorado Springs, CO; niece Candy Brooks (Andy) of Colorado Springs, CO; and nephew, Tom Riley (Beth) of Kansas City.

A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, with Reverend Troy Bowers officiating, followed by a reception afterwards. In lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Jack Riley have been designated for the Good Shepherd Hos-pice, https://homecareandhospice.org/20/Memorial-Donations, the First United Methodist Church, or the

Dr. Jack Riley Animal Sciences and Industry Memo-rial Fund. Contributions may be forwarded to the Yor-gensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.

Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home’s website at www.ymlfuner-alhome.com.

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Anita Charlene Webster

Anita Charlene Robison Webster, age 85, of Kings-ton, MO, passed away on Dec. 21, 2017, at the North-care Hospice House in North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City.

Charlene was born on Oct. 28, 1932, to James L. and Opal (Matchett) White in the Rockford Township of Caldwell County. She had lived in the Mirabile and Kingston area most of her life, except for a short time when she lived in New Jersey in 1952 and 1953. She graduated from the Mirabile High School in 1949.

After high school, Charlene worked at City North Bank in Kansas City. Charlene then worked at the Mi-rabile Gentry Store in Mirabile for 18 years, and later was a daycare provider in her home for several years, collected taxes for the Mirabile Township for numer-ous years, and she and her husband, Dean, owned and operated their own lawncare business which entailed four cemeteries and several lawns.

Charlene taught quilting classes, and she loved ma-chine quilting, sewing and cooking. She was noted for her pies she made for the family and the church.

She was a member of the Mirabile Church, the Mira-bile Church Ladies Aid for over 60 years, and a mem-ber of the Mirabile Cemetery Board.

She married Denzil Robison on April 5, 1952, at the Prairie Ridge Church while he was in the Army and she moved to New Jersey to be near him. After return-ing home they farmed south of Mirabile. Denzil was killed in a hunting accident on Feb. 7, 1957.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Marilyn Williams.

On March 7, 1975, she married Dean Webster in Polo. He survives of the home. Additional survivors in-clude sons, Jerry (Mary Beth) Robison of St. Joseph and Jimmy Robison of Polo; grandchildren, Heather (Matt) Ziph of St. Joseph, Jeremy Robison of St. Joseph, Randy (Jenny) Robison of Polo, and Brandy (Zeb) Jackson of Turney; Great-grandchildren, Michael Ziph, Gage, Ti-gon and Jakobie Robison, all of St. Joseph, Jared and Ryan Robison of Polo, and Kade and Kyle Jackson of Turney; sister, Maurine (Raymond) Alexander of MN; and nieces and nephews.

Cremation has been en-trusted to Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. A me-morial service was held on Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Mirabile School. Memori-als may be made to the Mi-rabile Cemetery. Arrange-ments were under the direction of Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton.

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Did You KnowIn addition to the pho-

nograph, Thomas Edison gets credit for inventing wax paper and an electric railway car.

The diesel engine is named for Rudolf Diesel, a German engineer who developed the device in 1897. In 1913, he mysteri-ously disappeared aboard a ship bound for London.

The first written men-tion of ice cream in this country can be found in a letter from the 1700s, which admiringly de-scribes the ice cream and strawberry dessert a Maryland governor served at a dinner party.

Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to ride in an automobile. He toured Hartford, CT in a Columbia Electra Victoria on August 22, 1902.

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Overstreet leads rushers in Wyoming Potato Bowl

Former Penney High Parade All-American Kellen Overstreet led all rushers in Wyoming’s Potato Bowl win over Central Michigan in Boise, ID last Friday. Overstreet rushed for 85 yards on 21 carries and a 4.0 yard average per carry. The Cowboys won the game 37-14 to finish their season with a record of 8-5. Kellen carried the ball 88 times for 396 yards (4.5 avg.) and 3 touchdowns this year. He also caught 3 passes for 39 yards. You won’t have to drive far next season to see the Hamilton High School alum perform. Wyoming will be coming to Columbia on September 8, 2018 to face the Missouri Tigers.

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as winners of the 5th grade science fair and 6th grade history fair. Mrs. Goodsell’s class: Gage Swin-dler, Avery Hendley, and Ella Clevenger. Mrs. Gates’ class: Tucker Heussner, Cheri Basham, and Karsyn Kl-eeman. Mrs. Heussner’s class: Karissa Rogers, Haley Rold, and Hadley Coats. Great job to all participants!

Gage Swindler, Avery Hendley and Ella Clevenger.

Tucker Heussner, Cheri Basham, and Karsyn Kleeman.

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Braymer fifth and sixth grade science and history fair winners

Breckenridge School Board discusses bus replacement and health insurance

The Breckenridge R-I Board of Education met on December 11, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the FACS room. Terri Adams called the meeting to order. The agenda and consent agenda were approved.

Mr. Skinner updated the board on finances, trans-portation, maintenance, and student activities. The board is going to be looking at the option of replacing one or more buses. The board discussed a hike in the health insurance costs for district employees. The dis-trict is at the point of facing higher premiums or hav-ing less coverage. The renewal on the current plan saw around $100.00 per employee per month increase.

The board discussed the April 2018 election. Mary Allred and an open seat are up for election. The board discussed beginning the school year before Labor Day. The board authorized Mr. Skinner to create a calen-dar showing such. The board approved the MUSIC insurance renewal with umbrella and cyber coverage. The board reviewed the modified class arrangement for grades 4-6. Cooperative athletic agreements with Braymer were approved.

The 2017 Audit was discussed and approved.The board adjourned to an approved closed session.

The next meeting will be Jan. 8, 2018.

