Grant City Council Adjusts Water, Sewer Rates

The Grant City Council, at its regular meeting Wednesday, March 22nd, raised its water rate but dropped its sewer rate. The rates are set based on cash flow. City Administrator Meggan Brown will check with other communities regarding water and sewer rates. Grant City’s sewer rate is based off its water rate, while others do not tie their water and sewer rates.

Bob Hull and Joe Marshall of Worth County VFW Post 3123 were present to give the city a presentation for decorating the Square with flags.

Randy Meek was present to discuss a July 4th event. He would like to do a street dance or fireworks. Such events are required to be insured, a local sponsor found, and a special event application is required.

The city auditors submitted reports for the 2020 and 2021 audits, but are no longer performing audits. The city will have to find a new auditor.

The city is on the list for warranty work for the pool. The city is in the process of advertising for lifeguards. 

The council voted to have Brock Pfost do the High Street water main. The project is being paid for by ARPA funds.

The council voted to proceed with a USDA Mower and Excavator grant.

The city will send a letter turning down USDA funding for the wastewater project. The city has acquired the funding from ARPA, so the money is no longer needed. The city is in the process of acquiring easements. 

The city has gotten inquiries about chickens in town. Animals must be 150 feet from dwellings and only two animals per acre are permitted.

Public Works Director Carl Staton reported that city crews were working on equipment and patching. There was a service line leak on 10th & Main. They dug up a meter pit. Among things on the city’s wish list includes 20 gas meters, and a new locator. City employee Ryan Fletchall has gotten his water license. 

The city got three bids for water tower inspection. The council accepted the bid from Midco ROV. 

The city voted to donate $100 for the Worth County After Prom.

North Nodaway, NEN Junior High Track Squads Compete at Mound City

The Northeast Nodaway and North Nodaway junior high track squads competed Monday at Mound City.

For the girls, Rock Port won with 111 points. Mid-Buchanan had 79, Mound City 61, St. Gregory’s 57½, East Atchison 50, St. Joseph Christian 46, Nodaway Valley 40, NEN 28, South Holt 26, Stewartsville/Osborn 20½, East Buchanan 20, Platte Valley 10, and North Nodaway 7. 

For the boys, Rock Port had 112 points. Nodaway Valley had 105, St. Joseph Christian 62, Mound City 56½, South Holt 54, East Atchison 47, Mid-Buchanan 47, Platte Valley 39, North Andrew 19, NEN 17, East Buchanan 14, North Nodaway 10, and St. Gregory’s 2½.

NEN

For the girls, Blair Nelson got a personal best in the 100 with a time of 15.18. The Bluejays placed two in the 800. Brianna Meyer was fourth with a time of 3:01.95. Bristol Hicks was sixth with a time of 3:04.64. The 4x100 team of Piper Gray, Georgia Taylor, Rylee Scadden, and Holly Bennett was seventh with a time of 1:05.93. The 4x400 team of Sadie Hall, Georgia Taylor, Bristol Hicks, and Brianna Meyer was seventh with a time of 5:25.18. 

Blair Nelson was sixth in the High Jump with a height of 4’1¼”. Nelson was a close second in the Long Jump with a jump of 13’5½, a personal best. Brianna Meyer was fourth in the Shot Put with a throw of 26’2¼”. 

For the boys, Jude Archer was fifth with a time of 13.27. Reece Gray was seventh in the 200, taking over a second off his time and finishing with a time of 27.35. Jude Archer was fourth in the 400 with a time of 1:03.06. The 4x100 team of Liam Cordell, Wyatt Scadden, Xander Bodle, and Reece Gray was eighth with a time of 58.89. The 4x400 team of Wyatt Scadden, Reece Gray, Liam Cordell, and Jude Archer was fourth with a time of 4:31.57. 

Toryn Privett improved by 18 feet in the Discus, getting a throw of 65’7¾”.

