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Covid-19 impacting Pike; no reports of testing

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Neither Quincy Medical Group, Illini Hospital or the Pike County Health Department are reporting any testing being done on Pike County residents, but the county remains vigilant in preventing the spread of Covid-19.

Nancy Halpin, of the Pike County Health Department, said, as of Friday, there were no tests pending in Pike County of which she was aware.

“But individuals who have their tests sent to private lab, we wouldn’t know about,” Halpin said.

Officials at Quincy Medical Group in Pittsfield said they are not doing the testing but instead are referring individuals to use the hotline number to call for screening.

Lisa Neisen, the spokesperson Illini refers to, voice mail box was full and not accepting new messages, a sign of how busy the line has been. The hotline for questions regarding Covid-19 and the need for testing remains open

and accepting calls.

Meanwhile, despite the apparent presence of the disease in the area, the county, like the rest of the state is on lockdown.

All bars, restaurants and other businesses deemed to be non-essential are closed. Some are wiling to provide merchandise or service by calling ahead. Casteels in Pittsfield will open the paint shop each morning from 7:30 to 9:30 to assist painters or construction workers needs. The boutique and gift shop areas are closed. Emergency phone numbers are given on their Facebook page for a need that occurs out of hours.

Both Pittsfield grocery stores remain open for regular hours with special hours for high risk individuals.

“Christmas on steroids,” is how Jim Brown, manager at County Market in Pittsfield described last week’s activity at the store.

“It’s has calmed down more Monday and today,” Brown said Tuesday, March 24. “It’ still busy but

not crazy.”

Brown said the store was frequently out of milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper.

“I”m not sure I understand about the toilet paper,” Brown said. “I heard we had people up here from St. Louis buying toilet paper.”

Reagan Smithers, a student at Pittsfield High School, turned 16 March 19. The Illinois Secretary of State offices are closed meaning, Smithers can not get her driver’s license.

“I’m disappointed but not surprised,” Smithers aid. “With everything that was going on, I was not surprised but was still bummed about it.”

The Secretary of State offices are scheduled to remain closed through April 7, but like all other closures, the date is subject to change.

Non-essential means different things to different people but beauty shops have been deemed non-essential.

“It’s so hard to put into words what

New Salem, Oxville, and Perry) are canceling church and all church activities for two weeks. Please call the Parish office, 217-833-2575 for more information.

Schools will remain closed until April 7.

All activities are cancelled.

Pleasant Hill High School’s prom has been postponed until May 9, tentatively.

Food distribution varies by district.

Wednesday of this week and next, the Pikeland Snack Pack program in conjunction with the Pikeland School District will be at 11 locations in the district handing out grab and go snack pack/meal bags of non-perishable items from 4:30-6 p.m.

This will be a quick pickup process with bags delivered to each vehicle upon arrival. In order to limit contact, the district is asking for only one person per vehicle.

Distribution is on a grab-and-go basis.

Please stay in cars when picking up bags, and we will ask for student names as you receive your bag. There will be one bag per family but there will be flexibilty with larger families.

Pick up points Wednesday, March 18 from 4:30-6:00 will be: Baylis--Post Office, Detroit/Florence--Detroit Christian Church, Milton--Christian Church, Nebo-Old School, New Hartford/Summer

Hill-- Ackles, New Salem--Post Office, Pearl--Jiffi Stop, Rockport--Community Center,Time-Park Square Pittsfield--Nazarene Church Community Center and Pittsfield--Crossroads Center.

Any changes to the program will be posted on the school website as we move through the next week. If you have specific needs, please contact the school and help will be available in whatever way we can. We can be reached at 217285-2147 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. -1 p.m.

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Wal-Mart is opening for customers age 60 and up a special shopping hour from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. every Tuesday, Mar. 24 through Apr. 28. It will start one hour before stores open to the public, and pharmacies will be available during this time, as well. Vision centers will also be open to help with emergency and essential needs only.

County Market and Sav-A-Lot are also offering preferential shopping for those in a high risk category.

Great River Honor Flights out of Quincy and/or Hannibal scheduled for April 2 and May 7 have been cancelled. They will hopefully be rescheduled.

Land of Lincoln Honor Flights out of Springfield cancelled. Rescheduled for Aug. 18.

The Detroit Lending Library is closed until further notice. Library personnel may do deliveries if possible.

The Pike-Scott Farm Bureau is closed to the public. No meetings or gatherings in the building until further notice. The building is open for business but customers will need to call first before entering the building.

All churches in the Bright Star Parish (Detroit, Florence, Griggsville, Naples,

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Joey Arnold, son of Jay and Beth Arnold of Pleasant Hill, models on of the masks his mother and aunt have been making. While the masks do not meet standards, they can be used over an approved mask to prolong the life of that mask. They are also being used by people hoping for an extra layer of protection against Covid-19.

Pleasant Hill Schools will distribute breakfast and lunch provisions. Those wanting to pick up food should arrive at the high school bus circle. Days and hours will be announced.

Griggsville-Perry Schools has pick-up Mondays 11-12:30 at both schools. Both breakfast and lunch for five days will be delivered.

Western is delivering meals according to bus routes on Friday. A week’s worth of meals will be delivered at the regular bus route time each Friday. Pick up points for town kids are in Hull, New Canton, Barry,

Much like their grandmothers and great-grandmothers did during the war, several individuals around the county are helping with the effort by making masks. And like during war-time, shortages are becoming more prevalent.

“The masks I’m making are not for medical personnel,” Beth Arnold, a school teacher in the Pleasant Hill district, who is using her shelter in place time to make the masks. “Mine are more for people who have to go out in public or who work in retail and just want a little extra protection.”

Arnold said she and her sister-inlaw, Donna Arnold, have made approximately 60 masks and several have gone to elderly individuals. Ten went to the Adams County Ambulance Service.

“The masks themselves don’t meet the requirements for protection,” Arnold said. ‘But when worn over a mask, it enables that mask to be used multiple times. The wearer can just switch the outer mask.”

The volunteer-made cover masks are placed over a respirator N95 mask to allow it to be worn for a longer period

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County Board announces emergency COVID-19 meeting

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onday, March 23, Pike County clerk Natalie Roseberry notified the public of an emergency meeting of the County Board to be held Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m.

Board members will participate in the meeting remotely, and community members will not be able to attend the meeting in person. According to State’s Attorney Zack Boren, a live video stream of the meeting will be available for the public to

view, linked from https://www. pikecountyil.org/formsandpropsals/. For information on how to view the video, contact County Clerk’s office Natalie Roseberry at 217-285-6812.

Following the meeting, the recording of the proceedings will be also be available on the County’s website, www. pikecountyil.org. In addition, questions and public comment will be permitted through the website.

“We cancelled the regularly scheduled March meeting with the idea to just have our next April meeting,” Roseberry said.

“This meeting was necessary to decide which employees are essential and non-essential.”

Roseberry also said that

Wednesday’s meetings would not include any committee reports, and that future committee meetings were going to be rescheduled during the board meeting.

County Board chair Andy Borrowman added that the closure of county buildings and operating procedures of the various county offices would be a central topic at the meeting.

“The main purpose of the meeting is to approve a resolution to limit access to county offices,” Borrowman said. “It was decided that was the role of the County Board to do.”

The proposed closures, Borrowman said, would affect each county-run building and office differently and to varying

degrees.

“The highway department and ambulance buildings are pretty much locked down all the time anyway,” Borrowman said.

“Most of the other offices will be open by appointment only.”

According to Borrowman, in order to protect the health of the public and of board members, only a skeleton crew would be physically present at the courthouse for Wednesday’s meeting.

