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INSIDE OBITUARIES • Joe Ann Russell Yocom, 94, Springfield • Judith (Judy) Kay Wood, 73, Golden City • Devin N. Long, 35, Everton • Wilma Denise Lewis, 64, Greenfield • John William Cox, 93, Aurora • Betty Lou Howe, 87, Marionville • Jerry Dwayne Kleeman, 68, Mt. Vernon • Ronald Eugene Misener, Sr., 72, Monett • Dewey Patterson, Jr., 85, Aurora • Sharon “Sherry” Sharon, 80, Mt. Vernon • Ronald Francis West, 76, Aurora • Wayne Eugene “Gene” Williams, 81, Aurora • Joan Bigelow Wise, 90, Crane
Free Christmas Dinner, Dec. 25
A Christmas Dinner will be held Christmas Day, Dec. 25 at 12 noon. Served will be turkey and ham with all the trimmings at the Family Life Center, located at 410 Main Street in Lockwood. There is no charge for the dinner, reservations are not required and all are welcome to attend. Take outs and deliveries are available. For more information, contact Shirley at 816-476-2311 or 417-805-0008. Also visit their Facebook page at “A Merry Christmas Dinner.”
Basketball Tournament Jan. 23
A 1st/2nd Grade Co-Ed Basketball Tournament will be held Jan. 23 at Dadeville School, games start at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $50 team; medals will be awarded for first place. This is a fundraiser for a new baseball field scoreboard. Entry deadline is Jan. 19. Spectator fees are $3 per adult, $2 for school age child and $1 for senior citizens. Contact Kayla Getman at 417-224-0406 or Ray Getman at 417-224-0002 for info.
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Curbside Caroling In Greenfield Lockwood R-I to Run Reduced Bus Routes By Rachel Schnelle Special to The Vedette
The Lockwood R-I School District Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 16, with a focus on celebrating the semester’s accomplishments and making decisions for the next. The open session began with a prayer by Larry Coose. On Wednesday night, December 16, members of the Main Street Baptist Church and Glad Tiding Assembly of God braved the cold weather and rode on trailers on hay bales and toured the streets of Greenfield singing Christmas carols. (Photo by Bob Jackson)
First items approved included the meeting agenda, consent agenda items and the payment to Net-
Vision. An update to the substitute teachers list was also approved.
Supt. Clay Lasater suggested the possibility of restructuring school bus routes for the spring semester. He proposed having just three bus routes, and consulted with current bus drivers to come up with new routes. The bus drivers have already adapted this semester to the new COVID-19 regulations. ‘Lockwood BoE’ Continued on page 4
Quantum at Lockwood Basketball
Dangerous House Demo, Lots Cleared in Greenfield By James McNary Articles Editor
The Greenfield Board of Aldermen was informed by Mayor David Engroff that the demolition of the dangerous houses on Talbutt Street had been completed and the lots cleared in the time since the board last met, during the Dec. 16 meeting of that body.
The demolition was the culmination of efforts going back several months, which resulted in a hearing held as part of the last
board meeting, during which no parties with vested interest in the properties made an appearance. Engroff then instructed the city crew to begin the clearing of the hazardous structures, the cost of which will be attached to the properties as a special tax levy. City Attorney Allen Rose updated the board on a couple items, including the conversion of the
Quantum Athletics performed a special Christmas routine at Lockwood High School Friday evening. (Photos by Gina Langston)
Miller HS FEMA Shelter Dedication
‘House Demo’ Continued on page 4
Greenfield School Board Holds Meeting
By Bob Jackson Reporter
The Greenfield School Board met Wednesday, December 16, for their final meeting of 2020. All members were present along with superintendent of schools, Dr. Chris Kell, high school principal, Jennifer Roberts and elementary principal, Don Cox.
The board approved the minutes from the last meeting, paid bills and the treasurers report. Teach-
ers, Paula Rook and Sandy Lyle, who teach Pre K and Kindergarten, gave an update on their two classes that have 31 students. Kamey Baker of OPPA, the food program supervisor for the school system, briefed the board on the status of the program. OPPA and the school system will take part in the Missouri Beef Program beginning in January 2021. ‘Greenfield BoE’ Continued on page 4
The FEMA-certified storm shelter at the Miller High School campus was dedicated on Dec. 16. The board of education and a number of local dignitaries were present, as was the family of Margaret Buus, a leading supporter, who were presented with a plaque in her honor. Full story on page 4. (Photos by James McNary)
Contract Brings Local Law Enforcement Back to Miller
By James McNary Articles Editor
After having gone the better part of three years without a functioning municipal police department, the city of Miller and its residents will again have a local law enforcement presence following the approval of a contract
with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office by the Lawrence County Commission last week. The contract had already been approved by the Miller Board of Aldermen and had been signed by Mayor Stacy Daniels during the Dec. 10 meeting of the board.
“After several months of working out a three-year
agreement with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, we are pleased to now have a signed contract,” said Daniels. “Miller will once again have a full-time officer, provided through the LCSO.” Daniels said that the contract with the Sheriff’s Office goes into effect Jan. 1, 2021. The agreement pro-
vides for a full-time equivalent sheriff’s deputy to be on duty in Miller, empowered to enforce state law and local ordinances. When the dedicated officer is not on duty, law enforcement will continue to be provided by the sheriff’s office as it does for the rest of the county. “We look forward to this
partnership,” added Daniels.
In addition to the signing of the contract with the LCSO, the Dec. 10 board of aldermen meeting in Miller covered two months worth of business, as the board did not meet in ‘Miller Law Enforcement Continued on page 4