North Nodaway

Taccoa Moyer got a personal best in the 200 with a time of 38.21. Pyper Smith got a personal best in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 23.91. The 4x100 team of Trynzlee Ebrecht, Eliza Clements, Mya Hansen, and Lily Blaine was fifth with a personal best time of 1:03.51. The 4x200 team of Mya Hansen, Zoey Phillips, Lily Blaine, and Eliza Clements was seventh with a time of 2:14.44, almost 2½ seconds better than their previous best time. The 4x400 team of Laney Turner, Lily Blaine, Zoey Phillips, and Mya Hansen was eighth with a time of 5:48.63. That was almost 14 seconds better than their previous best time. 

The girls got two personal bests in the Long Jump. Mya Hansen got a jump of 10’8”, while Lily Blaine got a jump of 9’7¾”. 

For the boys, Ridge Harger was third in the 100 with a personal best time of 13.10. That was .41 of a second better than his precious best. Harger also showed a lot of improvement in the 200, He was sixth in the event, taking his time down from 31 seconds to 27.31, or 3.69 seconds. Keith Riedel also got a personal best, getting a time of 41.60. Ty Moyer got a personal best in the 400 with a time of 1:14.05, an improvement of over two seconds. Harger didn’t place in the 800, but he improved by three seconds to 2:41.95. The 4x400 team of Connor Pearson, Draven Rader, Robbie Forney, and Weston Alexander took 20 seconds off their time and finished with a personal best 5:50.37. 

Ridge Harger was eighth in the Triple Jump with a jump of 29’4¾”. 

Hailey Adwell Grabs Two Firsts; Tiger Girls Fifth, Boys Eighth at Warrior Relays

The highlight of the track meet at Albany Monday was Hailey Adwell winning both the 100 and the 200 for Worth County.

For the girls, East Atchison had 97 points. Platte Valley had 84, Maysville 72, Princeton 69, Worth County 67, Pattonsburg 55, North Andrew 43, Albany 38, Gallatin 36, South Holt 29, King City 24, Braymer 20, Stanberry 17, NEN 13, Tri-County 12, Stewartsville/Osborn 12, East Harrison 12, Mercer 7, Winston 6, Milan 4, and North Harrison 1.

For the boys, Princeton had 77, Albany 61, Winston 61, Milan 60, Stanberry 59, King City 58, East Atchison 45, Worth County 43, North Andrew 43, Braymer 42, Platte Valley 38, Maysville 36, Tri-County 26, Gallatin 23, Union Star 14, Stewartsville 14, North Harrison 10, and East Harrison 6.

For the girls, Hailey Adwell got a personal best in the 100 and won with a time of 13.53. Rayleigh Smith came close to a personal best and finished seventh with a time of 14.18. Adwell got a personal best in the 200 and won with a time of 27.58, knocking 1.3 seconds off her time. 

Riley Ridge was eighth in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 19.08. 

Ridge also matched a personal best in the High Jump with a height of 4’7”. Eva Engel got a personal best in the Pole Vault and won with a height of 11’2”. Riley Ridge was eighth in the Triple Jump with a jump of 27’9¾”. 

Kara-Jean Staton was third in the Shot Put with a throw of 31’4¾”. Staton was second in the Discus with a throw of 102’3¼”. Ali Brown was fifth with a throw of 88’2”. Ali Brown picked up Worth County’s fourth first place finish with a winning Javelin throw of 114’3¼”. 

For the boys, Levi Cassavaugh was sixth in the 100 with a time of 11.89. Levi was second in the 400 with a time of 54.48. 

John Galanakis came close to a personal best and got second in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 18.80. 

The 4x100 team of Levi Cassavaugh, Landon Moser, Franklynn Taute, and John Galanakis got a personal best and took third with a time of 48.06. That was almost a second better than their previous best time. 

Landon Moser was sixth in the Long Jump with a jump of 17’9”. Moser got a personal best in the Triple Jump and was fifth with a jump of 36’5”. 

