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The Caldwell County News

Area EventsMar. 3: DAR’s Major Molly

will meet at the home of Cindy Morris in Holt. The programs will be Colonial Medicine and Cure All and Colonial House-wife.

Mar. 6: First Friday break-fast, Won by One center. 8-10 a.m., Hamilton.

Mar. 6: Twisted Stitch-ers Quilt Guild will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Kidder Methodist Church. Business meeting fol-lowed by open sew. For more info call 660-755-4911.

REMINDER:The Caldwell County Clerk’s

office will be open on March 7, 2020 from 8 a.m. to noon for absentee voting for the March 10, 2020 Presidential Preference Primary Election.

In April of 2018 the Braymer C-4 School District School board approve the current Braymer C4 School District 2018-2022 Comprehensive School Im-provement Plan, CSIP

This plan was developed with the assistance of commu-nity members, students, faculty and staff during the 2017-2018 school year. The plan consists of three main parts or “Action Steps”. The first two action steps focus on academics and

Did You Know?Of the 89 School District’s North of I70 and West of US-65 Bray-

mer C-4 School District has the lowest school tax levy.

How Does Braymer Compare?Area Examples:Hardin-Central $4.9303Carrollton $4.9149Hamilton $4.8753Orrick $4.8309Chillicothe $4.7160Norborne $4.6702Polo $4.6071New York $4.5900Mirabile $4.4976Breckenridge $4.4948Southwest $4.4656Kingston $4.4360Richmond $4.4302Gallatin $4.4029Tina-Avalon $3.6290Cowgill $3.6290Braymer $2.7500

***$2.75 is the State Minimum to receive Missouri State Edu-cation Funding.

Braymer C-4 School District Ranks 89th or last of all of the School District’s North or I70 and West US-65

If the levy issues passes where will Braymer rank?If Levy was increased to the proposed $3.75 Braymer C-4

School District Levy ranking would move from 89th to 80th

Proposition P.R.I.D.E. Braymer C-4 School inprovement plan

the third action step focuses on facilities, safety and general up-keep. The projects selected un-der the Proposition P.R.I.D.E. umbrella are in keeping with the third action step of the 2018-22 District CSIP plan.

The District Comprehen-sive School Improvement Plan, CSIP is available on the district web site at https://www.bray-merbobcats.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=42

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The Braymer C4 School District will be holding an informational meeting concerning Proposition PRIDE.

Meeting Dates:March 12: at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteriaMarch 24: at 6 p.m. in the school Cafeteria

SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND!

Caldwell County April 7, 2020 General Municipal Election Candidates and Issues

Water Districts:Caldwell County #2 PWSDSub-District 4 (vote for 1) 3- year termWRITE-INSub-District 5 (vote for 1) 3- year term Randy PickeringWRITE-INCaldwell County #3 PWSDSub-District 2 (vote for 1) 3- year termWRITE-IN

School DistrictsBraymer C-4School Board Members (vote for 3) 3- year term•Terry Parker•Rachel Hunt•McCall Prewitt•Vickie Davidson•WRITE-IN

Proposition P.R.I.D.EShall the Board of Education of the Braymer C-4 School Dis-

trict, Missouri, be authorized to increase the operating tax levy by $1.0000 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation in order to provide funds for the betterment of school facilities including, with-out limitations: new locker rooms; new Wellness Center for both school and community use; Agricultural Building improvements: new security entrance; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades; to complete other renovations, remodeling and repair improvements to the existing facilities of the District; and to meet the additional operating needs of the District?

(If this proposition is approved, the adjusted operating levy of the District is estimated to increase by $1.0000 from $2.7500, cur-rently, to $3.7500 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for the 2020 Tax Year and will be applied to the assessed valuation each year thereafter.)

Breckenridge R-ISchool Board Members (vote for 3) 3- year term•April Melte•WRITE-IN•WRITE-IN

Cameron R-ISchool Board Members (vote for 3) 3- year term•Ann Goodwin Clark•Pamela Kay Ice•Douglas Allen Wyckoff•WRITE-INSchool Board Members (vote for 1) 2-year term•Mary Tyrrell•WRITE-IN

Proposition B.E.S.T.Shall the Board of Education of the Cameron R-I School Dis-

trict, Missouri, without an estimated increase in the current debt service property tax levy, borrow money in the amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds for the site development, construction, equipping, and furnishing of a new Auditorium/Performing Arts Center to include a new entry and administration area; the construction, equipping, and furnishing of a new Vocational Agriculture (Vo Ag) building; to complete renovations and/or additions to the science department; to complete storm water drainage improvements; to the extent

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Caldwell County Health DepartmentThe Caldwell County Health Department has been planning and preparing for public health emergencies of all types for several years. As you may be aware, the World Health Organization classified the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a public health emergency on January 30, 2020. We have been closely monitoring the situation and progression of the disease, as well as following evolving guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

We would like to invite you to attend a preparedness and planning briefing, so that we can provide you with the most recent updates, discuss actions your agency should be taking now and to consider possible next steps.

Our briefing will be held Monday, March 16, 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell County Health Department, 255 West Main, Kingston.

This briefing will include a discussion of the current situ-ation of the COVID-19 cases, current containment measures in place, CDC guidance docu-

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ments, planning resources, potential community miti-gation measures, and possible next steps. Our hope is to facilitate communications, improving our ability to respond to a public health emergency in Caldwell County.

We hope that you, or a representative of your agen-cy will be able to attend.

If you need more information regarding this meet-

Health Department...Continued from page 1

Lemon Blueberry Poke CakePrep Time:30 minsCook Time: 45 minsTotal Time: 1 hr 15 mins IngredientsFor The Lemon Cake• 1 box Lemon Supreme cake mix, • 1 cup water • 3 large eggs • 1/3 cup vegetable oil

For The Blueberry Filling• 3 cups blueberries, divided • 1/3 cup sugar • 3 tsp lemon juice • 7 Tbsp water, divided • 2 Tbsp corn starch

For The Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting• 8 oz cream cheese, softened • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 2 tsp lemon juice • 2 tsp lemon zest • 3 cups powdered sugar

InstructionsFor The Lemon Cake1. Make lemon cake according to package directions and once removed from

the oven, poke holes throughout the top of the cake with the end of a wooden spoon.2. Whilecakeisbaking,maketheblueberryfilling.

For The Blueberry Filling1. Heat a saucepan over low/medium heat.2. Stir 2 cups of blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, 3 tablespoons water into pan

and bring to a boil.3. Let boil for 3-4 minutes, then add remaining 1 cup of blueberries. Stir.4. In a small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons water and corn starch together. Add to

blueberries and stir.5. Continue cooking until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and let cool.6. Once cooled, spread onto the top of the cake and, using the end of a wooden

spoon,gentlypokethefillingintotheholesthatwerepreviouslymade.7. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge to chill (this makes frosting the

cake over the blueberries easier if the cake has been chilled). For The Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting1. In a medium mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, butter and lemon juice until light

and fluffy. Stir in lemon zest. Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until desired consistency is obtained.

2. Frost chilled cake and garnish with lemon slices and blueberries. Enjoy!

ing, please email [email protected] and thank you for your atten-tion on this matter.

Sincerely,Tracy CarmanRN/AdministratorCaldwell County

Health Department

Welcome to the Scuttle-butt. We strive to provide information to local vet-erans and share a little bit about the history of our troops who served our country in foreign lands and life in the military. We are nearing the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

This week, we are go-ing to shift gears and start a focus on the role of the US Air Force lead-ing up to the end of WW II. The bombing of the main islands of Japan actually started in 1942 with the Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid. The key develop-ment for the bombing of Japan was the B-29 Super-fortress strategic bomber, which had an operational range of 3,250 nautical miles and were capable of attacking at high altitude above 30,000 feet where enemy defenses were very weak. Almost 90% of the bombs dropped on the home islands of Japan were delivered by this type of bomber.

ScuttlebuttBy Pat O’Connor

Once Allied ground forces had captured the islands of Saipan and Ti-nian, airfields were builtand B-29s could reach Japan for bombing mis-sions. The high-altitude bombing attacks using general-purpose bombs were observed to be inef-fective by USAAF leaders due to high winds—later discovered to be the jet stream—which carried the bombs off target. Be-tween May and Septem-ber 1943, bombing trials were conducted that dem-onstrated the effective-ness of incendiary bombs against wood-and-paper buildings, and resulted in Curtis LeMay ordering the bombers to change tactics to utilize these mu-nitions against Japan. Thefirstsuchraidwas

against Kobe on February 4, 1945. Tokyo was hit by incendiaries on February 25, 1945 when 174 B-29s flew a high-altitude raidduring daylight hours and destroyed around 643 acres of the snow-cov-ered city, using 453.7 tons of mostly incendiaries with some fragmentation bombs. After this raid, LeMay ordered the B-29 bombers to attack again but at a relatively low altitude of 5,000 to 9,000 ft and at night, because Japan’s anti-aircraft artil-lery defenses were weak-est in this altitude range, and the fighter defenses

were ineffective at night. LeMay ordered all defen-sive guns but the tail gun removed from the B-29s so that the aircraft would be lighter and use less fuel.