“I believe only myself, county clerk Natalie Roseberry, and our information technology person Sandy Schacht will be present,” Borrowman said.

Borrowman asks for cooperation on the part of community members and county staff for the duration of the public health

emergency.

“We’re just feeling our way through to continue with county business,” Borrowman said. “We ask for patience both ways — the public with the county and the county with the public.”

“We’ll get to everyone’s concerns and get to everybody’s business in a timely manner.

We’re doing the best we can to get through this.”

Currently, the regular Monday, April 27 County Board meeting is still scheduled, but Borrowman called into question whether operations would return to normal by then.

“I’d anticipate this going into April and maybe May,” Borrowman said.

Court gives Allen 44 years; nearly $20,000 in restitution

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Charles (C.T.) Allen received 44 years in prison for the March 2018 murder of Donald “Tiny” Collard. Judge Frank McCartney handed down the sentence last week in Pike County Circuit Court.

Allen was Collard’s exson-in-law and father to two of Collard’s grandchildren. He had came to the Collard home that night to pick up one of his daughters, who had called him after a fight with her mother.

Allen will also be expected to pay approximately $16,000 in funeral, cemetery expenses and a headstone for Collard as

well as more than $3,000 for counseling sessions of Denise Collard, Collard’s widow.

The court session opened with Allen’s attorney, Charles James, filing two motions. The first was asking for a new trial and a judgement acquittal, saying the state had not proven that the situation was not self-defense.

“The jury rejected C.T.’s testimony,” James said “The state did not meet its burden of proof.”

Zack Boren, Pike County States Attorney, disagreed saying the evidence presented showed that Allen was angry at the time of the incident and that he stabbed Collard a (See, ALLEN, A2)

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Lemons said these may not seem like a big deal to some , but to kids, couples, and others it’s what they’ve been dreaming of, maybe for years. “I’m uncertain of when we will get to reopen and what that means for a small business. All I can hope for is that we come back stronger and better than ever,�

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Sheriff David Greenwood is urging individuals to be vigilant and protect themselves and other against scams. “With the ongoing COVID-19 Corona Virus situation, I would like to make sure everyone is aware of recent scams.

Unfortunately, while most of us are heeding instruction and advice from officials,

there are those loathsome individuals that are determined to prey on the fear and emotions of others,� Greenwood said. “If you or anyone you know receive a call or are contacted by anyone requesting money or information for anything related to the corona virus, consider it a scam, Do not respond. “If you or anyone you know receive a call or are contacted by anyone wanting to sell you test kits or any other device for the corona virus, consider it a scam, Do not respond. A normal target for these people to solicit is the elderly. Please make your friends, family and neighbors aware.�

Illini Community Hospital, is following federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for health systems across the country to implement tactics to conserve the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Individuals and organizations are now contacting Blessing Health System to volunteer to sew the cloth masks. “It is what the people of this region do,� said Maureen Kahn, RN, MHA, MSN, president/chief executive officer, Blessing Health System. “When there is a community need, even as massive as the COVID19 response, people step up and donate their skills and talents to meet the need.� “At Blessing Health System, the safety of our patients, families, visitors and employees is always our first priority,�

Kahn continued. “While Blessing Health

System has appropriate levels of PPE now, there is worldwide demand for these items and a shortage of supply. Whatever we can do to safely extend the usefulness of the equipment we have now, strengthen our COVID-19 response and help ensure the safety of our patients and caregivers, is a benefit to everyone.�

If interested in making masks, please contact Blessing’s Volunteer Services Office at (217) 223-8400, ext. 6820 or 6821, to pick up a packet. Packets will include fabric and instructions on how to make the masks. Volunteers will need a sewing machine and thread.

Masks made from other fabric will be accepted, if CDC guidelines are followed.

There will be a drop box for all homemade masks at Blessing Hospital’s circle driveway at 11th & Broadway.

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Arnold said there are numerous instructional videos on-line on how to make the masks.

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Janessa Damon, also of Pleasant Hill, is also making masks. She estimates she has made 75 masks. “I started using scraps from some of my craft projects,� she said. “Then I had several donations.�

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McCartney agreed with the state and denied the motion.

James also brought up the fact a juror, who listened to the entire trial and sat through at least three hours of deliberations decided she could not continue as a juror because her religion prevented her from judging others.

An alternate juror was brought in and after questioning by McCartney, it was determined she had not talked to anyone about the case and was seated on the jury panel.

James argued that the alternate was only in on the deliberations for around 45 minutes before the jury reached a verdict. “I admit it was an unusual circumstance,� James said. “I don’t know what I would have done, if I were the court.�

The second motion goes directly to Collard’s physical condition. The state presented evidence that Collard was not physically able to attack Allen. “C.T. says Collard grabbed his shirt,� James said “The state should not have presented evidence of Collard’s physical condition.

That should have been born out in testimony.�

McCartney again denied the motion.

During the sentencing phase of the court, Boren asked for 50 years. Allen could have been sentenced to anywhere between 20-100 years, giving the sentencing could be enhanced due to Collard’s age. crimes

against senior citizen offer the opportunity for enhanced sentences.

Both Denise Collard and Joe Collard, the couple’s oldest son, read written statements about the impact the murder has had on their family.

Denise Collard says she can not stay in the family home and is afraid to be by herself. She and Collard were married 47 years. She says she can not get the image out of her mind of him laying on the kitchen floor covered in his own blood.

Joe Collard made similar statements as he was the one who his mother called to the house that night and it was he who administered first aid until EMTs and paramedic could arrive. “I relive that night every day,� he said. “I always wonder if I had got there faster would it have made a difference. I can still hear my mom standing over me as I tried save my dad’s life, screaming ‘Don’t let him die.’�

The court also received letters from 11 other individuals citing the impact the death of the family patriarch has had on the family.

Boren said at least two of Collard’s family members have struggled with addiction since the incident and the impact of the event not only devastated the Collard family but had a negative impact on the entire Pleasant Hill community.

Boren also pointed out that Allen has never expressed any remorse for what happened that night nor taken any responsibility for Collard’s death.

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family’s grief or the impact the incident has had on the family.

Instead he asked for leniency for his client. “C.T. did not go to Pleasant Hill that night to hurt anyone,� James said. “He took the guns out of his vehicle before he went because he knew he had anger issues. He had no idea Collard was going to come out the house that night.

This was not premeditated.

If there was ever a case where a defendant deserved the minimum sentence, this is it.�

Boren said Allen’s mental health was never brought into question during the trial.

According to information obtained in the pre-sentence investigation, Allen had told a counselor 20 days prior to the murder that he felt like he was on edge and that he was ready to snap. “But he still went to Pleasant Hill that night with four knives in his truck,�

Boren said.

James also said the only witness to the attack was not allowed to testify.

Faith Henry, Allen’s stepdaughter, drove him from Louisiana, Mo. to Pleasant Hill the night of the murder.

The two parked in front of the Collard home and when Collard came out to make them leave, the two men argued. Allen claims Collard

reached into the truck and grabbed him by the collar, leaving him to fight for his life. Henry, the driver, jumped over to the passenger side to assist her step-father and supposedly, Allen got the door open and stabbed Collard four times, two of which were both fatal.

Henry has been charged with obstructing justice in that she lied to officers, the morning after the incident.

Her attorney refused to let her testify in Allen’s trial, although James said her testimony regarding the matter had been videotaped by law enforcement and he saw no harm. Still her testimony could have been crucial in proving Allen’s claim of self-defense. She is on the April jury docket.

McCartney said he was impressed with the Collard family’s ability to hold themselves together throughout the trial and the one hour, 45 minute sentencing hearing.