Elias Alarcon was fifth in the Discus with a throw of 108’2¾”. The Tigers placed two in the Javelin. Tyler New was third with a throw of 128’9¼”. John Galanakis was eighth with a throw of 111’¼”, over six feet better than his previous best throw.

NEN

Mylee Wilmes got a personal best in the 200 and got sixth with a time of 30.22. Wilmes was fifth in the 400 with a time of 1:09.58. 

The 4x200 team of Dalanie Auffert, Baylie Busby, Sasha Deardorff, and Mylee Wilmes was sixth with a time of 2:15.93. 

Baylie Busby was sixth in the High Jump with a height of 4’5¼”. 

For the boys, Kyler Scadden got a personal best in the Long Jump with a jump of 13’6¼, over 3½ feet better than his previous best jump.

North Harrison

Kira Robertson got a personal best in the 200 and finished eighth with a time of 30.83. Both entrants in the 100 Hurdles knocked some time off. Erika Gerken got a personal best with a time of 20.34, a sixth of a second off her previous best time. And Kira Robertson knocked a second off her time and got a time of 20.88.

For the boys, Griffin Dougherty got a personal best in the 100 with a time of 14.30. Tyson Gibson was seventh and matched a personal best in the High Jump with a height of 5’7”. Tyson Gibson was second in the Triple Jump with a jump of 42’9”. 

Elias Alarcon Goes 4 for 4 as Bluejays Down Rock Port 17-7

Elias Alarcon went four for four and Northeast overcame a rocky start against Rock Port, taking control with a nine run third and then putting it away in the sixth for a 17-7 win. 

Previously, Northeast had a critical conference matchup with East Atchison last Thursday. Normally, these games are a dogfight between the two teams, but the Bluejays came out on top 11-1 behind Dylan McIntyre. Then, against Albany, there was a good pitching duel between Kemper Cline and Drew Dack. But Northeast could not get the big hit with runners on base and Albany pushed across a run in the sixth for a 1-0 win.

Last year, Rock Port came into their game with Platte Valley winless while Platte Valley was undefeated at the time. But Rock Port hung on for a 6-5 win, which meant that Northeast Nodaway was able to split the Highway 275 conference title with Platte Valley when they fell to them in Guilford. The game was the first ever win for the Rock Port franchise, and they were looking to replicate that against Northeast Nodaway.

Frequently, a team plays the way they warm up in practice, and what NEN Coach Vance Proffitt saw was not to his liking, and he sent them away into their pregame huddle a second time to get it figured out. The team was shorthanded, as they had three players gone to band camp, which frequently changes the chemistry of the team. Sure enough, despite having Dylan McIntyre on the mound, Rock Port jumped out in front; walks lead to runs, and Dylan walked two batters in the top of the first. #10 singled them home for a 1-0 lead.

Northeast was not much better at the plate. #00 walked the first two Bluejay batters, but then the next two batters took called third strikes. The Bluejays took seven called third strikes for the game, something that will have to improve against the likes of Platte Valley and their Class 2 foes come district time. Northeast tried to make something happen, sending Dylan McIntyre to steal third, but he was thrown out stealing to end the inning.

Rock Port kept right on coming as #6 beat out an infield hit and #4, the number eight hitter for Rock Port, crushed a double to left field to score. He took third on a wild pitch and #00 grounded out to score him to make it 3-0.

Once again, the woes of the Albany game continued, with Northeast getting runners on but were unable to cash in. Elias hit a Texas Leaguer for a base hit and Landon Wilmes hit a double that sliced away from the right fielder to put runners on second and third with nobody out. Boston Adwell struck out, but Jace Cameron walked to load the bases. But Camdain Frisch and Dylan McIntyre struck out to end the inning.

But after Dylan McIntyre picked a runner off first to start the third inning, Northeast started looking like a completely different team. In the Bluejay third, a pair of errors and a walk set up the big inning to load the bases. Elias Alarcon came through, singling to right center to cut it to 3-2 and put Tyler New on third. Elias stole second and the next four batters walked, forcing in three more Bluejay runs, putting them up 5-3, and finishing #00. 