Next week, we will continue with the bomb-ing of Tokyo. Please, 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 – Sgt. William George Harrell, US Marines

Sgt Harrell earned the Medal of Honor during the Iwo Jima campaign for continuing to halt a Japa-nese advance toward his Command Post although suffering from the loss of both hands and several saber cuts on his legs.

On March 3, 1945, Sgt Harrell and another man dug in for the night in a long narrow two-man fox-hole on Iwo Jima, on a lit-tle ridge 20 yards forward of the depression where the company command post was established. Be-yond the foxhole the ridge fell off into a ravine which was in Japanese territory. Because of their nearness to the enemy, the two men took turns standing one-hour watches throughout the night while the other

slept. An attack by the Japa-

nese was repulsed, but the other Marine’s weapon jammed, and he returned to the command post to obtain another. While he was gone, the enemy managed to get a grenade in the foxhole, which ex-ploded, blowing off Sgt Harrell’s left hand. The second Marine returned just as the Japanese were swarming up the foxhole and together, he and Sgt Harrell drove them off.

Thinking he was dying due to the severity of his wounds and saber cuts suffered in the last re-pulse, Sgt Harrell ordered his companion to retire to safety. His friend left, but only to get another rifle.During his absence, two Japanese charged the fox-hole, setting off another

grenade. As Sgt Harrell attempted to push it out of the hole it exploded, tearing off his right hand. He was evacuated and treated at various fieldhospitals prior to his ar-rival in the United States. He was a patient at the Bethesda Naval Hospi-tal, Bethesda, Maryland, while awaiting the pre-sentation of the Medal of Honor.

.On the Light Side-

Jumper’s QuestionWhen doing my para

training with British Air-bornewedidourfirsttwodescents from 800 ft from a static Barrage-balloon with a cage suspended be-low, (the other six jumps from aircraft). Standing in the door of the cage with no sound except the gentle breeze blowing past and a

very long way down, a re-cruit was heard to ask the R.A.F. Dispatcher, “If the parachute doesn’t open, how long will it take me to hit the ground from 800 ft? The dispatcher calmly remarked, “You’ll be about halfway through The Lord’s Prayer”.

News Bulletins Lost Care and Bro-

ken Promises: Military Retirees React to Tricare Changes, www.military.com Feb 27th After Tricare officials

announced sweeping changes to the locations where retiree and mili-tary family health users can access on-base care, hundreds of Military.com readers have posted comments, feedback and worries via social media,

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Election The Caldwell County NewsMarch 3, 2020 - Page 3

Tax Rate of $2.75 Costs District Funding

Small Schools Grant #1The State of Missouri provides grants to schools

with an enrollment of 350 students or less. The Braymer C4 School District had 290 students

this year. We receive small school grant #1 each year.Small Schools Grant #2The Braymer C4 School District has a tax rate of

$2.75. The Second Small School Grant provides ad-ditional funding for schools under 350 students that have a fund 1 tax levy of $3.43 or more.

This means that the district does not meet the re-quirements of grant #2, costing the district $44,000 of annual free money.

Not having Debt Service/Capital Projects Costs Dis-trict Funding

(Railroad & Utilities)Each year Railroad and Utilities Companies pay

taxes for the access they have to land across the school district.

The Missouri tax rules provide extra revenue to schools, if a school district has a “Capital Project” or “Debt Service” payment on the books.

The Braymer C4 School District paid off its last Bond issue in 2015. While it was good to pay off the school bond it did cost the district RR & Utilities tax revenue to the tune of $40,000 annually.

Braymer C-4 School Tax Levy information

March 15: Last day to fireburn warm season grass CRP for a

management practice (and turn in the tickets within 2-weeks).

First day to fireburn cool season grass CRP for a management practice (and turn in the tickets within 2-weeks).

March 16:Deadline to Elect Programs and Enroll in the 2019

ARC-PLC.Deadline to purchase NAP Coverage on Hay and

or Pasture.

We have been busy here and there is no sign of slow-ing down for a while. Still ahead of all of us is:

USDA updates

funds are available, renovate the current Agricultural building for other purposes, complete improvements to the Family and Consumer Science Department, and add additional parking; and issue bonds for the pay-ment thereof?

If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the school district is estimated to remain unchanged at $0.9900 per one hundred dollars of as-sessed valuation of real and personal property.

Lathrop R-2School Board Members (vote for 3) 3- year term•Jennifer J. Lanning•Darrell D. Morgan, Jr.•Gary Wayne Dowell•James P. Martin •WRITE-INSchool Board Members (vote for 1) 2-year term•Andy Noll•Aryk Neilson Sandridge•WRITE-IN

Mirabile C-ISchool Board Members (vote for 3) 3- year term•Scott P. Mensing•James L. Sweet II•Don P. Umbaugh•WRITE-IN

Polo R-7School Board Members (vote for 3) 3- year term•Mark Kipping•Randy Howell•David Vaughan•Kim Snodgrass •WRITE-IN

TownshipsBreckenridge TownshipTrustee (vote for 1) 2-year termBarbara WaddleWRITE-INClerk (vote for 1) 2-year termWRITE-INBoard Member (vote for 1) 2-year termWRITE-IN

Special Gravel Tax LevyPropositionShall the Breckenridge Township Road District of

Caldwell County levy an additional Tax Rate of 0.2978 on the hundred dollar valuation for a period of four years?

A CONTINUATION OF THE TOWNSHIP DIS-TRICT LEVY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS APRIL 4, 1989, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 4 YEARS (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

BreckenridgeWest Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 2-year term•Jeremy Thogmartin•WRITE-IN

East Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 2-year term•Willis “Buster” McIntire•WRITE-IN

City of BreckenridgeShall the City of Breckenridge, Missouri, be autho-

rized to forego annual elections if the number of can-didates who have filed for a particular office is equal to the number of positions in the office to be filled by the election.

CowgillMayor (vote for 1) 2-year term•Mary J. Williams•WRITE-IN

Council Person (vote for 1) 1-year term•Marilyn Moore•WRITE-IN

Council Person (vote for 2) 2-year term•Jennifer Smith•Holly Leeper•WRITE-IN

HamiltonEast Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 2-year term•Keith Gilbert•WRITE-IN

West Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 2-year term•Cameron Fast•WRITE-IN

Question 1Shall the City of Hamilton, Missouri impose a Motor

Fuel Fee on and paid by gasoline filling stations sell-ing diesel fuel, gasoline, and/or blended fuels, in an amount not to exceed one cent ($.01) per gallon based on the gallons of motor vehicle fuel sold, the proceeds of which shall be used solely for construction, recon-struction, maintenance and repairing of roads and streets?

KingstonMayor (vote for 1) 2-year term•WRITE-IN

East Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 1-year term•WRITE-IN


West Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 2-year term•WRITE-IN

City of KingstonShall there be a city sales tax of one cent ($0.01) in

the City of Kingston, Missouri?

Ordinance No. 290 of Kingston, Missouri, passed December 2, 2019, imposing a city sales tax of one per-cent ($0.01) on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail, subject to the sales tax imposed by the State of Mis-souri.

PoloWest Ward Alderman (vote for 1) 2-year term•Kenneth Thompson•WRITE-IN


County elections...Continued from page 1

Kidder TownshipSpecial Gravel Tax LevyPropositionShall the Kidder Township Road District of Caldwell

County levy an additional Tax Rate of 0.2992 on the hundred dollar valuation for a period of four years?

A CONTINUATION OF THE TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT LEVY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS APRIL 4, 1989, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 4 YEARS (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Davis TownshipSpecial Gravel Tax LevyPropositionShall the Davis Township Road District of Caldwell



Grant TownshipTrustee (vote for 1) 2-year term•Keith Logan•WRITE-INClerk (vote for 1) 2-year term•Barbara Allen•WRITE-INBoard Member (vote for 2) 2-year term•Randy Howell•John Allen•WRITE-IN

Special Gravel Tax LevyProposition• Shall the Grant Township Road District of


A CONTINUATION OF THE TOWNSHIP DIS-TRICT LEVY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS APRIL 4, 1989, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 4 YEARS (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Lincoln TownshipSpecial Gravel Tax LevyPropositionShall the Lincoln Township Road District of Caldwell



New York TownshipSpecial Gravel Tax LevyProposition• Shall the New York Township Road District of


A CONTINUATION OF THE TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT LEVY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS APRIL 4, 1989, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 4 YEARS (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) AND NOT A NEW TAX.

Kingston TownshipSpecial Gravel Tax LevyPropositionShall the Kingston Township Road District of



CitiesBraymerMayor (vote for 1) 2-year term•Chris Bullock•Kenneth Rogers•Nathan Stuedle•Michelle Kelley•WRITE-IN

Council Members (vote for 2) 2-year term•Lois Bigham•Roger L. Murray• WRITE-IN

Weekly RecordThe Caldwell County NewsMarch 3, 2020 - Page 4

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County Commissioners minutes for November, 2019

Received Feb. 24, 2020

November 1Commissioners 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.

Payroll was signed.Commissioners Motsinger, Hibler and Abbott at-

tended a progress meeting at the Caldwell County Detention Center with Sheriff Jerry Galloway, Leanne Jorns, Darren Swindler, Nick Nigh and Kevin Rost.


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 met with the commissioners for up-dates on road and bridge projects.