He reminded those present that what ever sentence he imposed, Allen would have to serve 100 percent of the sentence. He will receive credit for 358 days already served. “It was a senseless crime,� McCartney said. “ A bad situation got horrific real fast.�

McCartney said he hoped the sentence would provide some sense of closure.

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Good day to one and all.

We are trying to live day to day in something most of us in this nation have not ever seen anything close to. Unfortunately we are in a state of panic from this pandemic and afraid it may last for quite some time yet. It has affected each and every one of us in some way whether it be school, job, finances, your favorite sports team, events in and around the county, state, nation! For being so free to do as one pleases on so many levels, now One should definitely be looking at the bigger picture, dust off your Bible and realize this is the Master at Hand. Take advantage and enjoy the com-

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We were able to go to Liberty Village and sing Happy Birthday to Dear Grandpa Warren Kelley Saturday through the window, he turned 99 years old Monday and he said yes he is feeling it. Was quite a bittersweet moment, was sad could not love on him but got a big smile out of him anyway!!

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Pikeland adds bass fishing, approves school calendar

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press Pikeland’s school board met Wednesday, March 18 with only five board board members, superintendent Paula Hawley, and one community member in attendance. Board member Kim Ator was present at the meeting by way of telephone.

Other than Hawley, no district administrators were in attendance.

On the consent agenda were the minutes from the Feb. 19 board meeting and district financial reports and bills. Board members passed the consent agenda unanimously.

The board voted to approve the addition of a bass fishing team at the high school. With the vote, PHS joined Western as the second Pike County high school to add bass fishing as an IHSA-approved activity.

According to Pikeland superintendent Paula Hawley, the only cost to the district associated with the bass fishing team will

be an entry fee into the state bass fishing tournament. All other expenses will be incurred by student’s participating in the activity. The district is seeking a volunteer bass fishing coach.

Pikeland’s board also approved the district’s 2020-2021 calendar at the March meeting. Teachers are scheduled to report on Aug. 17, and students will begin the school year on Aug. 19. Next year’s Christmas break will run from Dec. 23 - Jan. 3. In the event that all of the district’s snow days are used, the school year will end May 27.

The board voted to honorably discharge all community coaches in the district, which is designed to allow teachers to apply for the positions if they wish.

The district also released bus drivers of routes that may be discontinued.

In support of PCS’s new softball program, two assistant softball coaches were hired. The coaches are Korey Wombles and John VanWinkle.

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She goes Thursday and gets everything lined out for her chemotherapy. She gets to take it in Pittsfield.

My son-in-law, Lyndle

got a good report. They say they saw no sign of cancer.

He will go back in two months for a check-up.

Happy Birthday to Cathy Baughman March 24 from you mom.

Happy Birthday to Janessa Damon, March 24 from Grans.

Preston is with his dad for the duration that school is out. He will be in St. Louis until school starts

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back up.

I’ll be glad when this pandemic is over. I’m going to stay in. I’m not going to take a chance on getting it. I think we should all join together and ask God to take over.

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Griggsville-Perry handles annual personnel moves David Camphouse/Pike Press

Left to right, Pikeland superintendent Paula Hawley, assistant superintendent Angie Ruebush, and PCS special education teacher Dawn Collver help deliver food to district students on Tuesday, March 24.

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From left to right, Peggy Elledge, Jessica Manker, and Griggsvile-Perry elementary and high school principal Jillian Theis prepare to distribute free meals to students at the south end of the high school building Thursday, March 19.

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PHS principal Angie Greger, left, and Pikeland assistant superintendent Angie Ruebush load a van to deliver food to Pikeland students on Tuesday, March 24.

GRIGGSVILLE Covid-19 limiting activities; asking for volunteers and Vicki Norris enjoyed adding several miles to the odometer Saturday, riding around the area enjoying the scenery while practicing ‘social distancing’.

Thelma Butler and Jeannie Kessinger spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Dewayne and Nadine Kessinger, helping Nadine make face masks to be donated to nurses etc. during the coronavirus lockdown.

Fun fact of Griggsville history: In 1936, ‘curfew

All churches in the Bright Star Parish (Detroit, Florence, Griggsville, Naples, New Salem, Oxville, and Perry) are cancelling church and all activities for two weeks. Please call the Parish office at (217) 833-2575 for more information.

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Dianna Phillips of Perry who passed away on March 17. Dianna will be sorely missed!

Tim and Loretta Butler

By NADINE KESSINGER 217-407-4502 kessy@casscomm.com law’ instructed all children to be off the streets by 9 o’clock. The city marshall tapped the fire bell three times each night to tell the children that it was time to go home.

Never neglect an opportunity for self-improvement. – Anonymous

NEW SALEM

AND OTHER AREA NEWS Birthdays, anniversaries, and advice “Wash your hands and do not touch your face�. Advice Thanks to Krystal Musgrove I was able to send this week’s column through our computer, instead of slowly texting it to the papers on my phone, like I did last week.

Birthdays & Anniversaries for This Week: 03/26 -- Heather Smith, Tamara Wyatt 03/28 -- Bill Cawthon, Demetrius Welch, Dick Peebles, Ellen Likes 03/29 -- A Special Birthday Wish to our oldest granddaughter Jacqueline, Carolyn Johnson, Jan Kirk, Karen Coultas, Sandy Reel, Linda & Jack Kirk 03/30 -- Sierra Ballinger, Leonard & Sharon Dice Prayer Requests: Bob Hull, Bonnie Prudoehl, Carl Blacketer, Chris Sitton, Christine Henthorn, Darold Garner, Diane Garner, Greg Ketterman, Ginger Whitlock, Helen Mays, Jamie Reel, Jenny Fox, Jerry Gully, Jim Kaiser, Josh Bennett, Judy Dockhorn, Justin Blacketer, Lois Thomas, Luetta Swartz, Pastor Gary Dice, Rhonda Grim, Roger Straus, Roger Bonnett, Steve Davis, Tom Ruble, the end of this Corona Virus throughout the entire world, and God’s wisdom in decisions made by President Trump.

This is one of my favorite

verses: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Trivia Bible Questions: 1. How many others were crucified with Jesus?

2. When Jesus died what in the temple was torn into two pieces?

3. Where was the rich man from that let Jesus be buried in his tomb?

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What was Jesus wrapped in after being taken down from the cross once He died?

5. To make sure no one stole the body of Jesus from the tomb, what was done to the tomb?

6. Who or what made this quote: “He is not here: for He is risen, as he said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay�?

I just finished a long but both interesting and complicated book, at times, called THE DOCTORS MAYO by Helen Clapesattle. I would recommend it to others, especially to those who have been to Mayo Clinic and want to know how it got its start.

It’s hard to write a column of local news when

BY WYVETTA DAVIS 217-285-4880 w9yti@irtc.net everything is either closed or cancelled. If you can think of anything you would like for me to put in here, give me a call.

Remember to look up through difficult times. God is in control, always has been and always will be. With all the orders to stay home, this gives all of us time to actually call loved ones a little more often. Maybe write a long forgotten friend a letter and re-connect. Pick up an actual book with pages that you can turn and read. Finish a craft you started who knows how long ago with the thought I will get to that someday. Or start a new craft. Take that afternoon nap that you have needed for ages, and now can actually do. Take some deep breaths...doing that actually can lower your blood pressure. Count your many blessings....and sit down with a paper and pen....name them one by one. When you feel the world closing in, PRAY. Pray to the one and only God who loves you for who you are and wants only the best for you. The world can look a little brighter.

hang on, I’m only saying that maybe we should practice “social distancing� a few months out of the year... you know, November thru January!