Dylan McIntyre greeted #30 for a triple to the right center field wall to clear the bases, and he later scored on an error to make it 9-3. 

But after Northeast couldn’t score in the fourth, Rock Port took advantage of a pair of Bluejay errors to get two runs back in the fifth to cut it to 9-5. It would have been worse, but Dylan McIntyre picked off a runner to get out of the inning.

Dylan McIntyre got his second triple in a row to start the Bluejay fifth and Grant McIntyre singled down the left field line to get him home. He took second and third on wild pitches and Tyler New grounded out to get him home. Elias Alarcon kept the Bluejays going with a double to the wall in right center, and took third on a wild pitch. He then showed some speed as he scored on a wild pitch despite the ball hitting the wooden bar and bouncing right back to the Rock Port catcher. That made it 12-5.

Dylan McIntyre got the first out of the sixth, but then ran out of pitches after #4 got his third hit of the day.  With Drew Dack not available due to having pitched Friday against Albany, Grant McIntyre took the mound and Drew Dack went behind the plate as Dylan took shortstop. #34 walked; he was the number nine hitter, which meant potential trouble. They took second and third on a wild pitch. #00 struck out for the second out.

Rock Port got one run as #4 scored on a wild pitch and another when #17 doubled home #34. #18 (running for #17) took third on a wild pitch, but was out on a bang bang play as Drew Dack threw to Grant McIntyre covering the plate for the third out.

Northeast had their eighth and ninth hitters coming to the plate, which meant that if Rock Port could hold and then get the game to #4, who already had three hits for the day, things would get pretty interesting given that both Drew Dack and Dylan McIntyre were out of pitches. But after Jace Cameron was called out on strikes, Camdain Frisch took a 2-2 pitch the other way for a single to open the floodgates. Dylan had a hard out to left field for the second out, but then Drew Dack took one for the team and Grant McIntyre walked to load the bases. Walks lead to runs, and sure enough, Tyler New crushed one off the left fielder’s glove for a three run double that emptied the bases to make it 15-7. Elias Alarcon doubled to left center to score Tyler New, took third on a wild pitch, and scored on another to end the game by the ten run rule.

Tiger Teams Sweep King City Relays

Fears that the Worth County boys track program would be decimated by baseball have not materialized. They won their first meet Thursday over a tough field and the girls won as well at King City. The Tigers have a promising junior high contingent coming up, which means that more track successes are on the way.

For the girls, Worth County won with 103 points. Platte Valley had 91, DeKalb 79, Gilman City 60, North Andrew 57, Albany 53, Pattonsburg 52, King City 38, Stewartsville/Osborn 32, Braymer 25, Stanberry 22, Nodaway Valley 18, North Nodaway 12, Winston 9, Union Star 4, and North Harrison 4.

For the boys, Worth County had 103, Braymer 92, Platte Valley 83, Albany 78, Stanberry 65, Winston 64, North Andrew 46, King City 38, North Harrison 33, Gilman City 32, North Nodaway 21, Union Star 18, Stewartsville/Osborn 17, Nodaway Valley 13, and DeKalb 7.

For the girls, Worth County put Hailey Adwell in the 100 this time, and she won with a time of 14.40. Emma Spencer was sixth with a time of 15.18. Adwell was also second in the 200 with a time of 28.88. Rayleigh Smith was seventh with a time of 31.54. Unlike Worth County, where only the top six place, the top eight placed at King City. Brylea Paxson was sixth in the 1600 with a time of 6:31.99, close to a personal best. 

Riley Ridge tried her hand at the 100 Hurdles and was fourth with a time of 20.24. 

The 4x100 team was third and knocked seven hundredths of a second off their time and got 56.10. The 4x200 team won with a time of 1:58.85, a personal best and over five seconds better than their showing at the Early Bird.  