The commissioners met with Marty Gray, the 911 Coordinator and dispatch manager, regarding the budget for 2020. The antenna needs to be raised 40 feet on the tower to have better coverage for the county. Marty would like to have $50.000 placed in the capital improvement budget each year so they can start up-grading equipment as required.

June Grooms, Collector/Treasurer, met with the commissioners and presented requests to abate taxes as follows:

$1,083.94 (with the county portion of that being $42.86) from the tax books to clean up 21 parcels that have delinquent tax for years 2005 to 2010. This was approved by the commissioners.

$5,976.17 (with the county portion of that being $207.79) from the tax books for 2016 delinquent per-sonal property tax. This was approved by the com-missioners.

The commissioners met with Stephanie Williams, North Central Missouri Business Facilitator, with up-dates for the county.

The commissioners met with Janell Jenkins concern-ing the name of a road in the county.

The commissioners met with Terry Rumery for eco-nomic development for the county.

The commissioners met with Carlee Quinn and Ste-ven Steiner from Caldwell County Extension Center for updates and plans for a building in the future.

The commissioners met with Assessor Beverly Al-den concerning some assessment questions.

November 5Commissioners Jonathan Abbott and County Clerk

Christine Owen attended the Missouri Local Govern-ment Employees Retirement System meeting at Lee’s Summit City Hall.


bott and Rex Hibler met at the Kingston Church of the Nazarene for the Little Otter Creek meeting.


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 courthouse was closed on November 11, 2019 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

The commissioners met with Jeff Campbell and he reported about the Millcreek bridge and plans for the

C.R.BUD MOTSINGERPresiding CommissionerHamilton, MO 64644

JONATHAN ABBOTT Eastern District CommissionerCowgill, MO 64637

REX HIBLERWestern District CommissionerCameron, MO 64429

C.R.BUD MOTSINGERPresiding CommissionerHamilton, MO 64644

JONATHAN ABBOTT Eastern District CommissionerCowgill, MO 64637

REX HIBLERWestern District CommissionerCameron, MO 64429

concrete.Beverly Alden met with commissioners regarding

two properties that have BOE hearings with the State Tax Commission.

Commissioner Jonathan Abbott and Assessor Bev-erly Alden attended a meeting at the Sheriff’s office with the Hideaway Lakes trustees and Mark Merrill about the emergency management plan.

Commissioner Bud Motsinger called to order the public hearing for the planning and zoning request to approve the Northwest Ag Services application of re-zoning of 21 acres located off Hwy 13 south of the City of Kingston on the west side of the road from agricul-tural to commercial C-1. The commissioners approved the request.

Commissioner Jonathan Abbott attended the 911 coordinators meeting in Maysville and returned after lunch.

The commissioners met with Terry Rumery.The commissioners met with Beverly Alden, Brady

Kopek and Christine Owen to discuss salary commis-sion.

The commissioners had a teleconference for NW Missouri Workforce Development.

Commissioners Motsinger and Abbott attended the Caldwell County Extension Council meeting.

November 13Commissioner C.R. Bud Motsinger and Assessor

Beverly Alden held a podcast recording with Missouri Times Newspaper.



Payroll was signed.The commissioners held a bid opening for electronic

poll books. Motsinger opened the only bid from Henry M. Adkins & Son, Inc. for $15,885.00 for 15 electronic poll books with all the equipment and software includ-ed. The commissioners voted to accept the bid.

Commissioners Motsinger, Hibler and Abbott at-tended a progress meeting at the Caldwell County Detention Center with Sheriff Jerry Galloway, Leanne Jorns, Darren Swindler, Robby Warren, Nick Nigh and Kevin Rost.


bott and County Clerk Christine Owen attended the annual MAC conference in Osage Beach, MO from No-vember 17-19th.

Commissioner Hibler met in the commissioner’s room of the Caldwell County Courthouse to pay week-ly bills.

Jeff Campbell met with commissioner Hibler.


bott and County Clerk Christine Owen attended the annual Missouri Association of Counties conference in Osage Beach, MO.

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

attended a planning meeting for the “Great NW Day at the Capitol” in Cameron at City Hall.


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 met with the commissioners The commissioners attended the salary commission

meeting.

The commissioners met with Sheriff Jerry Galloway and Marty Gray about the need for another dispatch-er.

The commissioners met with Brent Waggoner of Henry M. Adkins and Sons for a presentation on Tenex electronic poll books and answer any questions they may have about the poll books.

The commissioners met with Kevin Whitt regarding Combined Insurance.

The commissioners met with Judge Jason Kanoy about the holiday schedule and a budget request for refinishing two tables in the courtroom.

The commissioners attended the 911-ACCD meet-ing in Maysville.

Commissioner Motsinger attended the Hamilton Community Alliance meeting.


bott and Rex Hibler attended a meeting in Columbia with Allstate Consultants.



Payroll was signed. The commissioners met with Sheriff Jerry Gallo-

way.The commissioners met with David and John Hick-

man from HIC Agency.The commissioners discussed and approved the

holiday schedule for 2020.Commissioners returned a call to Anita Simon.The commissioners went over the MOPERM insur-

ance renewal with Clerk Christine Owen.

CIRCUIT COURTThe following cases were heard in the Caldwell County

Circuit Court by Judges Jason A. Kanoy, R. Brent Elliott or Tom Chapman:

State vs. Terry J. Hill, Kearney, driving while re-voked/suspended, felony, four years incarceration in Department of Corrections.

State vs. Trayton L. Shinneman, Liberty, possession of marijuana, felony, four years incarceration Depart-ment of Corrections.

State vs. Neysa M. West, Kansas City, driving while revoked/suspended, felony, three years incarceration in Department of Corrections.

State cases for defective equipment with $200 fines: Ralph P. Conklin, Jr., Independence; Tyran D. Crawford, Excelsior Springs; Israel M. Labao, Oak Brook, IL.

Traffic cases (fees do not include court costs): Devin M. Allison, Arvada, CO, speeding 11-15 mph, $70.50; Benjamin A. Baldwin, Kansas City, speeding 11-15 mph, $70.50; Jeremy R. Ball, Canton, IL, speeding 11-15 mph, $70.50; Natasha S. Chambers, Oklahoma City, OK, speeding 11-15 mph, $70.50; Dustin J. Gydesen, Hamilton, seat belt violation, $10; Matthew J. Loop, Davison, MI, speeding 16-19 mph, $100.50; Philip C. Shaw, Schaumburg, IL, speeding 11-15 mph, $70.50.

Other State Cases: Brad A. James, Hamilton, pos-session of marijuana, felony, $125.

Judgment for Full Order of Protection: Kimberly K. Skoog vs. Laura M. Gordon-Sykes, Hamilton.

Civil cases: State Financial, LC vs. Monica Al-tic, Braymer, default judgment against defendant for $879.32 plus court costs and interest.

Midland Funding, LLC vs. Jacob Berry, Hamilton, default judgment against defendant for $2,638.13 plus court costs.

LVNV Funding, LLC vs. James H. Harris, Jr., Polo, default judgment against defendant for $1,592.02 plus court costs.

Midwest Health vs. James R. and Summer D. John-son, Hamilton, et al, judgment against defendants for $9,619.90 plus costs and interest.

Onemain Financial Group, LLC vs. Rebecca L. Stief, Hamilton, default judgment defendant for $2,520.95 plus court costs.

LVNV Funding, LLC vs. Suzanne Blackburn, Ham-ilton, default judgment against defendant for $607.96 plus court costs and interest.

Recorders OfficeWarranty Deeds: Kidder- T&R Recovery & Tow,

LLC to Legacy Towing, LLC. John and Stephanie But-ler to Miranda Marie Walt and Nicholas Leonard Ma-hurin. Polo- Kenneth Atkinson and Byron L. Atkinson (Deceased) to Robert and Sharon Reisdorf. New York- Jackie D. and Johnnie V. McGee, Ricky G. and Mickie Cummings, Gilbert K. and Cynthia Cummings and Ju-lie D. and William Todd Evans to Gilbert K. and Cyn-thia Cummings. Davis- Martin D. and Kelly K. Owen to Justin B. and Erika A. Swindler.

Beneficiary Deeds: Kidder- Jason Norris Breshears to Terry L. and Susan G. Breshears.

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Greetings from Caldwell County Nutrition Center.We offer a free blood pressure check on the 2nd Tues-

day of every month and a free blood sugar and blood pressure check on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Bingo will be back on track in January! Every BIN-GO wins a prize. Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month for BINGO and stay for lunch! Next BIN-GO is set for March 26 at 10 a.m. at 410 Main St., Polo, MO 64671.

Every Tuesday is our Pitch Tournament that begins at 12:00 p.m. Join us on Tuesday, March 10, for lunch and stay for Pitch.

Everyone is invited to join us for lunch at the cen-ter! We are located at 410 Main Street in Polo. Lunch is served Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A suggested donation for 60 and over is $4.00 per meal and there is a charge of $5.75 per meal for those under 60. Menu is subject to change without notice.

Our center is also available as a cooling/warming center for anyone in need of a place to stay warm/cool. Our business hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

We are always looking for volunteers for home meal deliveries and/or at the center in Polo. Call Cheryl at 660-354-2213 for more information.