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press The Wednesday, March 18 Griggsville-Perry school board meeting satisfied the federal government’s recommended goal of limiting public gatherings to less than 10 persons.

A total of eight individuals were in attendance at the board meeting, with one board member phoning in to the proceedings.

The meeting’s standard spotlight presentation, which features a notable initiative/program occurring at the school, was cancelled in an effort to limit attendance to essential personnel only.

A public comment was submitted to the board from a G-P staff member, inquiring about the status of hourly district employees, who are part of the district’s collective bargaining agreement, after March 30. According to G-P superintendent Kent Hawley, administrators and board members are discussing the issue and awaiting further guidance from Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker’s administration.

Board members approved the consent agenda — which consisted of paying the district’s bills, approving the March meeting agenda, approving past meeting minutes, and approving the district’s financial reports.

The board went on to approve the 20202021 school calendar. According to Hawley,

the calendar will be substantially similar to previous years’ calendars — with school beginning in mid-August and graduation occurring on the last Friday of May. Superintendent Hawley, along with building principals Jeff Bourne and Jillian Theis, praised the district’s staff for their efforts to adapt to the COVID-19 altered school year — both in terms of continuity in education and devising a system to distribute food to district families.

Several personnel-related items were discussed and approved by the board during the March board meeting’s closed session.

The district voted to continue education for all certified staff who will be returning to the district next school year.

In addition, the board honorably released five of the district’s paraprofessionals. According to Hawley, this is a standard practice, and the paraprofessionals have recall rights to their positions, allowing them to be rehired for the next school year depending on need.

The board appointed Brandi Bennett as high school cheer sponsor and accepted Bennett’s resignation as junior high cheer sponsor.

Finally, board members accepted the resignation of custodian Harley Garrett effective at the end of the school year.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR If you agree that protecting coverage for preexisting conditions in your health insurance, keeping affordable health insurance for those who have it, and increasing affordable health insurance for those that do not have it is NOT important, then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that parents of immigrant children should be separated from their parents on the southern border, then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that the president should publicly invite foreign interference in our elections, then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that the president should have the power to redirect appropriated money to whatever pet project he desires, then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that the president should be able to hide his activities, then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that we should not be doing anything constructive to combat excessive violence in our schools, places of worship, and other public places, then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that we should be abdicating our leadership in a time of world crisis to China(currently sending medical personnel and supplies to Italy, Spain, France, Philippines, Japan, and others) then you should vote for Mr. Trump. If you agree that the president should defer his leadership in the US on the pandemic to the governors, local leaders, commissioners of major professional athletic associations , university associations, universities and colleges themselves, amateur associations, and entertainment venues, then you should vote for Mr. Trump.

If you agree that the president, during this pandemic, should be more concerned with the stock market and the economy than the 230+ deaths in the US, then you should vote for Mr. Trump.

If you believe that the president should rely on his gut feeling and rash judgments rather then experts to make decisions, then you should vote for Mr. Trump.

If, on the other hand, these actions or policies bother you, then you should speak up loudly and often. But most of all, you need to vote in 2020, especially if you were ineligible to vote, did not vote, or voted for the wrong person in 2016.

The real issue is if you want to to be guided by science and facts or the fairy tale world put forth by Mr. Trump and his conservative cohorts.

GLEN PHILLIPS Jacksonville, IL Dear Pike Press: Our world turned upside down on January 19 when the first positive Coronavirus case was reported in America. As of March 24, we have had no positive COVID-19 cases in Pike County and one confirmed case in Adams County.

We’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster as the disease has spread across the country. When you are on a rollercoaster, you want to be sitting next to someone you trust.

You have demonstrated your trustworthiness. You have done all the things asked of you – from practicing social distancing to calling the local health care hotlines with your questions to determine if you need care, rather than flooding the emergency rooms.

In part because of your response, the Tri-State region has experienced fewer Coronavirus cases than other communities up to this point. Thank you.

Blessing Health System and Illini Community Hospital teams have and will continue to work to demonstrate the same level of trustworthiness.

Blessing Health System and Illini Community

Hospital began planning for this situation before it was declared a pandemic to protect patients, the public and our staff. We quickly mobilized a screening center, activated a 24/7 hotline, trained staff to handle this crisis, created additional airborne isolation rooms and built a supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

PPE is in worldwide shortage at this time. We have worked with our vendors and local companies to assure our staff has what is needed to protect and care for patients and themselves safely. We are also conserving PPE consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

We are working with all health care providers in the region – including the Pike County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) - to share with you the latest information about the Coronavirus situation.

There is no reason for any organization or any individual to withhold information in a situation such as this. This is a public health emergency. The only way to slow and eventually stop this rollercoaster is by working together.

While the COVID-19 pandemic situation continues to evolve, the one constant on which we can rely is the true human connection between health care provider and the communities served and the shared commitment to improve the health of our communities.

For more information, please visit blessinghealth. org/coronavirus, IDPH, CDC and World Health Organization (WHO).

Thank you for the opportunity to serve your health care needs through this crisis.

Sincerely,

MAUREEN KAHN KATHY HULL Quincy, IL

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Dianna Kaye Massie Phillips Dianna Kaye Massie Phillips died at 10 am on March 17, 2020, of pneumonia.

Until she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, she had been in the hospital only for the births of her four children and for two surgeries.

Dianna was born on October 6, 1946. Her husband, Jack Phillips, survives. Jack and Dianna married on September 18, 1965. Her four children also survive: Nikki (Darin) Mountain, Suzi (Jerry Kindhart) Phillips, Wendi (Steve Jones) Reich, and Josh (Kindra) Phillips. Dianna and Jack have 11 grandchildren: Michael and Morgan Reich, Mason and Mitchell (Courtney) Smith, Grace Geisendorfer, Shane and Shannon Mountain, and Jack, Zane, Quinn, and Rory Phillips.

Dianna is also survived by her mother, Doris Massie, and her siblings Barbara Sue, Reva, Darlene, and Rod. Dianna spent her entire life caring for others. We know that her passing has left her wide circle of friends and family in shock; it was so sudden.

We, her immediate family, want all to know that she was delightfully silly and ornery, as well. As we prepared this obituary, we laughed and giggled and smiled through our tears.

Her favorite folks to be around were her “horsey� people and her bowling buddies. Mom was a shark at table games.

She taught all of us how to play Solitaire, Yahtzee,

Scrabble, Hand-and-Foot, and Dominoes, and she was merciless against any and all foes. If she could win, she DID win. And you will never convince us that anyone, anywhere, could beat her at a crossword puzzle.

Her vocabulary was encyclopedic.

Dad and all of us take comfort in her faith in Jesus. We know that God is near those who mourn and that she will meet us with open arms in heaven.

Just as she always signed off from every telephone conversation, we want to say to her, now and forever, “Love you!�

Private family services will be held in keeping with the recommended guidelines during this time. A public memorial service will be scheduled for a later date. Memorials can be sent to Bright Star Parish Missionaries or to the donors choice.

The Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Griggsville is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.airsman-hires.com

Rosemary Goodin Clark Rosemary Goodin Clark, age 92, of rural Pittsfield, IL passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at her residence. She was born on June 21, 1927 in Pittsfield, IL to Frank Estill and Mary Elizabeth Jeans Goodin.

She married Wayne Robert “Bob� Clark on June 9, 1946 and he preceded her in death on September 18, 2010.