Riley Ridge was fourth in the High Jump with a jump of 4’5¼”. Eva Engel won the Pole Vault with a height of 10 feet, the second time she has reached that mark this year for the Tigers. Emma Spencer improved her mark by over a foot and finished fourth in the Long Jump with a jump of 13’10¼”. Rayleigh Smith also showed a lot of improvement in the Long Jump, improving by over a foot and finishing seventh with a jump of 12’6½”. Riley Ridge was seventh in the Triple Jump with a jump of 29’3¼”. Katelyn Fletchall got a personal best with a jump of 25’4”. 

Kara Staton was third in the Shot Put with a throw of 31’3¾”. Kara won the Discus with a throw of 96’11½”. Ali Brown improved on her last Discus throw by four feet and was third with a throw of 89 feet. Ali Brown was second in the Javelin with a throw of 108’11½”. 

For the boys, Levi Cassavaugh was fifth in the 100 with a time of 12.42. Levi was fourth in the 200 with a time of 24.63. Tyler New was seventh with a time of 26.12. Levi improved by three quarters of a second in the 400 and won with a time of 53.84. 

John Galanakis was second in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 19.47. Lucas Frisch improved on his time from the Early Bird by a second in the 300 Hurdles and finished second with a time of 48.17. 

The 4x100 team was third with a time of 49.30. The 4x200 team took 3½ seconds off their time and finished third with a time of 1:43.56. The 4x400 team knocked a second off their time and finished fourth with a time of 4:10.28. 

Andrew Griffin was eighth in the High Jump with a height of 5’1”. Brayden Combs was fourth in the Pole Vault with a height of 9’¼”. Landon Moser was third in the Long Jump with a jump of 17’7½”. Andrew Griffin got a personal best in the Triple Jump with a fourth place finish of 37’2¾”. 

Jase Latham won the Shot Put with a throw of 46’3½”. That was three feet better than his throw at the Early Bird. Lucas Frisch was seventh with a throw of 33’2½”. Jase was second in the Discus with a throw of 107’1¾”. Tyler New ran away with the Javelin competition, winning with a throw of 134’3¼”. 

North Nodaway

Addalea Barcus was sixth and got a personal best of 1:12.64 in the 400. Casey Wray was fifth in the 3200 with a time of 18:22.28. The Mustangs put together a 4x800 team and finished fifth with a time of 13:27.17.

For the boys, Owen Martin knocked almost two seconds off his time in the 400 and got a personal best of 59.35, good for sixth place. The 4x800 team was fifth with a time of 11:34.65. Owen Martin matched a personal best in the High Jump and got seventh with a height of 5’1”. The Mustangs placed two in the Long Jump. Mason Casner was fifth with a jump of 17’5½”. Damon Carroll was sixth with a jump of 17’2¾”. Owen Martin was sixth in the Triple Jump with a personal best jump of 34’8¼. 

North Harrison

Kira Robertson got another personal best in the 200, getting a 6th place finish of 31.15. Erika Gerken was eighth in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 21.43. 

For the boys, the 4x200 team took almost two seconds off their time and finished fourth with a time of 1:47.33. Tyson Gibson was third in the High Jump with a height of 5’3”. Kolton Graham showed improvement in the Long Jump and got a mark of 16’¼”. Tyson Gibson won the Triple Jump with a jump of 43’5¼”, close to his personal best. Owan Roberson was fifth in the Discus with a throw of 95’4½”. Dillon Hartschen was sixth with a throw of 91’7”, a season best. Owan Roberson was fourth in the Javelin with a throw of 100’6¼”. 

Worth County Land Transfers for March 2023

March 7th – Book 206, Page 83; Randy & Cecilia Fletchall to Ryan Fletchall; Quit Claim Deed; See Record.

March 8th – Book 206, Page 84; Mace Picken and Raquel Picken to Mace Picken Revocable Trust; Warranty Deed; See Record.