MENU:Wednesday 3/04/20: Ham and beans, coleslaw,

beets, apple crisp, WG bread, milkThursday 3/05/20: Pork roast, cabbage, sweet pota-

toes, gelatin w/fruit, WG bread, milkFriday 3/06/20: Hamburger steak w/gravy, corn

casserole, spinach, pineapple, WG bread, milkMonday 3/09/20: Chicken enchilada casserole

w/lettuce and tomatoes, fiesta corn, applesauce, WG bread, milk

Tuesday 3/10/20: Hot pork on WG bread w/

Nutrition Center

Calendar for MarchMar. 3: Immunization clinic, 12:30-4:30 p.m.Mar. 5: Wic, Kingston office, 9 a.m.-noon & 12:30-4

p.m.Mar. 6: Blood pressure clinic, Won by One, Hamil-

ton, 8:30 a.m.Mar. 10: Immunization clinic at office, 12:30-4:30

p.m.Mar. 11: Wic, Braymer City Hall, 1-4 p.m.Mar. 12: Wic, Kingston office, 9 a.m.-noon Immunization clinic, 12:30-4:30 p.m.Mar. 16: LEPC meeting, Health office, noonMar. 17: CCCC meeting, Nazarene Church in Kings-

ton, 1 p.m.Mar. 19: Wic, Kingston office, 9 a.m.-noon Blood pressure clinic, Rosewood Village, 11:30

a.m.Mar. 24: Immunization clinic 12:30-4:30 p.m.Mar. 25: Wic, Hamilton Methodist Church, noon to

5 p.m.Mar. 26: Immunization clinic at office, 12:30-4:30

p.m.

Health Department

Quit Claims: Kidder- Athena Andrea Miller Bres-hears to Jason Norris Breshears. Mirabile- Robert E. and Carol H. Shower to Robert E. and Carol H. Shower. Fairview- Dianna J. Webb to Ramey Brent Webb. Bray-mer- Daniel Calton and Steven and Margaret Calton to Virgil B. Britt.

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Janice A. Kelly Janice Kelly passed away

peacefully at her home in Ft. Collins, CO, on Feb. 17, 2020.

Janice was born on March 28, 1950, to Harold and Mary Kelly in Chilli-cothe, Missouri. The family moved to Rawlins, WY, in the early 1950s, where she graduated from Rawlins High School in 1968. She graduated from Sheridan College in Wyoming with a

Dental Hygienist degree in 1972. Her career as a hy-gienist started in Cheyenne for Dr. Burns and Dr. Ac-cardo directly after graduation.

In 1975, a Cheyenne coworker’s husband was trans-ferred to Elmendorf AF base in Anchorage. She went for a visit but eventually decided to look for a job. She settled on Wasilla, where she worked for Dr Robinson. He had a dental office but also traveled to remote na-tive Alaskan villages to perform dental services. Janice was included in these visits. In 1988, she relocated to Ft. Collins and worked for Dr. Tim Anderson, where she retired from dental hygiene in October, 2007.

Janice is survived by her mother, Mary Kelly of Ft. Collins, CO; her sister, Lynda Klouda (Kenny) of Raw-lins, WY; her nephew, Kelly Klouda (Ashley) of Lara-mie, WY; and grand nephews, Riley and Devon Kram-er-Klouda of Rawlins, WY. She is also survived by an uncle, Donald Dean McBee of Braymer; an aunt, Lois Kely of Kansas City; and many McBee, Kelly, McK-night, and Clevenger cousins.

Her father, Harold Kelly, preceded her in death in 2015.

A celebration of life service will be held at the Adriel Hills Clubhouse, 1900 Kedron Circle, Ft. Collins, CO, on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Her wish was to have her ashes spread in a pretty place with her three deceased dogs, Bandit, Katie, and Mick-ie. Her ashes will be spread in Snowy Range, WY, her grandparent’s farm at Braymer, and in Alaska. Any memorial contributions may be made to your local animal shelters.

Beryl Ray Russell

Beryl Ray Russell, age 78, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on Thurs-day, Feb. 27, 2020, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center in Lee’s Summit.

Beryl graduated from JC Penney High School in Hamilton in 1959. He married Shirley Jo Thompson on Aug. 18, 1963, and was employed by Safeway as a meat cut-ter from the early 1960s through the early 1990s, but continued to work in

local butcher shops until 2014. After the passing of his wife in 1982, he was re-married on Sept. 8, 1990, to Carol Ann Massey.

He had a love for music from a very young age, playing in bands while he was in high school and was one of the founding members of Plain Label Bluegrass. The band was formed after the passing of his wife. His neighbor would come over and they would play music into the early mornings. Music was always a passion in his life and brought joy to everyone who had the pleasure to hear him play.

His other passions were fishing, reading western novels and spending time with his family and friends. Everyone who met him loved him. He had an infec-tious laugh and always a good joke (not always appro-priate) to share. He was known by most as “UB” which stood for Uncle Beryl.

He raised three children and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He never met a stranger and will be greatly missed by all

who knew him.He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Jo

Russell; mother, Margaret Russell; grandson, Deric Russell; and son-in-law, Paul Wiltsey.

He is survived by his wife, Carol Ann Russell; sister, Rita Hargrave (Gerald); daughter, Shellie Wiltsey; son, Michael Russell (Sandi); son, David Russell (Amanda); grandchildren, Dustin Love (Christina), Jacob Russell, Alyssa Russell, Becca Russell and Brice Maulis; seven great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Langsford Funeral Home in Lee’s Summit. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at the Lee’s Summit Cemetery. Memorials and contributions are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Claudine Silkwood

Claudine Silkwood, age 80, of Braymer, MO, passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Claudine was born on Nov. 26, 1939, in Cherry Val-ley, AR, the daughter of Claude Lee and Ruby (Bon-nard) Miller. She was united in marriage to Delbert Franklin Silkwood of Polo on October 13, 1959; they later divorced.

Claudine was reared and educated in the area of her birth and graduated from White Hall High School. In addition to being a mother and wife, Claudine worked at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer in the kitchen as cook and baker. She also worked at the Country Place in Braymer. Claudine enjoyed garden-ing, antiquing, and bird watching. She enjoyed her grandbabies and great-grandbabies and was an amaz-ing cook.

Survivors include two daughters, Debora Lee (Christopher) Arnett of Richmond and Cheryl Lyn (Homer Gene, Jr.) Lugenbeel of Orrick; two grandchil-dren, Natasha England and Scott Arnett (Caitlin Fox); three great-grandchildren, Parker Brown, Alaina Eng-land, and Lorelei Fox; and her special cousin, Carolyn Farmer.

She was preceded by her parents; brother, C.L. Mill-er; and sisters, Jerelene and Imogene.

A visitation with funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond, with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. and services to follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in Richmond Memory Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Third Wing Alzheimer’s Unit at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilita-tion Center in Richmond. They can be left at or mailed to Thurman Funeral Home, 507 East Main Street, P.O. Box 190, Richmond, MO 64085. Please remember to share your memories of Claudine with the family by visiting www.thurmanfuneralhome.com

mashed potatoes and gravy, California blend, pears and oranges, milk, birthday cake

Pitch Tournament winners for February 24First Place: Dale Kelsey 216Second Place: George Winders 210Third Place: Joyce 207Last Place: Suzanne Mansell 124

Accident ReportAn accident occurred Feb. 27, 2020 on Hwy. 116,

three miles west of Polo when a 2006 Mazda Tribute driven by Dustin M. Cope, 35, of Excelsior Springs, was westbound on Mo. 116 and attempted to turn south onto Boulder Rd. The Mazda was traveling too fast for conditions and traveled off the west side of the roadway, overturned and came to rest on its wheels facing northeast off the southwest side of the intersec-tion of Boulder Rd. and MO. 116. Cristal M. Furrey, 32, of Polo, an occupant in the car was transported by Caldwell County EMS to Liberty Hospital with minor injuries.

An accident occurred Feb. 28, 2020 on Rt. N, two miles east of Braymer when a 2019 Polaris Ranger UTV driven by Jerry L. Watson, 62, of Braymer, was east-bound and went off the south side of the road, became airborne, struck the ground and a barbwire fence, overturned multiple times ejecting Watson. Watson was taken to Liberty by Lifeflight.

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Shows: Saturday, March 14 3 & 5:30 p.m.

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Andrew McCrea to speak at Hamilton Chamber event

Popular author and nationally syndicated radio an-nouncer Andrew McCrea will be the keynote speaker at the Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner.

McCrea is the producer and host of the popular ra-dio show “American Countryside.” The show is broad-cast each day on radio stations coast to coast. He has interviewed Emmy and Grammy winners, all-star ath-letes, Idotarod sled dog mushers and even the world’s rooster crowing champion.

McCrea’s roots are in NW Missouri. He continues to manage and work on his family’s 3500 acre farm near Maysville. His blend of humor and real-life strategies for living with purpose makes McCrea a much sought after speaker. His leadership programs have been at-tended by thousands in 49 states, addressing audienc-es of up to 10,000 people.

“We are fortunate to have Andrew as our featured speaker at our first annual awards banquet,” said chamber president Christa Horne. “This promises to be a great evening!”