Rosemary was a hardworking, innovative and highly skilled farmer and homemaker. She was a devoted and loving wife, an exceptional mother, a doting daughter, a fun loving and always supportive sister, and a wise and dedicated mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother, greatgreat grandmother, aunt, and cousin. Rosemary was a compassionate and always available mentor to numerous young women in the community who she thought of as her daughters. She was very active in her church and community, and a true believer that “The only person you can change is you, so love and accept others as they are.�

Rosemary was a proud and dedicated member of the First Christian Church of Pittsfield where she was selected as the 1990 Woman of the Year. She served her Lord and church as Deaconess, Elder, Sunday School teacher, as well as a leader and participant in the Christian Woman Fellowship, Circle 5, kitchen volunteer at the Crossroads Center, and volunteer on the Funeral Dinner Committee. Rosemary was selected as 1998 Pike County Soil and Water Conservation Farmers of the Year with her husband. She served on the Illini Community Hospital Board of Directors and the Farm and Home Administration Advisory Board. She also served as Hardin Township Election Judge and polling station worker, and was a proud member of the Farmer’s Union, The National Farmers Union, and the Democrat

Party.

A staunch adherent of Abraham Lincoln’s maxim “it’s not the years in your life that count – it’s the life in your years,� Rosemary travelled broadly throughout the continental United States and Alaska, and to Egypt and the Holy Lands of Israel. She loved to congregate with friends and family, host large dinners, dance at Dance Club gatherings, and play Pinochle and Dominoes with the Country Couples and Line Club. She also found joy and communion with the birds that surrounded her home.

She is survived by her two sons, Robert Estill (Shari) Clark of Pittsfield, IL and Richard Wayne Clark of San Anselmo, CA; seven grandchildren, Cathlyn Susan Clark, Christopher Calvin Clark, Dayle McKay, Jason (Dawn) McKay, Erin McKay-White, Bret (Deanna) Ruff, and Jake Jacobson; and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Robert “Bob� Clark; her parents, Frank and Mary Goodin; sisters, Dorothy and Ada Jean; and various aunts and uncles.

Funeral services will be held privately and interment will be at Goodin Cemetery near Pittsfield. Memorials are suggested to be made to the First Christian Church Building Fund. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh. com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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Mary V. Jones Mary V. Jones, age 73, of Bowling Green, MO passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. She was born on November 22, 1946 to Denver and Sarah Walthall Walker. She married Philip Jones on March 13, 1966, and he preceded her in death on June 12, 2015.

Mary graduated from Ridge Farm High School and went on to attend Danville Area Community College where she received her LPN degree. She then went to school at MacMurray College in Jacksonville and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Mary worked at St. John’s Hospital, retiring in 2006. After retirement, she worked at Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, MO. During her entire career, she also farmed with her husband, Philip. Mary enjoyed baking, working in her vegetable garden, and canning.

She loved muscle cars and owned several Camaros in her lifetime. Mary was a hardworking, honest, and devoted mother. She was very caring, always putting others before herself.

She is survived by her sons, Bruce (Ursula) Jones of Barry, IL and Frank

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(Krista Willis) Jones of Curryville, MO; grandchildren, Ashley Jones and Levi Jones, both of Barry, IL; brothers, John (Deann) Walker of Rapid City, SD and Robert Walker of Danville, IL; and special friend, Dick Stephens of Kinderhook, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Philip Jones; her parents, Denver and Sarah Walker; and brother, Denver Walker.

Funeral services will be held privately and interment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ridge Farm, IL. Memorials are suggested to be made to the Pike County Animal Shelter. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Mary L. Amann Mary L. Amann, 92, of Hamilton, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Unity Point Health in Keokuk, Iowa.

Mary was born September 12, 1927, in rural Nauvoo, Illinois, the daughter of Carl and Augusta Wilkens.

Mary was united in marriage with Paul Amann on March 5, 1946, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Nauvoo, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1994.

She was a faithful member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was also a day care provider for thirty years touching many lives.

She loved her family and also each of the children she opened her home to.

Each of those children held a special place in her heart.

Mary is survived by seven children, M. Jane (Dennis) Wolgemuth of Nauvoo; Phil (Janet) Amann of Hamilton, Jim (Debra) Amann of Hamilton, Susan (Greg) Bolton of Hamilton, Theresa (John) Mason of Hamilton, Mark (Becky) Amann of Pittsfield and Sarah (Jeff) Oberman of Fenton, Missouri; seventeen grandchildren, Anthony (Connie) Wolgemuth, Amy (John) Hellige, Gay (Bryan) Hoffman, Bradley (Julie) Bell, Kimberly (Bill) Sikes, Angela Miller, Tarah Amann, Matt Amann, Josh (Cindy) Heitman, Jessica (Jeff) Dowdall, Danny Bolton, Kendall (Emily) Bush, Isaac Amann, Mackenzie Amann, Ryan (Courtney) Oberman, Paul Oberman and Anne Oberman; twenty-two great grandchildren with one expected late spring and four great great grandchildren with one expected in late spring; one sister-in-law, Ann Wilkens; several cousins; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul; brothers, Ambrose and Charles in infancy and Joseph and Carl Junior; sisters, Irene and Jeanie and her beloved nephew, Monsignor Greg Ketcham.

Mary was a wonderful mother, mentor and friend to many. She will be greatly missed.

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Private graveside services will be held for immediate family. When allowed visitation and a memorial mass will be conducted. Memorials may be directed to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hamilton, Illinois or the Keokuk Area Hospital Foundation. Printy Funeral Home of Hamilton is in charge of arrangements.

Vicki Lynn Butler Vicki Lynn Butler, age 67, of Pittsfield, IL passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL. She was born on June 17, 1952 in Pittsfield, IL to Milburn L. and Mary Conkright McClintock. She married Tracy L. Butler on August 24, 1973 at Calvary Baptist Church in Pittsfield, and he survives.

Vicki graduated from Pittsfield High School and went on to work in Springfield at the Department of Conservation before transferring to Pittsfield to work for the Department of Human Services. She retired after 32 years of service to the State of Illinois.

She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Pittsfield American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary. Vicki sold Mary Kay and loved to go shopping. She enjoyed reading, mowing her yard with her John Deere, and sitting on her screened in porch to watch the hummingbirds.

Vicki attended all of her grandchildren’s activities and loved visiting her son in Chicago and having him cook for her. She greatly enjoyed music and singing, and always had music playing at home and in the car. Vicki and her husband, Tracy, liked to go camping also. She dearly loved her three cats that adopted her, as well as her dog Cocoa that she had for 18 years. Vicki was a selfless and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and loved unconditionally.

She is survived by her hus-

band of 46 years, Tracy Butler; her son, Brian Butler of Chicago, IL; two stepsons, Rich Butler of Pittsfield, IL and Randy Butler of Mackinaw, IL; four grandchildren, Jason Butler, Joseph Butler, Allison Butler, and Drew Butler; three great grandchildren, Chase Butler, Aubrey Butler, and Wrenna Butler; a brother, Gene Martin of Pittsfield, IL; sister, Ruth Lutrell of Mississippi; special friends, Phil and Gail Rector, and Glen and Marilyn Spindel; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Milburn and Mary McClintock; brother, Randy McClintock; daughter-in-law, Donna Butler; and special friends, Bill and Bev Guthrie, Fred and Beverly Kraus, and Jack and Chris Higgins.

Funeral services will be held privately and interment will be at Pittsfield West Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be made to American Cancer Society.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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Mark Edward DeJaynes, 53, of Jacksonville, IL died March 22, 2020 at his home.