Snow fall winnerAshlen Mallory of Bray-mer, was the winner of the Caldwell County Newspaper annual snow fall contest. She will receive a $50 gift card for her guess.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF FILING DATES

Public Water Supply District #3 of Livingston County will elect one board member for Sub-District #5, with a 3-year term. Any resident of said district, twenty four years of age or older, is eligible to file with

the clerk of the district, Deborah Potts, 16844 LIV 312, Chillicothe, MO 64601, 660-636-5257. The opening date for filing is Decem-ber 12, 2017 at 8:00 a.m., and the closing date for filing is January

16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. C25&C29-Dec. 5, Jan. 2

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY,

MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Matter of the Estate of:Angel Bunch, Minor

Estate No. 17CL-PR00040

Kimberly Hildreth and Robert Hildreth, Petitioners

NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO SHAWN BUNCH:

You are hereby notified that

an action has been commenced against you in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Caldwell County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is: the appointment of Guardian and Con-servator for Minor Child.

The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the cap-

IN THE 43RD JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT COURT, CALDWELL

COUNTY, MISSOURI

Case Number: 17CL-PR00041

In the Estate of LOWELL DEAN FARMER, Deceased.

NOTICE OF LETTERSTESTAMENTARY GRANTED (Independent Administration)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of LOWELL DEAN FARMER, Decedent:

On 5 DECEMBER 2017, the

last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the fol-lowing individual was) appointed the personal representative of the estate of LOWELL DEAN FARMER, decedent, by the Pro-bate Division of the Circuit Court of Caldwell County, Missouri. The personal representative may ad-minister the estate independently without adjudication, order, or di-rection of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court. The name and business address of the personal representative is:

DENNIS K FARMER, 5208 SE WILDLIFE RD, COWGILL, MO 64637

The personal representative’s attorney’s name and business ad-dress is:

ROBERT E COWHERD, 903 JACKSON STREET, P O BOX

228, CHILLICOTHE, MO 64601-0228.

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court

within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or

if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then

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NOTICECity of Kingston Filing Dates

On April 3, 2018, the City of Kingston will elect the following:

Alderman – West Ward; two year termAlderman – East Ward; two year termMayor – two year term

Filing dates are Dec. 12, 2017 through Jan. 23, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

You may file by contacting Debbie

Fleming, City Clerk, at 816-586-4511, Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent’s death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation peri-ods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent’s death: 06-NOV-2017Date of first publication:

12 DECEMBER 2017

Carrie Miller, Circuit Clerk

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the re-cipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest

in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, can be determined from the files and

records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court.

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tion hereof and the name and ad-dress of the attorney for Petitioners is: Brandon F. Greer, P. O. Box 467, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601; 660-646-4522.

The Court has appointed Julia

R. Filley, Attorney, to represent the Minor.

Said matter will be heard on January 10, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at

the courtroom of the Probate Divi-sion at Caldwell County Court-house in Kingston, Missouri.

You are further notified that,

unless you file an answer or other

pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 6th day of December, 2017.

Carrie Miller, ClerkProbate Division

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Public Notice The Caldwell County NewsJanuary 2, 2018- Page 7

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCK-HolDer’s MeetinG,

HaMilton DeVeloPMent CORPORATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN, that the seventy-third annual meeting of the stockholders of the Hamilton Development Corpora-tion will be held in the JC Pen-ney Museum in Hamilton, MO, on Monday, the 8th day of January, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may proper-ly come before the meeting. Stock transfer books will be closed the evening of Friday, January 5, 2018 and reopened the morning of Tues-day, January 9, 2018.

B.J. RiddleSecretaryC27-3w, Dec. 19, 26, Jan. 2

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Caldwell County News Weather Jan. 4, 2018Caldwell County's Seven Day Forecast

ThursdaySunny

High: 12 Low: 4

FridayPartly Cloudy

High: 16 Low: 8

SaturdayCloudy

High: 21 Low: 13

SundayScattered Snow

High: 25 Low: 17

MondayChance Snow

High: 20 Low: 12

TuesdaySunny

High: 16 Low: 8

WednesdaySunny

High: 21 Low: 13

Weather TriviaHow many hurricanes

develop in the Atlantic

per year? ?

Answer: On average, six.

Weather HistoryJan. 4, 1989 - Up to a foot of snow blanketed the mountains of West Virginia and strong winds in the northeastern United States produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero in Maine. Mount Washington, N.H. reported wind gusts to 136 mph.

Last Week's Almanac & Growing Degree DaysDay High Low Normals Precip GDDWednesday 47 28 38/20 0.00" 0Thursday 46 35 38/20 0.00" 0Friday 35 27 39/20 0.00" 0Saturday 31 19 39/20 0.00" 0Sunday 25 17 39/21 0.08" 0Monday 23 12 39/20 0.00" 0Tuesday 13 1 39/20 0.03" 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Precipitation 0.11" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Normal precipitation 0.44" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Departure from normal -0.33" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average temperature 25.6° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average normal temperature 29.4° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Departure from normal -3.8°

*GDD - Growing Degree Days

Data as reported from Chillicothe

Sun/Moon Chart This WeekDay Sunrise Sunset Moonrise MoonsetThursday 7:35 a.m. 5:03 p.m. 8:26 p.m. 9:39 a.m.Friday 7:35 a.m. 5:03 p.m. 9:35 p.m. 10:20 a.m.Saturday 7:35 a.m. 5:04 p.m. 10:42 p.m. 10:56 a.m.Sunday 7:35 a.m. 5:05 p.m. 11:45 p.m. 11:29 a.m.Monday 7:35 a.m. 5:06 p.m. Prev Day 12:00 p.m.Tuesday 7:35 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 12:47 a.m. 12:30 p.m.Wednesday 7:35 a.m. 5:08 p.m. 1:46 a.m. 1:01 p.m.

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