The first annual Hamilton Area Chamber of Com-merce Awards Dinner will be held on Friday, March 13, at the Hotel Hamilton Event Center. The $15 tickets can be purchased at American Family Insurance, Twigs, Rust & Dust or Molly’s Sweet Shoppe.

Hamilton Happeningsby Bob Hughes

Well, February has come and gone. Some nasty weather, but the good news was that Patrick Mahomes saw his shadow and the Chief’s won the Super Bowl.

February also saw the Cherrywood Fabrics Prince Tribute Challenge at the Missouri Quilt Museum. In addition to many local visitors, the exhibit was viewed by folks from 16 different states and two foreign coun-tries.

The Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce’ first annual Awards Gala will be held on Friday, March 13th. Over 50 individuals, businesses and organiza-tions were nominated for seven different awards! That speaks volumes about our community!! Andrew Mc-Crea will be the featured speaker. This is a communi-ty event and everyone is invited. You can get the $15 tickets at American Family Insurance, Molly’s Sweet Shoppe or Twigs, Rust & Dust.

Work has resumed on the Butterfly Park. Over six acres has been seeded with wildflowers and pollina-tors. Watch for upcoming work days.

Congratulations to the Lakeview Golf Course for another highly successful Mouse Race event!!

Saturday, April 4th, will be the first annual Hamil-ton Pot Hole Festival. Ac-tivities include a pot hole naming contest and a pot hole decorating contest. Residents can also adopt their own pothole!! Other activities include an Easter Egg Hunt and the Apos-tolic Lighthouse Church 5K walk/run and lunch.

The morning will kick off with a pancake and sausage benefit breakfast for Tyler Henry. The breakfast will be held at the Hamilton United Methodist Church.

Check out the Visit Hamilton website at www.vis-ithamiltonmo.com. And, the 2020 Hamilton Visitors Guide can be found in many local businesses. You can also keep up to date on Hamilton Happenings on the Hamilton Community Forum Facebook page, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Facebook page or the Hamilton Community Alliance Facebook page.

The Chamber of Commerce is recruiting new mem-bers. Many things will be happening in Hamilton in the coming months and joining the chamber is a good start in getting involved. Individuals as well as busi-nesses can join. Only $25 for one year. See Christa at American Family, Traci at Twigs, Rust & Dust or Jacob at Molly’s Sweet Shoppe.

Watch for several new businesses to open in the coming days!!

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Golden Age Nursing Home news

We would like to welcome Don Melte to our facility. We hope he enjoys his stay with us.

We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Norma Hiett. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Our Valentine Royalty were crowned at lunchtime on Valentine’s Day. The Queen was Bonnie Stephenson

and the King was Steve Street. We enjoyed homemade sugar cookies and Valentine trail mix at the party. We also had trivia, played a game and opened Valentines. A fun time was had by all.

The March birthday party will be hosted by the Bray-mer Lions Club on March 11, at 2:30 p.m. Celebrating birthdays this month are Larry Coshow (3/6) and Kay Mazer (3/28). We invite you to join us in wishing them a very happy birthday.

We will be having a St. Patrick’s Day party on Tues-day, the 17th, at 2:30 p.m. Be sure to wear green so you don’t get pinched!

May good luck be with youwherever you go,and your blessingsoutnumber the Shamrocks that grow.

The Achievers held their February 4-H meeting on the 23rd. The meeting was held at the Hamilton Feder-ated Church.

Josie Morgan called the meeting to order. Pledge vol-unteers were Sally Williams and Aiden Anderson. Roll Call was answered to “What is your favorite color.”

Anyone who has a suggestion for a fundraiser please bring information to our next meeting on March 29.

Quilting with Richard meets every Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Kidder from 1-4. Richard has begun teaching the members how to use a treadle sewing machine.

Caldwell County Contest Day will be held on April 19, at the Nazarene Church in Kingston. Hope every-one will be prepared to do a demonstration, do a public speech, be judged on personal appearance or do some judging yourself.

New Guidelines for State Fair Projects1.) 3D posters not to exceed 1/8 inches above the

surface of the poster board2.) Posters should reflect what was learned from a

project3.) Displays not to exceed a space 12” wide by

12”deep by 12” wide. 4.) Working models should not require more than a

24 by 24 inch of floor space.Everyone involved in Shooting Sports needs to take

the 740 sports safety class, if you have not done so.Losson Park reported on the hog show held in Bel-

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Upcoming EventsMarch 21-22: Teen Con-

ference in Columbia Mis-souri.

March 29: Business meeting

April 19: Contest DayJune 1-4: 1st week of 4-

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way” MODOT trash pick-up

Achievement Day and the Caldwell County Fair sometime in July.

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Braymer C-4 GRC West All-Conference basketball team

The GRC West All-Conference selections from Braymer C-4 include Jasmine Taylor, first team; Dennis Kimberling, Honorable Mention and Kennedy Stone, second team.

Grand River Conference All-Conference basketball teamEastern Division

Girls first team: Mary Copeland and Kelly Baldon of Polo.

Girls second team: Haley Aubrey of Polo.Boys first team: Joe Beaver of Polo.Boys Honorable Mention: Alex Pilger of Polo.

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On February 7, 2020 the Level 6 team from North-west Gymnastics traveled to Crown Center in Kansas City, MO to compete at Cupid’s Classic Invitational. The brought home a 2nd place win!!

The girls’ individual scores and placements are as follows:

10 & under age division (17 gymnasts):MaKayla Maring (Excelsior Springs): 3rd place on

Vault with a score of 8.7, 3rd place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 9.050, 2nd place on the Balance Beam with a score of 9.325, 5th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.2, and 2nd place All Around with a total score of 36.275.

Pyper Layton (Excelsior Springs): 9th place on Vault with a score of 8.4, 8th place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 8.650, 7th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 8.775, 15th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 8.8, and 9th place All Around with a total score of 34.625.

11B age division (12 gymnasts):

Madison McFall (Law-son): 3rd place on Vault with a score of 8.75, 2nd place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 9.25, 5th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 9.125, 2nd place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.4, and 2nd place All Around with a total score of 36.525.

Aubryanna Allen (Law-son): 1st place on Vault with a score of 8.825, 6th place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 9.25, 1st place on the Balance Beam with a score of 9.475, 4th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.25, and 3rd place All Around with a total score of 36.500.

MaKenna Maring (Ex-celsior Springs): 6th place on Vault with a score of 8.4, 3rd place on the Un-even Bars with a score of 9.050, 6th place on the Bal-ance Beam with a score of 9.1, 10th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 8.85, and 5th place All Around with a total score of 35.400.

12A age division (14 gymnasts):

Izzy George (Excelsior Springs): 8th place on Vault with a score of 8.425, 6th place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 8.8, 10th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 8.5,

Northwest Gymnastics9th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.0, and 8th place All Around with a total score of 34.725.

Jordin Vaughn (Kearney): 11th place on Vault with a score of 8.050, 14th place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 7.675, 5th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 9.050, 14th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 8.75, and 12th place All Around with a total score of 33.525.

12B age division (14 gymnasts):Trinity Groom (Holt): 3rd place on Vault with a score

of 8.9, 3rd place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 8.9, 1st place on the Balance Beam with a score of 9.25, 5th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.1, and 2nd place All around with a total score of 36.150.

Madison Laffey (Kearney): 12th place on Vault with

a score of 8.375, 4th place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 8.875, 10th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 8.625, 2nd place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.45, and 5th place All Around with a total score of 35.250.


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Copeland leads Lady Panthers to 1st round district victory

Despite having to sit out a good portion of the sec-ond half in foul trouble, Polo’s Mary Copeland led all scorers with 21 points. The Lady Panthers took a 20-10 lead after one quarter of play, and held a 27-16 advan-tage at the half. Maysville out scored Polo 18-8 in the 3rd period to get within 1 with Copeland on the bench with 4 fouls much of the quarter.

Copeland would get back in the game during the 4th stanza to lead the Panthers to a 52-42 Class II, Dis-trict 15 victory over the Lady Wolverines.

Copeland’s total included 3 made free throws in 4 attempts. Kelly Baldon was also in double figures with 11, followed by 7 for Chloe Gilbert (3 of 4 from the line), 6 by Haley Aubrey, a 3-pointer from Kendall McCrack-en, and 2 apiece for Kenley Moore and Jade Misel. Arianna Wolf, Alayna Chapman, Jenee Qualman, and Lily Gentry also received playing time for coach Greg Keith. Polo made 1 three, were 9 for 19 from the line, and were called for 12 fouls. Sadie Smith and Ashton Willis led Maysville with 14 and 11 points, respectively. The Lady Wolverines hit four 3’s, 4 of 7 from the char-ity stripe, and were whistled for 15 fouls.

Ford scores 27 in opening round of districts

Nora Ford led the Lady Hornets to a first round vic-tory in the Class II, District 15 Basketball Tournament at Hamilton on Feb. 24. Fifteen of her game high 27 points came in the first quarter as Penney jumped on the Lady Bulldogs from South Harrison, leading 28-7 after 8 minutes of play.

The Lady Hornets increased their lead to 52-9 at the half, and coasted to a 73-19 win.