Funeral services will be held privately and interment will be at Pittsfield West Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be made to the family c/o Niebur Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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This Day In History March 25 : The U.S. agreed to give Britain and France access to all American warplanes. : Yugoslavia joined the Axis powers. : The first paprika mill was incorporated in Dollon, SC. : A coalmine explosion in Centralia, IL, killed 111 people. : John D. Rockefeller III presented a check for $8.5 million to the United Nations for the purchase of land for the site of the U.N. center. : The USS Missouri fired on targets at Kojo, North Korea. : RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production. : The European Economic Community was established with the signing of the Treaty of Rome. : A guided missile was launched from a nuclear powered submarine for the first time. : Martin Luther King Jr. led a group of 25,000 to the state capital in Montgomery, AL. : The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the “poll tax� was unconstitutional. : The Concorde made its first supersonic flight. : The Boston Patriots became the New England Patriots. : Bobby Hull joined Gordie Howe to become only the second National Hockey League player to score 600 career goals. : King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot to death by a nephew. The nephew, with a history of mental illness, was beheaded the following June. : The U.S. Embassy in San Salvador was damaged when gunmen attacked using rocket propelled grenades and machine guns. : The Down Jones industrial avarage of selected stocks on the New York Stock Exchanged closed at its highest level in more than eight years. : Wayne Gretzky became the first player in the NHL to score 200 points in a season. : The U.S. Congress passed legislation to rescue the U.S. social security system from bankruptcy. : It was reported that a U.S. Army Major stationed in East Germany had been shot and killed by a Soviet Border Guard. : U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered emergency aid for the Honduran army. U.S.

helicopters took Honduran troops to the Nicaraguan border. : Robert E. Chambers Jr. pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin. The case was known as New York City’s “preppie murder case.� : In Paris, the Louvre reopened with I.M. Pei’s new courtyard pyramid. : A fire in Happy Land, an illegal New York City social club, killed 87 people. : Estonia voted for independence from the Soviet Union. : Iraqi President Saddam Hussein launched a major counter-offensive to recapture key towns from Kurds in northern Iraq. : Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returned to Earth after spending 10 months aboard the orbiting Mir space station. : President de Klerk admitted that South Africa had built six nuclear bombs, but said that they had since been dismantled. : United States troops completed their withdrawal from Somalia. : Boxer Mike Tyson was released from jail after serving 3 years. : An 81-day standoff by the antigovernment Freemen began at a ranch near Jordan, MT. : The U.S. issued a newly redesigned $100 bill for circulation. : A cancer patient was the first known to die under Oregon’s doctor-assisted suicide law. : The FCC nets $578.6 million at auction for licenses for new wireless technology. : Quinn Pletcher was found guilty on charges of extortion. He had threatened to kill Bill Gates unless he was paid $5 million.

The Federal : Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed complaints against Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network broadcast of a Victoria’s Secret fashion show in November 2001. : The U.S. Senate voted (61-38) on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997) to make it a separate crime to harm a fetus during the commission of a violent federal crime. https://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/ thedays/alldays/mar25.htm

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Dispositions Traffic: Speeding: Justin C. Allen, 6/12/95, Pittsfield, $251; Douglas Brown, 10/30/72, $164; Laken Labby, 11/10/96, Milton, $164; Jaden B. Noble, 1/3/00, Pleasant Hill, $164.

Seat belt: Joshua R. Bricker, 6/690, Pleasant Hill, $251.

Miscellaneous traffic: Justin N. Lynch, 8/13/98, registration expired, $164; Anita L. Phillips, 8/9/58, Barry, failure to reduce speed, $164; Lawrence w. Rodhouse, 1/8/47; Pleasant Hill, unsafe backing

on a roadway; Susan E. Swan, 9/7/61, unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver, $487.

Ordinance vioaltions; Tyler J. Syrcle, 8/10/98, Griggsville, burning, $150.

Felonies: Kathleen R. Carter, 3/2/61/ Milton retail theft, more than $300, $1,030, 24 months conditional discharge; Melissa R. Moore, 6/3/94, Pittsfield, revocation of probation on a 2017 charge. $2,676, 24 months probation, 60 days in jail with credit for nine days served.

received a ticket and was released March17 at 5:59 a.m.

Lloyd I Hare, 51, Pleasant Hill, was arrested March 18 at 8:23 p.m. on a Pike County traffic warrant. He posted $400 cash bond and was released March 18 at 6:45 p.m.

Daniel P. Grieves, 38, Pittsfield, was arrested March 19 at 6:08 p.m on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. He posted $200 and was released March 20 at 1:30 p.m.

Donald E. Williams, 36, Plasant Hill was arrested March 20 at 10:59 p.m. on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. He remains lodged.

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The police records released by the Pike County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office include the following arrests and bookings. The records state that these are accusations and each individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Kyle B. Smith, 31, Nebo, was arrested March 16 at 8:50 a.m. on a felony Pike County warrant, felony aggravated battery of a police officer, misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession, felony resisting arrest and felony possession of methamphetamine. He remains lodged in lieu of $2,500 bond.

Christopher R. Romo, 27, Quincy, was arrested March 16 at 9:33 on a misdemeanor charge of retail theft. He posted $100 and was released March 17 at 12:45 a.m.

Michael N. Randall, 26, Quincy, was arrested March 16 at 9:33 on a misdemeanor charge of retail theft. He

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the legal residents of the Town of Pearl in the County of Pike and State of Illinois, that the ANNUAL MEETING of said Town will take place on TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2020, being the second Tuesday of said month.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PLEASANT HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT April 7, 2020 at 6:30pm Pleasant Hill Fire House 405 Bottom St., Pleasant Hill, IL A public meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 6:30pm at 405 Bottom St, Pleasant Hill, IL for the purpose of providing general information to the public regarding the proposed Equipment Procurement Project.

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BASKETBALL AWARDS WINNERS

The Saukee 2019-2020 basketball awards banquet was held March 10 at the Crossroads Center. Award winners were: Carter Klatt, most improved, top field goal percentage; Noah Gay, co-captain; William Guthrie, Saukee Pride, scoring leader, rebound leader, top free throw percentage, co-captain; Noah Petty, Saukee Pride, co-captain; Cooper Priest, Burdette Zumwalt Sportsmanship award, co-captain; Peyton Apps, three-point percentage leader, pride points leader; Cade Tomhave, assist leader, steals leader.

Tate Kunzeman is Pikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone all conference player

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Tate Kunzeman, Griggsville-Perry senior, is the one Pike County player chosen for the Western Illinois Valley Conference boys basketball team.

Named to the first team were: Gabe Cox, Cole Howard and Ryan Moore all of West Central, Corey Nelson, Calhoun, Cory Ronan, Routt, Nathan Hendricker,

Brown County, Ben Eberlin, Calhoun, Broc Moore, Triopia, Garrett Bell, Triopia and Keaton Brown, North Greene.

Joining Kunzeman on the second team were: Drew Evans, West Central, Adam Lindsey, Routt, Lyle Leonard, Carrollton, Doug McWhorter, Greenfield, Stone Zirkelback, Calhoun, Tate Fullerton, Brown County, Collin VanMeter, North Greene, Brady Pembroke, Greenfield and Gus Abell, Routt.

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By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri has created a COVID-19 Nonprofit Emergency Response Fund to direct resources to regional community-based organizations responding to and impacted by the current COVID-19 public health crisis.

According to the Community Foundation, grant requests will be prioritized for nonprofit organizations providing vital basic needs, services, and resources to disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations, but requests to support other nonprofit organizations experiencing financial hardship or providing support services to individuals and families will also be accepted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our communities are working through unprecedented challenges, and nonprofits are stepping up, partnering, and finding creative solutions to provide vital resources,â&#x20AC;?

said Catherine Bocke Meckes, CEO of the Community Foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the coming weeks, nonprofit needs will expand as those of individuals and families do. These grants are intended to support those efforts and help maintain the health of our nonprofits as they work tirelessly to support the health of our communities.â&#x20AC;?