March 8th – Book 206, Page 85; James B. Nutter & Company to Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC; AO Mortgage; Book 195, Page 7.

March 10th – Book 206, Page 87; First Interstate Bank to Brian & Amber Monticue; Deed of Release; Book 197, Page 199.

March 10th – Book 206, Page 88; Douglas & Gina Still, Joel & Wendy VanDen Hout, Steve & Beverly Lett to James Van Den Hout; General Warranty Deed; See Record.

March 10th – Book 206, Page 89; James Van Den Hout to First Interstate Bank; Deed of Trust; See Record.

March 13th – Book 206, Page 90; Mike & Julie Bustad to Janelee Karlen & Maison Karlen; Beneficiary Deed; See Record.

March 13th – Book 206, Page 91; Larry Hansen to Barbara Fleetwood; Quit Claim Deed; See Record.

March 14th – Book 206, Page 93; Connie Novak to Larkins Investment LLC; General Warranty Deed; Lot 1, Block 4, Weigart’s Addition.

March 15th – Book 206, Page 94; Jamie B. Aragon to Orlando Benny Aragon, Duwayne Jeffrey Aragon, Melinda Froisland, and Frances Largent; Judgement Determining Heirship; See Record.

March 22nd – Book 206, Page 95; Bret Rusk and Suzanne Rusk to Lee & Kelsey Hodges; General Warranty Deed; See Record.

March 22nd – Book 206, Page 96; Lee & Kelsey Hodges to Frost State Bank; Deed of Trust; See Record.

March 23rd – Book 206, Page 99; FCS Financial to Gareth & Tammy Summa; Deed of Release; Book 199, Page 181.

March 23rd – Book 206, Page 100; Revocable Trust Joseph & Shirley Massop to Compeer Financial; Deed of Trust; See Record.

March 23rd – Book 206, Page 101; First Interstate Bank to Andrews-Hann Funeral Home; Deed of Release; Book 197, Page 106.

March 23rd – Book 206, Page 102; First Interstate Bank to Vickie Brown; Deed of Release; Book 202, Page 43.

March 23rd – Book 206, Page 103; First Interstate Bank to James & Vicki Brown; Deed of Release; Book 192, Page 149.

March 23rd – Book 206, Page 104; First Interstate Bank to E.C. & Auda Costin; Deed of Release; Book 155, Page 77; Book 173, Page 176.

March 24th – Book 206, Page 106; Mary Beth & John Davis to Kelsey Davis-Humes & Caitlyn Shufelberger; Beneficiary Deed; See Record.

March 27th – Book 206, Page 108; Debbie Parmenter/Fairchild and Dorine and Danny Wueener to Larkin Investments LLC; General Warranty Deed; See Record.

March 28th – Book 206, Page 109; James and Marie Ross Revocable Trust to Barbara Sutton and William Sutton; Trustee’s Deed; See Record.

March 28th – Book 206, Page 110; Barbara Sutton and William Sutton to LenderOne Financial Corp; Deed of Trust; See Record.

March 30th – Book 206, Page 111; Bobbie Allen to Randy Allen, Rebecca Allen, Roger Allen, and Rosemary Thompson; Beneficiary Deed; See Record.

March 30th – Book 206, Page 112; Betty Smith to Sherry Hill, Burton Miller, Kyle Smith/Kaley Smith; Beneficiary Deed; See Record.

Walnut Fork Bridge in Gentry County to Close

The Walnut Fork Bridge on Gentry County Route E will begin in April, the Missouri Department of Transportation and Northwest Mo Info report.

The bridge, located one and a half miles east of U.S. Route 169, will be replaced by North Central Bridge, LLC, contracted by the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Crews plan to close a segment of Route E at the bridge on Monday, April 17.

Crews expect to reopen the bridge by mid-June.

The bridge, built in 1934, and rehabbed in 1994, was classified as in poor condition during its most recent inspection.

Motorists will need to use an alternate route during the closure.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.