Ford hit 4 three’s and her only free throw before sitting out the 4th quarter. Graycen Prothero was also limited to 3 quarters, and scored 10 points, including 2 for 2 from the line. Ali Trosper came off the bench to score 10 points, making 2 treys and 4 of 4 from the char-ity stripe. Julia Kanoy scored 7 points, Somers Finch 6,

Hornets ousted by TigersThe Penney High Hornets played the Plattsburg Ti-

gers in the semi-finals of the Class II, District 15 Basket-ball Tournament in Hamilton on Feb. 27.

The Hornets trailed 22-15 after 8 minutes, and 36-22 at half time. The Tigers would extend their advantage in the 3rd quarter by out scoring Penney 20-11, and fin-ished with a 66-48 win.

Plattsburg hit 4 three’s, 6 of 13 from the line, and were whistled for 14 fouls. Hamilton made one 3-point-er, 5 of 11 free throws, and were called for 13 fouls. The Tigers were led in scoring by Kaden Hodge and Austin Stevens with 24 and 21 points, respectively.

Senior guard Ryan Cook led the Hornets with 17 points, including 1 trey and 4 of 5 from the char-ity stripe. Andrew Rich scored 11 points, followed by Kevin Williams with 10, Jared Potts with 6, and Tucker Ross and Jarrod Pratt with 2 each. Landon Huff, Ste-phen Henry, and Sawyer Morrow also saw playing time for coach Joiner. Penney’s season ended with an overall record of 7-18.

Cooking up a Hornet District victory

Senior guard Ryan Cook, who eclipsed the 1000 ca-reer scoring mark earlier this season, scored a game high 41 points, leading the Hornets to an opening round Class II, District 15 victory over the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers at Hamilton on Feb. 25.

Included in Cook’s stat line was 5 three’s and 10 of 15 from the charity stripe. Sawyer Morrow scored 9 points, including one 3, Tucker Ross 7, including a 3-pointer and 2 for 2 at the line, Jared Potts 6, who also hit a trey, Kevin Williams 5, including 3 of 4 from the line, and Andrew Rich 4. Landon Huff, Losson Park, Stephen Henry, and Jarrod Pratt also saw playing time for coach Joiner. Brady Hughes led the Tigers with 31. Garret Walters and Elijah Owens fouled out for Wel-lington. Penney High led 15-13 after 8 minutes of play, 30-26 at the half, 50-43 at the end of the third, and came away with a 72-63 win.

The Tigers made five 3’s, 10 of 20 free throws, and were whistled for 15 fouls. The Hornets hit eight 3’s, 16 of 25 free shots, and were called for 19 fouls.

Hamilton will face the top seeded Plattsburg Tigers from the KCI Conference in the semi-finals on Febru-ary 27th.

Ford and Prothero lead Lady Hornets into District Championship contestNora Ford and Graycen Prothero each scored 18 points, and led the Lady Hornets to a Class II, District 15 Championship game against the undefeated Wellington-Napoleon Lady Tigers. Penney High faced a familiar foe in the semi-finals when they played the Plattsburg Lady Tigers from the KCI conference at Hamilton on Feb. 26. The Hornets out scored the Tigers in every quarter,

Polo’s Mary Copeland shoots over a Maysville defender. Copeland scored a game high 21 points.

Lady Hornet Nora Ford shoots for 3 of her game high 27 points against South Harrison.

Brighton Swindler 5 (3 of 4 from the line), Atie Allsup 4, and Jessica Richman 2. Mary Brown, Madi Allen, and Anisten Houghton also saw game action for coach Jordan Richman. No one from Bethany scored in dou-ble figures. Hamilton made six 3’s, were a very good 11 of 13 from the line, and were called for 7 fouls. The Lady Bulldogs hit two 3-pointers, 3 of 6 free throws, and were whistled for 10 fouls.

Hornet Ryan Cook attempting a shot behind the arc against Plattsburg. Cook is the most recent Hornet to exceed 1000 points in his high school career.

leading 17-6 at the end of the 1st period, 35-17 at the half, 54-21 heading into the final stanza, and eventually coming away with a 61-25 win. Ford hit one 3-pointer and was 3 of 4 from the line. Prothero made four 3’s, and both of her free throws. Jessica Richman was next with 7 points, followed by 5 from Brighton Swindler, who was 3 of 4 at the line, 4 for Somers Finch, Atie Allsup’s 3, Ali Trosper who had 3 on a trey, 2 from Julia Kanoy who hit both of her shots from the line, and a free throw by Anisten Houghton. Others seeing playing time for coach Richman included Mary Brown and Madi Allen. Sylvia Schroeder led Plattsburg with 12. The Tigers’ Savannah Bingham fouled out. Plattsburg made one trey, 8 of 12 free throws, and were called for 17 fouls. The Lady Hornets made good on 6 three’s, 15 of 25 from the line, and were whistled for 14 fouls.

Nora Ford held Wellington-Napoleon’s Bree Shannon #3 to only 13 points in the District Championship game.

Ford’s 29 not enough in District Championship contest

Coach Jordan Richman’s Lady Hornets faced the undefeated Wellington-Napoleon Lady Tigers in the Class II, District 15 Championship game at Hamilton on February 29. And what a game it was. Penney High jumped out to a 7-0 lead, forcing Wellington to call a time out just 1 minute, 48 seconds into the contest.

The Hornets would take a 14-9 advantage into the 2nd period. The 2nd quarter turned out to be the pe-riod where the Lady Tigers got some momentum, out scoring Hamilton by 8, and taking a 26-23 lead into the locker room.

Each team scored 12 points in the 3rd stanza, leav-ing the Lady Hornets still trailing by 3, 38-35. The score remained tight throughout the final 8 minutes. Penney was trailing by 2 when Ali Trosper hit a 2-point basket to tie the score at 45 with 2:30 left on the clock. Wel-lington would regain the lead, and with 23 seconds left, coach Richman called time out with his team trail-ing 50-48, and in possession of the ball. The Hornets couldn’t get the look they wanted and Richman called another time out, still in possession of the ball, trailing by 2, but just 13 ticks remaining in the game. Unfor-tunately, Hamilton turned the ball over and Welling-ton quickly went up by 4, 52-48. A final bucket at the buzzer by the Hornets found Penney on the short end of a 52-50 score.

On average, Wellington scores 59 points and allows 34. As usual, senior guard Nora Ford was the most dominant player on the floor. Not only did she score a game high 29 points, 9 in the 4th quarter, which includ-ed 2 from behind the arc, but she held the Lady Tigers’ leading scorer to just 13 points. But she wasn’t alone. Julia Kanoy and senior Jessica Richman secured sev-eral key rebounds and played well defensively in the paint. Senior Atie Allsup held Ayden Shannon to just 10 points. Ali Trosper, also a senior, played well defen-sively, and hit a couple of big shots, including a 3-point-er in the 3rd quarter. Senior Graycen Prothero harassed the Lady Tigers all night, but ended up fouling out in the 4th quarter. Brighton Swindler used her length and quickness to cause Wellington head aches on both ends of the floor, and Somers Finch used her strength both in the paint and on the perimeter. Ford’s total includ-ed 4 treys in the game. Finch scored 6 points, Trosper 5, Swindler 4, Prothero made both of her free throw attempts and scored 4 points, and Richman scored 2. Bree Shannon, Ayden Shannon, and Alison Dehn led

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School/SportsThe Caldwell County News

March 3, 2020 - Page 9

Braymer Ladycats take second in District playFront row: Valarie Demsko, Kialynn Sanders, Taylor Francis, Jasmine Taylor, Addyson Sweem and Faith Hollon. Back row: Assistant Coach Jodie Hall, Hallie Russell, Kenzie Hawkins, Raylee Hawkins, Kennedy Stone, Dallas Hall, Emilie Gladieux, Grace Hollon and Coach Angie Stone

Braymer wins first round in Districts

Braymer faced Southwest in the first round of Dis-trict play. Southwest kept up pretty good in the first quarter, but Taylor put in 11 for the Ladycats to help pull the lead out 19 to 12. Russell had 6 for the Cats.

The Ladycats held the Wildcats to 1 point in the second quarter. Taylor led scoring for the Cats with 4 points. The score was 33 to 13 at half.

Every starter scored points in the 3rd quarter to ex-tend the lead by 30 at the end of the third quarter.

Braymer once again cleared the bench and everyone got to play in this district game. Sweem led scoring in the 4th with 7. The final was 57 to 26.

Taylor had another double double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Braymer moved on to the second round of district play.

Points: Taylor 20, Russell 12, Sweem 9, Francis 5, Stone 4, Hawkins 3, and Hall and Sanders with 2. Rebounds: Taylor 11, Hall and Stone with 5, Russell, Sweem and Sanders with 3, and Gladieux, Hawkins and Francis with 1. Assists: Francis 5, Hall 4, Rus-sell, Sweem, Taylor and Stone with 2. Steals: Francis 3, Hawkins, Sanders and Stone with 2. Blocks: Taylor 3, and Hall and Russell with 2. Deflections: Hall 3, K. Hawkins and Stone with 2, and Taylor with 1.

Ladycats face Santa Fe in round two of Districts

Braymer faced Santa Fe in the second round of Dis-trict play at Norborne.

The Ladycats came out strong with Stone, Francis and Taylor scoring before Santa Fe’s Coach asked for a time-out to regroup. The Cats held the Chiefs to 6 in the first quarter.