According to Meckes, the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response was in large sparked by the child-care and nutritional implications of the mandatory closure of schools announced

by Governor Pritzker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is going to create a ripple effect,â&#x20AC;? Meckes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Needs are going to expand and evolve. We decided to deploy these funds sooner rather than later.â&#x20AC;?

In addition, many households have been negatively affected by the closure of businesses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reducing hours worked or resulting in outright joblessness. In response, Meckes says that initially the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

focus is on helping organizations that serve the needs of low income and other vulnerable households. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to prioritize funding to organizations serving basic needs and food insecurity,â&#x20AC;? Meckes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These issues are going to increase the longer folks are out of work.â&#x20AC;?

Meckes gave the example of assisting local food pantries procure a greater amount of food from regional distribution centers, in order to better leverage the food pantriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; funds through bulk purchasing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can make their dollars stretch further and receive reduced rates buying from larger food banks,â&#x20AC;? Meckes said.

While the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate focus is on basic human needs, Meckes added that the COVID-19 crisis will likely present unanticipated challenges to non-profit community organizations, and that foundation funds could potentially

be made available to address a range of COVID-19 related issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the priority is basic needs, other issues will come up,â&#x20AC;? Meckes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a nonprofit has a need, we want to hear from them. The health of our non-profits is so important to our region.â&#x20AC;?

Grant funds must be used within the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service area, including Adams, Brown, Hancock, and Pike Counties in Illinois; and Clark, Lewis Marion, Ralls, Pike, Knox, Shelby and Monroe Counties in Missouri.

As grant requests are received, they will be summarized on the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website to provide the community and donors seeking guidance with up-to-date information on the evolving needs of our nonprofit community. Requests may be viewed at www.mycommunityfoundation.org/covid19needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With an ever-changing

Pittsfield City Council vows to help businesses

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press With area restaurants limited to take-out and carry-out service only, the Pittsfield City Council has promised to mark off areas with cones to facilitate those services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as much of an issue now as it was when we put it on the agenda,â&#x20AC;?

John Hayden, mayor, said at the March 17 meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since then we have learned, customers can go into the business to pick up food.â&#x20AC;?

The council also agreed to a variance for Pink Sugar Bakery at 302 Washington.

The variance includes the businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back yard where they would like to replace a small trailer from which they now sell bakery and speciality products with a bigger building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They want to put a 10 X 32 building there,â&#x20AC;? Tom Reinhardt, zoning person for the city, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is already water and sewer hook-ups. They need more room for their kitchen.â&#x20AC;?

Council agreed to grant the variance.

The council also agreed to pay $55,000 in a second amendment to a redevelopment agreement with Square 1838.

The original agreement was the city agreeing to pay $25,000 as part of a fix to a sink hole during the construction of the IHS Pharmacy building at the intersection of Perry and Monroe. The hole turned out

to be a much bigger fix than originally thought and the city amended the agreement to pay $40,000. At the March 17 meeting, the council agreed to pay $55,000 as their share to fix the problem.

Alderman Robert Ritchart voted No. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We agreed to help fix it and then changed the amount once,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we should have changed it again.â&#x20AC;?

Hayden explained the hole needed to be fixed properly, and no one anticipated the situation until they got into it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had to bring in big equipment and do all kinds of things they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anticipate,â&#x20AC;? Hayden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to pay a part of it, than to be stuck with the entire thing.â&#x20AC;?

Opening Pittsfield Lake was discussed but no decisions were made. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The state has closed all of their parks and campgrounds due to the Covid 19,â&#x20AC;?

Hayden said.

The council agreed. The lake does not usually open until April and decided to discuss it at the April 7 meeting.

Nucciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will receive a $4,000 loan from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facade loan program. The money will pay half of replacing the front porch of the restaurant at the corner of Madison and Jefferson.

It was announced the city has received a new squad car from the Missouri Highway Patrol. The city will pay half with the Pikeland School District paying the other

half. In the day time, the vehicle will be used for the school resource officer and will be used as a patrol car when school is not in session.

The council agreed to advertise for a new mechanic for the street department and a new economic development director.

The council also agreed to have Mike Starman, police chief and Jeff Griggs, street and alley foreman, visit the alley between the two Whitetail Properties. The door on the Whitetail Property building on the north side of the alley opens directly onto the alley. Whitetail officials are concerned about employees using this door to travel between two buildings and have requested pedestrian crossing signs be placed in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not sure where to put them,â&#x20AC;?

Hayden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One will almost have to go on their property, while the other we can place on the building. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how much good they will do.â&#x20AC;?

Alderman Kevin Wombles said he believed speed bumps would be more efficient but realized there would be resistance to those.

The council also approved a reciprocal reporting agreement and a memorandum of understanding with Pikeland Unit 10 and the city regarding the duties, rights and responsibilities of the school resource officer.

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The 2020 primary election in Illinois went on has scheduled despite other states canceling their elections due to the Covid-19 virus emergency.

According to numbers released from Natalie Roseberry, Pike County Clerk and election manager, 2,392 Republican voters voted in the election, either by early voting or at the polls. Democrats had a much smaller turnout with 835.

Republican voters had the chance to elect a candidate for stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney on the local level and a circuit clerk judge.

Incumbent Zachary Boren defeat-

ed challenger Walker Filbert, 1,375 to 1,098 in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race. At this time, no Democratic or independent candidate has indicated a challenge to Boren in November.

For the circuit clerk judge, Tad Brenner collected 1,458 votes to Drew Irwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 752. The Democrats had no challenger but have until mid-May to appoint a candidate or for an independent to declare.

Kinderhook will be able to serve liquor, although by a narrow margin.

Pike County Republicans placed a full-slate of county board candidates on the slate. In no particular order of finish: John Birch, 1,823, Reta Hoskins,

1, 689, Derek J. Ross, 1,553, Thomas Lewis, 1,691, Amy Gates, 1,766 and Mark Sprague, 1,860.

Bryce Gleckler was also endorsed by Republicans with 2, 367 votes.

Both Republicans and Democrats had a choice for United Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s President.

Donald Trump collected 97 percent of the vote with 2,392 awhile Roque â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rockyâ&#x20AC;? De La Fuente had 73. On the Democratic side, Joseph R. Biden, 547, Bernie Sanders, 167. Even though they had withdrawn from the race, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg, each had 14, Micheal Bloomberg, 13, and Tulsi Gabbard, 12. Several other candidates collected four or fewer votes.

This was the first election in Pike County were voters were allowed to chose between voting electronically or voting on a traditional paper ballot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no way to determine how many used the touch screens and how many requested paper ballots,â&#x20AC;?

Roseberry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the touchscreens were very popular. Elections judges said that once voters tried it, they really like it. The primary is a large ballot with a lot of choices, but by using the touchscreen, it broke it down into a screen-by-screen, making the mental process simpler. And those who were uncomfortable, still had the opportunity to use the paper ballot.â&#x20AC;?

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150 Years Ago Mar. 31, 1870 On Tuesday next will come off our township elections, and it is for the interest of every citizen that good men shall be placed in these apparently unimportant positions.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill for the suppression of polygamy in the territory of Utah.

We learn that on Monday three freight cars were thrown off the track on the east side of the Illinois River bridge. One contained dry goods for Straussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, one stoves for W. H. Clayton and one was loaded with lumber for Coulter and Benson.

The goods were safe and uninjured.

The average annual rate of wages paid to farm laborers in 1869, according to a report from the Department of Agriculture, was $2,513 without board and$1,588 with board.