Taylor led the Cats with 6. Santa Fe took charge early in the second, but no one scored until about 2 minutes had gone off the clock. Santa Fe scored 7 be-fore Francis swished a 3 for the Ladycats. Francis led the scoring with 6 after she hit another 3. Braymer led at half 26 to 20.

Hall and Francis swished two 3s apiece for the Cats in the third quarter to extend the lead out to 13. Un-fortunately, with just about 3 minutes left in the 4th, Russell went down at half court with a season ending knee injury. This was very upsetting to all the girls. Hall finally hit a bucket with 3:06 left in the quarter for the first scoring of the quarter. The final score was 47 to 35.

We wish Hallie a speedy recovery from her injury. Hall had a double double in this game with 14

points and 12 rebounds. Points: Hall and Francis with 14, Taylor 12, Stone 4, and Russell with 3. Rebounds: Hall 12, Taylor 7, Russell 6, Stone 5, and Francis with 3. Assists: Francis 7, Russell 4, Hall and Sweem with 3, and Stone with 1. Steals” Hall 4, and Taylor with 2. Blocks: Russell with 1. Deflections: Hall 2 and Francis and Sweem with 1.

The Ladycats moved on to the Championship game on Thursday night.

Braymer Ladycats end season with second place at Districts

Braymer faced Norborne in the District Champion-ship game. The Ladycats were missing Russell in this game due to the season ending injury to her knee from the previous game. Sweem who has seen a lot of play-ing time this year, stepped up to fill the void and did a great job.

Braymer could not get the offense going in the first quarter. Turnover and not getting the rebounds hurt also. Taylor had the only 4 points scored in this quar-ter.

O. Dooley had 9 to lead the Pirates. The Ladycats only put up 6 points in the second

with Hall having 3 points to lead. Braymer held the Pirates to 8 in the third, but also

only scored 8. Hall and Sweem each had led with 3. The fourth quarter was another low scoring one

with Hall putting in 4 of the 5 points in the quarter. The Crowe sisters and O. Dooley all had double digit scoring in this game. Hall had another double double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Braymer got the second place trophy for this District game. The Ladycats had a really good season and we are sure gonna miss Taylor Francis and Jasmine Taylor. Thanks for the memories girls. Good luck Jasmine at Trenton next year and Taylor, to you too, wherever you choose to go.

Points: Hall 10, Taylor and Stone with 4, Sweem 3, and Hawkins with 2. Rebounds: Hall 14, Taylor 7, and Stone, Hawkins and Francis with 3. Assists: Hall and Stone with 2 and Sanders with 1. Steals: Hall, Sweem, Sanders and Taylor with 1. Blocks: Hall and Taylor with 2. Deflections: Taylor 2, and Hall, Sweem and Sanders with 1.

Bobcats fall to Orrick in first round of Districts

Braymer faced Orrick in the first round of District play. Braymer had trouble getting the ball to connect with the basket in the first quarter only scoring 5 points to Orrick’s 24.

The second quarter had Orrick remaining hot while the Cats still were having trouble. The half-time score was 49 to 14.

The Tigers continued to keep the Bobcats at bay af-ter half, allowing only 3 points.

The Seniors stepped up in the 4th quarter led by D. Kimberling with 4. The final score for this last game of the season for the Cats and the last high school game ever for the Seniors was 73 to 52.

Thanks for the memories, Garrison Woods, Dennis Kimberling, Dylan Haughton, Logan Haughton, and Kegen Hays, you guys will be missed.

T. Kimberling 7, Woods and D. Haughton with 6, D. Kimberling 4, Shoe, L. Haughton and Brame with 3. Rebounds: T. Kimberling 7, D. Haughton 5, Henry 4, Woods 3, and Shoe and D. Kimberling with 2, and Brame with 1. Steals: D. Haughton 2, and Woods, Shoe and T. Kimberling with 1. Assists: Woods and D. Haughton with 2 and Henry, Shoe, Rold, T. Kimber-ling and L. Haughton with 1. Deflections: Henry, D. Haughton and Shoe with 1.

Panther’s season ends with loss in Districts

The Polo Panthers played their last game of the sea-son with a loss to the South Harrison Bulldogs in the first round of the Class II, District 15 Boys Basketball Tournament in Hamilton on Feb. 25.

Coach Morgan Dixon’s Panthers trailed 14-13 after one quarter, and 33-25 at the half.

South Harrison expanded their advantage in the 3rd quarter, out scoring Polo 17-12, and the Bulldogs went on to a date in the semi-finals with a 67-51 win.

The Panthers made 5 of 9 from the charity stripe and were called for 19 fouls.

South Harrison was 11 for 22 at the line, and were whistled for 9 fouls. Each team hit six 3-pointers in the contest.

Polo was led in scoring by senior Joseph Beaver who scored 16 points, making two 3’s and 2 of 3 free throws in the process. William Vaughan scored 13 points be-fore fouling out, including 3 treys. Alexander Pilger also hit a 3-pointer, and ended with 10 points. Dylan Blystone scored 6 points, Cody Blackwell, 4 and Tren-ton Raby 2. Clarence Raby, Trysten Wolf, and Garret Daughters also saw the floor for the Panthers.

Braydon Sunderman from South Harrison led 4 team mates in double digits with 23.

The Panther’s season ended with a record of 7-17.

Lady Panthers go out in District Semi’s

The Lady Panthers from Polo ran into an undefeat-ed Wellington-Napoleon team in the semi-finals of the Class II, District 15 Basketball Tournament in Hamil-ton on Feb. 26.

Coach Greg Keith’s Panthers soon found out why the Lady Tigers have an unblemished record on the year. Wellington scored 19 points in the opening quar-ter to just 2 for the Panthers, and led 25-7 at the half way mark.

A 16-4 third quarter, and an 11-5 fourth ended with a 52-16 semi-final win for the Tigers.

Mary Copeland led Polo in scoring with 8 points. Kelly Baldon, the only senior on the Lady Panther’s tournament roster, and who shot all ten of Polo’s free throws in the game, was next with 6 points. Haley Au-brey scored the other 2 points for the Panthers. Also seeing the floor for Polo were Kenley Moore, Jade Misel, Kendall McCracken, Chloe Gilbert, Alayna Chapman, Josie Misel, Jenee Qualman, Valorie Gabri-elli, Lily Gentry, and Cierra Stigger.

Wellington was led in scoring by Ayden Shannon with 20. The Lady Tigers made 5 three’s, 3 of 5 free throws, and were called for 12 fouls.

The Lady Panthers were 4 of 10 from the charity stripe, were whistled for 9 fouls, and did not hit a trey in the game. Polo ends their season with a record of 16-11.

Wellington with 13, 12, and 10, respectively. The Tigers hit 2 three’s, 8 of 16 from the line, and were called for 13 fouls as they improve to 26-0. Penney made five 3-pointers, 5 of 7 from the charity stripe, and were whistled for 17 fouls. The Hornets end the season with a record of 21-5, and the Lawson Tournament Title. The boys championship game was also close and excit-ing with Plattsburg pull-ing out a 72-69 win over Gallatin.

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Report changes in the intended use of a crop: Grain to Hay – Haying to Grazing – Silage to Hay

Conditions may have changed since you planted and certified the intended use of your crop. Many producers have filed a continuation form to ‘rollover’ their hay and pasture report each year. Plans may have changed due to lack of precipitation, heat and high winds, lack of irrigation water or because of storm damages such as hail.

If your plans have changed and you’re going to graze instead of hay your crop or cut for hay or silage instead of harvesting for grain, then you must report the change of intended use to the Caldwell County FSA Office. Failure to timely report your decision to change the use of crops can result in the loss of Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) ben-efits. It can also affect benefits under the Livestock For-

age Program (if there would be a drought and the LFP becomes active). Producers can report the change in intended use of a crop up until the final acreage report-ing deadline which is July 15th.

When grass fails to meet your pasture needs, you may consider grazing hay fields rather than harvesting third or fourth cuttings. Changing the use to grazing may require producers to meet with the FSA appraiser and establish representative samples for a fall apprais-al, if they have NAP coverage.

Crops with NAP coverage that will not be harvested must be inspected by an FSA Loss Adjuster in order to maintain NAP eligibility. Destruction of the crop or al-lowing deterioration of the crop without an inspection can result in the loss of program eligibility.

Failure to timely report these changes can result in the loss of NAP benefits. All producers considering a change of intended use, destruction of the crop prior to the end of the crop year, or those who may be unsure of their certification should contact the Caldwell County FSA office at 816-586-2711 ext. 2 for more information. If you are interested in obtaining NAP coverage for your hay and/or pasture, the deadline is March 15, 2020.

Higher limits now available on USDA Farm Loans

Higher limits are now available for borrowers inter-ested in USDA’s farm loans, which help agricultural producers purchase farms or cover operating expenses. The 2018 Farm Bill increased the amount that produc-ers can borrow through direct and guaranteed loans available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and made changes to other loans, such as microloans and emergency loans.

Key changes include:• The Direct Operating Loan limit increased from

$300,000 to $400,000, and the Guaranteed Operating Loan limit increased from $ 1.429 million to $1.776 mil-lion. Operating loans help producers pay for normal operating expenses, including machinery and equip-ment, seed, livestock feed, and more.