Jack Stoddard has returned to Pittsfield and is now engaged in the wagon and blacksmith shop of Henry Harder. He claims to be at the head of the heap in his line of work.

125 Years Ago Apr. 3, 1895 A water famine is upon us in the Perry region, and without an abundance of rain very soon, there will be suffering.

Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abundant rainfall in much of the county has proven a great blessing to the parched crops and grounds. Another came Sunday night, and the grass is springing forward with almost magic rapidity. The winter aspect is about vanished and humanity rejoices.

Several in the Kinderhook area are shucking shock corn since the rain.

At the Baylis village election this spring, the question of billiards or no billiards will be decided.

While two boys in Ross Township were running their horses on the public road the other night, they ran up against a man and cart. One of the shafts of the cart ran into one of the horses and killed it. Look out boys, running horses on public roads is dangerous.

The U. S. Supreme Court is being very slow handing down its decision on the constitutionality of the income tax.

The committee appointed to procure the new furniture for the courthouse left here Friday to inspect the furniture in the new courthouse at Monmouth.

The newly elected Pike County Board of Supervisors will consist of 11 Democrats, 8 Republicans and 5 Populists.

100 Years Ago Mar. 31, 1920 Guy Zimmerman, Sellie Foreman and Frank Troutner arrived home from Detroit, Michigan, Sunday, where they went to drive home three new cars. They encountered bad mud holes near Jacksonville, and left the cars in Jacksonville.

Elmer Bail has purchased

of W. S. Capps a lot out in the Oklahoma district, paying therefore $300.

On Palm Sunday at the morning service of St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church in Pittsfield, the new pipe organ was dedicated.

Members of the Griggsville choir were present.

The Plummer boys, north of Pittsfield, went hunting one night last week and bagged 23 possums and one skunk, which was some hunt, we claim.

The Chicago Tribuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday edition now sells for 15 cents beginning Sunday, and the high cost of everything is not yet in sight.

The big wind, which was going Sunday and Sunday night at a velocity of about 60 miles an hour, did no serious damage in this vicinity.

Lawrence Gay of Rockport went to Indianapolis a few days ago, and drove a new Ford home.

75 Years Ago Apr. 1, 1945 The War Department has notified Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gant of Pittsfield, formerly of Nebo, that their son, Sgt. Lee J. Gant, who was reported missing in action, was killed December 20 in Belgium.

Mrs. Regina Carr of the Pittsfield welfare office was notified Thursday that her son, Pfc. Eldon Carr, had been wounded in action in Germany on March 17.

Mrs. Mary C. Dougherty of Baylis received a telegram from the War Department Friday stating that her husband, Pvt. Guy J. Dougherty, was missing action since February 19.

He was serving with General Pattonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Third Army.

Dispatches yesterday from embattled Europe noted that Brigadier General Hobart R. Gay of Rockport, Ill. was an Illinoisan who had been nominated for a Major Generalship.

Homer Godwin, Jr. of Pleasant Hill, is another Pike County Marine who experienced the fury of the Iwo Jima conquest in which a dozen Pike Marines were participants.

The Republicans made a net gain of three in the election of township supervisors. In Pittsfield Township, Joe Shastid, the Republican incumbent, was defeated by Russell Akin, chairman of the county Democratic Central Committee by six votes on the basis of unofficial returns.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Croxville and Lyndle Stark of Champaign spent Easter in Nebo.

A daughter, Mary Lee, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wade of Route 3 Pittsfield, on March 30.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bristow of Milton are the parents of a son, William David, born March 31st.

50 Years Ago Apr. 1, 1970 Services for Pfc. Donald W. McKee, the ninth Pike County youth to lose his life from hostile action in Vietnam, were held Tuesday afternoon in Pleasant Hill at the Ward Funeral Home. Burial was in Crescent Heights cemetery.

McKee, 20, was fatally wounded March 20 near Hue, Vietnam. McKee, a graduate of Pittsfield High School, entered the service Aug. 19, 1969.

At an organizational meeting and dinner Monday night in the Legion Hall, Pike County Democrats chose their leaders for the coming year. They are: Don Irving, central committee chairman; Mrs. Pauline Tammen, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairman; William Edmiston, farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chairman; Hugh Orrill, veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chairman; and Chuck Cheek, youth chairman.

Richard Craig Rush, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Rush of Pittsfield, celebrated his third birthday, March 25.

He has one sister, Gretchen, a year and a half old.

Who is at elevated risk for COVID-19?

COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines across the globe. This novel coronavirus first made headlines in late 2019 after an outbreak in Wuhan, the sprawling capital city in Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hubei province. The virus has since spread beyond Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s borders, leading to school closures and changes in public life, such as the shutting down of professional sports leagues, that many might never have thought they would see in their lifetimes.

Despite the relative infancy of COVID-19, doctors have learned much about it, including who might be most at risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, early information out of China revealed that some groups are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 than others. Older adults and people who have serious chronic medical conditions are at the greatest risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. Heart disease, diabetes and lung disease are the chronic medical conditions that appear to make people especially vulnerable to sickness from COVID-19.

How people in at-risk groups can reduce their risk of getting sick Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that elderly people and people with chronic medical conditions take their risk for getting sick from COVID-19 seriously, as the virus had already contributed to thousands of deaths by early March 2020. The CDC notes that it is especially important that people at elevated risk take actions to reduce their risk of getting sick

with the disease. The following strategies can be part of a proactive approach that may help at-risk people lower their risk of getting sick from COVID-19.

Q Stock up on health supplies. Contact your physician and arrange to obtain extra necessary medications so you do not have to leave your home should an outbreak occur in your area. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not plausible, the CDC recommends signing up for mail-order medications. Stock up on over-the-counter medications and medical supplies, including everyday items like tissues, so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to leave the house if an outbreak occurs.

Q Stock up on groceries. Make sure you have enough groceries on hand so you can stay at home if restrictions on leaving home are put in place during an outbreak.

Q Embrace the basics. Basic strategies like avoiding people who are sick; washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, sneezing or spending time in public; avoiding touching your face, nose, eyes, etc.; and avoiding crowds can help to reduce your risk of getting sick from COVID-19.

Since the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China in late-December 2019, doctors have learned that certain people are especially vulnerable to getting sick from the virus. Such people can take certain steps that may reduce their risk of getting sick. More information about COVID-19 is available at www.cdc. gov.

25 Years Ago Mar. 29, 1995 Two new businesses have started up in Martinsburg Township between Pittsfield and Pleasant Hill.

Wilmer and Elvin Schrock have started a bakery and a wood furniture business respectively. The two new businesses are just part of the growing Amish community in Martinsburg, which also includes a sawmill and a hog farming operation.

Coach Dave Bennett presented Don Martin the 1995 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Saukeeâ&#x20AC;? award.

Pleasant Hill postmaster Duane Pool, Milton postmaster Floyd Lacy, and New Canton postmaster Jim Brummell will retire on Friday after 31, 31, and 33 years of service respectively.

10 Years Ago Mar. 31, 2010 Pittsfield native Col. William E. (Bill) Durall will be the guest speaker at the 27th annual Pike Press All-County Scholarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; banquet to be held Thursday, April 8 at the Crossroads Center in Pittsfield. Col Durall enlisted in the Air Force in 1972, and recently retired with 37 years of service.

At the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner last Thursday County Market won Business of the Year, and the award was accepted by Jim Brown, store director.

Cindy Gerard won award for Volunteer of the Year.

Ali Nicole Browning, the 11-year-old daughter of Robert and Susan Browning of Perry, was crowned Miss Quincyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding pre-teen Saturday, March 27 at the Quincy Community Theatre.

Q Pickings from Pikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Past is compiled by Michael Boren.

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