• The Direct Farm Ownership Loan limit increased from $300,000 to $600,000, and the Guaranteed Farm Ownership Loan limit increased from $1.429 million to $1.776 million. Farm ownership loans help producers become owner-operators of family farms as well as im-prove and expand current operations.

• Producers can now receive both a $50,000 Farm Ownership Microloan and a $50,000 Operating Micro-loan. Previously, microloans were limited to a com-bined $50,000. Microloans provide flexible access to credit for small, beginning, niche, and non-traditional farm operations.

• Producers who previously received debt forgive-ness as part of an approved FSA restructuring plan are now eligible to apply for emergency loans. Previously, these producers were ineligible.

• Beginning and socially disadvantaged producers can now receive up to a 95 percent guarantee against the loss of principal and interest on a loan, up from 90 percent.

About Farm LoansDirect farm loans, which include microloans and

emergency loans, are financed and serviced by FSA, while guaranteed farm loans are financed and serviced by commercial lenders. For guaranteed loans, FSA provides a guarantee against possible financial loss of principal and interest.

For more information on FSA farm loans, visit www.fsa.usda.gov or contact your local USDA service cen-ter.

Persons with disabilities who require accommoda-tions to attend or participate in this meeting should contact Debbie Clevenger at 816-586-2711 extension 2 or Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).

email and the stories on this site. For many, feelings center around a pair of issues: access to needed care and broken promises. The Defense Health Agency early this month announced plans to halt care for mili-tary retirees, retiree families and active-duty family members at 38 stateside Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs), instead treating active-duty patients only. The changes are expected to roll out over five years, and officials pledged to complete the process only when they’ve guaranteed each patient has care in the civilian community. But many military retirees pushed back, saying that their removal from those 38 locations and others, such as Ireland Army Medical Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and at Camp Lejeune, North Caroli-na, is already in motion. In many cases, they said, their care has not been handed off at all.

Former Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Bribery Scheme To Rig Federal Contracts. www.justice.gov Feb 26th

According to Court records, Dwane Nevins — a small business specialist at the VA’s Network Contract-ing Office in Colorado — agreed to take bribes offered by co-defendants Robert Revis, Anthony Bueno and an undercover FBI agent to help them manipulate the pro-cess for bidding on federal contracts with the VA. Re-vis and Bueno, working with Nevins, agreed to submit fraudulent bids from service-disabled-veteran-owned small businesses under contract with their consulting company so that federal contracts would be set aside for only those companies. As Bueno put it, the con-spirators would then “own all the dogs on the track.” After complaining about not being paid by Revis and Bueno for his participation in the scheme, Nevins used his official position at the VA to extort approximately $10,000 from an undercover FBI agent, telling the agent that “the train don’t go without me. You know what I mean? I’m the engine. I’m the caboose. I’m the en-gine room.” Nevins also told the undercover FBI agent “this is a business and businessmen need to get paid . . . . so I can have my Christmas, you know what I’m saying?”

Upcoming Events and Meetings American Legion - 3rd Wednesday at Legion Hall

- Dinner @1800, meeting @ 1900 HoursVFW – 3rd Monday of month at Cameron Veteran’s

Home Chapel -1900 hoursKidder Post 140 – March 9, 7 p.m. There is a meet-

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News to Note from Caldwell County FSA

The below is a quick read for information on the upcoming deadlines in ARC-PLC enrollment and Caldwell County Women in Agriculture activities. Please contact us at the Caldwell County FSA Office if you have questions concerning these, or any other programs.

Sincerely,Debbie Clevenger, CEDARC-PLC Safety-Net ProgramSign-up:• 2019 Election and Enrollment ends March 16,

2020.• All producers on the farm with a share of the

2019 crops (including hay and idle acres) must make a unanimous election and sign the 2019 contract by March 16, 2020. Election options are PLC, ARC-CO, or ARC-IC.

• If no action is taken, or if any signature is late, the farm will not be enrolled for 2019 and will not be eligible for any 2019 program payments that might be earned.

• If you haven’t signed a 2019 election form, please call the office today and get it taken care of. If you wait until the last minute, it might be impossible to get all signatures required by the deadline.

• Producers are reminded that enrolling in ARC or PLC programs can impact eligibility for some forms of crop insurance. Producers who elect and enroll in PLC also have the option of purchasing Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) through the USDA Risk Man-agement Agency (RMA). Producers who elect ARC are ineligible for SCO on their planted acres.

PLC Yields:• The 2018 Farm Bill gives producers a one-time

opportunity to update their PLC yields.• If you plan to update your PLC yields, you

will need to summarize your yield data to each respec-tive FSA farm number, if that farm has a base for the planted crop.

• The years that are being used to update yields are 2013 through 2017.

• The PLC yield update process is a certification that is subject to spot-check at a later date.

• The updated PLC yields will take effect for the 2020 crop year and the deadline for updating PLC yields is September 30, 2020.

Upcoming Events:Caldwell County Women in Agriculture pres-

ents….Tuesday, March 17– March meeting and speaker

will be Craig Hayes from Earl May in St. Joseph and he will talk about lawn care, maintenance, and landscap-ing. Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be at Joni’s Shed north of Hamilton. There is no cost and everyone is welcome.

Saturday, April 4 – The First Annual Caldwell County Women in Agriculture Event will be held on April 4, 2020 at the Stagecoach Park Community Building in Polo, Missouri from 9 am to 12 pm. Doors will open at 8:45. The Keynote Speaker for the event is Chris Chinn, Director of Missouri Department of Agriculture. There will also be vendors and working demonstrations for guests to visit. A yogurt and pastry bar will be available for attendees. Attendance is lim-ited, so register now! Please stop by the FSA or the Ex-tension office for registration forms by March 27th or register on-line at https://extension2.missouri.edu/counties/caldwell and scroll to “VIEW ALL EVENTS” by March 28th. Registration fee is $10/person.

Please find more information about Caldwell County Women in Agriculture on Facebook by liking “Women in Agriculture – Caldwell County”

NCMC wins Regional XVI Championship

Coach Jeremy Esry’s North Central Missouri Col-lege Pirates men’s basketball team defeated St. Louis Community College at Lincoln University in Jeffer-son City on February 29th. The 74-64 victory earned the Pirates the Division II, Region XVI Championship. NCMC entered the game with a record of 25-3, and ranked 6th nationally.

We will let you know more about these activities as soon as we know more.

Thank you to the Hartley Family for being the Feb-ruary Host Family. The March Host Family is the Mor-gan family. The Robertson family will be the April Host family. The Walker and Park families are the May Host families. We appreciate our host families for supplying our refreshments for our meetings . We also want to

thank our volun-teers for helping with our proj-ects and for all that they do to support 4-H.

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Respectfully submitte by Mi-kayla, Ryan, and Justin Rob-ertson, Achiev-ers 4-H Club Reporters

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13yr age division (12 gymnasts):Lydia Pair (Lawson): 5th place on Vault with a score

of 8.625, 10th place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 8.25, 4th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 8.95, 3rd place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.275, and 6th place All Around with a total score of 35.100.

Reese O’Dell (Orrick): 9th place on Vault with a score of 8.45, 1st place on the Uneven Bars with a score of 9.1, 9th place on the Balance Beam with a score of 8.05, 7th place on the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.05, 8th place All Around with a total score of 34.650.

Gymnastics...Continued from page 7

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

High: 55 Low: 33

Friday

Sunny

High: 48 Low: 37

Saturday

Partly Cloudy

High: 57 Low: 47

Sunday

Mostly Cloudy

High: 58 Low: 48

Monday

Sunny

High: 51 Low: 41

Tuesday

Scattered Rain

High: 60 Low: 50

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

High: 53 Low: 43

Which way does air flow around high and low pressure systems? ?

Answer: Clockwise around a high; counterclockwise around a low.

March 5, 1988 - While snow blanketed eastern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, eight cities in North Dakota reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 61 degrees at Bismarck, N.D. was 27 degrees warmer than that at Chanute, Kan.

Day High Low Normals Precip GDD

Monday 41 35 45/24 0.39" 0

Tuesday 43 33 46/24 0.01" 0

Wednesday 39 21 46/24 0.00" 0

Thursday 42 24 46/25 0.00" 0

Friday 49 29 47/25 0.00" 0

Saturday 55 24R 47/25 0.00" 0

Sunday 66 47 47/25 0.00" 6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Precipitation 0.40"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Normal precipitation 0.28"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Departure from normal +0.12"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average temperature 39.1°

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Average normal temperature 35.4°

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Departure from normal +3.7°

*GDD - Growing Degree Days

Data as reported from Chillicothe

Day Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Thursday 6:40 a.m. 6:11 p.m. 1:31 p.m. 3:55 a.m.

Friday 6:39 a.m. 6:12 p.m. 2:38 p.m. 4:47 a.m.

Saturday 6:37 a.m. 6:13 p.m. 3:51 p.m. 5:34 a.m.

Sunday 7:35 a.m. 7:14 p.m. 6:07 p.m. 7:16 a.m.

Monday 7:34 a.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:24 p.m. 7:53 a.m.

Tuesday 7:32 a.m. 7:16 p.m. 8:40 p.m. 8:27 a.m.

Wednesday 7:31 a.m. 7:17 p.m. 9:56 p.m. 8:59 a.m.

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